80's Underground Podcasts

About 80's Underground Podcasts

Truly a lost genre of radio programming until now...the 80’s Underground resurrects the best in 80’s indie, college, punk, post-punk, new wave, and modern rock every week. No other Podcast devotes such a concentrated two hours to the best in completely underground 80’s rock.

Publisher

Jeff Shelton

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2023

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 134 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 314: Top Hundred 80s Singles (#75-#50)

   Host [Host Name] revisits the 80s Underground's top singles countdown, revealing which iconic songs made the cut from #75 to #50.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 313: 80s Underground Replay: Sep 10, 2014

   Host [Host Name] interviews writer Lori Majewski about iconic 1980s underground music, offering listeners a deep dive into the era's influential artists.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 312: 80s Underground Replay: Sep 1, 2020

   Host [Host Name] explores iconic 80s underground music, offering listeners a deep dive into influential tracks and artists from the era.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 314: Top Hundred 80s Singles (#75-#50)

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Although I did... limit the selections to one selection per band even though many out there probably think you know the cure and the smith should have at least four or five songs new order should have four or five songs joy division should have a couple of songs in the top list but i've limited to one selection per artist for the top 100 and uh you know there's some gray areas to what is an 80s alternative artist some may differ on that um some may not you know Duran Duran made some great songs, but I wouldn't classify them in the top 180s alternative. Maybe someone can make a case why that should not be. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92