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Radio vs. the Martians!Radio vs. the Martians! Commentary Track – Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning.
Now this is podcasting! This Christmas Eve, we’re back with a gift!
In our first Retcon vs. the Martians!, Casey has ambushed Mike with an impromptu commentary track screening of George Lucas’ much-maligned science fantasy prequel that has been talked to death on every podcast and YouTube channel for the better part of two decades, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace!
In the waning days of the Galactic Republic, a pair of Jedi Knight...2023-12-242h 30Radio vs. the Martians!Radio vs. the Martians! Commentary Track – Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace [CLIP]
Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning.
Now this is podcasting! This Christmas Eve, we’re back with a gift, exclusive for our Patreon supporters!
In our first Retcon vs. the Martians!, Casey has ambushed Mike with an impromptu commentary track screening of George Lucas’ much-maligned science fantasy prequel that has been talked to death on every podcast and YouTube channel for the better part of two decades, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace!
In the waning days of the Galactic Republ...2023-12-2403 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 81 – Sadness and Anxiety Being Poured on Your Naked Brain
Though conflicting schedules this month have made a regular episode impossible, we’re back in the studio to chat about the stuff we’ve been reading and watching, and of course… we’re talking about Star Trek. Plus, Mike talks about trying out some new manga series, including one that he didn’t really care for, and another that may be one of his new favorites. Including one manga in particular that may be one of the most traumatizing and artistically impressive things he’s ever read.
2023-09-2539 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 69 – Two Degrees From Luke Skywalker [CLIP]We’re back with a new Fun Size podcast, now a monthly exclusive for our Patreon supporters! This month, we’re back with Sam Mulvey to get nerdier than we have for a while. Mike takes the rough draft of his new … Continue reading →2022-09-2603 minRadio vs. the Martians!Podcasta la Vista, Baby! Episode 26 – Pumping Iron
“Blood is rushing into your muscles and that’s what we call The Pump. Your muscles get a really tight feeling, like your skin is going to explode any minute, and it’s really tight – it’s like somebody blowing air into it, into your muscle. It just blows up, and it feels really different. It feels fantastic.”
This month, we’re hitting the weights and getting a good pump with Dave Brouillette, as we bench press the 1977 bodybuilding docudrama that got Arnold noticed in Hollywood: Pumping Iron!
Cameras document – or is it dramatize? – the...2022-06-091h 06
Podcasta la Vista, Baby!Episode 26 – Pumping Iron (1977) with Dave Brouillette
“Blood is rushing into your muscles and that’s what we call The Pump. Your muscles get a really tight feeling, like your skin is going to explode any minute, and it’s really tight – it’s like somebody blowing air into it, into your muscle. It just blows up, and it feels really different. It feels fantastic.”
This month, we’re hitting the weights and getting a good pump with Dave Brouillette, as we bench press the 1977 bodybuilding docudrama that got Arnold noticed in Hollywood: Pumping Iron!
Cameras document – or is it dramatize? – the...2022-06-091h 06Podcasta la Vista, Baby!Episode 26 – Pumping Iron (1977) with Dave Brouillette
“Blood is rushing into your muscles and that’s what we call The Pump. Your muscles get a really tight feeling, like your skin is going to explode any minute, and it’s really tight – it’s like somebody blowing air into it, into your muscle. It just blows up, and it feels really different. It feels fantastic.”
This month, we’re hitting the weights and getting a good pump with Dave Brouillette, as we bench press the 1977 bodybuilding docudrama that got Arnold noticed in Hollywood: Pumping Iron!
Cameras document – or is it dramatize? – the...2022-06-091h 06Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 51 – PhantasmBeware the ball, beware the tall man, beware the never dead.
We return this month to break into Morningside Mortuary and get some fuckin’ answers with returning guest Todd Maxfield-Matsumoto, because we’re digging up the 1979 psychedelic cult horror classic: Phantasm!
