In this episode, Luke recaps the 62nd Annual Academy Awards and sits down with his cousin-in-law Caleb and his 13-year old nephew Jake to look back at the 1990 release of the original, incomparable Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Check out all the Oscar winners from 1990 here! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork design...
Mar 31, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In this very brief episode, Luke recounts the chart topping movies and music from this week in 1990, while joining the rest of the world in navigating the new norm of social distancing and sheltering in place...with a broken computer. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through...
Mar 24, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 12
On this episode Luke sits down with his friend, cousin-in-law and former Thirty Pop Trivia Champion Caleb Sanderson to look back at the song "Turtle Power" from the now 30 year old soundtrack to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in a new installment of their segment, Bad Words. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designe...
Mar 17, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 11
On this episode Luke is joined once again by regular guest Aaron Hale to look back at the release of Kid N Play's film debut, House Party in a new installment of Film Depreciation. Luke is also joined by basketball legend Bo Kimble to discuss the 30th anniversary of the tragic and unexpected passing of his best friend and teammate, 23 year old Hank Gathers. EPISODE LINKS Click here to check out Podchaser.com! Click here for more info on Podcast Brunch Club! Click here to listen to Sorry To Hear ...
Mar 10, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
On this episode Luke looks back at the film debut of Tom Clancy's character Jack Ryan in the Sean Connery film The Hunt For Red October. He also reminisces on the release of Bell Biv DeVoe's hip hop classic, "Poison." Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podcastmusic.com...
Mar 03, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 9
On this episode Luke is joined by regular guest Aaron Hale to look back at the 32nd annual Grammy Awards from February 21st, 1990. Click here to hear (and read the comments section for) Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill's "Where Do We Go From Here?" Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music li...
Feb 24, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Luke takes a quick look back at Billy Idol's life-altering motorcycle accident, Nelson Mandela's release from prison, and the music and movies that topped the charts 30 years ago this week and last. To see the music videos for the top songs in 1990, click below: Paula Abdul - "Opposite's Attract" Skyy - "Real Love" Ruby Turner - "It's Gonna Be Alright" Salt N Pepa - "Expression" Eddie Rabbitt - "On Second Thought" Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check ...
Feb 17, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In memory of the dearest friend and most fun podcast co-host there ever was, Nathan Schartz, we're taking a break from regular production this week, following his unexpected passing, and sharing a story from our Patron-only series of audio memoirs, Smokes, that focused largely on Nathan. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner A...
Feb 10, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode Luke looks back on the 1990 Super Bowl, and then is joined by Hailie Durrett to explore the potential soundtrack for her conception 30 years ago this week, with emotional support from their mutual friend, Emily Fraker. Things get weird. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Musi...
Feb 03, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode Luke and Aaron Hale hop on a call to look back at Salt-n-Pepa's very hooky (but not very well written) "Expression," in a new installment of Bad Words. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podcastmusic.com LINKS Be sure to follow and tag Thirty Pop on Ins...
Jan 27, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode Luke looks back with actor Michael Gross (Family Ties, Cool As Ice) and writer S.S. Wilson (Short Circuit, *batteries not included) at the release of their now cult classic, Tremors, starring Kevin Bacon, on January 19, 1990. Click here to see all the 47th Annual Golden Globe Award winners! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixe...
Jan 20, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of Thirty Pop Luke looks back on all kinds of pop culture news from this week in 1990, including the birth of a well-known Australian actor, the launch of a space shuttle, and the (forthcoming) release of MC Hammer's smash album, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em, alongside his friend and past guest, former Mouseketeer, Damon Pampolina. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness!...
Jan 13, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this, the brief first episode of a brand new decade, Luke does a quick recap of this week in 1990, and sets the stage for a brand new season of Thirty Pop. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podcastmusic.com LINKS Be sure to follow and tag Thirty Pop on Instagram ! ...
Jan 06, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this final episode of the inaugural season of Thirty Pop, Luke recaps tons of pop culture news from throughout 1989, and is joined by podcaster and Comic Book Man, Ming Chen , to look back at all that Hollywood had to offer over the course of that year. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale ...
Dec 31, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke sits down with former guest Jolie Britt and their mutual friend Ellen Cooley to talk about the birth of pop royalty Taylor Swift, with whom they're perhaps embarrassingly obsessed. He also talks to actor Luke Edwards about his culture-shaping 1989 movie The Wizard! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by L...
