Episodes
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Needless Things Podcast 200 – LIVE 200th Episode Extravaganza!
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 190 – Valerie Meiss
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 186 – Kamikaze Zombie
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Friday Oct 06, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 181 – 31 Days of Halloween: The Horror of Kane
Friday Oct 06, 2017
Friday Oct 06, 2017
LIVE from Dragon Con 2017, but the perfect way to kick off 31 Days of Halloween on the Needless Things Podcast, Dave talks to one of the most notable horror icons in the history of professional wrestling – the Big Red Machine, Kane!
As one of the longest-tenured athletes in WWE, Kane has personified evil many times throughout his career. From long-running feuds with his brother the Undertaker to Inferno Matches to being a masked monster seeking revenge upon those that have wronged him, Kane’s legacy is steeped in the macabre.
Outside of wrestling Kane portrayed one of the latest and biggest in the grand lineage of slashers, Jacob Goodnight in the See No Evil movie franchise!
Listen in as Dave and Kane discuss wrestling, film, and what it took for Glenn Jacobs to become the Devil’s Favorite Demon!
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Thursday Sep 21, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 179 – The Dark Crystal: Making the Mystics with Tim Clarke
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
LIVE from Dragon Con 2017!
Dave – formerly and sometimes still known as Phantom Troublemaker – talks to the wonderful Tim Clarke about his time with the Jim Henson company and his work on The Dark Crystal.
Listen in as Tim talks to Dave about his start with Henson, the experience of creating such an immersive world, and what happened to the toy line that Tim worked on!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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If you’re here checking out Dragon Con stuff and haven’t visited Needless Things before, thanks for coming by. We’re all about toys, movies, music, and all manner of pop culture dorkery. The Needless Things Podcast drops once a week, usually on Friday.
Be sure to come back in October for our 31 Days of Halloween! It lasts all month long and everything on the site is thoroughly Halloweeny!
Monday Aug 28, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 176 – Dragon Con 2017: The Puppets Take Atlanta
Monday Aug 28, 2017
Monday Aug 28, 2017
Dragon Con 2017 coverage continues on Needless Things in this special Wednesday episode!
In this week’s episode of the Needless Things Podcast Puppetry Track Director Beau Brown returns to lay down everything that's going on this year in Dragon Con's most inclusive and all-encompassing Track!
Listen for all of the exciting Puppet Track news, as well as some exclusive announcements!
Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think!
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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You can follow Phantom Troublemaker on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for Dragon Con news!
If you’re here checking out Dragon Con stuff and haven’t visited Needless Things before, thanks for coming by. We’re all about toys, movies, music, and all manner of pop culture dorkery. The Needless Things Podcast drops once a week, usually on Friday.
Be sure to come back in October for our 31 Days of Halloween! It lasts all month long and everything on the site is thoroughly Halloweeny!
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 173 – Dragon Con 2017: Revenge of the Horror Track
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
Dragon Con 2017 coverage continues on Needless Things!
In this week’s episode of the Needless Things Podcast Horror Track Director Derek Tatum returns to discuss ghastly business old and new, as well as the keys to successfully programming a Track for the third pillar of speculative fiction – horror!
Listen in as Phantom and Derek talk movies, television, and the expectations of the modern horror fan! Plus, how would Phantom’s mother react to the gore-fest that is Santa Clarita Diet?
Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think!
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
Interstitial music provided by The Mystery Men?
You can follow Phantom Troublemaker on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for Dragon Con news!
If you’re here checking out Dragon Con stuff and haven’t visited Needless Things before, thanks for coming by. We’re all about toys, movies, music, and all manner of pop culture dorkery. The Needless Things Podcast drops once a week, usually on Friday.
Be sure to come back in October for our 31 Days of Halloween! It lasts all month long and everything on the site is thoroughly Halloweeny!
Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 172 – Dragon Con 2017: Back to the Classics Track
Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Dragon Con 2017 coverage continues on Needless Things!
In this week’s episode of the Needless Things Podcast, Joe “Virtuoso” Crowe and “Glorious” Gary Mitchel return to the show to play a surprise game of Classics Roll-A-Panel and discuss the ins and outs of running a Track for the ever-evolving entity of joy that is Dragon Con!
Listen in as Phantom and Gary do their best to keep Joe from talking about Amazon Women on the Moon for an entire hour!
Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think!
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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You can follow Phantom Troublemaker on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for Dragon Con news!
If you’re here checking out Dragon Con stuff and haven’t visited Needless Things before, thanks for coming by. We’re all about toys, movies, music, and all manner of pop culture dorkery. The Needless Things Podcast drops once a week, usually on Friday.
Be sure to come back in October for our 31 Days of Halloween! It lasts all month long and everything on the site is thoroughly Halloweeny!
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 166 – Memory Lane Comics
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Recorded on location at Memory Lane Comics in Wilmington, North Carolina!
Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jake, the owner of Memory Lane Comics, a Local Comic Shop which has been operating since 1983. Wilmington has been Phantom’s home away from home for his entire life, and as it turns out he was shopping at Memory Lane when he was just a little Phantom. The opportunity to talk to the current proprietor of such a legendary institution was too good to pass up.
Nobody has quite the same perspective on the comic book industry as the retailers that work within it. Jake’s years of fandom and business experience provide an interesting look at how things have evolved over the years. Plus, his story will be familiar to anyone that has been loyal to their Local Comic Shop for years!
Listen in as Phantom and Jake discuss independent business and the modern comic book market!
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Sunday Mar 26, 2017
Needless Things Podcast 153 - Mikal Mosley
Sunday Mar 26, 2017
Sunday Mar 26, 2017
A Very Special WrestleMania Monday Episode!
Phantom Troublemaker talks to wrestler and cosplayer Mikal Mosley on this special bonus episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
Listen in as Phantom and Mikal discuss cosplay, wrestling, and what it takes to make entrance gear and props for The Ultimate Thrill Ride, WrestleMania!
Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think!
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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You can follow Phantom Troublemaker on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for all the latest on pop culture!