Worst Remakes; Best Sleepers, WTFs & More From 300 Episodes
PAST 10s: A Top 10 Time Machine - Music of the 70s, 80s and More
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Show Notes
Dave and Milt (the Chart Meister, not the Chart Master) celebrate what might be their 300th episode—give or take a few missed weeks and some lazy counting—by ditching the usual Billboard time-travel format and revisiting excerpts from their very first Past Tens episode from June 2019. They roast their early scripted, nervous energy, debate why certain catchphrases and categories stuck (Bad Remake, What the Fuck Were We Thinking, Never Heard Of It), and reminisce about recording in a Boston studio before switching to Zoom during COVID. Along the way they revisit early obsessions with Casey Kasem, grim “long distance dedication” letters, the terrifying TV movie Special Bulletin, awful and unnecessary covers, forgotten chart oddities, and beloved surprise discoveries like the Osmonds’ “Down by the Lazy River.” They close with a nostalgia debate, a fake monetization pitch, and promises of “300 more.”
Topics
02:00 Is This Episode 300?
02:52 Origin Story Enemy Lines
03:49 Anniversary Format Explained
06:02 Podcast Bits And Signposts
07:13 Replaying Episode One Intro
09:04 Early Nerves And No Scripts
12:42 Influences Hit Parade Rewatchables
15:16 Chartmeister Origins
17:46 Casey Kasem Dedication Clip
22:20 Pop Culture Flashback Special Bulletin
27:59 Bad Remakes Return
31:50 Guns N Roses Covers
32:59 Madonna Cover Disaster
33:44 Early Podcast Tech Chaos
35:55 Worst Hits Hall of Shame
40:53 Never Heard Of Gems
44:46 Osmonds Lazy River Surprise
46:48 Variety Show Flashback
51:24 Wild Trivia and Song Stories
56:17 Happy Days Nostalgia Theory
01:02:59 Anniversary Wrap and Goodbye