It’s just more random silliness, just for you. We imagine a world in which Kornflake is in control (it’ll be all Howard Jones concerts, all the time), and Kevin recalls racing a turkey through the mean streets of Chickentown (the turkey won, of course). Then our supercomputer forces us to
Flopcast episode 515! Another quick random show, including: Happy Birthday to Matthew Broderick (star of Ladyhawke) and Elton John (star of the “Nikita” music video); Kevin has a pile of 80s movie promo buttons (“Free Johnny Dangerously!”); Gloria Estefan is a cat; Madonna is not a mermaid; the American Sci-Fi Classics
Flopcast episode 514! Time for a hugely important correction: Last week we got a couple of obscure Julian Lennon videos mixed up. (The “we” means Kevin. Kornflake was innocent this time…) But it’s an excuse to revisit the wonderfully ridiculous “Stick Around” video, featuring cameos by stars from Square Pegs, Family Ties, The
Flopcast episode 513! This week we let the Chickentown Studios supercomputer randomly determine our discussion topics. (Does this mean we’re completely out of ideas? Oh, that happened six or seven years ago…) The result is an even weirder show than usual. Including: The 40th anniversary of Pac-Man Fever; songwriter Carole
Flopcast episode 512! It’s a Tuesday spectacular! This episode was recorded on Tuesday, 2/22/22, so we’re looking at the 2nd, 22nd, 222nd, and 2222nd biggest 1980s pop songs, according to the amazing book Ranking the ’80s. You’d better believe Billy Ocean is involved, and he’s gonna get out of our
Toys, games, cartoons and more are all a part of Nate’s nostagia tour. Join the Soul Forge podcast as we dive deep into Nathan’s world of collecting! I’ve known Nathan for about 15 years. We worked at The Home Depot together. We bonded immediately over toys and tattoos. Both of
We started our ridiculous Brat Pack tournament last week, and now it’s time to settle things once and for all, like Swayze in Road House. A couple more Breakfast Club members enter the competition this time, along with the stars of 80s classics like Pretty in Pink, The Outsiders, Dirty Dancing, Red Dawn, and more. And because
Flopcast episode 497! Back in the 80s, whether you were hanging around St. Elmo’s Bar or stuck in Saturday detention with the Breakfast Club, you could not avoid the Brat Pack. Those crazy kids were running wild in Hollywood, breaking hearts, listening to Simple Minds, and starring in every single
Flopcast episode 489! Our ten-part celebration of the 80s concludes, just as the 80s did, with 1989. Top 40 radio was ruled by Milli Vanilli, the New Kids, and hair metal. It was a problem. But at least we had telepathic Australian dolphins, thanks to Kornflake’s favorite short-lived TV show, Dolphin
Kevin and the Mayor of Chickentown are back from Atlanta with a full report on DragonCon, where they joined all the masked and vaccinated nerds for a long silly Labor Day weekend. They had a busy schedule of panels, presentations, and events, and our discussion includes: The Suicide Squad, Smallville, Doctor Who, Pennyworth, DragonCon
Our ten-part celebration of the 80s brings us back to 1987 this week. For most of us, 1987 means Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise… and that’s all. But the year had even more to offer, if you poke around enough. So first we take a quick look at
Flopcast episode 486! DragonCon, our very favorite annual gathering of the geeks, was a virtual-only event last year. But this year we’re creeping back down to Atlanta and doing it for real! It’ll be (mostly) business as usual: five days of nonstop panels, concerts, gaming, costumes, and all manner of
