Weekend Reading 02/12/23

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you.

I don’t know if you heard the news or not, but I’ve partnered with Jeff from Yesteryear Retro to launch a new podcast on The Retro Network called the Gnarly ’90s Podcast. In every episode, we’ll be covering all aspects of the ’90s, both good and bad. Our first episode just debuted, and to support the launch, we’ve taken over the front page of The Retro Network with seven new ’90s-centric articles. Here they are for your enjoyment:

• The Gnarly 90s Podcast Episode 1: The ABCs of the ’90s

• The History of Crystal Pepsi (The Retro Network)

• A Day in the Life of a 90s Kid (The Retro Network)

• ‘Dinner & a Movie’ on TBS (The Retro Network)

• Disney’s Duck Dynasty (The Retro Network)

• 15 Totally Awesome Infomercials (The Retro Network)

• The Story of McDonald’s McJordan Special (The Retro Network)

• Do You Remember the George Foreman Grill (The Retro Network)

With Valentine’s Day just a couple of days away, it’s the perfect time to highlight some mixtape ideas. A handmade mixtape is about as great of a Valentine’s gift as you can give your significant other. Eric from The Retro Network has put together some mixtape theme ideas for us, and I want to highlight them here.

• Valentines Mix Tape: ’80s Edition (The Retro Network)

• Valentines Mix Tape: Hair Band Edition (The Retro Network)

• Valentines Mix Tape: ’90s Edition (The Retro Network)

And now we’ll get to our regularly scheduled programming and share other great retro content from around the web.

• Memory Jogger Podcast: G.I. Joe (Rediscover the 80s)

• Retroist Podcast: Transformers Toys from 1984 (Retroist)

• Superbowl LVII: 10 Commercials With Retro Flair (The Retro Network)

• Nick at Nite’s Block Party Summer (Yesteryear Retro)

• It’s Superbowl Sunday: Dig These 13 Covers Starring NFL Superpro (13th Dimension)

• 10 Essential Live-Action Nickelodeon Shows From the ’90s That Shaped Our Generation (Nightmare Nostalgia)

• Heading Back to the Toy Aisle (Horror Movie BBQ)

• Land of the Lost Game from Milton Bradley (Toy Tales)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

That’s going to do it for this week, but before I go, I want to remind you to check out the awesome ’80s Weekly Newsletter produced by Jason at Rediscover the ’80s. It’s loaded with even more great links to great retro content for you to enjoy.