Τα καλύτερα Retro Asylum podcast (2024)

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Episode 341: The Rubber Keyed Episode 1:21:13

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Steve, Dean & Mads discuss various retro themed topics in this episode including The Rubber Keyed Wonder film by the Caulfields, the Alien movie franchise and a whole lot more! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richard Hyde Kingdiesel Roger Swan Shot2Bits Plasticman S…

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Episode 169: Podcast 4th Anniversary, Blink & You'll Miss It Retro(Toys), Weekly World News, #1 Songs On My Birthday, King Tut's Tomb(11-6-2024) 57:09

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Send us a text The 4th anniversary of the podcast! The birthday of the podcast host! A new podcast logo! There is so much to celebrate! Episode 169 starts off Year Four of the podcast with loads of fun nostalgia. It begins with the 3rd installment of Blink & You'll Miss It Retro. This time we will look at toys that were here and gone quickly. Some …

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Episode 168: America's First Serial Killer, 1970s Board Games, Halloween Songs Playlist, the Death of Houdini(10-30-2024) 49:46

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Send us a text The story of America's first serial killer. Some of the best songs for your Halloween playlist. A few beloved 1970s board games. Episode 168 of the podcast is several different shades of spooky. It begins with the story of H.H. Holmes. He is the man widely considered to be America's first serial killer. His 'murder castle' is the stu…

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Episode 167: Godzilla 70th Anniversary; Breaking the Curse of the Bambino; 1990s Urban Legends(10-23-2024) 56:16

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Send us a text The birthday of the King of the Monsters. The breaking of one of sports' most infamous 'curses.' Some chilling 1990s urban legends. Episode 167 of the podcast rampages through spooky nostalgia like a towering kaiju. It begins with a trip back 20 years and a moment that will live in New England sports lore forever. For decades the Cur…

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Episode 340: A Tale of Two Halves - Richard Moss interview 1:27:10

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In this episode Chris and Jim get all nostalgic for "the beautiful game" as they talk to journalist, historian, and documentarian Richard Moss about his new book; A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richard Hyde…

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Episode 166: Infamous New England Asylums, 1977 Halloween Safety Film, Horror Movies Made Into Video Games, Winnie the Pooh(10-16-2024) 55:51

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Send us a text What were some of the most infamous New England mental asylums? What was Halloween safety like in 1977? What about horror movies made into video games? Scares come in all shapes and sizes on Episode 166 of the podcast. Spooky Season doesn't get more terrifying than the reality of mental hospitals in the 19th and 20th centuries. We lo…

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Episode 165: My Pet Bat, Serial Killer Hadden Clark, 1990s Horror Movies, Black Sox Scandal(10-9-2024) 53:05

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Send us a text A pet bat? A look into the mind of a convicted serial killer? Some of the best horror movies of the 1990s? Episode 165 of the podcast is scary good. It kicks off with a terrifying look into the mind of a serial killer. Hadden Clark is a name longtime listeners might be familiar with due to his connection to the Lady of the Dunes docu…

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Episode 339: Resident Evil 1:43:42

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Jim, Mads, Chris and Rich from the Retro Movie Club podcast take a look at the seminal PS1 title, Resident Evil. Find out if those damn dogs can still make us jump and whether the mansion has aged as well as our esteemed hosts themselves. Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richar…

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Episode 338: Game Club Homage 2:59:35

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In this episode Mark leads Jim, Mads and Chris through a nostalgic look back at more than 6 years of our game club. We also hear from a bevy of community members on what the game club meant to them. Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richard Hyde Kingdiesel Roger Swan Shot2Bits P…

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Episode 164: Inside the Terrifying Hoosac Tunnel, Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection, Funniest Knock-Off Products, Night of the Living Dead(10-2-2024) 57:28

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Send us a text Inside the Hoosac Tunnel aka the 'Bloody Pit.' A look back at the connection between MTV and WWE in the 1980s. The funniest knock-off brand products. Spooky season kicks off here with Episode 164. The Hoosac Tunnel in Western Massachusetts is a marvel of 19th-century engineering. It is also one of the most haunted places in the entir…

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Episode 163: The CD Turns 40, 1970s Fast Food Fails, Road Trip 2024 Part 2, A NYC Time Capsule(9-25-2024) 54:31

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Send us a text The compact disc hits middle age. Wacky fast food fails of the disco era. More sights from a Northern New England road trip. Episode 163 kicks off autumn by falling into some fun nostalgia. It begins with Part 2 of a recent 3-day road trip into New Hampshire, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. We'll get into more places that are wor…

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Impressions of the Questionable Borderlands Movie 29:08

