Atomic Monsoon: Recent Episodes
Andy, Josh, and Stephanie
ATOMIC MONSOON is a talk radio show and podcast covering all manner of pop culture topics, hosted by three pop culture enthusiasts. From movies to video games to comic books to television, we cover it all! We focus on what’s good and what we like about pop culture and entertainment, to create a fun listening experience for our audience. Tune in every Sunday at 10 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel.
In the series finale episode, we look back and thank the people who made this show possible, and look back at some of our favorite Atomic Monsoon memories. Plus, a bonus message from Josh!
Thank you all for listening. Be sure to find Andy's new podcast, Other Strangeness, available now! Check your favorite podcatcher or visit OtherStragneness.com
Brandon A. Mayo, the co-creator of Andy's online comic series, HAWK & CROC joins us this week. Stephanie interviews the boys about their comic, its inception, inspirations, and the possible future of the series. Check it out for yourself at www.HawkAndCroc.com
Ray Stakenas from Knowing is Half the Podcast and the Who Would Win show joins us as we talk about some of our favorite animated shows, including Ninja Turtles, Batman, X-Men, Danny Phantom, Avatar the Last Air Bender, and so much more. And what the heck even is King Arthur and the Knights of Justice!?
Stephanie was busy, so Andy asked comedian Robert Clarke-Chan, co-host of the AE Doubleback wrestling podcast and Knowing is Half the Podcast cartoon review show to hang out and have a nice general talk about professional wrestling.
Stephanie's husband and partner in crime, Connor, joins us again as they answer questions about their lightsaber group, Saber Syndicate United. Listen in to learn more, and then visit SyndicateSaber.com
With the new Animaniacs series live on Hulu, Andy and Stephanie talk about the new episodes, as well as the classic Animaniacs show from the 1990s. What works? What doesn't? And what are we going to do tomorrow night? Try to take over the world!
Andy and Stephanie talk about their favorite songs that make them laugh -- We MENTION Weird Al, but we promise the entire episode is not about Mr. Yankovic. Listen to the songs talked about (and more!) on Spotify: https://shorturl.at/cmsIW
Stephanie and Andy are the podcasters of love and justice! This week, we talk about Sailor Moon, the franchise's various English dubs, translations, re-releases, and re-imaginings. Listen to this episode, or in the name of the moon, we'll punish you!
Andy and Stephanie talk about some of their favorite things to read -- Novels, webcomics, graphic novels, whatever!
Discussed in this episode: - Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore - Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare - Fistful of Blood by Kevin Eastman & Simon Bisley - Star Wars Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi by Ryder Windham - Transformer More Than Meets the Eye/Lost Light by James Roberts & various artists - Star Wars The Clones Wars Stories of Light and Dark anthology book by various - Sick by Tom Leveen - Star Wars The Clone Wars Wild Space by Karen Miller - Elf Only Inn by Josh Sortelli - Let’s Play by Mongie (via Webtoons) - Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane by Sean McKeever & Takeshi Miyazawa - Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan - Eastman & Laid’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Andy and Stephanie talk about some of their favorite Halloween-related entertainment! Movies, TV shows, video games, music, and comics all get covered on this not-so-spooky episode!
Stephanie's husband, Connor, joins us as we discuss the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, The Best of Both Worlds, parts 1 & 2, along with some other general Star Trek talk. Prepare to be assimilated.
Stephanie and Andy return to discuss their favorite live-action TV shows and give you suggestions of things to watch!
Meghan O'Connell of Dirty Teacup Designs joins us this week to discuss her beautifully macabre artwork, her inspirations, favorite movies, snack foods, a touch of Mortal Kombat discussion, and we get into some old Nickelodeon memories. You can find Meghan's work at www.DirtyTeacupDesigns.com
Andy and Stephanie talk about Andy's favorite movie of all time! It's 1991's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick. We discuss the movie itself, go over many of the deleted scenes, and discuss our favorite parts.
Stephanie and Andy talk about the Star Wars Sequel Series (Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker). Obviously Stephanie likes these movies, but does Andy agree? Tune in and find out!
Thanks to our friends at DeaFMRecords.Bandcamp.com for providing our intro music!
Award-winning screenwriter Alex George Pickering (Fig, Efrain, Balcony) -- who happens to be Andy's cousin -- joins Andy and Stephanie to talk about his film projects both past and future, announces a movie that just got optioned, and a couple semi-embarrassing childhood stories.
We discuss Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, the new exclusive-to-Disney+ film based on the Phineas and Ferb cartoon. Stephanie loves this show, but Andy has never seen any of it! What did they think? Tune in and find out!
