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Retro Ridoctopus

Retro Ridoctopus

Come aboard as your 3 wacky octo-hosts dive deep into the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond to discuss things like classic gaming, movies, tv shows, cartoons, music and even toys!

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02:01:51

The Brig: Rambling Through the Avenues of Dumb (w/...

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2024/08/20

Back for his second stint in the BRIG… it’s writer/comedian/producer Chris Gersbeck! With his company Dumb Industries, Chris produces and hosts a metric ton of hilarious weekly programs (including but not limited to) The Mads Are Back, The Mary-Jo Pehl Show, The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour and the retro gaming centric, Super Dumb Bros! Chris talks about how it feels to be finally on a break after producing 49 consecutive live-streams of THE MADS ARE BACK. We also talk about some of the other great

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02:03:29

Ep 134: Themes From A Memory 6 (Nickelodeon Edition)

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2024/08/13

It's music time again, folks!And holy crap, Nintenjoe has returned to the helm for his first episode of season 6 as the main host! Appropriately, it's his popular recurring Themes From a Memory series!! This time, the mission was to choose intro theme songs from Nickelodeon cartoons and live action shows! As we've done so many times before, each host has chosen 3 songs which we play for you in separate blocks! This is our longest running series and we are so happy to welcome our buddy Nintenjoe

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02:03:44

The Brig: NecronomiCon 2024 / A Celebration of Weird...

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2024/08/07

The work of K. H. (Ken) Vaughan has appeared in numerous volumes of the New England Horror Writers’ WICKED series, as well as a myriad of other anthologies such as both volumes of Once Upon an Apocalypse, New Moon Quarterly, the award winning Nox Pareidolia, and more!For this episode, we'll chat about Ken's short fiction and his involvement with the popular biennial celebration of weird fiction NecronomiCon! He also drops a very saucy, very NSFW reading on our laps that Retro Ridoctopus definitely

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01:59:35

The Brig: The FEARS of Ellen Datlow

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2024/08/01

The legendary Ellen Datlow has been called “the venerable queen of horror anthologies” per the New York Times, and with over 40 years in the business, it's not hard to see why!In celebration of her new horror anthology, "Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror" from Tachyon Publications... Retro Ridoctopus proudly presents "The Fears of Ellen Datlow"! We'll have readings from horror masters Livia Llewellyn, Bracken MacLeod, and Simon Bestwick and just generally have an awesome

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02:29:54

Ep 133: Watching The Disney Afternoon

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2024/07/30

For many of us, rushing home to plop our butts in front of the Disney Afternoon was a seminal part of childhood! From Gummi Bears, Ducktales and Rescue Rangers to Goof Troop, Tail Spin and beyond, these were some of the best produced children's cartoons on television and we ate 'em up! In this episode, Coopster Gold leads us through a discussion of 6 of our favorite Disney Afternoon shows! We'll even play the corresponding theme songs because... you're welcome! All that with an OCTOPONDER smacked in

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01:09:54

The Brig: Indie Horror on a Budget (w/ filmmaker...

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2024/07/23

Returning guest, Bobby Canipe Jr. started his film making career with the killer 2022 documentary "Mom n' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom of the 80s/90s" but has been making horror flicks ever since!For this episode, we'll touch upon what it was like starting from nothing to doing a documentary on video stores to making numerous scary movies a year for SRS Cinema! We'll talk about tons of his films including Amityville Ripper, Grandma, 31 Kills of Halloween and his upcoming 1950s sci-fi

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02:02:46

Ep 132: Not So Special Effects (w/ Bad CGI Sharks'...

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2024/07/16

In a rare non-celebratory episode, we welcome the co-writer/star/director of the hilarious flick, BAD CGI SHARKS, Jason Ellsworth to join us in a critical discussion on some of the LESS impressive FX we've seen in movies. These are the sequences that are so jarringly inadequate, they hit like a Mac truck, smashing any semblance of immersion to smithereens.We each pick 2 examples of the worth effects we could think of and describe them in excruciating detail for your listening pleasure! Aside from

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02:09:26

Ep 131: Wanna Be a Brawler / The Best Beat 'em Up Games

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2024/07/02

A 'beat 'em up' or 'brawler' is a style of video game where the player character walks from left to right, beating up a seemingly endless number of enemies, until reaching the inevitable boss encounter at the end of the level. Simple, repetitive and addictive as heck, this genre of games were very popular in the late 80s and early 90s with beloved entries such as Final Fight, Double Dragon, Golden Axe and many many more.For this episode, we'll present 6 primary games that we love in the genre, as

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01:29:56

The Brig: Heroes Among Shadows (w/ author Paul McNamee)

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2024/06/23

Rotting in the BRIG this week, we have another returning guest, Paul R. McNamee!Paul is a talented author and lover of all things pulp… who’s short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies and magazines including STORYHACK, WEIRDBOOK, and BLOOD ON THE BLADE. And in 2021, he released the superhero novel Hour of the Robot!. His brand new collection, HEROES AMONG SHADOWS, was just released last month from Frizzen Flash Press and we’re gonna talk all about

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02:21:01

Ep 130: X-Men Cartoon Apocalypse (Part 2 of 2)

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2024/06/20

The X-men theme that was just too big for one episode continues! In this second action-packed installment of our X-Men Cartoon Apocalypse, we celebrate 2 more of the 4 major X-men cartoons! As with last time, each host will present a favorite episode from each. Joining the team just time is new recruit and X-Men über fan, Kevin "Kex" Hayes! For this first part, we are covering... • Wolverine and the X-Men • X-Men 97 Excelsior!! ----------------------------------------Retro Ridoctopus is:•

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02:12:32

Ep 129: X-Men Cartoon Apocalypse (Part 1 of 2)

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2024/06/18

This idea has been brewing for a while and it was just too big for one episode! This action-packed episode celebrates 2 of the 4 major X-men cartoons! Each host presents a favorite episode from each with the help of our very special guest... our returning pal and constant poster Santino "The San Man" Mancebo! For this first part, we are covering... • X-Men: The Animated Series (AKA: X-Men '92) • X-Men Evolution 'Nuff said or what? ----------------------------------------Retro Ridoctopus

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01:32:38

The Brig: Creating After Cancer (with writer Josh...

