How did you know when the '90s were over? (Apart from the date on the calendar!) Was it 9/11? The cancellation of "Beverly Hills, 90210"? When the cell phone started to eat your brain? Audra and Raymond close out Season 2 with this examination of era-ending events and trends. Thank you to the dear Retrophilia listeners for helping the research effo…

Pro-wrestling really had a chokehold on our imaginations in the ‘90s. Whether our brains were being bodyslammed by WWF (WWE) or beat down by WCW, we loved every choreographed minute of the glammy, absurd high drama. Perhaps the most ‘90s of all wrestling shows of that time was the punk rock DIY version, Incredibly Strange Wrestling, which got its s…

Audra and Raymond are back from an unintentional sabbatical to discuss Neo Noir films from the 1990s. Not to be confused with “Erotic Thrillers,” Neo Noirs echo the first wave of Film Noir in both content and style. Certain American crime thrillers of the ‘40s and ‘50s were dubbed Film Noir by French critics for their similarities: dark subject mat…

Calling all Mall Rats, Mall Goths, Mall Punks, and Mallternatives! Malls fulfilled our dreams and socials scenes for generations, but they are quickly turning from a safe haven for teenagers to abandoned monuments to late stage capitalism. Born of the suburbs, malls had their last great era in the 1990s. Audra and Raymond talk mall movies, mall his…

Were the ‘90s the Suburbs Decade? Raymond and Audra discuss the explosion of the suburbs and its hand in creating the Church Youth Group, Youth Pastors, and even Christian Rock. Raymond’s personal experiences (and listener input), help flesh out this very ‘90s phenomenon. Audra finally gets to ask the burning question, “What’s up with the whole Chr…

It's end times fun times here at Retrophilia as we discuss how anxieties for Y2K expressed themselves in 90's cinema via apocalypse-themed movies. It was a decade full of 'em, but we'll focus on two movies that share several themes in common: IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994) and THE NINTH GATE (1999).By Audra and Raymond

If television was your babysitter, this episode is for you! Audra & Raymond discuss sweet sweet cable TV, why it was invented and how we spent our childhoods (and beyond) parked in front of it. From Nickelodeon to MTV to Skinemax, Retrophilia unscrambles shows like "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," VH1's "Behind the Music," "USA Up All Night," and m…

This Episode, We Did A Live Ramble-cast From Maryland With Gary Morgan From The Bizzaro Aficionado Podcast!! We Discuss A Bit About His History As An Archeologist, A Guy That Set The World Record For Running While On Fire, Riverside Pottery Gnomes, The Antikythera Mechanism, And The Ultimate Slack Job Of Being A 18th Century Ornamental Garden Hermi…

We're back after an extended break! This week we cover Weird Elvis with Steph Quick And A.P.Strange. Elvis Was A Topic I avoided For Years Because It's Been Done To Death But Mr.Strange Said He Had Planty Of Weirdness To Cover About Elvis. Elvis And UFO cults? Sure! Elvis the Mage? SURE! Elvis As A Tulpa? Why Not! Let's See How Far Down The TCB Rab…

Retrophilia is back, baby! Audra and Raymond are thrilled to return to the ‘90s after a year-long sabbatical living in the present day. They dive right back in with the year the music changed. 1994 was the peak year of crossover madness. Find out how Alternative, Modern, and College Rock went blazing into the mainstream, and how Green Day, NIN, Pea…

After a long time away I decided to fire the microphone back up and make a new show. In this episode, I am joined by Joe from The Ozone Nightmare Podcast and Jim Nettles from Con-Tinual for a deep discussion on the emerging realm of A.I generated art. It seems like A.I is everywhere in the art world from Creating images, writing music, generating c…

Just like music and film, comedy went through a transformation in the 1990s. Perhaps in reaction to the glut of mediocre and shallow comedians of the '80s, comedy shows like MR. SHOW, KIDS IN THE HALL, and SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST upended expectations with their alternative brand of social commentary and changed the way we think about comedy toda…

Now that the GA Guide stones are history thanks to idiots, I received A LOT of requests to repost this episode. This is from waaaay back in episode 31. Closing Music for the show: Gomer Pyle -DrawbackBy Roejen

The advent of the video rental store made a wide variety of films available for study and this changed the landscape of cinema. Video stores birthed a new breed of filmmaker in the '90s, including Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith. Were these auteurs the culture-bearers of film history or self-indulgent dude bros? Or both? Audra and Raymond take a …

Hey! We're back from a 6 month break. This week Tomas Prower is with us to talk about his new book "Warrior Magic - Justice Spirituality and culture from around the world. Joining me for Co-hosting is long time friend of the show Michael M Hughes. We discuss magical practices from around the world and different cultures. We take a look at how these…

