Retroist Retro Podcast
For over a decade, The Retroist Podcast has taken a nostalgic look back at the last 40+ years of retro themed pop culture. The show attempts to connect or reconnect you to things from your past through storytelling and discussion of compelling milestones and forgotten tidbits of pop culture.
Episodes
Oct 26, 2010
Oct 26, 2010
34 min
Welcome to the Retroist Halloween Special II Podcast. This is a couple of days early, just in case you wanted to get a jump on the Halloween season or if you wanted to have something to listen to on Halloween morning. Today show is all about Halloween memories! That’s right it is time for the…
Oct 15, 2010
Oct 15, 2010
19 min
Welcome to the Retroist Monster Squad Podcast. On today’s show we talk all about the eighties horror classic, The Monster Squad. This film is a cult classic that sometimes gets overlooked in the crowded field of eighties cult films. I start off by talking about how having missed seeing the film when it came out…
Oct 1, 2010
Oct 1, 2010
21 min
Welcome to the Retroist Suspense Podcast. On today’s show, I talk all about the creepy old time radio classic, Suspense. I talk about the show’s creation and the talent behind its birth and continuing success. This is a great show to kick off the Halloween season and I hope it can help people try OTR…
Sep 24, 2010
Sep 24, 2010
21 min
Welcome to the Retroist Adventures of Superman Podcast. On today’s show, we talk all about the great and venerable TV show, The Adventures of Superman. This is a little more retro than I usually go, so I hope everyone enjoys me jumping further back in time than usual. I talk about the characters on the…
Sep 12, 2010
Sep 12, 2010
24 min
Welcome to the Retroist Tetris Podcast. On today’s show, we talk all about the video game classic from behind the “Iron Curtain”, Tetris. The show begins with me talking about how video games can almost ruin a really good working opportunity, but how an understanding supervisor set me straight. Then I move onto the game…
Aug 27, 2010
Aug 27, 2010
42 min
Welcome to the Retroist Missile Command Podcast. On today’s show we talk all about the Atari classic, Missile Command. I begin by talking about how I was a Missile Command legend in my own mind. A game that everyone knows, but somehow still comes across as underrated. I talk about the game’s creation and creator,…
Aug 20, 2010
Aug 20, 2010
18 min
Welcome to the Retroist Adam-12 Podcast. On today’s show, we talk all about the groundbreaking police series, Adam-12. In my opinion, it is one of the best shows of the 1970s. We talk about the characters on the show, the talent behind the show, its amazing music, and the show’s legacy. I am a big…
Aug 8, 2010
Aug 8, 2010
19 min
Welcome to the Retroist Amazing Stories Podcast. Amazing Stories was an anthology TV series that went way before it’s time. I talk about the idea behind the show, the talent behind the show (some guy named Spielberg), its amazing soundtrack and the show’s legacy. Then I throw in a few surprises here and there. The…
Jul 23, 2010
Jul 23, 2010
42 min
Welcome to the Retroist McDonaldland Memories Podcast. On today show we talk about that magically delicious commercial world of McDonaldland. We concentrate on the main characters of the land and discuss their first appearance and the talent behind them. We also talk about the rise and fall of this magical kingdom and speculate just a…
Jul 9, 2010
Jul 9, 2010
24 min
Welcome to the Retroist Lost Boys Podcast. On today’s show, I talk all about the 80s horror classic, The Lost Boys. I begin by talking about my experience with people in my hometown dressing like the people in this film. Then I move onto the film, I talk about the movies’ plot, production, the printed…