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Articles by Jason Gross

About Jason Gross
'80s Kid, '90s Grad, and '00s Dad. I've been writing and podcasting about 1980s pop culture since 2011 at my Rediscoverthe80s.com website. I collect vinyl, cassingles, '80s comics, Batman memorabilia, and all things Mobile Armored Strike Kommand.
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TRN Time Machine: Flash Forward 2021

Jason Gross

We are taking a trip into the future! The first Flash Forward episode will feature Jason and Mickey traveling to the end of 2021 (and dipping their toes into 2022) for all of the Movies, TV shows, CONTINUE READING…

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Hills Department Store Newspaper Ads 1983-84

Jason Gross

Do you remember when newspapers were the source for news back in the day? Yes, you could catch the national nightly news on your television set but if your family had a subscription to a CONTINUE READING…

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Jay Plays Cobra Kai Card Fighter

Jason Gross

In the first episode for Season 2, Jay Plays Cobra Kai: Card Fighter by Boss Team Games. This card-collecting, turn-based mobile game will have fans of the TV series showing no mercy on their opponents. CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

TRN Time Machine: Foods We Miss

Jason Gross

Get ready to bounce around the decades as Jason and Mickey time jump this week when choosing some Foods We Miss! We’ll be covering square pizzas at Little Caesar’s, pop culture pasta from Chef Boyardee Cereal, CONTINUE READING…

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TRN Time Machine: 1996 Movies

Jason Gross

The time circuits are set for 1996 as Jason and Mickey travel back 25 years in The Retro Network Time Machine to discuss movies! We’ll take a quick glimpse at the box office Top 10, CONTINUE READING…

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Favorite Songs With Outdated Pop Culture Lyrics

Jason Gross

Music has a way of dating itself. I’m not talking just the instrumentation and production of music although that is probably the easiest way to recognize songs from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, etc. Not very CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

TRN Time Machine: Fictional Football Draft

Jason Gross

With the NFL draft happening soon, TRN Time Machine jumps to several decades this week with Jason and Mickey drafting football players from movies and TV shows. We’re starting a team and we need the best CONTINUE READING…

Article

Remembering “Sports Cartoons” Animated Shorts from the ’80s

Jason Gross

Nickelodeon was one of my favorite cable channels in the ’80s and through the mid ’90s. Shows like You Can’t Do That on Television, Mr. Wizard’s World, and game shows like Finders Keepers were all CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

Rental Return: Season 1 Rewind

Jason Gross

It’s time to Rewind Season 1 of Rental Return! Adam (@Hojukoolander), Chad (@HorrorMovieBBQ), and Jason (@RD80s) bookend the first season of video store tales by reflecting on what they learned through the experiences shared by CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

TRN Time Machine: Quiz Show 3

Jason Gross

TRN Time Machine is time jumping in this episode to several decades as Jason and Mickey play another edition of Quiz Show featuring pop culture trivia from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and early ’00s. Play CONTINUE READING…

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TRN Time Machine: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Magazine

Jason Gross

TRN Time Machine is traveling back to 1985 in this episode to flip through an issue of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Magazine! Mickey and Jason will describe their way through the pages CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

Rental Return S1 EP6: Pushing Stop

Jason Gross

The first season of Rental Return – Tales From the Video Store comes to an end! In Episode 5, you heard our Video Heroes talk about some drama that happened at the store and some promotional items CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

TRN Time Machine: Monday Night Wars

Jason Gross

In honor of Wrestlemania week, TRN Time Machine is traveling back to the mid ’90s in this episode during to relive the heated Monday Night Wars of pro wrestling! Mickey and Jason come up with CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

TRN Time Machine: TV Guide Feb 1983

Jason Gross

Jason and Mickey travel in TRN Time Machine back to 1983 and and thumb through the Feb 12-18, 1983 Issue of TV Guide! We’ve got scans below for you to follow along. We take a CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

Rental Return S1 EP5: Secrets of the Staff

Jason Gross

The first season of Rental Return – Tales From the Video Store continues! In Episode 4, you heard some of the crazy experiences our Video Heroes had while they were employed at the store and some of CONTINUE READING…

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