Living in the 70s
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Universal children
This week, in honour of Universal Childrens Day, Marty and Venetia are embracing their inner child. It turns out plenty of Seventies artists did too, writing songs about wild children,... LEARN MORE
We don’t want to stop
Stop! Have you heard? This weeks show features Seventies songs with stop in the title! Our lovely fellow presenters from Weekend Breakfast challenged us with the theme, and we think... LEARN MORE
We’ve got the music in us
This week were going all meta and self referential. Yes, all the music on todays show is about, well.. music! We love music, were into the music, were listening to... LEARN MORE
Movie night
The Seventies was a great era for film and a great era for movie sound tracks. These week we pick some of our favourite songs from Seventies flicks. While not... LEARN MORE
A Seventies banquet
As we have discovered here at Living in the 70s, songwriters love a metaphor. On this weeks show we explore songs from the Seventies featuring food, usually as a stand... LEARN MORE
Women represent!
The Seventies featured some amazing female talent, but it could sometimes get lost in a sea of songs released by men. A 2017 study looking at the top 50 songs... LEARN MORE
We’ve turned 4!
Its our birthday! Yes, Living in the 70s is 4 years old, and we have loved every minute of it. We hope that you have too. In honour of this... LEARN MORE
Find us under ‘elders’
This week features the International Day of Older Persons and, well, Marty and Venetia are undeniably older persons. In fact, if you search the JOY website for podcasts, you can... LEARN MORE
Shake your body
Yes its another disco show! One of the most significant and perhaps influential musical genres to come out of the 1970s, disco forever democratised the dance floor. You didnt need... LEARN MORE
It’s alive!
Theres something about seeing the music you love performed live. While studio albums may have more polish, theres an anergy and immediacy at a live performance that just cant be... LEARN MORE