The retro pop culture space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 100 of the best, including Shameless, Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, and Pop Culture Happy Hour.
Shameless
The pop culture podcast for smart people who love dumb stuff.
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Trying to keep up with the latest in pop culture? We’ve got you covered. The Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast helps you find the best new binge-worth...
How Did This Get Made?
The award-winning comedy podcast that celebrates bad movies. Comedians and actors Paul Scheer (The League), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie),...
The Rewatchables
The Rewatchables, a film podcast from the Ringer Podcast Network, features The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and a roundtable of movie lovers from the Ring...
Generation Why: True Crime
Since its debut in June 2012 with the episode Jury Duty, Generation Why Podcast has been your source for gripping true crime, intriguing mysteries,...
Lore
The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events...
Serial
Our newest podcast, “The Last 12 Weeks” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that ...
Blank Check with Griffin & David
Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors' complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early...
You're Wrong About
Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
Unspooled
Each week actor & comedian Paul Scheer (Black Monday, The League) and film critic Amy Nicholson (LA Times Chief Film Critic ) watch and discuss the...
You Must Remember This
You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild ...
Pod Meets World
We're sending you to 1993 when TGIF reigned supreme and “Boy Meets World” first premiered. Danielle, Will and Rider are going back to school as the...
When They Were Making It
The real human stories behind classic Hollywood's greatest films and legends. Marilyn Monroe. Casablanca. Audrey Hepburn. The Wizard of Oz. Charlie...
Decoder Ring
Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examine...
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
First came '60 Songs That Explain the '90s.' (We did that.) Then came '60 Songs That Explain the '90s: The 2000s.' (We're doing that now—and yes, t...
Retronauts
The original classic gaming podcast continues its endless quest to explore the history of video games, one game at a time. Join hosts Jeremy Parish...
We Hate Movies
Since 2010, the We Hate Movies podcast has been loudly celebrating and tearing apart movies from across the spectrum: from forgotten '80s actioners...
History of the '90s
From the fall of the Soviet Union to the rise of reality TV History of the '90s will help you understand what happened in the 1990s and why it stil...
Marvel Cinematic Universe Podcast
Fans talking all things MCU! Going on 10 years of discussions and deep dives into every episode and movie connected to the Marvel Cinematic Univers...
Sentimental Garbage
Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. F...
That Aged Well
Feel conflicted about the movies you loved as a kid? Let Paul and Erika guide you through all that beloved garbage we watched...after all, nostalgi...
Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the mos...
Everything 80s
Welcome to Everything 80s — the ultimate podcast for fans of 1980s pop culture and retro nostalgia. Each week, we'll dive deep into the most iconic...
From Beneath the Hollywood Sign
If the Golden era of Old Hollywood is your thing, our podcast is for you! If you want TYRONE POWER instead of TOM HARDY, JENNIFER JONES instead of ...
Stuck in the '80s Podcast
The longest-running ’80s podcast—featuring interviews with music legends, movie stars, and MTV icons. Deep dives, debates, and Gen X nostalgia ever...
Talk ’90s to me
Diving deep into a wild decade of chaos, creativity and hedonism – from Oasis to ‘Friends’, from grunge to girl power, from Kate Moss to alcopops t...
The Soundtrack Show
The Soundtrack Show is a look at film scores and soundtracks for some of the most popular movies, TV Shows, Video Games and Theater pieces of all t...
All '80s Movies Podcast
The movie podcast where we discuss the blockbusters, the flops and everything in between from one of the freshest decades for movies...the 1980's.
Podcast: The Ride
A podcast about theme parks whose original tagline is deeply outdated. Strap in as Mike Carlson, Jason Sheridan and Scott Gairdner share the WAY-to...
Keep It!
The mics are on, the takes are heating up, and awards season isn't going to comment on itself. Join Louis Virtel (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and Nina Park...
Totally 80s and 90s Recall
Join two Gen X dudes as they take a nostalgic look at all things 80s and 90s. From music and movies to television and pop culture, these friends of...
We Don't Wanna Grow Up
We Don’t Wanna Grow Up is an 80s, 90s, and 2000s nostalgia podcast about movies, TV shows, music, toys, and pop culture. We want to take you back t...
LOUD AND WRONG: with Raven
Loud and Wrong is a pop culture podcast hosted by best friends Raven and Gabe, where no celebrity, scandal, TV obsession, or internet rabbit hole i...
Play Retro Show
Scott Johnson and Brian Dunaway talk about retro video games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Super Retro
A Nostalgic podcast about retro gaming, movies/tv, music and pop culture from the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s.
80s TV Ladies
4-time Podcast Awards Winner! Webby nominated for Best Indie Podcast.80s TV Ladies is dedicated to the beloved female-driven shows of the 1980s! Do...
Pop Culture Yearbook
Join lifelong friends Pete, Brad, and Giff on a nostalgic adventure with Pop Culture Yearbook! Delve into the 1980s to the present as they explore ...
Retro Ramble
Retro Ramble is a movie podcast and blog from the Brothers McGhee. Join George and Charlie McGhee as they review the TV and Films of their youth an...
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Retro Pop Culture
The Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network
The Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network is a home for nostalgia pro wrestling podcasts featuring interviews, reviews, recaps, and deep dives in...
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Retro Pop Culture
Rapidly Rotating Records
Glenn Robison’s weekly, hour-long radio program of “music to which you can't NOT tap your toes" from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s a...
Vinil Radio
Vinil Radio es un podcast de música en español presentado por George Paz, con clásicos de los 70, 80, 90 y 2000, historias de artistas, rankings y ...
Retro Movie Roundtable
Join the Retro Movie Roundtable. They rewatch classic movies spanning a vast array of genres from a decade ago and beyond then break them down. If ...
