Ready 2 Retro

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 ro...

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 sca...

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 researc...

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 o...

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 a...

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 e...

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...

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, th...

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 moment...

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! Follow Ready 2 Reto on...

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 R2...

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!

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...

"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...

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. Follow us on Instagram and...

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...

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 c...

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 especi...

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 Sta...

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 n...

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 aw...

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...

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...

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! Find out more about Talkin...

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 PAGEM...