Halloween Music Remastered 80s style

Halloween Music Remastered 80s style

Author: Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast October 31, 2025 Duration: 39:43
It's not a repeat if you haven't heard it before, so this is the perfect time to revisit Dave's favorite holiday and the one Holly tolerates because candy is involved. We talk about our favorite Halloween songs and movies that Holly has yet to see…Dave is still waiting to discuss Ed Wood with her. Plus, Holly thinks Echo & The Bunnymen's "Killing Moon" is a love song until she learns the terrifying truth. It's a dead man's party, so who can ask for more!  We are a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts. This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠The 80s Cruise⁠⁠⁠. Use promo code "WDDIM" to get $250 in onboard credit. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠The80scruise.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For anyone who lived through it, or for those who just love the sounds that defined it, the 1980s were a musical lightning strike. The (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make? is a deep, personal excavation of that era, hosted by Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos. This isn't a simple nostalgia trip or a countdown of chart-toppers. Instead, Dave and Holly use their genuine expertise and passion to guide conversations with the very people who created the decade's soundtrack. You'll hear directly from the artists, producers, engineers, and label insiders, getting the stories behind the songs that you won't find in a standard biography. Each episode feels like an intimate backstage pass, uncovering the creative decisions, the industry shifts, and the personal anecdotes that explain why this music still resonates so powerfully today. The podcast thrives on specificity-maybe one week features a synth-pop pioneer explaining the gear behind their iconic sound, while another sits down with a session musician who played on a dozen classic albums. It’s a celebration of craft and context, asking and answering the question embedded in its title: what difference did these people and their work truly make? Listening feels like joining a detailed, enthusiastic conversation between friends who just happen to have incredible guests. The result is a richly layered portrait of a decade, built one fascinating story at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?
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Valentine's Day 80s music favorites [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:02
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Duration: 1:01:45
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Andy Greene: Rolling Stone Magazine's Secret Weapon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:46
Andy Greene, Senior Writer for Rolling Stone, has been with the storied magazine since 2004. Andy shares with us his origin story of how a shy, young boy from the suburbs of Cleveland finds his way to New York City to wr…
1989 KROQ Countdown [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:53
And so it begins again, as we start our look at the top 106.7 songs played on radio station KROQ in Los Angeles in 1989. Upcoming episodes will feature ten songs each and a special guest, but for this episode, we’ll look…
Pop Culture In 1989 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:29
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80s Rock Star Commercials [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:52
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Duration: 51:57
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New Year's 80s Music Favorites [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:02
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Christmas Music Favorites [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:56
What Difference Does It Make, the 80s music podcast, celebrates our favorite 80s Christmas songs. Holly tells us how she wooed her future husband with some skiing lessons and we also do a wrap on a couple old school hip-…
Happy Holidays 80s Music Favorites [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:05
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