by Shawn Robare | Jun 23, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
In this week’s episode of the Branded in the 80s podcast I take a minute to talk about finding new perspectives on the pop culture that we know and love so much that it’s started to lose some of its luster. To this effect I reconsider the character of...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 16, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
So, one of the small projects I’ve been working on this past month is the resurrection of the Branded in the 80s Podcast. It’s been over five years since I last recorded an episode of the show and even though I find solo-podcasting terribly frustrating,...
by Shawn Robare | May 24, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It feels really good to be able to finally start catching up with writing articles here at Branded. Over the past few years there’s been a lot of changes in my life behind the scenes, and in particular a lot of stuff has been going on over the last six months...
by Shawn Robare | May 21, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
…Glorious! But before I get to that, let me back up a second. One of the most bittersweet nostalgic experiences is the yearning for food and drink products that are long gone from this Earth. I mean, so many other things can easily be revisited. The prints and...
by Shawn Robare | May 19, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Looking back at the past 10 years of running this site, it’s occurred to me that a lot has changed since those early days. One of the things that really stands out to me is that I found it incredibly important to rigorously categorize the pieces I was writing...
by Shawn Robare | May 13, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s weird when you come to the realization that you’re getting older, especially when you’re a kid at heart. Sure, we all tick off each year with a birthday and we watch the holidays and seasons fly by, but as we run through our twenties and thirties, it’s hard not...
