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In Episode 51 Ready 2 Retro travels to the Overlook Hotel as they revisit Stanley Kubrick's horror classic, "The Shining" (1980). Joining along for the spooky journey is Brit Jasperson, @missvonfrankenstein, who is eager to share her love for this film with Max, Chelsea and Chris. There are chills and laughs to be had as R2R discusses their own experiences with the supernatural, which meal would cause them to be irritated after eating it for two straight weeks and how long they would last in the infamous Overlook Hotel. All this and more!
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Today (March 24th, 2022) is the 50th Anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece "The Godfather". With a film that has received so much praise, influence and accolades, @ready2retro had to give the proper care to this special review. Join Max, Chelsea and Chris as they go in depth with the history of the Godfather including Coppola's path to the film, the novel written by Mario Puzo, the emergence of "New Hollywood", Marlon Brando's history and so much more! If you're a fan of movies, this is an episode you can't refuse! 

Episode 2 is a Chelsea led episode and the Ready 2 Retro crew is going back to 1985 to talk about "Teen Wolf" starring Michael J. Fox. To give honor to the high school class of 2020 who did not experience a physical prom this year, Max, Chelsea and Chris share their stories of their proms.

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October is here and all month long Ready 2 Retro is bringing you five vampire films from the 1980's. With Episode 20, Max, Chelsea and Chris review and discuss all things "Fright Night...For Real" from 1985.

Join the crew as they first share their mourning hearts of the news of Taco Bell retiring the Mexican Pizza, Max gives a brief history of vampires and the origins of their spooky existence throughout the centuries, and then they end the episode with Fright Night talk and include the important questions like, "Why did Evil Ed turn full vampire but Amy didn't?". Find out their theories by listening to Week 1 of "A Very 80's Vampire October"!

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We are honored to welcome our guest for Episode 35, Justin Shenkarow! Justin Shenkarow’s career is prolific and includes many of our favorite shows from the 90s and early 2000s from playing Simon in “Eerie, Indiana” (1991), to Harold in “Hey Arnold!” (1996-2004) to other roles in projects like “Picket Fences” (1992-96), “Life with Louie” (1994-98), “Recess” (1997-2006), “Lloyd in Space” (2001-04), LA Noire (2011) and so much more! Come join us as we celebrate Justin’s amazing career so far and reminisce on our favorite moments.

Week 3 of Spooky September is finally here! This week's guests are Kat and Jazz from @girlthatsscary as they help Ready 2 Retro review the big budget B-Movie, Anaconda (1997). In this episode we share our favorite moments from the film, the crazy ensemble of a cast, the creepy wink by Jon Voight, which animals scares us the most and random facts about anacondas!
Always remember, "This river can kill you in a thousand ways"!

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Ready 2 Retro is giving you back-to-back Heavyweights episodes? You betcha!
Episode 57 features special guest and actor/editor Max Goldblatt. Max is fondly remembered for his role as "Phillip" in 1995's "Heavyweights". Max Goldblatt also played "Barnhill" in 1995's "Bushwhacked", starring Daniel Stern, and is currently a professional editor who has recently worked with Olivia Rodrigo.
Max joins R2R to reminisce about his time on Heavyweights as he shares how he got the role of Phillip, his interactions with Ben Stiller, the countless of memories he made on set, as well as never before heard stories and facts about the film.
It's time to head back to Camp Hope with Max Goldblatt aka Phillip!

Ready 2 Retro is going back to 1994 to view for the very first time, the pilot to one of the greatest Nickelodeon shows of all time, "All That". We are joined by "All That" enthusiasts and friend of the show, Prime from the "Prime Nostalgia Podcast" as he helps R2R go through every skit element of the pilot! If you are a fan of the golden age of Nickelodeon, you definitely don't want to miss this episode!
Be sure to check out Prime and LeetboyTV every week at Prime Nostalgia Podcast

We kick off our holiday movies with our buddies Rudy and Mandy from "The Ghoulmates Podcast" as we review the 1993 classic, "The Nightmare Before Christmas". This is part 1 of the review where we discuss the behind the scenes and process that it took to make this film. We go into depth on Tim Burton's eccentric character, how more key creators of this movie should receive more credit and then we end the episode with a "Finish the Lyrics'' competition between R2R and TGM as we try to fill in the missing lines from our favorite Nightmare Before Christmas Songs.

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We couldn't wait another day without giving you a new episode of Ready 2 Retro, so here is a SURPRISE interview! We are joined by Tony Gambino (former vocalist of "Blessed By A Broken Heart") as he shares about his new project called "Stomping Grounds". Stomping Grounds is a new modern punk band with a lot of nostalgic vibes. In this episode Tony shares about his love and origin of punk rock music, how Stomping Grounds was formed and we get to hear a sample of the new single, "Once in a Lifetime"!

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Welcome to the most eclectic episode of Ready 2 Retro to date! The crew is joined by @shredstarz who educates Max, Chelsea and Chris on his top Shredders of the 1980's! But before they get into that, Shred Sean shares about his passion for Shaquille O'neal, basketball cards and basketball during the 1990’s, also about spooky music video locations, how the pandemic has impacted professional musicians and Sean's musical history including his time with "Blessed By A Broken Heart". Be sure to stick around to the end of the episode!

Shred Sean's album: "Ultra Power" is AVAILABLE NOW wherever you get your music!

Our 4th and final week of Macaulay Madness is here! Joining us for this monumental occasion is Tim and Dean from the Talking Back Podcast as they join R2R to reminisce about 1994’s “Richie Rich”!

