Averagetrav and Foodie Mike C. kick off the episode with a joke about their &quot;sponsors,&quot; which turns out to be just themselves, and a comedic bit about a &quot;witch&quot; in Foodie Mike C.&#39;s basement. They then discuss Leonardo DiCaprio&#39;s dating habits and their podcast&#39;s longevity. A brief segment is dedicated to the drink of the day: Crown Apple with Alani Nu Witches Brew 🍎, which they rave about for its delicious caramel apple flavor.This week&#39;s Retro Rewind is sponsored by the Regent Theater and includes several deep dives into pop culture history.Windows 95: Averagetrav talks about the monumental launch of Windows 95, a &quot;cultural earthquake&quot; that had a marketing budget of $300 million. The launch featured the Empire State Building lit up in Windows colors and the licensed use of the Rolling Stones&#39; &quot;Start Me Up&quot; as its theme song. They recall a time when people would line up for software releases, a phenomenon now mostly reserved for video games and concert tickets.Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES): The hosts revisit the summer of 1993 and the intense 16-bit console war. Street Fighter II Turbo was a huge system seller for the Super Nintendo, selling 4.1 million copies. Foodie Mike C. mentions his favorite character, Blanka. They also discuss other iconic characters like Ryu, Ken, E. Honda, Chun-Li, and Guile.Madden 2000 &amp; the Madden Curse: Averagetrav discusses the cover athlete for Madden 2000, legendary Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders. He shares a personal story about seeing Sanders&#39; autograph on a library card from their shared middle school. They debate whether Sanders succumbed to the infamous Madden Curse after he suddenly retired from the NFL before the season began.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The summer of 1988 saw the first wave of TMNT action figures from Playmates hit store shelves. The hosts reminisce about the original ten toys: April, Splinter, Donnie, Mikey, Raph, Leo, Bebop, Rocksteady, Shredder, and the Foot Clan. These toys generated an estimated $1.1 billion in sales between 1988 and 1992.WCW and The Shockmaster: The hosts talk about the hilariously disastrous WCW debut of wrestler Fred Ottman in 1993, who was introduced as &quot;The Shockmaster.&quot; He was supposed to crash through a wall but tripped and his glittery stormtrooper helmet fell off in an unscripted, live television moment.Music &amp; Movies: The discussion briefly touches on the 1995 song &quot;Kiss from a Rose&quot; by Seal, which was the theme for Batman Forever, and how it dethroned TLC&#39;s &quot;Waterfalls&quot; from the number one spot.This week&#39;s quiz is about wrestling history. Before becoming the infamous Shockmaster, Fred Ottman had a successful run in WWF under two other gimmicks. The four options are:The Berserker and SkinnerEarthquake and the Big Boss ManAkeem and the One Man GangTugboat and TyphoonFoodie Mike C. shares some exciting new opportunities, including

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