Retro Resurgence

Episode 4 of The Wide World of Toys Podcast is here! Join host Ken, as he goes back to the 70s and talks about 4 of his favorite handheld electronic games of the era! Make sure to bring a plethora of C, D and 9-Volt batteries for this trip, cause you’re gonna need them! It’ll be a wonderful bleeping and blooping of a good time! Listen to the Wide World of Toys Podcast now! Brought to you by The Retro Resurgence Podcast and The Retro Network!Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comYouTube: youtube.com/@RetroResurgence-PodWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choice

The Madness is back baby!!!Episode 37 is here, and we're back with Part 2 of our 4 part series in our "Weird Al" Bracket Madness Tournament - 64 of Al's parody songs throughout his long and illustrious career doing battle to be crowned his best (at least in our opinions!) Our pal Gary from TRN is back to help us choose the winners in the "Spatula City Division" bracket. 16 more songs go head to head in this episode. Come and take a listen. See if your favorites advance to the championship round.Before the Weird Al talk begins, in ReCurrent Events, Chad discusses an April 2026 reboot of a popular 80's and 90's television competition show, and Ken tells us about the new animated series "Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord" coming to Disney+ in a few weeks. ReCurrent Events:KEN-MAUL-SHADOW LORD Trailer Shows the Ex-Sith vs. the EmpireCHAD-Prime Video's American Gladiators Revival Confirms Premiere Date (And Why This Reboot Will Actually Work) - ComicBook.comFollow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comYouTube: youtube.com/@RetroResurgence-PodWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choice

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Episode 36 drops NOW!For ReCurrent Events segment, Chad discusses a recent news article that claims that more people now listen to podcasts for spoken word audio over traditional AM/FM talk radio. Ken tells us about a new video game coming for He-Man fans, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe™: Dragon Pearl of Destruction, set to release in late April.Then, in a nod to our very first episode, the guys are going back to the video game well - this time, its the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that takes center stage. It's a true top 5 list as they count 'em down from five to one and discuss all the memories and nostalgia tied into those titles. Come down the video game road of nostalgia with us and go over on Instagram and let us know your favorite titles on that platform.Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comYouTube: youtube.com/@RetroResurgence-PodWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choice

Episode 35 is here!For the guys' ReCurrent Events segment, Ken gives us some "Tales from the Crypt" and Regal Theater's 2026 plans for Friday the 13th this year, and Chad discusses the rumored upcoming boxing exhibition bout between 59 year old Mike Tyson and 49 year old Floyd Mayweather.Then, it's the Main Event. The guys take on their respective decades for the show topic "Top 5 Movie Montages (plus one honorable mention)". Ken tackles the action packed decade of the 1980s, and Chad gives us a few surprises in the 1990s. Which ones were your favorites? Let us know over there on IG.Ken's 80s Montages:Honorable Mention - Back to school (Music scene) - Study montage - YouTube#5. The Naked Gun (1988) "I Love LA" Baseball Montage#4. Bloodsport - Fight To Survive#3. Win in the End - Teen Wolf Basketball Montage #2. The Karate Kid Montage - You're the Best#1.  Rocky IV - Hearts on Fire True HDChad's 90's MontaguesHonorable Mention - Ace Ventura Pet Detective - Searching for the Ring Montage  #5. Home Alone - Setting the Traps Montage#4. The Sandlot - 4th of July Montage#3. Toy Story - Strange Things Montage#2. Office Space - Printer Beatdown Montage#1. Mrs. Doubtfire - Dude Looks Like a Lady MontageFollow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choice

Episode 34 for your listening pleasure!For Recurrent Events, Chad brings up the possible return of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise to Disney, and Ken discusses a film dropping in November to commemorate the 50th (yes 50th!) anniversary of the 1976 film Rocky.Then, it's the main event. A music-themed episode. The guys are bringing 12 songs each to the show. Our first list is our favorite songs that have the name of a city in the title, and we follow that list up with our favorite songs that mention the name of a U.S. State in the title. Ken and Chad bring 5 picks, plus 1 Honorable Mention for each list. Will the guys keep their personal streak of matching picks up on this episode? Listen and find out!Spotify Complete Song Playlist Link : hereAmazon Music Complete Song Playlist Link: hereFollow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choice

