Archive - The Retroist

Bonus Track (Who is really the villain in Jaws?)

Listen now | Is it the shark? Mayor Vaughn?

Jul 4 • Retroist

7:46

June 2026 Monthly Update

Listen now | Enjoying Fried Apple Pies while talking about what was going on during June 2026 at the Retroist.

Jul 3 • Retroist

26:28

Retroist Lode Runner Podcast

Listen now | Let's take a look at this amazing but often overlooked video game classic.

Jul 1 • Retroist

33:37

June 2026

The yellow-headed chomping toy that found its way into Pac-Man history.

Jun 29 • Retroist

Retroist Action Park Podcast

Listen now | There was nothing in the world (or at least in New Jersey) like Action Park.

Jun 19 • Retroist

52:07

McDonald's McFeast

The short American life and long international afterlife of a forgotten burger

Jun 15 • Retroist

Mayor Vaughn and the Pressure to Keep Amity Open in Jaws

Listen now | Why the most frustrating person in Jaws may also be the most recognizable

Jun 12 • Retroist

9:47

The History of a Serious Cereal I Actually Liked as a Kid

Jun 9 • Retroist

May 2026 Monthly Update

Listen now | What was going on this month and some what was on tv when we were home sick from school

Jun 4 • Retroist

21:32

Retroist Turbo Teen Podcast

Listen now | Turbo Teen only lasted thirteen episodes, but it has managed to hang around in a way that a lot of short lived Saturday morning cartoons…

Jun 2 • Retroist

33:52

The story of Nightmare, how it became The Harbingers, and the Gatekeeper who somehow made a VCR feel like it was personally disappointed in you

Jun 1 • Retroist

May 2026

The Mysterious Cool Guy in the Perfect Strangers Intro?

Watch now | Who is this guy? How come we never saw him again?

May 30 • Retroist

2:25

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