This 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...

Scott 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 fa...

Michael 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 thi...

Did 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 rig...

This 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 ...

Fire 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 hover...

MTV 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 W...

Remember 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 autom...

Napster 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.

The 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. 

Step 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 Ok...

In 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...

In 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 ...

Special guest, Johnny Beane stops in to discuss the pending Sotheby's auction of the first Kramer EVH striped guitar.   

Remember 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. <...

Finally 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, questi...

The 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 salut...

See 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. 

This 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. 

Scott 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....

In 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 p...

Scott 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 ...

Finally 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, questi...

This 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 g...

Scott 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 islan...