How One Small Company Saves Retro Tech

WVFRM Podcast
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Published 2024-04-23
We've got another mid-week bonus episode for you! This week, Ellis talks to the owners and founders of a company out of Milwaukee that is fighting to keep old tech alive. Retrospekt started out selling Polaroid cameras and quickly expanded to include all kinds of neat tech. It's definitely a fun conversation with people who are clearly passionate about what they do. Enjoy!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
15:40 Impossible Project
35:20 What is the CP-81?
49:38 Digicams
01:02:49 The People
01:25:47 Fighting Obsolescence

Links:
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All Comments (21)
  • @UnpossiblePOG
    I must say, Marques found some talented people who work with him.
  • @Shagnick07
    Trivia question 2030 : ‘when was the first time Ellis appeared alone on the thumbnail of the waveform podcast’ Andrew’s kid : ‘Dad carry the one’
  • @IanTheWonderDog
    It's wild hearing Ellis talk about this company, and and interviewing these people, then realizing their store is 20 mins from me.
  • @Lun4rVisi8n
    The way she looks at him when he talks…you can just see the love & admiration there ❤ beautiful episode & I actually got an Impossible Project Polaroid not too long ago, still fully boxed!
  • @aidandrew4636
    Ellis needs to feature more prominently on all of your channels
  • @jasontamer
    As a Polaroid photographer....I'm so happy to see retrospekt to get some love and exposure (pun intended)
  • @jangamnaveen154
    A bonus episode!😮 Hosted by Ellis ....? Let's gooooo boys !!!!!!🤯
  • @tmsmqwx
    Fascinating how they seem to know intuitively when to pass the story off to the partner.
  • @karasekjh
    It's beautiful how she looks at him when he talks.
  • @tekmepikcha6830
    This focused interview added so much more variety to what the podcast usually focuses on.
  • @DiamondMaster115
    Its actually incredible the fidelity of lots of 1980s and '90s formats, like film cameras and cassette tapes. I guess the trade off of convience for fidelity won out, but many audiophiles and retro-enthusiasts find happiness even in the old and gold products. And people like these are incredibly crucial to the restoration and preservation of these awesome inventions. Great episode Ellis!
  • @dylansteward
    I like their idea that it’s not just a trend of retro technology, but it’s an entire segment of the industry for people who enjoy retro technology.
  • @ninaadadhvaryu1603
    What an excellent couple of people and what an excellent podcast. I know very little about repair or the products talked about but I was consistently interested!
  • @prafullarora
    Additionally, Thank you so much for covering this. This was a very inspiring podcast. Please bring more business owners. These people were honest and I don't know they seems great to be around. I love their gut. Thanks again for bringing them over. Ellis please do more!
  • @sidenote1459
    A bonus episode about one of the coolest topics out there? LETS. GO.
  • @kaeekelih5484
    when ellis asked what kind of tech Marques and David think of as retro, I immediately thought of the iPod nano. It's kind of insane how much tech has changed in such a short amount of time. Like the hit clips were 90s and the nano was early 2000s