Episode 33 comin' atcha!The guys begin the show picking out two predictions each for 2026. Then, it's on to Recurrent Events, where Ken discusses many video games from a wide variety of consoles and platforms that are celebrating milestone anniversaries this year, while Chad talks about one of the earliest iterations of a reality tv show getting a modern reboot - the 1980's talent show competition "Star Search" finding a home on Netflix.Then, we go back in time to the year 1996 in our first ever "Time Capsule" episode. The guys pick one item each to put inside the time capsule. The categories are toys, fashion/clothing, a movie, a music CD or cassette, an event, a food and a drink item, and one other "miscellaneous item". Come experience all of the 1996 goodness in our nostalgia-filled flashback episode.Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choice

Episode 3 of The Wide World of Toys Podcast is here! Join host Ken, as he welcomes his co-host of The Retro Resurgence Podcast Chad to the show! The guys will discuss and reminisce about the very popular and highly revered WWF Hasbro toyline of the early to mid-90s! Come fly off the top rope and dive into what should be a fun and pile driving good time of an episode! Listen to the Wide World of Toys Podcast now! Brought to you by The Retro Resurgence Podcast and The Retro Network! WWF Hasbro action figures | Pro Wrestling | FandomThe Toy Box: WWF - World Wrestling Federation (Hasbro)Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.com

Our First Episode of 2026, and since it's ROYAL RUMBLE Month, let's do some RUMBLING ourselves. We bring in the Rumble Show format originator, The Retro Network Co-Founder Mickey to serve as special guest referee and call it right down the middle! Ken and Chad face off in various head to head matchups. Come check it out!Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

Ken and Chad are here to wrap up 2025 and give their thanks, look back at some predictions made earlier in the year, and remember six more pop culture icons and influencers who left us in 2025.Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

It's our CHRISTMAS Episode! Our 2nd Annual!For Recurrent Events - we discuss another JAWS piece of memorabilia before 2025 lets out, and a return of The Muppet Show in February.Then, its one of our favorite show formats - THE GRAB BAG! 2025 Christmas Edition.Come and listen as Ken and Chad take on several Christmas related topics that's sure to hit you right in those "Seasons Greetings" feels!Plus, another round of RR Jeopardy....Who Will Prevail?Links to the RR 2025 Christmas Playlist are found here : Spotify | Amazon MusicFollow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  In Episode 2 of Wide World of Toys, host Ken is coming at you with a list of 5 great Christmas presents that he received as a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s!  So come along and take a trip on Santa's sleigh as Ken reminisces of Christmases gone by on the Wide World of Toys Christmas Edition! Ken's 2025 Christmas Wishlist:Hot Wheels x Transformers Bone Shaker & Twin MillWWE LJN Superstars Hulk Hogan Action Figure 1980s Retro 8" Collectible Toy : TargetGremlins™: Gizmo 21361 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop USFollow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.com

Happy December Listeners! Episode 30 drops NOW!In our new retro news segment, Recurrent Events - a concept borrowed from our dearly departed retro bud Jason Gross - Current Events for Retro Minds, Ken discusses an upcoming 2026 Concert featuring 80's musicians Stan Bush and Vince DiCola, and Chad talks about a recently released HBO Documentary "The Shuffle", that highlights the behind-the-scenes making of the famous "Super Bowl Shuffle" rap music video  recorded by the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl winning team.For our main topic, the guys discuss their Top 5 Fast Food Happy Meal Promotions of all-time. Various McDonalds, Burger King, and Hardees promotions from the 80's and 90's are mentioned, so come check out what the guys picked as their favorites.Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

In this first episode of the all new, refreshed and rebooted Wide World of Toys Podcast, host Ken talks about his decision to re-launch the podcast, and an outline of what the show will contain.  Then, Ken gets into the main topic of the show, in which he gives a retrospective of The Dark Knight Collection from Kenner in 1990 and 1991.  Then, rounds out the show with something new in the world of toys today that he's liking...Blokees!  But which franchise??  Listen to find out!  Thanks for coming along for the ride, as we discover and reminisce about all the great things The Wide World of Toys has to offer!Shop Classic, Movie Figures & Collectibles – BlokeesNew Blokees DC Defender Revealed! | DCCollectorsDark Knight Collection (Kenner) ChecklistFollow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.com

Episode 29 is here. And we're looking for all of the AL-coholics out there....Weird Al Fans that is!!We're joined once again by another special guest - this time the "Mile High Samurai" himself Gary (@PitfallGary), host of our newest favorite nostalgia podcast, Gen X Archives, as he serves as the important swing vote in determining the winner between several great head to head matchups as we begin our quest to find the GREATEST WEIRD AL PARODY SONG OF ALL TIME. It's the first of a four-part series of episodes as we start with 16 Weird Al songs in the first bracket, the "Twinkie Weiner Sandwich Division".Stay tuned for future episodes releasing in 2026 as we make our way through all 64 songs to find out the eventual winner.It's WEIRD AL MADNESS here at the Retro Resurgence!Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

