Dreamland
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You know how your subconscious makes connections between things as you slip into sleep? Dreamland helps you do this while you're awake by mapping out surprising links and shining a light down the rabbit hole of hilarious and bizarre stories about the GenX pop culture phenomena you only thought you knew.
Dreamland
4M ago
Melinda and Conrad put the Dreamland spin on Christmas and review three decidedly dark 80s Christmas specials featuring the dark spectre of death: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985, Rankin-Bass), The Snowman (1982, John Coates), and The Christmas Toy (1986, Jim Henson Productions ..read more
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4M ago
Vampira and Elvira definitely didn't get off to a good start with each other, but they definitely changed the televised landscape for horror and instigated some of our favorite B-movie anthology shows ..read more
RetroBlasting | Dreamland
8M ago
Conrad and Melinda discuss the onslaught of charity singles in the 80s: the concept, the dramas, and the impact ..read more
Dreamland
9M ago
Conrad gets Melinda to watch THREE 80s movies she's never seen before to get her reaction to the 80s vision of our artificial intelligence future. Will she guess their plots correctly? Will she like any of them? Can Conrad predict her reactions? Movies watched: 2010: The Year We Make Contact, D.A.R.Y.L., and Electric Dreams ..read more
Dreamland
9M ago
This month we're discussing the child safety panic of the 80s in the US and UK, the funny and the terrifying ..read more
Dreamland
1y ago
When Melinda discovered Conrad hadn’t seen any of Sylvester Stallone’s classic filmography, she had to take action. What will Conrad think of Rocky, Rambo, and Over The Top? Find out in our latest show ..read more
Dreamland
1y ago
Melinda and Conrad remember two fairy tale anthology shows from the 80s- Faerie Tale Theatre with Shelly Duvall and The StoryTeller by Jim Henson - and analyze the history of fairy tales in general. They also discuss their new obsession with the work of well-known Harvard folklore expert Maria Tatar ..read more
Dreamland
1y ago
Growing up in the 80s for many of us meant a constant awareness and fear of nuclear war, along with everything that would follow. We explore the media of the decade and how it reflected these fears, with a focus on The Day After (US, 1983) and Threads (UK, 1984) - TV movies with a big message ..read more
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1y ago
We discuss Ty Warner, Beanie Babies, and the lasting impact to the collecting world ..read more
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1y ago
Melinda and Conrad explore the trailblazing teen shows Degrassi Junior High and Grange Hill ..read more