Free Nights And Weekends

Send us Fan MailWell, Scott calls Charlotte Rae "Martha" knowing full well that Martha Raye was Mel's mom on Alice. But on part II of the Free Nights and Weekends Podcast, Scott and co-host, Jason power through it and dive deeper into… the “very special episode.”You remember them. One week you’re watching jokes and laugh tracks… the next, someone’s getting hooked on pills, kidnapped by a bike shop owner, or learning a hard lesson about peer pressure while the studio audience sits in stunned silence.From Diff'rent Strokes to Family Ties, sitcoms of the 1980s would occasionally slam on the brakes and deliver a moral message with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer wrapped in a hug.We’re diving into: The sudden tonal whiplash that turned comedy into cautionary tales  The episodes that definitely went too far  The actors who went from punchlines to Emmy bait overnight  And why these episodes stuck with an entire generation like emotional gum under a school desk And you'll probably learn a Very Important Lesson™.So grab your after-shower snack, sit a little closer to the TV with the family, and prepare yourself…This is a very special episode… about very special episodes.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week on the Free Nights and Weekends Podcast, Scott and co-host, Jason crack open one of the strangest traditions in television history… the “very special episode.”You remember them. One week you’re watching jokes and laugh tracks… the next, someone’s getting hooked on pills, kidnapped by a bike shop owner, or learning a hard lesson about peer pressure while the studio audience sits in stunned silence.From Diff'rent Strokes to Family Ties, sitcoms of the 1980s would occasionally slam on the brakes and deliver a moral message with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer wrapped in a hug.We’re diving into: The sudden tonal whiplash that turned comedy into cautionary tales  The episodes that definitely went too far  The actors who went from punchlines to Emmy bait overnight  And why these episodes stuck with an entire generation like emotional gum under a school desk And you'll probably learn a Very Important Lesson™.So grab your after-shower snack, sit a little closer to the TV with the family, and prepare yourself…This is a very special episode… about very special episodes.Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailFrom the perfectly executed fake sick day to a citywide parade takeover, Ferris didn’t just skip school… he rewrote the rules. But beneath the sunglasses and smooth-talking confidence is the real story: Cameron, a borrowed Ferrari, and a day that was never going to end quietly.We break down: The most elaborate “I’m sick” performance ever committed to film  Why Cameron Frye is the main character  The Ferrari heard ’round the world (and why we all knew it was doomed)  Principal Rooney’s slow, beautiful unraveling  And why this movie still hits decades later Whether you wanted to be Ferris, needed a friend like Ferris, or were more of a Cameron watching it all go off the rails… this one’s for you.Because life moves pretty fast. And apparently, if you believe in yourself enough… you can skip school, hijack a parade, destroy a luxury vehicle, and still make it home before your parents notice.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailBefore streaming, before DVR… there was the VCR. In this episode of Free Nights and Weekends, Scott and Jason dive into the golden age of VHS—when families dropped $800 on a machine nobody knew how to program, video store shelves were packed with questionable titles, and “Be Kind, Rewind” wasn’t optional.From mall purchases in OKC to the chaos of early video rental shops, this episode tells the story of the moments that made movie night feel like an event. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailRemember the movie that freaked out a generation? We thought we did too. This week, Scott and Marc revisit The Amityville Horror. While it’s not a technically “great” movie, it’s not technically scary or entertaining either. What a mess. Editor note: Too many zeros were remembered on the price of the house. It sold for $80k. Oops. Special thanks to Dan Adams at EXP Realty This guy knows his stuff and the area.  