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For this Podcast Extra, the duo will be diving into what might have been one of the most anticipated movies of 2015 that was quickly rushed out in 2024 to become one of the many box office flops of the season. From a poor script to completely irrelevant casting choices it makes you wonder if anyone will ever make a good movie based on a video game.…

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Episode 337: Jason Bradbury - Ctrl AI Delete 1:43:10

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In this episode of the Retro Asylum podcast, Matt Wilsher & Dean Swain speak to legendary TV presenter, podcaster & author Jason Bradbury about his forthcoming KIckstarter campaign which will hopefully fund the movie Ctrl AI Delete that promises to be "a retro-fuelled, laugh-out-loud action comedy" which is is co-written and produced by Jason. Help…

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Episode 162: 1980s Fitness Fad Fails, Me v. AI Top 5 90s TV Shows, New England Road Trip Part 1, Otzi the Iceman(9-18-2024) 59:01

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Send us a text Details from a breathtaking road trip to Northern New England. 1980s diet and exercise fad fails. Another Top 5 with an AI challenger. Episode 162 runs the gamut of past, present, and future. It begins with Part 1 of a recent 3-day road trip into New Hampshire, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. What places are worth visiting? What …

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Episode 161: Howard the Duck, Nintendo Entertainment System Remix, Passing Fads of the 1970s, Psycho(9-11-2024) 56:01

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Send us a text A movie so bad my grandmother made us walk out? Passing fads of the 1970s? A remix from the first episode of the podcast? Episode 161 looks ahead toward the fall while looking back with a heavy dose of nostalgia. It kicks off with a movie widely considered to be one of the worst of the 1980s. Howard the Duck was a somewhat popular Ma…

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More RTX 4070 Crazyness and some RTX 50 Series Leaks and Rumors 31:38

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We talked quite a bit about how messed up the RTX 4070 launch was from the initial release to a highly public recall to the final version, which was pretty good. Well, seems NVIDIA is at it again with a silent nerf of memory performance. However, all is not lost given the current RTX 50 Series rumors proving that the Blackwell generation could be r…

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Episode 336: Super Castlevania IV 2:00:07

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In this episode Chris and new regular host Jim Middleton discuss the latest discuss the SNES gothic classic, Super Castlevania IV. The boys also catch up on what games they've been enjoying and the latest goings on in the world of retro. Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richard…

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Episode 160: 1980s Tabloid Talk Shows, Myths You Believed As A Kid, How School Was Different In the 80s, the First Sci-Fi Movie(9-4-2024) 54:18

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Send us a text Famous and infamous tabloid talk shows. Some of the myths you believed growing up. How school was different in the 1980s. Episode 160 of the podcast is a trip back in time as kids go back to school. It begins with some shows that might have been on rotation during school sick days in the 80s. With the recent death of pioneering talk …

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Episode 159: What Was Grunge Culture?, Memorable 1980s Commercial Jingles, Most Dangerous Toys Ever(8-28-2024) 56:28

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Send us a text What was Grunge Culture? What were some of the most memorable commercial jingles of the 1980s? What were some of the most dangerous toys ever made? Whose birthday is the same day as when this podcast drops? Episode 159 attempts to answer these questions. It begins with a look at Grunge music. However, this goes far deeper into the cu…

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Install and Use Your Own Private AI 36:04

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By now most of you have heard of ChatGPT and its significance in bringing AI principles into the mainstream. There are quite a few different types of AI from generative ai to create assets and language models which can create chatbots and digital assistants. Most of these systems will run in the cloud as a service but, you could run your own AI wit…

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Episode 158: MTVs Celebrity Deathmatch; Weird 1970s News Stories; Favorite 1990s Athletes; Birth of the NFL(8-21-2024) 54:20

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Send us a text Fights to the death between clay versions of celebrities? Some of the weirdest but true news stories of the 1970s? My favorite athletes of the 90s? How could so much fun nostalgia be stuffed into one show? Carefully. Episode 158 starts with news stories from the 1970s that are weird for different reasons. Some are hilarious, some are…

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Episode 157: Getting Paid to Stay Home For 9 Months; 1990s Brief Return of Swing Music; Top Ranked 1980s Movies; Far Side Comics(8-14-2024) 55:06

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Send us a text Getting paid full-time to sit at home for 9 months. The brief resurgence of Swing music in the 1990s. The top-ranked 80s movies as chosen by the people. Episode 157 of the podcast ranges from the unbelievable but true, to the meta nostalgia of nostalgia itself. It kicks off with Restaurant Storytime 9. In this installment, I tell the…

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Episode 335: Evercade - Atari Collection 1 2:06:37

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In this first episode of a new series, Chris and Mads take a look at the games of the first Evercade cartridge: Atari Collection 1. Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richard Hyde Kingdiesel Roger Swan Shot2Bits Plasticman Billy Bumptious with the Scrumptious Rumptious Cillian O'…

