A couple weeks ago, I got to hang out with Rich and Josh from the Why Are You Listening to This? Podcast as they made their way through Ontario and Montreal visiting pals. Rich, Linz, and Josh. Canadians for scale. In our adventures, we of course stopped by a thrift store where we spotted four vases full of retro buttons...
Linz and Lee give their take on the old beverage resurrection happening over the past few years! Zima*, Ecto-Cooler, Crystal Pepsi, it’s all covered this time on the Pop Rewind Podcast. Download or stream from Soundcloud: Heck, it’s even on iTunes! Mentioned in this Episode: Dinosaur Dracula’s Zima review is much more favorable than Lee’s. Clearly Canadian is back, and Linz...
If you have any links or news you’d like us to feature, just hit us up on Twitter at @PopRewindOnline! Remember when Saturday mornings were worth getting up for? While we can’t provide a four-hour block of programming, here’s some retro news you may have missed (or simply want to revisit) from the past week. Saturday Morning Programming: We can’t...
Growing up in Ontario, weekends in the 80s were highlighted by a trip to the Pop Shoppe– a store full of pop (or soda) in stubby glass bottles, aisle upon aisle of flavors. You couldn’t dream of a place like this nowadays, which is likely why the Pop Shoppe wasn’t around much in the 90s and early 2000s. NHL player...
It’s that time of year again! RetroDaze is holding their fifth annual article writing contest and we are excited to be the judges! Be sure to head on over to RetroDaze to read all about the rules and how to enter. Articles should be at least 600 words in length and must focus on the theme “Imaginary People, Real Memories”....
If you have any links or news you’d like us to feature, just hit us up on Twitter at @PopRewindOnline! Remember when Saturday mornings were worth getting up for? While we can’t provide a four-hour block of programming, here’s some retro news you may have missed (or simply want to revisit) from the past week. Saturday Morning Programming: Today we’re...
By some twisted miracle, Lee’s ultimate dream came true: a ride in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile! Linz has a lot of questions about this experience. We’re posting this episode today in honor of National Hot Dog Day 2017. So, grab your favorite condiments and hop aboard for a vicarious tour of the Wienermobile this time on the Pop Rewind Podcast. Download or...
If you have any links or news you’d like us to feature, just hit us up on Twitter at @PopRewindOnline! Remember when Saturday mornings were worth getting up for? While we can’t provide a four-hour block of programming, here’s some retro news you may have missed (or simply want to revisit) from the past week. Saturday Morning Programming: Can you...
Chances are you have a memory of Orbitz, whether it was gleefully chugging chunky sugar water or side-eyeing someone as they chugged chunky sugar water while you, smartly, abstained because wtf are those balls and why are they floating? One thing we can agree on: Orbitz sure made an impression on us. It was just so weird and out there,...
There’s a point in everyone’s life where they realize they’re old. I’ve had brushes with this in the past– hearing Billy Joel on the “oldies” station, attempting to purchase Weird Al’s Mandatory Fun album on CD in 2014 only to have Target employees ask me: “CD, like for a computer?”, and trying to explain what Crystal Pepsi was to 7-11...