Also in this episode we try to guess Forbes’ top 15 richest fictional characters, give you part 4 of Macaulay’s life including what he is doing now as an adult and so much more!


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#nicknovember has officially started here at Ready 2 Retro! Join hosts Max, Chelsea and Chris as they reminisce about all the Nickelodeon game shows from the beginning of the Nick era with "Double Dare" to the end of the 90s with "Figure It Out"! Also hear about Chris' hilarious story about watching Ghostbusters (1984) in the theaters, Chelsea's adventures trick or treating on Halloween night and Max's review of the new Limp Bizkit album. All this and so much more! We're READY 2 RETRO...ARE YOU?!

This week Ready 2 Retro is joined by Steve Head who was on crew for many awesome movie projects including: "Little Monsters", "TMNT: Secret of the Ooze" & "Rookie of the Year"! In this episode, Steve shares many personal stories of his time on set of the movies he worked on, especially Little Monsters. Also Steve shares about his love for movies, including his ultimate favorite, Star Wars*

***SPOILER ALERT! If you have not yet watched "The Book of Boba Fett" be sure to skip 21:00-21:37

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Spooky September continues with the 80's B-Movie classic, directed by the Chiodo brothers, "Killer Klowns from Outer Space"! This movie has climbed into popularity in recent years and it is time for Ready 2 Retro to share their love for this gem!

It is week 3 of “Nineties November” and the orange fever continues as Prime and Leeboy TV from the “Prime Nostalgia Podcast” join Ready 2 Retro to give us their top 3 favorite “All That” skits and top 3 “Kenan & Kel” episodes. If you’re a fan of the 90’s Nickelodeon, be sure to not miss this episode!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! As a way to celebrate this awesome day, Ready 2 Retro gives you their Halloween Special! Join Max and Chelsea, aka "The Duchess of Horror", as they talk all things Halloween including Rotten Tomatoes' top 200 horror movies, R2R's experience at this year’s Halloween Horror Night and for the very first time, the hosts of Ready 2 Retro will be put into the HOT Seat!

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BANGARANG! Today, December 8th, 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the Hollywood Premiere of Steven Spielberg's "Hook" from 1991! Although this movie was generally disregarded by many film critics when the movie was released, for many who grew up with it, "Hook", just like Peter Pan, still holds the test of time. Join Max and Chelsea to Neverland as they reminisce about this beloved movie. By the end of this celebration episode "You will fly. You will fight. You will crow!"

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All July long Ready 2 Retro is being taken over by the podcasts at "Blast From Our Past (BFOP) Network"! For week two, first-time guest James, from "Action, Action Podcast", joins R2R to help review the classic comedy "Tommy Boy" (1995)! Join Ready 2 Retro as we recite our favorite lines from Tommy Boy, explain why this movie still holds up today and talk about our favorite Chris Farley SNL moments! Also, this episode marks the first appearance of the jingle for "Chelsea's Cool Cast"!  

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Meet the hosts of Ready 2 Retro (Max, Chelsea and Chris) in Episode 0! Hear about Max's collections of video games and vinyl records, Chelsea's obsession with everything horror and Halloween and how Chris is a rocket scientist who loves the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Week 2 of our Holidays Movies is here! John and Adam from "Blast From Our Past Podcast" join Ready 2 Retro to review the 1988 "Scrooged" starring Bill Murray! In this episode we hear from John and Adam and what the holidays were like for them as kids, what they love about Scrooged and try to survive THE HOT SEAT.
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It is the first episode of the new year for @ready2retro! With it just being #theduchessofhorror’s birthday, we thought it is only appropriate that she picked this week’s movie. She chose “The Big Lebowski” (1998)!

Tune into Ready 2 Retro as Chelsea explains why this is one of her favorite movies of all-time, Max shares a story about where he learned to line dance and Cousin Chris makes his triumphant return after being gone since November. All this plus a full rundown of why we loved “The Big Lebowski!”

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If you're a regular listener of Ready 2 Retro, you probably anticipated this review coming eventually. Well eventually is now! Join Max and Chris as they dive into this silly, forgotten and very obscure Disney movie from 1998 called "Meet the Deedles" starring Paul Walker (Fast & Furious). The movie is "so diculous! It's re-diculous" (actual quote from the movie). So dust off your puka shell necklace, open up a can of Surge and get ready for some "killer dismounts"!

We feast, then we felony, then we review the 1992's 90's kids classic......"3 NINJAS"! Jesse from the Heartgod Media Podcast joins Max, Chelsea and Chris to share about one of his favorite movies as a kid. The Ready 2 Retro crews goes in depth on "3 Ninjas" including why this movie was so successful in the box office, share favorite lines, scenes, and play the game "Which Movie Made More Money in 1992"!

SPOOKY September continues with a small pivot to celebrate Batman Day! Max, Chelsea and Chris are joined by mega Batman fan "Bat Force Tom" from The Bat Force! Hop inside the Batmobile because this episode covers all things Batman from comics, merchandize, recent DC Fandome, the 1989 classic movie and lots of laughs!

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"Collectors Month" continues with Nick Bartley from "Hunting Nostalgia" as he shares about his passion for retro collecting! Nick is a well-known nostalgic collector in the Pittsburgh area and his show "Hunting Nostalgia" was just aired on the "Armstrong Cable Network Channel". Nick's enthusiasm for collecting, connecting with people and reminiscing to the past, is highly contagious!

