Pop Culture Retro Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with the director of Jingle All The Way, Brian Levant! Brian discusses the making of the beloved Christmas movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, and Phil Hartman, his time as a Showrunner on Happy Days, working with Robin Williams on Mork and Mindy, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Lee Arenberg from the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean series! Lee discusses playing Pintel and working with Johnny Depp on the blockbuster franchise, his role as Grumpy on the popular Once Upon a Time TV series, having a part on the cult classic show, Action with Jay Mohr, and much more! Support t...

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they discuss their favorite children's TV shows from their childhood! From Sesame Street and Electric Company, the Magic Garden and Mr. Rogers, to the Houston show that Ike's father starred in, Cadet Don, we discuss some of our favorites. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosem as they chat with Edward Packard, the creator of the hugely popular book series, Choose Your Own Adventure! Edward discusses how the series got started, some of the more popular books like Hyperspace and Inside UFO 54-40, what he's doing now, & much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they discuss another Forgotten Film! This time, the 2011 Romantic Comedy, Love Birds, starring Rhys Darby and Sally Hawkins! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Tony Ganios from the 80s comedy hit, Porky's! Tony talked about getting discovered in a Brooklyn gym, his role on the cult classic, The Wanderers, making the 80s comedy hit, Porky's, working with people such as John Belushi and Sean Connery, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they take a look back at 70s Variety Shows! From Sonny and Cher to Donny and Marie, and everything in-between, we look back at some of the best of the decade! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Jennifer Wood, editor at Mental Floss, and author of the fantastic book, The Curious Movie Buff: A Miscellany of Fantastic Films from the Past 50 Years! Jennifer talks about how the list came together, which movies missed the cut, what facts she found surprising while doing research for the book, and m...

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Carole Demas & Paula Janis from the 70s kids show, The Magic Garden! Carole and Paula discuss how they met, how Magic Garden came about, rediscovering the "lost" Christmas episode, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with David Naughton from the horror/comedy classic, An American Werewolf in London! David talks about the making of the classic film, being the star of a hugely successful Dr. Pepper campaign, his work on the sitcom, Makin' It, and singing the title song, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, author, Jonathan Rosen, and special guest, Dean Haglund from The X-Files, as they look back at 1974's Phantom of the Paradise, starring Paul Williams, William Finley, and Jessica Harper. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Marty Ross from the 80s group The New Monkees! Marty talks about his time filming The New Monkees, singing with the legendary session singers, The Wrecking Crew, working with Micky Dolenz, composing music for TV shows, & much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Radames Pera from the 70s TV show, Kung Fu! Radames discusses working on the series, what David Carradine was like, being in Little House of the Prairie, his post-acting career, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they discuss their favorite time travel movies! Beyond Back to the Future, there are so many great ones. What are some of your favorites?  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with former NBC-LA Weathercaster, Fritz Coleman! Fritz discusses his career in LA, his own shows on NBC, working with Johnny Carson, being on one of the last Perry Mason episodes with Raymond Burr, and his current podcast, Media Path with Louise Palanker, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they list their favorite scary movie moments.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan ROsen, as they chat with Dean Haglund from The X-Files! Dean discusses his time on The X-Files, the infamous episode, Home, starring in the spinoff, The Lone Gunmen, his art, his long-running podcast, Chillpak Hollywood, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann,  and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they look back at Forgotten Films.  This time, the 1981's Honky Tonk Freeway, starring William Devane, Beverly D'Angelo, Beau Bridges, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, and Teri Garr Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Rock Legend, Tommy James from Tommy James and the Shondells! Tommy discusses his hits such as Mony Mony,  and Crimson and Clover, having the mob meddle in his career, his show on Sirius/XM, & much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Dino Kovas from the 80s group, The New Monkees! Dino talks about auditioning and getting the role with The New Monkees, the making of the show, the backlash from The Monkees and their fans, working with Micky Dolenz, his new film, For the Best, & much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Claudia Wells from Back to the Future! Claudia discusses the making of the iconic film, why she wasn't in the sequels, appearing in the TV version of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, her store, Armani Wells, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with singer Donna Loren from Beach Blanket Bingo! Donna talks about working on the Beach movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, being the original Dr. Pepper girl, being the featured singer on the musical program, Shindig, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Pop Culture YouTube Host, Dave Sundstrom! Dave talks about his channel, which is devoted to all-things nostalgia, which are his favorite topics to cover, we reminisce about Battle of the Network Stars, and much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann,  and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they look back at Forgotten Films.  This time, the 1991 Bobcat Goldthwait cult film, Shakes the Clown! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with the cast of the independent film , Pumpkin Spiced Musical! Support the show