When It Was Cool Podcast looks at what we got for Christmas now and in years past.  What gifts were cool and what did not live up to expectations in years past. Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Spider-Man, Hulk, and much more. Plus dumb kid stories of the past and how times have changed since I was a dumb kid.

This is a spoiler filled review of the new Star Wars Rogue One movie.  This review will examine major plot points and characters.  Listen only if you have already seen Star Wars Rogue One or do not mind spoilers.  There is no extended cut version of this episode of When It Was Cool.

Saturday Morning Cartoon Memories! Remember when Saturday mornings meant no school and awesome cartoons? Let's jump in the When It Was Cool time machine and revisit The Superfriends, Thundarr the Barbarian, Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, Scooby-Doo, Bugs Bunny, Shazam, Mr. T., The Smurfs, and many long forgotten Saturday morning favorites.  Grab the pipe wrench and get ready to turn the antenna because Saturday morning fun is on the way! 

When It Was Cool host Karl Stern takes a Patreon request for a show today to talk about his personal journey through music.  Growing up as a young kid on 1970's country music like George Jones, Kenny Rogers, and Don Williams and then discovering pop music of the early 1980s with The Police, Styx, Journey, Chicago, and top 40 before becoming exposed to early Hip Hop and heavy metal as a teenager and growing into a fan of Black Sabbath, Dio, Metallica, Rush, KISS, and more.  This When It Was Cool episode is all about music.  Patreon supporters be sure to get your extended cut on the Patreon page of WhenItWasCool.com 

Karl Stern is joined by Podcast of the Week winner Tony from Comic Conversations to discuss the current state of comic books and even Tony's background covering Lucha Libre! This is a bonus show and if a follow up to Karl's DragonKing Dark show on the Dark Matter Network.  A full length regular edition of When It Was Cool is coming later this week.

This episode of When It Was Cool Podcast is all about G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero. It's about GI Joe action figures, the Sunbow and DIC GI Joe cartoon series, the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe comics, and much more.  This is the first part in a series of show focusing on the things we cover at When It Was Cool individually.  Yo Joe!

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast, host Karl Stern is joined by Tonya to discuss the Stevie Nicks and The Pretenders concert they saw the previous night in Nashville, TN. After that Karl transitions into talking about the Hasbro Universe which is building a joint movie universe similar to Marvel and DC Comics, how G.I. Joe fits into this.  A new Marvel Legends find and discussion about the 3.75 Marvel line and much more.

Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool discuss their loves and hates for Halloween's past and present.  From the 1970's until now we take a look at some of the really cool fun that Halloween has to offer and some of the charm it has lost over the years.  This is the free version, there is an extended cut version for Patreon Members available on the Patreon page.  If you are a Patreon contributor please download that version directly from the Patreon member's page.

The When It Was Cool family visited one of the largest Halloween haunted house attractions in the United States this past weekend - Netherworld just outside of Atlanta, GA. It was insane! Netherworld haunted attraction is like being dropped into a horror movie with amazing special effects, actors, and scenes. A completely mind blowing Halloween adventure and Karl and Tonya talk about the experience on this show as well as some of the latest posts on the WhenItWasCool.com website.

On this episode of When It Was Cool podcast, host Karl Stern talks about the website reaching it's first month of existence and all the work that goes into a website and podcast. A listener email about some horror movie recommendations. The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, G.I. Joe Flash figure from 1982, and a discussion about the problem with the direction of Marvel Comics and how DC has surpassed them for now.