The Retroist
The Retroist Podcast takes a nostalgic look back at the last 30 years of retro themed pop culture. Get your regular fix of retro with interviews, reviews and fun filled information. If you retro pop culture and the 1980s you are in for a real ...
The Retroist Podcast takes a nostalgic look back at the last 30 years of retro themed pop culture. Get your regular fix of retro with interviews, reviews and fun filled information. If you retro pop culture and the 1980s you are in for a real treat.
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 052 – Ghost Busters
On today’s show we talk all about the smash comedy ...
On today’s show we talk all about the smash comedy Ghost Busters. We talk about the story, the casting, and the films success and release. Then we movie on and talk about all the stuff it inspired off-screen: Video Games, Books, Comic Books, Cartoons,
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 051 – Atari Cosmos
In this episode I talk all about the almost forgotten ...
In this episode I talk all about the almost forgotten Atari Cosmos. I talk about the people behind the system explore the technology and concepts behind what could have been the 1st generation holographic gaming system. Oh,
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 050 – The Neverending Story
Number 50?? Who would have thunk it, but here we ...
Number 50?? Who would have thunk it, but here we are. This week we talk all about the hit movie The Neverending Story. We talk about the making of the movie, its cast, plot, characters and its legacy. Music on the show was provided by Peachy (the Limah...
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 049 – Happy Days
This week we talk all about the hit show Happy ...
This week we talk all about the hit show Happy Days. We talk about the making of the show, its cast, plot, characters and its legacy. The above art was done by Artist/Illustrator Christopher Tupa. You can see all this work for the Retroist Podcast at T...
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 048 – Thundarr the Barbarian
This week we talk all about the sword and sorcery ...
This week we talk all about the sword and sorcery cartoon Thundarr the Barbarian. We talk about the making of the show, its cast, plot, characters, its legacy and much more. Music on the show was provided by Peachy (the Dean Elliott of Wales),
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 047 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
This week we talk all about the alien who stole ...
This week we talk all about the alien who stole our hearts, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. We talk about the making, the casting and the its receptions. The we jump out of the film and talk about E.T. products and sponsorship.
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 046 – Max Headroom
This week we talk all about everyone’s favorite spokeshead Max ...
This week we talk all about everyone’s favorite spokeshead Max Headroom. We talk about his UK origins, his jump to America, his work outside of his two TV shows and much much more. Music on the show was provided by Peachy (the Peachy Headroom of Wales)...
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 045 – New Coke
This week we talk about the soft drink debacle of ...
This week we talk about the soft drink debacle of the mid-1980s, New Coke. We talk about the reasoning behind the switch, the chief architect behind the switch, its failure, the conspiracy theories it has spawned and a whole lot more.
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 044 – Asteroids
This week we talk about the video game classic, Asteroids. ...
This week we talk about the video game classic, Asteroids. We talk about the games development, its specs, its success and it various ports. We have a lot of great audio this week including the “Asteroid’s Radio Drama” (OK, it is from a record,
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Retroist Podcast – Episode 043 – Fraggle Rock
This week we talk about the 1980s Jim Henson classic, ...
This week we talk about the 1980s Jim Henson classic, Fraggle Rock. We talk about the show’s concepts, its characters, the larger mythology and its trajectory from TV to DVD to the Big Screen. You can follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.