Living with his older brother Jody after the death of their parents, thirteen year old Mike becomes suspicious of a local mortuary and the frightening Tall Man who operates it. The brothers stumble onto a strange and dreamlike conspiracy involving murder, a maze-like mausoleum, stolen corpses, hooded minions, a murderous flying chrome sphere, and the...2022-02-181h 07Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 56 – “The Customer is Always Right”We continue to work the registers with Tobiah Panshin, going to places both weirdly metaphysical and painfully mundane. First, Mike thinks it might actually be preferable to live in a hypothetical computer simulation than a “real” universe. What is real, … Continue reading →2021-05-2536 minRadio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 20 – Difficulty Is Kind of the Point [CLIP]After over a year, we’re back with a new Black Ops podcast, now exclusive to our Patreon supporters, we join Joe Preti to continue our conversation from last month. We talk about Mike’s acquisition of a hardcover omnibus collection of … Continue reading →2021-03-1803 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 51 – Existential Dread and Animal PunsIt’s a Captain Picard Day miracle! After a five-month hiatus, we’re back….ish. We’re broadcasting remotely with KTQA Radio‘s Sam Mulvey and trying to shake some of the cobwebs out. Casey meets a wild Keanu and we wonder ponder again the … Continue reading →2020-12-231h 42Radio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 9 – You Are Not a Mistake [DECLASSIFIED!][As we continue our show hiatus, it has been decided by the fine people who support us on Patreon that we are going to make public — or ‘declassify’ — one of our Patreon-exclusive Black Ops episodes every month. This … Continue reading →2020-08-092h 33Radio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 19 – Whoa: Keanu Reeves in Theory and Practice [DECLASSIFIED!][As we continue our show hiatus, it has been decided by the fine people who support us on Patreon that we are going to make public — or ‘declassify’ — one of our Patreon-exclusive Black Ops episodes every month. This … Continue reading →2020-07-2046 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 50 – It’s Just the End of the World as We Know ItIn our double-sized fiftieth Fun Size episode, in the middle of a global pandemic and nationwide uprisings against systemic and racist police violence, we sit down with Sam Mulvey of KTQA radio in Tacoma, to….talk about something something… Did we … Continue reading →2020-06-212h 02Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 49 – Tales of the Quarantine TitansWe continue our remotely-recorded conversation with David Gutiérrez, and grapple with the seedy underside of professional wrestling, and the strange corporate strange-hold that Vince McMahon has on the industry, in the wake of his XFL’s second collapse. We also talk … Continue reading →2020-05-2447 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 48 – The New Quarantine TitansAs time bends and brains melts in the heart of the “Quar,” we’re joined by longtime friend of the show and writer for Emmys.com, David Gutiérrez… and things get weird. We get into everything from circumcising our children to wanna-be … Continue reading →2020-05-1554 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 47 – Quarantine Titans Go!On this “very special episode,” we continue our remotely-recorded chat with Joe Preti, as we try — try, mind you — to talk about stuff that’s making us happy during the Time of “the Quar.” From the wholesome joys of … Continue reading →2020-04-3045 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 46 – Quarantine TitansWe’re back! Sort of… In a special remotely-recorded quarantine edition of the show, we sit down with Joe Preti of the View from the Gutters comic book podcast to pine for long lost sources of food, like the cafeteria at … Continue reading →2020-04-2548 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 45 – Nerds Will Always Break Your HeartWe continue our talk with Greg Hatcher and talk about how we’ve been falling out of love with modern pop culture franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, and the Walking Dead, and why it’s totally healthy to just walk away. … Continue reading →2020-03-2034 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 43 – CondormanHe Spies! He Flies! He Death-Defies! In this month’s Single Serving Selection, we take to the skies above Monte Carlo with Greg Hatcher of the Atomic Junk Shop blog to swoop into Disney’s superhero/spy film that sank at the box … Continue reading →2020-03-131h 11Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 44 – Walking With DomWe sit down with the notoriously Trek-skeptical Sam Mulvey to give our first reactions to the first episode of Star Trek: Picard. Is it what we wanted, and have modern iterations of Trek changed so much — or have become … Continue reading →2020-02-231h 06Radio vs. the Martians!Podcasta la Vista, Baby! Episode 22 – True LiesWhen he said I do, he never said what he did. This month, we’re joined by Rebecca Friedman of Ask an Atheist to revisit the always thrilling and often problematic action-spy comedy that reunited Arnold with director James Cameron, True … Continue reading →2020-02-081h 26Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 43 – Get in a Booth and Pretend to Be PoopIn an episode calling back to us from the near past, we get a little nervous, excited and curious about the then-upcoming Star Trek: Picard. We dig a bit into Trek‘s enduring franchise, both its evolutions and how after almost … Continue reading →2020-01-2556 minRadio vs. the Martians!Hex & Violence Episode 4 – The Latest in Pickling Technology“That’s Jonah Hex, his own damn self. He’s killed more men than Hell has souls.” After a long absence, we return with our fourth episode! This time, Mike and Casey claw our way through Jonah Hex’s 1993 Vertigo makeover as … Continue reading →2020-01-171h 17Radio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 19 – Whoa: Keanu Reeves in Theory and Practice [CLIP]In a discussion recorded back in November, now exclusive to our Patreon supporters, we try to decide in real-time if Terminator: Dark Fate warrants being covered on Podcasta la Vista, Baby! or not. We talk a bit about our coming … Continue reading →2019-12-2802 minRadio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 18 – An Inspiring Racist [CLIP]In our new Christmas Eve episode, exclusive to our Patreon supporters, we get both deadly serious and a little bit frivolous. First, we glance at a brief history of famous pieces of shit who’ve done awful things – from Michael … Continue reading →2019-12-2501 minRadio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 17 – Ask Us Anything: 2019 [CLIP]In our new nearly two hour episode, exclusive to our Patreon supporters, we’re answering your questions in our first Ask Us Anything episode! We start by sharing three facts about ourselves that you might not know, then we tackle your … Continue reading →2019-12-1402 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 42 – Hey, I Know That!We chat a bit with Tobiah Panshin about that great intangible that gets people’s ire up: Fan Service! What is it? Why is it used as a pejorative? Is it ever a welcome thing? Why does it both delight and … Continue reading →2019-11-2235 minRadio vs. the Martians!Podcasta la Vista, Baby! Episode 21 – Jingle All the WayTwo Dads, One Toy, No Prisoners. Put that cookie down! Now! Because, this month, Christmas is coming early! We’re getting into the holiday spirit with librarian Kit Laika, to unwrap Arnold’s holiday comedy Jingle All the Way! Workaholic salesman Howard … Continue reading →2019-11-141h 16Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 41 – Clown RoninWe sit down some more with Patrick Johnson to share our mixed feelings about Todd Phillips’ bleak and controversial Joker film. We dig a bit into the film’s strong lead performance by Joaquin Phoenix and its very on-its-sleeve cinematic inspirations … Continue reading →2019-10-2554 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 40 – The Fucking C-WordWe sit down again with Tobiah Panshin to open up a bit about medical scares and Mike’s recent testicular cancer diagnosis and treatment. We dig into the heavy emotional weight that comes with getting scary news from a doctor. We … Continue reading →2019-09-2548 minRadio vs. the Martians!Ask Us Anything Right Here!In the month of December, Mike and Casey will participate in the first Ask Us Anything episode of Radio vs. the Martians!, exclusive to Patreon! We will answer (nearly) anything you ask us about any topic, even stuff that we … Continue reading →2019-07-2401 minRadio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 14 – More Stuff in the Basement [CLIP]In our new episode, exclusive to our Patreon supporters, there’s some more stuff to clean out the basement. Casey loves science fiction, but has grown tired of the ubiquity of sci-fi that treats dystopia, calamity and apocalypse as inevitability. What … Continue reading →2019-04-0301 minRadio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 13 – Some Stuff in the Basement [CLIP]In our latest episode, exclusive to our Patreon supporters, we empty the basement. Mike has been a dedicated, lifelong comics book and superhero fan. And he’s been thrilled to see these characters and stories play out on the big screen… … Continue reading →2019-03-0601 minRadio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 12 – Spoiler Alert: Ghosts Don’t Exist [CLIP]In our latest episode, exclusive to our Patreon supporters, it’s Halloween for