When It Was Cool reviews, remembers, and celebrates the toys, music, action figures, television, movies, and popular culture of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Super Friends, Comic Books, Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, My Little Pony, Alice in Wonderland, books, Six Million Dollar Man, Godzilla, video games, and all things retro.
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Classicrock Podcasts
Classic Artists Today's "Sittin' In With The CAT" features interviews with legacy bands and performers from the Classic Rock, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Pop and Oldies genres. Ray White, multi-award nominated host of Classic Artists Today and Coool CAT, internationally syndicated radio show, brings you the latest from the musicians from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's who have sold hundreds of millions of albums. We'll talk with them about the past...present...and future.
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Barstool Rockers is a weekly 'magazine style' podcast focusing on classic, prog and most every aspect of rock music. Hosted by two life-long fans, it aims to inform and hopefully entertain.
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Epic Footnote Productions presents a series of podcast programs where Matt + Zach get to debate and geek out over their favorite topic: music.
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Classic rock radio interviews and features
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What is Classic Rock? Hosts Dan and Büdro ask this and other searing questions as they dive into their love of the foundational genre of rock and roll music, a genre that is sublime, surreal, transcendent, rowdy and ridiculous all at once. Love it or hate it, it's rock and roll motherf*****s!
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Join your host Colton Gee, as he creates in-depth conversations with artists & performers from all genres, giving listeners an opportunity to go beyond the art and entertainment to connect with the individuals themselves and discuss their achievements and their journeys so far.
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Classic Rock Drops - "focusing on new music by classic rock artist" was born July 2017 with host Mike Williams in Nashville and Tuck "the professor" Watts. Without any real outlet for classic rock artists new music, we fill the gap for those that love artist no longer played through commercial outlets.Our sole purpose is to promote and support those artist and their latest efforts.Find us at classicrockdrops.com and on Facebook as well.
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Do you ever say to yourself "boy, I could sure use a podcast in which three dudes get together to discuss Steven Tyler's autobiography "Does the Sound in My Head Bother You?"? Then this is the podcast for you. Join Jordan, Stephen and Drew as they dive into the twisted mind of Steven Tyler using a mix of free form discussion, ramshackle tangents and sound collages. The Steven Tyler Bookclub is literate, absurd, hilarious, crude and totally unique.
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We spin over 7 decades of music on a format that refuses to die. As a long time record collector I’ve enjoyed a lot of music and have amassed quite a vinyl collection over the years. As the vinyl craze or rebirth has taken hold it’s been great to pick up newer releases and quality reissues to share with my listeners. But collecting classic original releases and discovering new used record shops will always be my passion. “Like” us on Facebook and “follow” us on Instagram. You can also find o ...
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The Radio Ga Ga Podcast is a weekly album review podcast that explores why we like the music we like. Host Justine Piehowski dives into each album in depth, with artist backgrounds, song-by-song meanings, and notes from the recording studio. The goal of the Radio Ga Ga Podcast is to help you as the listener feel more knowledgeable and connected to the music you love, and maybe even music you didn't know you would. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. https://radiogagapodcast.com/
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Batman and Robin (1949) Serial Movie Review
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42:27Today the When It Was Cool special podcast takes a look back at the 1949 follow up to the previously reviewed 1943 The Batman. This serial was titled simply "Batman and Robin" and was a much better story with significantly worse costuming. There were some hilarious blunders along the way and once again Robin is old enough to be your dad but let's t…
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The debut of the new First! podcast series. This series takes a look back at first issues, first appearances, and pop culture firsts contained in comic books. We will be looking at comics from the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Modern Age of comics. Today we look back to one of the earliest patriotic heroes and the most successful of them …
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CAT Episode 203 - Nick Feldman (Wang Chung)
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28:56Wang Chung was formed in London in 1980, co-founded by Nick Feldman and Jack Hues. The band has released 7 studio albums with 11 singles that have landed on various music charts. Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Nick backstage before their show in June of 2025 as part of the "I Want My 80's Tour" with Rick Springfield, …
