RetConversations

25/10/2024

Seth Myers put out a comic explaining Project 2025. If you can't stomach going through the actual document, this is an easier way to digest it. stopproject2025comic.org

20/10/2024

16/09/2024

CONGRATULATIONS to Big Thunder Podcast for winning the Pop Culture Podcast Award from the Iowa Podcast Awards!

And check out the other nominees:

She Said w/ Katie & Kenz

The Hell Razor Handle Bar

Wes & Mike Waste Time Watching TV

We have an amazing 6th season set up so we will be back next year!

12/09/2024

Cap gets it.

11/09/2024

We have 4 SLOTS LEFT for this season! Once we fill them, we will start on scheduling recording sessions.

UPDATE: ALL SLOTS FILLED! Get ready for Season 6!

10/09/2024

John Cassaday drew some of my favorite comics. Planetary, Captain America, Astonishing X-Men and Astonishing Avengers amongst many others. He will be missed.

-Josh

09/09/2024

RetConversations is up for an Iowa Podcast Award for Pop Culture Podcast and you can vote for us for People's Choice Award!

Awards ceremony is this Sunday so fingers crossed!

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06/09/2024

Did Tom King write this lmao

21/08/2024

We are halfway to Season 6! We have six guests and need six more! Please share this to anyone you think would be interested! Comment here or email [email protected] if interested!

You won't read anything, just pick a storyline you are interested in but HAVE NOT READ!

12/08/2024

It's that time again! With our Season 5 finale airing tomorrow, it's time to start talking about Season 6! Who wants a comic storyline explained to them? Reach out here or at [email protected] to volunteer. Our list of possible storylines are in the comments section below.

If you're not interested, share with your comic book friends to get fresh voices on the show!

12/08/2024

OUT NOW!

Josh and Leia welcome first time guest Dixie Cochran to discuss Gotham City Sirens just in time for the new issue to have been dropped last week (absolutely, 100% planned by Josh...like absolutely. Not just an amazing coincidence).

We get right into it by discussing representation in comic books, how weird 2009 was in terms of what is progressive or problematic and we cannot stop giggling at the name "Bone Blaster" because we are 12.

06/08/2024

OUT NOW!

Leia and Josh are joined by frequent guest Jesse to discuss Ultimatum! LOTS of decapitations, Leia absolutely hates it here and why every single character was screwed up in the Ultimate Universe. Also, who has quit the show the most?

29/07/2024

Whoops! Josh missed a week so please enjoy this Monday release!

Josh and Leia are joined by new guest Tim Hardwick to discuss Madame Web! More of a breakdown of the character and why she got her own movie (tl;dr - we have no idea). Some highlights include talking about Black Tom, the tiny Looney Tunes dog of Marvel, Jessica Jones and Paul Rudd getting it on and Josh gets personally offended when part of One More Day is blatantly laid out before him.

15/07/2024

OUT TOMORROW!

Leia and Josh are joined by Josh's Straight Up Dog Talk co-host, Emily Breslin to discuss Tom King's 7th graphic novel in his amazing run, Batman: The Wedding! We talk a lot of Booster Gold, romance in comics and why a lot of people were upset at this ending!

08/07/2024

OUT TOMORROW!

Josh and Leia are joined by almost-newlyweds David and Kristy Harnois to discuss Gail Simone's Jessica Jones book - The Variants! Josh goes a little Jessica crazy (he's a big fan) as they play within the multiverse! Get ready for a show full of humor, caffeine and Morning Blush!

03/07/2024

OUT NOW (a day late).

Leia and Josh go off the RAILS with special guest Patrick Stout Gerrity. Josh read the wrong book so he's auditing the class today! Bucky Barnes adopts a child and hilarity ensues. Leia's knowledge of Spider-Man villains is brought to a reckoning. And we discuss the finer points of doors and Bucky's hatred of them!

26/06/2024

On this very special episode, Leia and Josh welcome new guest Josh Lawrence to discuss MAUS. This episode is different from our regular format: less jokes, a lot more deference and, of course, discussions about the Holocaust and book banning.

And for the first time, we offer a Classroom Edition for teachers dealing with the subjects of the Holocaust or book banning.

18/06/2024

OUT NOW!

WELCOME TO EPISODE 50!

Josh and Leia are joined by first-time guest Sarah Kennedy to discuss one of her favorite storylines - Annihilation! We work a little differently than normal to talk a lot of Space Marvel, nu-metal and Drax's Heartbreak Kid phase.