Christmas! Recorded back in October, we dip into the horror genre, as Casey was watching one scary movie a day, often for the first time. As a horror … Continue reading →2018-12-2504 minRadio vs. the Martians!Join Us for the Third Annual Captain Picard Day Celebration!It’s Back! So Tug down your on shirts and put your party shoes on! Join Mike and Casey for our third annual Holiday Season gathering! We’ll be at the Poodle Dog restaurant in Fife, in their Board Room for good … Continue reading →2018-10-3102 minRadio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 9 – You Are Not a MistakeIn what is an ultra-MEGA-sized two-and-a-half hour episode, we really run the gamut. First, we talk about popular culture we loved as kids, but are afraid to revisit, because we fear it won’t survive adult scrutiny. In Mike’s case that … Continue reading →2018-07-262h 33Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 26 – A Continuity Gumbo of NonsenseWhile Casey has to run upstairs and be a dad, Mike continues his talk with Joe Preti and Tobiah Panshin for a full-throated bitch-sesh about the state of the comic book industry. From Marvel and DC’s refusal to change its … Continue reading →2018-04-291h 06Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 22 – Practical Porgs: It’s Not a Sex Thing, YetWe sit down with our friend Todd Maxfield-Matsumoto to drill into pop culture ephemera and random nonsense. Mike revels in the schadenfreude of having a movie theater rewards card and we all wonder when Johnny Depp became box office poison for … Continue reading →2017-10-281h 05Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 21 – The Nadir of Peak TVWherein Mike and Casey discuss the weird evolution of HBO’s Game of Thrones from an almost obsessively grounded fantasy show to a fist-pumping, crowd-pleasing action fantasy. We react to what we’ve seen, read and heard of the upcoming Star Trek … Continue reading →2017-09-2241 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 30 – Keanu Reeves“Whoa.” Pop quiz, hot shot! Mike and Casey pile into the time-traveling phone booth for a chat about one of Hollywood’s biggest stars with Bryon DiGianfilippo and Joe Preti from the View from the Gutters podcast, and if we go … Continue reading →2017-08-231h 37Radio vs. the Martians!Black Ops Episode 5 – What is the Zombie Version of Deep Space Nine?In an episode, we continue to shake our canes at Hollywood blockbusters, spin offs, crossovers and shared universes, as Mike explains his rocky relationship with Fear the Walking Dead. What motivates the creation of a spin-off? Are they doomed to … Continue reading →2017-07-0959 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 29 – Vertigo Comics“Magic’s just when you trick the universe into believing some incredibly outrageous lie.” Mike and Casey hop into Chas’ cab for a journey to the realm of Dreams, because it’s time to go on a road trip across America. Our … Continue reading →2017-02-221h 50Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 15 – The Internet Needs to Have Its Mind Blown a Little Less EasilyMike and Casey continue their conversation with our friend Sean Duncan, and dig into the weird worlds of author pseudonyms and young adult fiction — and the frenzied moralistic panics the latter can provoke. And in the process, we unpack … Continue reading →2017-01-2753 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 14 – Who Doesn’t Want to See Dwayne Johnson Punch a Hippo?In a wide-ranging conversation, Mike and Casey talk about whether Jabba the Hutt’s little monkey-rat creature, Salacious Crumb, is a person or a pet, and dig into the sort of bullshit rumors and urban legends that we both fell for … Continue reading →2016-11-2234 minRadio vs. the Martians!Hex & Violence Episode 2 – Swamp Folk“I’m gonna show ya one last trick I picked up offa Cheyenne ‘afore I let you die in the kind of pain no white man has ever known.” In our second episode, Mike and Casey follow professional badass Jonah Hex … Continue reading →2016-11-1651 minRadio vs. the Martians!Hex & Violence Episode 1 – First Impressions“Normally, I’d hang you, but I figure your actions warrant something really cruel and unusual.” In our premiere episode, Mike and Casey dig into two Jonah Hex stories from two different eras. First, we look at the character’s first appearance … Continue reading →2016-08-1538 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 11 – Why Would Daredevil Need a Flashlight?Mike and Casey sit down with Jeremy Whitman to try to wrap our brains about two strange things that defy description and even logic. First is a used book Mike snatched up at work — possibly written by someone on … Continue reading →2016-07-1929 minRadio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 10 – Jodorowsky’s Still AliveMike and Casey sit down with Kinsey Burke, Patrick Johnson, and