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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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00:58:38

The Brig: The Girl's Got Issues (w/ musician Sandy...

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2026/04/23

Tonight, locked in the BRIG, we have a multi-faceted artist, Sandy Netburn!Sandy is a New York based singer songwriter, comedian and ventriloquist whose talent and fearlessness as a performer, utterly belies her years! Her debut album “ISSUES” was released last October and she’s currently dishing out inspiration and goosebumps on tour! With handcrafted style and humor that positively permeates her lyrics, Sandy's music bridges generations of musical style! From folk to country to reggae and all

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01:27:15

The Brig: The King of Pop Culture (w/ Gary Sohmers)

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2026/04/21

On this episode of the THE BRIG, we have a local hero who, thanks to 13 seasons on Antiques Roadshow, has risen to become a nationally recognized name in the collecting, appraisal and selling of old plastic playthings. He also owns and operates Wex Rex Collectibles in Hudson, Massachusetts, writes novels, rock operas and has been running Northeast Comicon for decades… Retroids, put your tentacles together for the one and only Gary Sohmers! RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is

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02:18:48

S8E8 - Ep 176: Robots, Droids & Other Mechanical Men...

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2026/04/14

BEEP! BOOP! With the help of our pal Scott Clevenger (from the Slumgullion podcast), we are greasing the gears and making sure all the little lights are blinking for a serious synthoid celebration that runs from the 1950s all the way to the 1990s and beyond! We looked to movies, cartoons, comics, TV shows and beyond to bring you our favorite ROBOTS, DROIDS & OTHER MECHANICAL MEN! From Robbie the Robot, to the many droids of Star Wars, the synthetics of the Alien universe and so much more. No

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01:27:57

The Brig: That AHA! Moment (w/ Ryan Benson)

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2026/04/09

Writer Ryan Benson caught a wave onto the indie comics scene with his debut ECLIPSED, a tie-in comic to the upcoming VAMPIRE SURF CULT animated series! He dishes on the book, his ties to the show and all about his new story “Sir William and the Scourge” which features incredible art by Mason O’Halloran. This sword and sorcery/horror yarn is going to be featured in AHA! (A Horror Anthology!) That's 70+ pages, 8 stories, 3 covers and 1 nightmare inducing book that you can support on Kickstarter

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02:02:25

The Brig: A Dash of Demon (w/ J. F. Dubeau & Amy Frost)

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2026/04/07

Tonight… locked in the pit of despair we call THE BRIG… we have the creators of the long-running storytelling podcast ACHEWILLOW and the first Achewillow novel "A DASH OF DEMON"! Both chronicle the exploits in and around a fictional Canadian/American town, where you can get a darn good cup of coffee, but also… possibly disemboweled by a demon. :o Writer, J.F. Dubeau and narrator/producer Amy Frost spill the tea on how Achewillow came about, just what the heck COZY HORROR is and why food

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02:55:31

S8E7 - Ep 175: Character Variants, Alternate Costumes...

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2026/03/31

Tonight we'll be spotlighting characters that have had a ton of different VARIATIONS over the years. Think costumes, alternate dimensions and even the dreaded heel turn!We plumbed the depths of video games and comic books to find just the right candidates to create quite the motley crew for you to enjoy. Ever see #Batman on the same list as #SimonBelmont ? Well, now you have! And the medium that shows off these different versions of our characters can be anything. Action figures, cartoons, games,

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01:58:11

The Brig: 40 Years in Hollywood (w/ actor Daniel...

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2026/03/24

Our guest tonight is a legendary character actor who you have definitely seen in more movies and TV shows than you can COUNT!Daniel Roebuck has 273 acting credits on IMDB since his debut in 1985. You might recognize him from TV shows like Matlock, Nash Bridges, or a truly EXPLOSIVE appearance on LOST! He’s also appeared in movies like Rivers Edge, The Fugitive, U.S. Marshals, The Munsters, Terrifier 3 and so so many more. His new project is The Hail Mary… and right now, he’s has the distinct

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02:56:07

S8E6 - Ep 173: TurboGrafx-16 / The Little PC-Engine...

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2026/03/17

The black sheep of the 16bit console generation of video games was definitely the TurboGrafx-16, but does coming in third mean it wasn't great in it's own right? Heck no! (link in comments)We run down a list of our nine favorite TURBOTASTIC games (plus a few more in there for good measure) on the system that was called the PC-Engine in Japan. We cover everything from head-banging cave babies to everyone's favorite Jason Voorhees clone. SHUBIBIN! RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is

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01:18:10

The Brig: Truish Crime (w/ author Jenny Toupin)

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2026/03/10

Though Jenny Toupin has been writing books since the first grade, she just released her first full length novel!The Blurry Man is a masterful portrait in psychological horror. The book is haunted by ghosts and grave robbing, by dolls and wannabe devil worship, but these things exist on the edges of the narrative. The heart of the Blurry Man is a guarded one, and you will not be ready when it is finally laid bare. Jenny spills the bones on this truly awesome book, as well as the unbelievable true

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03:16:48

S8E5 - Ep 173: 16-bit Console Wars / SEGA vs Nintendo

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2026/03/03

Back in the early to mid 90s, when a popular movie was turned into a video game, that game was often released for both of the 16-bit systems that dominated console gaming of the day. This meant that whether you owned a Super Nintendo or a SEGA Genesis you'd be able to snag a copy and play! The thing is, in those days, these licensed games would often involve completely separate developers for each system, leading to a pair of games that were actually, nothing alike! Tonight, with the help of our

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01:18:19

The Brig: Paperbacks & Spinner Racks (w/ author...

