Week In Review: ‘80s/’90s Nostalgia, Simpler Times, and the Luxuries We Took for Granted

Weekend Review: ‘80s/’90s Nostalgia, Simpler Times, and the Luxuries We Took for Granted Jason Wright reflects on nostalgia for the ’80s and ’90s, noting that older music is popular again and arguing that life felt simpler before today’s intense political division. He cites a Vanilla Ice interview about performers dropping out of a White House 250-year celebration over Trump and praises Ice’s wish to return to a fun, non-political era. Using a BuzzFeed list about “luxuries” from the ’80s, Jason recalls special-occasion restaurant meals (like Red Lobster), traveling to another town just to go to McDonald’s, long-distance phone charges, black-and-white TVs, small servings of orange juice, motel stays and road trips with coolers and roadside picnics, watching MTV only while traveling, wall-to-wall carpeting, real butter, and having your own bedroom. He shares family trip mishaps and vivid music memories, and invites listeners to share their own childhood luxuries and experiences. 00:00 Welcome and Nostalgia 00:21 Music Then and Now 01:54 Politics Took Over 02:37 Vanilla Ice on Fun 05:30 No More Rock Bands 07:11 BuzzFeed Luxury List 08:37 Eating Out Was Special 09:24 McDonalds Road Trip 10:29 Hand Me Downs Story 13:51 Long Distance and TV 15:30 Travel Motels MTV 19:55 Flights and Road Trips 23:22 More Old Luxuries 24:09 Kids Take It For Granted 25:45 Simplicity and Memories 28:52 Summer Memory Lane 31:06 Closing and Comments