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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 55 MIN

Our Favorite Pop and Alternative Songs from 1984-89 with Marni Penning

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It's Tuesday, (and) we're in love with these songs that were the soundtrack to our most of our teen years. Our guide on this tour to yesteryear is our friend, award-winning audiobook narrator, actor and bestselling author, Marni Penning! In this episode, Marni and each of the Fine Beats Crew list their favorite pop and alternative songs of the late 80s, and talk about the line between popular and alternative (and when they are almost the same thing). This is a really, really fun episode, and check this space and our social media for playlists of the songs we mention. Good stuff!Marni Penning is an Award-winning audiobook narrator, actress, & Amazon Bestselling Author. She's been acting onstage since age 8, including 54 productions of 23 of Shakespeare's plays, and co-founded Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (now in its 30th year!). Marni has performed on stages all over the US and in England and Scotland, and now gets to play ALL the parts in audiobooks recorded in her broadcast-quality home studio, with over 330 titles available on Audible, 500+ large-cast recordings for Graphic Audio (including the ACOTAR, Fourth Wing, and Crescent City series), and 600+ articles narrated for the Curio app.You can find out more about Marni on her website, theladyhamlet.com! You can also check out her book, The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor, a guide to less-panicked auditions. She is also theladyhamlet on Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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