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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Episodes
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
K·B Toys was the premier mall toy store for decades, but sadly didn't survive. On this episode of the Retroist Podcast, I discuss the rise and fall of this storied purveyor of toys.
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
In the early 1980s, trivia mania swept across America. The cause? A board game from Canada that no one saw coming, Trivial Pursuit. On this episode of the Retroist Podcast, I look at the history of this long-running phenomenon.
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Welcome to the 7th episode of the 15th season of the Retroist Podcast. Today’s episode is all about the toys from the seventies sci-fi classic, The Six Million Dollar Man.
This episode was a surprise to me. I had recorded a section about toys during my Six Million Dollar Man podcast. When I listened back to it, I had two problems.
The segment was too long to be a part of a podcast.
I didn’t like the flow. It was missing something.
So when I released the episode, I removed most of the discussion of toys outside my initial story and thought I would try to rerecord. This episode is the result of my efforts.
It is slightly different from my standard podcast in that I mostly discuss the toys. So a little but more opinion and a lot more retro audio. I hoped you find it as fun to listening to it as I did putting it together.
The show starts with a little discussion about something I content with as a collector, “what do we hold onto?” Then I move into the toys!
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
On this new episode of the Retroist Podcast, I talk all about this classic Seventies TV show, The Six Million Dollar Man. An amazing superhero show that was way ahead of its time. It was so successful that it spawned a 2nd series and lingered in movies after being canceled for a decade.
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
In 1985, the sci-fi comedy, Real Genius, hit theaters. Perhaps ahead of its time, its message made it a bit different from many other college-themed films that had come before it.
While not a blockbuster, the film would develop a cult following and had a great run on cable TV and home video.
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Willow is a charming fantasy film from 1988 that often gets overlooked. On this episode of the Retroist Podcast, I look at the conception, production, and reception of this wonderful movie.
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Grab your lute, call up your fellow adventurers, and join me as I take a look back at the highly influential, and very replayable, video game computer classic, The Bard's Tale.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Today's show is all about the 1983 cult classic film, Krull. This memorable film has a great cast, wonderful score and one of the coolest throwing weapons to ever appear on-screen.
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
In 1973, the magical shrinking craft toys, Shrinky Dinks, first appeared. They would quickly take the country by storm and while their popularity peaked in the 1980s, they are still well-known today. Learn all about them on this episode of the Retroist Podcast.
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
On an all new Retroist Podcast Special, supporters of the show share some of their own memories of things I discussed this season.