The Retro Network Time Machine

TRN Time Machine time jumps across many years in this week's episode as Jason and Mickey play another round of Quiz Show trivia. They take turns guessing questions from the 2004 pop culture edition of Trivial Pursuit, seeing who can correctly answer 10 questions first! Will Jason break Mickey's streak or will Mickey make it 4 straight wins? Tune in and play along to find out! Also, join us for Aft...

The time circuits are set as Jason and Mickey travel back in time to discuss their Heroes ! There is no real criteria for our selections other than some people we have admired from our childhood up through today. We talk about a couple sentimental favorites, some professional athletes, and even a couple heroes we watched on television. Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the $5 leve...

The time circuits are set for 1997 as Jason and Mickey travel back in time to discuss movies! Our new format is meant to be more conversational and categorize The Films of 1997 we saw in the theater and later in life. You'll hear our choices for movies we were most hyped to see, movies that have flown under the radar, theater stories, movies we really loved and really hated, and our overall favori...

TRN Time Machine time jumps across many years in this week's episode as Jason and Mickey play another round of Quiz Show trivia. They take turns guessing questions from the 2004 pop culture edition of Trivial Pursuit, seeing who can correctly answer 10 questions first! Will Jason break Mickey's streak or a 3-peat happen. Tune in and play along to find out! Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon...

TRN Time Machine time jumps across all decades in this week's episode as Jason and Mickey bring you the ABCs of Summer . Each of the hosts have assigned a memory or pop culture item for each letter of the alphabet then take turns listing off their picks. Everything from water battles to vacations to movies are discussed. Articles mentioned during the show: The Summer Of Batman: No Batdancing at Bo...

TRN Time Machine time jumps in this week's episode as Jason and Mickey talk about Random '90s Stuff from favorite bands to TV shows to first cell phones and much more. Listen as the hosts share memories and other random things from the 1990s that have been on their brains recently. Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the $5 level unlock everything including the After Hours show and...

TRN Time Machine time jumps in this week's episode as Jason and Mickey talk about Random '80s Stuff ! From TV to movies, baseball cards to wrestling, from music to games, and more. Listen as the hosts share memories and other random things from the 1980s that have come across their paths in recent weeks. Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the $5 level unlock everything including th...

TRN Time Machine time jumps to several decades as Jason and special guest Tim ( @OldSchool80s ) travel through the Evolution of Music . You'll hear our earliest memories of listening to music and influences from our parents and friends. We'll then take you through our teenage years of owning our first albums and playing them on our boomboxes. We'll then jump to the cassette era and our favorite re...

TRN Time Machine time jumps to several decades as Jason and Mickey play the 4th edition of Quiz Show featuring pop culture trivia from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and early '00s. Play along as they take turns answering questions from movies, television, music, sports & games, buzz, and fads. Will Mickey repeat as Quiz Show champion? Or will Jason make it three out of four? Tune in to find out! Also,...

We are taking a trip into the future! The first Flash Forward episode will feature Jason and Mickey traveling to the end of 2021 (and dipping their toes into 2022) for all of the Movies, TV shows, and Foods still to come. What are we looking forward to experiencing? What are we taking a pass on? Tune in to find out as we journey month-to-month in the future! Also, join us for After Hours on Patreo...

Get ready to bounce around the decades as Jason and Mickey time jump this week when choosing some Foods We Miss ! We'll be covering square pizzas at Little Caesar's, pop culture pasta from Chef Boyardee Cereal, patty melts at McDonald's, and the Tic Tac's rival Dynamints just to name a few. Snacks, Candy, Beverages, and more are covered on this delicious episode. Also, join us for After Hours on P...

The time circuits are set for 1996 as Jason and Mickey travel back in time 25 years to discuss movies! We'll take a quick glimpse at the box office Top 10, Oscar awards, Razzie awards, and then choose out Top 5 Movies of 1996 . We'll also share some honorable mentions that didn't quite make our Top 5. Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the $5 level unlock everything including the A...

With the NFL draft happening soon, TRN Time Machine time jumps to several decades this week with Jason and Mickey drafting football players from movies and TV shows . We're starting a team and we need the best players to begin our franchise. Who will build the best team? Tune in to find out! Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the $5 level unlock everything including the After Hours...

