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Dave and Holly talk all things 80s...but mostly music! Part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. #80s #80smusic #80smusicpodcast #80spodcast #musicpodcast #interviewpodcast #musichistory #80spopculture
Arielle Nissenblatt is the Founder of @earbudspodcol.bsky.social. She’s also a 2026 inductee to the #podcasthalloffame. Good reasons to welcome her to OUR podcast! She gave us advice, and we challenged her with #KROQ music from 1989. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social
Arielle Nissenblatt Podcasts On This And That
Arielle Nissenblatt, Founder and Head Curator with Earbuds Podcast Collective AND a 2026 Podcast Hall Of Fame Inductee, joins our podcast to share her origin story and insights into the industry. She ...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Andy Greene, Senior Writer for @rollingstone.com, inspired us with his article, The Ten Most Fantastically Eighties Rock Star Commercials. Now he’s on the the podcast! We heard some stories, then we grilled him about the songs played on #KROQ in #1989. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic
Andy Greene: Rolling Stone Magazine's Secret Weapon
Andy Greene, Senior Writer for Rolling Stone, has been with the storied magazine since 2004. Andy shares with us his origin story of how a shy, young boy from the suburbs of Cleveland finds his way to...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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On this day in 1976, David Bowie released his tenth studio album “Station to Station”
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM
We start our look at the year #1989, and the music played on The World Famous #KROQ in Los Angeles. Guests will join us as we count down, but this week it’s just us, looking at songs 106.7-101 on the KROQ 1989 year-end playlist. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80smusic #80spodcast #musicpodcast
1989 KROQ Countdown
And so it begins again, as we now take a look at the top 106.7 songs played in 1989 on radio station KROQ in Los Angeles. Upcoming episodes will feature ten songs and a special guest, but for this epi...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
#1989. What do you remember? Movies? TV? Pop songs? Sports? Did you have a #GameBoy? #TheSimpsons pilot? It was a good year, and we’re bringing it back! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80smusicpodcast #musicpodcast #musichistory #80smovies #80stv #80spopculture #popculture
Pop Culture In 1989
The year 1989 was more than just the number...another summer...the sound of the funky drummer. It was also the year we first fell in love with The Simpsons, the Game Boy, and The Arsenio Hall show. It...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
#rockstars. #tvcommercials. Journalist Andy Greene wrote a @rollingstone.com article
about some of his favorite commercials featuring #80s rock icons. This inspired us to revisit those ads, plus a few more, to bring you this special episode. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80smusic #80sPodcast
80s Rock Star Commercials
Back in the ’80s, we thought they were selling out. Turns out, they were ahead of the curve. Rolling Stone’s Andy Greene rounded up some of his favorite commercials featuring ’80s rock icons—from Davi...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
#BillJanovitz is a @nytimes.com Bestselling author. He’s also a founding member of the Boston-based band Buffalo Tom. Bill’s latest book is on fellow Boston musicians, The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told. We’re happy to talk @thecarsofficial.bsky.social! @hachetteus.bsky.social #80s #80smusic
Bill Janovitz Lets The Cars Story Be Told
New York Times Bestselling author Bill Janovitz is a founding member of the Boston-based band Buffalo Tom. Bill's latest book on fellow Boston musicians is called The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told. It...
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January 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
It’s another holiday classic! This one is #NewYearsEve, with #80smusic to add to your playlist! We also talk traditions and resolutions. What are some of yours? @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @davesloan.bsky.social #holidaymusic #bye2025 #80s
#80spodcast #nyecelebration
New Year's Eve 80s Music Favorites
Another classic episode, filled with talk of our new year's traditions, resolutions, toasts and our favorite 80s music!
