Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre

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Fun for All Ages

A podcast celebrating the golden age of pop culture. For the kids who counted down every song on American Top 40, clipped a Monkees record from a box of Alpha-Bits or begged their parents for a Han Solo action figure or Six Million Dollar Man lunchbox. Join Emmy-winning writer Frank Santopadre and a panel of equally obsessed celebs, superfans, cultural experts and industry insiders as they gush and geek out over the TV, films, toys and trends of the 1960s, 70s, 80s...and beyond.

Episodes · 25

A Damn Fine Episode: Revisiting "Twin Peaks" w/ Scott Meslow and Harley Peyton

Jun 23, 2026 · 1h 45m

All Together Now: Bob Dylan and the Beatles (Part Two) w/ Jim Windolf, Kenneth Womack and Nellie McKay

Jun 16, 2026 · 1h 15m

All Together Now: Bob Dylan and the Beatles w/ Jim Windolf, Kenneth Womack and Nellie McKay

Jun 9, 2026 · 1h 11m

Encore Presentation: The Strange Cinema of William Castle w/ Frank Conniff, Rich "Svengoolie" Koz and Jeffrey Schwarz

Jun 2, 2026 · 1h 35m

Encore Presentation: Lost and Forgotten Amusement Parks w/ Dave Cobb and Robert Coker

May 26, 2026 · 1h 40m

Saturday Morning Spinoff Super Spectacular! (Part Two) w/ Jerry Beck, Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim

May 19, 2026 · 1h 14m

Saturday Morning Spinoff Super Spectacular! w/ Jerry Beck, Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim

May 12, 2026 · 1h 12m

Excelsior! The Marvel Age of Comics w/ Danny Fingeroth and Larry Lieber

May 11, 2026 · 1h 51m

Excelsior! The Marvel Age of Comics w/ Danny Fingeroth and Larry Lieber

May 5, 2026 · 1h 53m

"But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?": Girl Groups of the 1950s and 1960s (Part Two) w/ Laura Flam, Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Barbara Jean English

Apr 28, 2026 · 1h 6m

"But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?": Girl Groups of the 1950s and 1960s w/ Laura Flam, Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Barbara Jean English

Apr 21, 2026 · 1h 0m

Let's Be Frank!: Answering Questions from Patreon Supporters w/ Barrett Leddy

Apr 20, 2026 · 1h 25m

Let's Be Frank!: Answering Questions from Patreon Supporters w/ Barrett Leddy

Apr 14, 2026 · 1h 26m

"You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown!": Celebrating 75 Years of "Peanuts" w/ Mark Evanier, Chip Kidd and Charles Kochman

Apr 7, 2026 · 1h 36m

Encore Presetation: "TV Funhouse" Turns 25! (Part Two) w/ Robert Smigel and Dan Pasternack

Mar 31, 2026 · 1h 28m

Encore Presentation: "TV Funhouse" Turns 25! w/ Robert Smigel and Dan Pasternack

Mar 24, 2026 · 1h 31m

Connecticut in the Movies w/ Illeana Douglas and Dave Boone

Mar 17, 2026 · 1h 49m

Kong, Godzilla and Other Big-Screen Beasts (Part Two) w/ Kevin Maher, Thom Shubilla and Brian Solomon

Mar 10, 2026 · 1h 0m

Kong, Godzilla and Other Big-Screen Beasts w/ Kevin Maher, Thom Shubilla and Brian Solomon

Mar 3, 2026 · 1h 6m

Gaines, Kurtzman, Feldstein and Neuman: A Remembrance of Mad Magazine (Part Two) w/ Alan Bernstein and Joe Raiola

Feb 24, 2026 · 1h 2m

Gaines, Kurtzman, Feldstein and Neuman: A Remembrance of Mad Magazine w/ Alan Bernstein and Joe Raiola

Feb 17, 2026 · 1h 12m

Tales from the Writers' Room w/ Rick Copp, Brian Levant and Bennett Yellin

Feb 10, 2026 · 1h 39m

Helm, Flint, Solo and Smart: Spies, Spoofs and Secret Agents of the 1960s (Part Two) w/ Ned Hastings and Thom Shubill

Feb 3, 2026 · 1h 7m

Helm, Flint, Solo and Smart: Spies, Spoofs and Secret Agents of the 1960s w/ Ned Hastings and Thom Shubilla

Jan 27, 2026 · 1h 9m

Clouseau, Chance and Dr. Strangelove: The Many Faces of Peter Sellers (Part Two) w/ Illeana Douglas, Danny Gold and Larry Karaszewski

Jan 20, 2026 · 1h 10m