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On the day this episode drops is the 30th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's "HOOK" (1991)! There is no better way to celebrate this momentous event than by having Thomas Tulak on Ready 2 Retro for Episode 80! Thomas is a filmmaker and actor and played "Too Small" on the movie "Hook". He joins Ready 2 Retro to share about his career, his time on the set of Hook, his relationship with Robin Williams and so much more! If you're a fan of Robin Williams, Steven Spielberg, Hook or 90s in general, you do NOT want to miss this episode!

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Week 3 of “Macaulay Madness” is here and this week we’re going to the library! Writer Jonathan Scott joins Ready 2 Retro as he shares with Max, Chelsea and Chris a movie from his childhood that includes an illustrated version of Macaulay Culkin, an all-star cast of actors and weird sexual tension between talking books. There can only be one movie to fit this description and it is 1994’s “THE PAGEMASTER”!!!

We continue week 4 of Ready 2 Retro's "A Very 80's Vampire October", with the most obscure movie of the bunch, 1986's "Vamp". Join Max and Chelsea as they discuss this unique comedy/horror film that gives you all the best elements of "80's B-Movie Trash" movie. We're Ready 2 Retro....Are You?

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With a new month means a new theme here at Ready 2 Retro! All March long we will be reviewing and celebrating the work of Macaulay Culkin in "MACAULAY MADNESS"!!! To help us kickoff the month we have our buddy Jesse from the "Sight & Sound Podcast Presented by Heartgod Media" as we review one of his all-time favorite movies and the movie that jump started Mac's fame, John Hughes' 1989 "Uncle Buck"! Join us as we talk about John Candy's incredible performance as Uncle Buck, marvel at the making of a star in Macaulay Culkin and share our favorite lines and scenes from the film. Also, Chelsea and Jesse go 1v1 in a game where they try to guess if the famous actor was in a John Hughes project. This and so much more!

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Back to back days with new Ready 2 Retro episodes? ABSOLUTELY!

Ready 2 Retro is joined by "Doin' the Most" (DTM) which is an improv comedy group composed by Stephen Igwe, Christy Knowings and Rebecca Rios. In this episode we hear from DTM on what makes improv such a great medium for comedy, how DTM's childhood influences their comedy today and then at the end of the episode DTM performs an improv game for our audience! It's a fun episode all around!

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The conclusion of #nicknovember is already here and to help us wrap up this amazing month we have a VERY SPECIAL guest! Alisa Reyes joins Ready 2 Retro to share about her experiences being on the casts of "All That", "The Proud Family" and producing "The Orange Years"! Also in the episode, Alisa sits the Hot Seat and reveals her favorite movie, shares the scariest movie she's ever seen and which Nickelodeon show she'd want to be on besides "All That"!

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Our month of celebrating 30th anniversaries concludes with "Eerie, Indiana"! In this episode Justin Shenkarow, who played Simon Holmes, joins Ready 2 Retro and for the very first time gives his commentary on the episode: "ATM With A Heart of Gold"! Also in this episode Justin shares about the significance of 30 years of "Eerie, Indiana", his overall experience on the series and so much more! ***To fully enjoy this episode of Ready 2 Retro, you want to have Episode 3: "ATM With A Heart of Gold" of "Eerie, Indiana" ready to be played.



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There is only one way to kickoff Nineties November, and that's with a deepdive into the story of Nickelodeon! Directors Scott Barber & Adam Sweeney join Ready 2 Retro as they share about their upcoming documentary that goes into the Nickelodeon story titled: "The Orange Years". In this episode you'll hear a bit why Scott and Adam decided to make the film, how the movie was made, the impact that the "golden years" of Nickelodeon had on a specific generation and along with R2R, Scott and Adam give their Top 5 favorite Nickelodeon characters. Be sure to pre-order "The Orange Years" that will be released on November 17th, 2020.

Details below:
Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5H02eoHJ6E&feature=emb_title

Pre-Order Physical Copy- https://www.amazon.com/Orange-Years-Nickelodeon-Story-Blu-ray/dp/B08GFPM7NM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=orange+years&sr=8-1
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"Nineties November" continues as Ready 2 Retro is joined by the talented David Martel who played "Teddy" in Nickelodeon's "The Adventures of Pete and Pete". Journey back to early 1990's Wellsville as David shares about his time on Pete and Pete, his passion to collaborate and create and as usual for any R2R guest, sits in the Hot Seat.
You can count on one thing from this episode....It's Excellente!
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Come and have the time of your life with Ready 2 Retro as we discuss the timeless classic from 1987, "Dirty Dancing". Along for all the shenanigans is our #podcastcousin, Tess Llanos, as she shares about her love for this movie! Also, R2R dives into the complex layers and themes of Dirty Dancing, the history between Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, the AMAZING soundtrack and an epic finish to a game we played called, "Did Dirty Dancing Make More Than That Other 1987 Movie?"!

All July long Ready 2 Retro is being taken over by the podcasts at "Blast From Our Past (BFOP) Network"! Week 3 R2R welcomes first time guest, Scott Grimes from the "People Don't Forget Podcast" as he introduces Max, Chelsea and Chris to the 1992 sports-comedy "Ladybugs" starring Rodney Dangerfield! This episode also includes a bit of Attitude Era wrestling talk, the life of Rodney Dangerfield, the tragic story of Jonathan Brandis and the review of "Ladybugs"
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HEY YOU GUYS! It is the 35th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's classic "The Goonies"! Go on an adventure with Max and Chris as they try to find One-Eyed Willy's rich stuff! Revisit this iconic movie, be immersed in all those nostalgic feels and be transformed back to 1985. "Goonies never say die" and neither does R2R! We're Ready 2 Retro.....are you?