Info below EXP Realtydanadamsteam.com(516) 729-8288Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailWhat do you get when you mix Jodie Foster, a presidential assassination attempt, a TV show that won’t go away, and a weird attempt at pitching woo?This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we rewind to one of the strangest cultural collisions of the 1980s — the obsession that drove John Hinckley Jr. to attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan… all in a misguided attempt to impress a movie star.We break down:The bizarre connection between Taxi Driver and real-world violence How celebrity culture worked before the internet (and how it warped differently) The ripple effects of the shooting, including changes in security and the rise of gun control debatesShow SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailVinyl records are back… and somehow worth a billion dollars again.In this episode of Free Nights and Weekends, we drop the needle on the surprising comeback of vinyl—now officially a billion-dollar industry for the first time since 1983—and ask a bigger question: what did we actually miss?Scott and Marc rewind to the ritual of listening to albums in the 70s and 80s—studying liner notes, flipping sides, and sitting still long enough for music to mean something. Then they fast-forward through cassettes, CDs, Napster, and streaming… all the way to today, where convenience gave us everything, but maybe took something with it.Plus, we asked musicians and music lovers one simple question: If you could only keep one album on vinyl… what would it be? The answers are personal, passionate, and occasionally surprising.This episode is less about sound quality… and more about the feeling of being there.🎧 So grab a seat, don’t bump the table, and let Side A play.Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailBefore influencers, before polished ad campaigns… there were local commercials. Loud. Weird. Unhinged.This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we’re diving headfirst into the glorious, low-budget chaos of hometown TV ads from the 80s and early 90s. The kind shot on VHS, edited on equipment held together by hope, and powered by one man screaming about financing options.We’re talking:Used car dealers who promised the impossibleFurniture stores that somehow felt like emergency situationsLow-rent special effects that made everything look slightly hauntedAnd those unforgettable catchphrases burned into your brain foreverIf you grew up watching Sunday UHF monster movies, you didn’t just get a dude in a giant rubber lizard suit… you got yelled at by a chick named Soundtrack about a clearance event.And honestly? That Linda chick had range.Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailRemember when Saturday mornings were almost sacred? In this episode, Eddie and I dive back into the golden age of cartoons, where cereal bowls were bottomless, and the lineup defined your weekend. From the shows we loved to the weird ones that sent us outside, we’re revisiting that fleeting magic—even the questionable moments. Grab a bowl of nostalgia, and join us! Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailPicture it: a dusty Oklahoma road, where oil wells nod approvingly and cows side-eye your blisters. Join Scott and Eddie as we flashback to a time when the entire school district—from burly seniors to tiny second-graders—embarked on a several-miles odyssey from a Moore elementary school to an OKC lake. Blisters, tears, and questionable fundraising abound—and somehow, we survived to tell this ill-advised tale. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week, Scott and Marc tackle the latest cultural panic: artificial intelligence.On this very special episode, Arnold Drummond doesn't get diddled at the bike shop but big stuff is still happening. But before you stockpile canned goods and apologize to your VCR, take a breath.We look back at the moments when groundbreaking technology made everyone nervous:• Y2K and the midnight meltdown that never came • The dot-com bubble and sock puppets with IPOs • “There should be an app for that” • The early internet when even morning news anchors weren’t sure what email wasEvery generation experiences a wave that feels like the end of the world.Gen X has been through a few.Is AI disruptive? Absolutely. Is it apocalyptic? History suggests otherwise.If you survived dial-up, you can survive this.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailBefore Amazon wish lists and two-day shipping, there was a thin paper flyer, a crumpled order form, and a check your mom wrote with mild suspicion. The Scholastic Book Club wasn’t just about books. It was about waiting. About forgetting you even ordered anything. And then one day, the teacher opened a giant cardboard box and the classroom turned into Christmas morning (for some of us). More on that later. This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we welcome guest co-host, Jason Dean to rewind to the mini book fairs of the 1980s. The thrill of circling titles you’d never read. The disappointment of picking the wrong book. The strange power dynamics of who got the cool paperback and who got the weird one about horses. Whatever, man. I had $2.50. Gimmie them NFL pencils!   Don't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailIn the 1980s, history didn’t arrive on your phone. It arrived on a rolling television cart that wheeled into your classroom and got parked next to the chalkboard like a sacred object.On the day the Space Shuttle launch was shown live in schools across America, some kids watched in stunned silence. Others cracked jokes. Some had to catch the news at lunch because they were in some nerd math class.  