top of page
Search


Jake "The 80s Never Ended In My Book" Rudh
Jake Rudh, founder of Transmission Music in Minneapolis joins our podcast to to offer his opinion on music from the 1986 KROQ playlist.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Feb 17, 20231 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Rock Report With Rita Wilde
Rita Wilde is a radio legend, with over 25 years as a DJ, MD, and PD at 95.5 KLOS. Rita Wilde gives us her Rock Report on the podcast.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Â
Â
Â


Having A Sit With Buzz Knight
Talk with Buzz Knight about his storied radio career and podcast "Takin A Walk". We also look at KROQ from 1986 and songs 100 to 91.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Jan 27, 20231 min read
Â
Â
Â


The World Famous KROQ in 1986
"The dream team is in the house" as we start our look at the top songs played on KROQ back in 1986. This week, it's songs 106.7 to 101.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Â
Â
Â


Pop Culture 1986
We dive into many of our favorite touchstone moments that helped define the year 1986 on The What Difference Does It Make Podcast

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Jan 13, 20231 min read
Â
Â
Â


David Is Out In The Wild
David Wild steps out of his comfy zone writing for The Grammy Awards and into the wild of our studio/garage on the podcast this week.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Dec 16, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Adventures of Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson's memoir, Don't Bump The Record Kid: My Adventures with Mark & Brian is out now. He regale us with some of his (mis)adventures

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Dec 9, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Elton John at 75
Gillian Gaar has authored a beautiful coffee table book, Elton John @75, examining Sir Elton through the lens of 75 career accomplishments.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Michael Lockwood find Lions and Ghosts
We go deep into Michael Lockwood's music history with his LA based band Lions & Ghosts on the What Difference Does It Make Podcast.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Steve Rapport: Mostly Rock n' Roll Photographer
Steve Rapport's camera has taken him on quite a journey. Now residing in New Orleans, we talk with Steve about his life and career.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Halloween Remastered 80s style
It's Halloween and we get to share our favorite scary songs on the podcast. It's a dead man's party, so who can ask for more!

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Stevie Nicks: Mirror in the Sky
Simon Morrison's latest book is Mirror in the Sky and he tells us all about the twice inducted Rock Hall icon, Steve Nicks.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Smithereens Have Been Found
The Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak and drummer Dennis Diken visit the What Difference Does It Make virtual studios

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Lost 80s Live In San Diego
We went to a Lost 80s Live concert to learn why artists and fans keep coming back to these 80s music shows.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Sep 23, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Heathers: The Musical
Director Andy Fickman has brought Heathers back to life. The dark comedy classic, Heathers, is now a movie musical and it is so "very".

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Bowie at 75
Martin Popoff has authored a coffee table book, simply called Bowie @75. We touch on a number of significant moments in Bowie's career.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Workin' Overtime Music for Labor Day
We are takin' care of business at What Difference Does It Make. We say, "Let's Work! and recognize songs that salute the Working Class Hero.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Sep 2, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


LOST 80s LIVE has been found
Rob Juarez is the mastermind behind the Lost 80s Live shows. This is Rob's story, now going on 20 years on creating an 80s music summer tour

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


Steve Diggle finds harmony with The Buzzcocks
Steve Diggle talks all about The Buzzcocks, the loss of Pete Shelley and the new album on the What Difference Does It Make podcast.

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


MTV Anniversary Part 2
The What Difference Does It Make Podcast renews our look at the first songs played on MTV by reviewing videos 16 to 25 played August 1, 1981

Dave Sloan/Holly Cantos
Aug 5, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â
Podcasts For Music Lovers

Home: Blog2
Home: Instagram

CONTACT
Home: Contact
bottom of page