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Comics Rot Your Brain!

Steven Bagatourian & Christopher Derrick

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COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) & Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss favorite books, runs, and creators. The Bronze Age is — for us — the greatest era in comics history. This time period was defined by a weird rift in the fabric of spacetime that allowed an industry in flux to reimagine what was possible. We all remember the eye-popping results: THE DARK KNIG ...
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Welcome to the Triple Takeover Toycast, a fun and informative fortnightly podcast about Transformers and other amazing toy properties! Whether you're a seasoned collector or you just love big robots, there's plenty here to enjoy, from vintage toys and prototypes to modern releases, cartoons, comics and films, all discussed with enthusiasm by your hosts, Sixo, Liam and Jason (along with special guests!). We also run a fortnightly YouTube series named Short Circuits, where we look at Transform ...
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When It Was Cool reviews, remembers, and celebrates the toys, music, action figures, television, movies, and popular culture of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Super Friends, Comic Books, Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, My Little Pony, Alice in Wonderland, books, Six Million Dollar Man, Godzilla, video games, and all things retro.
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Rediscover the 80s is your retro news and talk station hosted by Jason and Wyatt. Listen to the "Memory Jogger" talk show for a Gen X mind jolt. "The 80s Weekly" delivers the latest retro pop culture headlines with reaction. "Rediscovered" reviews obscure TV, film, and animation from the '80s. Plus, more specialty shows!
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The Grizzly Bear Egg Cafe

Clayton Morris and Mike Quackenbush

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Hosts Clayton and Mike team-up for the world's greatest geeky podcast and talk about all the things you'd expect: Superheroes, 1980's music, coffee, comic books, and more. Join us each Monday for a new show.
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The smash-hit interview podcast Out To Lunch is out now, with a sparkly new host on dining duty: the much loved British actor, comedian and writer Ade Edmondson. Ade takes guests such as Chrissie Hynde, Reece Shearsmith, Tony Visconti, Daisy Haggard and Ed Byrne to a top restaurant whilst you get to hear the witty and wonderous conversation. It’s like you’re sat at the table next to us. After breaking into the comedy circuit in the 1980s, Edmondson starred in countless British films and TV s ...
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The Short Cut

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Commissioned by Etruria Canals Festival Group, The Short Cut grew out of discussions amongst Social Agency group members about their memories of the canals in Stoke-on-Trent. Based on a true story, The Short Cut tells of day in the life of two teenagers in the early 1980s. Funded by Arts Council England, with additional support from Comic Relief Community Fund and Stoke-on-Trent Community Investment Fund.
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Corpse Club is the official DailyDead.com podcast! Featuring a mix of Daily Dead staff and special guests, each episode of Corpse Club will dive into the world of horror entertainment. Welcome to the Corpse Club!
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All of television history is contained within the Box of Delights. TV journalist Julia Raeside invites her guests to choose a favourite TV memory and take another look at it, say what it meant to them, and what it means to them now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We continue to celebrate the summer of Batman at When It Was Cool and we dive into our Patreon archive for a look back at Batman the Animated Series from 1992 and an episode titled Beware the Grey Ghost that has easter eggs aplenty for the Batman fan. Check out our ongoing new podcast series at When It Was Cool - Batman in Order where we are review…
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Brent Butt talks to Ali Hassan about his novel Huge, Catherine Mack talks to Christa Couture about her series Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies and Premee Mohamed talks to Ryan B. Patrick about her novel on We Speak Through the Mountain on this episode of The Next Chapter: The Summer Edition with Christa Couture.…
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Join me for another show from our Patreon archive (over 2,300 shows there!) taking a look at the DC Animated movie from 2019- Batman Ninja. This one is a real brain scrambler with a heavy dose of anime. We continue our summer of Batman series at When It Was Cool. Check out WhenItWasCool.com for our bi-weekly Batman in Order article and podcast seri…
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We have a profile look at Zartan this week! It's a quick one, because frankly, he's all hood! Still have fun with it, talk a little about the upcoming SDCC How to Start A Podcast Panel, and other Joe stuff! Hope you enjoy! See the Full Video on YouTube! https://youtu.be/wbEjsGsPSak Hope you also enjoy the Movies and a Meal Podcast! They're our spon…
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We're back for the long-awaited follow-up to episode #68 where we began exploring Takara's 1998 Beast Wars II line, and now it's time to talk bad guys! The Predacons in this line are perhaps not what you might expect, but there's still plenty of enablement to be had, including for one of the hosts... If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much …
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Why Canadian writers such as Carley Fortune and Elle Kennedy are soaring through the charts in the Canadian romance renaissance; Leslie Shimotakahara pulls inspiration from her ancestors and “the tapestry of stories” within remote B.C.; teen angst and buying individuality in Big Mall by Kate Black; a cookbook that celebrates the mysteries of Aga…
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During season 2 of the Batman television series, Batman and Robin met two other TV heroes in a cross-over adventure - The Green Hornet and Kato! It was a perfect mash-up of two TV properties and a great way to publicize the Green Hornet TV series, plus, we actually get a fight scene between Batman and the Green Hornet and Robin and Kato (Bruce Lee!…
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This week I'm back at the drawing board, this time taking on the nefarious Zartan! I explore some of the differences in pencils that I've been using, and strangely, pivot to giving you the origin story of my dog, Mary Jane Watson! Hope you enjoy! You can check out the full video on YouTube at... https://youtu.be/iuvIg29S6QQ Hope you also enjoy the …
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Join the When It Was Cool website for a look back at the Batman 1966 television series starring Adam West and Burt Ward. We are going to be putting up a lot of Batman content this summer to help promote our Patreon only Batman In Order Podcast Series. So, check out these free reviews and if you enjoy them and want to deep dive into the chronologica…
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With a new season of Transformers Earthspark landing, it seemed like a good time to finally welcome Mr Nick Roche to the podcast! Well-known for his work on the cartoon, his legendary contributions to the IDW comics series, and for just being a literal force of nature, Nick makes for a wonderful guest during what is likely one of the most bizarre e…
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Writer and recording artist Antonio Michael Downing recommends three boundary-breaking stories, Randy Boyagoda talks about his first novel for young readers, iskwē on why she loves Beautiful Star, William Ping shares books that highlight the power of the internet, and more.
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The father of Cold Slither, Michael Charles Hill, joins me this week for a wide ranging conversation about his journey through 80's animation and the incredible footprint that he left! From Cold Slither, to The Coil, to the Ghost of Starscream, Michael was the creator of many of your favorite things, and I'm so happy to have him on our show this we…
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The New Girl is the latest project from the creator of hit webcomic Cassandra Comics, revealing the similarities between different ways of life in Beautiful Beautiful, Sadi Muktadir writes about Madrasa hijinks in his new book, the Canadian combination of hockey and Joni Mitchell, and more.
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In this episode, Chris and Steven confront highly disturbing revelations about the CIA and American global politics, courtesy of the explosive whistleblower comic, BROUGHT TO LIGHT (Eclipse Comics, 1988), written by Alan Moore and drawn by Bill Sienkiewicz. Buckle up, folks. This is a wild one. BROUGHT TO LIGHT really is the most dangerous comic bo…
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This week, we're using a charcoal pencil to draw Cover Girl, and I think to much better effect! Thanks for watching me draw our favorite Wolverine driver! This is all taken from How To Draw G.I. Joe 2 from Blackthorne Publishing! Check out our You Tube channel here! And don't forget to give our sponsors a listen, The Movies and A Meal Podcast!…
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A real treat for our latest chat about Skybound's Transformers series as we're joined by series creator/ writer & artist Daniel Warren Johnson! The comic legend tells us all about his approach to the series, including his personal love of the robots in disguise, the challenges of working on an established brand, and some intriguing tidbits about ho…
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Dr. Marie Wilson reflects on her time as Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, Danny Ramadan shares what it was like to seek refuge and search for acceptance in Canada, an exploration of the literary scene in Kilworthy Tanner, and more.
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Karl and Tonya visit the true crime genre this episode as we review the new documentary that attempts to answer more questions about the death of Caylee Anthony around July 2008. Her mother Casey was ultimately found not guilty of her child's death but was charged with lying to authorities. Few people, aside apparently from the jury, seem to believ…
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Shifting gears to draw our favorite Wolverine driver... Cover Girl! I have historically been TERRIBLE at drawing the female face, so this should be exciting! This is all taken from How To Draw G.I. Joe 2 from Blackthorne Publishing! The full video can be found on my YouTube page here! https://youtu.be/tLld90gIh2k And don't forget to give our sponso…
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Michael V. Smith talks about growing up queer in rural Ontario in his latest poetry collection, two-time Governor General's Literary Award winner David A. Robertson answers the Proust Questionnaire, What made Biography of X a standout book of 2023, the latest novel from Alex Pugsley, and more.…
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The eighth appearance of The Batman took place in the December 1939 issue of Detective Comics. Batman, does not appear on the cover, instead a man in a red mask and a fedora who doesn’t appear in any story in the comic book graces the cover. However, Batman’s picture and name now appears directly above the Detective Comics logo. This issue is one o…
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We're going back to Major Bludd for a profile pic this week! This time, I did some of the preliminary work early, and that let me walk you through some of the underlying concepts! This is all taken from How To Draw G.I. Joe #1 from Blackthorne Publishing! View the full video version on our You Tube page here! https://youtu.be/tx11eb_EMgU And don't …
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Our 80th episode is here and we're talking iconic Transformers comic covers from over the years! With Marvel, IDW, Skybound and even a little Dreamwave up for consideration, there are also plenty of amazing memories to share. If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at www.patreon.com/tripletakeover TONS of weekly exc…
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Montreal-based author Frankie Barnet writes about obstinate pets and tech billionaires in her latest book, Robert J. Wiersema recommends a few of his favourite new thrillers, why sending hate mail to colleagues is a bad idea with Natalie Sue, and more.
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Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool take a look at the new documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV a 2024 documentary that details the behind-the-scenes world of children's TV programs from the 1990s to the 2000s, focusing on Dan Schneider's tenure as a producer at Nickelodeon. The series was released on both Max and Discovery Plus. Thi…
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The poet who doesn't know it is our feature this week as we draw a head shot of Major Bludd himself! This is all taken from How To Draw G.I. Joe #1 from Blackthorne Publishing! View the full video version on our You Tube page here! https://youtu.be/4erdZFjH5m0 And don't forget to give our sponsors a listen, The Movies and A Meal Podcast!…
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Food writer and editor Ruth Reichl talks about her new coming-of-age novel set in France, revisiting Shelagh Rogers’s 2006 conversation with Alice Munro about her short story collection The View from Castle Rock, Will and Ian Ferguson discuss their love of writing, plus authors Elisabeth de Mariaffi and Andrew Pyper reflect on Alice Munro’s lega…
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Chris and Steven testify before you all, spilling their guts on how DC Comics’ OG Superheroes were laid low by the spectre of McCarthyism in “The Red Scare” era of post-WWII USA. This is their battle to rise again in THE GOLDEN AGE (1993), written by James Robinson, drawn by Paul Smith, colored by Richard Ory, and lettered by John Costanza. Will ou…
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Join us as we discuss a new blockbuster movie based on a retro property- The Fall Guy! Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in a story about a stunt man who ends up caught up in a murder mystery in Australia. This movie is fantastic with tons of action and comedy. It doesn't try to get too sophisticated for what it is and pays a great deal of respect …
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