Ready 2 Retro

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 PAGEMASTER”!!!

Week 2 of “Macaulay Madness” is here and we’re celebrating with the 30th anniversary of 1991’s “My Girl”! Join Max, Chelsea and Chris as they dive into this beloved 90's classic but now see it through the lenses of an adult. Also, we give you part 2 of Macaulay’s life which focuses mostly on his Hollywood successes and the peak of his stardom.
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With a new month means a new theme here at Ready 2 Retro! All March long we will be reviewing and celebrating the work of Macaulay Culkin in "MACAULAY MADNESS"!!! To help us kickoff the month we have our buddy Jesse from the "Sight & Sound Podcast Presented by Heartgod Media" as we review one of his all-time favorite movies and the movie that jump started Mac's fame, John Hughes' 1989 "Uncle Buck"! Join us as we talk about John Candy's incredible performance as Uncle Buck, marvel at the making of a star in Macaulay Culkin and share our favorite lines and scenes from the film. Also, Chelsea and Jesse go 1v1 in a game where they try to guess if the famous actor was in a John Hughes project. This and so much more!

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Our “Collectors Month” concludes with Elvira Taylor from the “Doll Circle” and “Hunting Nostalgia” YouTube channels! Join Ready 2 Retro as we discuss the current doll community, retro toys from the past, why a Zombie apocalypse could actually happen and so much more!

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"Collectors Month" continues here at Ready 2 Retro and in week 3, we dust off our Power Coins, call upon our Zords and save Angel Grove as Noah Baron (actor/producer) shares about his love for Power Rangers and his collection of PR collectibles. Noah is an actor based in LA who has been in many projects including the Coen Brothers' film "Hail, Caesar" (2016), FX's X-Men related show "Legion" (2017-19) and is the creator and star of the viral Youtube series "Life After Power Powers". In this episode we discuss the influence of Power Rangers, Noah's journey to Hollywood, how awesome the PR toys are and how Power Rangers continues to still have an impact today!
Overall, this episode is "Morphinominal"!

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"Collectors Month" continues with Nick Bartley from "Hunting Nostalgia" as he shares about his passion for retro collecting! Nick is a well-known nostalgic collector in the Pittsburgh area and his show "Hunting Nostalgia" was just aired on the "Armstrong Cable Network Channel". Nick's enthusiasm for collecting, connecting with people and reminiscing to the past, is highly contagious!

Be sure to check out "Hunting Nostalgia" on Youtube:
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With February being the “Month of Love”, all month long Ready 2 Retro will be hosting collectors of all kinds to express their passion of collecting nostalgic items! We’ll be talking vinyl records, vintage toys, Power Rangers memorabilia, retro video games and SO MUCH MORE!
To help start things off for the month, Brandon Spodek, a vinyl record collector, seller and enthusiast, joins R2R to talk about his vinyl and vintage items collections. In the conversation we talk about the basics of vinyl collecting, as well as the top 3 things to do and not to do while nostalgic collecting.

Brandon runs several Facebook collector groups including: “The Original Vinyl Auctions Group (TOVAG)” and “The Collector's Catch All”. Be sure to join these amazing collector communities!

Come and have the time of your life with Ready 2 Retro as we discuss the timeless classic from 1987, "Dirty Dancing". Along for all the shenanigans is our #podcastcousin, Tess Llanos, as she shares about her love for this movie! Also, R2R dives into the complex layers and themes of Dirty Dancing, the history between Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, the AMAZING soundtrack and an epic finish to a game we played called, "Did Dirty Dancing Make More Than That Other 1987 Movie?"!

We are honored to welcome our guest for Episode 35, Justin Shenkarow! Justin Shenkarow’s career is prolific and includes many of our favorite shows from the 90s and early 2000s from playing Simon in “Eerie, Indiana” (1991), to Harold in “Hey Arnold!” (1996-2004) to other roles in projects like “Picket Fences” (1992-96), “Life with Louie” (1994-98), “Recess” (1997-2006), “Lloyd in Space” (2001-04), LA Noire (2011) and so much more! Come join us as we celebrate Justin’s amazing career so far and reminisce on our favorite moments.

Back to back days with new Ready 2 Retro episodes? ABSOLUTELY!

Ready 2 Retro is joined by "Doin' the Most" (DTM) which is an improv comedy group composed by Stephen Igwe, Christy Knowings and Rebecca Rios. In this episode we hear from DTM on what makes improv such a great medium for comedy, how DTM's childhood influences their comedy today and then at the end of the episode DTM performs an improv game for our audience! It's a fun episode all around!

For more information about "Doin' the Most", including their LIVE YouTube streams visit:
www.wearedtm.com