E79 From Smokey and the Bandit to Someone Saved My Life Tonight: Love Will Tear Us Apart

Jim and Jimmy explore iconic cultural moments from the 70s through 90s, connecting the dots between classic films, personal memories, and music history touchpoints.

• Smokey and the Bandit and its filming locations throughout Georgia
• Memorial Day memories spanning from 1977 to 1990
• Joy Division's tragic story and how Ian Curtis's suicide led to New Order's formation
• The existence of "Callin' Oates," an emergency Hall & Oates hotline
• Deep dive into Elton John's "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" album and its autobiographical themes
• The significance of They Might Be Giants' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" and The Clash's "Train in Vain"

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