The 1980s were a golden age of teen movies, and in today's episode we'll look at my five favorite from the first half of the decade.

In today's episode we'll look at the misunderstandings and misinterpretations that have sprung up around one of the most famous songs of the 1980s, "Born in the USA."

On today's episode I venture into the perilous territory of Top 10 lists, this time my Top 10 Albums of the 80s. I am certain you will disagree with one or more on here, but at least give it a listen before you burn me in effigy. Let's get rockin'.

The 1980s are rightly known as an amazing musical decade. In today's episode we focus on the 1980s albums of the one and only Bruce Springsteen.

In today's episode, we look at Bret Easton Ellis, author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho, and a key voice of Generation X.

In today's episode we travel back to the glorious 1980s to re-discover (or maybe discover for the first time) a group of authors that you really should be reading. And as you you'll learn in the episode, I hate the term Literary Brat Pack, but unfortunately it's what they were called.

In today's episode we look at the myth that has grown up around one of the towering figures of the 1980s: the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.

Welcome back to That 80s Podcast after a long hiatus. Our return episode explores some of the causes of the fall of communism in the 1980s and especially the role of Pope John Paul II, the Polish priest who became a saint.

The 1980s is not usually remembered as a literary decade. That's a shame, and today's episode looks to correct that faulty notion.

Welcome to the first episode of That 80s Podcast, where we look back at the good (the music, clearly), the bad (nuclear war), and the ugly (the big hair...definitely the big hair) of the greatest decade ever.