Marvelous Joe from the Dynamic Duel Podcast joins Ready 2 Retro to talk about his favorite movie....”The Matrix” (1999).
Take the “Red Pill” and be immersed in a conversation all about this iconic movie. From the cast, to the production, to the parodies and even theories on what “The Matrix” is an allegory for, Ready 2 Retro talks about it all!
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SPOOKY September is here! What better way to kickoff a month full of spooky films then with our “podcasting cousin”,Tess, from the Ongoing Comicbook Discussion Podcast! Tess joins the crew of Ready 2 Retro to help review her favorite movie of all-time, “Elvira Mistress of the Dark” (1988). Join us as Tess and Chelsea gush over their love of all things Elvira including her backstory, her first film and merchandize that they own. Also, hear what Max and Chris have to say about “Elvira Mistress of the Dark” as it was their first time watching it. Calling all Elvira fans, THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU! We’re Ready 2 Retro.....Are You?
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Week 2 of "A Very 80's Vampire October" continues with our buddy Jesse from Heartgod Media Podcast as he shares with us one of his favorite horror movies, "Fright Night Part 2". That's right we talk about the return of Charley Brewster, Peter Vincent and a new group of wacky vampires who seek revenge for the death of Jerry Dandridge. Jesse is the punk rocker of the podcast game, so expect this episode to be raw, gutsy and 100% unfiltered.

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"It's Morphin Time!" Zordon is looking for podcasters with attitude and has recruited Max and Chris from the Ready 2 Retro Podcast and special guest Tess from the Ongoing Discussion Podcast to review the 1993 TV hit show, "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"! Jump in your zords and come along the journey as Max, Chris and Tess share about their love for MMPR, memories with the show and share their favorite Rita Repulsa monsters. Remember Rangers, "May the Power protect you"!

Ready 2 Retro! Party Time! Excellent! It is the 30th Anniversary of "Wayne's World" and Ready 2 Retro is celebrating! Join Max, Chelsea and Chris as they share why Wayne's World is such an influential movie for them and every kid growing up in the 90's! They share their favorite lines, scenes and band t-shirts they've worn from the past. 

The episode is guaranteed to be EXCELLENT! 

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All July long Ready 2 Retro is being taken over by the podcasts at "Blast From Our Past (BFOP) Network"! Week 4 R2R welcomes back Corey Stevenson & Adam Speas but for the very first time EVER, they are guesting as "Cartwright! A Seinfeld Podcast"! With an occasion so monumental, only the ORIGINAL "Total Recall" (1990) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger would fit the bill!
Join in on the fun as we do deep dive into Total Recall including the plot, our thoughts on the meta meaning of this movie, Arnold's performance and how it ranks with his others AND we talk about the future of sitcoms.
All this and more! We're Ready 2 Retro.....Are You?!?!

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Believe it or not, it has been 30 years since the first "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie was released in theaters! With an occasion so big as this, Ready 2 Retro had to bring on their friend and TMNT expert, Joey from Ninja Toitles for this EPIC Ninja Turtles episode! Join Max, Chris, Chelsea and Joey as they share their love for this classic 90s movie that shaped a generation!
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It is Week 2 of #nicknovember and Ready 2 Retro is privileged to have actress Natanya Ross ("The Secret World of Alex Mack", The Baby-Sisters Club", "Boy Meets World") join the podcast to talk about her career and why the 90s was so awesome. If you are a fan of the show Alex Mack or 90s Nickelodeon in general, you DO NOT want to miss this conservation with Natanya!

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With February being the “Month of Love”, all month long Ready 2 Retro will be hosting collectors of all kinds to express their passion of collecting nostalgic items! We’ll be talking vinyl records, vintage toys, Power Rangers memorabilia, retro video games and SO MUCH MORE!
To help start things off for the month, Brandon Spodek, a vinyl record collector, seller and enthusiast, joins R2R to talk about his vinyl and vintage items collections. In the conversation we talk about the basics of vinyl collecting, as well as the top 3 things to do and not to do while nostalgic collecting.

Brandon runs several Facebook collector groups including: “The Original Vinyl Auctions Group (TOVAG)” and “The Collector's Catch All”. Be sure to join these amazing collector communities!

Ready 2 Retro just went international as Dean from Talking Back Podcast comes on the podcast to talk about one of his favorite childhood movies...."The Mighty Ducks". Dean and the hosts of R2R (Max, Chelsea and Chris) dive into this classic 90s Disney sports movie as they talk about the iconic cast, favorite scenes and Coach Bombay's questionable alternative motives. They're "READY 2 RETRO.....ARE YOU?"

"The Godfather of Ready 2 Retro" is back! That's right Joey from Ninja Toitles joins Max, Chelsea and Christ to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the beloved Christmas classic, Home Alone (1990) starring Macaulay Culkin! Join us for R2R's week 3 of holiday movie reviews, as we have done all this month with our guests, we put Joey in a special Yuletide HOT SEAT, hear about Joey's childhood during Christmas time in Chicago and hear why Home Alone is one of his favorite movies!

