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The Rad Years

The Rad Years podcast focuses on the things we loved growing up in the 80‘s and 90‘s
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Episodes

Everything retro Marvel!

In celebration of Avengers: Infinity War, we talk about our favorite retro Marvel things, from the old Toy Biz action figures, to the Hi-C Pogs and everything in between.

Apr 25, 20181 hr 34 minEp. 62

Board Games 2- Judgment Day

We talk about 10 more of our favorite board games from the past. visit our website radyears.com for more stuff. Also, if you like this, subscibe, rate and review us on itunes on stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

Apr 19, 20181 hr 9 minEp. 61

Movie Soundtracks

We talk about our favorite Movie Soudtracks and scores from the 80's and 90's. Think Empire Records, Ghostbusters 2, Goodfellas, Congo and more.

Apr 12, 20181 hr 40 minEp. 60

Old Computers

We talk about our first computers, and early computer memories. We're talkign Tandy Deskmate, C64,prodigy, Sound Blaster, Windows 95, and more! Join us on this journey through our old computers!

Apr 05, 20181 hr 18 minEp. 59

Old TV Theme Songs

We talks about old TV theme's and intro's that we loved from our childhood, including some old familiar ones and some that you might not have heard in a while.

Mar 29, 20181 hr 10 minEp. 58

Fast Food 2

It's a sequal to our first Retro Fast Food Show. We talk old McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Little Ceasers, Burger King, the noid, and much more!

Mar 20, 20181 hr 44 minEp. 57

Round Table Crossover with "Oh I Had ThaT" PART 1

We're joined by Josh from the "Oh I Had That" Podcast for part 1 of a 2 part topic Round Table. We talk toys, games, junk food, and all sorts of fantastic nostalgia. For Part 2, head to "Oh I Had That" Podcast.

Mar 13, 20181 hr 37 minEp. 56

1994 was a Rad Year

1994 was a heck of Rad Year! Listen to us talk about our favorite movies, TV shows, toys, video games and food from the year.

Mar 07, 20181 hr 49 minEp. 55

One Hit Wonder Toys

We talk "One Hit Wonder" toys/duds. Toys that made a big splash but fizzled out quickly. From the 80's and 90's including Virtual Boy, Game.com, Ring Raiders Sectaurs and much more!

Feb 27, 20181 hr 34 minEp. 54

Retro Romance

Well, Valentines day was last week, and to celebrate we talk about "Romantic" things from the past, from Brut Cologne to the heart breaking episodes of Saved by the Bell and Muppet Babies.

Feb 19, 201856 minEp. 53

Snow Days

This is a "Can't Miss" If you loved our "Weekends" "Great Outdoors" and "After School" episodes, you'll love our stories from our snow days! All 80's and 90's, all real, most embarassing.

Feb 12, 20181 hr 33 minEp. 52

Super Bowl Commercials

We talk about our favorite Super Bowl commercials from the 80's and 90's

Feb 03, 201858 minEp. 51

Mattel Toys

We talk about our favorite toys that were released under Mattel from the 80's and 90's.

Jan 29, 20181 hr 14 minEp. 50

WWF Attitude era

we talk about the one of the best times in professional wresling. (it's our one wrestling show a year, LAY OFF!) We love you guys!

Jan 22, 20181 hr 37 minEp. 49

Classic Simpsons episodes and special guest Chance Raspberry

We talk about some of our favorite classic Simpsons episodes, then are joined by a lead animated on the Simpsons, Chance Raspberry. Chance is currently working on a personal project called Little Billy, go to littlebilly.com to find out more and become a part of the project.

Jan 12, 20181 hr 40 minEp. 48

R Rated Movie Toy Franchises

Title seems complicated, but it's not. We're talking about all of those R-Rated movies that had Toy and Cartoon franchises aimed at kids.

Jan 08, 20181 hr 34 minEp. 47

Die Hard, Gremlins & Batman Returns

We dicuss everything any anything that has to do with Die Hard, Gremlins and Batman Returns. Three Movies that take place during Christmas, but you can watch anytime of the year. It's dipping our toes in the pool of "post christmas" life.

Dec 29, 20171 hr 9 minEp. 46

Christmas Memories

We talk about our favorite christmas memories from our childhood. From movies, to cartoon specials to gifts from Santa.

Dec 21, 20171 hr 31 minEp. 45

Star Wars Memories

a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, Squeezer and RK became infatuated with Star Wars, in anticipation of The Last Jedi release, they talk about all of their favorite Star Wars memories.

Dec 13, 20171 hr 33 minEp. 44

Blake J. Harris Joins us

The book Console Wars "Sega, Nintendo and the battle that defined a generation" was a massive hit when it was released in 2014. Author Blake J. Harris joins us to discuss the story, talk some rad years and give us some insight into the Console Wars movie rights which are owned by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg. He also talks about his new book he is writing and much more on this great episode of "The Rad Years"

Dec 07, 20171 hr 4 minEp. 43

Classic Christmas Music

We rundown 10 of our favorite or maybe not so favorite classic Christmas songs.

Nov 29, 20171 hr 12 minEp. 42

Giving Thanks

We celebrate Thanksgiving in America by talking about the things we give thanks for, from Survivor Series 1990, to the 1985 Thanksgiving Day parade, from the butterball turkey hoteline to the Konami code, we give thanks for all of these things!

Nov 22, 20171 hr 5 minEp. 41

After School

We talk about what life was like after school, from cartoons to snacks, to that glorious hour until your parents came home when you had the house to yourself.

Nov 15, 20171 hr 20 minEp. 40

Old Computer games with Author David L. Craddock

We're joined by David L. Craddock, author of "Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution" We talk about his latest book, his favorite PC games, his first Nintendo, his love of Super Nintendo, and much more on this very fun epiosde of the Rad Years Podcast.

Nov 09, 20171 hr 26 minEp. 39

Halloween Q&A

We close out the Halloween season on the Rad Years podcast, on Halloween. We answer questions you guys sent us, talk our favorite spooky songs, and listen to old Halloween commercials. Happy Halloween fom the Rad Years Podcast.

Oct 31, 20171 hr 1 minEp. 38

Halloween TV Specials

We remember our favorite Halloween episodes of Classic 80's and 90's TV including, Alf, The Real Ghostbusters, Freaks and Geeks, Cheers, Home Improvement, The Simpsons Tree House of Horror, King of the Hill, Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School, Are you Afraid of the Dark and..... Macguyver?

Oct 27, 20171 hr 5 minEp. 37

Horror Movies

It's not secret that both Squeezer and RK are a couple of scaredy cats. BUT, for the sake of Halloween, they recount their top 10 favorite horror movies from the 80's and 90's.

Oct 20, 20171 hr 21 minEp. 36

Live from Retro Con 2017

FIXED AUDIO (Sorry)Our live podcast from Retro Con 2017, we discuss some things from our past and are joined by the awesome rock band MADE UP OF TRANSFORMERS, the Cybertronic Spree

Oct 16, 201757 minEp. 35

Childhood Scares

Continuing our Halloween shows, we bring you some of our childhood scares. Also a recap of New York Comic Con 2017. ENJOY!

Oct 12, 20171 hr 5 minEp. 34

Trick or Treat!

It's a trick or treat grab bag of halloween fun as we talk about the Hallween and Trick or Treats of our youth.

Oct 03, 20171 hr 21 minEp. 33
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