Retro Ridoctopus Podcast
1) Ep 164: Lovecraftian Horrors / The Guy With All The Tentacles
This episode is not for the faint of heart, nor the weak of mind... For our second spooky episode of 2025, we tackle the cosmic horrors of H.P. Lovecraft--and we do it through the lens of... well, a L...Show More
2) The Brig: A Shot of Immortality (with Thomas Sniegoski & Jeannine Acheson)
We welcome back New York Times Best Selling Author, Thomas Sniegoski (author of the Herculoids comics and the bestselling The Fallen series of novels), and Jeannine Acheson (co-author of Vampiverse co...Show More
3) Ep 164: Scooby Doo, Take Two!!
Hey gang! Fire up those ascots and tie off your Mystery Machines because it's time to dive back into the topic of everyone's favorite mystery-solving scaredy dog... Scooby Doo! This time, we are focus...Show More
4) Ep 162: Nintendo & Sega Hard (w/ Mike Levy)
About 100 episodes ago, we recorded Ep 060: Nintendo Hard / The Triumphant Return of Nintenjoe where we discussed some NES games that we loved despite their extreme levels of difficulty. Tonight, we ...Show More
5) Ep 161: Play Sets / Where Action Figures Hang Their Hats
This week, all your BASE are belong to Retro Ridoctopus! We are celebrating the crown jewel of any action figure toy line! Whether you called it a base, playset, headquarters, or battle station... we ...Show More
6) Ep 160: Everyone's Favorite Uncle / A Tribute to John Candy
Legendary comedic actor John Candy left us on March 4th, 1994 at the age of 43, much to the dismay of his millions of fans. To help celebrate his life and career, we have a returning guest-host and Jo...Show More
7) Ep 159: Legacy of a Madman / A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Love him or hate him, the career of John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was one for the ages. With the help of our pals Synopsis Grim and Portland Maine's own, DJ Rick Johnson, we'll hop on a crazy train and...Show More
8) The Brig: Axolotls and Other Aquired Tastes (w/ author Clay McLeod Chapman)
This week, down in the slimy, ever-squirming blackness of the BRIG, we have the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of such acclaimed horror as Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, Kill Your...Show More
9) Crow's Nest: Becoming The Guardian Legend
For another "Couch Bro-Op", Parasite Steve and 8-Bit Alchemy play through one of the most criminally under appreciated titles on the NES. The Guardian Legend was released in 1988, and to this day, the...Show More
10) Ep 158: Swarm of Superheroes (w/ Randy Carter)
We welcome back Randy Carter (from Swarm of Comics) for a soaring discussion on the Golden and Silver Ages of superhero comics! The Golden Age of comic books in the United States spanned 1938 to 1956,...Show More