RobOHara-Podcasts
378 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsCombined feed for all of Rob “Flack” O’Hara’s podcasts. Includes You Don’t Know Flack, Sprite Castle, Multiple Sadness, and Cactus Flack’s.
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Kooky Tales 006: Archie Karas Vegas Run
March 25, 2024 19:15 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBIn 1992 Archie Karas drove to Vegas with $50 in his pocket. Hear how he spent the next three years turning that money into millions, […]
Kooky Tales 005: Kooky St. Patrick’s Day Facts
March 18, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBDid you know St. Patrick was not born in Ireland, wasn’t a canonized saint, and didn’t actually drive the snakes out of Ireland? We learned […]
Sprite Castle 090: Pogo Joe
March 13, 2024 00:34 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBInspired by Q*Bert, this Commodore 64 game puts a spin (and a pogo stick) on this game starring POGO JOE! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Kooky Tales 004: Project Star Gate
March 11, 2024 22:51 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBIn the 1970s the United States Government launched Project Star Gate, recruiting psychics in hopes that they could use their “remote viewing powers” to spy […]
Kooky Tales 003: The Maury Island Incident
March 04, 2024 13:07 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBThe summer of 1947 became known as the “Summer of Saucers” thanks to Kenneth Arnold’s sighting and the Roswell incident, but the Maury Island Incident […]
Kooky Tales 002: The Faces of Belmez
February 26, 2024 23:13 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn 1971, a woman in Spain was shocked when ghostly faces began appearing on her kitchen floor. When the family scrubbed the floor to remove […]
YDKF Episode 233: Bowling Tales!
February 21, 2024 03:14 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBStrikes, spares, and turkeys! This is every bowling story I have in me — one and done! Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes […]
Kooky Tales 001: The SS Watertown
February 19, 2024 05:21 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBIn 1925, James Courtney and Michael Meegan, two sailors working on the SS Watertown oil tanker, accidentally suffocated to death. Although their bodies were buried […]
Rando Rob 0110 – Mini Bluetooth Boombox
February 12, 2024 14:03 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBThis boombox may be tiny in size, but it’s big in sound! Just kidding, the sound is pretty tiny too. And tinny. YouTube: https://youtu.be/3Y0aKcDKWHk Support […]
Rando Rob 0109 – T-Rex Sandwich Cutter
February 07, 2024 21:22 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBOn this episode of Rando Rob I show off this cute dinosaur-shaped sandwich cutter that hopefully nobody pooped on. YouTube: https://youtu.be/9tzFwcTSc9Y Support Rando Rob at […]
Sprite Castle 089: Conan
January 20, 2024 00:23 - 35 minutes - 33 MBBoomerang swords, the villainous Volta, the… orange hair? Dear, Crom! It’s CONAN Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | […]
YDKF Episode 232: Meta Ray-Bans
January 12, 2024 23:50 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBOn this episode Flack dives into the features and ethical issues of Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/A8Y-T1PVy0w Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Sprite Castle 088: The Games-Winter Edition
December 19, 2023 14:31 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBThe sorta-sequel to Winter Games by Epyx: it’s THE GAMES-WINTER EDITION! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | WWW […]
YDKF Episode 231: Elio
December 10, 2023 02:50 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBIn 2014, I put a down payment on an Elio, a three-wheeled car that promised to deliver 84mpg. had a 5-star crash rating, and cost […]
Sprite Castle 087: Leader Board Golf
October 19, 2023 11:51 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBThis beau-tee-ful game is way above par — from Access Software, it’s LEADER BOARD GOLF! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook […]
Rando Rob 0086 – Collectible Darth Vaders
October 15, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBStar Wars keeps making new movies, but marketing old characters. Here are two interesting Darth Vader items in my collection–one old, and one new! YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0085 – C16 and Commodore Plus 4
October 14, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBI am known for my love of the Commodore 64, but not everything the company touched was gold. Most of it wasn’t in fact. YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0084 – Star Wars Folders and Manuals
October 13, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBIn 7th grade I got Return of the Jedi folders for school. In this episode I find my old Kenner Star Wars manuals and Bantha […]
Rando Rob 0083 – Yamato Ninja Whiskey
October 12, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 27.1 MBA whiskey bottle shaped like a ninja? It makes perfect sense, especially once you learn about this history of the Nasty Pirates! YouTube: https://youtu.be/f1fvZkxn3GE Support […]
Rando Rob 0082 – Cassette Tapes
October 11, 2023 21:20 - 28 minutes - 27.1 MBI got rid of most of my old cassettes, but still have about a dozen, including the debut album from comedy legend Judy Tenuda. YouTube: […]
YDKF Episode 230: Cruise III
October 03, 2023 01:35 - 2 hours - 118 MBI just got back from a cruise to Cozumel and so much has changed in the cruise industry that I decided to revisit the topic […]
Rando Rob 0108 – Carnival Cruise Badges
October 02, 2023 14:40 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBWe’re back with brand new episodes of Rando Rob. Today I talk about the badges I kept from my last cruise, and why they’re important […]
Sprite Castle 086: Impossible Mission
September 08, 2023 22:08 - 2 hours - 117 MBSecret Agent 4125, do you choose to take on Evil Professor Elvin Atombender in this seemingly IMPOSSIBLE MISSION? Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | […]
YDKF Episode 229: Handheld Gaming Systems
September 02, 2023 03:15 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBFrom the old Mattel Football game to modern technological emulation machines, I run through the portable gaming systems aka handheld systems I’ve owned over the […]
