The Retro Nonsense Podcast

In this first episode of 2023, Chris and Duke discuss their holidays, their reflection on 2022 and what they’re looking forward to in the new year. They also continue their arguments about romcoms and Rudolph and discuss the Star Wars series, Andor (spoiler free)

In this special episode Chris and Duke discuss alternative Christmas movies, video games and movies we enjoy during the holiday season, we argue about whether or not Rudolph is a Christmas special or a movie, and a bunch of other nonsense. This one was super fun to record and edit - make sure to stay for the song at the end, too!  Merry Christmas everyone!  

I think you’ll be able to tell we had fun with this episode. We had some great questions to answer from our listeners and had some fun discussions with lots of laughs. Thanks for listening for two years everyone!  

In this episode Chris and Duke talk all about the Zelda franchise. They discuss the games in the series that they’ve played, the ones they missed, the ones they love and the ones they don’t. This was a super fun episode - enjoy!  

In this episode, Chris and Duke pick out special items in their collections and discuss. The categories are crown Jewel, most valuable, most cherished and most nostalgic. 

In this special episode Chris and Duke finally meet in person and have an unbelievable time in Philadelphia at Too Many Games. We talk about our time there, our pick-ups, our post con rituals and our other adventures in Maryland. 

Man did we have fun with this one!  Duke and Chris are both opening up pop culture museums, Chris’ on the west coast and Duke’s on the east coast. The grand opening is on the same night and we are competing with each other for the best exhibits to bring in the biggest crowds. Listen and decide who has the best museum set up and tell us in our discord who’s you’ll be going to!  

Spring is here! Duke and Chris discuss The Batman (spoiler free) and compare it to other Batman films. They also talk about what’s been going on,  recent pickups, Beat the Bandy challenge - and more!  

Movies, TV shows, music, toys, world events - anything and everything from 1986 is discussed. We talk about the events and pop culture that defined that year and reflect on our personal experiences as kids in 1986. 

In this episode Chris and Duke talk all about collecting. They list their top 5 pickups from last year, discuss their current interests, talk about future collecting goals - and there’s a fun bonus segment at the end!  Also, always remember to stick around for the “post credit” clip!  

In this episode, Chris and Duke discuss the history and legacy of Shopping malls and arcades in America and travel down memory lane to relive their own personal experiences from their childhood. 

In this episode, Chris and Duke discuss their favorite time travel movies/shows, different ways fiction handle time travel, which makes the most and least sense, and much more time travel related nonsense!  

In this special episode, Chris and Duke have classic 80s movie monsters battle it out in a tournament to see who will rise to the top to be the ultimate 80s Horror monster.  Listen to see if your favorite monster wins! 

In this special one year anniversary special, Chris and Duke answered some great questions submitted by their listeners. Also, don’t miss a crazy story by Chris about an estate sale incident- blood was drawn!  

In this episode, Cris and Duke count down their top 10 favorite Saturday morning cartoons. Also, they discuss the best Saturday morning cartoon intro/theme songs. See if your favorites make the list! 

Duke and Chris reminisce about 80s commercials and ad campaigns. Listen and see if you remember any - or if we talk about your favorite commercial from childhood. 

In this episode, Chris and Duke discuss their top 5 childhood toys (with some honorable mentions) and play a game - Name That Year!  Where they see if they can stump each other on which year a pop culture movie, toy, commercial etc. was released. Listen and play along! 

This month we continue our series with the horror genre!  We passionately discuss why our picks are a must watch for those brave enough to venture into the twisted minds of Wes Craven and John Carpenter. 

In this first episode of our new series: Quintessential 80s movies by genre, Duke and Chris each pick one 80s movie in the action/adventure genre and discuss why it’s their pick.  

In this super sized episode we discuss StarWars, the pop culture phenomenon that defined our childhood. We talk, original trilogy, toys, merchandise, video games and much more!  

Chris and Duke discuss their history with the NES and how the pop culture phenomenon that stormed the 80s effected their childhood.  They also talk about their collecting habits and their top 5 NES games!  

Chris and Duke discuss their memories of believing in Santa, some childhood holiday traditions and some of our favorite, and least favorite, gifts received on Christmas. 

Chris and Duke discuss their top 5 Atari 2600 games of all time, and talk about their history with the Atari 2600. Listen to see if your favorite game is on their list!  

In episode 2 of the RN Podcast, Duke and Chris talk about their Halloween experiences as kids in the 80s, trick or treating, horror movies and more!  Come along, if you dare, and venture into the deep, dark, shadowy recesses of our memories. 

In this inaugural episode, Duke and Chris chat about their friendship, how and why they decided to create a podcast together and what Nostalgia means to them. Chris also comes up with some fun questions for Duke.