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Totally 80s

by Totally 80s

The podcast totally devoted to the greatest decade ever – the 80s! Join host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Entertainment Music Editor) and special guests as they discuss the music, movies and pop culture of everyone’s favorite decade.

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Desperately Seeking: Madonna's Punk Roots with Laura Jane Grace and Susan Seidelman

Madonna is punk. Yes, let's discuss. Join Lyndsey Parker as she chats about Madonna's rise from the NYC Punk Underground to pop superstardom and her start in Hollywood wi

Sep 27 2024
54 min

Hard Rock on the Sunset Strip (Part 2) with Rikki Rockett (Poison) & Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns)

Rikki Rockett (Poison) and Tracii Guns (L.A.Guns) are back with host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) to reminisce about the hard rock scene in Los Angel

Sep 28 2023
37 min

Totally 80s The Podcast on WMX Pop (Channel 1123) on Roku’s Live TV

Starting Friday, September 29 you can watch Totally 80's The Podcast on Roku! Join the party as we take the greatest decade ever on WMX Pop (Channel 1123). See Privacy P

Sep 27 2023
1 min

Hard Rock on the Sunset Strip (Part 1) with Rikki Rockett (Poison) & Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns)

We go back to the heyday of Hollywood's Sunset Strip and the music that come out of the "boulevard of broken dreams." In Part 1, Rikki Rockett (Poison) and Tracii Guns (L

Sep 14 2023
40 min

The Legacy of George Michael (Part 2) with Simon Napier-Bell

Music manager, author and film-maker Simon Napier-Bell rejoins host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) as we continue our discussion into one of the most i

Aug 31 2023
34 min

The Legacy of George Michael (Part 1) with Simon Napier-Bell

A deep dive into one of the most important artists of the '80s - the late great George Michael. Music manager, author and film-maker Simon Napier-Bell joins host Lyndsey

Aug 17 2023
32 min

Teen Idols (Part 2) with Debbie Gibson

This one and only Debbie Gibson rejoins host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) to continue the discussion on teen idols like Molly Ringwald and the "Corey

Jul 20 2023
32 min

Teen Idols (Part 1) with Debbie Gibson

We're going back to a magical time when the scent of electric youth was wafting in the air and when a bunch of young fresh faces took over the airways and pop culture in

Jul 6 2023
33 min

Rock Goddesses with Ann Wilson (Heart) & Terri Nunn (Berlin)

Role models, rebels, and rock goddesses. Music icons and legends Ann Wilson (Heart) and Terri Nunn (Berlin) join host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) to

Jun 22 2023
53 min

Synth-Pop (Part 2) with guests Martyn Ware (Human League and Heaven 17) & Richard Evans

In Part 2, we continue the discussion on the golden age of electronic pop in a deeper dive on bands and synthesizers with host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment E

Jun 8 2023
49 min

Synth-Pop (Part 1) with guests Martyn Ware (Human League and Heaven 17) & Richard Evans

When we think of the quintessential music of the '80s, we think of the sound of synthesizers. It's the music that sounded like the future then and years later it sounds l

May 25 2023
31 min

Power Ballads of the '80s (Part 2) with David Coverdale (Whitesnake)

It was a topic so "powerful" we had to split this episode into two parts! In Part 2, a discussion on Rock of Ages, diva covers, music videos and more with host Lyndsey Pa

May 12 2023
34 min

Power Ballads of the '80s (Part 1) with David Coverdale (Whitesnake)

What makes a power ballad? The conversation on the subject was so "powerful" we had to split this episode into two parts! Listen in on Part 1 as host Lyndsey Parker (Yaho

Apr 27 2023
35 min

'80s Rock and Pop Magazines with DaveDiMartino and Lori Majewski

We're talking Pop and Rock Magazines! You know those Waldenbooks Newsstand classics you had to stock up on like Creem, YM, Sassy, Smash Hits and Tiger Beat? Join host Lyn

Apr 13 2023
50 min

'80s Standout Drummers (Part 2) with Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Kenny Aronoff

We're not done talking drummers! There was so much to cover that we broke this discussion into two parts! Join host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) as s

Mar 30 2023
33 min

'80s Standout Drummers (Part 1) with Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Kenny Aronoff

Rolling Stone have a list of the greatest drummers and we have ours from the '80s to discuss this week; names like Alex Van Halen, Tommy Lee, Stewart Copeland and more. J

Mar 16 2023
38 min

"Rebel Soul": An ‘80s Conversation with Bebe Buell

It's all about musings and music this week as host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) welcomes IT girl, icon, model and musician, special guest Bebe Buell.

Feb 23 2023
59 min

Best Love Songs of the '80s with Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) and Lisa Loeb

Love is in the air! It is Valentine's season and whether you are looking for a favorite retro romantic soundtrack or spending Feb 14th listening to songs about the woes o

Feb 9 2023
54 min

New Year, New You: '80s Fitness with Jake Steinfeld (Body By Jake)

New year, new you! It's the 1st episode of 2023 and it's time to get physical. Join Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) and first "trainer to the stars," fi

Jan 26 2023
44 min

Best of 1982 with Alan Hunter and Jake Rudh

We are coming to the end of 2022, but we’re going to party like it's 1982. This week we are covering one of the best years (if not the best) of the 80’s for music to clos

Dec 22 2022
1 h 04 min

Chart trend

Position in the Music History chart (US), last 90 days.

#34
all-time peak
15
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Totally 80s ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 18, 2026).

#121 ▲ 39 Music History US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Thanks to Richard Blade and his Facebook post this week, I discovered this awesome podcast! The interview with Ann Wilson and Terri Nunn was fantastic! Learned so much about two of my favorite rock goddesses. Such iconic figures in rock and legendary singers and performers. Thank you for a wonderful listening experience.

Doug Church · Jun 2023

Very knowledgeable and has caused me to go back and listen to bands I forgot about or was never cool enough to know about. My only complaint is she interrupts the guests a lot

_IzzyJ · Aug 2021

Great podcast. Super knowledgeable and dives deep into the 80s music library. I mean, OXO?!?! I haven’t thought about Whirly girl since I was 10 and listening to my K-Tel LP Dancing Madness which also introduced me to Sparks “Cool Places”. Great job. Keep ‘ em coming.

warrior2stay · Feb 2021

This podcast brings back all the tracks, looks and memories that make me remember how cool it was to grow up in the 80’s. The Madonna episode in particular is my safe space!

Lizzyeeb · Feb 2020

As much as I am obsessed with 80’s music still, this was sometimes hard to sit through. The host is really obnoxious trying to shove her music knowledge, opinions and name dropping down your throat and cutting off her cohost and the guests at times. The cohost, John Hughes, has a much more enjoyable personality and is easier to listen to.

Chitown · Apr 2021

Fun for the most part, but far too often the hosts come off as new wave kids who are clearly pretentious enough to think that their taste in music is/was better than everyone else’s and the conversation goes from interesting to judgmental very quickly. I’m all for a discussion of new wave, but this feels like a podcast centered around a very specific subsection of the 80s and its music culture (I swear, if I never hear another discussion of Duran Duran again I’ll be happy, despite my love for the band) and it feels very lacking in following through on its thesis statement of discussing the decade as a whole.

maggierachael · Jul 2020

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