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Superman is a 1948 15-part Columbia Pictures film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn (billed on-screen only by his character's name, Superman; but credited as Kirk Alyn on the promotional posters) and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. It was the first live-action appearance of Superman on film.[1] The serial …
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Captain America (1944) Serial Film Review
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34:49Captain America is a 1944 Republic black-and-white 15-chapter serial film loosely based on the Timely Comics (now Marvel Comics) character Captain America. It was the last Republic serial made about a superhero. It also has the distinction of being the most expensive serial that Republic ever made. It stands as the first theatrical release connecte…
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House of Frankenstein (1944) Retro Movie Review
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30:20A great Universal monsters horror film from 1944! House of Frankenstein features Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolf Man in action with and against each other! A fine and fun horror movie! Check out our Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/wiwcoolBy When It Was Cool
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There's a new Dracula in town kids. Following the classic Bela Lugosi led classic, Universal Pictures came back with two (sort of) sequels- Daughter of Dracula and Son of Dracula. We take a look at Son of Dracula that apparently doesn't feature the son of Dracula at all. Nope, it's the count himself and he is played by Lon Chaney, Jr. this time wit…
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Death of Hulk Hogan (2025) Podcast Special
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30:23Join pro wrestling historian and author Karl Stern as he talks about the complicated history and legacy of pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who passed away on July 24, 2025, at his home in Florida. Hulk Hogan, who began his pro wrestling career in the late 1970s, became one of the most famous pro wrestlers in history and a major pop culture star as…
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Oh boy... you win some and you lose some. While Adventures of Captain Marvel from Republic Films was a real winner the same cannot be said for the racist and silly 1943 Columbia Film The Batman. The casting was beyond terrible and there were few good qualities about this 15-part serial. The costuming was fine but today we meet a Batman who never wi…
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The Wood Brothers, Oliver and Chris, have emerged as one of the innovative American roots music bands on today's scene. Each concentrated on differant genres of music before coming together to form their band. Oliver leaned towards Blues and Rhythm & Blues, while Chris was more on the Jazz Fusion side of music. Together, five of their collective al…
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Yesterday, I went to see James Gunn's new Superman movie starring David Corenswet. What should I expect? The dark, grim, and joylessness of the Snyderverse? Nope. This movie was a lot of fun with a lot of excitement. It has been criticized in the media as being too 'woke' or political, but I didn't see it that way. This was not a great movie but wa…
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Superman Mad Scientist (1941) Cartoon Review
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26:53The Fleischer Superman cartoons in the 1940s were extraordinarily groundbreaking at the time and are still looked back on as one of the greatest animated series ever. On this episode, Karl from When It Was Cool looks back at this epic piece of retro pop culture! Be sure to check out our Patreon page here.…
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This week our retro movie review continues looking back at the 1941 Universal horror classic The Wolf Man starring Lon Chaney, Jr. While this is perhaps my least favorite of the Universal Pictures horror classics it did lay down the lore for much of what we know as the werewolf mythology. The movie does have its good points also and today host Karl…
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CAT Episode 201 - John Waite (The Babys/Bad English)
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31:52John Waite launched his career in 1975 as a member of The Babys. After 5 studio albums the original group disbanded and his solo career was launched. In 1988, John fronted Bad English, a super group with members that had outstanding careers with Journey and Styx. In 1995, John returned to his solo work and later joined a tour with Ringo Starr & His…
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Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) Retro Serial Review
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42:24This episode takes a look back at the 1941 Republic Movie serial on Captain Marvel (Shazam) which is considered one of the best of the old-time movie serials. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wiwcoolBy When It Was Cool
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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) Movie Review Podcast
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42:30Once again it is Friday the 13th so, of course, we have a Friday the 13th movie review! Part VII: The New Blood (1988) features the first appearance of Kane Hodder as Jason Vorhees who also sets a filming record in this movie for the longest legit stunt fire scene up to that date. There is a new cast of victims for Jason to prey upon, but the same …
