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Cory Draper, Wes Allen & Colin Harman host the podcast that takes you on a magical and nostalgic tour through the 80s and 90s as we reminisce and remember the era that made us who we are today.

Past Forward Podcast


    • Nov 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 94 EPISODES

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    E94 - A ReCurrent Affair: November 2021 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 73:58


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    E93 - Horror Movies: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 48:46


    We are back from the dead and ready to talk about horror movies for our Halloween spooktacular! We talk about the good movies that gave us a good scare, the bad movies that tickled our funny bones and the horrifically ugly movies that terrified us for totally different reasons. Join us... IF YOU DARE!

    E92 - Summer Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 42:17


    Summer is coming to an end, kids are going back to school but guess what... You didn't get a summer break did you? Whelp, we're here to cure those summer blues and talk about all those fun in the sun themed movies we can live vicariously through. Whether it's going to the beach, summer camp, or a good ol' fashioned family vacation, we've got you covered.

    E91 - A ReCurrent Affair: July 2021 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 53:23


    Well... We're back from our unintentional summer vacation and we're ready to tackle all the retro news we've been neglecting while we were away at Happy World Land. This month we're jabbering about Turner & Hooch, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Fear Street. Also we review Rugrats, the Friends reunion special and Mortal Kombat!

    E90 - 1990

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 42:24


    Since we covered the year 1980 on our 80th episode, we figured we'd crunch the numbers again and turns out our 90th episode would be a perfect time to tackle 1990. It was Turtle Mania, Edward had Scissorhands, and U couldn’t Touch This in the Disney Afternoon or else it would have been a Problem Child. It’s Just Another Day In Paradise here in 1990!

    E89 - A ReCurrent Affair: May 2021 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 42:46


    So what do you get when you cross a Mini Stay Puft, Bugs Bunny and Emilio Estevez? A new episode of A ReCurrent Affair of course! We cover all the latest retro news including Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and a... *checks notes* Meat Loaf... game show?

    E88 - Commercials: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 48:16


    There were a lot of great commercials from our childhood but there were always a lot of bad ones too. In this episode, we go over some of our favorites, some of our least favorites and also some of our guilty pleasures in this latest edition of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

    E87 - A ReCurrent Affair: March 2021 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 51:56


    A lot of awesome new/old things coming our way soon! A new CG animated Rugrats show, Beavis and Butt-Head movie, Frasier revival series and so much more. Also we sink our teeth into a few of those retro inspired Super Bowl ads and that red band Mortal Kombat trailer.

    E86 - Love Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 54:56


    Light the candles and slip into something a little more comfortable because we are getting all romantic and talking about our favorite love songs for Valentine's Day. These are definitely the songs you'd blast from your boombox standing outside the window of that special someone.

    E85 - A ReCurrent Affair: February 2020 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 45:57


    Wow... We have tons of news to catch up on since we haven’t had one of these since September. Some old(ish) news and also some hot(ish) off the press news! Also we review the new Animaniacs, Saved By The Bell and Cobra Kai!

    E84 - Home Alone Watch Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 104:21


    We have a special holiday treat for you guys! Do you enjoy listening to our podcast? Do you enjoy watching Home Alone? Why not do BOTH at the same time?! Join us as we ramble and riff along with one of your favorite holiday classics! Cozy up next to the fire, order some Little Nero's, don't forget to set up some booby traps and let's enjoy a movie together!

    E83 - 90's SNL

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 51:25


    Politics, religion, soda brands... We are divided on so many things, but we can all agree that 90’s SNL was the best SNL, right? Right?? Listen in as we talk about all the great cast members and iconic skits that made it such an amazing decade for comedy. Live from your phone it’s whatever night you happen to be listening to this!!

    E82 - A ReCurrent Affair: September 2020 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 46:41


    Our fearless leader Cory is back! And so are so many of the things we loved growing up! Let’s soak in all that news about the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot, a Dirty Dancing sequel, Tron 3, that Dune trailer and a review of Bill & Ted: Face The Music. Let’s go back… Back to the future of what’s to come (hopefully sooner rather than later)!

