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What Difference Does It Make Podcast

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Dave and Holly talk all things 80s...but mostly music! Part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. #80s #80smusic #80smusicpodcast #80spodcast #musicpodcast #interviewpodcast #musichistory #80spopculture

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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy One-Hit Wonder Day! Do you have a favorite? Check out this episode to hear some of ours. Our friend Craig Rosen joins us to share some of his, and to help us determine the origin of the term. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @craigrosen.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #onehitwonders #musichistory
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Exploring 80s One-Hit Wonders on National One-Hit Wonder Day
In honor of National One-Hit Wonder Day on September 25, we present a podcast episode saluting our favorite 80s One-Hit Wonders.
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This classic episode with Glen Matlock is from April 21, 2023. Glen is now touring with the Sex Pistols, so time for another listen! We chatted about his solo career, The Sex Pistols, working with Vivienne Westwood at SEX, and his fave Blondie song to play. #80s #punk #musichistory #musicpodcast
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Glen Matlock Sees Consequences Coming
Glen Matlock talks with us about his new album Consequences Coming, playing with Blondie and of course his time with The Sex Pistols.
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#LA vs. #SF is an age-old competition: #Dodgers vs. #Giants. In the #80s, we had #KROQ in LA and #LIVE105 in SF. #RolandWest worked for both. He joins us to compare the two. He also shares thoughts on songs 60 to 51 from the 1989 KROQ year-end chart. #radio #80smusic www.wddimpodcast.com/post/
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Roland West Compares KROQ to LIVE 105
Los Angeles vs. San Francisco is an age old competition; Dodgers vs. Giants, Sunny weather vs. Chill weather, Hollywood glamor or Crunchy granola vibes. Back in the 80s, we had KROQ and LIVE 105. Rola...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It’s our “classic” #LaborDay episode! We salute the working class heroes with some music befitting the holiday. #DollyParton is front-and-center, acknowledging her fabulousness, long before her passing. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80spodcast #musicpodcast #musichistory
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Workin' Overtime Music for Labor Day
We are takin' care of business at What Difference Does It Make. We say, "Let's Work! and recognize songs that salute the Working Class Hero.
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If you watched #MTV in the #80s, then you’ve seen a Tim Pope-directed video. Tim has a new memoir, I Shoot Rock Stars: The Wild Adventures of a Music Video Director. He joined us to share a few stories from an amazing 40 year career. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @diversionbooks.bsky.social
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Tim Pope Shoots Rock Stars
If you watched MTV in the 80s, then you've seen a Tim Pope-directed video. Queen, David Bowie, Hall & Oates, and The Cure - the band he's most associated with - are among the hundreds of bands that ha...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Social media sensation #JacobGivens creates hilarious reaction videos to #90smusic. Now he joins us to give his reaction to hearing #80smusic, from the 1989 KROQ year-end playlist. Jacob also has his own pod, Waterproof Records With Jacob Givens. Cover photo by Emil Ravelo⁠.
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Jacob Givens Goes Back To The 80s
⁠Jacob Givens⁠ created a social media sensation with his authentic and hilarious reaction videos to what it was like when he first heard the 90s music from his youth. Now Jacob steps into the What Dif...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The iconic #SunsetMarquis hotel has been a haven for rock stars for decades. Tyler Measom, director of the the new documentary, If These Walks Could Rock, joins us to chat about the the film, the famed hotel, and the #rockstars. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #rockandroll #80s #musichistory
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Tyler Measom Rocks The Sunset Marquis
The Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood is located just steps from the Sunset Strip, and has been a haven for rock stars for the past six decades. But how did it come to be such an iconic place for...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We’re honored to be included on the @pocketcasts.com “Between the Tracks” list, right along with some really fabulous podcasts! It’s in their “Discover” section. You’d be honoring US if you checked it out! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80spodcast #musichistory #musicpodcast
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Musicians, critics, and superfans on the songs, albums and scenes worth knowing about. Interviews, album breakdowns, and new discoveries across pop, hip hop, jazz, classical, dance and beyond.
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Are you celebrating #DuranDuran Appreciation Day yet? The official date is August 10, but we’re starting our celebration today! Who was the founder of this special day? Which guest is the biggest Duranie? Listen and find out! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #musichistory #newwave
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Duran Duran Appreciation Day
Our celebration podcast episode of everything Duran Duran. It's August 10. Happy Duran Duran Appreciation Day!
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
August has arrived, and so has our latest newsletter, packed with 80s music goodness and podcast updates. Check it out!
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August 2026 Issue 76
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Palomino! Artists from Willie Nelson to Elvis Costello to Linda Ronstadt played there. Now there’s a documentary. Filmmakers Adrienne Isom, @kphawthorne.bsky.social, and LA legend Rosie Flores joined us live in the studio! @palomania.bsky.social #countrymusic #musichistory #ThePalominoClub
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Documenting The Palomino Club
The Los Angeles Times referred to it as "Country Music's most important West Coast club". Artists from Willie Nelson to Elvis Costello to Linda Ronstadt played there. Happy Hour started at 8 in the mo...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We welcome Nick Heyward and Les Nemes of Haircut 100 to the podcast, to chat about their new album, Boxing The Compass. How has the band gracefully entered into a new era? Nick and Les tell us, in their fun, clever, and charming way. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @haircut100.bsky.social #80s
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#RichardBlade AND #HowardJones! They’re about to head out on the Things Can Only Get Better tour, with #WangChung, #TheEnglishBeat, and #ModernEnglish. We caught them before they headed out, to chat a bit about the tour. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #newwave #musichistory
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Things Can Only Get Better for Howard Jones and Richard Blade
Prior to the start of what is being billed as "the biggest 80s event of the year", headliner Howard Jones and host Richard Blade took some time to talk with us and share their thoughts on what we can ...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We welcome director #AlisonEllwood back to the podcast to chat about her new film, Boy George & Culture Club, currently streaming everywhere. We talk about the relationships formed between the members, the music, the touring, and the fashion. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #BoyGeorge #80s
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Alison Ellwood Joins Boy George And Culture Club
Director Alison Ellwood, previously tackled the official story on the Eagles, Cyndi Lauper, and The Go-Go's. She now takes on Boy George and Culture Club and there is a lot to unpack as she steps into...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Our mission was to recognize some of our favorite (or maybe even the greatest) bands of the #80s. The band must include at least one original member who’s American. If it’s a solo artist, must be American. Debut album must have been released in the 80s. Who’s on your list? #80smusic #80spodcast
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Greatest American Bands From The 80s
As an 80s music podcast, and as America recognizes another year of independence, we believe the time is right to recognize our favorite American music artists from the 80s. The rules are simple: 1)...
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Jake Rudh @jakerudh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On this day in 1980, Joy Division released the single “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Dads. Fathers. Pops. They’re all special in their own way, so we salute them in our classic #FathersDay episode, with songs that have had an influence on us. Our dads have passed since we recorded this episode, so it means even more now. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #MusicHistory #musicpodcast
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Father's Day Music Favorites
We have quite a few songs that remind us of our Dads, and we share our memories with you in our special Father's Day episode.
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Mike Gomoll started the Joey's Song foundation in memory of his son, to raise funds for epilepsy research. It includes an annual event, Freezing Man, in Wisconsin every January, and features artists like #JaneWiedlin and #CurtSmith. We chatted 1989 #KROQ music too. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social
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Mike Gomoll Sings The Praises For Joey's Song
Mike is the founder of ⁠Joey's Song⁠. Mike's son, Joey, lived with Dravet Syndrome - a rare, debilitating form of epilepsy that affects children in the most profound ways. Mike started this foundatio...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We’re happy to welcome Matthew Hild to the podcast. His new book, A Little More Love: The Love and Legacy of #OliviaNewtonJohn is a celebration of her enduring legacy, and we’re all in! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #LitwithWhitPR @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social
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Matthew Hild Gives Olivia Newton-John A Little More Love
As an ’80s music podcast, it’s no secret that we’ve always had a little extra love for Olivia Newton-John. Now author Matthew Hild takes that appreciation even deeper with his new book, A Little More ...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We kick off summer with our classic Gen X Summer Songs episode, with guest Craig Rosen: good friend, concert buddy, and virtual encyclopedia of musical knowledge. No one better to keeps us on our toes with #summersongs from the #70s and #80s. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @craigrosen.bsky.social
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Gen X Summer Song Favorites
Join our 80s Summer Music podcast as Craig Rosen chats favorite summer hits from the 70s & 80s. Relive 80s Summer Music nostalgia with us!
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Just what we needed today! Thanks for posting, @anniezaleski.bsky.social!
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
New York Times Bestselling Author Annie Zaleski joins us on the podcast to chat about her new book, Stevie Nicks in 50 Songs. #icon @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @runningpressbooks.bsky.social #stevienicks #MusicHistory #musicpodcast
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Annie Zaleski Gives Us 50 Reasons To Love Stevie Nicks
Annie’s latest book, Stevie Nicks in 50 Songs, explores Stevie’s remarkable journey through the music that defined her life and career, along with the artists and songs that inspired her along the way...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
For many of us, our moms help shape our musical taste. Dave’s mom liked #showtunes, movie musicals, and #60sonehitwonders. Holly’s mom was all #ClassicRock. Check out our classic #MothersDay episode for more! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #60smusic #70smusic #80smusic #musicpodcast #holidaymusic
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Mother's Day Music
Whether we like it or not, our moms shape who we are, and influence how we feel about so much in our lives. This episode is devoted to the music that is embedded in our DNA, thanks to our mothers, or ...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Are you marveling that it’s “already May”? Here’s our May newsletter, with some humor, as well as valuable info, to take the edge off. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80smusicpodcast #80sPodcast #musicpodcast #interviewpodcast #musichistory
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May 2026 Issue 73
Happy May, What Difference Does it Make Listeners! It's that unique time when we release our newsletter and drop a new episode on the same day! Today you can hear actress, author, and fellow San Ferna...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
#GinaGershon grew up in the #SanFernandoValley, like us, but then her family moved “over the hill”, and life changed. Her memoir, AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs is full of funny, candid, and inspiring stories. @akashicbooks.bsky.social @hwpr-la.bsky.social #80s
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Gina Gershon Survives The San Fernando Valley
While Holly and Dave lovingly recall growing up in Southern California's San Fernando Valley, Gina Gershon had a completely different experience and could not wait to get out. It's all laid out in her...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
We’re going old school this week with JayQuan, author of RUN-DMC and Raising Hell: 40 Years. JayQuan is curator of the National Hip-Hop Museum in DC and works with the Hip-Hop Museum in the Bronx. Who better to learn from? @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @jayquanhistorian.bsky.social #80s #hiphop
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JayQuan Is Raising Hell For Run-DMC
JayQuan, author of the coffee table book, RUN-DMC and Raising Hell: 40 Years, joins the podcast.  JayQuan is the curator for the National Hip-Hop Museum in Washington DC, as well as a consultant fo...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Steve Berlin, producer, saxophonist, and Grammy-winning member of Los Lobos & The Blasters, joins us to talk career highlights and the reissue of Pigus, Drunkus Maximus (his early band #TopJimmyandTheRhythmPigs) on #BlindOwlRecords. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #musicpodcast #musichistory
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Steve Berlin Is A Rhythm Pig
Steve Berlin, producer, arranger, session player, saxophonist, and Grammy-winning member of Los Lobos and The Blasters is now promoting a band he was in over forty years ago. Top Jimmy And The Rhythm ...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Steve Spears has a new book based on his popular podcast, Stuck In The 80s: 20 Years of Conversations with Pop Culture Icons Who Defined a Decade. He joins us to share stories from over the years, including the awkward moments. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @stuckinthe80scast.bsky.social #80s
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Steve Spears Is Forever Stuck In The 80s
Steve Spears has just released a book based on his popular podcast, entitled Stuck In The 80s: 20 Years of Conversations with Pop Culture Icons Who Defined a Decade.   We are thrilled Steve guests on our podcast to share a few amazing stories he's accumulated over the years, including a few awkward moments. Steve has also been a big part of The 80s Cruise, and he dispenses some fun tidbits from his ten years hobnobbing with our favorite 80s music icons.
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Danny Goldberg is a music industry legend. First job at Billboard, then PR for Led Zeppelin. He’s managed the careers of some of the biggest artists. He’s run record labels. Now, Danny joins us to chat about his sixth book, Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside Rock ‘N’Roll. #musicbusiness
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Danny Goldberg Bumps Into Genius
Danny Goldberg  joins the podcast to share how he helped Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, and Nirvana among many others reach such incredible heights, and also to discuss the reissue of his sixth book, Bum...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Did you know we have a monthly newsletter? “Your Monthly Distraction” is packed with entertaining info! Don’t miss another issue. Sign up on our website. We promise, it’s only once a month. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80smusicpodcast #80spodcast #musicpodcast #musichistory
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April 2026 Issue 72
Happy April, WDDIM fans! tI's lirpA slooF yaD os esaelp kcehc tuo ruo cissalc lirpA looF's yaD edosipe! In case you missed any of our March shenanigans: Friend of the show, Steven Blush hopped on the ...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
What songs make you smile or laugh? For us, it might be a silly song, one that makes you do a goofy dance, or even a song that simply reminds you of a funny event or time in your life. You’ll find it all in our classic April Fools’ Day episode. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #AprilFoolsDay
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April Fool's Day Music Favorites
Happy April Fools' Day! What songs make you smile? We get serious about funny songs on the What Difference Does It Make podcast!
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Jake Rudh @jakerudh.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
On this day in 1990, The Cure released "Pictures of You" - the fourth and final single from “Disintegration” “I've been looking so long at these pictures of you, that I almost believe that they're real”
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Harold Bronson, co-founder of #RhinoRecords, had a band called Mogan David And His Winos, as a student at UCLA in the #70s. Their one album, Savage Young Winos, has been re-released by @liberationhall.bsky.social. Harold joins us to chat about it. And more! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social
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Harold Bronson Reconnects With His Savage Young Winos
Harold Bronson may be best known as one of the co-founders of Rhino Records, but when he was a student at UCLA, he was in a band called Mogan David And His Winos. The band made one album, fusing all t...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We celebrate #StPatricksDay with music from some of our favorite Irish artists! This classic episode features music from #U2, #ThinLizzy, #hothouseflowers, #pogues, and other surprises. Update: Dave has been to #Ireland, and enjoyed it as we knew he would. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s
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St. Patrick's Day 80s Music Favorites
Let's play St. Patrick's Day music to recognize a number of our 80s music favorite artists from The Emerald Isle. While we have a hard time pronouncing names like Cathal McGarvey, Seamus Ennis and Lia...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Author #StevenBlush has completed his rock trilogy, with When Rock Met Hip-Hop. He joins us again, recalling time spent with #RickRubin, #BeastieBoys, #RunDMC, and the influence they had on the #80smusic scene. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #80s #musichistory #hiphop
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Steven Blush Was Raised On Disco, Reggae, Hip-Hop, And Rock
Author Steven Blush has just completed his rock trilogy, When Rock Met Disco, When Rock Met Reggae, and the just-released When Rock Met Hip-Hop.  Steven recalls times spent with Rick Rubin, The Beasti...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Set Lusting Bruce: A Bruce Springsteen Podcast, brilliantly hosted by Jesse Jackson, is mostly about @brucespringsteen.net. But Jesse does happily veer off into other artists, like he did with our own Holly Walter Cantos, who preferred to talk about U2. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s
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Podcasting Off the Bruce Train: Holly Cantos on U2 Fandom, ’80s Radio, and What Difference Does It Make?
Podcast Episode · Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast · March 3 · 1h 14m
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
@paulreesauthor.bsky.social lived in Scotland in his youth and was a fan of American radio, which led him to write Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola – the AOR Glory Years 1976-1986. We chat about his book AND the music. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @grandcentralpub.bsky.social
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Paul Rees Was Raised On Radio
Paul Rees, was actually on young lad living in Scotland during the heyday of Album Oriented Rock (AOR) But the distance away from American radio created a fan in Paul and now we have Raised On Radio: ...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Roddy Bottum has lived quite a life, shared in his memoir, The Royal We, AND on our podcast. From LA to SF to NYC, #FaithNoMore to #ImperialTeen, coming of age and coming out of the closet, it’s all here! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @akashicbooks.bsky.social @hwpr-la.bsky.social #80s
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Please Refer To Roddy Bottum As The Royal We
Roddy Bottum is one of the founders and keyboardist of the iconic band Faith No More. In his memoir, The Royal We, Roddy shares his coming-of-age and out-of-the-closet stories in a pre-tech-boom San F...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
How much do you love #love? We love it a LOT! If you’re celebrating like we are, why not add some of our #80s faves from this classic episode to your Valentine’s Day mixtape?! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80smusicpodcast #80smusic #lovesongs #80spodcast #valentinesday #galentines #musichistory
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Valentine's Day 80s Music Favorites
We love love and what better way to say it than with a song from the 80s? Holly and Dave talk up tracks used for their cassette mixtapes.
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Arielle Nissenblatt is the Founder of @earbudspodcol.bsky.social. She’s also a 2026 inductee to the #podcasthalloffame. Good reasons to welcome her to OUR podcast! She gave us advice, and we challenged her with #KROQ music from 1989. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social
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Arielle Nissenblatt Podcasts On This And That
Arielle Nissenblatt, Founder and Head Curator with Earbuds Podcast Collective AND a 2026 Podcast Hall Of Fame Inductee, joins our podcast to share her origin story and insights into the industry. She ...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Andy Greene, Senior Writer for @rollingstone.com, inspired us with his article, The Ten Most Fantastically Eighties Rock Star Commercials. Now he’s on the the podcast! We heard some stories, then we grilled him about the songs played on #KROQ in #1989. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic
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Andy Greene: Rolling Stone Magazine's Secret Weapon
Andy Greene, Senior Writer for Rolling Stone, has been with the storied magazine since 2004. Andy shares with us his origin story of how a shy, young boy from the suburbs of Cleveland finds his way to...
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Jake Rudh @jakerudh.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
On this day in 1976, David Bowie released his tenth studio album “Station to Station”
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We start our look at the year #1989, and the music played on The World Famous #KROQ in Los Angeles. Guests will join us as we count down, but this week it’s just us, looking at songs 106.7-101 on the KROQ 1989 year-end playlist. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80smusic #80spodcast #musicpodcast
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1989 KROQ Countdown
And so it begins again, as we now take a look at the top 106.7 songs played in 1989 on radio station KROQ in Los Angeles. Upcoming episodes will feature ten songs and a special guest, but for this epi...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
#1989. What do you remember? Movies? TV? Pop songs? Sports? Did you have a #GameBoy? #TheSimpsons pilot? It was a good year, and we’re bringing it back! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80smusicpodcast #musicpodcast #musichistory #80smovies #80stv #80spopculture #popculture
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Pop Culture In 1989
The year 1989 was more than just the number...another summer...the sound of the funky drummer. It was also the year we first fell in love with The Simpsons, the Game Boy, and The Arsenio Hall show. It...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
#rockstars. #tvcommercials. Journalist Andy Greene wrote a @rollingstone.com article about some of his favorite commercials featuring #80s rock icons. This inspired us to revisit those ads, plus a few more, to bring you this special episode. @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80smusic #80sPodcast
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80s Rock Star Commercials
Back in the ’80s, we thought they were selling out. Turns out, they were ahead of the curve. Rolling Stone’s Andy Greene rounded up some of his favorite commercials featuring ’80s rock icons—from Davi...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
#BillJanovitz is a @nytimes.com Bestselling author. He’s also a founding member of the Boston-based band Buffalo Tom. Bill’s latest book is on fellow Boston musicians, The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told. We’re happy to talk @thecarsofficial.bsky.social! @hachetteus.bsky.social #80s #80smusic
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Bill Janovitz Lets The Cars Story Be Told
New York Times Bestselling author Bill Janovitz is a founding member of the Boston-based band Buffalo Tom. Bill's latest book on fellow Boston musicians is called The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told. It...
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
It’s another holiday classic! This one is #NewYearsEve, with #80smusic to add to your playlist! We also talk traditions and resolutions. What are some of yours? @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @davesloan.bsky.social #holidaymusic #bye2025 #80s #80spodcast #nyecelebration
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New Year's Eve 80s Music Favorites
Another classic episode, filled with talk of our new year's traditions, resolutions, toasts and our favorite 80s music!
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Merry Christmas from Russell Hitchcock of #AirSupply, and from all of us at the What Difference Does it Make podcast! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @davesloan.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80spodcast
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Although it was originally released in 1981, we’re choosing this one as our favorite Christmas song for 2025! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #ChristmasMusic #christmassongs #holidaysongs #bobanddougmckenzie #80s #80smusic #80sPodcast #musicpodcast #noveltysongs
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Bob and Doug Sing 12 Days of Christmas - Animax Entertainment
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What Difference Does It Make Podcast @wddimpodcast.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
You’re not tired of #christmasmusic yet, are you? Good, because we’ve got another classic holiday episode...all #Christmas, all the time! Why not give it a listen while you’re doing your Christmas Wrapping? @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #christmassongs #holidaysongs #80s #80schristmassongs
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Christmas Music Favorites
What Difference Does It Make, the (mostly) 80s music podcast, celebrates our favorite 80s Christmas songs.
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