The Pixel People Pod

The Pixel People Pod

This is a show about the 80's and how much they RULED...hosted each week by Greg, Jan and Chris, all three children of the 80s. We're also occasionally joined by James and Janalyn, the Pixel Peeps..give us a listen! #80s #80snostalgia #80smusic

Episodes

April 13, 2026 53 mins

It's time for another PIxel People album talk episode. This week Greg, Jan and Chris take on 1989's "Full Moon Fever", Tom Petty's first solo album. Does it still hold up? Tune in and find out! #80smusic #80s #nostalgia

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In this special episode, we break from the usual and have Greg and Jan interview people about the first car they had as a child of the 80s, but also the car they WANTED as an 80s child..we also read several listener submissions as well..check it out! #80s #nostalgia #cars

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This week Greg, Jan and Chris discuss the 1984 coming of age comedy Sixteen Candles, the first movie both written and directed by 80's movie legend John Hughes. Check it out! #80s #80smovies #nostalgia

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In this episode Greg, Jan and Chris discuss the band breakup that shook rock music, Roth is out, Hagar is in..the 1985 Van Halen split! We discuss stuff that lead up to it, the behind the scenes stuff that went on during and after it, and our thoughts on the different variations of the band, including the Gary Cherone years. Check it out! #80s #80smusic #nostalgia

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Yep, time flies, it's time for another Pixel People Pod album review episode. This week we take on U2's biggest album "The Joshua Tree" one of the biggest selling albums of the 1980s...going into this, the 3 of us weren't real U2 fans..did we come out of it as fans? Give it a listen and find out! #80s #80smusic #nostalgia #U2

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On this episode Greg, Jan and Chris discuss this year's nominees for the Rock and Roll HOF and give their thoughts on who should and shouldn't get in...we're sure this will fire up some listeners because we definitely have some takes. #80s #nostalgia #music

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In this episode Greg, Jan and Chris discuss the passing of Hollywood and 80s legend Robert Carradine. We discuss some of his most famous roles and then do a discussion on his movie "Revenge of the Nerds" and how it even with some dating issues still stands up as an 80s iconic movie. This is a must-listen episode..check it out! #80s #nostalgia #80smovies

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On this episode, Greg, Jan and Chris discuss the big 80's rock music ballads. We discuss our favorites and throw out others that were deserving of attention. Did your favorite make the list? Listen and let us know! #80s #80smusic #nostalgia

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It's another album review episode...this week, Greg, Jan and Chris S jump into "No Jacket Required", Phil Collins' 12 million selling monster. Does it still hold up? Listen and see what we think! #80s #80smusic #nostalgia #philcollins

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In this episode Greg, Jan and Chris discuss the monster 1987 album "Def Leppard: Hysteria". We talk about the making of it, the trials and tribulations involved in it's creation and we do a song by song discussion on it.

#80s⁠ ⁠#80smusic #nostalgia #defleppard

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February 9, 2026 35 mins

In this episode Greg and Jan are joined by Janalyn to go over our usual 80s topics then we hit Janalyn with "What did this cost? "getting a 14 year old's take on what items cost in 1985 vs what they cost in 2025..check it out! #80s #nostalgia #80skids #retro

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In this episode Greg, Jan and Chris discuss the child custody drama/arm wrestling mix-up movie Over The Top, starring Sylvester Stallone. A movie that was a letdown in 1987 surprisingly gets a lot of discussion out of the 3 of them...check it out!

#80s #nostalgia #80smovies

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In this episode, with the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster coming up on it's 40th year anniversary, Greg, Jan and Chris S discuss their memories of this as children of the 80s who witnessed it happen in real time.. #80s #nostalgia #news

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January 12, 2026 53 mins

In this episode Greg, Jan and Janalyn discuss Stranger Things now that it's over. Didn't watch it? Well that doesn't matter, because this is a spoiler-free episode, and it's not really even ABOUT the series, it's about all the 80's things the series revolved around and how much they got right about the decade. Even if you never plan on watching the series, give this one a listen, you'll be glad you did..

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Greg, Jan and Chris discuss the 80s comedy "Trading Places" and discuss if it still holds up, whether it could be done today, and trivia involved in it. We also have our weekly Jan's Gnarly News segment and for the 2nd time ever, "What did this Cost" segment.

#80s #nostalgia #80smovies

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On this Christmas day episode we look at events and news items that happened on Dec 25, the decade of the 80s.

#80s #80sretro #retro #nostalgia #1980s #80snostalgia #80svibes

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On this episode Greg and Jan are joined by Janalyn to discuss the biggest selling kids to children from the years 1975 to 1990 and then we discuss the favorite gifts WE got as children..

#80s #80sretro #retro #nostalgia #1980s #80snostalgia #80svibes #christmas

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Whether they have been overplayed or we just flat out hate them, these are the 80s songs we never want to hear on our radios again! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nostalgia⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#80s⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#80smusic

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In this episode Greg and Jan have a "special discussion" on the "Very Special Episodes" of 80s television...

#1980s #podcast #nostalgia #80s #80snostalgia #veryspecialepisode #80stv #80stvshows

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In this episode, Greg and Jan go over the 12 highest box office grossing movies of the 80s. This episode is part 2 of 2 and covers numbers 6-1. Give it a listen, is one of your favorites on the list?

#80s #80sretro #retro #nostalgia #1980s #80snostalgia #80svibes

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