This week the guys travel back to March 1984 and ride the highs of Diamond Dave's final record with Van Halen. Jared teaches us how to correctly prepare for a tornado, Curt gives us the rundown of Duke's starting five in the mid-1980s, and Rietveld gets on the bad side of Yoko Ono.

Its our favorite time of year and we all have our favorite holiday songs...Of course there are a few we absolutely hate too . We breakdown what Rolling Stone claims to be the 10 best Christmas songs according to their readers (#fakenews) and we correct it with our authentic and obvioulsy better choices. We have oldies, classics, reggae, and straight up pop...Come one, come all!  Check out our holiday Spotify playlist...I promise you, you will like it.

Did you know "Red Red Wine" was a Neil Diamond song? Welp, neither did UB40 when they recorded it in 1983.  Come find out what UB40 stands for and how their lead singer bought the band's first set of instruments. Jared gives you some tidbits on his girl Margaret Thatcher, while Curtis says Pink Floyd stinks but Astro (the rapper) is the man...you will be introduced to Astro in the pod...come for the ride.

Did you know "Red Red Wine" was a Neil Diamond song? Welp, neither did UB40 when they recorded it in 1983.  Come find out what UB40 stands for and how their lead singer bought the band's first set of instruments. Jared gives you some tidbits on his girl Margaret Thatcher, while Curtis says Pink Floyd stinks but Astro (the rapper) is the man...you will be introduced to Astro in the pod...come for the ride.

This week the fellas head to the early 90s to take a deep dive into the record-breaking mega hit, "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams.  This songs absolutely destroys faces across the globe and stays #1 in the UK for 18 weeks! 18 WEEKS! The guys hit on the biggest Emmy winning tv shows of 1991 & Jared tries to tell us "Time Cop" is a solid movie. We find out that Curt has seen Shania Twain live and he loves Trisha Yearwood...Who knew? Rietveld is forced to tell us his run-in with the...

This week the guys travel to August 7, 1986 to tackle Peter Cetera's power ballad for Karate Kid II, "Glory of Love."  We will learn about why Cetera looks like a ventriloquist when he sings, his love for pleated high waisted pants, and what song won the 1986 Oscar for best song in a movie.  What is the best Chicago song? The boys debate their fav Chicago jam and 1980s movie song. Jared teaches us about trickle-down economics suring the Reagan years, while Curt fills out an application to...

This week the idiots head back to July 31, 1981 to breakdown Rick Springfield's cult classic "Jesse's Girl." We learn about Curt's Scarlet Fever diagnosis and Jared shows off his "Hackman" skills.  Did you know Springfield was Australian? Me neither...come learn some more about this "General Hospital" heartthrob.

This week the guys tackle a monster hit, that people simply refuse to understand what it means.  The show breaks down the crazy successful career of the shortlived run of The Police and the money making power of "Every Breath You Take." This baseball themed episode teaches us about the greatest story ever told by Hall of Famer, George Brett and how Sting decided to go solo when he visited the junkyard known as Shea Stadium in New York.  Curt informs us that he is a scarlet fever survivor...

This week the gents discuss the lyrical genius of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back." With lyrics involving sports (Flo-Jo), pop culture icons (Fonda), #1 selling cars (Honda), and a cooking lesson (red beans & rice), how could this song not be iconic. The guys hit on the set of the controversial video &  MTV's temporary banning of sensual take on the female's backside. They hit on Mix-a-Lot's often forgotten prior success and debunk the incorrect moniker of "one-hit wonder" for the...

This week the guys tackle a tribute song to late Eazy E. One of the most recognizable groups in recent memory, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony score a monster hit with "Tha Crossroads" back in June 1996 while utilizing cutting edge CGI for their dark but ultimately positive video. In this episode, the three dorks from Lugoff, Curt, Jared, and Brian pick out their "Bone" names while givng you the incredible history of this famous and underrated rap group, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. You will learn about the...

The midway point of 1982 was very similar in the United States as it is today. Inflation was through the roof, interest rates were creeping to frustrating highs, and recession was staring down the American economy. In short, the USA was a little down and out in 1982 and needed a little pick-me-up. Who better than a knighted British superstar and a blind, funkmaster to come save the day with a warm and fuzzy song. This week the boys from Lugoff fight the power with Paul McCartney and...

