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The Rad Years Podcast talks about all the things we loved growing up in the 80's and 90's

Lost Wallet Media


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 45m AVG DURATION
    • 430 EPISODES

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    The Rad Years podcast is a nostalgic trip down memory lane for anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s. With hosts RK and Squeezer, listeners are treated to discussions about all the pop culture, toys, movies, and junk food that defined their childhood. It's like reliving those "rad" years all over again.

    One of the best aspects of The Rad Years podcast is the chemistry between RK and Squeezer. Their banter and camaraderie make every episode feel like a conversation with old friends. They have a knack for storytelling and sharing their own personal experiences, which adds an authentic touch to their discussions. The topics they cover range from board games to TV shows to iconic snacks, ensuring that there's something for everyone to relate to.

    Another highlight of this podcast is the extensive research and preparation that goes into each episode. RK and Squeezer pull in audio clips from commercials, movies, and TV shows that perfectly capture the essence of the nostalgic era they're discussing. These audio clips help transport listeners back in time and evoke those warm feelings of nostalgia.

    However, one potential downside of The Rad Years podcast is the excessive use of impressions by RK. While some listeners find them entertaining, others may find them repetitive or distracting. It can sometimes feel as though these impressions take away from the main discussion or go on for too long.

    In conclusion, The Rad Years podcast is a must-listen for anyone who wants to relive their favorite memories from the 80s and 90s. RK and Squeezer's passion for nostalgia shines through in every episode, making it a truly enjoyable experience. Despite any minor drawbacks like excessive impressions, this podcast continues to deliver entertaining content that keeps listeners coming back for more.



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    Latest episodes from The Rad Years

    More Shopping Memories from the 80's and 90's

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 69:10


    We talk about 10 more shopping memories from when we were kids, from record stores to flea markets, big box stores to super markets and corner stores. 

    Console Wars: Game Boy vs. Game Gear

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 63:41


    RK takes Game Gear, Squeezer takes Game Boy and we defend how great these portable systems are. 

    Pop Culture Vehicles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 63:58


    We talk about 10 pop culture vehicles from the 80's and 90's including The Bat Boat, pee-wee's bike, the Aliens APC, and more!

    Going back to the Mall

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 68:53


    We're talking mall memories from the 80's and 90's.  RK walks us through the infamous Whitehall Mall in 1993

    Back to the Arcade pt 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 69:15


    We talk about 10 more retro arcade games from our youth 

    Retro Wrestlemania AGAIN!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 69:34


    We talk about 10 more moments in Wrestlemania history we love. 

    We Reboot the 80's and 90's

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 73:27


    Squeezer and RK pitch 10 different things from the 80's and 90's to reboot in 2025!  From Batman Returns to Home Improvement to Dinosaurs Attack cards!

    Hard Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 69:04


    We talk about 10 video games from the 80's and 90's that were very hard for us when we were kids. Including Marble Madness, Contra, Kid Chameleon, Back to the Future, Mike Tyson's Punch-out and more

    Toy Wars: MOTU vs. GI Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 72:10


    RK defends the original Master of the Universe toy line vs. Squeezer defending the 1980's GI Joe toy line. YOU CHOOSE!

    The Green Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 65:32


    With St. Patrick's day coming we decided to talk about 10 pop culture things that are GREEN!  From Oscar the Grouch, Green Jelly,  My Yuk, TMNT, Sour Apple and more

    The Menu Show 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 81:08


    We talk about menu's from the 80's and 90's of various restaurants like Chi-Chi's Roy Rogers and more

    Animated Movies 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 84:19


    We talk about 10 more animated movies from the 80's and 90's including Fern Gully, Heavy Metal, Aladdin, Rover Dangerfield, Feivel Goes West, We're Back and Dinosaur Story, and more. 

    The Red Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 83:07


    For Valentines Day, we decided to talk about 10 retro red things, from the Jurassic Park logo to Darth Maul himself. 

    The Chocolate Show 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 76:27


    We talk about 10 more pop culture chocolate things from the 80's and 90's like king sized candy bars, Mallrats Chocolate Covered pretzels, raisinettes, death by chocolate, Hershey PA, Batman Returns Cereal and more

    Groundhog Day Show 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 83:23


    Relive the rad years podcast again and again week after week. We talk about 10 things we've talked about before. 

    Totally 80's Volume 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 90:05


    We talk about 10 more topics that are totally 80's RK talks Toy Biz figures, Final Fantasy 1, Rubik's cube, The movies of John Hughes, and McDonald's in the 80's Squeezer talks about Gimmick arcade Cabinets, Sony Beta Decks, Action Movie Beefcakes, TV Show intros and Lego Model Team. 

    40 Years Ago: Everything 1985

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 90:21


    We talk about 10 things from 1985 that are not movies or TV shows we talked about in the last 2 episodes!

    40 Years Ago- TV From 1985

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 91:16


    We talk about 10 TV shows and events that happened in 1985, stuff we mostly didn't even realize!  Did you know the last season of Super Friends aired an episode which showed Bruce Waynes Parents dying? Learn about it ON THIS SHOW!

    40 Years Ago- Movies from 1985

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 100:21


    We talk about 10 movies we love from 1985. Squeezer-Back to the Future, Clue, Mad Max beyond thunder dome, The Goonies and Alice in Wonderland.  RK-Return to Oz, Fletch, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, European Vacation and Weird Science.     

