Ready 2 Retro

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...

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 eme...

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...

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. I f you're a huge fan of the...

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* ***...

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!  Follow...

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 cu...

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!  Follow Ready 2...

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!  Follow Re...

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 tun...

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 triump...

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...

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...

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...

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 N...

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 fir...

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! Follow Ready 2 Reto on Instagram...

#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...

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! Follow Ready 2 Re...

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...

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 Am...

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! Follow Ready 2 Reto on Instagram & Twitter: @read...

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 expr...

The final week of Spooky September concludes with the one and only John Massari. 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!  Follow Ready 2 Reto...

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 ki...