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Hey! Remember the 80"s?

Joe Christopher and Kari Race

Join your hosts, Joe Christopher and Kari Race, as they discuss all the outrageous hits, and those deeper hits, from the 80"s! Which songs still hold up today, which songs should be left in the 80"s, and which ones are hidden gems? We"ll cover the well-known hits from the decade (Ghostbusters, anyone?), and even songs that you haven"t heard in 30 years (paging Karla Bonoff). Dust off your Members Only jacket, crack open a Pepsi Free, and join us for segments like "Just a Bit Outside" and "Coming

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Episode 270: Just a Bit Outside

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2025/03/04

Episode 270: Joe and Kari are back and they brought plenty of tidbits to share with you this week, from the stage to the screen to the sea! Then buckle up for Just a Bit Outside, your look at songs that hit the Hot 100 but NOT the Top 40 -- a surprisingly large amount of great songs for this round. You'll hear from chart mainstays like Little River Band and Eddie Rabbitt, plus acts like The Babys, Vesta, and Kon Kan. Send us a text

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Episode 269 - More R&B Superstars!

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2025/02/18

Join Kari and Joe this week for another celebration of Black History Month. First, in tidbits, Kari gives a short report on the Luther Vandross documentary and you may be surprised where he got his start. Then, it's a vastly underrated group of ladies led by JoJo McDuffie, an old school artist who started spilling the tea in her songs in the 80s, a legend that Kari and Joe should know more about, and a former Holy Ghost Boy who we pray does not hurt us. Tune in for that plus a dramatic monolo...

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Episode 268 - Celebrating Black History Month

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2025/02/11

Kari and Joe kick off this episode with tidbits about Tina Turner, Record Store Day, more on the SNL music documentary and interesting news about a Prince documentary that was previously announced. Then, February is Black History Month and that means more R&B Superstars. We've made it into the Ms! Get ready to hear about a jazz fusion group that contains some familiar members... think positive with a superstar trio... dive into the world of Brazilian telenovelas... and hear from a (very t...

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Episode 267 - Solos, Solos and More Solos

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2025/02/04

Send us a text Join Kari and Joe this week to talk the music of Saturday Night Live in tidbits, along with some very important concert announcements. Then they dive back into Dave Kinzer's "The 80s Music Compendium" to cover a couple piano solos, an organ solo, a guitar solo, a harmonica solo and a saxophone solo. Whew. Get ready to hear about the Boogie Nights-ish backstory of the band Great White, a heartwarming story involving fortified wine, and possibly the worst cover of the...

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Episode 266 - Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites

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2025/01/28

Send us a textHello friends, Kari and Joe are back with a tidbit check-in on all those 80s music documentaries you've been waiting for! Then, they get into Volume 1 of Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites, the iconic DJ's compilation series that was intended to be all good songs, no filler. Did he succeed? Do you recognize the songs and bands he chose? Do the words "quick, slow, quick, quick, slow" mean anything to you?Also, it's a special edition of Just a Bit Outside dedicated to the so...

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Episode 265: Best Non-Top 100 Songs

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2025/01/14

Send us a textHappy New Year to our loyal listeners. Joe and Kari are back with a new episode. They are here to finish up the Billboard list of the 100 Best Pop Songs That Didn't Hit the Hot 100. Some of your 80's shoegaze faves are here: The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Smiths. Thank goodness there are some more upbeat songs as well, courtesy of Frankie Beverly and Maze, and the act that appears in the number one spot on the list. Go ahead and click play -- for inspiration!

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Episode 264 - Billboard List/Just a Bit Outside

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2024/12/31

Send us a textLet's say goodbye to 2024 with episode 264. In Tidbits, Kari will beg you to watch a new Netflix special and give an abbreviated report of Phil Collins: Drummer First. Then, Kari and Joe are flipping last week and bringing you Billboard Top 100 Pop Songs that didn't hit the Hot 100 first and Just a Bit Outside second. You'll have to decide who you believe about an infamous lyric of the 80s... Sheila E. or your own ears. Then, it's a legend that never got his due in the US, at le...

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Episode 263: Just a Bit Outside / Billboard List

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2024/12/24

Send us a textEpisode 263 is here just in time for Christmas! Wouldn't you think this would be a Christmas Episode? Not a chance -- as your friends Joe and Kari are still getting their bearings! You'll get a stocking full of Tidbits though, as your hosts remember more things that happened during the break! 1st Segment: Just a Bit Outside, a look at songs that charted but didn't break into the top 40. You'll hear Joe fumble the title of one of the most famous songs in the history of recorded m...