    2024 Christmas Vacation Watch-Along

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 100:52


    Our FINAL Christmas Vacation watch along as next year we're switching to Scrooged!  We mainly bullshit about our Christmas traditions here, and enjoy the movie on while we do it. 

    A Fast Food Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 85:14


    We talk about 10 fast food related Christmas commercials, foods, promotions etc.  

    Christmas '24- Sears Wish book 91

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 98:22


    We pick 10 things out of the Sears Wish book 1991 to talk about

    Exploring Old Christmas Photos pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 91:24


    We pour over 10 more old Christmas photos from our lives in the 80's and 90's.  Go to radyears.com to follow along with the pictures. 

    Giving Thanks 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 94:38


    We talk about 10 things we're thankful for, yet again.  A lot of Thanksgiving food talk, a lot of RK bullying squeezer for being philosophical.  Good Shit pal. 

    Retro Family Dinners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 114:24


    We talk about some current stuff, then go deep into some of our family dinners growing up. 

    Weird Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 89:31


    We talk about 10 "weird" (but not bad) video games from the 80's and 90's.   Squeezers list 1-Wolf 3D Mania 2-Worms: Armageddon 3-Frogapult 4-Conkers Bad Fur Day 5-Gumshoe RK's list 1.Earthworm Jim 2.Zombies Ate My Neighbors  3. Shaq-Fu 4.Skitchin'  5.Chex-Quest

    Halloween 2024: Trick or Treat Grab Bag 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 93:05


    We talk about 10 Halloween adjacent things from our past that you MIGHT find interesting! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

    Halloween 2024- Retro Fast Food Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 84:46


    We talk about 10 retro fast food related Halloween things including Mcboo buckets, Burger King universal monster figures, casper at Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and more

    Halloween 2024-Retro Halloween Lore

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 92:30


    We talk about retro Halloween Lore from movies, music, comic books, TV, video games and more!

    Halloween 2024- Halloween Commercials 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 92:50


    we talk about 6 commercials from fox kids, teddy ruxpin, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, TGIF, And more!

    Halloween 2024: The Frankenstein Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 87:01


    We talk about 10 retro Frankenstein related stuff!  RK 1.Frankeberry  2.The Monster squad 3.Frankenstein McNugget Buddy 4.1992 Pepsi universal Monsters Commercial  5.Frankenstein real ghostbusters toy  Squeezer 1.Young Frankenstein 2.Universal Studios Picture 3. Herman Munster 4.Alice Cooper 5.SNL Skit Phil Hartman 

    Weird TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 98:07


    Do any of you read this? if so, hit me up at RK@radyears.com and tell me why? and what I should type In here

    Retro TMNT pt 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 115:13


    It's been a while since we've talked JUST about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but we're talking about 10 more of our favorite things TMNT from the 80's and 90's

    Retro McDonald's pt4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 115:06


    Our 4th show talking about retro McDonald's, but most of this stuff we talked about before and will talk about again. Also RK tells a weird story about recording soft core porn on VHS tapes. ENJOY

    The Teenage "Rad Years"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 122:45


    We talk about our awkward teenage years in the 90's and early 2000's, come get weird with us. 

    Retro Print Ads from the 80's and 90's

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 93:13


    WE'RE BACK! We're talking about our favorite print ads from the 80's and 90's

    Favorite Summer Vacation Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 105:38


    We talk about 10 summer vacation stories from when we were young'ns and shit on a bad review 

    Summer 1994-Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 111:04


    We talk about 10 movies from the summer of 1994 that we love!

    Summer '94- TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 93:20


    We talk about what we watched on television 30 years ago in the summer of 1994

    Retro Summer Picnics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 105:35


    it's summer, and we go through a full day of a summer picnic back when we were kids in the 80's and 90's

    Retro Sugary Drinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 110:57


    we all grew up guzzling sugar in various liquid forms, we discuss these forms. 

    Fast Food Desserts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 94:19


    We talk about 10 fast food desserts from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's 

    The Spider Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 106:31


    SPIDERRRRRSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

    Childhood Injuries

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 109:55


    We all got hurt as kids, join us as we talk about some of our worst ones in the 80's and 90's

    Our Favorite Weekends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 124:56


    now, a good weekend is drinking 12 beers and watching football while eating a bunch of junk food in an afternoon, and don't get me wrong, thats amazing, but as kids, we strived for better. 

    Books we Read as Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 102:33


    You're probably thinking "these two idiots never read a book" BUT WE DID! MULTIPLES! 

    The Military Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 91:43


    We talk about 10 retro "Military" things from the 80's and 90's we loved including toys, video games, movies and junk food. 

    The Ninja Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 102:45


    Ninjas ruled the 80's and 90's... we talk about 10 of our favorite ninja things

    Our Favorite Retro Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 128:37


    We talk about our Wrestlemania weekend in philly and then 10 of our favorite retro movies from the 80's and 90's

    Our Favorite Retro Junkfood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 89:52


    We talk about 10 junk foods from the 80's and 90's we absolutely loved!

    Our Favorite Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 86:53


    We talk about 10 of our favorite toys from the 80's and 90's

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