The Latest Free Podcasts (Join our Patreon for more!)
The DragonKingKarl Long Form History of Pro Wrestling Podcast Series Collection
The DragonKingKarl Long Form History of Pro Wrestling Series podcast and article collection is now available as a standalone collection! No Patreon membership required! Check it out!
The Batman in Order Podcast Series Collection
Now you can get our Batman in Order Podcast Series (The first 25 appearances of Batman) as a standalone collection! No Patreon membership required! Check it out!
The Pioneers of Pro Wrestling Podcast Collection
Now you can get over 100 of our podcasts discussing pre-1900 pro wrestling as a standalone collection! No Patreon membership required! Check it out!
The Dracula Podcast Collection
Now you can get this giant collection of podcasts about all things Dracula and vampires as a standalone collection! No Patreon membership required! Check it out!
When It Was Cool’s Karl Stern as guest on Hannibal TV discussing pioneer era pro wrestling, early 1990s WCW, Wrestling Observer and WWE Hall of Fame, and much more!
Superman in Order - Action Comics Issue 1 - The First Appearance of Superman
We begin our Superman in Order series here… appropriately enough in the very beginning with Action Comics Issue 1. These reviews will be less about the creators, behind the scenes, and the process of it all, and more about the story of Superman, the character, and how he has changed and evolved and often represented or stood against common conventions of the time. Read More.
I Asked AI to Write An Article About 1800s Pro Wrestling and How It Has Change Until Now… This Is What It Wrote…
There are a few weird things that I consider myself an expert on. They are very different but, for whatever reason, I know a lot about them. The realm of expertise I am best known for, I suppose, is being an expert in professional wrestling, especially the evolution of pro wrestling. In fact, I literally wrote the book on it: DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling. Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer called my book, “the best book written on the era”. Read More.
Hell on Earth: When It Was Not Cool: The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys Video
Join Karl and Tonya on this video we shot last year of the horrible Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Many of you who follow our When It Was Cool Podcast know that Tonya’s father was placed here when he was a child. It was later determined that the State of Florida beat, tortured, and killed numerous children there and hid their bodies in a graveyard deep in the woods almost a mile away. Check out our educational video on this little publicized injustice. Watch Here.
Gartlan Law- Aggressive Advocacy. Life Changing Results. Visit Dothan Personal Injury Lawyers - Gartlan Injury Law
Superman (2025)… Is This the Superman We Have Been Waiting For?
I still believe in Superman. Despite the fact his character has been beaten down, misinterpreted, and dulled down over the last 30 years it still has not destroyed my love for the first and greatest of the superheroes: Superman. So, imagine my initial horror in seeing the new Superman (2025) movie trailer as a beaten and bloody Superman came crashing down onto a snow-covered landscape. I sighed, ‘Oh, no’, another dark and sad Superman movie… Read More.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame 2024 - Tracking the Future
A poster at The Board at Wrestling Observer called 'AmericanNumbers' has put together an incredible resource that I am sure will stir a lot of discussion over the next year. This is a spread sheet with everything you need to know about the remaining candidates in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Read More.
DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling Book. What’s to Know and Why Does it Matter?
I am very excited to release my new book, DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling. I have put years of work into this project which, I believe, is the most in-depth and detailed exploration of pre-1900 professional wrestling ever undertaken. The Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Wrestling is sourced from hundreds of pro wrestling researchers, newsletters, books, magazines, newspapers, and years of firsthand research, and I have documented every major event in pro wrestling before the year 1900. Read More.
Check out our new video on the When It Was Cool YouTube Channel featuring Karl Stern and the new DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling book.
201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time List: Who Are the Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time
Compiled By: Karl Stern Sourcing Data from over 30 Historians, Vetted Greatest Wrestler of All Time Lists, Major Media Rankings, Cumulative Lists, and Major Vetted Halls of Fame. This list is not my opinion. The only input I had into ranking this list was doing the math and averaging the results and putting it together in a readable format. This, according to multiple respected pro wrestling historians, major media rankings, published books, and vetted rankings are the 201 greatest pro wrestlers of all time, with bonus points given for major vetted Halls of Fame and Wrestler of the Year Awards. Read More.
