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What was the Best of the Worst? Joe Findlay judges this July duel between 1978, 1988 and 1998! Aug 04, 2021

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On this week's all-new edition of Dueling Decades, we wrap up the month of July with another bodacious Best of the Worst duel! The Media King of the North, Joe Findlay steps back behind the bench to adjudicate the awful and learn a little about himself in the process. Mike Ranger is ready to jam with the best of the worst of July 1978….or is it ‘73...no it’s ‘78. Mancrush brings the absolute worst of July 1988 and trust me, it’s a mouthful! , Marc James is ready for a summer bash at the beach with the worst July offerings from 1998.

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Members of metal band The World Over mull over who had the best week in July 1979, 1989 or 1999! Jul 28, 2021

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Welcome back, Duelers! After a much-needed week off we return with another exciting new episode of everyone's favorite adult-only retro game show! This week band members Christian and Alex from the hot new metal band The World Over join us to judge a wild Week Experience battle!

For this one, Marc James jumps back to the third week of July 1979 for some live-action Looney Tunes and in a shocking move, does something that has never been done in show history! Mancrush finds himself in the middle of a Hardcore Heatwave in July of 1999 and brings some Nu-Metal to the competition. Joe Findlay returns representing July of 1989 and wants to know “Where is the sun?” but that may be just because he has been stuck inside playing NES. This well-rounded Week Experience battle has a little bit of everything in it. We hear about some show-stealing strippers and take a trip up to Woodstock. The sky and the stage are both falling in Australia and Mike Tyson does it again! Joe reminds us all that we don’t need no stinkin’ Badgers and then Mancrush goes out hunting for the Blair Witch and come to find out it has nothing to do with The Facts of Life!

Make sure to check out The World Over’s new single "To Be Human" now on all streaming platforms and you can catch them live on the “Back From The Dead” tour this fall with Powerman5000!

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Tom Higgenson of The Plain White T's is back for a best of July battle between 1976, 1986 and 1996! Jul 14, 2021

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Greetings everyone, and welcome back to another nostalgic installment of your favorite retro game show, Dueling Decades! This week, we bring back a judge that really loves a good retro deep dive! I mean, who doesn't?! But, he liked it so much, that he requested to come back for more! Tom Higgenson, the frontman of The Plain White T's is back as our guest judge! This time though, he's dropped a new retro-style solo project named, Million Miler. So once this episode concludes (wait till after Tom's great acoustic performance at the end), go and check out his new Million Miler album, "MILLY"! Before all that happens, let's look at our competitors. First up, rotary dialing it back to the 1970s, Mancrush brings the best July 1976 had to offer. Smack dab in the middle this week, Marc James delivers one crazy summer, with the best of July 1986! And returning this week, loyal listener of the show, Trevor Gumbal, and he brings the coolest July 1996 one could ask for.

This episode is a lot of fun! And it's even better on video! So make sure to check us out on YouTube or PodTV and subscribe. In this episode, you might hear something about: keeping it up longer with disco dancin' adult stars, spending time at the pawnshop, a rock icon flies solo, David Geffen can't handle Clint Eastwood, a sequel that's better than the original, Randy Quaid will dust your crops, family fornication with strange celebrities, three days for America, a TV show that's turned into a flaming pile of garbage, Freddie Mercury rules, a sitcom star leads a cult, Mancrush's dad surfs the web, how to make a proper setlist, a trip to the red planet, really fast cousins, sheep science, Marc loses count while aboard the pork chop express, a legend hits his last long ball, music listening habits, Tom's 1990s indie run, and Trevor walks off the set! All that and more!

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Courtney Gains judges which June was the best of the worst 1970, 1980 or 1990! Jul 07, 2021

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Welcome back, everyone! Firstly, thanks to everyone who has been watching Dueling Decades on YouTube and PodTV! It appears that more and more people are crossing over to the video portion of the show. Much appreciated, and if you haven't subscribed there yet, the links are below!

We have a great guest judge this week! This man has been in some fantastic movies over the years. He scared us all to death in Children of the Corn, picked on George McFly in Back to the Future, and even lived next to Tom Hanks in The Burbs! The multi-talented, Courtney Gains joins us this week as our celebrity guest judge! And to finish out the month, he gets to decide which of these contestants had the "best of the worst" month of June! First up, going way back to 1970, Marc James brings the worst June 1970 had to offer! Smack dab in the middle, Mike Ranger is back with the worst of June 1980. And rounding out this battle of the decades, Mancrush spent his week eating at The Max and delivers his worst of June 1990!