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On this When It Was Cool Patreon special I review a movie condensed from the 1940 Green Hornet film serial. Green Hornet and the Lone Ranger exist inside the same fictional universe, in fact, later cannon has Green Hornet as the great nephew of the Lone Ranger. Keye Luke who later played BIind Master Po in Kung Fu is Kato in this series. Karl Stern…
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CAT Episode 200 - Best Of The CAT: Vol. 4
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30:25Time to celebrate our 4th "Best of The CAT" show, in our series. We highlight the most popular episodes from #151 to #199. The people's choice was Barry Goudreau (Boston, Orion The Hunter, RTZ and Barry Goudreau's Engine Room) who is featured on Episode 187. Also towards the top of the list was Humble Pie! Dave (Bucket) Colwell, who played on their…
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Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Movie Review Podcast
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34:16I have sadly sworn off the MCU for some time now. None of the offerings in recent years have appealed to me but when Captain America: Brave New World showed up on Disney Plus I decided to give it a try. Featuring the debut of Harrison Ford's Red Hulk character, could this be the movie that brings me back into the Marvel Universe? Not so fast. Join …
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Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - June 1985 - Action Figures, AWA, Hulk Hogan, More!
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1:04:52My podcast today takes a detailed look back at June 1985 in pro wrestling history. The text is taken from my book DragonKingKarl's 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. In June 1985 pro wrestling's first action figures become available, a set of AWA action figures by Remco toy company and WWF figures by LJN. In addition to that, Sgt. Slaughter sort of w…
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Today I wrap up my three-part series on the appeal of one of my favorite pop-culture properties: G.I. Joe. Previously, I have taken a look at both the action figures and the comic books and today I look at the multiple cartoon series that have featured G.I. Joe since the mid-1980s including the favorably remembered Sunbow series and the less favora…
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CAT Episode 199 - Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
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29:25Mark Farner was co-founder/singer/guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad who were founded in 1969. With Grand Funk he had 6 Platinum and 3 Gold records from 1969 to 1975. In 1976, Mark went on to release 7 solo albums including his latest Closer To My Home that dropped in 2024. In our May of 2025 interview with Mark, multi-award winning program director…
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When It Was Cool Dark looks back at 1939's Universal Monster movie Son of Frankenstein where the son of the original Dr. Frankenstein comes to claim his family estate and discovers The Monster has been saved by Ygor (played by Bela Lugosi of Dracula fame) and is being used as a weapon against Ygor's enemies. Karl and Tonya (from When It Was Cool we…
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Cy Curnin has been the frontman for The Fixx since they were formed in 1980. One of the few "classic" bands with their originial members today, they have produced a Platinum and Gold albums in their careers, with 16 songs landing on various singles charts. Multi-award winning program director Ray White sat down backstage with Cy in April of 2025 to…
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Movie Review
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19:07Many believe this is the greatest of the classic monster movies and who am I do disagree? Bride of Frankenstein was a 1935 classic and sequel to the excellent Frankenstein. Join pop culture historian Karl from When It Was Cool as he discusses this classic.By When It Was Cool
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One of my favorite aspects of the G.I. Joe franchise were the Marvel comic book series. G.I. Joe had other comic book runs dating as far back as the Golden Age of comics, but it was the 1980s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic book series that really tied everything together. From fan favorites like Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, to deeper dives li…
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Join us for a classic retro movie review from our Patreon archive at When It Was Cool. The 1933 monster movie classic King Kong! What a fun movie this was. While the stop motion animation may seem antiquated when compared to modern CGI movies, the story and presentation of the original King Kong movie is still a pleasure to watch! Support When It W…
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Superman in Order Podcast - Action Comics issue 5
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14:09This is a free episode of our Patreon series: Superman in Order Podcast where we follow the appearances of Superman in chronological order. Finally, Superman acts like... well... Superman! Issue 5 of Action Comics features the fifth chronological appearance of Superman and, unlike the last few, Superman is in full costume and saving a town from a d…
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