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When It Was Cool Retro Pop Culture

Dec 15, 2022

Join The Desert Rat today as we travel The Purple Heart Trail. The purpose of the Purple Heart Trail is to create a symbolic and honorary system of roads, highways, bridges, and other monuments that give tribute to the men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal. The actual format and design of the signs...


Dec 7, 2022

How can y'all hate Barney the big purple dinosaur? Well, apparently, a lot of you did. A new documentary attempts to document the sour relationship between a fun, happy show for toddlers featuring a person in a big purple dinosaur suit and the rabid base of (mostly adults) who hate him and how it impacted the creators...


Nov 25, 2022

The When It Was Cool comic book review podcast takes a look back to the first major superhero comic featuring the first appearance of Superman. How did the 1938 Superman differ from later versions? What powers did the original golden age Superman have? A very interesting comic book that pioneered the era of the super hero.


Oct 27, 2022

Another great El Santo verses Dracula film review for you this month. Pre-dating the earlier reviewed El Santo and Blue Demon verses Dracula and the Wolfman, El Santo faces the revived vampire lord Dracula in Mexico. Played by the same actor as the previously mentioned film, it seems to share little, if any,...


Oct 13, 2022

Join Karl as he reviews the 2022 Marvel Special Presentation from Disney Plus - Werewolf by Night! Werewolf by Night was one of Marvel Comics 1970 horror titles and this special brings the Werewolf, along with Ulysses and Elsa Bloodstone (and one other mystery monster) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe! A fun...