Dec 23, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 43
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke sits down with former guest Jolie Britt and their mutual friend Ellen Cooley to talk about the birth of pop royalty Taylor Swift, with whom they're perhaps embarrassingly obsessed. He also talks to actor Luke Edwards about his culture-shaping 1989 movie The Wizard! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by L...
Dec 16, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke is joined by longtime friend, Thirty Pop sponsor, and founder of Truly Horrible Things, Stevie Berryman to recap some of the MOST truly horrible things from the 80s one last time! Click here to read the Wikipedia article about Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire!" Click here to check out Truly Horrible Things! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness!...
Dec 09, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke is joined by Episode 1 guest, Nick Willard, for a special look back at National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. He also recaps the MLB salary war, and new albums from Technotronic and UB40. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podcastmus...
Dec 02, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke is joined by Eric Silver and Michael Shubert , the hosts of one of his very favorite podcasts, Horse , to look back at the 1989-90 NBA, and by his friend and production assistant, and fellow Back to the Future II fanatic, Salman Virani, to reminisce on the release of that film 30 years after its release. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE ...
Nov 25, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke takes a quick peek forward at the last couple months of the year, and then is joined by his friend and semi-regular guest Stephanie to look back 30 years at Amy Heckerling's Look Who's Talking! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podc...
Nov 18, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke takes a quick peek forward at the last couple months of the year, and then is joined by his friend and semi-regular guest Stephanie to look back 30 years at Amy Heckerling's Look Who's Talking! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podc...
Nov 11, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this brief episode of Thirty Pop, Luke looks back 30 years at the new number one single on the Billboard charts, Roxette's " Listen To Your Heart ," and is joined by his lifelong best friend Nathan Schartz to discuss the franchise debuts of two brand new NBA teams, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edit...
Nov 04, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 36
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke offers up a quick look back at TWO weeks worth of pop culture news, including the debut album from Nine Inch Nails, the World Series altering Loma Prieta Earthquake, and The Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky, as he preps for a week off to relocate his recording studio. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed b...
Oct 21, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke sits down with his old friend from high school, Brandon Green , to reflect back on the release of one of the most irritatingly hooky songs in hip hop history, Just A Friend, from one hit wonder Biz Markie. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed ...
Oct 14, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke sits down with his dear friend and past guest, singer/songwriter Latifah Alattas to look back at the ladies who were owning the pop charts 30 years ago this week, Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podc...
Oct 07, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke peeks back at the single most boring week in 1989 pop culture news, reviews his 5 favorite retro accounts on Instagram, reminisces on the death of one of the greatest cartoons of all time, and talks about the embarrassments of adolescence with regular guests Aaron Hale and Nate Williams . Luke's Top 5 Retro Pop Culture Instagram Accounts! @bradtothepast @retro__rick @thatsclassic @throwbacklounge1 @80sthen80snow Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: ...
Sep 30, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Nate Williams returns to reminisce with Luke on the 1989 debut of ABC's Friday night block of sitcoms, TGIF. Luke also recounts the major album releases from this week in 1989. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podcastmusic.com LINKS Be ...
Sep 23, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode of Thirty Pop, Luke and regular co-host Nate Williams look back at Aerosmith's album Pump, and all the ridiculously euphemistic language thereon in a new edition of their segment, Bad Words. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and mixed by Luke Brawner Artwork designed by Heather Hale Music licensed through podcastmusic.com LINKS Be s...
Sep 16, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode of Thirty Pop Luke and his friend and fellow podcaster, author and pop culture aficianado Lincee Ray spend some time looking back at The New Kids On The Block's album and single "Hangin' Tough." Luke also counts down five of the cringiest parts of that album in a new edition of Truly Horrible Things. Click here to check out Truly Horrible Things! Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop cul...
Sep 09, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode of Thirty Pop Luke and regular guest Aaron Hale finally spend some time looking back at John Hughes's and John Candy's comedy blockbuster Uncle Buck in a segment called Film Depreciation, then Luke visits with actress Jean Louisa Kelly, who played the role of 15-year old rebel Tia in the film. Stream this week's Thirty Pop Mixtape Playlist: Apple Music | Spotify MERCH Check out our store on TeePublic.com for more retro pop culture goodness! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced, edited and m...
Sep 02, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 28
