The Retroist
RetroistA Retro Podcast, Blog, and Newsletter.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 2082 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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The Dune Board Game (1984)
My friend got the Dune board game as a Christmas gift. He was extremely excited about it and called us all over to play. We managed to work out the rules well enough, but the game was a lot more special to him than it was for the rest of us...
The WeatherStar 4000, Then and Now
There used to be a comfort that came from watching the weather on television. Not the theatrical storm chasing coverage or the panicked breaking news scroll. I mean the old kind. The local forecast. Blue and orange graphics rolling through...
April 2026 Monthly Update
Listen now | Soda Madness!
On the April 2026 Monthly Update I talk about what’s been going on with the site and podcast, but also some other things going on in my life and some random thoughts I have. They include:
Retroist Back to the Future: The Ride Podcast
Listen now | Don't just watch the movie. Ride the movie.
A few times in my life, I had the chance to go to Universal Studios, and every time I somehow talked myself out of spending much time there. I was a Disney person, probably to a faul...
The DeLorean Sales Brochure
Selling the car before the collapse, the trial, and the time machine
A lot of automotive history moves through eBay, from old license plates to oil company memorabilia, and everything in-between. But car brochures are some of my favorite....
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I host the Retroist Podcast and write the Retroist, which focuses on nostalgia. I like slightly old stuff. I have typo problems
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