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Stuck in the '80s

by Steve Spears

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A podcast’s long conversation with the ’80s

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A podcast’s long conversation with the ’80s

Steve Spears’s book draws on the history of his Stuck in the ’80s podcast, launched in 2005, to explore how music and pop culture become part of shared memory. Alongside stories from behind the microphone—including interviews that went smoothly and encounters that nearly came apart—Spears looks back on conversations with figures such as Steve Perry, Brian Johnson, Weird Al Yankovic, and the original MTV Veejays. The mix of personal recollection, entertainment history, and artist encounters gives the book a perspective shaped by two decades of revisiting the era, rather than a broad survey of ’80s culture.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of 1980s rock and pop culture
  • Listeners curious about the making and history of a long-running nostalgia podcast
  • Readers interested in memoirs built around interviews and entertainment history

Themes

1980s music and pop cultureNostalgia and shared memoryPodcasting and interviewsMemoir

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Book overview

Have you ever wished you could talk with your '80s idols?

 

Award-winning podcast creator and host Steve Spears takes readers behind the microphone for the conversations, close calls, and unforgettable moments that turned a simple work experiment into a 20-year obsession.

 

Launched in 2005, Stuck in the '80s has grown into one of the longest-running nostalgia podcasts on the internet, with nearly 800 episodes and a devoted global audience. In this book, Spears shares the stories that never made it to tape-from interviews that soared to moments that nearly unraveled. Part memoir, part pop-culture history, Stuck in the '80s explores why certain memories endure and why the music of the 1980s never really lets go.

 

Inside, you'll find conversations with legendary voices of the era, including:

 

  • Steve Perry of Journey
  • Brian Johnson of AC/DC
  • Kenny Loggins
  • Weird Al Yankovic
  • The original MTV Veejays
  • Adam Ant
  • Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
  • Debbie Gibson
  • Rick Springfield
  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Joe Elliott of Def Leppard and many more

 

Funny, moving, and deeply nostalgic, Stuck in the '80s is a celebration of the stories and the shared memories that still matter to Gen X decades later.

 

If '80s music, movies, and pop culture still live rent-free in your head, this book was written for you.

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