Sam Mulvey to bat around a contentious and complicated topic: adaptations, reboots and remakes. How faithful should a work be to its source material when it’s adapted from one … Continue reading →2016-06-2342 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 27 – Open World Video Games“I was an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.” Mike and Casey completely abandon their quests to consolidate their pixelated criminal empires and save the kingdom from dragons, so that they can play darts and … Continue reading →2016-06-161h 47Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 9 – Something, Something, Iron ManWe’re joined by Ask an Atheist‘s Sam Mulvey, who politely tolerates listening to Mike and Casey talk about Captain America: Civil War. And evidently, both of us take different sides. And we ask the question, what are conspiracy theorists like … Continue reading →2016-05-2553 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 26 – Vigilante FictionYou’ve gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk? Mike and Casey sit down with Pól Rua and Greg Hatcher of Comic Book Resources’ Comics Should Be Good blog, for a comprehensive and thoughtful discussion … Continue reading →2016-04-211h 36Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 7 – Chickens. They Are a Taciturn BunchMike and Casey continue their chat with Rebecca Friedman and Joe Preti, and they chew the fat about porno Mahjong, how the weirdest things end up at used bookstores, and why we just can’t stop thinking about nunchucks. We also … Continue reading →2016-03-2955 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 25 – Don Bluth“…There are no cats in America!…” Mike and Casey manage to escape dog heaven and set out for the Great Valley. Their traveling companions? Ask an Atheist‘s Rebecca Friedman and Joe Preti of the View from the Gutters comic book … Continue reading →2016-03-171h 39Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 5 – So Many Props Made of Real, Atomic MatterIn our second Fun Sized episode this month, Mike and Casey continue their talk with Rebecca Friedman, and get into their feelings about the new Star Wars movie, the Force Awakens. Also, we say goodbye to the recently departed Alan … Continue reading →2016-01-2947 minRadio vs. the Martians!Podcasta la Vista, Baby! Episode 2 – Kindergarten CopGo ahead, you tell him you didn’t do your homework. In our second podcast, Mike and Casey are joined by actual, real life teacher Rebecca Friedman for a very educational episode that highlights one of Schwarzenegger’s most successful comedies: 1990’s … Continue reading →2016-01-181h 01Podcasta la Vista, Baby!Episode 2 – Kindergarten Cop (1990) with Rebecca Friedman
“Go ahead, you tell him you didn’t do your homework.”
In our second podcast, Mike and Casey are joined actual, real life teacher Rebecca Friedman for a very educational episode that highlights one of Schwarzenegger’s most successful comedies: 1990’s Kindergarten Cop!
Detective John Kimble is the meanest cop around. He really likes pushing people through glass coffee tables and blasting their couches with shotguns. So when Kimble needs to catch a vicious drug lord, he’s forced to go undercover. As a substitute kindergarten teacher.
He does know he’s not allowed...2016-01-181h 01Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 24.5 – Not Everybody is You, Grant Morrison!In the shadow of our Batman discussion, Mike and Casey continue their discussion with Joe Preti and Pól Rua. We dig into the weapons-grade weirdness of comic book writer Grant Morrison, and why his work probably shouldn’t be your introduction … Continue reading →2015-12-3042 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 24 – Batman“It’s an omen. I shall become a bat!” Criminals are superstitious and cowardly lot, so Mike and Casey are joined in the Batcave to compare case notes with our friend Pól Rua, and first-time panelist, Joe Preti of the View … Continue reading →2015-12-231h 54Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 23.5 – Do We Need to Get Racist, Casey?In the afterglow of our Star Trek: the Next Generation panel, Mike and Casey continue their chat with Ryan Chaddock and Greg Hatcher for some off-topic conversation. We dig into why Mike totally doesn’t have pink eye, the use (or … Continue reading →2015-11-2933 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 23 – Star Trek: the Next GenerationSpace…the final frontier… Mike and Casey reserve a table in Ten Forward and share a pot of “tea, early grey, hot” with Greg Hatcher of Comic Book Resources’ Comics Should Be Good! blog and game designer Ryan Chaddock. Our continuing … Continue reading →2015-11-182h 04Podcasta la Vista, Baby!Episode 1 – The Running Man (1987) with Greg Hatcher
“A game nobody survives. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.”
