50 Best 1980s Music Podcasts

The Podcast Talks about '80s music.

Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80's, including rare and hard to find music you forgot you've missed! more

70's & 80's Hard Rock, Hairband, Classic Rock, and Heavy Metal Trivia Podcast.

Go back in time to the greatest decade of the 20th century the 1980s! The 80's at 8 features all the best songs of the 1980's. Not only will you hear great music but you'll also learn interesting trivia about each song. more

Welcome to 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. more

A podcast about the intersection of the music, politics, and culture of the 1980s.

Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80's, including rare and hard to find music you forgot you've missed! more

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. more

Los Angeles radio show hosts, Toscano & and Chang bring in the '80s morning and afternoon radio show feel back! With special guests, both in the entertainment industry from the '80s and from beyond our realm, they bring wacky skits and stories from their generation. Together they are introducing the '80s to a whole new generation. more

This show features interviews with legacy bands and performers from the Classic Rock, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Pop, and Oldies genres. Ray White, multi-award nominated host of Classic Artists Today and Coool CAT, an internationally syndicated radio show, brings you the latest from the musicians from the '60s, '70s, '80s and 90's who have sold hundreds of millions of albums. more

The 80's Glam Metalcast features interviews with your favorite Rock & Metal artists from the '80s and beyond. more

KCAA: The Better 80s Music Show. The KCAA Radio 'The stations that leave no listener behind!' Serving the Inland Empire and beyond. more

Take a weekly trip back to the 80s, without the DeLorean! Every week, we highlight the hits and headlines from this week in a certain year in the 80s. We cover all news, pop culture, TV, movies, and of course, music. Hear the popular songs with a trip up the charts for the week, and find out which stars of today were born during the Greatest Decade Ever! It's a feast of 80s music and information for one hour every week! more

Join DJ Detroit the first Tuesday of every month, as he plays you the latest music by some of your favorite 80's artists in the alternative and pop genres. more

Dave and Holly, your 80s music aficionados, talk to the artists and music industry insiders that made it the greatest decade for music. We are a proud member of The Pantheon Network - Podcasts for Music Lovers more

A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It's a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music. more

A deep dive into the decade the Taste Police denied, 80sography offers interviews with the great, the good and the even better of a time of originality, individuality and zestful vitality. Shumon! more

Brian and Sarah are your hosts for this look back at albums from the New Wave and Classic Rock genres- albums which have earned a permanent spot in their record collection. The hosts start the discussion with a history of the album, followed by their personal history with it. Over the course of two episodes, they do a track-by-track review of the album and the videos that accompany the singles. They conclude by each giving the album a final review and rating of zero to 100 record adapters. Join Brian and Sarah in this fun look back at the hits- along with some misses of the 70s and 80s! more

Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80's, including rare and hard to find music you forgot you've missed! more

The podcast about people who make cool music! BEYOND SYNTH is the best synth music chat show there is. Featuring artists and producers who make synthwave/new-retro/electronic music and much more!! We talk Music, games, movies, the 80s, and lots more while I play samples of the guest's music. more

A collection of notable synthwave tracks featured on HearTHis.At.

A Podcast where a Dad educates his Daughter on 80s music now that she's old enough to appreciate the songs and videos that she used to associate as outdated, rubbish music when being subjected to it in the car on the way to school.Each week Rebekah will listen to some 80s musicians her Dad, Russell, recommends and will then discuss on the Podcast what she thought of the songs, videos and image of the musicians. Russell will share information on chart placing and overall success of the singer/band. more

Classic Hip Hop - Golden, Silver, Bronze Era. All 80s Hip Hop to circa '98 Podcast discussing the Golden and Silver era of Hip Hop: Emcees, Groups, Crews, Battles. You will find lists, debates, good memories, Hip Hop Education, Cultivating Knowledge, and more. more

A companion to my Alternative 80's podcast, reliving some of the greatest tunes from the best decade for music - the 80's. We focus on Alternative selections like Altered Images, Killing Joke, Seona Dancing, Art of Noise, Heaven 17, and more. more

Stuck in the '80s explores that MTV-generation nostalgia that still stirs up emotion no matter what the age. Whether it's '80s movies, pop culture, music or old-school memories, this engaging podcast will help you reminisce and chuckle about a defining era of history. Rad! more

It's the world's loudest podcast as hosts Steve Davies, Richard Napthine and Mark Norman take their collective 120 years of worship at the altar of golden era hard rock and heavy metal (1970-ish to 1996-ish), cut the ribbon on their newly-built Hard Rock Hall of Fame - and debate the albums that have earned their places in its gilded rooms. more

Welcome to 'Pop Gays of a Certain Age', the podcast that explores the pop music that shaped a generation. Join our hosts as they take a trip down memory lane and discuss the hits and misses from the 80s to today.Whether you're a die-hard fan or a casual listener, the Pop Gays of a Certain Age will serve up plenty of witty banter, and plenty of nostalgia, keeping you entertained and informed. more

Discussion of 80's and 90's industrial and alternative music.

