Retro Sleepover

Ron Martin

5.0 (3)
TV & FILM

A podcast that covers retro pop culture from the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond!

FEB 19

Episode 13: Retro Board Games

In this episode, we finally finish up our holiday hangover episodes with that stape of a holiday gift -- board games! We played three board games - one from the 70s, one from the 80s and one from the 90s. Each board game is representative from the decade assigned. How do they hold up? How is gameplay? If you love board games or just got some for Christmas as a kid, then this episode is for you!

1h 3m
FEB 8

Episode 12: Columbia House 12 CDs for a Penny

The year is 1992 -- on the back cover of the Parade magazine that came out of the Sunday paper there is a multi-page ad offering any 12 of these CDs for just a penny. There is a catch, though! Over the next three years you will be required to purchase three CDs at regular club prices. That is of no concern to you as you flip through the ad and pick out which of these 12 CDs you wanted. Was it a scam? Would the CDs actually come? We will discuss this and more on this episode of Retro Sleepover as we deep dive into the Columbia House/BMG Record club! We welcome back Gillman Joel as two 50 year old men try to recreat their music choices from several decades ago!

1h 30m
JAN 23

Episode 11: Mad Scientist

The air is dry and cold. The warm lights of Christmas have been put away for another year. Days of treats and pleasantry have been replaced with resolutions and monotony. You're having a holiday hangover. The one shining star of the season is that you now have all your cool new toys to play with! In our first holiday hangover, we discuss the 1980s toyline, Mad Scientist with descriptions of each toy in the line, a timeline and all other related media. Probably the most in depth coverage of this toyline since the 80s!

1h 9m
12/31/2025

Episode 10: 7 Holiday Promotions

Happy Holidays, one and all! Barely getting in before the last holiday bell, in this episode of the podcast we bring you 7 holiday promotions from the 70s, 80s and 90s including the likes of Hardees, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Arbys and beyond! If you've ever bought Grinch socks from a McDonalds drive-thru, this is the episode for you! As always, check us out - RETRO SLEEPOVER on Facebook or email us, retrosleepover@gmail.com

59 min
12/04/2025

Stocking Stuffer - Last Christmas

Welcome to the holiday season! In this bite-sized episode, a stocking stuffer, if you will, we will be looking at the origins and impact of various Christmas songs. The first song we are going to look at is "Last Christmas" by WHAM! Don't worry -- this pint sized podcast will not cause you to lose WHAMAGEDDON, but it will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about "Last Christmas."

16 min
11/26/2025

Episode 9: 1986 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

There is no better record of pop culture for any given year than than the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It has been recording and producing relevant pop culture content for more than a hundred years. The 60th anniversary of the event was a truly iconic performance of the parade with nightmare inducing Chipettes, rogue Smurfs and a series of balloons with missing arms. Join Ron Martin as he discusses the highlights of the 1986 parade including the music, the pop culture and the costumes. Email the podcast: retrosleepover@gmail.com Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578972701245

1h 1m
11/17/2025

Episode 8: 1990s Pop Culture Bombs Revisited

In the spirit of the season, we are looking bad 30 years at some pop culture turkeys to see if they have aged gracefully or still smell of rancid stuffing and grandma's famous canned cranberry sauce. In today's episode, Ron Martin will revisit video games, movies, tv shows and music that didn't quite go over well in it's time to see if it would be embraced better 30 years later. Visit the show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578972701245 Email us: retrosleepover@gmail.com

1h 4m
10/31/2025

Episode 7: An 80s Halloween

In this episode of the podcast, Ron with special guest, Jay of the Dead, celebrate Halloween by going all the way back to the 80s to celebrate Halloween 80s style discussing the events, school, the Halloween specials and costumes of a 1980s Halloween! You can find Jay of the Dead at Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies: https://www.newhorrormovies.com/ And at Horror Movie Weekly: https://horrormovieweekly.com/

1h 52m

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A podcast that covers retro pop culture from the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond!

Creator

Ron Martin
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

15
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

Retro Sleepover