by Shawn Robare | Apr 17, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
On the latest episode of the show I spend a few minutes relating a couple of random toy memories that revolve around Star Wars in the 1983-84 era… I mention my first grade class and my contentious relationship with that teacher (who still might have some of my...
by Shawn Robare | Apr 10, 2020 | Listen
If there’s been a bright side of the quarantine for myself, it’s been finally getting some time to record new episodes of the Branded podcast. In this episode of the show I take a minute to dive back into the world of animation music attribution and talk...
by Shawn Robare | Apr 6, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
On this latest episode of the Branded in the 80s podcast I take a minute and give a little appreciation to one of my favorite animation writers, the great Michael Reaves. Though he may not be a household name, he worked on a ton of the cartoons of the 70s, 80s, and...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 31, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
On the latest episode of the show I take a few minutes to talk about the underlying happiness and oft ignored sadness of nostalgia, and try to relate a couple instances where my experience with 80s era junk has led to unadulterated bliss. In one story I talk about the...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 26, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
The Branded in the 80s podcast returns with a short but fond story about one of my most vivid memories of the Silverhawks. Join me as I take a trip back to 1987 and the amazing toy aisle in the Albertson’s supermarket chain that was literally one of the happiest...
by Shawn Robare | Dec 19, 2017 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
On this episode of the show I take a minute to focus some of my thoughts about the latest chapter in the Star Wars film saga, Episode 8 – The Last Jedi. I dig into idea of how years worth of official canon affect how we view the movies and characters, then and...
