Podcast Archives : The Retro Network

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 46 | Ranking the ROCKY Movie Franchise

Yo Adrian! Episode 46 of the #RRPod comin’ at ya! Ken and Chad are taking the Rocky Movie Franchise (from the original Rocky from 1976 all the way through “Rocky Balboa” in 2006 but not

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 45 | Mount Rushmore of Kevin Bacon Films

Chad Droze

We’re back from Summer Break, and beginning the 2nd Half of 2026 Ken and Chad debate and discuss the career and filmography of Kevin Bacon. It’s a Rushmore episode of the podcast – what four

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – BONUS SHOW | The ABC Board Game Show with Special Guest Jerospace!

Chad Droze

Hope all of you listeners are enjoying your summer. Ken and Chad here interrupting this regularly scheduled break to drop in a BONUS SHOW. We called in our “Loyal Listener” Jerospace a.k.a. Jeremy to help

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 130.5

Adam Pope

We dive deeper into issue 130 of Wizard to discuss the Summer 2002 comics hype, a Last Man Standing battle between Green Arrow and Arwyn from CrossGen, a host theory about why Kevin Smith didn’t

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 130

Adam Pope

Eisner Award nominated comic book creator, Dave Baker joins us to explore an interview with Alan Moore, the announcement of Wildstorm publishing ThunderCats, 3 comic book previews, Marvel movie news of the early 2000s and

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 129

Adam Pope

We’re joined by Matt Moylan, formerly of Dreamwave Productions to talk about the 80s cartoon comics revival of the early 2000s, Jim Lee returning to monthly comics on Batman with Jeph Loeb, Morrison and Quitely

Cover art for Saved by the Bell: The College Years - A Thanksgiving Story: Zack watches Screech try to thaw a frozen turkey with a hairdryer

Advent Calendar House: Saved by the Bell: The College Years – A Thanksgiving Story

Mike Westfall

🦃 This Thanksgiving in July, I’ve put out some extra table settings for some old friends. Previously, on the Advent Calendar House, we watched Zack Morris be trash but still manage to find a girl

Cover art for WKRP in Cincinnati - Bah, Humbug: Art Carlson and the Ghost of Christmas Past, who looks an awful lot like Loni Anderson

Advent Calendar House: WKRP in Cincinnati – Bah, Humbug

Mike Westfall

🎄 It’s another Scrooge Sunday, which means we’re about to be haunted by a series of spirits as we ride the airwaves back to 1980 for a version of “A Christmas Carol” set in the

Covert art for M*A*S*H - Death Takes a Holiday: Colonel Potter in a Santa suit looking concerned

Advent Calendar House: MAS*H – Death Takes a Holiday

Mike Westfall

⚠️ Warning: Our wartime yuletide takes a grimmer turn in this episode, which includes the death of a man hit by a sniper. But since it’s Christmas, we’re all going to do the best we can to

Cover art for Santa vs. the Snowman - Santa and an angry snowman size up each other

Advent Calendar House: Santa vs. the Snowman

Mike Westfall

🎄 Today’s adventure finds us caught in the middle of a battle for the North Pole in multiple dimensions. 🎙️ Sammy Hain and Jeff Loftin join the march back to 1997 to witness the Christmas clash of Santa vs.

Cover art for Elmo Says BOO! - A Muppet ghost startles Elmo in The Count’s castle

Advent Calendar House: Elmo Says BOO!

Mike Westfall

🎃 It’s Halloween in July, and it’s time to spookalize! 🎙️ Becca Petunia joins us as we creep back to 1997 for a howling good time at the spookiest address on Sesame Street, as Elmo pays a

Cover art for The Teddy Bears’ Christmas - Two teddy bears, Benjamin and Wally, under a Christmas tree

Advent Calendar House: The Teddy Bears’ Christmas

Mike Westfall

It’s Christmas time for teddy bears in a 1992 special called “The Teddy Bears’ Christmas,” a prequel to “The Secret World of Benjamin Bear.” Many comparisons to “The Christmas Toy” ensue.

Cover art for Recess - Mikey in a Santa costume with an old man who’s secretly the real Santa

Advent Calendar House: Recess – Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave

Mike Westfall

It’s that time of year again: Time to deal with smarty-pants 4th-graders who think they know how Santa works in a Christmas episode of Disney’s “Recess.”

Cover art for Yogi the Easter Bear: Yogi Bear in an Easter Bunny costume, surprising Boo Boo

Advent Calendar House: Yogi the Easter Bear

Mike Westfall

This Easter in July, we’ve hopped back to 1994 on a rather stressful and dangerous trip through Jellystone Park with “Yogi the Easter Bear.”

Cover art for The Dukes - Dickens of a Christmas: Boss Hogg and the Ghost of Christmas Future

Advent Calendar House: The Dukes – A Dickens of a Christmas

Mike Westfall

🎄 Well, them podcast boys have run into another Scrooge Sunday, and this time, the ghosts from “A Christmas Carol” are haunting Boss Hogg in the Dukes of Hazzard’s Saturday morning cartoon counterpart. 🎙️ Michael DiGiovanni and

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 44 | Friday Night Trivia with Guest Host Tim of OldSchool80s

Chad Droze

Yes, Episode 44 isn’t dropping on our normal Friday “AM” timeslot, instead, this episode will hit your feeds in the evening time, in what Ken and Chad are dubbing their first “Friday Night Trivia” show.

Advent Calendar House Podcast: A DuckTales Valentine

The Retro Network

We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day in July with a deep dive into a 1990 “DuckTales” special that aired on “The Magical World of Disney.”