Steve Spears

Jul 1, 2024 | player.fm | Steve Spears |Tom Merritt |Edith Bowman |Roifield Brown

Have you seen Andrew McCarthy's new documentary "Brats" on Hulu? His take on the Brat Pack years is attracting a lot of attention. Susannah Gora, author of the book "You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation," joins the podcast this week to talk about the documentary and more. Plus, our Top 5 lists of the best Andrew McCarthy movies from the '80s. Here's the "Brats" Q&A session with Demi Moore, Jon Cryer, Ally Sheedy, David Blum and more.

Jun 19, 2024 | player.fm | Steve Spears

Mountain Lake Lodge in Virginia is home to several epic Dirty Dancing Weekends each year. Spearsy and his wife review their recent visit to the resort where much of the 1987 movie was filmed, including an interview with Mountain Lake Lodge CEO Heidi Stone. Get the 2025 Dirty Dancing Weekend dates here. The 2025 lineup of The 80s Cruise is now available and includes Adam Ant, Squeeze, Christopher Cross, Men at Work and Andy Bell of Erasure.

Jun 14, 2024 | player.fm | Steve Spears |Tom Merritt |Edith Bowman |Jon Burlingame

Barry first found music when he borrowed his sister's record collection when he was about eight and was hooked. When Caroline started it was a new beginning, and he listened to all the stations, but Caroline was his favourite by far. Later he became a singer in a band, then started doing discos when he was 18. He joined Caroline in 1977, touring the country with the Caroline Roadshow for 10 years, having great fun. Barry helped with tender trips and worked on the Ross Revenge in '84 and '85. ...

May 26, 2024 | player.fm | Steve Spears

If you're a fan of Michael J. Fox, which "small-town boy makes good" movie do you prefer: "Secret of My Success" or "Doc Hollywood?" That's what we will decide in this week's '80s movie battle. The 2025 lineup of The 80s Cruise is now available and includes Adam Ant, Squeeze, Christopher Cross, Men at Work and Andy Bell of Erasure. Listen to this week's show for a special promo code that will give first-time cruisers $200 in cabin credit. For more information, go to www.the80scruise.com.

May 16, 2024 | player.fm | Steve Spears

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