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Are Sound Bars Good Enough for your Home Theater 31:24

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In this episode the duo dive back into the topic of sound quality and if sound bars are really all that good or just cleaver marking combined with the placebo effect. There is some truth to each side and after some in-depth real-world testing they are here with a verdict.Από τον Hardware Asylum

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Episode 156: Woodstock '94, Weirdest Atari Games Ever, the Original Reality TV Show, End of the DuMont Network(8-7-2024) 52:14

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Send us a text A sequel to a beloved music festival. The OG of reality TV shows. Some of the weirdest video games Atari could create. Episode 156 of the podcast will combine the warm and fuzzy with the confusing as we travel through the halls of nostalgia. It kicks off with a trip back 30 years. The original Woodstock was a seminal moment of the 20…

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Episode 334: Labyrinth On The C64 1:41:56

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In this epiosde Chris and Mads are joined by special co-hosts Rich and Blake to discuss the (seminal?) adventure game Labyrinth on the C64. Special thanks to Blake Brett for the great (and very funny) image on this episodes cover. Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richard Hyde K…

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Episode 155: Visiting the County Fair, 'And Then It Happened' Bus Safety Short Film Review, 1970s Teen Movies, Summer Jam Music Festival(7-31-2024) 55:30

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Send us a text Memories of visiting local county fairs. The 1970s teach you about bus safety. Some classic 1970s teen movies. Episode 155 of the podcast is making a pit stop in the swinging 70s. It all starts with the history and memories of county fairs. On Cape Cod, the Barnstable County Fair has been a summer staple for well over 150 years. What…

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Episode 154: The Lady of the Dunes at 50: A Look At Cape Cod's Most Infamous Murder Case(7-24-2024) 50:53

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Send us a text 50 years ago in July 1974, Ruth Marie Terry, the woman who would be known as The Lady of the Dunes for most of that time, was murdered and left in the remote dunes of the Province Lands in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Longtime listeners of the podcast know of my connection to this case. I wrote a book, Searching for the L…

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A Major Shift in the Desktop Personal Computer is Coming 29:45

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Based on what Dennis saw during Computex 2024 there is a very good chance that the era of the DIY personal computer is finally coming to an end. Of course, there will always be ways to build a computer however, we noticed that then hardware makers gave up on competitive overclocking it killed an entire niche from the enthusiast PC sector and now it…

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Episode 153: The Oregon Trail PC Game; What Ended McDonaldland?; Shocking Razzie Nominated Musicians; Tom & Jerry(7-17-2024) 53:20

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Send us a text Don't catch dysentery on the Oregon Trail. What spelled doom for McDonaldland? Some of the most accomplished musicians nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award. Episode 153 brings all the nostalgia you could possibly want. The show kicks off with a favorite memory of many school-aged kids of the 1980s and 1990s. Oregon Trail was more t…

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Episode 152: Blair Witch Project 25th Anniversary, What Was the Sega Channel?, Best As-Seen-On-TV Products, Disco Demolition Night(7-10-2024) 51:50

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Send us a text The anniversary of the OG of found-footage movies, Blair Witch Project. The trailblazing but ultimately failed attempt of the Sega Channel. The best As-Seen-On-TV products. Episode 152 is like an infomercial for nostalgia. We start with the ingenious trauma caused by the Blair Witch Project. 25 years ago this groundbreaking film expe…

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Computex 2024 Coverage Part 3: Wonderful Overkill AI Motherboards and Retro Displays 33:51

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This is part 3 of our Computex 2024 coverage. A common theme for Computex 2024 was AI and sadly the absence of Gaming and/or Overclocking hardware. Despite this there were a few interesting and overkill motherboards followed by purely custom power supplies and retro matrix displays on coolers.Από τον Hardware Asylum

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Computex 2024 Coverage Part 2: Massive Racks and Small Memory 30:33

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This is part 2 of our Computex 2024 coverage. As mentioned in the previous episode, there wasn’t much in the way of gaming hardware on the show floor but there was plenty of AI accessories and hardware available along with example of the new CAMM2 memory modules designed for ultra-portable computers.…

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Episode 151: 1994 Year In Music Pt. 2, 1980s Children's Clothing Brands, Favorite Ice Cream Truck Treats, First TV Station(7-3-2024) 54:09

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Send us a text A look back at the second half of 1994's year in music. Some beloved children's clothing brands of the 1980s. Iconic ice cream truck treats. Episode 151 of the podcast is diving headlong into the Fourth of July weekend with boatloads of nostalgia. It starts with a look at how we dressed in the 1980s. Several quintessential brands ado…

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