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2024/06/11

Good friend of the show, Josh Nealis (from Cutthroat Comics) makes Ridoctopus history by becoming the only person to get locked in THE BRIG for a THIRD TIME! He talks candidly with Parasite Steve about his latest books "Gloves Off: Going Toe-to-Toe with Cancer", "Judy and Her Irrational Fears" the final issue of his "Turkey Sharks" comic series and what it was like creating all that stuff while battling cancer. Whatever you do, do NOT forget to click this link and

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02:48:50

Ep 128: The King of Cult / A Tribute To Roger Corman...

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2024/06/04

Roger Corman did it all and he did it in spades.Whether you call him the King of Cult or the Pope of Pop Cinema, it's no exaggeration to say that Corman had an output unmatched by anyone in the industry. And while he is perhaps known as much for his schlock as his amazing Poe Cycle with Vincent Price, one thing is for sure. The man constantly did what he loved, and that was making movies! For this tribute episode, we set sail with movie aficionado, Raina Madison, and dive right into the man's

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01:48:47

The Brig: Living Dead Dolls (with co-creator Damien...

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2024/05/28

This week, in THE BRIG… Deader is Better!We welcome the co-creator of the world's longest continually running series of collectible horror themed dolls. The Living Dead Dolls. Make no mistake, folks… this is a guy who makes nightmares come to life, New Jersey’s own… Damien Glonek! Ever wondered how you can turn a quirky little idea into a vast 26 year empire, beloved and fiercely collected by fans the world over? Well, Damien tells us how it all went down. And for the ride is our occasional host

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02:37:03

Ep 127: The Dinosaur Boom of the 80s & 90s

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2024/05/21

The 1980s and 90s saw the release of an unprecedented number of cartoons, movies, toys and games starring DINOSAURS! And unlike the adventure films of the 60s & 70s these projects took everyone's favorite extinct behemoths out of their hidden savage land environments and made them cool again. Mashing them together with genres like science fiction, post-apocalypse and even sitcoms! You want dinos that fly spaceships? We got 'em. For this episode, we cover movies and cartoons like The Land

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02:33:11

Crow's Nest: The Bloodsoaked Legacy of Kain

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2024/05/14

It's 11:00 in Nosgoth. Do you know where your vampires are? This week's motley crew includes Parasite Steve, Synopsis (Boss Rush Mode) Grim and Lady Carianna (in her first appearance)! All three have stocked up on Hearts of Darkness and have a serious blood lust for the classic PS1/PS2 series known as THE LEGACY OF KAIN! These gothic dark fantasy treasures are known for their incredible entwining narrative, epic dialogue and high caliber voice acting and we are going to sink our teeth to each and

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01:49:45

The Brig: Mapping the GODFOE Universe (with artist...

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2024/05/07

The GODFOE Universe: APOLLYON 20XX is a gritty new indie comic from the team of artist Joshua Adams and writer Dan Evans. For this episode, the book's artist Joshua give the lowdown on this massive media-panning project, which will eventually span comic, novels, films and even video games. Is that ambitious enough for ya?! For more info on this awesome project, check out the official website! ----------------------------------------Retro Ridoctopus is:• Parasite Steve (read)• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)

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02:39:03

Ep 126: Amazing Animal Facts!

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2024/04/30

Our secret nerdom revealed at last! We at the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast are all huge geeks about animals and all sorts of creatures that walk, crawl, swim and fly over this fantastic blue marble we call Earth!For this science-centric episode, the Octo-hosts each pick 4 animals we think are the most fascinating and share a bunch of fun facts about them! Pretty simple, pretty different and hopefully, pretty stinkin' fun, too! ----------------------------------------Retro Ridoctopus is:•

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01:21:54

The Brig: Throwing Horns and Chiseling Bones (with...

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2024/04/23

This week, down in the dank and the dark of that den of madness we call the BRIG… we've got the wicked cool Renee S. DeCamillis! Renee is a talented writer and editor of all types of horror, the author of numerous published short stories and her recently released debut novel, Chisel The Bone. And as if that wasn’t enough, she’s also the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the band Scars Aligned! Pre-Order her new one CHISEL THE BONE right now! Also, follow Renee on Instagram and get lost in the

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02:44:59

Ep 125: Looney Tunes Super Star Spotlight

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2024/04/16

Is it Duck Season? Wabbit Season?! With over one thousand episodes of Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies you never have to choose!Before the pig pops out of the drum... we'll build blocks of episode-picks around 4 of the most legendary characters! We'll talk some history, personal memories and fun facts about these screwball heroes of the Golden Age of Cartoon Animation! ----------------------------------------Retro Ridoctopus is:• Parasite Steve (read)• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen) • Coopster Gold (join)

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