Today, we welcome Chad Goucher to step up to the mic and we relive that era like two dudes that watched it happen from the same jr high! Reagan's White House SpeechShow SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailWe were going to be chased into quicksand by Bigfoot during an earthquake! And Spock was there learching around to narrate our demise. Marc joins us this week as we look back at these GenX myths and some closer to home. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailSomewhere between the Diamond Ballroom and the North Canadian River in OKC lies Mecca for a 12 year old boy.  The double space before the beginning of each sentence here lets you in that a guy who remembers ET in the theaters is typing this.  But with that (a-hem) experience comes a wealth of "knowledge".  Like, where to get cheap jumper cables and some sweet nunchakus.  Let's go back to the mid-80's and explore The Old Paris Flea Market.     Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week on *Free Nights and Weekends*, we get ready for The Grammys! We welcome in longtime friend and veteran musician Rick Toops — and the two dive headfirst into one of the wildest pop-culture stories of the late ’80s: the rise, fall, and unexpected comeback of Milli Vanilli. Yep. You read that right. Fab Morvan — one half of the most infamous duo in pop history — is nominated for a Grammy. Again. And it just so happens Rick was there, in Oklahoma City, watching Milli Vanilli perform at the Myriad right before the scandal broke. The crowd. The energy. The lip-syncing. The clues. The chaos. Rick walks Scott — and you — through the entire surreal experience. In this episode:  The night Milli Vanilli came to Oklahoma City. Rick’s behind-the-scenes musician perspective. How the duo shot to global superstardom * The fallout after the tapes stopped matching the lips * And how, somehow, decades later… redemption comes knocking at the Grammys. It’s nostalgic, it’s ridiculous, it’s musical, and it’s right here!Rick is a better keyboardist that any of us! Listen here! Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailSee he was a bird and he was big, get it? That’s important. In this episode, we dig through the tucked away memories of Sesame Street, touch on the future of *America’s 4,230th favorite podcast about growing up in the 405. *estimate. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailAnd that’s a wrap on 2025! From Sesame Street to Toys ‘R’ Us treasure hunts to the white-knuckle thrill of Driver’s Ed, VBS, and an eighth grade year that was really hard to believe are included too!  We relived it all.Quick linksDrivers ed  Walk-a-thon  Flea market  My bully  Paper route  That one where you know, coach killed his wife  VBS  The Day After  Sesame St   Lawnchair Larry  State fair  Yugo  Back To the Future  Knight Rider reboot  Black Friday  Milli Vanilli  Toys R UsShow SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailA look back at the Christmas specials we grew up with and a heartwarming tale of an Ohio Christmas. Featuring a familiar voice and Scott schooling a Buckeye stater about the greatness of the BC Clark jingle. Merry Christmas! Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailA Charlie Brown Christmas has been airing for 60 years, and we all agree it’s a classic. What we don’t agree on is how a cartoon with no visible adults, a depressed eight-year-old, and a dog eating what looks suspiciously like a pile of femur bones ever became “appointment viewing.”This week on Free Nights and Weekends, Scott sits down with his brother, Phil, a Nashville, TN area therapist whose license is probably more valid than Lucy’s, to talk about why Charlie Brown can’t seem to find Christmas. Along the way, Phil unpacks sharp insight: Charlie Brown isn’t missing joy or holiday spirit as much as something much more close to home.They also ask the important questions.Why does Snoopy appear to be hoarding bones like evidence?Why didn’t we ever get to ice skate on a pond in suburban Atlanta?Who did Lucy’s office decorating? Phil appreciates her minimalist look.It's a thoughtful look at the saddest little tree ever sold, a kid who keeps trying anyway, and a holiday special that somehow understands adulthood better than most adult storytelling.Phil rejected my idea of me just adding trombone noises after I would ask him a question. So here’s Plan B. Merry Christmas, everyone! Tinman Phil’s Return To Heart podcast Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week on Free Nights and Weekends, we step back inside the cathedral of 80s childhood: Toys “R” Us. If you grew up in that era, this wasn’t just a store — it was the place where your pulse spiked, your hopes soared, and your parents quietly questioned every decision that led them into that building. Those sliding glass doors opened like the gates of Oz, releasing that unmistakable cocktail of plastic, rubber, cardboard, and unspoken financial dread.And yes, the South Oklahoma