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Retroactive Certainty
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Ever wonder why that movie stuck with you? Or who decides what counts as canon? Retroactive Certainty is a podcast that rewinds the media we love, then hits play with a fresh perspective.
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🚨 Season finale alert!

Episode 05 – Choose Your Own Erasure

From #Bandersnatch to vanishing games, we dig into why your digital shelf is more rental than library.

🎧 Listen now: www.retroactivecertainty.com/episodes/s01e05

#LostMedia #PopCulturePodcast #RetroactiveCertainty #CanonFodderMedia
An old, boxy CRT television sits abandoned in a patch of overgrown grass under a moody twilight sky. The words 'Choose Your Own Erasure' appear in bold, retro-styled green lettering above it. The Retroactive Certainty logo is in the top left corner. Text at the bottom reads 'Season 01 | Episode 05' with the Canon Fodder Media logo in the bottom right. The image evokes digital decay, obsolescence, and eerie nostalgia.
August 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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🎬 Just dropped: Episode 4 - From Stars to Stock Photos

What happens to the movie star when IP becomes the star?

This week, we’re digging into how franchises have reshaped the movie industry.

🎧 Listen now: www.retroactivecertainty.com/episodes/s01e04

(From Canon Fodder Media)
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July 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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📺 Now streaming! Episode 3 - The Great Rewatch Trap

From emotional coping to platform nudges, we unpack the psychology, algorithms, and business behind streaming’s most addictive loop.

🎧 Listen here: www.retroactivecertainty.com/episodes/s01e03

(From Canon Fodder Media)
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July 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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🧚‍♂️ A new episode of Retroactive Certainty is here!

Episode 02 – Bangarang Trauma – is now streaming.

We revisit Spielberg’s Hook (1991) to explore the emotional weirdness beneath the whimsy.

🎧 Listen here: www.retroactivecertainty.com/episodes/s01e02

(From Canon Fodder Media)
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June 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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🎮 Retroactive Certainty has launched!

Episode 01 – The King Has No Quarters – is now streaming.

We dive into high scores, VHS tapes, and the internet’s favourite retro gaming controversy.

🎧 Listen here: www.retroactivecertainty.com/episodes/s01...

(From Canon Fodder Media)
A promotional graphic for the podcast Retroactive Certainty. A Donkey Kong toy figure stands on a wooden railing in a flexing pose, with a blurred green forest in the background. Bold orange text reads: “The King Has No Quarters.” Below it: “Season 01 | Episode 01.” The Retroactive Certainty logo appears in the top left, and the Canon Fodder Media logo is in the bottom right.
June 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM