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 R2R to reminisce about his time on Heavyweights as he shares how he got the role of Phillip, his interactions with Ben Stiller, the countless of memories he made on set, as well as never before heard stories and facts about the film.
It's time to head back to Camp Hope with Max Goldblatt aka Phillip!

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, be sure to check it out!

"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 games they've attended and what profession they wanted to be when they were 11 years old.

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.

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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 on her life, which was her favorite skit to perform, memories with her “All That” cast and celebrating Angelique's recent achievement of receiving over 200,000 views on YouTube. This and so much more!

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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 cause them to be irritated after eating it for two straight weeks and how long they would last in the infamous Overlook Hotel. All this and more!
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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 especially the listeners!

Also, Justin Shenkarow ("Hey Arnold" & "Eerie, Indiana") joins the Anniversary Episode to announce that he will be signing the first ever NFT signature on Thursday, May 13th at 7pm (pst)! 
For more information and for your chance to purchase this piece of history visit: hashink.app or follow Justin on social media @justinshenkarow

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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 Star Wars series, how the series changed the merchandizing game forever, the global impact of Star Wars a whole, the special effects revolution that it launched and so much more!

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 necklace, open up a can of Surge and get ready for some "killer dismounts"!