EGO: Eighties Geek Out
Most Recent Episodes
EGO: The Eighties Geek Out Podcast – Episode 16: The Year in Music – 1981
Brad and Ian dust off their cassette players to walk you through their favorite albums from 1981. How much new wave does Brad have on his list and is it somehow more than the heavy metal on Ian’s list? Tune in to find out!
EGO: The Eighties Geek Out Podcast – Episode 15: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dust off your fedora, coil your whip and get ready for adventure as Brad and Ian take a deep dive into the 1981 action film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Does this classic hold up? What might have been if Tom Selleck took the role and not Harrison Ford? The boys also get...
EGO: The Eighties Geek Out Podcast – Episode 14: G.I. Joe A Real American Hero
It’s the biggest EGO yet and one befitting the great GI Joe toy line! Brad and Ian are Gung Ho over the Joes and that’s no Snow Job. They also talk about the Mandalorian for 20 minutes, so flex your swivel arm battle grip and hang on!
About the Podcast
EGO: Eighties Geek Out is a nostalgia-fueled trip back into the 1980s. Every month hosts Brad Anderson and Ian Clark will look back fondly on their favorite toys, movies, video games, comic books, music, games and TV shows from the 1980s.
Brad Anderson – Having clawed his way of out of an early 70’s ovarian Bastille into a cultural landscape filled with Mego dolls, Micronauts, Matchbox cars, James Bond & Bruce Lee video discs, baseball cards and a healthy fear of Steve Austin’s nemesis, Bionic Bigfoot, it was evident early on that Brad was going to embrace and absorb the entirety of the forthcoming decade, “The 80s.” like no other. Gone were days of K-tels Greatest Hits. Enter The Police, Depeche Mode and Culture Club. Brad currently resides in San Diego, CA, is a music aficionado, avid cyclist, de facto crew member of Starblazers and an on-call agent of S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Ian Clark – Born in the early 70s, Ian Clark grew up right in that sweet spot for 80s pop culture. Ian is a fan of Star Wars, GI Joe, Conan the Barbarian, Voltron, Dungeons & Dragons, Men at Work, Ronnie James Dio, Quantum Leap, John Carpenter movies and on and on. Ian lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons. He works as a freelance writer and standup comedian.
Episodes
EGO: The Eighties Geek Out Podcast – Episode 14: G.I. Joe A Real American Hero
It’s the biggest EGO yet and one befitting the great GI Joe toy line! Brad and Ian are Gung Ho over the Joes and that’s no Snow Job. They also talk about the Mandalorian for 20 minutes, so flex your swivel arm battle grip and hang on!
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EGO: The Eighties Geek Out Podcast – Episode 13: Nintendo Entertainment System Part 1
Brad and Ian press the two player start button and explore the first few years of the NES game library.
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EGO: The Eighties Geekout Podcast – Episode 12: The Shining
Happy Halloween! Brad and Ian celebrate the spooky month with the mother of all haunted house tales! The boys break down this iconic horror film adapted from a Stephen King novel and also look at Room 237, a documentary about theories surrounding the movie.
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EGO: The Eighties Geek Out Podcast – Episode 11: Unexplained Phenomenon
The spooky time of the year approaches! Brad and Ian talk about their favorite unexplained subjects that enthralled them as kids such as ghosts, bigfoot, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster and more! Turn off the lights and travel back in time and recall TV shows such as In Search of and Unsolved Mysteries.
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EGO: The Eighties Geek Out – Episode 10: Board Games of the 1980s
Brad and Ian dust off the dice and shine up the pop o matic bubble to talk about their favorite board games from the 1980s. From the family staples such as Monopoly and Yahtzee to geek favorites such as Axis and Allies and Avalon Hill historicals, the guys wax nostalgic once again.
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