Retrotone News
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTired of the malarkey coming from the mainstream media? Well that stuff's history! Retrotone News gives you a snappy summary of the news. Modeled after the Movietone News reels of the 1930s, we cut the baloney and give it to you straight. Add a couple licks o' music and some color commentary from our host Rodge Bigsby (David Allen Moss), and you've got the picture.
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Episodes
This Week in News: 10/17/19
October 17, 2019 18:22 - 8 minutesHear the latest media and fast food blunders, as well as what’s happening in the music and entertainment industries.
This Week in News: 8/22/19
August 22, 2019 09:00 - 7 minutesRodge is wrangling escaped aliens from Area 51. He’ll be back someday. We hope.
This Week in News: 8/8/19
August 08, 2019 09:00 - 8 minutesIn this news update, Football season is upon us and we’ve got the inside info on which team has the best tailgating fans! Say “howdy” to your text-door neighbor and big news for plaid clothing! Rodge mourns the victims of both the El Paso and Dayton shootings with a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye.
This Week in News: 8/1/19
August 01, 2019 10:00 - 7 minutesOn this episode of Retrone News Minute: Democratic Debaters go head to head in the Motor City, Disney’s “The Lion King” roars past another box office milestone, Rodge dolls it up with some end-of-summer trends and features the fan-favorite Bigsby’s Beat of the Week. Let ‘er rip!
This Week in News: 7/24/19
July 25, 2019 18:05 - 7 minutesOn this episode of Retrone News Minute: Robert Mueller is back in the headlines! Congress needs a lesson in finance as the national debt grows to epic proportions! A car accident turns bust and Shirley Bassey sings about money as we tap our toes.
This Week in News: 7/18/19
July 18, 2019 16:51 - 6 minutesAmerica has a lot to offer – from Lady Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge. This week Rodge travels off the beaten path to give you the beat on 5 unique vacation destinations in 2019. Check it out!
This Week in News: 7/11/19
July 11, 2019 09:00 - 8 minutesOn this episode of Retrone News Minute: Two massive earthquakes roar through Southern California; The US Women’s National Team return as four time World Cup Champions - making history and headlines; Amazon workers boycott Prime Day; Backlash against black “Little Mermaid” makes Rodge mad. Great trembling tectonic plates!
This Week in News: 7/4/19
July 04, 2019 09:00 - 9 minutesRodge reports on all things "Stars & Stripes" in this episode. It's Fireworks, Flyovers, Hotdogs, the National Anthem and even where to buy your last minute picnic items! Be careful and keep those fingers away from bottle rockets!
This Week in News: 6/27/19
June 27, 2019 09:00 - 7 minutesRodge dives into the World’s more wacky and bizarre headlines this week from alien signs to singing seals. Get the skinny on the most hipster summer reading list and wackiest world cup soccer drills.
This Week in News: 6/20/19
June 20, 2019 09:00 - 7 minutesIt’s no secret Rodge was in hiding. It’s like he never left. But somehow, he came back… different. He sees the world through a new lens. Could be Kodak. He’s definitely keen to thank his rescue team, take on the truth, bear his hip hoppier side, and salute the Siberian Tiger (among other musings).
This Week in News: 6/13/19
June 13, 2019 09:00 - 7 minutesRodge hops on the gossip train in this week’s episode of Retrotone News Minute. He divulges the latest in Celebrity Feuds featuring a Peace Treaty between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry; the Corporate Giant Break Up between FedEx and Amazon a.k.a. Fedmazon; the Twitter smack down between Justin Beiber and Tom Cruise; and we remember our favorite fuzzy friend, Otto the Otter passes. Let’s get on the chatter!
This Week in News: 6/6/19
June 06, 2019 18:10 - 7 minutesIn this episode of Retrotone News, Rodge delivers a heartfelt update on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day including the stirring commemoration by our world leaders and over 300 veterans that took place in Portsmouth, England. Bigsby wraps up this news minute with some uplifting headlines on the environmental efforts of Iron Man and a German Circus’ high-tech attempts to end animal cruelty. It’s one for the books, folks!