It’s the premiere episode of Podcasta la Vista, Baby!
Mike and Casey are proud to be joined by Greg Hatcher of Comic Book Resources’ Comics Should Be Good! blog, to talk about a 1987 science fiction classic from the height of Arnold’s cinematic career: The Running Man.
The year is 2019. American is governed by a fascist dictatorship that uses television to keep the populace docile. The most popular game show is “the Running Man,” where criminals and dissidents are forced to flee from m...2015-10-221h 00Podcasta la Vista, Baby!Episode 0 – Why Arnold Schwarzenegger?In our new podcast’s prologue, Mike Gillis and Casey Doran dig into their mutual love of the cinematic works of 1980s action icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
We discuss the origin of this new project, and how we’re going to be joined by a guest, four times a year, for a movie by movie dissection of why this Austrian bodybuilder-turned-actor took Hollywood by storm with a combination of charisma, bulging biceps, and yes… absurd macho bullshit.
2015-10-2228 minRadio vs. the Martians!Podcasta la Vista, Baby! Episode 1 – The Running Man“A game nobody survives. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.” It’s the premiere episode of Podcasta la Vista, Baby! Mike and Casey are proud to be joined by Greg Hatcher of Comic Book Resources’ Comics Should Be Good! blog, to … Continue reading →2015-10-211h 00Radio vs. the Martians!Podcasta la Vista, Baby! Episode 0 – Why Arnold Schwarzenegger?In new podcast’s prologue, Mike and Casey dig into their mutual love of the cinematic works of 1980s action icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger. We discuss the origin of this new project, and how we’re going to be joined by a guest, … Continue reading →2015-10-2128 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 22.5 – A Loud, Brown BlurOn the tail of our BioShock panel, Mike and Casey continue our conversation with Patrick Johnson and Carlos Rodela, to delve deeper into the strengths and weaknesses of this game series in particular and gaming in general. How big and … Continue reading →2015-09-2942 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 22 – Bioshock“A man chooses… a slave obeys…” Mike and Casey pile into a bathysphere and flee the surface world, and the clawing hands of Big Government and the Parasites to reserve their tables at the Kashmir Restaurant with first panelists Patrick … Continue reading →2015-09-221h 52Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 21 – Twin Peaks“That gum you like is going to come back in style.” Mike and Casey are consulting our logs and getting a booth at the Double R Diner to share some damned good coffee and pie with returning panelists Roz Townsend … Continue reading →2015-08-121h 42Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 3 – It Plays Brown Things!In our second Fun Size episode this month, Mike and Casey are joined by in the studio by Ask an Atheist‘s Sam Mulvey. We dig into the selection of current generation video game consoles, as Mike makes a decision on … Continue reading →2015-07-2156 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 20 – Watchmen“Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face.” Mike and Casey are charging our electric cars, voting for Richard Nixon, and getting a booth in … Continue reading →2015-06-182h 03Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 19.5 – Are You a Bad Enough Dude to Beat Up Uwe Boll?We’re back with more B-roll goodness! Mike and Casey are joined in the studio with Sam Mulvey of Ask an Atheist and his brother, Mike Mulvey for a wide-ranging bullshit session. We dig into contests with pop culture prizes that … Continue reading →2015-05-2649 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 19 – Quentin TarantinoWe’re gonna get medieval on your asses! This month, Mike and Casey pile into a booth at Jack Rabbit Slim’s to debate the merits of tipping our server with Sci-Fest L.A.‘s Matt Goodman and writer and artist Roslyn Townsend. Our … Continue reading →2015-05-191h 37Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 18.5 – Somebody Destroyed One of Roger Moore’s HorcruxesIn our latest collections of panel outtakes and off-topic discussion, Mike and Casey are joined by Greg Hatcher and Ryan Chaddock for a chat about the Logan’s Run television show and the formulaic nature of 1970s science fiction. We compare … Continue reading →2015-04-2636 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 18 – James Bond“No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!” Mike and Casey are shaking (but not stirring) their martinis and hoping a plane to Montenegro to sit at the baccarat table and trade barbs with Greg Hatcher of Comic Book Resources’ … Continue reading →2015-04-191h 45Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 17.5 – He’s Kind of Just a Little Bit Weirdo CultistIn our latest bonus episode, Mike and Casey get ready to record our most recent episode and chat a bit about Orson Welles, great actors starring in shitty movies, and some of their favorite fictional cliches. Later, we’re joined after … Continue reading →2015-03-2238 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 17 – Steven SpielbergHold on to your butts! Mike and Casey are stocking up on Reese’s Pieces and heading to Devil’s Tower to compare scars with sound engineer Scott Kramer (the Expendables, Transparent) and the composer of our show’s theme song, Todd Maxfield-Matsumoto! … Continue reading →2015-03-141h 37Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 16 – Expanded UniversesRead the Bantam Book! This month, Mike and Casey look at the inevitable result of truly popular culture: that it can and will not be contained by it’s original medium. Star Wars, the Planet of the Apes, and even Murder … Continue reading →2015-02-051h 41Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 15 – Fighting GamesHA-DOOOU-KEN! Mike and Casey hit the arcade and stack their quarters, because this month we’re in head-to-head combat with Ask an Atheist‘s Sam Mulvey and Nathan Martin of the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo. This month we’re talking about the gaming … Continue reading →2015-01-151h 37Radio vs. the Martians!Fun Size Episode 1 – Puppy VengeanceAs Holiday scheduling conflicts made a full panel episode of the show impossible this month, Mike and Casey are back with what they’re calling a “Fun Size” episode. It’s an unstructured, free form discussion of stuff in pop culture not … Continue reading →2014-12-2526 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 14 – M. Night ShyamalanWhat if there are no coincidences? Mike and Casey count their sick days, stock up on hotdogs, and run from gently swaying trees with returning panelist and artist, Roslyn Townsend and Ask an Atheist‘s Rebecca Friedman! This month, we’re diving … Continue reading →2014-11-201h 35Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 13 – Blade RunnerWe’ve….seen things you people wouldn’t believe! Mike and Casey fire up our Spinners, and blast off to great new lives in the Off World Colonies with Sci-Fest L.A.‘s Matt Goodman, and writer Micah Krabill! This month we’re talking about 1982’s … Continue reading →2014-10-121h 56Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 12 – Conan the BarbarianTravel back, O Listener, to an age undreamed of! Hither came Mike and Casey, swords in hand, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under sandaled feet with Greg Hatcher of Comics Should Be Good! and our friend Pól … Continue reading →2014-09-171h 44Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 11 – Hayao MiyazakiMike and Casey hitch a ride on the Catbus with our friend Roslyn Townsend and animator and storyboard artist Lauren Montgomery (Justice League: Doom, Wonder Woman) to talk about the legendary animator who is often referred to as “Japan’s Walt … Continue reading →2014-07-171h 25Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 10 – Planet of the ApesIt’s a madhouse! A MADHOUSE! Mike and Casey invade the Forbidden Zone with our theme song’s composer Todd Maxfield-Matsumoto and Comics Should Be Good!‘s Greg Hatcher. This month we’re talking about the classic film franchise: the Planet of the Apes! … Continue reading →2014-06-201h 27Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 9 – NintendoSorry, Mario! Your podcast is in another castle! Mike and Casey pull on their Power Gloves and strap on their Virtual Boys because, it’s time to save the Mushroom Kingdom with Ask an Atheist‘s Sam Mulvey and Bob Mackey of … Continue reading →2014-05-141h 11Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 8 – So Bad, It’s GoodWooden dialogue, cardboard sets, visible boom mics and terrible acting! Mike and Casey dive into the best examples of the worst popular culture with Ask an Atheist‘s Sam Mulvey and first-time panelist Roslyn Townsend! Join us as we wrack our … Continue reading →2014-03-251h 28Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 7.5 – Unlicensed Nuclear AcceleratorsIn the latest mini-episode, Mike and Casey aim for the flat top as we puzzle over our last big question: Are drivers legally obligated to pull to the shoulder of the road for the Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1? We read your responses, … Continue reading →2014-02-0425 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 7 – Dungeons & DragonsRoll for initiative and save vs. poison, because this month, Mike and Casey enter the Dread Lich’s tomb with game designer Ryan Chaddock, and Chris Walker of BJ Shea’s Geek Nation to unearth that oldest of fantasy role-playing games, Dungeons … Continue reading →2014-01-121h 40Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 6.5 – Bustin’ Makes Us Feel Good!In our latest mini-episode, Mike and Casey unveil our brand new segment, Radio vs. the Mailbag! We’re tossing open questions to our listeners, and we want to hear from you! This month: “Are drivers legally obligated to pull their cars … Continue reading →2013-12-0724 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 6 – Arnold SchwarzeneggerIt’s not a tumor! Mike and Casey get their asses to Mars with our theme song’s composer, Todd Maxfield-Matsumoto, and Ask an Atheist‘s Rebecca Friedman to talk about America’s favorite Austrian import, Arnold Schwarzenegger! From cinematic machismo to the governor’s … Continue reading →2013-11-081h 19Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 5.5 – I Wouldn’t Trust Hulk Hogan to Host a TapewormGet ready to Hulk out with the latest nerd rage-filled mini episode! Mike and Casey discuss the nuclear fallout of the announcement that Ben Affleck will be wearing the cowl of Batman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel. We … Continue reading →2013-10-1329 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 5 – SupermanFaster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! In this super-sized episode, Mike and Casey take to the skies of Metropolis with returning panelists Pól Rua of Mike and Pól Save the Universe! fame, and Sam Mulvey of the … Continue reading →2013-09-161h 50Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 4.5 – Wilford Brimley Battles an Orc with a ScimitarIn the aftermath of our George Lucas panel, Mike and Casey discover that a certain oatmeal pitch man did star in an Ewoks television movie! We also look at the total reversal by Microsoft after the backlash the XBOX One … Continue reading →2013-08-1621 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 4 – George LucasA podcast six months in the making! Mike and Casey reserve a booth in the Mos Eisley cantina with the composer of our show’s theme song, Todd Maxfield-Matsumoto, and Ryan Chaddock, creator of the Pantheon live action role-playing game, to … Continue reading →2013-07-181h 25Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 3.5 – The Crocodile Tears of CastamereIn our third mini-episode, Mike and Casey break open a cask of the latest geek news and drink deeply. We commiserate about the public relations disaster that is the new XBOX One. We experience schadenfreude at the recent fan meltdown … Continue reading →2013-06-1835 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 3 – ZombiesThey’re coming to get you, Barbara…. Mike and Casey join forces with author and Seattle Vine columnist, Libbie Grant, and Ian Gould, the owner of Ace Comics and Games, to pillage the ravaged post-apocalyptic wasteland and argue about those ubiquitous … Continue reading →2013-05-191h 20Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 2.5 – Le Morte d’Macho ManIn our second mini-episode, Mike and Casey read your feedback about our professional wrestling episode, and announce our next panel episode! Plus, they discuss the closure of LucasArts, the latest Bioshock game, and how “the Macho Man” Randy Savage saved … Continue reading →2013-04-2019 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 2 – Professional WrestlingMike and Casey step into the squared circle with Living After Faith’s Rich Lyons, and Pól Rua of Mike and Pól Save the Universe. The topic: Professional Wrestling. We discuss the history of this carnival attraction turned billion dollar industry, … Continue reading →2013-03-201h 33Radio vs. the Martians!Episode 1.5 – Star Trek 90210In this mini-episode of Radio vs. the Martians, Mike and Casey answer your listener feedback, discuss the J.J. Abrams takeover of Star Wars, and announce our next panel show topic!2013-02-2227 minRadio vs. the Martians!Episode 1 – Star TrekIn our premiere episode, Mike and Casey are joined by Ask an Atheist‘s Sam Mulvey, and Chris Walker of the Backroom Comics Podcast to tip geekdom’s sacred cow, Star Trek. We discuss men wearing skirts, sexy techno-babble exposition, and the … Continue reading →2013-01-231h 21