City Toys “R” Us was built at the ass end of the Valleybrook strip clubs. It was the 80s — there was a working oil well in the field next to it. Don’t worry about any of that. We’re taking the full aisle-by-aisle pilgrimage: the action figures whose legs were held on by sacrificial rubber bands, the towering bike wall, the blue-shirted teenager with The Keys, and the mystical video-game slip system that somehow felt safer than airport security. We revisit the RC aisle chaos, the eternal Saturday traffic jam, and the infamous toy-grab sweepstakes every kid mentally rehearsed.That backward “R” wrecked native Russian speakers, because in Cyrillic that letter literally means “ya.” So for Russian kids? “Toys Я Us” read as “Toys I Us.” Which makes no sense unless Geoffrey the Giraffe was trying to send a deeply existential message. But they boycotted the ‘84 Olympics anyway, so whatever.We also look at the surprising comeback of Toys “R” Us — why the world is trying to resurrect it, and what that says about nostalgia, retail, and the parts of childhood we’re all quietly trying to get back.If this place was your childhood escape, this episode is basically a return service — zero guilt, all joy, no line at checkout.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week on *Free Nights and Weekends*, Scott is joined by longtime friend and veteran musician Rick Toops — and the two dive headfirst into one of the wildest pop-culture stories of the late ’80s: the rise, fall, and unexpected comeback of Milli Vanilli. Yep. You read that right. Fab Morvan — one half of the most infamous duo in pop history — is nominated for a Grammy. Again. And it just so happens Rick was there, in Oklahoma City, watching Milli Vanilli perform at the Myriad right before the scandal broke. The crowd. The energy. The lip-syncing. The clues. The chaos. Rick walks Scott — and you — through the entire surreal experience. In this episode:  The night Milli Vanilli came to Oklahoma City. Rick’s behind-the-scenes musician perspective. How the duo shot to global superstardom * The fallout after the tapes stopped matching the lips * And how, somehow, decades later… redemption comes knocking at the Grammys It’s nostalgic, it’s ridiculous, it’s musical, and it’s right here!Rick is a better keyboardist than all of us! Listen here!Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week on the Free Nights and Weekends Podcast, Scott dives straight into the retail mayhem of a true Gen-X Black Friday — back when parents fought strangers for Cabbage Patch Kids, Atari games were stacked like sandbags, and leftover Thanksgiving turkey sandwiches were the fuel that powered America’s bravest shoppers.From 1983’s infamous Cabbage Patch riots to bargain-bin Atari cartridges and the sacred post-Thanksgiving sandwich that kept families alive in mall parking lots, Scott breaks down the holiday madness.Strap in, layer up, and meet us by the Orange Julius. It’s Black Friday in the 80s… and it was glorious.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailScott takes a solo dive into 1980s photography: Fotomat drive-up kiosks, disposable cameras, one-hour photo labs, and the unforgettable feeling of opening a yellow envelope filled with freshly developed prints. From mystery film rolls to the family photo album era, this episode explores what we lost when photos stopped taking time — and why those imperfect old snapshots still matter.Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailMichael Knight is back on the highway—whether we asked for it or not. In this week’s episode of Free Nights and Weekends, Scott and Adam dust off the Trans Am, fire up the red scanner light, and dive head-first into all things Knight Rider. We break down the original 1980s phenomenon, the cultural impact of KITT (television’s sassiest AI long before Alexa got snippy),  and the bizarre but real announcement of a Knight Rider movie reboot. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailDid you have a ridiculous drivers ed experience in high school? I can't imagine it tops this.  Hang on as some voices from the past come together to retell how we all survived the craziest drivers ed story I've ever heard of. And I was right there!Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week we welcome the guys from Fried Okla to unwrap Halloween.  — when every parent swore there were razor blades in apples, LSD in Smarties.  Scott revisits trick-or-treating in suburban Oklahoma — the haunted houses, the good candy, and the one neighbor who gave out full-size bars and nightmares. Then Marc storms in and adds a dash of New England for contrast, and together they uncover what really matters, braving the weather to get a bag of the good stuff. It’s nostalgia, nonsense, and neighborhood paranoia — the perfect Halloween hangout from Free Nights and Weekends.