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Ratchet RetroCast Episode 36 – Don’t Panic, Dragon Con Is Here!

Dragon Con is just around the corner and the RetroCast is here to help! With assistance from Dan Carroll of Media Relations and Joe Crowe of American Sci-Fi Classics, Q and Ashley talk about what makes the convention so great, what to expect this year for retro media lovers, and

Ratchet RetroCast Episode 35 – And Now for Something Completely RetroCast

Message for you sirs! Stop us if we’re being too silly, but today, the RetroCast is talking about Monty Python. Listen in as Q, Ratchet, John and Ashley share their favorite memories and sketches from the legendary comedy troupe as well as their final live show and their impact on

Ratchet Retrocast Episode 34 – Dead Men Don’t Podcast

“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” We find ourselves in Port Raleigh for ConTemporal and their dieselpunk theme brings up the topic for us to talk about the pulp-influenced anti-hero era of film noir. And John’s complete lack of

Ratchet RetroCast Episode 32 – Who Ya Gonna Call? RetroCast!

Ratchet RetroCast Ep 32The crew of the Ratchet RetroCast are at it again, and we’ve crossed the streams to bring you a conversation about the sleeper hit of the 80s – Ghostbusters! We’re joined by special guests Chace and Alex of the Georgia Ghostbusters to talk all about our favorite

Ratchet RetroCast Episode 31 – GOJIRA – KING OF PODCASTS!

Run! Its Perry Mason!!! No wait, its GODZILLA!!!!! The kaiju have arrived in this episode of The Ratchet Retrocast! While Tokyo is attacked, Q, Strangeway, Ratchet and newcomer Ashley discuss the history of kaiju films and the King of Monsters himself, Godzilla. Joining them is Timothy Price, author of Big

Ratchet RetroCast Episode 28 – Elementary My Dear Ratchet!

The Ratchet Retrocast goes to 221B Con to solve the case of just how much Sherlock Holmes has influenced pop culture! Listen as they recall their first Sherlock Holmes adaptation and their favorites along with a live audience. Meanwhile, the crew goes down to Fraggle Rock (clap clap!) in the

The Ratchet RetroCast Episode 27 – The Neverending Podcast

Ladies and Gentlemen, be prepared for the biggest case of false advertising thanks to the title of this episode. Delve into the worlds of Epic and High Fantasy that dominated the late 70’s, through the early 80’s. We are joined this time by the lovely Kellen Harkins, track director for

The Ratchet Retrocast Episode 26 – YOOOOOOOOO JOECast!!!

Span a 50 year journey to find the origin of “The Action Figure” with us as we dive into the core of G.I. Joe! Learn about the twisted path that Hasbro had to undertake to get this toy line approved in the 60’s. This new toy then spawned a revolution

Ratchet RetroCast Episode 25 – Lets Build a LegoCast!

In this episode, the Retrocast discovers that they can build it too when they talk about Legos! Joined once again by Ashley and for the first time by Tillman, Q and Ratchet talk about everyone’s favorite building toy and the movie based on them. (Yes, there are spoilers for The

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