RetroTrash

The Frequency 13 Halloween Spooktackular!  Yeah that's cheezy even for us!    What did didn't love the burnin Key Cars?  They really were fast and a thing of beauty!  Interesting story of how they ended up in the hands of Matchbox while we were racing them across the kitchen floor. Which of the Ben Cooper costumes did you wear? Head down below and click the link to our brand new facebook group and tell us.  If you don't know who Ben Cooper was don't worry neither did I, but now I know more then I realized was possible, and I'll share the highlights on this episode. Remember the Friday Night At the Movies, movie?  NBC ran it, all the networks actually did the same thing, but NBC started Monday Night at the Movies and by 1980 when they realized that Friday was the kiss of death for TV series they switched it to Friday.  Do you remember any of the featured films on Friday night?  I didn't, but I found one that is very fitting for the show,   Thank you for listening! ***NEW***Facebook Group  Facebook Page fb.me/frequency13podcast Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - https://www.Frequency13.com Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

This week we take a deep dive in to the Public Library.  The library was the Internet of our youth.  A window to the world, where we could get lost in the stacks, and the best part it was/is free to all.  Like a bicycle it provided liberation and a chance to form our own opinions and views of the world around us.  And if you were like me a chance to practice your spycraft!   We wax nostalgic on this show, it is what it is about of course, and I hope you had a great library experience, some of us are in love with the library for very unique reasons, it was my window into a world that was yet to be explored a world that existed outside of our little valley.  Like television, but it was on demand, I didn't have to wait for a documentary to show up on television, I could find what I wanted to learn today.  There at the library my love of learning was sparked, and the flame still burns today. So which Halloween Candy was you favorite, no cheating, it has to be something you would cherish in your pillowcase full of goodies, what was the one candy that you would do your best to hoard away but the truth was that it was gone by November 1s, only to be left with Sweet Tarts and gum.   Post a note on Facebook, or send an email and let me know. Facebook Page fb.me/frequency13podcast Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - https://www.Frequency13.com Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

JC Penney wasn't the first to the game with a Wish Book, but they were my favorite!  There are so many places to find scans of the original JC Penney Wish Books so I know there are a lot of us that love them. Disc Cameras were introduced by Kodak in 1982.  They were innovators, and I liken them to the Apple of the day (Yes I am aware that Apple was around back then, but they weren't the innovators then that Kodak was)  So why did the photos not have the quality that would have made the amazing little disc camera work?? Listen to find out! Catalogs Galore - https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ Disc Camera History https://clickamericana.com/media/photography/what-happened-to-kodak-disc-camera-debuted-in-1982 Facebook Page fb.me/frequency13podcast Frequency 13 Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157514971310752 Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - https://www.Frequency13.com Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

This is the year-end holiday episode and the season closer.  Frequency 13 will be back to ring in the New Year in 2021 with some format tweaks and new segments.  Tonight we get into the memory wars of the 1980s Kodak vs. Polaroid.  Different, but both formats were essential to our holidays, so what happened? Tune in to find out.  Also, I finally get around to talking Hotwheels.  Before you start playing this episode, I recommend you make sure you have a handful of Tina's frozen Burritos ready to go.  I dare say they were way better than the crappy hot pockets our kids had to suffer through!  An 80s holiday episode would not be complete without a frank and relevant discussion of Radio Shack, the little shop that couldn't make it over the hill, but one we loved dearly in the 80s. Have a wonderful holiday season and we will see you next year!!! Facebook Page fb.me/frequency13podcast Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - https://www.Frequency13.com Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

Happy New Year! Xers, maybe I didn't party like it's 1999, (I hope you did!) But I was able to put together a great show for you. We hear about my resolutions, and why you should set some resolutions for 2021. You'll be sparked to life by memories of 1980s fitness fads. My Iphone has replaced and improved so many things that I can't begin to count but one of those things specifically was a glimpse into the future in the 1980s and frankly still seems futuristic today, I can't wait to share it. Facebook Page fb.me/frequency13podcast Frequency 13 Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157514971310752 Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - https://www.Frequency13.com Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

Space Pens and Electronic Football have to have something in common, well not directly, but the miniaturization of things going into space was certainly driving innovation in electronics and other stuff in the 1970s and 1980s. This episode looks at the earliest of handheld video games, Fisher Space Pens, and even a refreshing Slice with 10% real juice. Facebook Page Frequency 13 Group on Facebook Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

The 4077th still brings fond memories and the characters are near and dear to our hearts all these years later. We'll talk about this amazing show and some interesting M*A*S*H Trivia. With the Super Bowl coming up it's time to start thinking about snacks! What better snack then Doritos, and what a wild ride we have been on with Doritos. A true GenX snack by the way, they were born in 1964! Deely Bobbers one of the true tragedies of the 80s but a part of the Pop Culture compendium of our time. Facebook Page Frequency 13 Group on Facebook Twitter @frequency13pod Blog Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

Did you think Capri Sun was a space food? I did, but the truth is even more interesting. Everyone loves twinkies, I think they are as close to a universal truck stop desert as any. Admittedly they are long in the tooth, but they too have an interesting story to tell. Did you play Simon, the electronic game as a kid? Even if you didn't have one, I suspect you at least knew someone who did? Am I right? I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it! Contact Frequency 13: Facebook Page Frequency 13 Group on Facebook Twitter Blog Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

This is a special show where we get into some of our favorite 1980s Super Bowl Commercial, well one from the 1970s too. Frequency 13s top 4 Super Bowl Commercials! Mean Joe Green Apple 1984 Where's the Beef Bud Bowl I Facebook Page fb.me/frequency13podcast Frequency 13 Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157514971310752 Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - https://www.Frequency13.com Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

Welcome to Retro Trash, A safe space for generation X Welcome to the wasteland we call pop culture the toys, games, music, movies, trivia and more. This is the iterative version of the old Frequency 13. Some changes have occurred and Frequency 13 as some of you knew it has been archived. They may be available again at some point on our RetroTrash patreon for subscribers, more to come on that. After taking feedback from all of you we find ourselves with a new format but same great retro content that is meaningful to us, but not much else haha. I do think it is important to keep our memories alive and we all find it fun to learn more about the history or little details behind the things, events, places and people that shaped our generation. I won't go over the Frequency 13 format, the RetroTrash format will be generally as follows Brief opening current event, very brief and only timely topics, then RetroTrash Trivia, the questions will be bucketed in Toys, TV-shows that were in the 80s or talk about the 80s button 6, Movies, Sports- like the venerable Bud Bowl - Button 5 and RetroTrash Choice, which will be based on collective history but not necessarily in the other buckets. Then we will get into our weekly topic. That is another difference we will be focused on a singular topic for the week. Your feedback told me you want more depth and breadth to the show and I have listened. Now this is where it gets interesting, I will have the occasional guest, as it makes sense to the topic. RetroTrash is still a solo show, but will invite guests on that had some impact on the topic at hand. So with that I want to thank you for hanging with us if you came over from Frequency 13 and if you're new welcome and like and share the show to keep us going, and if you are feeling really supportive there will be a Patreon account set up to help offset the costs of this labor of love.