Episode 207: 5th Anniversary & Favorite Movies from 2024

Max gives an update to the Ready 2 Retro community about how him and his family have adjusted 6 months after losing their home in the #eatonfire.Also, included is an update of what to expect from the Ready 2 Retro Podcast moving forward.Check here to support Max and his family. www.ready2retro.com

Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the hit movie and every 90s kid’s favorite ghost…CASPER! Join Max and Chelsea as they reminisce about the iconic design of Whipstaff Manor, the influence that Steven Spielberg had on this film, the themed toys at Pizza Hut, our favorite lines and cameos that still blow our minds to this day! All this and so much more!

The Ready 2 Retro crew is back! Join R2R as Max, Chelsea and Chris share about why the podcast was on hold due to the Eaton Fire back in January. Also, Episode 207 is the celebration of the 5th Anniversary of Ready 2 Retro and because this is the first episode in 2025, it was only appropirate to discuss our favorite films from 2024!Did your favorite from 2024? Check out the episode to find out!Click the link below to give towards Max and his family as they recover from the LA Fires:Max's GoFundMe

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Ready 2 Retro! For the last episode of 2024, Max and Chelsea get lost in New York City with Kevin McCallister as they review "Home Alone 2"! 

"One night of presents? Hell no! We got EIGHT CRAAAAZZY NIGHTS!"This week Ready 2 Retro is joined by first time guest and the man with the biggest Adam Sandler collection, Dustin Tucker aka @limestonepicker! Along with Max, another huge Sandman fan, the two of them discuss the often forgotten, "Eight Crazy Nights"! So time to bust out the menorah, spin the dreidel, dust off your Eight Crazy Nights DVD and get ready for one awesome movie review that it'll make you say "This is the happiest seizure of my life!" 

Back in October Max and Jasmine took a cross country train trip from Los Angeles to Boston. On this special bonus the two of them share about their experience on Amtrak, the eight different cities they visited and their Top 5 Tips about train traveling!Episodes Notes:The Route- Los Angeles ---> Albuquerque ---> Kansas City ---> Chicago ---> Washington D.C. ---> Philadelphia ---> New York City ---> New Haven ---> Boston Youtubers that specialize in Amtrak travel that we found helpful: Ground Life Travel In The Great Wide

This week R2R is getting WAY retro as "Happy Days" showrunners Brian Levant & Fred Fox Jr join us for a coversation all about the show and their recent book "50 Years of Happy Days: A Visual History of an American Television Classic".Hear why Levant and Fox decided to create this book, the process of making it and personal stories of their time working on the show. There's no doubt that after hearing this episode it'll make you say "Ayyyy!"You can purchase the book now wherever books are sold or click here for a direct link!

This week Ready 2 Retro revisits one of the greatest sports movies of all time to celebrate its 20th anniversary..."Friday Night Lights" (2004). Joining this week is Max's high school buddy and fellow football teammate, Caz Wolter, as the two of them share their fond memories of the film, their high school football experience and the craze that is MOJO FOOTBALL!

Carlos@thenostalgiclatino is back on @ready2retro to talk all things old school Nickelodeon! Carlos shares about his favorite old school Nick shows, the untimely cancellation of Splat Con and the awesome impromptu meet up that followed!As always, we're Ready 2 Retro...Are You?Links to Carlos' Content:Instagram: @thenostalgiclatinoTikTok: Tiktok Linkready2retro.com 

Alien Month ends with the latest installment of the series, "Alien: Romulus". Returning to Ready 2 Retro is our buddy Corey from @podcastingafterdark as he and Max share what they loved about "Romulus", what they felt was missing and of course, they're going to talk about that polarizing last act!This is an episode for all Alien fans old and new!