The wheels for a Last Christmas three-peat are in locomotion, and we’re prepared to go to war with Kylie over it!

A hop into Howick hurls Paulo into a hole of hard-hitting anti-apartheid hits — but will it make him heed the hedonistic call of Sun City?

Hell, yes!

Dori loves Paul Rudd’s beard and dedicates a soundtrack to it, while Paulo finds out what Sean Connery was up to between James Bond and The Untouchables.

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Christmas Music Charts and Wham vs. Kylie (00:02:32):https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kylie-minogue-leads-official-christmas-number-1-single-xmas-together-for-palestine/

Sun City: Artists Against Apartheid (00:12:04)

Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopKk56jM-I

Let me see you I.D.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0kngYVS7MI

Christmas in Cape Town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVyhQ4qnWeY

It's Wrong (Apartheid): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbG3zIs4Q4E

The Shrink Next Door (00:25:00): https://www.tunefind.com/show/the-shrink-next-door/season-1

Sean Connery’s Outland: 80s Space Western (00:32:52) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7OzKVHzfiI

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A special episode streamed live from Rage Expo onto (checks notes) TikTok.

Young people found that interesting, so who are we to argue?

The Curator Supreme of all things retro, Noel Opperman, joined us for a special show that made sure all the gamers around us knew that without the ’80s, there would be no video games.

Paulo impresses no one with stories of how he finished Contra and Super Mario Bros. on one life, while Noel spent a disproportionate amount of time in the 80s on the roof trying to watch SABC.

Shots are fired at CDogg AGAIN — but Corey knows he has supporters in us.

Paulo and Noel talk about Alyssa Milano for a while. We’re sure it had something to do with something else… but Alyssa Milano — am I right?

Paulo wraps up the movies so bad not even he could finish them. The gang agrees on James Brolin’s eyebrows; Paulo and Dori do not agree on Withnail & I.

Obligatory Stranger Things content is included for all those precious search words, and a round of 2 ’80s Truths and a Lie proves that Dori’s 20-year-honed ability to spot when Paulo is lying wins again.

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Arcade and Video Game Nostalgia (00:05:40)

Home Consoles and 80s Gaming Evolution (00:11:04)

Video Game Factoids and 80s Trivia (00:15:50)

Sibling Rivalry and Multiplayer Gaming (00:17:40)

Space Invaders, Tetris, and Coin Shortages (00:18:59)

Pez Bandit and 80s Collectibles (00:21:25)

Corey Feldman and 80s Child Stars (00:24:03)

Dancing with the Stars Drama (00:26:28)

Corey Feldman’s Divorce and Finances (00:32:40)

Forgotten 80s Sitcoms and Early TV Roles (00:39:28)

Living Dolls and Who’s the Boss? Spinoff (00:51:01)

Movie Recommendations: So Bad, They’re Bad (00:55:56)

Withnail & I: Cult Classic Debate (01:10:53)

Stranger Things and 80s Music Resurgence (01:22:21)

Retro Gift Wishlist and Miss Piggy’s Guide (01:33:56)

Two 80s Truths and a Lie(01:39:08)

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