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May The 4th Be With You!
Episode 49 takes you to “a galaxy far, far away” as Adam Hartel (@hartelstudio), a Star Wars guru and visual artist, joins Ready 2 Retro to talk about “What Makes Star Wars so Popular?”
Whether you are a diehard fan or haven’t seen the films at all, there is something here for everyone as the conversation covers: the mythological impact of Joseph Campbell’s work on the Star Wars series, how the series changed the merchandizing game forever, the global impact of Star Wars a whole, the special effects revolution that it launched and so much more!
Be sure to check out Adam Hartel’s conversation with Senior Visual Effects Art Director James Clyne (“Avatar”, “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker”, “Solo: A Star Wars Story”) over at Gnomon — School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation on May 4th.
https://www.gnomon.edu/community/events/star-wars-day-livestream-with-james-clyne-virtual-info-session

Ready 2 Retro's Spooky September concludes with a zombie classic, George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" (1985). Max, Chelsea and Chris are joined by Corey from Podcasting After Dark and the episode goes into depth on what makes this movie a classic.....the characters. If you are a fan of spooky movies, zombies and having fun, be sure to check out Episode 19 of Ready 2 Retro.

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Week 3 of Ready 2 Retro’s “Summer Themed Movie” is none other than the 1995 classic Disney film, “Heavyweights”! Join R2R as Max & the Duchess of Horror share their absolute love for this movie. You'll hear about their favorite scenes, lines and why they think the humor still holds up today. Buckle up and be prepared for the Perkis Power here at READY 2 RETRO!

October 2021 celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Nickelodeon's hit show from the 1990's, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?". Being that Max, Chelsea and Chris are all huge AYAOTD fans, they've decided to dedicate the first 3 weeks of October celebrating this amazing show. For Episode 70, R2R welcomes first time guest and SUPER fan of AYAOTD, Brett Wilson, for Part 1 of a conversation in which Brett expresses his love for the AYAOTD, describes his art inspired by 90s nostalgia and of course, just as every guest, Brett enters THE HOT SEAT!

Return next week for Part 2!

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We are continuing our theme of “favorite movies” here on Ready 2 Retro. In Episode 83, Chris explains why 1989’s “Little Monsters” is one of his favorite films of all time. Also in the episode, the R2R crew share about what scared them most as kids and stories about when they got in trouble at school. LASTLY, in this episode Chris does something he has not done yet on this podcast, you have to tune in and see what it is!

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The conclusion of "Nineties November" is here! This week we have our buddy Joey from "Ninjatoitles" join Ready 2 Retro to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Billy Madison! This episode is filled with the most iconic Billy Madison lines, appreciation for Adam Sandler, and lots of laughs. But unfortunately not with the Mistress of Horror, Chelsea. Where is she? Find out on Episode 28! It's Quacktastic!

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IT'S SHOWTIME! Things get a little spooky on Ready 2 Retro as Max says the "B word" ("Beetlejuice") three times in a row. Listen to why this has always been one of Chelsea's favorite movies, hear some facts about how Beetlejuice was made and R2R will give you a breakdown of why they enjoy this 80's classic!

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All April long we will be talking about our favorite sports movies from our childhood! We start things off with new friends and guests of Ready 2 Retro, Toby and Brooke from @thetapestore Podcast! Join us as we revisit the zany film from 1994, "Angels in the Outfield"! In the episode we talk about the star-studded cast, our favorite scenes and how surprisingly sentimental this movie truly is! This and so much more! 

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To help Ready 2 Retro continue the 30th Anniversary Celebration of "Wayne's World", R2R is honored to be joined by prolific actor, Kurt Fuller, who played "Russell" in the film. Kurt Fuller has been involved with over 200 movie and tv projects throughout his career including: "Psych", "Ghostbusters II", "Midnight in Paris", "No Holds Barred", "The Pursuit of Happyness", "Scary Movie", "Ray" and currently "Evil", just to name a few.  In this episode Kurt shares about his upbringing in Central California, his path to acting, his experience being on "Wayne's World", his favorite role he's ever played, his current project "Evil" and so much more! This is definitely an episode YOU DO NOT want to miss! 

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When life gives you lemons, you make Turtle Soup! Hours before this episode was recorded, everything we planned went wrong. So who came to Ready 2 Retro's aid to help save the day? Joey from @ninjatoitles of course!

Episode 65 and the final week of #tmntmonth features Max and Joey talking about all of the TMNT video games from back in the day! This episode is unscripted, unprepared and not researched, but it's still a helluva time because it is full of "TURTLE POWER!"

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Can you believe "A Goofy Movie" was released 25 years ago?! Neither can the crew of Ready 2 Retro. Join Max, Chelsea and Chris as they celebrate this Millennial favorite and discuss the popularity behind the movie, remember the show that inspired the film, "Goof Troop" and of course sing out to some POWERLINE. "IF WEEE LIIIISSSTTTTEEEEENNNN TO EEEAAACCCHHHH OOOOTHHHEEERRR'SSS HEEEEAAAARRRTTTTSSSSS"!!!!!

All July long Ready 2 Retro is being taken over by the podcasts at "Blast From Our Past (BFOP) Network"! To launch things off, this week's guest is John Speas from the "Blast From Our Past Podcast" & "Throwback Trivia Takedown"! John introduces Max and Chelsea to the underrated 1997 film, "Grosse Pointe Blank"starring John Cusack! Join us as we talk about this fun film!
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Are we really doing back to back Power Rangers episodes? You bet we are! To celebrate the 25th anniversary of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie" we welcome back Tess from the Ongoing Comicbook Discussion Podcast to talk about this 90's kids classic. Dive into your Zords and join Chris, Max and Tess as they talk about the Power Rangers movie, the toys, and a recast using 90's actors.

