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The Totally ’80s podcast with 2026 Metal Hall of Fame inductees Rikki Rockett & Tracii Guns!

Lyndsey Parker — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:48:57 +0000

As Poison drummer Rikki Rockett and L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns enter the Metal Hall of Fame this week (along with Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P., Warren DeMartini of Ratt, and Gilby Clarke of Guns N’ Roses/Kill for Thrills/Candy), let’s revisit this epic conversation, all about the heyday of Hollywood’s Sunset Strip.

From the “flier wars” to the fashion, from the Rainbow Bar & Grill parking lot to the music that emerged from the “boulevard of broken dreams,” we cry tough, show no mercy, talk dirty, rip and tear, and have nothin’ but a good time.

Congratulations to Rikki and Tracii on their much-deserved awards!

The Totally ’80s podcast: Power ballads with David Coverdale!

Lyndsey Parker — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 03:23:59 +0000

The booming voice of some of rock’s most iconic power ballads, David Coverdale of Whitesnake and Deep Purple, joins me (and my snake, Nagel!) discuss “Here I Go Again, “Is This Love,” Rock of Ages, American Idol, his peers’ greatest balladic contributions to ’80s rock.

The Totally ’80s podcast: Teen idols with Debbie Gibson!

Lyndsey Parker — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 02:50:59 +0000

Join host me and my very special guest, queen of the teens Debbie Gibson, as she discusses fashion, screen idols, the potential relaunch of the Electric Youth perfume, and the ’80s teen scene that shaped her career for decades to come.

The Totally ’80s podcast: Rock goddesses with Ann Wilson & Terri Nunn!

Lyndsey Parker — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:01:32 +0000

Role models, rebels, and rock goddesses. Legends Ann Wilson of Heart and Terri Nunn of Berlin join me to discuss their careers, their admiration for each other, and their admiration for other badass women of the ’80s.

The Totally ’80s podcast: Synthpop with Martyn Ware!

Lyndsey Parker — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:29:31 +0000

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 like it now. Join me; musician/producer Martyn Ware (founding member of Human League and Heaven 17); and Richard Evans, the author of “Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop (1978-1983), for a two-part discussion of electronic music’s golden age.

The Totally ’80s podcast: In conversation with rebel soul Bebe Buell!

Lyndsey Parker — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:30:31 +0000

It’s all about muse and music this week, as I welcome my very special guest: it-girl, icon, writer, model, and musician Bebe Buell. The author of a recently released second memoir, Rebel Soul, Bebe has enough fascinating tales about ’80s rock ‘n’ roll to fill a whole episode on her own. Join us as she discusses learning dinner etiquette from Bryan Ferry; being produced by Ric Ocasek; her friendship with Stiv Bators; dating Elvis Costello, John Taylor, and Todd Rudgren; witnessing John Travotla’s secret audition for Oliver Stone’s The Doors biopic; and much, much more!

The Totally ’80s podcast: Fitness with Jake Steinfeld!

Lyndsey Parker — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:02:30 +0000

New year, new you! It’s the first episode of 2023, and it’s time to get physical with the first “trainer to the stars,” fitness icon and creator of Body by Jake, Jake Steinfeld. Get ready for a mental workout, as we discuss how Steinfeld turned his love for exercise into a dynasty, training Madonna for her True Blue makeover, his lost album Don’t Quit! (the first original soundtrack to an exercise video), and the fitness trends from the decade of big hair and big muscles.

The Totally ’80s podcast: Best of 1982 with Alan Hunter & Jake Rudh!

Lyndsey Parker — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:08:26 +0000

We’ve come to the end of 2022, but we’re going to party like it’s 1982. Today we are covering one of the best years (if not THE best) of the ’80s for music. Join me, original MTV VJ Alan Hunter, and Jake Rudh (City Pages’ “Best Club DJ” in the Twin Cities and host of Transmission on Minneapolis’s The Current) as we discuss their albums and artists that still sound fresh 40 years later.

The Totally ’80s podcast: Best songwriters with Justin Tranter & Sam Hollander!

Lyndsey Parker — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:39:51 +0000

This week we’re talking about those people, often behind the scenes, who wrote the sonic hits of the 1980s: the songwriters. Joining me for this epic discussion are two superstar songwriters who probably have written your favorite songs from this current decade, Justin Tranter (Imagine Dragons, Selena Gomez, Gwen Stefani, Justin Bieber, DNCE, Halsey, Fall Out Boy, Lady Gaga) and 21-Hit Wonder: Flopping My Way to the Top of the Charts author Sam Hollander (Panic at the Disco, One Direction, Katy Perry, Weezer, Blink-182).

The Totally ’80s podcast: The golden age of malls!

Lyndsey Parker — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:28:48 +0000

We are going back in time to the era of conspicuous consumption, when the hottest teen hangout was the local food court and Orange Julius and the Hot Dog On a Stick were the places to see and be seen. So, put on your best Contempo Casuals outfit, fire up your Spencer’s Gifts lava lamp, and join me and very special guests Margaret Cho and Moon Zappa as we revisit the long-lost world of ’80s malls.