What was there to rebel against in the '90s? Whaddaya you got? Raymond and Audra examine the '90s Rebel archetype through the lens of two film classics of teen rebellion: PUMP UP THE VOLUME and GHOST WORLD. Talk hard!By Audra and Raymond

At the dawn of the '90s, a magical thing happened when MTV began diversifying their programming - they launched a cutting-edge animation show called LIQUID TELEVISION, which changed animation forever. AEON FLUX and BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD sprung from this fertile anthology show, bringing the avant-guard and the hilariously puerile into homes across th…

Occult, Self-Help, Personal Development...call it what thou wilt. Raymond and Audra delve into the New Age movement of the '90s from music to bookstores to community. Somewhere between PURE MOODS and THE CRAFT, lies the secret to the universe. Sail away, mutha fakkas!By Audra + Raymond

A revival and a revival of a revival, Woodstock '94 and Woodstock '99 were fitting bookends to a culturally tumultuous decade. Boomer nostalgia and a new kind of voracious consumerism simultaneously meshed and clashed at these two benchmark events. The results ranged from sublime to tragic. Join Audra and Raymond as they sift through the dynamics o…

Too hot to handle or too sad to celebrate? Audra & Raymond discuss the explosion of celebrity tapes in the ‘90s and review the Hulu limited series, PAM & TOMMY.By Audra & Raymond

The 1990s saw a gigantic resurgence of "Classic Rock" from the late '60s and early '70s, as it was discovered by children of Boomers. Was this classic status deserved or was it a distraction from the music and culture of our own generation? Look what it did to Mike Watt!By Audra & Raymond

Raymond & Audra discuss conspiracy culture of the '90s, from "Slacker" to "X-Files" to the "Fox Alien Autopsy," and some of the literary history behind it all. Hail Eris!By Audra & Raymond

Bored teens, absent parents, and nowhere to go but the Christian rock show. This episode takes a look at "The Lost Children of Rockdale County," a documentary about an STD epidemic among suburban teenagers in 1996.By Audra Wolfmann & Raymond Wiley

Audra and Raymond discuss coolness circa 1999 and revisit the groundbreaking documentary "The Merchants of Cool." We're live from the Redneck Riviera this week on Retrophilia!By Audra & Raymond

Science fiction often looks forward to the future, but always contains elements of the era in which it was written. The 1990's were no different. By examining the sci-fi of the era, we step into the strange world of the 90's Future.By Audra & Raymond

This week Stephanie Quick and A.P. Strange are on the show to talk Humor and weirdness in the Paranormal. We chat about Banana Vampires, remnant sex energies haunting a bedroom, The Job cat from the 2 witches podcast, Dad Joke exorcisms, Steph doing Amish thirst trap pics, Hilarious magic, and more.By Roejen

Titillating transgressive film genre or a dark window into the women-fearing anxieties of men? Audra & Raymond investigate the phenomenon, looking into its roots in film noir and the sexist media circus of the early 1990s. Up for debate are Paul Verhoeven’s BASIC INSTINCT and Barry Levinson’s DISCLOSURE. It's a Michael Douglas film festival this we…

Raymond and Audra examine three prime time teen drama Halloween specials of the ‘90s – BEVERLY HILLS 90210, MY SO-CALLED LIFE, and FREAKS AND GEEKS. In all three, Halloween provides a crucible for the “teen mid-life crises,” or the struggle between childhood and teenhood.By Audra & Raymond

The thrilling conclusion to Raymond's experiment in which he attempted to live in the 1990s for a week. How long can a Millennial survive without a smart phone, streaming movies, and Coke Zero? Tune in to find out. Errata: During the segment on radio, Raymond was actually referring to WSRV, not WKLS.…

Attempting to live like it's the 1990s for a week, Raymond will put his sanity and digital addiction on the line in the name of armchair anthropology. In this episode, Audra and Raymond lay out the ground rules for the experiment in an attempt to strip away anything and everything to do with the 21st century!…

After years away from the mic, Raymond drops by to talk about his new podcast series..... Retrophilia!

After years away from the mic, Raymond drops by to talk about his new podcast series!

The '90s were an edgy time. Revisit THE MATRIX, FIGHT CLUB, and AMERICAN BEAUTY, and answer the burning question... how is an Edgelord made?By Audra Wolfmann & Raymond Wiley

Audra and Raymond compare and contrast being a goth kid in 1991 vs 1999. Audra survived a golden age of being a goth kid. Raymond was too young and got Hot Topic leftovers. Can they find common ground? Peter Murphy doubts it.

