Podcasts about mad world an oral history

Mark's spreadsheet of history has spoken: we're choosing the rest of the Do Call It A Comeback season's Sweet 16 this week! From the top of the pallet of improbable late-'80s comeback songs, we're surveying the joyful geeky dance of Robin Gibb, the 20 percent of our income we owe to Duran Duran, the most tiresomely groovy Ben & Jerry's flavors, Canadian spellings, and what's playing when we're drinking a Crystal Light at the hotel spa. What would The $1.98 Video Show have looked like? Find out in our latest episode! Our intro is an LL Byrne J mash-up, and our outro is The Connells. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning! Do Call It A Comeback, Episode 3: The NEXT Next 15 Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s Dinner For Five

Guest Lori Majewski is a radio host, journalist, and co-author of Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s. She also holds the distinction of being my editor at YM magazine long ago when I wrote stories with titles like 'How to Tell If He's Crushing On You.' Lori is the biggest Duran Duran fan you will ever meet and parlayed her passion for that band into a career as a entertainment writer, 80s music expert, and on-air host of Fierce: Women In Music & Lust For Lists/First Wave on Sirius XM Radio. In our conversation, we talk about her writing origin story, why we just can't get enough of 80s music, and her advice to aspiring writers. 

This week I'm hopping in my DeLorean time machine and heading to the 1980s with my good friend, Lori Majewski. We're talking about everything 80s from Duran Duran to Members Only jackets. Lori is the incredibly multi-talented host of 3 shows on Sirius XM, an accomplished entertainment journalist and editor, and the author the book, Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s. Lori shares her personal journey and tells me how she turned her love of Duran Duran into an incredible career. We also go deep and talk about Lori's challenges as an outspoken woman in entertainment, shattering the glass ceiling, and how she advocates for women. Lori Majewski is the real deal and she has a powerful message for female professionals, and anyone who is looking to stand up for yourself and get ahead. We're loving the 80s this week on LOL with Kim Gravel! In this episode: How Lori began her career in the entertainment industry Why Lori feels so passionate about entertainment industry Duran Duran's influence on Lori and her road to becoming a journalist How Lori is championing gender equality in the workplace Breaking down female stereotypes Advice for women coming up in the entertainment industry Pursuing your passions Reminiscing about 80s trends Be sure to tell a friend about LOL with Kim Gravel. Connect with Kim: Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok Website Connect with Lori Majewski: Facebook Instagram Twitter Mad World Book Website Email lolwithkimgravel@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 404-913-6460 and let us know what you think of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer time in the '80s meant one thing: Beaches, booze and ... books?!? Yes, for the first time ever, Stuck in the '80s has compiled a Summer Reading List. It's full of books set in or about the '80s. Plus, we have our listener picks for great books as well. Listen to the show to find out why we like them. But we also promised people we'd list them here as well. So here you go: Opening music: "Read a Book" by Falco  Bonus song: "Everyday I Write the Book" by Elvis Costello Gayle's book blog: Everyday I Write the Book Blog Gayle's pick: "Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists And Songs That Defined The 80s" by Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein Steve's pick: "World in My Eyes" by Richard Blade Jen's pick: "Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies (and Why We Don't Learn Them from Movies Anymore)" by Hadley Freeman Brad's pick: "The Speed of Sound - Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology" by Thomas Dolby This episode of Stuck in the '80s is sponsored by The 80s Cruise, HIMS.com and HelloFresh. Listen to the show for special offers from each of our sponsors. Support Stuck in the '80s by supporting our sponsors!

Jim and Greg talk to Lori Majewski about her book "Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and the Songs That Defined the 1980s", co-written with Jonathan Bernstein. In it, the authors reveal why New Wave caught on so strongly with pop fans and the media, especially post-punk in the U.K. Plus, an interview with Alison Moyet, an English singer-songwriter that came up in the New Wave scene, and is still making waves musically.

Ep. 112 - It's our very first podcast recorded live in front of audience!  This past weekend Zach went to Chicago for Food Network in Concert at Ravinia, and podcasted live on one of the side stages w/ Chef Wylie Dufresne (WD-50), Food Network personality Jeff Mauro, Chris Carrabba (from Dashboard Confessional & Twin Forks), Josh Kaufman (Winner of Season 6 of the Voice), and Lori Majewski (author of Mad World: An Oral History of the New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s.) We talk more Grateful Dead and Lou Reed w/ Wylie, hear about Jeff's first concert, find out what Josh feeds his kids, and hear about the kind of food Chris grew up eating. And then, towards the end, the discussion devolved into vegetarians vs. the meat eaters as we discussed the politics of food.  Can you guys who was on which side?

Al Madrigal is what it’s about. We talk with Al about his hit sit-com About a Boy, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and leaving the family business. Ann Coulter makes John Stossel look reasonable. There’s a great new book called Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and the Songs That Defined the 1980s. We discuss. Also, Fake News.DATES:Al Madrigal is at The Comedy Zone in Jacksonville June26-28 and at Zanie’s in Nashville August 14-16.LINKS:About a Boy on the NBC website or on Hulu.The website for Mad World, an oral history of the new wave artists and songs that defined the 1980s.Ann Coulter/John Stossel discussion on YouTubeAndy Hawk & The Train Wreck Endings’ website.“Chasing the Sun” video on YouTube. “Chasing the Sun” is also available in iTunes. Buy in iTunes NOW Head to our SoundCloud page for a selection of dumb bits Visit HomeShirts.com for great vintage apparel. Warmer weather is coming (hopefully), so you’re going to need some new t-shirts.Check out some funny stuff over at Ross Rants. Think of it as a print version of PF’s Tape Recorder.Be sure to click over to Fangirl’s blog, CheckCheckHey! and her photo blog. It’s the main blog though, that has the Vampire Weekend pics.Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this podcast on Facebook.PF’s Tape Recorder logo designed by Dan Koabel. Dan and Logan’s new podcast Magic Potion is also available now in iTunes.Email our show here.By: PF Wilson