It is week 3 "A Very 80's Vampire October" and Ready 2 Retro is joined by Kat and Jasmine from "Girl That's Scary Podcast", and together we review Kathryn Bigelow's horror/western vampire flick, "Near Dark".

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To celebrate the belated 25th anniversary of Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore”, our buddy and “The Godfather of Ready 2 Retro”, Joey from Ninja Toitles joins Max and Chris to give honor to this amazing comedy! The three of them get into why this movie is a classic, discuss their favorite lines and scenes but also Chris and Joey face off in a competition on whether they can distinguish a name that is attached to a professional golfer or an Adam Sandler character. This and so much more!

To finish off this amazing month of hosting "Blast from Our Past Network" podcasts, Ready 2 Retro welcomes back Tim and Dean from "Talking Back" as they help R2R review Mel Brooks' "Spaceballs" (1987)!

The "Schwartz" is strong in this episode as it covers a full in-depth review of "Spaceballs", the art of Mel Brooks' comedy, the future of parody comedy as a whole and we ask each podcaster on the episode, "which genre would they choose to spoof if they had the opportunity to?". All this and more on the FINAL episode of the BFOP Network Takeover!

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We wrap up our celebration of the 20th anniversary of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" with actor Amos Crawley. Amos played the aspiring comic artist, Ethan Wood, in the popular episode "The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner". Amos has a prolific acting career covering many projects including "Goosebumps", "Ready or Not", "Little Bear", "Billy Madison" and so much more! Also, in this episode you'll hear Amos' love for baseball, his love for punk music and his journey of being an actor since childhood!

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This week Ready 2 Retro was joined by none other than OG “All That” cast member Angelique Bates. You may remember Angelique from seasons 1 & 2 of Nickelodeon's “All That” in which she was involved with iconic skits like “Good Burger”, “Cooking with Randy and Mandy” and “Superdude”, just to name a few. Listen to Episode 52 as Angelique shares about the musical influence the guests of “All That” had on her life, which was her favorite skit to perform, memories with her “All That” cast and celebrating Angelique's recent achievement of receiving over 200,000 views on YouTube. This and so much more!

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For week 3 of #nicknovember, @ready2retro gives SO MUCH love to one of the most underrated and underappreciated Nickelodeon shows of all time, "My Brother and Me". To help give the recognition this show absolutely deserves, R2R is joined by mega fan of My Brother and Me, @Zonekingcreole as he shares about his history, memories and stories of how this 90s classic impacted his life.
For the very first time on R2R, we give a FULL episode by episode breakdown including highlights of our favorite scenes, quotes and characters from My Brother of Me. If this is your first exposure to My Brother of Me or you've been a fan since day 1 in 1994, this is a podcast episode you don't want to miss out on!

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With the recent release of Godzilla vs Kong (2021) it was only right that Ready 2 Retro reviewed the original encounter of these two iconic monsters. In order to do this properly, we asked an expert to the Godzilla universe and buddy of R2R, Rudy from The Ghoul Mates Podcast, to help us review 1963's "King Kong vs. Godzilla"! Join us as we go through the plot and shenanigans of this hilariously awesome movie!

Before 2021 comes to an end, there is one more significant anniversary Ready 2 Retro has to celebrate, THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone"! On Episode 81, we have four super Harry Potter fans who all align to a different Hogwarts Houses: Max to Gryffindor, Chelsea to Slytherin, making his 5th appearance on R2R: Dean from "Talking Back Podcast" represented Hufflepuff and making her Ready 2 Retro debut, Max's wife, Jasmine Boyle to Ravenclaw.

In this episode the four HP fans share about the significance this franchise had on their upbringings, their favorite characters from the books and movies, favorite lines and the episode ends with a Harry Potter trivia showdown and only one will take home the House Cup!

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Week 2 of Spooky September is finally here! This week Ready 2 Retro welcomes first time guest Chris Nichols from @chickenandvinylforever! Chris is a SUPER fan of the cult classic movie from 1998, “The Faculty”, and he joins R2R to share his love for this iconic film. In this episode we discuss our favorite scenes from The Faculty, the amazing ensemble, the soundtrack that is the epitome of 1998 rock music, supernatural/sci-fi conspiracies and so much more!

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THE QUACK ATTACK IS BACK JACK! Dean from Talking Back returns to Ready 2 Retro to share one of his absolute favorite movies as a kid, "D2: The Mighty Ducks" (1994). Join hosts Max, Chelsea and Chris as they dive into this 90's classic with Dean and share their favorite memories with the film, favorite scenes, lines, characters and even talk a little Canadian cuisine.

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Join @ready2retro for Episode 89 as Max and Chelsea review the beloved "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) starring Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene. This episode is a deep dive of the film as the R2R crew shares about the production history, how the puppeteers functioned Audrey II, the history of the Off-Broadway play, favorite scenes and even the cartoon show from the 90s. If you're a huge fan of the film or have not yet watched it, there's something in this episode for everyone!   

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The final week of Spooky September concludes with the one and only John Masarri. In this episode, John shares about his early exposure to music, his involvement with "Killer Klowns From Outer Space" and his interactions with the huge cult following. If you are a fan of music, horror, "Killer Klown" or super awesome people in general, then you do not want to miss this episode!
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Zonekingcreole joins Max and Chris for Episode 9 as the 3 talk about the beautiful city of New Orleans, creole food, Esports, Drew Brees' recent comments and our Top 5 Arcade Games! We're READY 2 RETRO....are you?