From the fall of the Soviet Union to the world-shattering release of Nirvana's "Nevermind," 1991 set the stage for the alternative music and culture that defined a generation.By Audra Wolfmann & Raymond Wiley

Hey, we're back! This week Editor in Chief Greg D'Alessandro from Weekly World News is with us to talk about the return and rebirth of Weekly World News (The Worlds ONLY reliable News). We talk about the history of the Magazine, the Bat Child found in the West Virginia cave, How they get some of their content, Some of the crazy exploits they have h…

Just A Brief Show Update Because I Havent Released An Episode in a bit.By Roejen

Ep 351 Taylor Bell from the Green Lion Podcast drops into the show for a really long episode. While an over caffeinated and sleep deprived Roe flies solo this week. We take a deep dive into esoteric discussion and Ideas. We discuss Taylor's fascinating journey from being a skeptic in a religious home to a practitioner of magic, Chatting with the de…

This Week Shelley And Roe and Joined By Mortellus To Talk a bit about their book Do I have To Wear Black: Rituals, Customs & Funerary Etiquette For Modern Pagans. Mortellus is A Mortician, British Traditional Witch, High Priestess Of The Coven Of Leaves, Mom, End Of Life Care Worker ( and Afterlife if Needed), And A Practicing Necromancer. We Chat …

This week Roe flies solo with no co-host and welcomes Brandon Weston to about his book Ozark Folk Magic: Plants, Prayers &Healing. We take a deep dive into the practices, history, and traditions of the dying art of Appalachian magic. We discuss Brandon's journey to becoming a practitioner, The different types of folk magic, What is a Yarb Doctor? W…

The "Firefly Chats"..This week Tui Snider Returns to share her stories of High Strangeness. Many of these stories she has never told before. Tui tells us her stories of meeting Elementals And Pan, Haunted Bathrooms, Manifesting the spatula of her dreams ( No really, it's a funny story), Purple chakras, Weird Coffee house tales, Death Visions, And O…

This is a long show! After a long delay in shows, We have the return of Joshua Cutchin. Josh joins Asherah and Gary as we go on a wild ride of talking about weird Bigfoot encounters involving high strangeness, Pygmy and Bird wars, His weird Terence McKenna impression, How we perceive reality, and why Bigfoot as a flesh and blood creature just doesn…

This week, Self Proclaimed Crackpot Historian Joins A post Covid Shot Roe and Gary to talk about his new book "Saucers. Spooks, And Kooks. UFO Disinformation In The Age Of Aquarius" We talk a little about Paul Bennewitz, Richard Doty, The Legend of the underground Dulce Alien base, A list of shady characters in the UFO world and taking acid in the …

This week's show gets its name from the outtakes at the end of the episode. Ben Radford returns this week to talk about his new book Big-If True: Adventures in Oddity. We talk about some of the crazy correspondence that he has received over the years, The aftermath of his "Bad Clowns " book, Elvis in Home alone? The Vatican's "Miracle Examiner", Al…

This Week, The return of Biblical Jackass. A Covid recovered Roejen welcomes Garry from Bizzaro Aficionado And John from Old Nerds Drinking. This is a VERY immature show and will not be for everyone. We talk about all kinds of weird news articles about people doing stupid things in the name of religion. Pastors Farting on people's heads to heal the…

This week We Welcome Rev Katie Kamara to the show to talk Tantric sex and a varied list of other weird topics. We talk about St. Germaine, Alchemy, Tantric sex, and How people react to having a Paranormal experience. Asherah runs this week's show and Roe just kinda sits back and chills for a bit wondering what he got himself into... Closing music f…

R.I.P Jeff. Episode 51 Jeff Ritzmann part 2 Part two of our look at the evidence in the paranormal world ( Cue Spooky Music!) Jeff returns to talk about the Gulf Breeze UFO sightings and talks about ways that videos are hoaxed. We also talk about The Dome On The Rock UFO videos and a few other oddball topics.…

R.I.P Jeff, We'll miss you. All that glitters isn't gold -Part one- For this show, we have returning guest Jeff Ritzman. Jeff joins us to talk about the future of Paratopia and Project CORE, then we delve deep into Photo and video UFO evidence. We step into the “Way Back Machine” to look at a case that he was deeply involved with, The Chicago O'Har…

This week Roe And Steph Welcome Eric Wargo. We talk Time Loops, Flying Blenders, Lavatory Monsters, Psychic Experimentation via Pizza, Sleep Laughing, the Present Moment as Fiction, Combat Training and the Art of Memory, the Holy Grail of Quantum Biology, What the Hell Is "Retrocausality"? and Subconscious Precognition. Closing Music: Godsmack-Time…