What Difference Does It Make

About What Difference Does It Make

Dave and Holly, your 80s music aficionados, talk to the artists and music industry insiders that made it the greatest decade for music.

Publisher

Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jun 2018

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 332 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   A Cuppa And A Chat With Bean Baxter

   For 30 years, beginning in 1990, Kevin and Bean hosted the morning drive show on KROQ in Los Angeles, which led to a spot in both the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Hall Of Fame, as well the Radio Hall Of Fame. You can now hear Bean on A Cup Of Tea and A Chat With Allie And Bean podcast, as well as on SiriusXM's Lithium Channel, and very soon, on First Wave. Gene "Bean" Baxter joins us on the podcast to share insight into his radio past, his podcast, and to give his thoughts on songs 20 to 11 from the KROQ 1989 year-end chart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   John Frost Is Radio's Prod God

   Host [Host Name] interviews award-winning creative genius John Frost about his iconic KROQ sound design career and his opinions on the 1989 KROQ year-end chart.

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Richard Blade Rides The First Wave Back To 1989

   Host Richard Blade shares his curated 80s music insights from KROQ's 1989 year-end chart, revealing the era's sonic landscape.

Inside a recent episode

Harold Bronson Reconnects With His Savage Young Winos

Published 20 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Stan Freiber had a number of, you know, really big hits. So basically, there was always seemed like that there was at least one novelty record as they called it. There was a part of the hip parade. But even before that in the 40s, there was Spike Jones. Song -sick -looted rumble. And overlooks the avenue. Someone sharing a delight. That's right. There's some bad cocktails, but so. As we enjoy a cigarette, to some exquisite chance to learn. Two hands are sure to slightly need. We need to serve the Ed with cocktails for the whole. So, yeah, so humor was always a real, you know, important part of listening to popular music. […]

Who has been a guest on What Difference Does It Make

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• John Frost
• Richard Blade
• Julie Gidlow
• Roland West
• Tim Pope

Reach and audience

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

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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

Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

50

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