{"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":"Uphill Both Ways Podcast - 2004","slug":"uphill-both-ways-podcast-2004","published_at":"2026-07-06T16:12:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563/uphill-both-ways-podcast-2004","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563","url":"https://dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling.libsyn.com/uphill-both-ways-podcast-2004","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling/UBW2004.mp3?dest-id=2330876","summary":"Get ready for Armageddon as the Mix-Tape Challenge goes nuclear! Yep, it's time for some post-apocalyptic themed playlists before things REALLY get going as \"kayfabe\" reigns supreme when Joseph and Mike go back to the 70s and 80s for an extra long discussion about professional wrestling. From a pint-sized businessman to a parking lot dash from destruction, the guys have some stories to tell and memories about the squared circle to share.","meta_description":"Get ready for Armageddon as the Mix-Tape Challenge goes nuclear! Yep, it's time for some post-apocalyptic themed playlists before things REALLY get going…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4267,"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/uphill-both-ways-podcast-2004/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/uphill-both-ways-podcast-2004.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}