Mixing it up (ha) with the roster for this one, as special guests Sam and Alli stop in to reminisce about the good old days. Today's songs are pulled from Billboard's Top 20 around this time in 1985.

Lots of fun options here, but we boiled it down to Madonna, the Power Station, Tears for Fears, and Sam's beloved Bryan Adams. We'll have to take a raincheck on Animotion, DeBarge and Diamond Dave.

Put on your Jams and rubber bracelets and join us for this 41-year rewind!

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Credits: Intro/Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know" / "...in a Letter"

Does anyone fancy some lasagna? While our bucket hats and tour jerseys may be safely tucked away, we are still yearning for Oasis Summer. From the moment we got our presale codes the excitement continued to build until we found ourselves in Wembley Stadium and the Rose Bowl for the concert event of the summer.

In this episode, we recap everything from purchasing our tickets through watching the Gallagher boys rip through the songs that defined our youth. It was an epic summer and one that deserved its own episode.

You gotta roll with it, little by little until you bring it on down to Champagne Supernova. Oasis vibes will always be in the area.

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Check out Brad's Substack, Take Take the Noise in My Head.

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Credits: Intro/Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know" / "...in a Letter"

Reports of the death of Music Television were greatly exaggerated—or 25 years late, depending on your point of view. Wherever you stand on that question, we Gen Xers thought we'd set aside an hour to talk about four of our favorites from the good old days.

Hush, hush, Rio—and don't come around here full of love no more.

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Credits: Intro/Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know" / "...in a Letter"