Stick around till the end of this episode! Courtney grabs his acoustic guitar and serenades us all with a new track. But before that, you might hear something about Florida banning articles of clothing, Richard Pryor, a band's twist with drugs, fields that make you cry, a tour that will make you cry some more, G-rated shows headlined by X-rated shows, not Fonzie, a network that never sees the light of day, fake news, a double dose of awful albums, Mancrush's wife gives her approval. Acoustic Gains Volume 1, Ripple Street, Queen Bees, cars that slip on banana peels, guys that won't let their relationships die, Russ Meyer, censorship, Phish, murder, and what the hell is in my burrito?!

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Sad looks pretty on the band Rivals as they rule who had the best week 1977, 1989, or 1994! Jun 30, 2021

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This week Duelers we bring you a fun and fact-filled episode, this time in the form of another exciting Week Experience battle! Members of the Dark-Pop rock band Rivals, jam pack the bench to judge this best of battle. Vocalist Kalie Wolfe, bassist Sebastian Clarke, and guitarist Micket Woodle join the show to not only play judge & jury but to talk about their new album and song “Sad Looks Pretty on Me”, drop some exclusive news and maybe share a few wild stories from the road!

Media King of the North Joe Findlay summons lightning from the final week of June 1977 but will it be enough to hold back this week’s other competitors? Mancrush fires up his modem and dials into the 90s for this one, with June 19th thru the 25th of 1994! Marc James got himself a Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail to the week of June 24th- 30th 1989! Buckle-up Duelers this is one wild ride!

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Diamond Dave Schultz determines who had the best week in June 1972, 1981 or 1992! Jun 23, 2021

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Welcome back! And if this is your first time with us, hop on in the telephone booth and get ready to explore three of your favorite decades. This week, our good friend Judge David Schultz is back behind the bench to decide this retro showdown. Now that we're also on YouTube (and soon to be PodTV, available on Roku/Firestick/Android/Apple/Web), ol' Judge Schultz wants to be on the show more often to show off his collection of floral shirts. If you don't know what I'm referring to, check out the YouTube video for this episode! Anyway, "The Professor" Drew Zakmin is back to compete and teach us a thing or two about his week in June of 1992. The next contestant, who loathes drawing the year 1981, Mancrush brings a high caliber week in June of 1981. And rounding out the competition this week, our boy Marc James is back, way back that is, way back to June 1972!

Hopefully, by the time this is out, you can also check us out on PodTV. Shootout to Anthony, who said, "Finally get to see the faces to the voices I've been listening to for so long"! If you're also curious, you should check out the video version, we look great on a big screen (my mom says so anyway)! In any event, on this episode, you might hear something about: Father's Day "the redheaded stepchild of all holidays", fake espionage, real espionage, Judge Schultz famously cheated on a spelling bee, paying someone to rewind your video rentals, dudes named Spider, summer replacements, a VHS tape that eluded the Zakmin clan, Marc picks something filthy, uncensored "new wave" mud wrestling, the deal of a century, Sammy Davis Jr stops by for an unexpected visit, the official wedding band of the early 90s, Lamborghini jumpsuits, fat penguins, Marc brings a mouthful, giving it all up for a woman, not Fleetwood Mac, and who the hell brought a roofing product?! All that and more!

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Did you grow up on Cannon Films? It's a Cannon deep dive between 1982, 1984 & 1986! Jun 16, 2021

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If you've listened to this show before, you know about our deep-rooted love for all things Cannon Films. We don't know exactly what it is about this company, but we can never stop talking about them. Ninjas, Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, break dancing, sex comedies, Jean Claude Van Damme, and lots of shlock! What's not to love?! So this week, we brought in our new friend, Austin Trunick, the author of "The Cannon Film Guide Vol 1" (volume 2 is coming soon) to judge this all Cannon battle. Following the film guide, we stayed in the 80s for this episode. First up, going back to the early days of Cannon (under Golan and Globus of course), Mancrush brings the best of Cannon, 1982. Smack dab in the middle of this competition, Marc James grabs dons his zipper jacket and delivers the best Cannon had to offer from 1984. Bridging the way to Austin's Vol 2, Mike Ranger brings Cannon of 1986 to this battle!

If you're a fan of Cannon Films, we're sure you'll dig this episode and we totally recommend picking up Austin's book! If you don't know Cannon, you'll definitely want to hear more by the end. In this episode, you might hear something about: faking it till you make it, turbulent partnerships, fancy lunches on styrofoam plates, naked horseback riding, careers we wish we had, video store ninjas, the cure to any computer virus wears sunglasses, hookers on television, the boring BBC, Amanda makes Marc lascivious, music for murderers, the perfect use for a U2 track, Chaka Kahn is a freakshow on the dance floor, Jean Claude Van Damme fables, The Cannon Kibbutz, V8 makes everything sexier, terrorists, uzis, motorcycles, explosions, violence, sex, crabs and a lot more Cannon tidbits from Austin!

