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Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80's, including rare and hard to find music you forgtot you've missed!
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#313 - Daylight Savings Time
·1h 56m - 2
#267 - 2023 Year In Review
·2h 5m - 3
#266 - 10th Annual Christmas Special
·2h - 4
#311 - Dreaming
·1h 50m - 5
#293 - Radio Clash
·1h 39m - 6
#276 - All We Hear Is...
·1h 30m - 7
#279 - Where Fashion Sits
·1h 35m - 8
#286 - Stop! Your Crying
·1h 40m - 9
#285 - Top 25 of 1984
·2h 20m - 10
#284 - Christmas 2024
·1h 39m - 11
#282 - The Baby Screams
·1h 34m - 12
#281 - Halloween 2024
·1h 35m - 13
#315 - The Closer That You Get
·1h 41m - 14
#314 - Middle Of The Road
·1h 35m - 15
#290 - Bang Bang Bang Bang
·1h 29m - 16
#289 - Flashbash to Valentine's Day 2015
·1h 36m - 17
#283 - May The Road Rise With You
·1h 55m - 18
#280 - Mad Eyed Screamer
·1h 30m - 19
#278 - Twilight Café
·1h 35m - 20
#300 - Blue Monday
·1h 32m - 21
#271 - Butterbean Butterbean!
·1h 31m - 22
#268 - Here I Go Again
The Surfing Trucker hosts Alternative 80s, sharing nostalgic stories about college radio in the 1980s and his start at WNH in New Hampshire.
·1h 42m·5 clips - 23
#277 - You're My Obsession
·1h 30m - 24
#310 - Love Me Simple
·1h 51m - 25
#308 - Christmas 2025, Episode 2
·1h 33m - 26
#307 - Christmas 2025, Episode 1
·1h 28m - 27
#305 - Blue Angels
·1h 39m - 28
#301 - She Drives Me Crazy
·1h 36m - 29
#299 - The Waterfront
·1h 38m - 30
#298 - A Little Respect
·1h 33m - 31
#296 - The Podcast U Want
·1h 34m - 32
#295 - Homicide
·1h 36m - 33
#288 - The List, In Memory Of My Sister
·1h 23m - 34
#274 - Like A Record, Baby!
·1h 35m - 35
Dr Demento Tribute - 2019
·1h 43m - 36
#275 - New Gold Dream
·1h 33m - 37
#273 - Can't Get A Tan
·1h 32m - 38
#272 - From Blue Lagoons to Crowded Rooms
·1h 32m - 39
#270 - Shut Your Mouth
·1h 37m - 40
#269 - Where I Got My Kicks
·1h 35m - 41
#304 - Let's Go!
·1h 43m - 42
#292 - Love Is A Stranger
·1h 42m - 43
#294 - Happy Birthday!
·1h 36m - 44
#309 - Don't Go
·1h 38m - 45
#312 - Universal Radio
·1h 34m - 46
#306 - Bottom Line
·1h 39m - 47
#303 - Memorabilia
·1h 42m - 48
#302 - Halloween 2025
·1h 35m - 49
#297 - Luftbaloons
·1h 36m - 50
#291 - Walking Away
·1h 35m - 51
#265 - Let The Good Times Roll
Nov 29, 2023·1h 37m - 52
#264 - You Are An Imagination
Nov 9, 2023·1h 31m - 53
#263 - Halloween 2023
Oct 25, 2023·2h 32m - 54
#262 - A Human Heart Goes Out Tonight
Sep 17, 2023·1h 39m - 55
#261 - R.I.P. Dad
Sep 1, 2023·1h 30m - 56
#260 - Last Day Of Our Acquaintance
Jul 27, 2023·1h 37m - 57
#259 - That's Where She Lives
Jul 16, 2023·1h 33m - 58
#258 - If That Don't Suit Ya, That's A Drag
Jun 18, 2023·1h 30m - 59
#257 - Stealer, Steal Her, We Cross The Border
Jun 3, 2023·1h 38m - 60
#256 - I'll Live And Die, Don't Ask Me Why
May 10, 2023·1h 28m - 61
#255 - The World Is My Oyster
Apr 25, 2023·1h 30m - 62
#254 - Subtle Innuendos
Mar 29, 2023·1h 29m - 63
#253 - Happy St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17, 2023·1h 33m - 64
#252 - I Need It To Ride In Your Car
Feb 11, 2023·1h 41m - 65
#251 - Another Industrial Ugly Morning
Feb 2, 2023·1h 33m - 66
#250 - Top 25 Countdown Of 1982