Andy & Steph talk about their favorite crossover episodes. What happens when the Ninja Turtles meet the Power Rangers? WHAT'S So The Suite Life of Hannah Montana? Scooby-Doo met Batman? And WHO IS THE WARRIOR KING!? Tune in and find out!
Andy, a lifelong Transformers fan, and Stephanie, a Transformers newbie, take a look at the newest Transformers cartoon. What do they think? How did they feel about it? And how many references to older Transformers things does Andy point out?
Find out by listening now!
Andy and Stephanie talk about their favorite Internet content creators, including:
- Markiplier
- Game Grumps
- Unus Annus
- Watch Mojo
- FBE
- Cinema Wins
- Good Mythical Morning
- Nigahiga
- Mischief and Madness
- TheOdd1sOut
- Jaiden Animations
- ScrewAttack Archive/CraigSkitz
- Cinemassacre/Angry Video Game Nerd
- Jeremy Parish/NES Works
- Gaming Historian
- Technology Connections
- Toy Galaxy (The Boba Sett)
- Pop Arena: Nick Knacks
- Chris McFeeley/Transformers: The Basics
- The Sisters That Don’t Do Anything
- Lucky Us
- Balcony Web Series
- Knowing is Half the Podcast
Something a little different this week as Andy interviews Stuttering Craig Skistimas, aka CraigSkitz, host of the CraigSkitz podcast and Twitch streams. We talk about Craig's career from SlamBall to ScrewAttack to GameAttack & RoosterTeeth to his new podcast, and Craig is kind enough to answer some of Andy's questions he's wanted to know for years.
Follow Craig on Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube under CraigSkitz
Referenced in this episode: Hats Off Media's interview with Craig on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERQcwT3qEw Craig discusses the death of ScrewAttack on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3WzDq8cYhM ScrewAttack Archive on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9UwS56a40gNn9KCyX5fn0g
Stephanie wanted to talk about acting on stage, but Andy's only ever been in one play! So we got our friend, Topeka, Kansas-based actor Dané Shobe, to join us! We talk about roles we've had, experiences on stage, and we even touch a little bit on Hamilton. All this and more!
Author Tom Leveen joins us to talk about the currently-ongoing Kickstarter campaign for his novel ZERO, some decent writing tips, the discussion of art during the COVID-19 panemic, as well as an overall fun discussion. Find Tom's Kickstarter at http://bit.ly/ZeroKickstarter or visit his website at www.TomLeveen.com
Megan from The Sisters That Don't Do Anything joins Andy and Stephanie, as they discuss the 1990 anti-drug animated special, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, starring Bugs Bunny, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alf, Garfield, Winnie the Pooh, the Muppet Babies, and more! Exactly how many wonderful ways to say no are there?
Atomic Monsoon does not condone any illegal activities.
Stephanie and Andy talk about the first episode of Steven Universe, its themes, some favorite moments, and much more!
Andy interviews Megan and Kristen, The Sisters That Don't Do Anything! The sisters began a YouTube channel in 2020. Megan is a library page who reads a lot of books. Kristen is an animator who found herself out of work during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. The two decided to combine their love of popular culture, including novels, animation, video games, and particularly Disney animated films to begin a channel to celebrate the things that they love and inspire them on a daily basis. You can find them on their YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezLu8Nv16CGl79r6hOIrMw
Andy and Stephanie celebrate American Independence Day by talking about some of their favorite Japanese Anime feature films.
Stephanie forces Andy to read and talk about The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones novel by Cassandra Clare. SPOILERS AHEAD!
Andy and Stephanie talk about the first volume of Terry Moore's 1993 independent comic, Strangers in Paradise!
Andy and Stephanie talk about their favorite films from the years 2000 through 2009, with some bonus talk at the end!
Stephanie and Andy discuss some of their favorite movies from the 1990s in this nostalgia-fueled episode!
Stephanie and Andy talk about their favorite movies from the decade of decadence, the 1980s!
Stephanie and Andy recall tales from high school, in recognition of the kids who won't get to walk at their graduations in 2020 thanks to COVID-19. Don't worry -- Andy didn't get to walk either!
Andy and Stephanie give some ideas on things to do and watch while under quarantine. Thanks, COVID-19 /sarcasm
Andy & Stephanie are still at home, and discuss some of their favorite outbreak and zombie-style stories from pop culture, including Marvel Zombies, DC's Blackest Night, and episodes of Fairy Tail, Generator Rex, and the Transformers!
Andy and Stephanie talk about what in pop culture they've been enjoying while under COVID-19 quarantine, and offer some suggestions on things you could be enjoying during this time at home.