    E81 - A ReCurrent Affair: August 2020 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 88:59


    Whelp… In this episode we are Cory-less (sad face emoji) but Colin & Wes must stay strong as they deliver all that retro news. From the Beavis & Butthead, Ren & Stimpy, and The Wonder Years reboots to the Bill & Ted: Face The Music trailers. Also find out what two grown men thought of The Baby-Sitters Club. Buckle in for this super long extended edition of A ReCurrent Affair!

    E80 - 1980

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 34:45


    We did the math and since this was our 80th episode, surely we just had to cover the year 1980. So set down your half finished Rubik’s Cube, write a reminder on a Post-It Note and pause that Pac-Man game because we’re going back... Way back to the year 1980. And don't call me Shirley.

    E79 - A ReCurrent Affair: June 2020 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 50:57


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    E78 - Quarantined In The 90's

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 45:44


    Well, it’s quarantined day... again. What if we had to be quarantined in the 90’s? What would we have to keep us sane? What games would we play? What would we read? What Simpsons episode would we watch over and over again?

    E77 - A ReCurrent Affair: April 2020 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 39:50


    Welcome to Past Forward At Home! We are out of the studio and doing our part with social distancing. But we still have all that retro news coming your way this month including Dunkaroos, Rick Moranis and Emilio Estevez returning, Candyman and a little review of Sonic The Hedgehog. Join us! No hand sanitizer or face mask required but maybe some toilet paper depending on where you're listening to us.

    E76 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Spoiler Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 50:48


    Hey Hey! The dead (finally) speak about The Rise of Skywalker! We are all the Jedi as we breakdown what we thought of the final installment of the Skywalker saga. So lightspeed skip your way over to Exegol and force heal your hears for some major nerdy spoilery talk!

    E75 - A ReCurrent Affair: February 2020 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 33:36


    We’re excited to finally be back for our first episode of the new decade! We’re here to talk through all those wonderful things we knew and loved that are coming back from Willow and Mallrats to Legends of The Hidden Temple and Supermarket Sweep. And we sadly had to say our goodbyes to the great Kobe Bryant. Join us you love birds!

    E74 - Santa: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 30:09


    Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! We got you a gift you’ve always wanted... A new episode full of all of the good, the bad, and the ugly Santas of our youth. But don’t worry if you don’t like it, we saved you a gift receipt.

    E73 - A ReCurrent Affair: December 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 44:14


    Has Baby Yoda come to end world sadness? Did the new Sonic the Hedgehog design ease our nerd rage? How many hundreds of times did we watch the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer? We answer all of these questions and more on this month’s edition of A ReCurrent Affair.

    E72 - We’re Thankful For…

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 39:18


    There’s a lot to be thankful for, especially those things from our childhood that made us into who we are today. Find out what has made a massive impact on shaping us into the weird, twisted individuals we would eventually become.

    E71 - A ReCurrent Affair November 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 34:48


    Another month, another list of reboots and sequels to keep Hollywood afloat. We talk about Hocus Pocus 2, that Saved by the Bell sequel series, Halloween Horror Nights, Are You Afraid of The Dark? and more!

    E70 - 90s Technology: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 36:38


    Halloween is scary and all but do you want to know what’s REALLY scary? 90’s technology! AHH! Listen in as we break down the good, the bad and the ugly of all those gizmos and gadgets that our parents probably still use to this day.

    E69 - A ReCurrent Affair: September 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 51:57


    If the current state of politics in the U.S. hasn’t been scary enough for you, or you just need a distraction from the wildness that is TV in 2019, you’re in luck, because this episode is stuffed to the gills with upcoming movies, TV shows, and silliness that will keep your beautiful little mind focused on its childhood instead of finding out if you're afraid of the dark or not. Enjoy!

    E68 - Summer Mixtape

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 42:25


    Summer's coming to end but we put together our very own mixtape that gives us those good ol' summer nostalgia feels. Join us on this auditory journey as we imagine cruising on the beach in the hot hot sun while jamming out to these 15 scorching summertime tracks. Call now and you'll receive a bonus cassette with... Sorry it was starting to sound pretty commercially there for a second.

