GenX Journeys: Huey Lewis and the News

Put on your skinny tie, crank the horn section, and try not to "black out" when you meet your heroes. 😄 In this roundtable episode, Paul is joined by GenX Book Club cohorts Suzanne Mattaboni and Del Roehling, plus special guests Caroline Connelly and Claire Young (from St. Louis, proudly repping their Huey shrine/koozie energy), to celebrate the music, movies, memories, and mythos of Huey Lewis and the News. We talk iconic hits, deep cuts, MTV-era videos, Back to the Future perfection, We Are the World, the "Ghostbusters" lawsuit, and Huey's later-life health challenges—plus a detour into 80s cruises, costumes, and the kind of friendship origin story you only get when someone barges into your office and says, "We're going on a boat." What You'll Hear in This Episode How Huey Lewis accidentally became the reason an entire friend group (and a whole company!) exists First Huey memories: MTV, family road trips, and that Back to the Future opening scene that still hits every time Album talk: Picture This, Sports, Fore!, and favorite tracks (including the underrated ones) Huey's Meniere's disease and how it changed his relationship with music and performing The legendary We Are the World documentary moments The American Psycho "Hip to Be Square" cultural imprint (and Huey's spoof with Weird Al) Meeting Huey in person… and the extremely relatable "I blacked out" phenomenon Back to the Future: The Musical and its extra love letter to Huey Bonus: 80s Cruise talk—lineups, traditions, costumes, and why the bathtub had to be sacrificed   Guests & Links Caroline Connelly + Claire Young (Clocktower Experiences) Website: ClocktowerEXM.com (Events, festivals, activations, fashion shows, tournaments, and more) Suzanne Mattaboni 📖 Suzanne Mattaboni (Author of Once in a Lifetime) 🔹 Get her book anywhere books are sold, including Kindle Unlimited and onceinalifetimenovel.com 🔹 Visit her at suzannemattaboni.com 🔹 Follow Suzanne: 📷 Instagram: @suzannemattaboni80s 🐦 X: @suzmattaboni 📘 Facebook: Suzanne Mattaboni 🎙️ Del Roehling (Host of 80s at 8 on 91.1 WEDM FM) 🔹 Tune in to 80s at 8 for all your favorite throwback tunes 🔹 Get your daily dose of '80s news on the 80s at 8 Facebook page 💡 Connect with GenX Journeys 🌎 Website: GenXJourneys.net 📩 Email: [email protected] 📺 YouTube: @GenXJourneys 📷 Instagram: @GenXJourneys 🐦 Twitter/X: @Returntothe80s 📘 Facebook: GenX Journeys 🎥 TikTok: @GenXJourneys 🎧 Subscribe to the GenX Journeys Podcast on: ✅ Apple Podcasts ✅ Spotify ✅ iHeartRadio ✅ Podbean ✅ PlayerFM