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Friday Jan 29, 2016
Friday Jan 29, 2016
Phantom
Troublemaker talks to Gary Schaeffer, a Wall Street player who is now
steering the ship – the spaceship – of one of the most
interesting toy lines of all time, the Outer
Space Men!
The
Outer Space Men toy line launched in 1968, one year before man landed
on the moon! It was full of iconic and colorful creatures that were
designed to complement Mattel’s wildly successful Major Matt Mason
toy line. In today’s episode, learn how the line came to be and
then suffered an early death, as well as the story of its rebirth at
the hands of the Four Horsemen. Plus, find out what is next for these
amazing beings from the outer reaches of the galaxy!
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Thursday Jan 21, 2016
Thursday Jan 21, 2016
Phantom
Troublemaker is joined by Sean Reid, Noel from Dork
Droppings, and Marc from Unshaven
Comics for a discussion about one of WWE’s signature events, the
Royal Rumble!
Since
1988 the Royal Rumble has been one of wrestling’s most exciting
events. Originally a television special on the USA network centered
around a 20-man battle royal, the Rumble has evolved into one of the
focal points of WWE’s schedule, with thirty men (or once forty!)
competing to determine who will Main Event the biggest show of the
year, WrestleMania!
Listen
in as Phantom and the guys discuss the history of the Royal Rumble
and the possibilities for this year’s edition!
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Friday Jan 15, 2016
Friday Jan 15, 2016
Phantom
Troublemaker talks to director Jason C. Wilson about his new
documentary on the Atlanta punk scene and one of its most notorious
bands – Stopper: The Rise and Fall of the Bastard Squad!
Jason
Wilson was a big part of Atlanta’s 90s punk movement. Playing in
bands like Round Ear Spock and Stopper, he contributed not just to
the sounds, but to the experience. For the past four years he has
been pouring his soul into a documentary film about that scene and
specifically about the band Stopper and their troubled frontman,
David Shumaker.
Phantom
talks to Jason about the tumultuous life of the band and being
surrounded by drugs, attitudes, and violence; as well as the good
times and almost family-like vibe of the Atlanta scene. There were
good times and bad and the Stopper documentary covers them all.
Listen in as Phantom and Jason discuss how the film came together and
the massive effect that the events had on the lives of those
involved.
Check out the Facebook event page for the January 30th movie premiere at the Plaza Theater in Atlanta.
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“Compromise”
by Stopper
Thursday Jan 07, 2016
Thursday Jan 07, 2016
Phantom
Troublemaker and Mr. Beau Brown cover the final year of
Mattycollector.com’s Masters of the Universe Classics line!
It’s
been a long and sometimes frustrating road, but the Masters of the
Universe Classics line has finally come to an end. 2015 was the final
year of the line, and it was a huge one full of important characters,
new design choices, and massive change. From January to December (and
a bit beyond), Phantom and Beau cover every release of this last year
of the ultimate nostalgia toy line.
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Friday Jan 01, 2016
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Kyle
from Galactic Quest welcomed Phantom, Ricky, and Bambi into one of
the store’s expansive gaming rooms to talk about music, being
entertainers, and the history of Radio Cult. From their influences to
their style of music and how they became the band that they are
today, this conversation covers ten years of Radio Cult history and
beyond!
Jamie
from (her podcast) also stops in to plug the show and talk comics!
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In loving memory of the late, great Lemmy Kilminster, “Ace of
Spades” by Radio
Cult
Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Live
from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason
Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com,
Sean Reid, Arian, Chad J. Shonk, and Gary Mitchel from the Revcast
to discuss the newest entry in the Star Wars Saga!
Let’s
not pretend this is something it isn’t – seven dorks, one epic
movie. Let’s do this. Seven on Episode
VII on
episode 87.
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“My
TIE” by Grand Moff Tarkin
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Live
from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason
Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com,
Sean Reid, and Mike Gordon from the ESO
Network
to talk about their favorite Christmas movies!
Since
the earliest days of silent films Hollywood has been producing movies
about the Yuletide season. Some are about specific aspects of
Christmas like Santa Claus or family gatherings. Some simply use the
season as a backdrop to punctuate the themes of the narrative.
Whatever the case, the movie studios recognize Christmas and all of
its trappings as a draw.
Listen
in as Phantom and the gang get together to discuss the Christmas
films that have stuck with them through the years and become part of
their annual traditions!
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Thursday Dec 10, 2015
Thursday Dec 10, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker and
the ESO Network's Mike Gordon share their thoughts about one of the
greatest adventure film franchises of all time!
Indiana
Jones is one of the most beloved pop culture icons to have come out
of the 1980s. His adventures have been detailed in books, comics,
video games, television shows, and of course movies. This episode
barely scratches the surface of the multimedia franchise, but the
guys share many fond memories of the movies we all know and love.
Listen
in as Phantom and Mike debate the quality of the various stories and
mediums and discuss their personal experiences with this great film
franchise!
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“Live Forever” by Adam WarRock
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Mystery
Science Theater 3000
is one of those lightning in a bottle type ideas that hit at just the
right time and struck a chord with a geek community that at that
point was still very much a part of the pop culture underground. It
has a style and humor that was unlike anything else available and the
show left its mark on a whole generation of like-minded individuals.
Now the creator – Joel Hodgson – has started a Kickstarter
campaign in order to shoot anywhere from three to twelve all-new
episodes of MST3K.
The project involves new faces and undoubtedly a new outlet, so
there’s a lot to discuss.
Listen
in as Phantom, Beth, and Chad debate the involvement of celebrities,
the integrity of the product, and the overall relevance of the show
to a modern audience.
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Thursday Nov 26, 2015
Thursday Nov 26, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker and Needless Things' Head of Research Ryan Schweck talk about
the build-up to Star
Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens!
From
books to comics to video games to toys – of
course
toys – there has been plenty of Star Wars merchandise in the ten
years since the last theatrical release. The guys talk about Marvel's
new comics, Hasbro's various toy lines, and Star
Wars: Battlefront.
Listen
in as Phantom does his best to deal with a horrific space virus and
Ryan deals with the pain of the elusive Captain Phasma, while both of
the guys deal with the mysterious pronunciations of the new trilogy
characters!
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“Black
Friday”
by Faith No More