Jan 8, 2023·2h - 67
Classic Alt80s - December 2017
Dec 20, 2022·1h 41m - 68
Classic Alt80s - Christmas 2011
Dec 14, 2022·1h 37m - 69
Classic Alt80s - December 20 2012
Dec 9, 2022·1h 31m - 70
Classic Alt80s - December 2009
Dec 3, 2022·59m - 71
#245 - Walking Hand In Hand
Nov 12, 2022·1h 38m - 72
Halloween 2022 - Dreaming Is Free
Oct 23, 2022·1h 53m - 73
Classic Alt80s - Halloween 2009
Oct 16, 2022·1h 15m - 74
#242 - Dollars to Deutchmarks
Oct 8, 2022·1h 33m - 75
#241 - King For A Day (Or Two)
Sep 18, 2022·1h 30m - 76
#240 - That Beat Boy Feeling
Aug 29, 2022·1h 33m - 77
#239 - Pocket Full Of Poses
Jul 30, 2022·1h 36m - 78
Classic Alt80s - May 3, 2009
Jul 25, 2022·1h - 79
#237 - I'm So Glad I Waited
Jun 11, 2022·1h 34m - 80
#236 - I Want To Believe
May 27, 2022·1h 41m - 81
Classic Alt80s - March 4, 2012
May 17, 2022·1h 32m - 82
Classic Alt80s - March 13, 2011
Apr 11, 2022·1h 6m - 83
#233 - All My Life I Wanted To Fly
Mar 30, 2022·1h 33m - 84
#232 - A Point Is All You Can Score
Mar 1, 2022·1h 52m - 85
#231 - Don't You Forget About Me
Feb 8, 2022·2h 4m - 86
Alternative 90's Preview
Feb 1, 2022·1h 33m - 87
#229 - Finding Our Way Around Indecision
Jan 13, 2022·1h 33m - 88
#228 - Top 25 Countdown Of 1981
Jan 2, 2022·1h 41m - 89
#227 - Walking In A Winter Wonderland
Dec 20, 2021·1h 54m - 90
#226 - Fatal Fascination
Nov 24, 2021·1h 34m - 91
#225 - I'm Afraid (The Halloween Episode)
Oct 25, 2021·1h 35m - 92
#224 - Don't Go Wasting Your Emotion
Oct 12, 2021·1h 31m - 93
#223 - The One Across The Hall
Sep 16, 2021·1h 33m - 94
#222 - Let Me See What I Don't Get
Aug 7, 2021·1h 36m - 95
#221 - It's So Good
Jul 19, 2021·1h 30m - 96
#220 - Nothing Like An English Summer
Jul 1, 2021·1h 35m - 97
#219 - Bring Me Back Today
Jun 26, 2021·1h 31m - 98
#218 - Skate Or Die!
Apr 25, 2021·1h 32m - 99
#217 - You're Jack The Lad!
Apr 16, 2021·1h 37m - 100
#216 - Chock Full
Mar 27, 2021·1h 35m - 101
#215 - It's All About Love Of...?
Feb 13, 2021·1h 30m - 102
#214 - The Cover Episode
Feb 7, 2021·1h 33m - 103
#213 - The Fun Ones
Jan 31, 2021·1h 30m - 104
#212 - Top 25 Tunes Of 1980
Jan 3, 2021·1h 40m - 105
Episode #211 - Christmas 2020
Dec 20, 2020·1h 36m - 106
Christmas 2019 Revisited
Dec 4, 2020·1h 38m - 107
Episode #209 - The Laid Back Episode
Nov 16, 2020·1h 29m - 108
Episode #208 - Halloween 2020
Oct 25, 2020·1h 33m - 109
Episode #207 - Halloween 2019 revisited
Oct 16, 2020·1h 33m - 110
Episode #206 - Yes, We're Still Here!
Sep 3, 2020·1h 30m - 111
Episode #205 - My city was gone (but the music isn't)
Jul 4, 2020·1h 33m - 112
Episode #204 - Summertime Rules
Jun 8, 2020·1h 30m - 113
Episode #203 - Confusing Incidental Series Number 203
May 17, 2020·1h 31m - 114
Episode #202 - Is Gothic-y Even A Word?
Apr 30, 2020·1h 29m - 115
Episode #201 - No Covid, Just Great Music
Apr 6, 2020·1h 36m - 116
Episode #200 - Luck Of The Irish Be With You!
Mar 15, 2020·1h 33m - 117
Episode #199 - True One Hit Wonders and The Greatness You Missed
Mar 8, 2020·1h 33m - 118
Episode #198 - Better To Have Love And Lost...Or Is It?
Feb 15, 2020·1h 42m - 119
Episode #197 - February 2020
Feb 2, 2020·1h 32m - 120
Episode #196 - For Your Uber Pleasure
Jan 12, 2020·1h 31m - 121
Episode #195 - Top 25 of 1989
Dec 30, 2019·2h 10m