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Episode 262 - Just Chatting

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2024/12/10

Send us a textHello friends! Kari and Joe are back to... just chat.

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A Tribute to David

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2024/07/23

Send us a Text Message.There are no words to describe the loss of producer David, but Kari gives it a try.

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Billboard Flashback: July 17, 1982

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2024/07/09

Send us a Text Message.Episode 260: Joe and Kari are going back to July 17, 1982, to peruse an issue of Billboard magazine (Thank you, Monty Greeley). You'll hear about articles and ads featuring Jimmy Spicer and The B.B. & Q Band, and some more familiar names like Carly Simon and Robert Plant. Kari's happy to discuss Bonnie Hayes, and Joe always gets a thrill talking about a Mandrell sister (Barbara, this time).

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Building a Rainbow For Pride

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2024/06/25

Send us a Text Message.Episode 259: Happy Pride Month, all! Joe and Kari have a great episode this week inspired by an idea from friend of the podcast Dom! Prepare to build a rainbow using 80's songs, albums, and bands that use colors in their names: "Orange Crush" by REM, "Red Light" by Linda Clifford, the Moody Blues, you get the picture! So many fun songs in this one, plus some juicy tidbits, this episode's got it all!!

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Pull Up To The Bumper

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2024/06/18

Send us a Text Message.Episode 258: First up in Tidbits, a little update about the other 80's movies that Joe and Kari watched during their time together. First segment: revisiting the Billboard list of the 100 Best Pop Songs that didn't reach the Hot 100. Joe and Kari discuss entries from Grace Jones, Duran Duran, Violent Femmes, Kate Bush, and NWA. The next segment was teased a bit ago: Trash Or Treasure? Up for debate is Ray Parker Jr's 80's Output Minus Ghostbusters.

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Joe’s Record Store Day Finds

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2024/06/11

Send us a Text Message.Episode 257: We're back! Joe and Kari were actually in the same room for the new episode of HRT80s! They had a LOT to catch up on for Tidbits, including their review of the Cyndi Lauper documentary, so make sure you've watched it before you listen (or just skip to 20:49).The main segment is all about Joe's recent record store finds from a trip to STL's biggest record store Record Exchange. You'll hear about Sheena Easton, The Del Fuegos, the Models, and (one of friend o...

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Moonlighting, Part 2

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2024/05/28

Send us a Text Message.Episode 256: Great news, everyone! The dust has settled on last week's tiff. Joe and Kari (and their agents) have worked out an agreement to get the two back in the studio. It's time to get back into the music of Moonlighting. How accurate is Showrunner Glenn Gordon's Caron claim that they were able to retain the vast majority of the music used in the show's original run? One thing is certain, they songs performed by Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis on the show re...

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Moonlighting

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2024/05/21

Episode 255: After multiple delays, the Moonlighting episode is finally here! Much like the iconic television series itself, this episode of HRT80s has been plagued by delays, behind the scenes tension, and inflated egos. But one thing is for sure, you will hear all about the legendary theme song by Al Jarreau (and its many iterations), as well as the Jarreau song that was meant to be the theme song long before audiences were asked to "Come walk by night". Showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron has sa...

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40:54

Radio Luxembourg: British "Top" 30

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2024/05/14

Episode 254: It's time for Part Two of our look at the British Top 30, innit? You may remember that in Episode 249, Joe and Kari discussed one of Kari's recent record store finds: The British Top 30 from June 23, 1985, brought to you by Dave Eastwood and Radio Luxembourg. They are picking it up at number 15, a song by Gary Moore, and will discuss songs from Loose Ends, Freddy Mercury, the Style Council, and others on the way to the number one song! Don't be cheeky, tune in now!!!

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More, More, More Obscure Soundtrack Songs

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2024/05/07

Episode 253: Joe and Kari posed a question to the listeners of HRT80s a bit ago -- what's your favorite obscure soundtrack song? They received so many great suggestions that they couldn't all be used in one episode, so this week's episode is a continuation. You'll hear about songs from movies like Teachers, Dirty Dancing, and Trick or Treat, and artists like 38 Special, Joe Cocker, and Hot Date! Finally, summer may be just around the corner, but Henry Lee Summer discussion begins right now, i...

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44:09

Attack of the Killer B-Sides

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2024/04/30

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Episode 250 (Part 2)!!

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2024/04/23

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