Retro Ridoctopus

Ep 179: Retired Fast Food

A memory-laden menu of fast food items we once loved but no longer exist.

We all have our favorite fast food treat. Heck some of us have one too many! But what happens when that tried and true guilty pleasure that you've ordered dozens of times suddenly disappears from the menu FOREVER?

For this episode, we take a trip down the drive-thru of time to order up some of our favorite retired fast food items! We're each serving up burgers, chicken, desserts and even a little something something from a no-holds-barred WILD CARD category that could be anything! So grab some napkins and prepare your body for some artery-clogging fun!

#McDonalds #BurgerKing #Wendys #KFC #PizzaHut #Arbys

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

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The Brig: Pulling on That Red Thread (with author L. Marie Wood)

The great L. Marie Wood returns to chat about her newest books including "If It's The Birds, We're In Trouble"

For tonight’s episode of the Brig, we welcome back the celebrated psychological horror writer of many novels, novellas, short stories, screenplays, essays and even the occasional poem! 

L. Marie Wood is the recipient of such esteemed accolades as the Bram Stoker Award, the Michael Knost Wings award and the Golden Stake awards and she’s here tonight a pair of powerful releases. Both of which, you can purchase below...

Get: "If it's the Birds, We're in Trouble" by Undertaker Books HERE!

Pre-order: "IMPRINT: Book Three of the Red Thread Saga" by Mocha Memoirs Press HERE!

And be sure to gaze upon the splendor of Lisa's official website!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Ep 178: Legacy of the Beast / A Tribute to Iron Maiden

An EPIC tribute to heavy metal royalty with some of our best pals!

You can't spell HEAVY METAL without IRON MAIDEN... figuratively.

With the help of our Horn-Handed pals, Nintenjoe, Synopsis Grim and Portland Maine's own, DJ Rick Johnson, we'll strap on our best pair of Icarus wings and soar through the band's 17 studio albums, taking aim at 6 to spotlight! If you dug our tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, you're gonna love this one.

UP THE IRONS!

And since you're here... check out Rick Johnson's blog: HEAVY METAL NOMAD!

#ironmaiden #ironmaidenfans #ironmaidentribute

RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------

"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Crow's Nest: Mortal Kombat Movies (w/ Rich Davis)

An epic beatdown of the live action MK films, Komplete with all the blood and at least one FATALITY!

With the help of Rich Davis (AKA Velvet Joker) from Nerd Culture News and Entertainment, we give a Krash Kourse on the original game, the culture and most of all, the four live action MOVIES of MORTAL KOMBAT!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Retro Ridoctopus is a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee. Podcast intro and all heavy metal interstitials by Enchanted Exile.

Ep 177: Concert Memories

A non-stop, multi city tour of concerts that rocked us to our very core!

How many live shows have you been to? Dozens? Hundreds? If you had to pick your 2 most important concert experiences, what would they be?

It's not an easy question, but we do our best to whittle a lifetime of live rock and metal into one jam-packed episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast. Best part, these tickets are on the house... and just wait till you peep the set list!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Retro Ridoctopus is a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee. Podcast intro and all heavy metal interstitials by Enchanted Exile.

The Brig: The Girl's Got Issues (w/ musician Sandy Netburn)

Singer, songwriter, guitarist Sandy Netburn's debut album "ISSUES" is out now!

Tonight, locked in the BRIG, we have a multi-faceted artist, Sandy Netburn!

Sandy is a New York based singer songwriter, comedian and ventriloquist whose talent and fearlessness as a performer, utterly belies her years! Her debut album “ISSUES” was released last October and she’s currently dishing out inspiration and goosebumps on tour!

With handcrafted style and humor that positively permeates her lyrics, Sandy's music bridges generations of musical style! From folk to country to reggae and all things in between. Like the artist herself, this album is a true original!

Pick up your copy of ISSUES from Wex Rex Collectibles!

RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------

"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Retro Ridoctopus is a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee. Podcast intro and all heavy metal interstitials by Enchanted Exile.

The Brig: The King of Pop Culture (w/ Gary Sohmers)

Appraiser, musician, producer, author, Gary Sohmers has done it all and has some stories to tell!

On this episode of the THE BRIG, we have a local hero who, thanks to 13 seasons on Antiques Roadshow, has risen to become a nationally recognized name in the collecting, appraisal and selling of old plastic playthings.

He also owns and operates Wex Rex Collectibles in Hudson, Massachusetts, writes novels, rock operas and has been running Northeast Comicon for decades… Retroids, put your tentacles together for the one and only Gary Sohmers!

RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is -----------------------------------

"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Retro Ridoctopus is a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee. Podcast intro and all heavy metal interstitials by Enchanted Exile.

Ep 176: Robots, Droids & Other Mechanical Men (w/ Scott Clevenger)

We're shouting out some of our favorite robot characters from across pop culture!

BEEP! BOOP!

With the help of our pal Scott Clevenger (from the Slumgullion podcast), we are greasing the gears and making sure all the little lights are blinking for a serious synthoid celebration that runs from the 1950s all the way to the 1990s and beyond!

We looked to movies, cartoons, comics, TV shows and beyond to bring you our favorite ROBOTS, DROIDS & OTHER MECHANICAL MEN! From Robbie the Robot, to the many droids of Star Wars, the synthetics of the Alien universe and so much more. No need to bring any spare parts because this time the batteries ARE included!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Retro Ridoctopus is a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee. Podcast intro and all heavy metal interstitials by Enchanted Exile.

The Brig: That AHA! Moment (w/ Ryan Benson)

Writer Ryan Benson is here to talk about monster battling knights, surfing vampires and how he broke into comics!

Writer Ryan Benson caught a wave onto the indie comics scene with his debut ECLIPSED, a tie-in comic to the upcoming VAMPIRE SURF CULT animated series!

He dishes on the book, his ties to the show and all about his new story “Sir William and the Scourge” which features incredible art by Mason O’Halloran. This sword and sorcery/horror yarn is going to be featured in AHA! (A Horror Anthology!)  That's 70+ pages, 8 stories, 3 covers and 1 nightmare inducing book that you can support on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW!

Check out the campaign!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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The Brig: A Dash of Demon (w/ J. F. Dubeau & Amy Frost)

We welcome the team behind the popular storytelling podcast, Achewillow!

Tonight… locked in the pit of despair we call THE BRIG… we have the creators of the long-running storytelling podcast ACHEWILLOW and the first Achewillow novel "A DASH OF DEMON"! Both chronicle the exploits in and around a fictional Canadian/American town, where you can get a darn good cup of coffee, but also… possibly disemboweled by a demon. :o

Writer, J.F. Dubeau and narrator/producer Amy Frost spill the tea on how Achewillow came about, just what the heck COZY HORROR is and why food (baking in particular) is so intrinsic to the show's DNA. Later on, we try something new, as guests and hosts alike take turns dropping some recipes on your butts!

Pre-order your copy of A Dash of Demon from your local bookseller or snag one from our favorite!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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