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.
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Friday May 01, 2009
Friday May 01, 2009
Welcome to the Retroist Atari 5200 Podcast. Today’s show is about the less popular younger sister of the Atari 2600, the Atari 5200. I talk about the technology behind the system, its strengths and weaknesses, the games and its small contribution to Eighties pop culture. List fans rejoice, metagirl is back again, this time with…
Friday Apr 24, 2009
Friday Apr 24, 2009
Welcome to the Retroist Miami Vice Podcast. Today’s show is all the 80s cultural phenomenon, Miami Vice. I talk about the genesis of the show, its characters and actors, the music and of course the movie of the same name. This week metagirl is back again with her Top 5 Miami Vice Guest Stars. Interested…
Friday Apr 17, 2009
Friday Apr 17, 2009
Welcome to the Retroist Scooby-Doo, Where are You? Podcast. Today’s show is all about Scooby-Doo, Where are You? I start by talking about how I watched the show as a kid. Then I go into the history of the show, the actors who gave voice to the legendary characters, and touch briefly on the shows…
Friday Apr 10, 2009
Friday Apr 10, 2009
Welcome to the Retroist Famous Nintendo Missteps Podcast. On today’s show I start off by talking about my slow adoption of the NES, then I move onto the 3 most famous Nintendo missteps (R.O.B, The Power Glove and the Virtual Boy). I also do my very first and maybe last Top 5 List (I got…
Friday Apr 03, 2009
Friday Apr 03, 2009
Welcome to the Retroist Saturday Supercade Podcast. Do you like cartoons? How about video games? Well, you came to the right place. This week’s Retroist Podcast is about the CBS early 1980’s Saturday Morning Masterpiece “Saturday Supercade”, which hit the airwaves on September 17, 1983, and ran for two seasons. I talk about all the…
Tuesday Mar 24, 2009
Tuesday Mar 24, 2009
Welcome to the Retroist Rubik’s Cube Podcast. I am proud to announce the premiere of the Retroist Podcast. Today’s show is all about one of my favorite pop culture icons, “The Rubik’s Cube”. During the show I mention some fun facts about the Magic Cube, listen to some great old commercials and of course discuss…