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2026/02/24

Tonight, in that vinegar-laced cask of nightmare fuel we call THE BRIG… we have the clobberingly awesome, Michael Burke!Mike is the author of many pulpy tales of horror, fantasy and more. He's here to promote his brand new novella “Vengeful Spirits”, which appears in the 2025 collection SINISTER SOCIETIES by Ruadan Books. Beyond all that, he’s the co-founder of the Eisner-award-winning comic and collectible store, Comicazi, in Somerville, MA! The discussion shoots from Mike's favorite Conan stories

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02:36:25

S8E4 - Ep 171: Nobody Beats G.I. Joe!

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2026/02/17

G.I. Joe is the codename for America's daring, highly trained, special mission force. Its purpose: To defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless, terrorist organization determined to rule the world. For millions of fans, the exploits of G.I. Joe have been chronicled in the forms of action figures, plastic vehicles, cartoons, video games and even live action movies! It's a lot to cover, but tonight, General Coopster Gold will lead this important mission briefing, aiming our battery operated

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01:12:37

Crow's Nest: The SON of the BRIDE of THE DAY OF THE...

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2026/02/10

Last season, 8-Bit Alchemy and Parasite Steve devoted some playtime and one whole episode to the classic Lucas Arts point and click adventure game, Maniac Mansion. Now they dive into the sequel! Day of the Tentacle is a true classic of the genre, but these guys are playing it for the first time! So stock up on some exploding novelty cigars, hop into your Chrono-Johns, and prepare for a far out trip through time because we have to stop that purple MANIAC from enslaving humanity! RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is

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03:30:17

S8E3 - Ep 171: Fake Bands From Real Movies (w/ Ashes...

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2026/02/03

In what might be our longest episode ever, we welcome back one half of the Throwdown Thursday Podcast (the great Ashes Von Nightmare) to talk about some of our favorite movies that feature fictional bands!After a STONEHENGE-sized presentation on the one that started it all, Rob Reiner's seminal classic THIS IS SPINAL TAP, we move onto 8 other films that are also GONNA ROCK YOU (tonight). We've got everything from outright comedies to hard-hitting Oscar-winning dramas. Some of these flicks have full

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01:56:08

The Brig: Dawn of An Undead Glitch (w/ author Chris...

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2026/01/27

Back in the BRIG is a 10-time Amazon/Audible best selling author of the long running post apocalyptic zombie mega hit series ADRIAN'S UNDEAD DIARY and much much more!This time, Chris is here to chat about his brand new smash hit LitRPG novel AN UNDEAD GLITCH! This one takes the zombie apocalypse and makes it digital, via an incredibly well realized (sadly fictional) game environment. Think "Dungeon Crawler Carl" or "Ready Player One", but with ZOMBIES and tons of crude

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03:05:03

S8E2 - Ep 170: Shrieking About Horror Comics (w/...

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2026/01/20

This week, things are gonna get a little MESSY, as we welcome back a true comic book expert. In the virtual studio is artist Derek Rook, (from Rough House Publishing) to talk about his newest book and horror comics as a whole! After a excruciatingly cool expose on the (hot off the presses) GORE SHRIEK RESURRECTUS Vol. 3, we take a SCARY amount of pleasure spotlighting HORROR-CODED stuff from the 60s, 80s, 90s... all the way up to today! Expect some serious GUSHING about the characters, creators,

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01:15:18

The Brig: Rampage in Peoria (w/ game designer Brian...

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2026/01/13

Having worked for Bally Midway in the 1980s, game designer / artist / animator Brian F. Colin has created and worked on more classic arcade games than you can shake a giant mutant wolfman at!RAMPAGE, XENOPHOBE, ARCH RIVALS, PIGSKIN 621ad, GENERAL CHAOS and RAMPAGE WORLD TOUR, just to name a few! Brian infused each of these games with the sardonic wit of MAD Magazine, while ensuring each of these games pushed the limits of what had been created. These were titles that broke new ground and resonated

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02:50:15

S8E1 - Ep 169: Rob Reiner Retrospective

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2026/01/06

2025 ended with a truly unthinkable tragedy that we are all still reeling from. Retro Ridoctopus could think of no better way to pay tribute to the great Rob Reiner, than by dedicating the first episode of season 8 to those films of his that have brought us so much joy for so many decades. From tense courtrooms, to the Cliffs of Insanity and the thousand laughs and tears in between, we each picked two movies Rob directed and try our best to put into words what these true classics have meant to us

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03:24:37

Ep 168: Season 7 Finale / First Time Viewing of...

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2025/12/16

All tentacles are in the air as we reflect on and celebrate another successful season of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast!After copious amounts of reminiscing over another amazing year, we dive into our annual final topic. Like every year, we asked you for voice mails, giving your quick reviews of a classic movie you watched for the first time this year. Every single year, this block gets longer and longer and season 7 was no exception. Thank you for coming out in droves to be a part of the

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01:52:11

Crow's Nest: Maniac Mansion (A Breaking and Entering...

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2025/12/09

If your purple tentacles are tingling, that might just be because our pal Nintenjoe joined us for NUMEROUS playthroughs of the classic LucasArts point and click adventure game Maniac Mansion! Seriously, this one has a ton of different ending and we got almost all of em!So watch out for falling meteors and get that hamster in the microwave because things are about to get WEIRD. ---------------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Parasite Steve (read) • 8-Bit Alchemy (listen) •

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