Spoiler Things | Paulo gets 80s movies from a man in a white van | Sean Connery is not your father

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Paulo is very satisfied with Thomas Anders’ vacation Reels, and a man called Flexasaurus Rex gives us the MTV we remember — complete with the Bat Dance.

Speaking of Prince, we look at the Stranger Things effect on his catalogue and the literal seven figures his estate is in line to receive from Spotify royalties.

Paulo had a terrible time watching ’80s movies, which means it’s time to get into a white van with a mulleted man.

Jump To:

Thomas Anders' in Atlantis (00:00:16):

MTV Shutdown and Fan Rebuild (00:02:34): https://loudwire.com/coder-built-mtv-rewind-videos-app/

https://wantmymtv.xyz

Stranger Things Spoilers and Prince's Music (00:05:19): https://musictalkers.com/latest-news/10069-prince%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cpurple-rain%E2%80%9D-re-enters-uk-charts-following-stranger-things-finale

https://deadline.com/2026/01/stranger-things-5-finale-songs-spotify-data-1236676497/

Consuming Passions (00:13:48): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_EOP6woNPs

Family Business (00:17:21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inWcoU8fdYU

Two Truths and a Lie (00:22:47) 

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