TRN Time Machine time jumps to several decades as Jason and Mickey play another edition of Quiz Show featuring pop culture trivia from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and early '00s. Play along as they take turns answering questions from movies, television, music, sports & games, buzz, and fads. Will Jason reign as three time Quiz Show champion? Or will Mickey break through and pull out a victory? Tune...

TRN Time Machine is traveling back to 1985 in this episode to flip through an issue of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Magazine! Mickey and Jason will describe their way through the pages including the He-man Mailbox, Orko's Earth Report (pop culture news), the He-Man of the Issue, Advertisements, and more. Jason also gives the backstory of the publisher of the magazine to setup the show. I...

TRN Time Machine is traveling back to the mid '90s in this episode during to relive the heated Monday Night Wars of pro wrestling! Mickey and Jason come up with five moments each that defined the era of factions, surprises, and packed arenas. Included are some unique venues for WCW Nitro, comedic moments on WWF Raw, and a couple electrifying crowds that cheered wrestling's biggest icons of the tim...

TRN Time Machine is traveling back to 1983 in this episode to thumb through a Feb 1983 TV Guide ! Mickey scanned several items from the guide including ads, news stories, show promos, and of course a nice grid of listings from a primetime Wednesday night. Visit the show notes on the website to view the scanned pages for context while you listen to the show. Here is the NY Post Video on the Shatner...

TRN Time Machine is traveling back to 1985 in this episode to relive the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards show. Jason welcomes guest Tim ( @OldSchool80s ) to review the musical performances and decide which were our favorites. We'll also cover the awards in order of presentation with Jason giving Tim the nominees and Tim guessing who actually won the Moonman trophy. Check out our 1985 MTV VMAs playlist...

TRN Time Machine is time jumping through the decades as Jason and Mickey come up with some random Green Things to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day. We'll be talking about old toys, games, food, television, and much more with our choices so join us for a variety of topics in this week's trip to the past. Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the $5 level unlock everything including the Afte...

TRN Machine time jumps to several decades as Jason and Mickey play Quiz Show featuring pop culture trivia from the '80s, '90s, and early '00s. Play along as the hosts answer questions from movies, television, music, sports & games, buzz, and fads. Who will answer 10 questions first and be crowned Quiz Show champion? Tune in to find out!    Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the...

TRN Machine travels back to 1991 with Jason and Mickey creating a time capsule. We talk about what was happening in our lives, world events, music, movies, video games, food, sports, and TV. After each category, we throw an item in the time capsule for preservation. Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon ! VIPs at the $5 level unlock everything including the After Hours show and access to the VI...

In this episode of The Retro Network Time Machine, Jason and Mickey put the spotlight on random action figures they had as kids. Included in our discussion are knockoffs of popular toylines, some that just caught their eye in the toy aisle, and others that just didn't last very long. Plus feedback from Twitter. Subscribe to The Retro Network Time Machine in your favorite podcast app and send your...

In this episode of The Retro Network Time Machine, Jason and Mickey thumb through the 1984 TV Guide Fall Preview issue and rediscover all the primetime TV shows. There were some great debuts in '84 including Airwolf , Miami Vice , and Night Court . There were also plenty of shows that didn't make it past one season like Street Hawk , Partners in Crime , and Three's a Crowd . Join us for a fun look...

In this episode of The Retro Network Time Machine, Jason and Mickey dropkick their way back to the '80s to reveal their Top 5 favorite wrestlers. First, they lead off the conversation with how they initially were introduced to pro wrestling and what shows they watched. Then they drop an elbow on the competition with their top wrestler picks. Plus, several listeners chime in on Twitter with their f...

In this episode of The Retro Network Time Machine, Jason and Mickey rediscover 1988 in film including top movies at the box office, awards winners (Oscars and Razzies), and their personal Top 5 flicks with a couple honorable mentions. Plus, several listeners chimed in with their favorite '88 films on Twitter. Subscribe to The Retro Network Time Machine in your favorite podcast app and send your fe...