Rando Rob 0081 – Giant Silent Bob Figure
September 01, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBI was an early fan of Clerks, and a little less so as time went on, but can I help it if I look like […]
Rando Rob 0080 – Vintage Monster Books
August 31, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBThese monster books from the 1970s made me think I could build my own masks, monsters, and special effects. I couldn’t, but I tried! YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0078 – Star Wars Soundtrack Anthology CDs
August 30, 2023 13:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBI was super excited to find this Star Wars box set for sale in a pawn shop one time. This box set got me excited […]
Rando Rob 0077 – Hanna-Barbera Animation Workshop
August 29, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBAlthough it never paid off, I bought this software because I thought it would help me make Scooby Doo cartoons. Things didn’t work out. YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0076 – Dragon’s Lair Lunchbox
August 28, 2023 14:22 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBA game of Dragon’s Lair cost 50 cents and, for me, lasted about 90 seconds. This lunchbox cost a little more, but kept my lunch […]
Rando Rob 0074 – White Castle Hat
August 14, 2023 04:30 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBI had to reshoot this one! This episode is a little about this White Castle Hat, and a lot about what White Castle means to […]
Rando Rob 0073 – Jar Jar’s Candy Tongue
August 14, 2023 02:49 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIf you wondered what Jar Jar’s tongue tasted like after seeing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, this is the candy for you. I never opened […]
Rando Rob 0072 – Blank Floppy Disks
August 09, 2023 04:30 - 13 minutes - 13.1 MBBoxes of blank floppy disks might seem like a boring birthday gift, but back when I had my Commodore 64 and a modem, there’s nothing […]
Rando Rob 0071 – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom
August 08, 2023 19:39 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MBInfocom’s classic interactive fiction game that I did not completely understand until I was older and had read the book. Don’t Panic! YouTube: https://youtu.be/w4TTCpUQCIg Support […]
Sprite Castle 085: Kung-Fu Master
August 04, 2023 19:19 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBGet ready to have your mind kicked with all the trivia I drop about this classic martial arts game, KUNG-FU MASTER! Support Sprite Castle at […]
Rando Rob 0070 – Mouse Pads!
July 29, 2023 13:00 - 8 minutes - 8.27 MBI might have been scraping the bottom of the barrel the week I decided to show off my mouse pad collection! YouTube: https://youtu.be/RUKYEDEguZ4 Support Rando […]
Rando Rob 0069 – Boatfest 2022
July 28, 2023 14:42 - 14 minutes - 14.2 MBA brief recap and data dump after attending Boatfest 2022, a retrocomputing gathering in Hurricane, West Virginia. Unique “on the road” episode. YouTube: https://youtu.be/iDFZ6qkAZrc Support […]
Rando Rob 0068 – Fisher Price Adventure People
July 25, 2023 15:21 - 15 minutes - 14.9 MBHere are a few of the Fisher Price Adventure sets I had as a kid. The best thing was that they were compatible with Star […]
Rando Rob 0067 – Wargames on VHS
July 24, 2023 14:29 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBI only saved my favorite movies on VHS, and this is one of them: WarGames! YouTube: https://youtu.be/WsrT4ZgrIaY Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
YDKF Episode 228: White Water
July 23, 2023 03:41 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBIn 1981, a water park named White Water opened in Oklahoma City. Here are a few of my memories about the park, what has changed […]
Rando Rob 0066 – Star Wars Biker Scouts
July 21, 2023 23:37 - 12 minutes - 12.3 MBThe Biker Scout from Return of the Jedi is probably my favorite Star Wars action figure. Here are a few different ones I have, sitting […]
Rando Rob 0065 – Autographed Star Wars Action Figures
July 20, 2023 20:00 - 9 minutes - 9.31 MBThe one thing I learned about obtaining autographs from Star Wars actors was the less they showed their face on camera, the cheaper the autograph […]
Rando Rob 0064 – Ninja Trilogy DVDs
July 19, 2023 19:52 - 21 minutes - 20.7 MBEven though I got rid of 99% of my DVDs, I kept these classics: Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, and Ninja 3: The […]
Rando Rob 0063 – Mighty Muggs Boba Fett
July 18, 2023 14:05 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBI’m a sucker for a Boba Fett figure, especially one as cute as this one! YouTube: https://youtu.be/crsBYELIwk4 Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
Rando Rob 0062 – Lifesize Star Wars Blasters
July 17, 2023 20:39 - 13 minutes - 13.4 MBSomeone made models of the old Kenner action figure Star Wars guns, scaled them up, and 3D printed them. Someone else (me) bought them! YouTube: […]
Sprite Castle 084: Championship Wrestling
July 14, 2023 03:47 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBGet ready to get your bell rung, brother, in this episode of Sprite Castle’s game, CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
Rando Rob 0061 – Vintage McDonald’s Big Mac Glass
July 04, 2023 12:30 - 19 minutes - 18.9 MBOne day while staring at my collection of vintage McDonald’s drinking glasses I noticed I was missing one. eBay to the rescue! YouTube: https://youtu.be/_K8j2-KV1iw Support […]
YDKF Episode 227: Movie SPFX Part 2
June 03, 2023 02:57 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBIn part two of this subject, I talk about some of the movies I grew up watching that were known for their special effect, the […]
Rando Rob 0060 – Pac-Man Fever 45 Record
June 02, 2023 14:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBI own this vinyl single and it’s driving me crazy! Pac-Man was everywhere in the early 80s — in arcades, on t-shirts, on lunchboxes, and […]
Rando Rob 0058 – Commodore 64 1541-III
May 31, 2023 14:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThe 1541-III was one of the first SD-card based readers for the C64. I used it for a short period of time before the Ultimate […]
Rando Rob 0057 – Pancho’s Drinking Glass
May 30, 2023 17:05 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBPancho’s wasn’t known for having great food, but it was all you can eat as long as you kept raising the flag! Pancho’s is gone, […]