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The Brazen Badass from Beantown Dave Schultz selects who had the best June 1975, 1985 or 1996! Jun 09, 2021

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This week Duelers, we have a best of June duel just in time for summer! Back behind the bench, this week is the bald Brazen Badass from Beantown, the one and only Dave Schultz. We may need a bigger boat when Mancrush brings the best of June 1975. Marc James takes it down to Paradise City with some rockin’ picks from June of 1985. Mike Ranger channels his inner Zack Morris and gets his homework totally wrong and brings the best of all of 1996! This is a wild one that's even better on YouTube!

Don't miss this explosive episode with Judge Schultz, he may have the final say, but that doesn't mean that everyone agrees! In this episode, you might hear something about dead presidents, a hit song that uses the same word 86 times, hippie chicks in Baltimore, an epic trade that changes the fate of two franchises, the murder of a music icon, hitchhiking with Slash, 70-foot phalluses, B-rated DC characters, the worst game controller ever, Mr. Smith's Earth Welcoming Committee, the perfect movie to watch before heading to the beach, boobie traps, shoulders for days, a sports columnist for Newsday and his wacky family, the TV Wonderboy, and lot's more!!

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Teenage Dirtbag Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus tells us who had the worst May 1979, 1989 or 1999! Jun 02, 2021

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Hello again, fellow Duelers! Before we get into this week's episode notes. We wanted to remind you that we're now on YouTube! If you weren't aware, your favorite retro battleground is now on video. Matter of fact, some episodes are "taped live with a studio audience", so please go and subscribe (https://www.youtube.com/c/duelingdecades). We hope to see you in the chat! Anyways, we got another good one for you this week! Well, a bad one? I suppose it depends on how you look at it, but we're back with another "Worst of May" match-up! This week, we're joined by the amazing frontman of the band Wheatus, Brendan B. Brown! Brendan tossed some teenage dirtbag out of his chair, grabbed the gavel, and he was ready to judge these contestants: First up, from parts kinda known, Joe Findlay digs deep, and brings us the worst May 1979 has to offer. Next up, straight from a late-night Round House screening, Marc James brings a double deuce of picks from, May 1989. Finally, rounding out the competition, the man voted most likely to not wear JNCOs, Mancrush delivers the worst of May 1999!

Stick around after the competition for a campfire chat with Brendan, AND a live rendition of "Teenage Dirtbag" that will give you chills. In this episode, you might hear something about dirty judges, a boat that should have sank, young republicans that Brendan doesn't buy, Marvel tries again, a ship that DOES sink, models taking dumps, Jim West is not a rapper, 28-minute songs, sweaty cocaine music, television murders, assassinations and riots, the tale of the hero sausage, an operation you never played, Japanese stuff, worthless toys that caused a commotion, and just what is the story behind Teenage Dirtbag anyway?! All this week and more!

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Less Than Jake frontman Chris DeMakes his decision on who had the best week in May 1978, 1988 or 1998! May 26, 2021

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Welcome back everyone for another retro battle of epic proportions! This week we are joined by one of the coolest guys in the music business, Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake! Having gotten to see Less Than Jake in concert several times, this was an absolute treat. Finally, a musician tells us a story from the road that he's never divulged before; and that's just the tip of the iceberg for this episode! Strap on your seatbelts, it's another week experience! Let's take a look at our contestants, and the eras they will be fighting for! First up, Mike Ranger throws on his Mr. Kotter afro and goes way back to late May 1978. Smack dab in the middle, Mancrush sports his best Chris DeMakes' mullet, with a heavy helping of late May 1988. And rounding out the competition this week, Marc James got his tips frosted and his butterfly clips, and heads back to late May 1998!

With all of the stuff Chris has going on these days, it's a shock he had time to swing the gavel. Chris DeMakes a podcast, Chris DeMakes a book, Chris DeMakes a solo project, Chris DeMakes a tour, and Chris DeMakes us all howl on this episode! Check out all of the stuff Chris has coming out! But in the meantime, you may hear something in this episode about our brand new death metal band with Chris DeMakes, Mancrush's childhood memories, a TV show that almost has the initials HPV, naughty nurses, nursery rhymes for the hearing impaired, Marc goes dark, the 70s version of Hanson, a solo effort DeMakes hates, not C. Thomas Howell, Mandy gets dissed, dudes with anger issues, Mancrush goes to the movies with mommy, Chris Farley's forgotten gem, coed naked grand theft auto, David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar, strippin' for a whippin', I'm fat but you're ugly, the heroic Terenzi brothers, bootleg bears, blasts from the past, punk rock, and sorry our live stream died abruptly! All this week and more!

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