August 1989 Pop Culture: Charlie, Spike & Rockmelons

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How many calories in every hamburger McDonald’s has ever sold? Was Booker the right career move for Richard Grieco? All this and more is covered in What Now. Watch it has, among others, a correct rating for Do The Right Thing and a wildly unfair rating for The Tall Guy. Listen Up finds us divided on The Ramones’ “Pet Sematary,” but united on 10,000 Maniacs. Dave agrees that Billy Zane is One To Watch, then protests the Ones To Watch. And we only have one pop culture feature this month, but when it’s as memorable as Christina’s sitdown with Charlie Sheen, that’s all you need.

Episode Rundown

It Is August 1989

What Now

Watch It

Listen Up

One To Watch

Ones To Watch

Feature: Breakfast With Charlie

Goodbye For Now

Episode Notes

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Take the best 80s phone poll
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Norma Howe's Game Of Life on eBay
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Regina Mundi Catholic College
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"Savage" Steve Holland on Wikipedia
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The Tall Guy trailer on YouTube
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10,000 Maniacs' "Dust Bowl" on YouTube
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The August 1989 playlist on Spotify
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Barabbas on IMDb
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"Billy Zane Not Walking Down Memory Lane on Samantha Who" at TVGuide.com
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Vanessa Paradis's "Joe Le Taxi" video on YouTube
Robert Conrad's Battle Of The Network Stars meltdown on YouTube
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Jeff Ballard's website
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Charlie Sheen's book of poetry, A Piece Of My Mind, on Amazon
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