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Dec 5, 2025 58 min

S2 E15: New Coke Panic & Weird Science Gone Wild 🚀🥤⚡

from 80s Show Podcast Hosted by Damian Raffele + Bill Lassiter

This week, Bill & Damian tackle two legendary 80s misadventures: the New Coke fiasco and the gloriously chaotic movie Weird Science. First, marketing pro Michael Daehn joins to unpack the 1980s Cola Wars and how Coca-Cola sparked a nationwide meltdown with New Coke. 🥤🔥 Then it’s onto Trigger Warning (Not) Required: Weird Science, where the guys revisit John Hughes’ teenage fever dream of bras-on-head, supernatural computer magic, Kelly LeBrock perfection, and Bill Paxton literally turning into a pile of… something. 🧪👙💩 Fast, funny, nostalgic, and undeniably 80s. Rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ & follow or we’re bringing back New Coke.

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