Since 1996, THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW has been causing chaos throughout the world on the strength of their no holds barred, uncensored look at pop culture, sex, politics, religion, movies, tv and music... yes, that glorious classic hard rock that peaked in the mid '80s!Neeley and Chris continue to bring you 6 hours of the best 'shock jock' type radio going today! If you aren't a pussy, check them out! more

Welcome to Synthpop Symphony, the ultimate destination for the finest selection of new and classic electronic dance music. This captivating show takes you on a thrilling journey through the realms of Electropop, New Wave, Synthwave, Italo Disco, and Alternative Electronic dance music, spanning from the iconic sounds of the 80s to the cutting-edge tracks of today. more

The 1980s Now is a weekly examination of the importance of 80s pop culture and its continued influence today. We demonstrate that nostalgia alone doesn't account for the contemporary fascination with our favorite decade. Instead, we share personal experiences and interview experts including icons from 80s music, movies, and TV to demonstrate the 'era of greed' bore the greatest moments in movies, music, television, and sports. The show is equally entertaining and informative. more

Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast is hosted by Marc Wasserman, author of Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History published by DiWulf Publishing. Wasserman helped to found Bigger Thomas -- the first ska band from New Jersey -- in 1988 and had a front-row seat to watch the growth of American ska. Ska Boom is the audio companion to the book, which tells the origin stories of 18 American ska and reggae bands and one national tour from the early 80s through the mid-90s that helped to give birth to and define a uniquely American version of ska and reggae. more

Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970s and 1980s but not excluding music from any era. There is no other common theme and a gentle ballad may be followed by some heavyish metal followed by some virtuoso guitar work. Between the music tracks, we follow sidetracks courtesy of the International Express. This weekly overseas version of a popular UK tabloid always contains a remarkable number of odd and quirky articles that cause eyebrows to rise in astonishment. more

185 Miles South. A hardcore punk rock podcast hosted by Zack Nelson.

A modern history podcast inspired by the lyrics of Billy Joel. Billy didn't just write an unforgettable smash-hit with 'We Didn't Start The Fire', he also created the most fascinating, random, and original history of the post-war world. Each episode, a new lyric and a fresh subject, all presented by Katie Puckrik and Tom Fordyce. It's politics, rock 'n' roll, sport, space, television, the Cold War, explored and explained by historians, eyewitnesses, and mega-fans. more

Join Connor as he plays his favorite tracks from across the decades. Rock, Pop, and other great music!

Welcome to Synth Zone! This is a live radio show and podcast dedicated to the music of Synthwave, Synthpop, and 80's inspired music! more

Cousin Brucie's Saturday Night Rock and Roll Party airs live on 77 WABC every Saturday night from 6PM-10PM, featuring music from the 1950s through the 1980s. more

Find 70-80S DISCO music mixes in this podcast.

Broadcasting since 1980, BACK TO FUNK is Australias longest running funk music radio show. Not only has the show been a long-time fixture on Sydneys airwaves, but over the years fans have also been treated to rare interviews with funk heavyweights such as George Clinton, Kool Bell (Kool & the Gang), Charlie Wilson (Gap Band), Fred Wesley and members of James Brown's Band, Todd Terje, Mr Scruff, Jamie Liddell, and Lance Ferguson from The Bamboos. The show is currently hosted by DJ MEEM, a celebrated DJ and music producer who has performed at some of the countries biggest festivals, and is credited as a pioneer of electronic music in Australia. Back to Funk reaches a wide and diverse audience, and features many styles of music. It has always represented and promoted black music styles, and was integral to the development of hip hop culture in throughout the 80's and 90's in Sydney. Back to Funk airs every Monday from 12:00 2:00pm on 2ser107.3FM and streams live at 2ser.com Each week DJ MEEM resurfaces old funk, soul, disco and boogie gems while also exploring a diverse range of all other related styles including afrobeat, african, hip hop, reggae, latin, jazz, blues, beats and more. Tune in for interviews, new releases, and a huge array of forgotten funky masterpieces. more

A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers one week that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded with forgotten movies, timeless TV episodes and songs best left to the past. We'll examine TV, movies, music and video games from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. more

The Legacy Music Hour podcast was created in 2010 by Brent Weinbach and Rob F. for the purpose of sharing and talking about video game music from specifically the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. No remixes, no covers, no video game inspired music -just pure, original music from the NES, SNES, Genesis, and more. more