November is here....and so are we here with Episode 28!The main topic this week is focused on great films of the past - with a caveat - we're narrowing down the scope to only look at movies with One-Word Titles (sorry Citizen Kane!) Ken and Chad discuss five of their favorite films, and also give another five films that can generally be found on people's all time favorites list.In Nostalgia Oasis News, Chad gives some information on the newly dedicated "Hulk Hogan Trail" in Clearwater, Florida, and Ken discusses an idea tossed around called Retro Escapes, a theme park that features five decade-themed lands spanning from the 1950s to the 1990s.Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

The Retro Resurgence Proudly Presents....the 2025 Halloween Spooktacular Trick or Treat Grab Bag Episode. As per the norm with our grab bag format, we've got several appropriately themed segments to hit you with this Spooky Season. Without further ado, here they are  -Personal Mt. Rushmore of Ben Cooper Costumes  -Retro Resurgence Jeopardy - 2025 Halloween Edition  -3 Scary or Creepy Music Videos  -1 Obscure or Underrated Horror Film  -6 Scariest Athletes in Sports  -2 Songs That You Need on Every Halloween Music PlaylistHere is the link to a great blog of Ben Cooper Costume Box Art - vacface.comAnd OldSchoolTim's Blog Article on The Retro Network with his favorite Ben Cooper CostumesHere are links to Ken and Chad's picks from the segments just mentioned.  - Land of Confusion by Genesis  - Wrong by Depeche Mode  - Closer by Nine Inch Nails  - Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell  - Torture by The Jacksons  - Self Control by Laura Branigan  - Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett  - Haunted House of Rock by Whodini  - He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) by Alice CooperFollow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

Happy October Listeners! We're starting #SpookySZN off hitting you all in the feels, as we venture back in time and reminisce about 10 forgotten and discontinued snacks of yesteryear! It's an episode that'll leave you headed to stores looking for these items, but alas, you'll be sadly disappointed.In Nostalgia Oasis News, Ken hits us with all of the Halloween themed candy, snacks, and fast food of the fall season, and Chad discusses the recent on-demand release of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!

New Look, New Logo, New Show Format, but the same retro nostalgic memories here as we start Year 2 of The Retro Resurgence Podcast! We're the Lean, Mean, Nostalgia Machine, as we've streamlined the show and trimmed the fat. We start off with a little listener feedback, and Ken and Chad share two pieces of news in a new segment we're calling "Nostalgia Oasis News".Then, for the main topic, Ken and Chad discuss the funniest, and often ridiculous comical moments in the world of Professional Wrestling. They come up with their Mount Rushmore of the 4 Best Moments, and - flying off the top rope - Mr. Kevin Hellions (@HellionsTeam) makes a run-in just before the bell rings to give us his Mt. Rushmore picks as well.It's a jammed packed, body slammin, high-flyin episode you don't want to miss! Come and join us as we begin Year 2 of the Pod!Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choiceCheck out our new partner. The Official Streaming Station of the RR Pod - Q106.5 - 80's and 90's Hit Music - Streaming Live!Here are YouTube Links to each of the moments we discussed in the Podcast (in no particular order)Stone Cold/Booker T Grocery Store Stone Cold Beer TruckThe Rock and Mick Foley "This is your Life"Titus O'NealRic Flair cuts promo on Eric BischoffDX Parody of the Nation of DominationVince McMahon in the Hospital with Mankind and Stone ColdRic Flair/Jay Lethal Whoo OffShawn Michaels Oversells for Hulk Hogan - Summerslam 2005The Rock Concert - SacramentoThe Rock and Vickie GuererroThe Rock / John Cena History Lesson in BostonThe Debut of the ShockmasterKurt Angle and the Milk TruckBooker T - Hulk Hogan, We Comin for YouKane and Pete RoseKane Imitates The Rock and HoganStone Cold and Kurt Angle Wearing Cowboy Hats

One year ago, Ken and Chad embarked on their podcast journey with their debut episode talking about their favorite Nintendo Entertainment System games. Through 23 episodes, they've reminisced about the good ole days that has now brought them to their 1 Year Anniversary of the show's launch. Take a listen and celebrate with them as they reflect on the past year, and look forward to the rest of 2025.Follow us on our Social Media Channels.IG: instagram.com/theretroresurgenceX/Twitter: x.com/RetroResurgenceEmail: theretroresurgence@gmail.comWebsite: theretroresurgence.comGive us a Rating and 5 Star Review on your podcast platform of choice