Retroist Retro Podcast
The Retroist
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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May 22, 2009 • 25min
Retroist Leonard Nimoy Podcast
Welcome to the Retroist Leonard Nimoy Podcast! Today’s show is about the life and career of the multi-talented Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy is best know for his work as Spock in the hit Sci-Fi series “Star Trek”, but he had worked on several other successful series. He is a talented actor, director and artist who has…
May 8, 2009 • 23min
Retroist VCR Podcast
Welcome to the Retroist VCR Podcast. Today’s show is about the history, the struggles and the demise of a formerly ubiquitous technology, the VCR. I start off talking about my experience drinking soda while too close to my family’s VCR. Then I move onto the history of this wonderful piece of technology. List fans can…
May 1, 2009 • 22min
Retroist Atari 5200 Podcast
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…
Apr 24, 2009 • 27min
Retroist Miami Vice Podcast
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…
Apr 17, 2009 • 19min
Retroist Scooby-Doo, Where are You? Podcast
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…
Apr 10, 2009 • 23min
Retroist Famous Nintendo Missteps Podcast
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…
Apr 3, 2009 • 19min
Retroist Saturday Supercade Podcast
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…
Mar 24, 2009 • 9min
Retroist Rubik’s Cube Podcast
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…
