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Each episode, The Throwback Show visits a different year from the past, reliving one of our favorite movies to see how well it holds up (or how badly in some cases). We also talk TV, music, video game... more
FAQs about The Throwback Show:How many episodes does The Throwback Show have?The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.
September 03, 2015Episode 14: 1995 - The Net and the NESTwenty years after the fact, The Net (starring Sandra Bullock) does not exactly shine like a brand new desktop computer. Mike Camerlengo and Zack Verhoff join Matt Stroup to break down everything that makes this film confounding, including a strange pronounciation of the word "modem." Plus, we revisit the Nintendo Entertainment System in all its glory, ranking some of our favorite games from Tecmo Bowl to Legend of Zelda to Super Mario Bros 3. ...more1h 13minPlay
August 21, 2015Episode 13: 1985 - Better Off Dead, We Are the World Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to discuss the impossibly strange film Better Off Dead, starring John Cusack (and co-starring some animated hamburger patties). Plus, a look back to the remarkable song (and video) We Are the World, starring Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Paul Simon, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and quite a few others (including Dan Aykroyd)....more51minPlay
August 11, 2015Episode 12: 1998 - Armageddon, the Music Industry's Super Tuesday Mike Camerlengo and Zack Verhoff join Matt Stroup to discuss the wildly overwhelming asteroid apocalypse movie Armageddon (Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Steve Buscemi). Plus, a look back to a day dubbed "Super Tuesday" in the music industry, when Garth Brooks, Method Man, Ice Cube, Seal, Whitney Houston, Jewel and Mariah Carey all released albums on the same day....more1h 6minPlay
July 24, 2015Episode 11: 1991 - Point Break, Use Your Illusion I and II Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to relive the greatest surfing/ex-president/bank robbery movie ever made: Point Break (Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves). Also during our trip to 1991: a look back to the highly anticipated release of Use Your Illusion I and II, the two albums unleashed on the same day by Guns N' Roses....more1h 2minPlay
July 06, 2015Episode 10: 1999 - Varsity Blues, Y2K ParanoiaMike Camerlengo and Zack Verhoff join Matt Stroup for a trip to West Canaan, Texas, and a full-scale breakdown of the 1999 high school football film Varsity Blues (James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Amy Smart). Plus, a look back to the Y2K crisis that caused quite a bit of fear (and even more spending) during the lead-up to New Year's Eve 1999....more57minPlay
June 26, 2015Episode 9: 1996 - The Rock, Nas and the Macarena The Throwback Show drops in on Alcatraz for an in-depth breakdown of the insane action blockbuster The Rock (starring Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery). Plus, a look back to one of the best songs of '96 (If I Ruled the World, by Nas), and depending on your vantage point, quite possibly the absolute worst: the Macarena....more1h 1minPlay
June 18, 2015Episode 8: 1992 - White Men Can't Jump 1992 brought us movies such as Basic Instinct and A Few Good Men, but in this episode, The Throwback Show takes a trip to Venice, California, for a look back at White Men Can't Jump (Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez). Aaron, Dan and Matt revisit topics ranging from Woody and Wesley's basketball skills to a series of odd fashion choices made throughout the film....more35minPlay
June 09, 2015Episode 7: 1987 - Adventures in Babysitting, the Contra 30-Man Cheat CodeThe Throwback Show drops in on 1987, reliving a strange and harrowing evening on the town with Elisabeth Shue in Adventures in Babysitting. Also, a closer look at everyone's favorite cheat code: the Contra 30-man trick (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start), the combo of buttons that made an impossible video game eminently winnable....more54minPlay
May 15, 2015Episode 6: 1979 - The Warriors and the Walkman Turning the dial all the way back to the 1970's, The Throwback Show revisits one of the all-time great cult movies: The Warriors, a New York journey from Coney Island to the Bronx and back (and one that oddly reminds Dan of the movie Anchorman). Also in this episode: an ode to the Walkman, a machine that used to play music on something known as a cassette tape....more46minPlay
April 28, 2015Episode 5: 1990 - Kindergarten Cop, In Living Color, You Can't Do That on Television1990 brought us a lot of memorable movies (including Goodfellas and Home Alone), but Aaron, Dan and Matt feel compelled to focus on another 25-year-old classic: Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Plus, a look at two seminal sketch comedy shows: In Living Color, which first went on the air in 1990, and You Can't Do That on Television, which went off the air the same year....more41minPlay
FAQs about The Throwback Show:How many episodes does The Throwback Show have?The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.