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailFire up the flux capacitor, because Back to the Future just turned 40—and we’re feeling old. Scott and Marc hop in the time machine to revisit 1985, when Michael J. Fox ruled the screen, Pepsi Free was a thing, and where’s our hoverboards? From the guitar-shredding Enchantment Under the Sea dance to Doc Brown’s wild-eyed inventions. Ronald Reagan?! Who’s the Sec of the Treasury? Jack Benny? We also hit on why Back to the Future still hits harder than most modern blockbusters—and what it says about the time-traveling optimism of the ‘80s.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailMTV didn’t just play music videos—it invented pop culture. From “Video Killed the Radio Star” to “The Real World,” we look back at the rise and inevitable collapse of MTV as YouTube and reality TV took over. In this episode of Free Nights and Weekends, Marc Boucher joins as we revisit the VJs, the early days, and the moment the music died—again.*Update: a quick Google search tells me that I was spectacularly wrong about how long Peter Gabriel‘s Sledgehammer video took to produce. Turns out it didn’t take a year. But I was close. It was less than a week.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailRemember the Yugo — that infamous box of bolts from the 1980s Eastern Bloc? Turns out, it’s back. In this episode, Scott and Chase Cammack take a joyride through the history, the hype, and the horror stories of the world’s most mocked automobile. From Cold War car factories to Craigslist comeback attempts, we explore how the Yugo went from punchline to cult classic. It’s nostalgia, bad engineering, and Free Nights and Weekends “energy” — where even broken cars still have mileage.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailNapster is in the news again. We didn't even know there was still a Napster! This week, Scott welcomes Rick Toops to the mic. They discuss how Napster revolutionized music sharing and just what even is a Napster. Or was.Listen to Rick Toops hereShow SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThe beloved neighborhood electronic store, RadioShack is back! Well, it was back briefly. But not really. In this episode, Marc joins Scott for a discussion about this once ubiquitous American brand. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailStep right up! Free Nights and Weekends takes a deep-fried dive into the Oklahoma State Fair — where childhood smelled like funnel cakes, diesel fumes, and bad decisions. Scott is joined by Garth and Ken from Fried Okla to swap stories about sketchy carnies, dunk tank jerks, and the glory of winning a live iguana you absolutely didn’t need. It’s a nostalgic, laugh-out-loud ride through 80s fairgrounds, where powdered sugar coated everything — and nobody wore sunscreen.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailIn Florida (of course), Chuck E. Cheese was marched out in handcuffs — tokens spilling, kids crying, parents googling “refund policy.” But before the mugshots, there was the magic. We rewind to the 80s, when Chuck E. Cheese was the cathedral of childhood chaos: bad pizza, skee-ball economies, and animatronic bands that haunted your dreams. And we discuss it with our own Florida man, Marc Boucher. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Scott and his guest, Adam Fuller dive into the nostalgia surrounding car audio systems, from the 1980s. Back in the 80s, car audio was more than music—it was an identity. Some kids turned their hatchbacks into rolling boom boxes with amps, equalizers, and enough bass to rattle windows three blocks over. Meanwhile, others (like me) were just hoping the FM dial worked under an overpass.This week, I sit down with a true car audio wizard to talk pull-out stereos, cassette binders, bass wars, and why it all made perfect sense in the 80s. One of us had a system so powerful it could shake drywall. The other… had stock speakers in a 1986 Isuzu truck. Guess which one’s hosting the podcast.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailSpecial guest, Johnny Beane stops in to discuss the pending Sotheby's auction of the first Kramer EVH striped guitar.   Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailRemember the movie that freaked out a generation? We thought we did too. This week, Scott and Marc revisit The Amityville Horror. While it’s not a technically “great” movie, it’s not technically scary or entertaining either. What a mess. Editor note: Too many zeros were remembered on the price of the house. It sold for $80k. Oops. Special thanks to Dan Adams at EXP Realty This guy knows his stuff and the area.  Info below EXP Realtydanadamsteam.com(516) 729-8288Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailFinally Summer Vacation in then 80's! A time for endless bike rides, melting popsicles and wait a minute... School? Yep! Instead of sleeping in and playing Atari, some of us got sent to VBS.  A week of sticky craft glue, questionable Kool-Aid and songs that never ended. We've suckered, uh, welcome back childhood friend and Arizona pastor, Chad Goucher to help us untangle this. