The RetroCult Podcast

This week, Chuck and Mack take a nostalgic trip through the cartoons that shaped their childhoods. From Voltron, Star Blazers, Thundarr the Barbarian to Inspector Gadget, Spider-Man, and beyond, they revisit the Saturday morning favorites and after-school adventures that sparked a lifelong love of pop culture. Along the way, they discuss Mattel’s new DC action figures, unforgettable theme songs, a...

What was it like experiencing Batman in the summer of 1989?Chuck and Mack dive into their memories of one of the biggest movie events of the decade and compare those experiences to today’s superhero landscape. Along the way they discuss movie marketing, comic-book culture, collecting, and why some films stay with us for a lifetime. Plus: thoughts on modern comic-book movies, the upcoming Superman...

We had a blast at the ReCollect Toy Show, and this episode is the full recap: sales, trades, dealer stories, favorite finds, future plans, and why small shows can still deliver big collector energy.

In this episode, Chuck and Mack dig through the cereal boxes and Happy Meal bags of their childhood, reliving the tiny treasures that made every meal an event and the ones that slipped through their fingers.

It's the most wonderful time of the year: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!!In this episode, Chuck and Mack compare their Free Comic Book Day treasures. They also discuss the good...and bad...of thrifting in Mebane and Asheboro, NC to celebrate Mack's Birthday.

Chuck and Mack tumble headfirst into the wild, gimmick-packed world of 1990s comic collecting. Foil covers! Die-cuts! Lenticular madness! Universe Shattering Events! The 1990s were an unforgettable time to be a comic book collector. We’re revisiting one of the strangest and most entertaining eras in comic book history. Along the way, we talk organizing massive comic collections, prepping for upcom...

Chuck and Mack are getting ready for the upcoming Recollect Toy Show in Midway, NC. That means digging through bins, sorting collections, pricing loose figures, and joining the collector circle of life we all know well: selling some treasures to make room—and budget—for new ones. This week, we talk about what we’re bringing to the show, including: action figures, vehicles, video games, records, ma...

This week on The RetroCult , we dive into the wild, unpredictable world of Choose Your Own Adventure books, where every decision mattered… and most of them were wrong. We revisit the stories that let us control our own destiny, flip endlessly between pages, and somehow die in a cave, a spaceship, or a jungle within minutes. Chuck and Mack break down the memories, the frustration, and the brillianc...

This week on The RetroCult , the guys are back together after a short break—and there’s some catching up to do. After a week away handling real-life responsibilities, Chuck and Mack settle back in to talk shop, swap stories, and get back to what they do best: diving into toys, collecting, and the nostalgia that keeps it all going. They also recap the weekend’s toy swap meet—what was found, what wa...

Episode 10 of The RetroCult digs deep into one of the greatest treasures of childhood: the glorious, unpredictable world of cheap rack toys. Chuck and Mack take a stroll down memory lane, revisiting the plastic treasures that hung on spinning racks in drugstores, grocery stores, and gas stations—those weird, wonderful toys that cost a couple bucks and somehow kept us entertained for hours. Along t...

Episode 9 of The RetroCult takes us on the road. We head to the Charlotte Mini Comicon , talk comics, collectibles, and the kind of booths that test your financial discipline. Mack scores a few Space: 1999 comics and vintage magazines—because apparently the Moon leaving Earth still hits. We refuel at Clark's —because nostalgia burns calories. Then we cap it all off at Collector's Confluenc...

This week on The RetroCult , we abandon structure and just start yapping. There’s no outline. There are no notes. Just two grown adults realizing most of their personality was formed between cereal prizes and cartoon theme songs. It’s chaotic. It’s sincere. It’s nostalgic.

Before vampires sparkled… they ran crime families. This week on The RetroCult , we talk about Kindred: The Embraced , the short-lived 90s series based on Vampire: The Masquerade.

What happens when nuclear waste explodes and the Moon hauls off into space? This week on The RetroCult , we review the first episode of Space: 1999, an amazing 70s sci-fi series that gave us moon bases, dramatic lighting, and moon walks in slow motion. We break down what holds up, what feels very 70s (hint, it's definitely the polyester), the model work, the performances, and why this show still s...

Welcome to Echo Base, where the nostalgia is strong but the toy hunts are frozen solid. This week, RetroCult is stranded on Hoth, buried under adult responsibilities, shrinking toy budgets, and the cold reality that life always strikes back right before a good toy run. We’re talking vintage toys, lost nostalgia, public-domain deep cuts, and the brutal truth of trying to collect when the Empire is...

With an ice storm on the way, the RetroCult talks new DC toys from Mattel, the GI Joe/TMNT crossover, and this week’s retro treasure finds.

After getting sidelined by Strep, the RetroCult is back. Chuck and Mack catch up on what they missed and lay out big retro plans for 2026. It’s a comeback episode packed with nostalgia, laughs, and what’s next for the RetroCult. We also yell at clouds like old men for a bit.

In this episode of RetroCult, we hit rewind and dig through the past year and talk about our favorite finds. From unexpected toy scores and comic book gems, we’re talking about the stuff that made us say, “I had this!” Relive the thrill of the hunt with us. Whether you’re a lifelong collector or just here for the nostalgia, this episode is packed with laughs, memories, and plenty of retro love.

You circled it in the catalog, talked about it constantly, and even told Santa about it at the mall, but on Christmas morning, you didn't get to unwrap it.