We are joined by television writer, podcast host, comedian, and all around hilarious human, Gina Ippolito, to discuss the trials and tribulations of making a living in Hollywood. Gina's currently a writer on CBS's The Unicorn, as well as a former writer on Cartoon Networks' Regular Show, Disney Channel's Bunk'd, and the Powerfpuff Girls and Murphy Brown reboots. She also co-hosts the GI Joe-themed podcast, Knowing is Half the Podcast.
With the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars beginning this weekend on Disney Plus, Stephanie guides the guys on a look back at the series.
Find out which movies in coming out 2020 we are the most excited to see! Black Widow! Wonder Woman! Godzilla vs Kong! Ghostbusters! And more?
Transformers Trading Card Game Global Brand Manager Drew Nolosco from Wizards of the Coast joins us again to talk about the upcoming Titans Return Attack expansion for the TCG.
We talk about the 1989 cult cinematic classic, Batman, directed by Tim Burton, and starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, and Kim Basinger.
We discuss Marvel's Merry Mutants, the Uncanny X-Men! From their origins to their recent rebirth, enjoy this overview of all things X.
Former Atomic/Excalibur/TFAW/Samurai Comics manager Julian Moraga joins Andy and they talk about the fun and exciting times working in comic book shops, as well as Julian's new job working for Brian Pulido's Coffin Comics. Check them out at CoffinComics.com Thanks to our friends at DeaFMRecords.com for our intro music!
We discuss some of our favorite Holiday and Christmas-related TV episodes and movies and whatnot. Thanks as always to our friends at DeafMRecords.com for our intro music!
Blaine Bublitz comes back to talk about his experience competing in the Transformers TCG Energon Invitational at PAX Unplugged, plus the rest of his Penny Arcade Expo experience.
Stephanie rejoins the boys to talk SPOILERS for the first two episodes of The Mandalorian, the new Star Wars show currently airing on Disney Plus.
Josh and Andy talk about Jim Varney aka Ernest P. Worrell. He was a great character actor and thespian. Know what I mean, Vern?
Transformers TCG Global Brand Manager Drew Nolosco comes back to talk about today's release of War for Cybertron: Siege II, as well as the upcoming Wave One Energon Edition release, coming in December!
Andy talks with by Blaine Bublitz, player of the Transformers TCG Trading Card Game, who placed in the Top 4 at Gen Con, one of the biggest gaming conventions. We talk Transformers TCG, other card games, things we're looking forward to in the next Transformers card set, and what Blaine is looking forward to at the Energon Invitational Championships.
Josh was under the weather, so Andy recruited Phoenix-based comic artist Jeff Pina to have a Transformers chat as Transformers Month continues to Roll Out!
Wizards of the Coast's Global Brand Manager for the Transformers TCG, Drew Nolosco, joins us this week to discuss the Tactical Combat Game, from the Trading Card Game's origins to the upcoming War For Cybertron SIEGE II expansion.
Members of the Arizona Autobots Cosplay group, Ashlynn and Dawn, join Andy and Josh to talk about their favorite robots 'n' disguises.
Nintendo's 130th anniversary as a company was this week, so we sat down to discuss this history of the Big N.
In recognition of the Area 51 Raids, Andy and Josh discuss all manner of aliens and extra-terrestrials from pop culture! From Independence Day to Dinosaucers, and everything in between.
Andy and Josh discuss all things Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from their origins as underground black-and-white comics to their pop culture explosion starting with the 1987 cartoon series, to the dark ages of the late 1990s, through modern TMNT revivals.
While both Andy and Josh grew up in the 80s, Josh never looked back. But Andy has never STOPPED looking back! Join as they discuss some of their favorite cartoons from the oh-so-toyetic 1980s.
Stephanie came back for a visit and sat down with Josh and Andy to talk tabletop gaming, including Dungeons and Dragons, WWE Raw Deal, Transformers TCG, and the Star Wars RPG.
Andy and Josh talk about portable video games, from pre Pre-Gameboy era, through the Game Gear, Turbo Express, and Atari Lynx, all the way up to the Game Boy Advance.
Andy and Josh speak with the Toronto-based Synthwave Siren herself, Dana Jean Phoenix about her musical career, inspirations, and more.
It's Stephanie's last episode, as she prepares to move on to bigger and better things. So we talk about Disney.
Andy, Josh, and Stephanie talk all about their favorite video games and all the memories that go with it!
Live from Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019! Andy, Stephanie, and Josh sit down with Val Hochberg and talk about her series Mystery Babylon as well as all the fun things they plan to do this weekend.
Andy, Steph, and Josh tell stories from various comic convention-going experiences in preparation for Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019
Josh, Andy, and Stephanie get the bottom of the ghosting hunting film series, The Ghostbusters. Talking the movies, cartoons, comics, and video game.
Andy and Steph talk about the Marvel cinematic universe films leading up to Avengers Endgame
Did you see the hidden Easter Eggs in Shazam? How about Aquaman? We talk comic book movies using horror film directors, and other geeky goodness!
