The 1980s weren’t just a decade—they were a heartbeat. A time when tech had soul, music had meaning, and connections were made face-to-face, not device-to-device. I don’t miss the ’80s because they were perfect. I miss them because they were real. They asked something of us—our time, our patience, our imagination—and in return, they gave us wonder. This is why I still love and miss the ’80s.

At its peak, The Patrick Bass Show was in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide, pulling nearly 300,000 downloads a month. Then I shut it down. Why? Because guest quality tanked, time became a beast, the money didn’t make sense, and worst of all—it stopped feeling worth it. This isn’t a farewell forever, but it is some straight talk on why I stepped away—and what might come next.