    E67 - A ReCurrent Affair: July 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 58:19


    Alright, this month we've got Top Gun: Maverick, we've got the live-action Little Mermaid, we've got... Okay, listen... WE know why you're here, YOU know why you're here... Stranger Things 3! We still have a full jam-packed episode of full of news but we certainly didn't skip out on all that Stranger Things spoilery talk. Don't miss out Dusty Bun!

    E66 - 90s NBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 40:02


    Lace up your Hare Jordan's, call your Grandmama and let Lil Penny know that we got next because your favorite Dream Team is going hard in the paint with everything 90's NBA. Did Cory ever find a Penny Hardaway Olympics jersey? What kind of bunk bed relationship did Wes have with Shaq? Wait... How many basketball shoes did Colin own?? All of this plus a little NBA trivia game!

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    E65 - A ReCurrent Affair: June 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 43:20


    We’re back! …And so are a lot of other things too! In this episode we answer all the earth’s greatest questions, like… Is New Coke any good? What’s scarier, the IT: Chapter 2 Trailer or the Sonic The Hedgehog trailer? Are Chip ’N Dale: Rescue Rangers cool? Was Will Smith’s top knot enough to save the new Aladdin remake?

    E64 - 1995

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 40:04


    We’re taking a deep dive into the year 1995 with anything and everything that made an impact on our young and impressionable minds. Break out your Virtual Boys, pop in some TLC and boot up Windows 95 because we’re getting kissed from a rose in the middle of gangsta’s paradise in this retrotastic episode.

    E63 - A ReCurrent Affair: April 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 47:41


    So what do Stranger Things, The Lion King, and Star Wars all have in common? Not a whole lot, but we’re talking about all of them anyway in this glorious episode chock-full of news from the days of yore. Oh and don’t miss Wes’s verbose and scathing review of Pet Semetary…

    E62 - Sequels: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 30:33


    There’s a metric ton of sequels out there. Some we love, some we hate to love and others we love to hate. Join us as we cover the good, the bad, and the oh-so-very ugly sequels from the 80’s and 90’s.

    E61 - A ReCurrent Affair: March 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 40:57


    We see how it is…we skip a month and the world explodes with tons of retro news. So we’re back this month and ready to tackle every bit of it! Is Cory still terrified of Chucky? Was our first look at Will Smith’s genie one of Colin’s three wishes? Exactly how much Ecto Cooler is Wes going to buy next summer when the new Ghostbusters comes out? All of these answers and much, much more on the newest edition of a ReCurrent Affair.

    E60 - Desert Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 37:49


    It’s December 31, 1999 and we are stranded on a desert island with only one movie, TV show, album and video game to keep us company for the foreseeable future. Find out what we picked to entertain ourselves over and over again without driving ourselves crazy.

    E59 - A ReCurrent Affair: January 2019 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 39:24


    A new year means new reboots, remakes & sequels for us to devour. We chat about the new Aladdin images, the Sonic The Hedgehog movie, Carmen Sandiego, Men In Black: International and a little review of Bumblebee and more!

    E58 - 12 Days of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2018 39:13


    You know what makes the season even brighter? Three dudes singing a retro version of the 12 Days of Christmas! Wait! Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. Nooo, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas!

    E57 - A ReCurrent Affair: December 2018 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 34:39


    As always, there is so much to talk about in the world of things that once existed that shall exist again, and a few things that once existed that shall only exist in our memories going forward. Jump on in and listen to it all, unless you hate fun, of course.

    E56 - Ghostbusters (w/ Cole Roberts & Mike Anderson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 63:25


    To celebrate Halloween, we are honored to be joined by our ghoulish buds from the Scary Movie Ice Cream Night Podcast, Cole Roberts and Mike Anderson. We are crossing the streams this month to talk about everything Ghostbusters! From Ecto Plasm, to PKE meters, to Class 5 Full Roaming Vapors (real nasty ones, too). We came, we saw, we kicked it’s CAST!!

