Episode 79 - Hocus Pocus
It is the month of October, and that means Spooky SZN! Johnny and Matt discuss a Cult Classic in Hocus Pocus for this episode!
Episode 78 - Courage the Cowardly Dog
Matt and Johnny discuss another solid cartoon from their childhood! Courage the Cowardly Dog, a popular show from Cartoon Network, had a brief but strong run at the turn of the 21st century!
Episode 77 - Adventure Time
Johnny and Matt kick off a month of cartoons with Adventure Time! AT was the pinnacle of Cartoon Network for the last decade, with rich story telling and fun animation that captivated audiences of all ages!
Episode 76 - Chicken Wings
Matt and Johnny deep dive into a Buffalo, NY creation! The chicken wing, presented in all of it’s glory. Tune in for the history, some stats and facts about the saucey wing of poultry.
Episode 75 - Pizza
Pizza, a food that many love! It is one of the most customizable foods in existence. Johnny and Matt discuss pizza, the history of it and much more!
Episode 74 - Johnny Appleseed
Matt and Johnny close up their month of American Folklore Heroes with the Apple Man himself, Johnny Appleseed. Learn about the real story of Johnny Chapman, which is much deeper than the one presented in your childhoods.
Episode 73 - Davy Crockett
It’s American Folklore month, as Johnny and Matt discuss the incredible, or incredibly fabricated life of Davy Crockett. With his name growing into legend, during his own lifetime, Davy Crockett’s stories have come off a little exaggerated, but regardless, he is immortalized in American Culture and history as one of the greatest frontiersman it has ever seen.
Episode 72 - The Avengers
Matt and Johnny close up Marvel Month with the first super hero team up movie, The Avengers. Dropping in 2012, it became a massive success and made super hero crossover movies the new norm.
Episode 71 - Guardians of the Galaxy
In conjunction with sister show Retro Blissed, Marvel Month begins on Retro Pop! To kick off, Matt and Johnny look at and discuss Guardians of the Galaxy! The first movie, dropping in 2014, was a surprise mega-hit, and touched the hearts and souls of many fans, quicjly becoming a world - renowned name,
Episode 70 - The American Revolution
To finish up their month of history, Matt and Johnny take a look back at the most important battle in American History! The Revolutionary War brought freedom from the British Empire for most Americans, as they set a course on becoming a world super power for years to come.
Episode 69 - The Alamo
Happy Mother’s Day out there to our listeners who happen to be mothers. In honor of this special day, Johnny and Matt cover The Alamo! isssa joke.
Anyways, The Alamo, a disastrous military incursion between an overreaching government and free peoples, became a symbol for hope and eventual freedom. Remember the Alamo with Retro Pop’s first history based episode in over 2 years!
Episode 68 - Love Canal
Matt and Johnny look back on a stain in global environmental standards, as they discuss Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY. The once home of a large neighborhood of working class families in Matt’s home city, residents found out too late that they had been living over 20 tons of toxic chemicals.
Episode 67 - Amityville Horror
Johnny and Matt are no strangers and disbelievers in the world of the paranormal. On this episode, they examine, discuss and reminsce about the Amityville Horror! The highly debated pop culture evengt has many detractors, and believers. Do you believe that the home at Amityville is truly haunted?
Episode 66 - Nobuo Uematsu
Video Game music has often struggled to find its way to the mainstream, often being considered niche. However, the work of famous video game composers like Nobuo Uematsu has brought it to new levels, with hits from video games like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and more. Matt and Johnny look at the life of Uematsu on this week’s episode and close out their newest month of music themed episodes.
Episode 65 - Elvis Presley
Elvis was King of the World many decades ago! A pioneer of Rock and Roll, and being a master performer. Johnny and Matt, whose upbringings were heavily revolving around an Elvis Presley album or 10, discuss the legend in this episode.
Episode 64 - Philip Rivers
For their next episode in a month of sports figures, Matt and Johnny cover Matt’s favorite NFL Player of all-time in Philip Rivers! The clean-mouthed trash talker is one of the finest players in NFL History, yet, often overlooked due to a lack of championship success. A life that is absolutely immersed in the great game of pro football.
Episode 63 - Roddy Piper
Beloved Villain. Beloved Hero. Beloved Pro Wrestler. Beloved Actor. Beloved Person.
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper was one of the best at what he did, and that’s why, even posthumously, his legacy is still in the hearts of many. On this episode, Johnny and Matt look back at his life and career!
Episode 62 - SEGA
For our final episode of pop culture companies, Matt and Johnny discuss the once prominent video game powerhouse known as SEGA! From it’s beginnings as a coin-op entertainment industry post-WWII, to it’s run against Nintendo in the 1990’s, SEGA left an imprint on many childhoods! Listen in as Matt and Johnny discuss SEGA in their Retro Pop way!
Episode 61 - LJN
One of the most beloved and despised companies in pop culture history, Johnny and Matt examine LJN! LJN is known for making some of the greatest toys of the 80’s and 90’s while getting licensing for some of the biggest movies and tv shows for video games and putting out stinkers! They take a look at the history of this company in this episode!
Episode 60 - Kenner
Happy New Year! Matt and Johnny start off the new year with one of the most important toy brands of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s! Kenner, the company that was saved by the Star Wars franchise, made many toys that many of us, and our parents, loved from their childhood! Listen in as they reminisce about those toys and the history of the company!