Enjoy Stuff: Choose Your Own Thanksgiving
Enjoy Stuff: A TechnoRetro Podcast
Release Date: 11/11/2024
Enjoy Stuff: A TechnoRetro Podcast
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info_outlineThanksgiving is coming up soon! Preparation can be stressful, so Enjoy Stuff helps you with some choices. Which way will you go?
Choose Your Own Adventure books are so much fun. It’s a different story every time, just like Thanksgiving. So we decided to plan the perfect Retro-Giving by letting you pick which of our favorite retro parts of the holiday will impress your relatives and keep everyone guessing (and sometimes running for the antacids)
News
George Takei announces a very cool graphic memoir!
Wanna buy the original recording console used by the Beatles when they recorded Abbey Road? Now you can.
Only Murders in the Building renewed for Season 5
Weezer releases new Blue Album Arcade Game in celebration of the album's 30th anniversary
RIP Legendary artist Greg Hildebrandt
Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends
What we’re Enjoying
Jay enjoyed a lot of fun and laughs as he finished up the latest season of Only Murders in the Building. Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez nailed it again along with a plethora of other stars populating season 4. And now that we know there’s going to be a season 5, you can bet there will be a cliffhanger ending. Shua checked out the new Robert Zemeckis movie “Here” with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. A movie that takes place in one place where the camera doesn’t move. The story moves back and forth through time, stringing together a story of the house and the families that lived there. Not the strongest story, but definitely worth experiencing.
Sci-Fi Saturdays
This week on Sci-Fi Saturdays Jay revisits the 2007 Will Smith apocalypse/zombie movie “I am Legend”. The third movie to adapt the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson. It has some great stuff throughout, despite changing the ending significantly. Read his article on RetroZap.com. And make sure to play around with the interactive map on MCULocationScout.com. There are some new locations from Agents of SHIELD season 3. Plus, you can tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua talk about great stuff in the MCU.
Enjoy Thanksgiving!
There’s so much preparation expected for Thanksgiving. Food, decorations, what to wear…It can be overwhelming. It all seemed so much easier when we were kids. So maybe that’s the answer; a Retro Thanksgiving! And what better way to do that than a Choose Your Own Adventure? We will look at the perfect Thanksgiving locations, clothing, food, and TV specials. It’s up to you to choose. It’s a fun and Thankful way to plan your holiday on Enjoy Stuff!
Would you do a Retro Thanksgiving? What were your choices? First person that emails me with the subject line, “Over the river and through the woods” will get a special mention on the show. Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com