Junkfood Cinema
Junkfood Cinema is a shame-free celebration of cult cinema hosted by critic Brian Salisbury and Marvel Studios screenwriter C. Robert Cargill
Remember Shuffle
Remember the 2000s? A podcast about the dumbest decade in western history. So dumb most of it passed right through us without leaving us anything t...
The Laurel & Hardy Podcast
Entertaining and informative discussions abound as host Patrick Vasey and the world's top experts, authors and film historians take a chronological...
Geek History Lesson
Not just another geek podcast, Geek History Lesson guides you through the fictional biography of pop culture characters! Diving deep into the histo...
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Learn to connect better with others in every area of your life. Immerse yourself in spirited conversations with people who know how hard it is, and...
DeGrads: A Degrassi Re-Watch Podcast
Join Degrassi cast members Shane Kippel (Spinner) and Mike Lobel (Jay) as they revisit Degrassi: The Next Generation one episode at a time. From be...
The 90s’ Rewind Report
Your favorite pop culture time machine — now boarding!Take a most excellent adventure with hosts - Michael Reagan, & Nate Lane - as they go bac...
Good Christian Fun
Good Christian Fun is a podcast delving into the strange upside-down world of Christian pop culture. Hosts Kevin T. Porter and Caroline Ely are you...
The Nostalgia Test Podcast
Put your pop-culture past to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! with 🎙longtime friends Dan, Manny, & Billy 🙋♂️🤦♂️🙆♂️
Overinvested
Overinvested is a weekly podcast from pop culture obsessives Gavia Baker-Whitelaw and Morgan Leigh Davies. Each episode, Gavia and Morgan dive into...
The Bombshell Effect
Step inside the hidden history of Hollywood with The Bombshell Effect, a cinematic storytelling podcast hosted by writer Kate de los Santos (Playbo...
Cinema Psychos Movie Reviews
Welcome to the madhouse where film freaks and film fans of all types come to get their fix. The Cinema Psychos Show is hosted by indie filmmakers B...
Saturday Mourning Cartoons
The Collider Weekly podcast for all things animation, including news, reviews, and interviews.
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Retro Pop Culture
The 80s Movie Podcast
Not just the movies Hollywood remembers, but also the ones it forgot, and why every movie still matters. The 80s Movie Podcast is your ultimate thr...
The Cinematic Flashback Podcast
Cinematic Flashback is a podcast dedicated to the unforgettable films of the 1970s.Hosts Chuck and Matt revisit classic movies, cult favorites, blo...
Nostalgia Critic
Doug Walker remembers it so you don't have to! Join him and he dives into movies from your distant and not so distant past.
Radical Retro Rewind?!
⚡️ | 80's & 90's Retro Pop Culture Commentary & News With Host ⚡️Radical Ryan Hunter & "Brother" David ⚡️ | ThunderCats...
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Retro Pop Culture
Splat Attack Podcast
Welcome to Splat Attack, the podcast celebrating the slime-filled world of '90s Nickelodeon! Each episode features cast reunions, exclusive intervi...
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Retro Pop Culture
Revenge of the 90s: A Movie Podcast
The 1990s was perhaps the important decade of film, building upon the past while continuing to influence movies being made today. We're covering th...
Super 90's Bros.
The '90s are back, nostalgia addicts! Listen to our comedy dream-weavers Brennon & Adam, for hazy memory riffs on your favorite 90’s TV, movies...
ReLiving Single
Welcome to ReLiving Single — the official unofficial Living Single rewatch podcast, hosted by sitcom legends and real...
Dope Nostalgia
Taking your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, plaid, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! We revisit the music of the '90's on Do...
OH!CAST: Retro Sci‑Fi & Cult Classics
OH!CAST is a Scottish podcast dedicated to retro media, cult classic films, science fiction, and the wider world of geek culture. From Star Trek an...
Bizarre Albums
Tony Thaxton explores the weirder side of music, celebrating and telling the story behind those strange albums that make you wonder how and why the...
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Retro Pop Culture
Super Podcast Bros. Retro Gaming Show
Tim, Andy, Rod, and Dougie... They're the Super Podcast Brothers! Each monstrous podcast comes packed with hours of lovingly crafted retro gaming c...
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Retro Pop Culture
Retroist Retro Podcast
For over a decade, The Retroist Podcast has taken a nostalgic look back at the last 40+ years of retro themed pop culture. The show attempts to con...
The Purple Stuff Podcast
Jay and Matt talk about toys, junk food, the holidays, movies and retro geek stuff. Sometimes a weird robot joins in.
Old Volks Podcast
A talk show dedicated to discussing Old Volkswagens. The podcast focuses on tilting the microphone towards other Volkswagen MK1 owners and allowing...
Telehell
This is "Telehell", Where We cover the worst, the dumbest, the most sin-worthy of TV moments from the past 7 decades. Then, we rate them on a scale...
Retro Game Club
Retro Game Club is a podcast about retro gaming with a focus on programming, emulation, and projects you can do at home. Each episode, we will have...
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Retro Pop Culture
The Retro Lounge Podcast
The Retro Lounge is your backstage pass to a throwback party where three best friends relive bad childhood decisions, and dive into the bigge...
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Retro Pop Culture
Thirty Twenty Ten
A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded wi...
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Shows are selected from PodSEO topic associations and matched AI recommendations. They are ordered by their average PodSEO score over records dated since seven days ago, with ties ordered by show name. The score combines podcast-platform search visibility, editorial placements, and chart performance, with adjustments for Apple listing status. AI recommendations help identify candidates; their frequency does not determine the order. Each list includes up to 100 shows with an Apple Podcasts ID and updates when regenerated.
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