    E55 - Adam Sandler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 31:28


    Whether you're wanting to go back to school to prove to dad that you're not a fool, trying to beat Shooter McGavin at his own game, or just attempting to be a good dad, we've got the episode for you. This one's all about Adam Sandler, and we talk through the ridiculous dynasty that he had throughout the 80s, 90s & beyond. We talk movies, SNL, his comedy albums, and everything in between. Try not to pee your pants in excitement.

    E54 - A ReCurrent Affair: September 2018 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2018 29:21


    In this latest edition of a ReCurrent Affair, we chat about Space Jam 2, Care Bears: Unlock The Magic, Grumpy Old Men remake, Designing Women TV sequel, Big Trouble in Little China sequel, the She-Ra trailer and much much more! So put on those retro ears and listen in for all the news you actually want to hear about!

    E53 - 1989

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 35:22


    If I could turn back time, it would be to '89! In this episode, we say anything and everything about hangin' tough in the year 1989. Join us as we talk about the music, movies, TV and all of the excellent adventures that year had to offer. So slip on your power glove (it's so bad), pack up your Game Boy, and hop in our Chrysler, it's as big as whale and it's about to set sail!

    E52 - A ReCurrent Affair: August 2018 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 46:17


    What do Alf, Pogs, and Freaks & Geeks have in common? Well, other than all being some of the best things your eye-canals have ever experienced, we talk about all of them and more on this August 2018 episode. There's so many reboots, restarts, re-imaginings, and regrets that are always coming back to life, and we discuss all the ones we know about (and more). Why you are still reading this, LISTEN TO US.

    E51 — A ReCurrent Affair: July 2018 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 47:23


    Wow... There are A LOT of reboots, sequels, sequels of reboots, remakes and revivals happening and we cover every bit of them! This episode is jam-packed with news on the live-action Rugrats movie, Daria, Buffy, Child’s Play, Robocop, Goosebumps and much more! We also give our reviews of Double Dare, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom!

    E50 - Special Guest: Charlie Talbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 34:26


    If you were bullied in the mid-90's, chances are you probably saw your life portrayed on the big screen with the movie Angus. To celebrate our 50th episode of the podcast, we are joined by a very special guest, the star of Angus, Charlie Talbert! We talk about what influenced him growing up, what it was like filming Angus, and also some of his super rad upcoming projects.

    E49 — A ReCurrent Affair: June 2018 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 37:05


    News! News! News! The things we love from the past keep coming forward. In this episode we chat about the Predator, Halloween, and Bumblebee trailers. Also the new Thundercats and Murphy Brown series. Oh yeah... and a review of that little Star Wars movie that came out recently, Solo!

    E48 - The Good, Bad & Ugly…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 36:27


    Join us as we harken back and reminisce about things that were so good, things that were so bad they were kind of good, and things that are so ugly they should be simply banished forever and ever in a pit of fiery hell and/or maybe just ignored if that’s easier.

    E47 - A ReCurrent Affair: May 2018 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 31:50


    On your mark . . . get set . . . NEWS! This is the show where we run through a crazy obstacle course, and in the process win 8 fabulous prizes! No . . . not really. But we talk about all the latest retro news such as the Double Dare reboot, Cobra Kai, and more! Plus we play a little game of trivia. Join us or take a physical challenge!

    E46 - Special Guest: Mike Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 36:13


    Join us as we have a hilarious conversation with one of the hosts and founders of The Fantasy Footballers Podcast, Mike Wright. He shares how the time and experience through his childhood years have guided his success and helped shape him into who he is today. Be sure to follow Mike on Twitter (@FFHitman) and check out the The Fantasy Footballers Podcast at thefantasyfootballers.com

    E45 - A REcurrent Affair: April 2018 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 43:22


    Another month has passed. We’re a little older, a little wiser, and we’ve got a metric ton of retro news to catch up on. From the new Roseanne revival to our Ready Player One review, we pack in enough news to make Tom Brokaw shed a tear. Come join us in the past... err the future... in the Past... Forwarddddd.

    E44 - Romantic Comedies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 33:06


    Alright you nostalgic love birds, it’s time to get comedically romantic as we discuss romantic comedies from the 80's and 90's. Listen in to hear what happens when three dudes are in a room all alone, taking about that funny thing called love.

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