Episodes
Hear the latest media and fast food blunders, as well as what’s happening in the music and entertainment industries.
Published 10/17/19
Rodge is wrangling escaped aliens from Area 51. He’ll be back someday. We hope.
Published 08/22/19
In 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.
Published 08/08/19
On 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!
Published 08/01/19
On 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.
Published 07/25/19
America 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!
Published 07/18/19
On 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!
Published 07/11/19
Rodge 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!
Published 07/04/19
Rodge 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.
Published 06/27/19
It’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).
Published 06/20/19
Rodge 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!
Published 06/13/19
In 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!
Published 06/06/19
It’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?
Published 05/30/19
Where is Rodge? Four weeks ago, you’re beloved newscaster risked his life to Today he dials in from an unknown location..
Published 05/23/19
A 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!
Published 05/16/19
Rodge 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.
Published 05/09/19
This 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!
Published 05/02/19
In 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!
Published 04/25/19
Paris mourns, Trump Vetoes, Carter Lives and Tiger Wins, Again!
Published 04/18/19
Get 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.
Published 04/11/19
Lots 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.
Published 04/04/19
March 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.
Published 03/28/19
College cheaters and climate change. Falling planes and flying cars. Hear Rodge’s take on the latest!
Published 03/15/19
Rodge 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.
Published 03/07/19