
Retroist Retro Podcast
Hosted by Retroist · The Retroist
4.8from 553 ratings
- 374
- Episodes
- 43
- Transcribed
- 553
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2009
- First episode
About Retroist Retro Podcast
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.
- Publisher
- The Retroist
- Category
- history · society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Mar 2009
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
43 of 374 episodes have a transcript.

9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Retroist Podcast Episode 373 (Fade to Black)

25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Retroist Podcast Episode 372 (1982 World's Fair)

11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Retroist Podcast Episode 371 (Columbia House)
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Retroist Podcast Episode 373 (Fade to Black)
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That must have been very uncomfortable. Unsurprisingly, there was apparently trouble during post-production as well. A later account on the production says Zimmerman didn't participate in the final edit after his disagreements with Yablins and that Yablins and others were involved in finishing the picture. As I said, Dennis Christopher also helped to shape his character. He changed some of the character's behavior, adding the different movie star voices, and helped decorate Eric's bedroom with posters from his own collection and material from the New Beverly Cinema. Because of all the characters, hair and makeup played an important role in this film. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 470 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 83 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100
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- Quality
- 32
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Retroist host the show. Published by The Retroist.
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