This Week in News: 5/30/19
May 30, 2019 08:30 - 9 minutesIt’s a disaster. It’s a lot of disasters. Bill shut down on the house floor. Hiker missing for 17 days. Tornadoes in real life and in film. What else could go wrong?
This Week: There's No News?
May 23, 2019 09:00 - 3 minutesWhere is Rodge? Four weeks ago, you’re beloved newscaster risked his life to Today he dials in from an unknown location..
This Week in News: 5/16/19
May 16, 2019 09:15 - 7 minutesA Rhode Island school usurped the peanut butter from jelly; Rodge translates an angelic numerology report from the ‘Trusted’ Psychic Medium Network; We say goodbye to icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood; Spaghetti-O’s blessed our presence this day in 1965; and we top off this episode of Retrotone News Minute with a visit to Polly’s Poetry Corner. Let’s get on the bubble!
This Week in News: 5/9/19
May 09, 2019 15:00 - 7 minutesRodge wraps up an entertainment recap for this episode of Retrotone News, including the low down on the Dragon Queen, a Disney controversy with the Lady and the Tramp reboot, and the mourning of our beloved Chewbacca. In addition, a totally random unconventional vacation hot-spot leads the pack while Rodge tops it off with some fake news and Bigsby’s beat of the week.
This Week in Conspiracies: 5/2/19
May 02, 2019 07:00 - 8 minutesThis week Rodge takes big risks to bring you the stories THEY don’t want you to hear. Find out the controversy behind Ecuadorian officials allegedly receiving bribes in connection to the Julian Assange arrest. Can a calendar be cursed? Rodge asks this very question in relation to some mysterious events in history being linked through one very suspect date. And what do Beyonce, Barbara Walters, and Bieber have in common? All this and more on a special conspiracy theory edition of Retrotone!
This Week in News: 4/25/19
April 25, 2019 07:00 - 6 minutesIn this episode of Retrotone News, Rodge breaks down the not-so-epic Putin and Kim Jong Un meeting, calls out Big Pharma and the The Rochester Drug Co-Operative scandal amidst the long-standing opioid crisis in the U.S., and threatens those who might be holding Britney Spears against her will #FreeBritney. And that’s one for the Republic!
This Week in News: 4/18/19
April 18, 2019 07:00 - 8 minutesParis mourns, Trump Vetoes, Carter Lives and Tiger Wins, Again!
This Week in News: 4/11/19
April 11, 2019 07:00 - 8 minutesGet ready for the ride with Rodge as he sizes up a summer of epic entertainment and events. From the Woodstock 50th Anniversary Concert Festival to the new Star Wars Ride Galaxy’s Edge and even, details on how to meet “THE” Rodge Bigsby in-person, we’ve GOT all the goods – let’s give it up for Westeros, Watkins Glen and Wookies in this whirlwind episode of Retrotone News.
This Week in News: 4/4/19
April 04, 2019 07:00 - 6 minutesLots of 3 letter acronyms this week with shoutouts to the FTC and DOJ for jobs well done; conversation about Trump’s comments on the ACA; and a PSA from the DOH about vaccines. To top it all off, you can enjoy Bigsby’s poem of the week.
This Week in News: 3/28/19
March 28, 2019 07:00 - 7 minutesMarch really is madness with Rodge’s blaring media headlines and beyond. Retrotone packs a heavy punch aimed at Russiagate, the Jusse Smollett scandal and the devastating Heartland Floods. You’ll also get Bigsby’s Beat of the Week, some feel good news with environmental friendly social media challenge #TRASHTAG and This Week in History, from Retrotone News.
This Week in News: 3/15/19
March 15, 2019 19:28 - 7 minutesCollege cheaters and climate change. Falling planes and flying cars. Hear Rodge’s take on the latest!
