TechnoRetro Dads

Two Men. Two Families. Two feet in the past. All eyes on the future! Join veteran podcasters Shazbazzar and JediShua each week for a look back at the 70s and 80s as they share the fun and fandom of their youth with their own families. Topics include TV, film, music, and games of the 70s and 80s as well as franchises which have continued into the 21st Century, like Star Wars and TRON. It’s a blend of new and old as stories are passed down from one generation to the next. And don’t forget the cereal! It’s Saturday morning in 1977 whenever and wherever this podcast is playing, and if you’re lucky enough to remember it, then come take a walk down memory lane with us. If you want to understand what it was like, then you’ve come to the right place. Over the years, this show has become known for its stunning production, insightful topics, amazing weekly show art, fun segments, and a positive spirit that is perfect for your Monday mornings. If you’re part of the Gen X generation, the child of one, or just fondly remember the sci-fi, fantasy and pop culture of the 70s and 80s, then this podcast is for you!

Knight Rider, Queen, Swordquest

Michael Knight is a man who does not exist who champions the helpless as he rides his fiery steed…car…Firebird in Knight Rider.

The Beastmaster, Thundarr the Barbarian, Space Invaders

Marc Singer battles Rip Torn before he fights the lizard-like version of Freddy Krueger in 1982’s The Beastmaster.

Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ready Player One for the screen gets the ‘Dads thinking about another movie where a gamer from a trailer park saves the world—The Last Starfighter.

Happy New Year, Ear Buds!  Though the year filled with Aftershocks of 1977 has passed, TechnoRetro Dads doesn’t throw out the old to make way for the new — enjoy both in the present!

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas was on the maple-trimmed console television while the Sears Wish Book and JCPenney Christmas catalog was open on the shag-carpeted living room floor this week in 1977.

Star Wars The Last Jedi

This week in 1977, Debby Boone enjoyed her tenth week at the top of Casey Kasem’s countdown, parents searched in vain for Kenner Star Wars toys, and C-3PO was just a ‘droid, not a cereal.

Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special with Mark Hamill

Be a Lemming!  Follow the Crowd!  Watch Bob Hope!  Everyone is listening to TechnoRetro Dads and playing Xmas Lemmings.  So should you!

After some Close Encounters with turkey and stuffing, then eating sweet potato pie like Hobbits, shop like a geek on Cyber Monday!

Thanksgiving is just around the bend and we’re going over the river and through the woods for The Last Pumpkin Pie at Gramma’s where anything can happen.  Totally #TechnoRetro!

TechnoRetro Dads 2017 Holiday Special

Thirty-nine years ago, The Star Wars Holiday Special made its singular appearance before television audiences.  For years, people have wondered how it got made in the first place.  Forty-five minutes from now, you will know the truth.

Pete's Dragon

After Veterans’ Day weekend and ten days at the National Peanut Festival, shazbazzar and JediShua emerge from the Hall of Justice to experience kid-friendly fun times from November 1977.

On the last Awesome Hero Mix, as the TechnoRetro Dads were about to give up on their quest to gain superpowers and run for the ice cream truck down the street, something amazing happened…

Gargoyles

You know their scary faces from the tops of buildings, but did you know that gargoyles are actually creatures that turn to stone in the day but emerge at night as living beings?

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