Jim reflects on an early Sci-Fi film made in 1959 concerning man’s first missin to the Moon – :12 To The Moon,” starring Ken Clark, Roger Til, Michi Kobi, Anna-Lisa, Robert Montgomery, Anthony Dexter, John Weingraf, Richard Weber, and Francis X. Bushman. An international mission to the Moon is full
Surprise! A special edition to this year’s DCR! A project near and dear to our hearts here, The Dragon Tales Anthology: Stories, essays, memories, etc. all celebrating the con we love. This book is not officially associated with Dragon Con. This is purely an independent production. Published by New Legend
Flopcast episode 640! Kornflake returns to wrap up the summer song project we started last week! This time we’re covering the 1990s, and selecting the songs we most associate with each summer. So we’ll probably cover some Mariah, some Paula, and perhaps a Barenaked Lady or two. Along the way,
Jim discusses one of his favorite cult films from 1984 – “The Adventures Of Buckaroos Bonzai Across The 8th Dimension,” starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Lewis Smith, Rosalind Cash, Robert Ito, Matt Clark, Clancy Brown, Vincent Schiavelli, and Dan Hedaya. Buckaroo, a neurosurgeon-musician-adventurer, has
Flopcast episode 639! As the Hit Parade podcast recently taught us, each year Billboard declares an official “Song of the Summer” based on chart performance. We’re taking a more subjective approach, and choosing which songs we most associate with each summer of the 1980s. Of course you’ll find some Go-Go’s
The 7 Year Itch is here to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the Soul Forge Podcast. Shawn and Leah cover a variety of topics this week, while also marking this monumental occasion. Come celebrate 7 years with us. Our first topic of conversation is all about new beginnings. After a
Flopcast episode 638! For the first time in four years, Kevin and Kornflake are together at Chickentown Studios! (Kevin brought the coffee, and Kornflake brought the doughnuts, so come on, it’s a party.) Kornflake is passing through Chickentown on her summer vacation, so we have a quick vacation road trip
Jim talks about a game-changing Japanese film that helped restart the Godzilla franchise, “Godzilla 1984,” aka “The Return Of Godzilla,” starring Ken Tanaka, Keiju Kobayashi, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, Shin Takuma, Ken Satsuma and directed by Koji Hashimoto. 30 Years after Godzilla attacked Tokyo and was apparently destroyed, the giant
We are under 50 days away, friends! Dragon Con is just around the corner, so let’s jump into episode 7! This month, we’re diving into some of the incredible live entertainment options Dragon Con has to offer. Are you a fan of Broadway-style performances? Perhaps catching a live band’s electrifying
What about Bob Newhart and Shannon Doherty? These are two of the major celebrity deaths the world experienced recently. Back when Shawn was hosting the Rusted Robot Podcast, each episode began with that week’s famous deaths. Although that pop culture podcast ended more than three years ago, it is never
Flopcast episode 637! Our five-part New Wave Game was just preparation for this week. Kevin and the Mayor of Chickentown have a full report on the latest (and longest) retro 80s new wave concert to come to town. The eight (EIGHT!) acts were: The Plimsouls, Tommy Tutone, Bow Wow Wow,
Jim remembers his first viewing of the 1969 TV Movie, “Night Gallery,” which served as the pilot for the series and starred Roddy McDowall, Ossie Davis, George Macready, Barry Atwater, Joan Crawford Barry Sullivan, Tom Bosley, Byron Morrow, Richard Kiley, Sam Jaffe, George Murdock and featured directors, Boris Sagal, Steven