This Week in News: 3/7/19
March 07, 2019 08:00 - 7 minutesRodge doesn't miss a beat with some major headline this week including the flawless launch of Elon Musk's SpaceX to the International Space Station, John Hickenlooper's 2020 Presidential run, the last Blockbuster on the Planet shuts its doors, and a sad farewell to one of Hollywood's biggest bad boys - star of Riverdale and Beverly Hills 90210 - Luke Perry dies at age 52. You’ll always be our Dylan McKay! All of this and more from Retrotone News.
This Week in News: 3/1/19
March 01, 2019 19:01 - 7 minutesOscars updates; impending asteroid doom; Ice Tsunamis; 13 year old millionaires and more in this week’s news bulletin.
This Week in News: 2/21/19
February 21, 2019 08:00 - 6 minutesGet ready to blow your wigs left-wingers, Bernie Sanders announces his Presidential 2020 run and much more! Rodge covers Chanel Founder and fashion icon death, Supermoon energies running amuck... and speaking of amuck, the latest in Kardashian calamities. Let's get on the gondola!
This Week in News: 2/14/19
February 14, 2019 08:00 - 7 minutesValentine’s Day with no Sweetheart Candy Hearts? Ron Burgundy confused as he debuts podcast and Twitter is as cynical as ever. Listen Up!
This Week in News: 2/7/19
February 07, 2019 08:00 - 6 minutesThis week Rodge recaps the latest happenings in politics, lifestyle and Adam Levine’s bare bodied halftime show performance. From the highly anticipated State of the Union Address, to an overseas zoo selling outrageous Valentine’s Day creepy critters... Rodge tops it off with latest Tyson chicken nugget drama. This one’s for the books folks!
This Week in News: 1/31/19
January 31, 2019 08:00 - 6 minutesThe polar vortex swirls amidst another wild week in news! Hear the latest on the Mueller chicanery, and find out which hot tune Rodge is recommending this week. And did we mention the government’s back open? But in perhaps the most surprising news of the week, we explore Australia’s newest face Styles (pun intended).
This Week in News: 1/24/19
January 24, 2019 08:00 - 7 minutesIt’s the race for 2020, race for robot hospitality, and race for the Oscars. This week Rodge covers new entries in the pool of Democratic candidates, Alibaba’s FlyZoo bizarro tech showcase-of-a-hotel, Oreos and the Oscars. If that’s not enough, we bring Bigsby’s Beat of the Week and Walker on History to the fold. What a World!
This Week in News: 1/17/19
January 17, 2019 08:00 - 6 minutesToxic! Toxic! Rodge Regurges a Smelly Week in News // Toxic Politics. Toxic Waste. Toxic Masculinity. McDonald’s. This week Rodge delves into the dirty, talking Brexit, Big Macs, and Lima’s septic struggles. But it’s not all nasty... turns out there’s a new kind of lunar life! Rodge raps up the report with a special op-ed, showcasing his sentimental side while dishing the latest on the #MeToo movement.
This Week in News: 1/10/19
January 10, 2019 08:00 - 6 minutesBreaking News: It's Build a Wall or Eminent Doom // Rodge rails on the escalating so-called crisis over Trump’s multi-billion dollar border wall. It’s a royal standoff, and millions are feeling the shockwaves of an ongoing government shutdown. Speaking of shock, Bigsby dishes up on big discoveries and college championships – waving a mammoth flag for Clemson and exposing epic rumors on Beyonce’s tabloid mega-divorce. From Washington to Hollywood, this is one newsy tour of duty!
This Week in News: 1/3/19
January 08, 2019 21:28 - 6 minutesNew Year's Roundup // Great Scott! Should old acquaintance be forgot? Why... of course not! It’s here in Episode 1, Rodge Bigsby ushers in the New Year with some familiar faces. From the Republic or Trump's government shutdown, to Chipotle’s big splash for a modern menu–Rodge takes us on a tour of big news, and adventures on the high sea. Catch stories of French Adventurer, Jean-Jacques Savin, and Bibsby's break down of recent Twitter scuttlebutt on all things Kardashian and West. “Yoo-haa! #...