This week, Curtis proves his adoration and expertise in Men's Gymnastic, Jared finally gets a top 10 countdown correct, and Rietveld revisits his frosted tipped hair inspired by all the dudes from the late 90s.  The guys breakdown the collosal hit "Time After Time" and Cyndi Lauper's not-so-quiet impact on the rise of pro wrestling in the United States. You will learn how Lauper not only has a Grammy but also a Tony, and later becoming an outspoken leader in the fight against homelessness by...

The teen idols of Hanson are our subject for this week's deep dive. The bubblegum pop smash "MmmBop" has a deeper background than you may think. We hit on how the Hanson bros are connected to the Beastie Boys and our boy Adam Schlesinger, while debating on the beauty of Junior Mints. 

This week we take a deep dive into one of the most talented artists of the 1980s, George Micheal and his band Wham! Wham! gets sued, George Michael gets censored, and Andrew Ridgely teached us the beauty of the backflip as we take a trip down memory lane with Wham!.  We introduce a new segment starring Curtis Keith and the music savant once again proves why he is one of the brightest when it comes to pop culture.  Jared informs the listeners about Farmer Don's, while Rietveld drops the hard...

This week we explore Rick Dees becoming the US Ambassador to China while compact discs are the new hot thing in the USA. Jared gives us his best Hackman impersonation, while Curt tells about the his Senior Prom Songs that include hits from Richie Valens and Buddy Holiday. We learn Rietveld's favorite karaoke song is TLC's "Red Light Special" and we breakdown one of the best summer jams of a generation. This episode is Biblical...you will see what I mean.

What do you get when 46 Grammy award winning artists, hall of famers, musicians,  mountains of cocaine, and Dan Aykroyd together? A mammoth 7-plus minute song that will raise $75 million for Ethiopia or as the Americans say - Africa. We break down who crushes their parts and who apparently snuck in the backdoor. We pick our MVP, Sixth Man Award, and who we would sub in and out of this pop culture phenomenon. We also learn that Prince hates charity.

Do you love bro-tanks and bird tattoos? Maybe you enjoy debates on the worst songs of the 1990s? Perhaps you dig movies with nudity like Jared, while also wondering if there is a QB curse at the University of Kentucky...then this is your episode. We breakdown the strong jawline of Mark McGrath, the deep meaning of "Halo hanging from her 4 post bed," and discuss the rise of the genius that is McG.

What husky boy legendary singer inspired this Bangles hit of 1989? Do you know the history of the Adult Contemporary Chart? Did Jared lie about "not" going to a wet t-shirt contest? Susanna Hoff or Belinda Carlisle?  These are are some of the questions we will answer in this week's episode of Paging Rick Dees: The Number 1 Songs of Our Youth. Some amazing 6 degrees to movies, music, and Lugoff, SC in this one.

House divided! One calls this one of the most important songs in American history, while one of us says this song stinks! Come find out about the history of the movie "Porky's" to the first NCAA Women's Basketball  Championship to how Joan Jett found this British song to cover and change rock and roll history.  Curt and Jared may throw elbows after this episode.

The Pledge of Allegiance - Check Curt breaking down acting classes at a tech school - Check Jared talking about all the "new dinosaurs" in Jurassic Park - Check A doozy of an episode with a hypnotic Swedish jam that you will hum the rest of the week - "The Sign" by Ace of Base is catchy as all get out, but there is some amazing history with both this song and the band....check it out here.

This week we tell you about Rick Dees' out-of-the-blue spoof platinum hit "Disco Duck." Jared tells us lies about the top 40 hits of 1986 and his Haley's Comet sighting, while Curt connects Mr. Mister's "Kyrie" to the NBA's most infamous anti-vaxxer, Kyrie Irving. Rietveld rehashes the crazy story of when Mr. Mister travels to Chile and stands up to the military dictator, Augusto Pinochet.

Before he was a character on "Sex in the City" this artist was writing number 1 hits during the end of the hair band era. Who do you ask? You will have to take a listen to this week's episode as we breakdown this #1 hit song and go down memory lane in Curt's "Mechanical Drawing" class and Jared singing to his girlfriend on the special bus on a field trip. Mr. Big's smash hit - "To Be With You" is this week's song breakdown. We talk about the brilliance of Eric Martin's simple lyrics and...

We breakdown one of the most iconic video/song combination in music video history. Do you know where Tom & Jerry, yeah that Tom & Jerry started? What about who choreographed the Duran Duran's "Notorious" video or  designed the crazy, amazing "Coming to America" wedding scene? You will after today's breakdown of our #1 hit back in February 1990.