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Hellions Talks: Finales, Phases, and Pharmacies

Kevin Decent

That’s right, your host Kevin Hellions is stuck at home with Covid. More Vince McMahon news dropped. Hopes for the new WWE Creative plans. All of the new MCU news dropped by Marvel at SDCC. CONTINUE READING…

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Back to the… Past? The Retro 80s Boom in Media

The Retro Network

If you’ve always had a secret fondness for the 80s, then you’re ahead of the trend. In the last two years we’ve seen a massive amount of 80s-inspired content hit the airwaves, streaming services, and CONTINUE READING…

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Retro Pull List July 2022

Kevin Decent

Hey kids, remember reading comic books in the summer? I have fond memories of a neighborhood kid and his treasure trove of Marvel’s G.I. Joe comics. Let’s all put some quarters and dollars together, grab CONTINUE READING…

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Toy of the Week: Roller Skating Ken (Mattel, 1981)

Karen Flieger

Growing up as a girl in the 1980’s, Barbie and her friends were a major portion of my childhood. Barbie was (and still is) present at birthday parties, on Christmas morning, every Saturday morning, after CONTINUE READING…

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Recurrent Events: Jan 5, 2021

Jason Gross

Recurrent Events returns with its first solo podcast of 2021! Listen as Jason brings you retro pop culture headlines from this past week (and trailing back before the holiday season.) Recurrent Events for Jan 5, CONTINUE READING…

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Our Favorite Stores at the Mall

Mickey Yarber

Hey retro lovers, welcome to our first TRN Round Table.  The Round Table is where several creators from the TRN Bullpen get together and share their thoughts on a common theme.  In this first edition, CONTINUE READING…

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Castlevania: Season 3 Review

Pitfall Gary

Disclaimer: The events in Castlevania Season 2 directly impact Season 3. I’ll try to keep this as spoiler free as possible. Any spoilers are unintentional, but really, you’ve had six months of lock down to CONTINUE READING…

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TRN Podcast 059 – Favorite NES Games 2

Jason Gross

GAME ON! TRN Podcast revisits a previous topic in the Time Machine with Jason and Mickey discussing their Favorite NES Video Games 2. First, our conversation drifts into the world of retirement and what The Retro Network CONTINUE READING…

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My New Kids on the Block Experience

Karen Flieger

When you talk to a woman who was either a pre-teen or teenager during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, they are either going to have one reaction or another to the mention of New CONTINUE READING…

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TRN Podcast 057 – Favorite Game Shows

Jason Gross

TRN Podcast returns with Jason and Mickey discussing their Favorite Game Shows over the years in the Time Machine discussion! First, we give you our reaction to the latest Recurrent Events headlines including: Netflix Reveals Its 10 CONTINUE READING…

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Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #2

Eric Vardeman

It’s installment #2 of Summer Camp! As I re-watched all the movies I’m talking about this week, I kept remember other movies that needed to be on the list. I was so hard to choose! CONTINUE READING…

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SequelQuest Rewind | A Garbage Pail Kids Sequel | EP61

SequelQuest Jeramy

(From November 2017) They’re grimy, they’re goopy, they’re all a little loopy…it’s the Garbage Pail Kids movie! Did you know these deformed Cabbage Patch dolls got their own movie in 1987 starring Mackenzie Astin from CONTINUE READING…

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Recurrent Events: Transformers Reaction Figures, Pretzel Pop-Tarts, Live-Action The Maxx Adaptation

Jason Gross

Tranformers meets G.I. Joe in action figure form! Sweet and salty collide in new Pretzel Pop-Tarts! The Maxx gets pushed in the spotlight to the max! Those are just a few headlines we have to CONTINUE READING…

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Recurrent Events: Bill Murray Returning for ‘Ghostbusters 2020’, ‘Rocketeer’ Animated Series, Timex T-80 Watch Returns

Jason Gross

TRN Podcast returns this week with a Time Machine topic ripped from the headlines! In last week’s Recurrent Events, we told you that McDonald is Celebrating 40 Years Of Happy Meals with Throwback Toys. So, CONTINUE READING…

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Recurrent Events: Hocus Pocus 2, War Pigs x Home Alone, November Streaming Scheme

Jason Gross

Fresh off the recording of this week’s TRN Podcast, I’ve got plenty of Recurrent Events headlines to pass along. Beginning with this week’s article, when you see a headline beginning with ***, those stories made CONTINUE READING…

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