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Retroist Podcast Episode 365 (Perfect Strangers)
I begin this podcast episode by talking about the strange timing of television in our lives. Sometimes a show arrives at just the right moment, and for a while it feels like part of your weekly…
Retroist Podcast Episode 364 (Game Genie)
I first saw the Game Genie at a friend’s house just after Christmas in 1991. We were doing the usual thing, seeing what everyone got, trying out games, handing controllers back and forth. Then he…
Retroist Podcast Episode 363 (DeLorean)
There were a few cars that could stop me in my tracks when I was a kid, and the DeLorean was near the top of the list. We had one in my town, parked outside a dentist’s office, and just knowing it…
Retroist Podcast Episode 362 (Back to the Future the Animated Series)
Back to the Future didn’t feel like a property that I expected to be turned into a cartoon, at least not to me at the time. By the time the animated series arrived, my interest in Saturday morning…
Retroist Podcast Episode 361 (Back to the Future Part III)
Back to the Future Part III had a different job to do. Part II had ended on a cliffhanger and sent everybody out of the theater with their heads spinning, but the third film had to bring everything…
Retroist Podcast Episode 360 (Back to the Future Part II)
Back to the Future Part II had a lot to live up to. The first movie was already huge, and by the time the sequel showed up people were ready to see Marty and Doc again. This was not just another…
Retroist Podcast Episode 359 (Back to the Future)
I don’t know if you knew this, but Back to the Future is kind of a big deal. Its known as a big hit, but that wasn’t a forgone conclusion. Robert Zemeckis was not yet a household name, and while…
Retroist Podcast Episode 358 (Grease)
Grease as a studio movie in the late 1970s was a big swing. Sure it had two big stars in it, but its success entering a crowded summer of movies was not a foregone conclusion. But it turns out it was…
Retroist Podcast Episode 357 (Sha Na Na)
In the late 1960s, the pop culture of the 1950s was still well-remembered, but the United States was going through some major changes. A counter-culture was going mainstream and with it came a…
Retroist Podcast Episode 356 (Christmas Commercials III)
Welcome to the Retroist Christmas Commercials III Podcast. Christmas is almost here. You know what that means? Time to buy stuff! That’s why this week’s show is all about the Christmas commercials…
Retroist Podcast Episode 355 (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
In 1965, Christmas television in the United States changed forever when, A Charlie Brown Christmas, premiered. Nothing about its creation and tone said it was going to be a success, but it touched…
Retroist Podcast Episode 354 (The Herculoids)
In 1967 Hanna-Barbera had a new show on Saturday Mornings, The Herculoids. This was before my time, but the show’s concept and characters were so enduring that nearly a decade and a half later they…
Retroist Podcast Episode 353 (Saturday Supercade)
In 1983, the first wave of arcade madness was still at a highpoint. We had a slew of classic games filled with classic characters that had become household names. Still, only one had made the leap…
Retroist Podcast Episode 352 (Prom Night)
Prom Night, starry Jamie Curtis, is a movie that is often overshadowed by her more memorable turn in Halloween. While it might not be a classic, like Halloween, it is a film well-worth your time. A…
Retroist Podcast Episode 351 (Trick or Treat)
Heavy Metal Music and Horror Films are a potent combination, so I am always surprised that heavy crossover isn’t as a common as one could expect. Still a few movies have done it in different ways. On…
Retroist Podcast Episode 350 (The Iron Giant)
1999 was a great year for movies. Almost too great. It didn’t help that I found myself so busy with work that my focus on film couldn’t be what it used to be. So while I am a big fan of “The Iron…
Retroist Podcast Episode 349 (Jaws: Beyond the Screen)
Welcome to my final episode I plan to do about the Jaws franchise. Originally I planned on doing just a podcast about the Jaws NES Game, but as I started working on it, I thought it might be more…
Retroist Podcast Episode 348 (Jaws: The Revenge)
I have very mixed feeling about Jaws: The Revenge. On the one hand, I found it disappointing when compared to earlier films, on the other hand I am fascinated that it was made and audiences reaction…
Retroist Podcast Episode 347 (Jaws 3D)
Like many people at the time, I was really into the early 80s 3D revival. With interesting 3D offerings on TV and on the big screen, it was fun time to be watching stuff. Not many of these…
Retroist Podcast Episode 346 (Jaws 2)
My family was very excited to see Jaws whenever it came on television, but never mustered the same enthusiasm for its first sequel. Because of this, I had an opportunity to read a copy of the Jaws 2…
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Retroist Retro Podcast has published 366 episodes since March 2009, covering topics in Documentary, History.
Retroist Retro Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 27m.