Week 2 of “Macaulay Madness” is here and we’re celebrating with the 30th anniversary of 1991’s “My Girl”! Join Max, Chelsea and Chris as they dive into this beloved 90's classic but now see it through the lenses of an adult. Also, we give you part 2 of Macaulay’s life which focuses mostly on his Hollywood successes and the peak of his stardom.
All this and more....
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Week 1 of Ready 2 Retro’s #tmntmonth has officially launched! And there is no better person to get things started off with than the “Godfather of R2R”, a good friend of the podcast and the biggest TMNT fan we know...Joey from @ninjatoitles!

Joey joins R2R to talk about all things “Secret of the Ooze” including: the cast, the characters, the iconic lines, of course Vanilla Ice and Kevin Nash, and also conversations about the best pizza we’ve ever eaten! All this and more!
TMNT Month is promised to be “Cowabunga!” “Turtlerific!” “Maxamundo!” and “Acapella”!


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Spooky season is finally here on Ready 2 Retro! To launch Spooky September, R2R welcomes Matt Dorado, owner and creator of "Drunken Devil", a Los Angeles-based production company, specializing in crafting theatrical nightlife and dining experiences, with a macabre twist. In this episode Matt, Max and Chelsea share the Top 5 Movies (prior to 2000) that scared them the most! See if your favorite scary movie made the list!

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"Collectors Month" continues here at Ready 2 Retro and in week 3, we dust off our Power Coins, call upon our Zords and save Angel Grove as Noah Baron (actor/producer) shares about his love for Power Rangers and his collection of PR collectibles. Noah is an actor based in LA who has been in many projects including the Coen Brothers' film "Hail, Caesar" (2016), FX's X-Men related show "Legion" (2017-19) and is the creator and star of the viral Youtube series "Life After Power Powers". In this episode we discuss the influence of Power Rangers, Noah's journey to Hollywood, how awesome the PR toys are and how Power Rangers continues to still have an impact today!
Overall, this episode is "Morphinominal"!

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Summer is around the corner and Max, Chelsea and Chris are back for Episode 3! This episode's theme is all things family road trips and vacations as the R2R crew talks about the 1983 classic, "National Lampoon's Vacation". Hop in the family's station wagon and let's go on an adventure! We're Ready 2 Retro.....are you?

Episode 84 is full of fish lense cameras, choreographed dancing and iconic fashion! This week @ready2retro is revealing our Top 10 Favorite Music Videos from the 1990s! Joining us this week are experts in the music videos game, we are honored to have Jamar and Triboro from the @80s90sand00svibes Podcast! Did we mention some of your favorite 90s music videos? Click the link and find out! 

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Our “Collectors Month” concludes with Elvira Taylor from the “Doll Circle” and “Hunting Nostalgia” YouTube channels! Join Ready 2 Retro as we discuss the current doll community, retro toys from the past, why a Zombie apocalypse could actually happen and so much more!

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Happy Halloween!

To celebrate the best holiday of the year, @ready2retro’s gift to you is a conversation about “The Lost Boys” with Joe Ferrara, the owner of Atlantis Fantasyworld. Atlantis Fantasyworld is the comic book store that was the original film location for the Frog Brothers’ parents comic shop in 1987’s “The Lost Boys”.

In this special conversation Joe shares about his interactions with the cast, his onscreen cameo in the film and how he influenced an iconic line in the movie.
Joe is an incredibly genuine human who has a warm heart for people. If you are ever in the Northern California/ Bay Area you definitely want to give Joe and his awesome shop, Atlantis Fantasyworld, a visit!

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The first episode of Ready 2 Retro was released one year ago, May 8th, 2020. To celebrate the first anniversary of the podcast, Max, Chris and returning back after a short hiatus, Chelsea aka "the Duchess of Horror", all share about their highlights from this past year! This one year mark is significant and worthy to celebrate as R2R gives thanks for all the support from friends, guests and especially the listeners!

Also, Justin Shenkarow ("Hey Arnold" & "Eerie, Indiana") joins the Anniversary Episode to announce that he will be signing the first ever NFT signature on Thursday, May 13th at 7pm (pst)! 
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"Funky Butt Lovin" how is it June already?! All month long Ready 2 Retro will be giving you a review of a classic movie centered around the theme of Summer! First up to plate is "Rookie of the Year" (1993) starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey and Daniel Stern! Max, Chelsea and Chris give you their thoughts on this 90s classic, as well as stories of their childhood injuries, memorable sporting games they've attended and what profession they wanted to be when they were 11 years old. 

On Episode 87 of @ready2retro, we host the crew from "Game Budz Podcast" as we take a look back at 1994's "Street Fighter The Movie". This movie is absolutely outlandish, but oh so good! Join us as we share our memories with the film, our favorite scenes and lines, who we main as in the Street Fighter franchise, which video game series would we make into a movie/tv series and so much more! 

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Week 2 of our Summer themed movies is here! Help us celebrate the 33rd Anniversary of “The Great Outdoors” with our buddy and huge Ready 2 Retro supporter, Jesse from the Sight & Sound Podcast Presented by Heartgod Media! In this episode Jesse expresses why this movie holds such a special place in his life. If you’re a fan of John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, John Hughes, the 80s or just anything retro, be sure to check it out!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!

As we come to the end of our month of reviewing holiday movies, along with counting down the crazy year that is 2020, there is no better way to do both than by having "Ready 2 Retro's Christmas Party"!!! Join Max, Chelsea and Chris as they share about their favorite things about the holidays including movies, songs, family traditions and stories from the past. To end the episode, R2R participates in a holiday themed trivia challenge. Let us know how you did and if you had a higher score than our hosts!

