{"podcast":{"title":"When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture (DragonKingKarl)","slug":"when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563","podcast_index_feed_id":1499563,"rss_url":"https://dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.whenitwascool.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/2/9/b/929bbde512cb91fc16c3140a3186d450/When_It_Was_Cool_WIWC_Main_Logo_24_1400_x_1400.jpg","author":"When It Was Cool","episode_count":20,"summary":"For all shows including our archived content visit our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/wiwcool Pro wrestling history. WWE, WCW, NWA, AEW, NXT, NJPW, TNA, Impact, ROH, AWA, ECW, and the pioneer era of pro wrestling. Karl Stern (DragonKingKarl) is a pro wrestling historian who has produced the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show for over 15 years at Wrestling Observer. This is the free version of some of the pro wrestling podcasts we produce at When It Was Cool. There is much more available to Patreon supporters. Enjoy these free shows for a deep dive into pro wrestling history and retro pop culture. Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Frank Gotch, William Muldoon, Lou Thesz, Bruno Sammartino, Strangler Lewis, Farmer Burns, Bob Armstrong, Ron Fuller, Jerry Lawler, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, and hundreds more are discussed. This feed now also features selected retro pop culture reviews from our Patreon website.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:17:03.797297+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563"},"episode":{"title":"Superman (1978) Movie Review","slug":"superman-1978-movie-review","published_at":"2026-05-31T15:27:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563/superman-1978-movie-review","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563","url":"https://dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling.libsyn.com/superman-1978-movie-review","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling/Superman_1978_New.mp3?dest-id=2330876","summary":"OK, it's time for the one that's going to get me in trouble. This movie is beloved. I have friends who claim this is their favorite movie. Recently, Margot Kidder who played Lois Lane passed away and social media was filled with tributes to her portrayal of Lois Lane... I hated it. I hated it when I was seven years old. I hated it as a kid when it replayed on television. Here in 2018 when it has been years since I saw it I resolved to watch it with a fresh set of eyes and... I hated it. I did think Christopher Reeve was the best Superman to date and I don't see how anyone will ever beat him as Superman but I hate everything else about this movie.","meta_description":"OK, it's time for the one that's going to get me in trouble. This movie is beloved. I have friends who claim this is their favorite movie. Recently, Margo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1831,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563/episodes/superman-1978-movie-review/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563/superman-1978-movie-review.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}