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Beyond the Neon

The podcast dedicated to understanding 1980s pop culture, Beyond the Neon looks past the nostalgia to get beneath the skin of the decade of excess. Each documentary show looks at a different aspect of... Read more

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Satanic Panic Part Two: Panicky in the U.K.

Satanic Panic Part Two: Panicky in the U.K.

In the second part of this special, Beyond the Neon explores how the Satanic Panic in the US spread to Great Britain in ... Read more

24 Jan 2020

57mins

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Satanic Panic Part One: Storm in the U.S.A.

Satanic Panic Part One: Storm in the U.S.A.

In the first of a two-part special, Beyond the Neon digs into the 1960s and 70s, to explore the history of Satanic Panic... Read more

29 Oct 2019

1hr 21mins

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80s villains: The death and rebirth of mythical evil

80s villains: The death and rebirth of mythical evil

In a brand new episode of Beyond the Neon, I look at villainy in 1980s popular culture and how the politics and social t... Read more

18 Aug 2019

1hr 7mins

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Occult perceptions in the home video era

Occult perceptions in the home video era

In a special bonus episode, I present my academic paper created for the Gothic 1980s Symposium that took place in June 2... Read more

10 Aug 2019

35mins

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Superheroes and Heroism in the Reagan Era

Exploring the superhero landscape of  the 1970s, how this translated to decade that followed, and how a new president ch... Read more

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