We want to thank all of our listeners for joining us this past year on this amazing journey we've launched back in May. Looking forward to creating more with you in 2021!

For week 2 of #tmntmonth we are going places that Ready 2 Retro has never been before...THE 2000's! And 2019 to be exact! What brings us to 2019 you might ask? The answer to that is...to review the greatest crossover movie of all time!
Jonny DC and Marvelous Joe from Dynamic Duel Podcast join Ready 2 Retro to discuss the awesome animated film "Batman vs. TMNT" from 2019! In this episode we share our love for both franchises, our favorite scenes from the film, our overall review of the movie and which crossover movies we want to see next (I know you're going to love Chris' unique answer)!

SPOILER ALERT if you have not seen this movie already!

It's a Ready 2 Retro and Dynamic Duel Podcast crossover episode and it's just as epic as Batman/TMNT!

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Episode 1 is available now! Just like the rest of the world, Max, Chelsea and Chris are in quarantine so there is no better movie to launch Ready 2 Retro with than 1993's "Groundhog Day"! Join the R2R crew as they share about what they've been binging during quarantine, give their thoughts on "Groundhog Day" and Chris gets a bit confused on how to rate the movie. If you are a fan of Bill Murray, movies from the past and anything nostalgic, give Episode 1 a listen. We're Ready 2 Retro.....are you?

It is the 5th and FINAL week of our "A Very 80's Vampire October"! All month long we've been giving you movies centered around the bloodsucking creatures of the night filmed in the best decade for horror movies, the 1980's. To end this epic month, we have to end it with one of the most iconic vampire movies of all time, "The Lost Boys" (1987)!
Joining us for this review, all the way "across the pond", is Adam from the Instagram page @belowtheboardwalk. Adam is a Lost Boys SUPER FAN and his IG page is all about his love for this rad movie.

But the sun is starting to set now, it's time to wake up and fly out of our broken down hotel which serves as cave, it's time to get "Lost in the Shadows" and get "READY 2 Retro"!


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October 2021 celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Nickelodeon's hit show from the 1990's, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"! Part 2 of our conversation with Brett Wilson is here! In this episode, Ready 2 Retro gives you their Top 5 favorite "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" episodes! Listen along and see if we name some of your favorite AYAOFTD episodes!

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In Episode 53 of Ready 2 Retro, we're talking all things retro toys with first time guest, Matt from @retrotoyenvy! Join us as Matt shares about his love for toy collecting in the Rhode Island area, some of his biggest scores, what's the big deal with Pokemon cards right and now, and along with the R2R crew, Matt shares his Top 3 Favorite Toy Commercials from the 1990s.

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In this week's episode, @ready2retro revisits one of Chelsea's favorites, "Clue" (1985)! There is so much to love about Clue: a stellar cast, a witty script and fantastic costumes, but as we learned, **cough** Siskel and Ebert, it isn't for everyone. Join R2R for Episode 90 as we talk about our favorite scenes, board games growing up as kids and Max proposes his cast if the movie were to be remade today! 
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Week 2 of "Ready 2 Retro's Sports Month" is here! Join Max and Chelsea as they talk about this beloved "A League of Their Own" from 1992 starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell and directed by Penny Marshall! In this episode R2R talks about the importance of the film, favorite lines, the great cast, amazing live music at road stops and which fictional vehicle our hosts would want to own most! All this and so much more!

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For week 3 of "Sports Month", Prime from Prime Nostalgia Podcast joins Ready 2 Retro to talk about the beloved "Love & Basketball" starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan. In this episode we discuss the complicated relationship between Quincy and Monica, the soundtrack, what we loved about the movie and whether or not it is important for couples to have the same interests. All this and more!

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It's taken almost 2 years, but @ready2retro has finally completed "The Mighty Ducks Trilogy"! Joining R2R this week is "recurring character" Dean Manness as he shares his love for The Mighty Ducks and "D3". In this episode we reminisce about the third installment of the franchise, our favorite scenes, we introduce a new segment called "What Hasn't Aged Well?" and our hosts talk about their transition from middle school to high school!

If you're a fan of the Ducks, this is the episode to listen to!

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To end Ready 2 Retro's Sports Month, the final episode is QUACKTASTIC! Joining us is Justin Wong who played Kenny Wu in both "The Mighty Ducks" sequels and the recent Disney+ series, "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers". In this conversation Justin shares about his childhood loving TMNT, how he got the role of Kenny Wu, his memories on set and his experiences reuniting with his friends on "Game Changers"!

If you're a Duck fan, you don't want to miss it!

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It is our 2nd annual "May the 4th Episode" here on Ready 2 Retro! Returning to the festivities is Star Wars enthusiast and friend of the show, Adam Hartel! Adam joins R2R to share about his nostalgic memories watching "Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure" from 1984. In this episode we review the Ewok film, talk about our love for the Star Wars Universe and play a new game called "Name That Character's SW Species"! This and so much more!

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!

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For Episode 98, Ready 2 Retro brings you back to 2000 with "Dude Where's My Car?"! In this episode Max and Chris reminisce about their early tween and teenage years watching the film, they share their favorite scenes, what hasn't aged well (spoiler there's a lot) and what's their go to order when they eat at "Panda Express". Get ready to SHIBBY! Get ready to have fun! Get Ready 2 Retro!

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