https://www.wbgo.org/tags/pat-macdonald Pat MacDonald en-US Copyright Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:02:41 GMT https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/art-of-the-story/2026-07-15/pat-macdonald-looking-back-at-the-futures-so-bright Forty years ago this summer, singer songwriter Pat MacDonald released one of the defining pop songs of the 1980s: “The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.” Today Leo Sidran considers the song’s legacy. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:02:41 GMT https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/art-of-the-story/2026-07-15/pat-macdonald-looking-back-at-the-futures-so-bright Leo Sidran