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThe Wright brothers had wings. Neil Armstrong had NASA. Lawn Chair Larry had a $110 Sears lawn chair, forty-five helium balloons, and the courage of a man who didn’t understand gravity. In this episode, Free Nights and Weekends salutes Larry Walters — the DIY aviator who soared into California airspace armed with Coca-Cola, sandwiches, beer, and zero formal training. Scott and Marc unpack how one man’s ridiculous dream of flight became a legendary moment in American folklore — decades before Blue Origin or Katy Perry’s “Firework.” It’s the high-flying, helium-fueled episode you didn’t know you needed.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailSee he was a bird and he was big, get it? In this the 24th episode extravaganza, we dig through the tucked away memories of Sesame Street. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week Scott and guest host Marc Boucher discuss memorable commercials of the 1980s. Mustard handoffs, Creepy talking bears and deception run amok.  And “ancient Chinese secret” my arse!  It was Calgon!  We all knew it. Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailScott and Marc relive the terror, confusion, and late-night panic attacks it triggered in American suburbia. From duck-and-cover drills to existential dread before recess, we unpack how one film reshaped the childhood of GenXers everywhere.Watch the movie here!Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we explore the life and legacy of Evil Knievel, the iconic stuntman who captivated audiences with his daring jumps and larger-than-life persona. We talk about childhood memories of Knievel, discuss the impact of his stunts on pop culture, and delve into the controversies that surrounded his life. We also consider the evolution of extreme sports and how Knievel's legacy continues to influence modern daredevils.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailScott welcomes back parodical co-host Jed as they reminisce about their childhood experiences with sick days, school closures, and the lengths some went to in order to stay home from school. Stories about the weather in Oklahoma, the thrill of waiting for school closures on TV, and the challenges of faking illness to avoid school. The conversation also touches on the television shows they watched while home sick and the inevitable boredom of chicken soup, and local TV. Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailFinally Summer Vacation in then 80's! A time for endless bike rides, melting popsicles and wait a minute... School? Yep! Instead of sleeping in and playing Atari, some of us got sent to VBS.  A week of sticky craft glue, questionable Kool-Aid and songs that never ended. We've suckered, uh, welcome back childhood friend and Arizona pastor, Chad Goucher to help us untangle this.  Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailThis week, we look back at the tech of the 1980's. Do you know the three speeds of VHS recording? Do you kind of remember the burned plastic smell of turning on electronics from our childhood? No lists, charts or debating here.  Just the good stuff! Marc Boucher returns in full Boucher form!  Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailScott and and guest host Marc Boucher dive right into their favorite movies from the 1980s, sharing personal stories and insights about the films that shaped all of our childhoods. They explore categories, including top 10 movies, "desert island" picks, and favorite comedies. Marc reveals his heroic childhood fight with psychosomatic rabies and how his parents did their best. ...Their best to ruin his new childhood home. Oh, and Marc decided to spoil the ending of Falling Down. So, if you don't know how that ends, maybe don't listen to that part.  Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailScott welcomes local guitar stud Eric Herndon to the mic as they debate the music of the 1980's.  Eric plants the flag firmly on Loudness and something called 80's metal whilst Scott admits his fondness for Tears for Fears.  It all winds up in probable legal trouble for slander when Scott lays down the UB40 rule.  Link to Eric's 1,000 list! Whew! Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailWhat a school year! The Mets won the Series. The Space Shuttle blew up in front of me and my classmates. Local OKC weather guy Paul Bouchereau unloads some F bombs during a graphics guy foul up (then they run that tape). Oh, then there was the basketball coach at my middle school.  Stick around for that one!  Chad Goucher sits in and we cover it best we can.    Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame 

Send us Fan MailScott welcomes long time friend Gregg Reeves to share stories about growing up on the Oklahoma prairie and the violent springtime storms that come with the territory. Did anyone else know the Myriad had underground parking?! Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live In On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame