When It Was Cool Dark

After the landmark and record setting past three episodes of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, as you might imagine, host Karl Stern has gotten a ton of feedback. This episode we work through some of the email responses to the past three shows which, in themselves, raise some interesting new questions and perspectives. We continue our look at the entropy of society but this time the listeners have the floor.

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com Karl and Tonya discuss the recent Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Don Felder concert. They talk about tonight's Eagles concert. Tonya brings up Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) which leads into a discussion of the old Delta blues song Midnight Special which has a very interesting origins. Plus Greeta Van Fleet, the death of Bruno Sammartino, Marvel Universe, and more!

This episode of the Thrash Metal Show Podcast takes a look at the influence of Iron Maiden on the genre of thrash style heavy metal.  Iron Maiden is one of the most iconic bands in heavy metal and have a large and passionate fan base, so it's no wonder that many thrash metal bands and players have taken influence from Iron Maiden.  NoFriender continues his docu-series looking at the origins and evolution of thrash heavy metal.

Life is weird sometimes... obviously. You are listening to a show on the Dark Matter Radio network so, of course, you know this. Following on the heels of two of our most popular shows ever we slow down this episode for a cautionary tale. A story about a man so dedicated to his job that he wasted a huge chunk of his life. Warning, this show also contains a Yeti. Yep.

On this edition of the NoFriender Thrash Metal Show Podcast the discussion focuses on Motorhead and their influence on thrash and heavy metal music.

This is the most talked about episode of DragonKing Dark to date. I shopped this out to several trusted people to preview because I felt this episode was too strong.  Not with language or even topic, but too strong in tone. This episode rolls off the thoughts expressed in last weeks show - Contrarians are Ruining Society.  You'll laugh, you'll applaud, you might even get mad, but most importantly of all, you'll think.

On the 65th~! edition of Wrestling With the Dawg, Joe Drilling of On the Stick Network joins the Dirty Dawg Darsie to discuss the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match between the Hardy Boys, the Dudley Boys, and Edge & Christian for the WWF Tag Team Titles at WWF WrestleMania X7! They also talk about the WWE buying World Championship Wrestling, the proposed WWF-ran WCW show on Saturday nights, the failed WCW/ECW Invasion, and so much more!

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com we talk lots of classic rock and various other music topics. Including Greta Van Fleet, Styx, Collective Soul, Bush, 3 Doors Down, Britney Spears, KISS, The Eagles, REO Speedwagon, New Funko Pop Cereal, Toys and Prizes in cereal, comic book bar codes, and more! A fun retro blast of music, nostalgia, and more!

Today we are taking an intermission from the long form history of pro wrestling series to give people a spot to catch up or jump on. So far we have covered about 100 years of pro wrestling up to 1950 and today we do a summary of those first 100 years. We review who were the major names in pro wrestling from the Civil War until 1950. What the big events were and so on. This is an excellent point to start the series if you haven't yet and a great point to catch up if you have fallen behind.

NoFriender continues his amazing look at the origins and evolution of thrash heavy metal. This episode takes a look at the influence that the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath had on thrash heavy metal. This incredible podcast, exclusive to the When It Was Cool website, has been amazing. Check out all the parts for a complete understanding of the origins, development, and evolution of thrash heavy metal.