Grab your rhinestones and your tissues — this is a flash cast, and it’s all Dolly, all the time. We dig into the life and legend of one of the most beloved entertainers the world will ever know, tracing the arc from Tennessee Mountain Home to Dollywood empress. Joining us for the celebration: Derek from The Canadian Movie Crew and Gaspar from The Hoodrat Recap, two guests who bring very different flavors of chaos to a very sincere topic. Along the way we can’t help but drift into the year’s growing list of celebrity deaths — because apparently 2026 didn’t get the memo to slow down. Equal parts tribute and tangent, this one’s got heart, a few laughs, and at least one moment where we probably should have stayed on topic and didn’t.

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This week on The 70s Vs The 80s, Spunky and Wolfman Mike crank up the ultimate Rick Rubin playlist and pick their favorite tracks of all time from one of music’s most influential producers. From rock to rap and everything in between, which Rubin-produced songs make the cut?

Then it’s time to talk fashion: ESPRIT sweatshirts and Members Only jackets. Are these ’80s classics really making a comeback—or are we just paying way too much for overpriced nostalgia?

And finally, Spunky unleashes another round of “The 70s & 80s Strike Back” with more retro battles, arguments, and reasons why the past still refuses to stay in the past.

Listen to full Rick Rubin playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ewl1sJ1ABt0eN21dBQsfx?si=wcAhcFjNTeubUmFVDhFGQA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=4M4m0u1_SF6sO

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/rick-rubin-8-mind-blowing-tracks/pl.u-yZb3TmNvPW

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After 100 episodes, we’ve realized we’ve overlooked more than a few legendary musicians, athletes, actors, and celebrities. Fortunately, they’ve all decided to write in… well, sort of. The emails and voicemails are real enough, but there’s one problem—they’re all unsigned! Can you figure out who’s sending the messages before Wolfman and Spunky reveal the answers?

Then it’s time for a lightning-fast edition of Six Degrees of Separation, connecting Eddie Van Halen, and Brian Wilson in ways only this podcast can.

Finally, we wrap things up with another competitive round of The Spotify Game, where you’ll try to put an artist’s songs in the correct order based on Spotify popularity. Think you know which hits still reign supreme? Play along and find out!

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