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December 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Merry Christmas from Russell Hitchcock of #AirSupply, and from all of us at the What Difference Does it Make podcast! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @davesloan.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80spodcast
December 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Although it was originally released in 1981, we’re choosing this one as our favorite Christmas song for 2025! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social
#ChristmasMusic #christmassongs #holidaysongs #bobanddougmckenzie #80s #80smusic #80sPodcast #musicpodcast #noveltysongs
Bob and Doug Sing 12 Days of Christmas - Animax Entertainment
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December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You’re not tired of #christmasmusic yet, are you? Good, because we’ve got another classic holiday episode...all #Christmas, all the time! Why not give it a listen while you’re doing your Christmas Wrapping? @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #christmassongs
#holidaysongs #80s #80schristmassongs
Christmas Music Favorites
What Difference Does It Make, the (mostly) 80s music podcast, celebrates our favorite 80s Christmas songs.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Our thanks to #StephanieMyers of #Songfactspodcast for inviting us back this year to contribute a segment to the holiday episode. What song did we choose? It’s a funny one. Listen to find out, hosers! @dogspluscoffee.bsky.social @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #holidaymusic #christmasmusic #80s
6th Annual Holiday Episode
Podcast Episode · Songfacts Podcast · 12/17/2025 · 33m
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December 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
2025 has been a toast-worthy year! This week, it’s our annual wrap-up. We talked with artists, music industry insiders, authors, filmmakers, and friends. If you’re a new listener, or you missed episodes, here’s a taste of the past year. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic
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What Difference Does It Make Best Of 2025
As we look back at our 34 new podcast episodes from 2025, we realize each one is uniquely special. We've talked with artists, music industry insiders, authors, filmmakers, and friends. Now, we pre...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Paul Myers joins us to chat about his new book, John Candy: A Life In Comedy.

Paul is also the host of the @recordstoreday.bsky.social
podcast, so he’s got stories about some of our favorite artists, and we can’t get enough!
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Paul Myers and John Candy
Paul Myers has just completed his Canadian trilogy. Previously, he authored the definitive biographies on Barenaked Ladies and Kids In The Hall. He now takes on one of the most popular Canadians ever,...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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The 8th and final album by UK #SophistiPop band #RoxyMusic, 1982’s AVALON was their most successful- selling over a million copies in the USA alone. Rolling Stone Mag's list of “100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s” puts it at #31- the deeper cut “True To Life” was a Starck fave
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Roxy Music - True To Life [1982]
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December 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We originally recorded this classic #Thanksgiving episode in 2018, the year we started the podcast. As thankful as we were that year, we’re even more so in 2025. We’re grateful you’ve continued to listen and support, and we strive to do our best with each episode. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social
Thanksgiving Music Favorites
In this Thanksgiving episode from 2018, we talk about Golden Girls, hippies throwing away trash and learn about the word "mondegreen".
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November 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
If you’re a fan of @remhq.bsky.social , #BillBerry, #JasonNarducy, or even if you’re not, you’ll love this story, as written by our friend @craigrosen.bsky.social. Jason has been a guest on the podcast, and he is as great as he seems! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s
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November 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Happy #NationalMetalDay, decreed on 11/11/11 by #VH1Classic. To celebrate, we offer you a classic episode with authors #RichBienstock and #TomBeaujour, upon the release of their book, Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ‘80s Hard Rock Explosion. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social
Nöthin' But A Good Time: The '80s Hard Rock Explosion
Podcast Episode · A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make? · 11/07/2025 · 1h 12m
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November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Our classic #Halloween episode is back! Spooky songs, scary movies, candy, Halloween-themed cereal…it’s all right here! Give it a listen, and tell us some of YOUR favorites! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #halloweenmusic #spookysongs
#holidaymusic #80s #80smusic #80smusicpodcast #80spodcast
Halloween Music Remastered 80s style
It's Halloween and we get to share our favorite scary songs on the podcast. It's a dead man's party, so who can ask for more!
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October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Eric Vetro coached #ArianaGrande for #Wicked, #TimotheeChalamet as #BobDylan, #AustinButler for Elvis, and now, #JeremyAllenWhite as #Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere. He’s got loads of stories, and a #BBCMaestro series. We’re grateful he had time to chat with us!@pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social
Eric Vetro Knows How To Sing Like The Stars
Eric Vetro has big Hollywood dreams to sing. The twist is that he does not become a star, but he now trains the biggest Hollywood stars like Ariana Grande (Wicked), Timotheé Chalamet (A Complete Unkno...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Last year, we had a chat with @warrenzanes.bsky.social about his book, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, upon which the film is based, starring #JeremyAllenWhite. We talked a little about the film, and a LOT about @brucespringsteen.net.
Warren Zanes Delivers Us To Nebraska
Warren Zanes joins the podcast to discuss the PBS concert performance of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska as well as the film staring Jeremy Allen White, Deliver Me From Nowhere,
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October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We chatted with #MattPiucci and #StevenRoback of #RainParade upon the reissue of their second album, Crashing Dream. We covered it all: origins of the band, #80s Paisley Underground scene, siblings, pets, famous friends. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80smusic
#musicpodcast #musichistory
Rain Parade Have A Crashing Dream
Matt Piucci and Steven Roback from Rain Parade join the podcast to celebrate the reissue of their second album, Crashing Dream, which is loaded with extras and live tracks. We chat with Matt and Steve...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM