{"podcast":{"title":"1980s Now","slug":"1980s-now-1177337","podcast_index_feed_id":1177337,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/80its/","website_url":"https://1980snow.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/345fc72e-792e-44a0-a9e2-7bbc8c05ea9f/htVCRr_0Hep0PFeqy3aQdg2m.jpg","author":"Will Padilla | 80s Now","episode_count":200,"summary":"1980s Now is a weekly examination of the importance of 80s pop culture and its continued influence today. We demonstrate that nostalgia alone doesn’t account for the contemporary fascination with our favorite decade. Instead, we share personal experiences and interview experts--including icons from 80s music, movies and TV--to demonstrate the “era of greed” bore the greatest moments in movies, music, television and sports. The show is equally entertaining and informative. (80s is aka '80s.)","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1980s-now-1177337"},"episode":{"title":"Talking Gen X with Mark Mendenhall","slug":"talking-gen-x-with-mark-mendenhall","published_at":"2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1980s-now-1177337/talking-gen-x-with-mark-mendenhall","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1980s-now-1177337","url":"https://1980snow.com//bonus-talking-gen-x-with-mark-mendenhall","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cfca1474-66e2-4392-98d2-9fb946801c33.mp3","summary":"In a special interview, Will speaks with Mark Mendenhall aka Gen X Dad about his media empire Gen X Talks. Over the last several years, Mark has cultivated a tremendous following by discussing everything (and anything) from his unique Gen X point of view. 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Interview Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Get our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales of the 1980s at Amazon . Check out Gen X Talks at https://genxtalks.com .","meta_description":"In a special interview, Will speaks with Mark Mendenhall aka Gen X Dad about his media empire Gen X Talks. Over the last several years, Mark has cultivate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2562,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1980s-now-1177337/episodes/talking-gen-x-with-mark-mendenhall/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1980s-now-1177337/talking-gen-x-with-mark-mendenhall.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}