
Children of the 80s
Hosted by Jim and Lindsay · Lindsay Butler
4.9from 80 ratings
- 224
- Episodes
- 32
- Transcribed
- 80
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Children of the 80s
Join Jim and Lindsay, a husabnd and wife team, who grew up in the awesome decade of the 80s, as they discuss movies, music, tv shows, pop culture, and all the other rad things that 1980-1989 brought us.
- Publisher
- Lindsay Butler
- Category
- music · tv & film · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 May 2023
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
32 of 224 episodes have a transcript.

30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who Won the Year? 1980-1983

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
80s Pop Music: The Battle for the Greatest Year-#24 Songs

16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
I Pity the Fool: The ’80s Legacy of Mr. T
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Who Won the Year? 1980-1983
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Okay. But I've given four or five for each year, and then I've given a rundown of why they should be considered. Okay. And then we can talk about it and then pick. Okay. What do you think? Are we both picking? Either you can pick or we both can pick. Totally up to you. I got it. Or we can at least debate it. I'm ready. Let's do it. All right. So, for 1980, our first candidate is one Mr. Alan Alda. So, he was the star of MASH, and MASH finished third in the Nielsen ratings for the 1979-1980 season, as well as the 80-81 season. So... You have to realize that back in the day there was no cable, so there were only three stations on. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 40 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 40 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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