17. Standing on the brink in the eve of destruction

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The 80s ended more than 30 years ago, but it was an interesting time in the eye of an impressionable youth such as me. I was 5 when it started and 15 when it was over. In between we had the closing chapter in the cold war, a battle between home computers, a combat where silence met the truth of an incident in a village near Kiev and off course the monumental clash between east and west as the borders fell. Most of this is presented through the eyes of the child I was back then.Playlist:00:00 Jingle – Top of the hour – Good evening00:05 DJ Daemon introduces the episode.00:25 Amiga – 80s_remix03:22 DJ Daemon speaks about Swedish rap group “Just D” and their song 87-87 then about 80s retro computers and the politics of the decade.05:51 Amiga – beyond_forever!09:45 DJ Daemon speaks about an article about retro computers in Ny Times. References Clint Basinger / LGR.11:55 Amiga – nowhere to run!19:06 DJ Daemon speaks about Ronald Reagans (in)famous “bombing Russia” speech.20:25 Amiga – nuclear_winter24:20 DJ Daemon speaks about the Chernobyl meltdown.25:38 Amiga – chernbyl29:57 DJ Daemon speaks about Nato vs the Warsaw pact. References Theatre Europe and Red storm rising for the C64.30:52 Amiga – cannon_fodder_funk33:41 DJ Daemon speaks about the fall of the Berlin wall.34:21 Eatme_-_freedom_in_the_world38:24 DJ Daemon speaks about the choosen songs for this episode. You can see the pattern, can’t you?.38:53 Amiga – europe544:07 DJ Daemon speaks about there never a boring day since the 80s.44:37 Amiga – a_moment_in_time48:34 DJ Daemon gets a bit misty eyed and hope the times have left an impression on you.49:06 Amiga – alpmar-planetary52:17 DJ Daemon points out we don’t take sides.52:52 Amiga – am-fm_-_raining_stars54:56 DJ Daemon references the game “Auf Wiedersen, Monty” then plays a remix of the intro tunes for that game.55:08 Amiga – aufweide_monty_fmix57:02 DJ Daemon thanks you for listening.57:23 Amiga – blackjack Production notes: This is an episode built around me finding Ronald Reagan's infamour gaffe on Wikipedia and that made me laugh. Then I though of how little I understood of world politics back then.Colophon:Warning for word sallad. The title references the tune "On the eve of destruction" by Barry McGuire and the term "brinkmanship". The latter is a game when two or more nations compete in a dangerous buildup of nuclear armaments, pushing the world to the brink of desctruction. If it never passes the brink everyone wins (for now), else everyone lose (their lives). Tags: Storytelling, Host: DJ Daemon, 2021