We talk Pax East, WGAZ State Championships, WGI World Championships, Borderland, Shovel Knight, Avengers: Endgame Ticket Sales, Difficulty Settings on games, and so much more video game news!
Andy and Josh Ramble about comics and some fun stuff in the news! Next week: Wonder con and PAX East reveals!
We are back from a week break with some more pop culture news! From all of the trailer drops that happened this past week like Stranger Things season 3, Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4,and John Wick 3. We also go into what makes one a Disney Princess now that the Fox/Disney merger has occurred. And so much more!
Andy and Stephanie give their review of Captain Marvel! We discuss the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, the opening dates for Galaxy's Edge, X-Men Costumes in Comics, and a Dungeons and Dragons series that has a kickstarter in the millions! We also take a moment to honor the actors we have lost recently.
Here for your weekly dose of nerd stuff? Well you have come to the right place. We talk about Toejam and Earl returning, all the exciting things to do at Galaxy's Edge, Oscar Winners, Transformers Card Game, Battle Angel Alita and Fighting with My Family Review, and the return of the Jonas Brothers and 90210! And of course so much more!
In honor of Luke Perry. RIP.
It's just the guys this week and they talk about all things comics! From Marvel to DC, Batman to Wolverine, Mexican Spider-Man to McFarlane Toys, and Wendy's Twitter post about Amalgam Comics!
Today we talk about our love for video games from Megaman 2, MYST Series, BioShock, Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith Video Game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy 9, and so much more nerdy things!!
We take a listener's suggestion and check out the Marvel Swimsuit issues. We also talk about the Super Bowl ads, the Avengers Endgame Trailer, Toy Story 4 Teaser, and other nerdy things until a MOTH ATTACKS!!!! Andy saves the day!
This week we have VP of Broadcasting Ryan Treasure on with us as we talk about all of the nerdy films that are coming out this year and how excited we are all for them! From Endgame to Toy Story 4 to Detective Pikachu to Star Wars Episode 9 to much more!
Today we have special guest Tom Leveen! Arizona Author and fellow lover of all things nerd! Check out more about Tom and his works at www.TomLeveen.com
Andy has questions about Star Wars from Boba Fett to Thrawn to Darth Bane! And Josh and Stephanie answer them to the best of their ability and knowledge. The force is strong with this episode!
WE ARE BACk! After a couple of months, we have returned to bring one more episode before the episode comes to an end. On today's episode we discuss the latest films that hit the big screen from Aguaman to Mary Poppin's Returns to Into The Spider Verse. We also talk about the year that was 2018 and all the amazing nerdy stuff that happened this year from Film to Tv to Video Games to big announcements and new trailers like Avengers Endgame and The Lion king. So much to cover from two months in only one hour!
Lots of TV talk, plus some weird seasonal foods, video games, and plenty of upcoming Fortnite products for your playful enjoyment. Happy Halloween!
In addition to the usual pop culture gab, we share some of our favorite trick-or-treating stories from Halloweens past! And as always, thanks to our friends at www.DeaFMrecords.com for our excellent intro music!
Lots of news from New York Comic Con, including Young Justice, The Wonder Twins, Dial H for Hero, Conan, Avengers, Thor, plus the Aladdin teaser, casting in The Witcher, and tons more!
What did Andy think of Venom? Listen to find out! Also, some early New York Comic Con NYCC announcements, Aquaman and plenty of other trailers, Star Wars: The Mandalorian's first production shot, and tons more fun!
We talk Bowsette, Transformers and Bumblebee, X-Men and The Dark Phoenix, the fall season of TV shows, and all kinds of other pop culture fun.
Thanks again to our friends at Deafmrecords.com for our rad new theme music!
We discuss the Captain Marvel trailer, as well as go over some of our favorite Summer movies from 2018! Plus news about the Playstation Classic and more.
We spend WAY too long discussing whether or not the Bruce Willis classic DIE HARD actually qualifies as a “Christmas Movie,” as well as go over some Emmy award nominees, EGOTs, new TV shows and comic series that have been announced, and some details from this week’s Nintendo Direct, some sad news about the Playstation 2, and more!
After everybody was sick, we all got better and discussed:
- Happytime Murders corrections
- Microsoft's Adaptive Controller
- Nintendo Switch Family Showdown on Disney
- Nick Arcade and Double Dare
- Inky Pen
- Streets of Rage 4
- Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4
- Fortnite Nerf Blasters
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Iron Fist Season 2
- Captain Marvel
- Black Adam and Shazam!
- Live-Action Pinocchio
- Matt Smith and Dominic Monaghan cast in Star Wars
- The Ruby Slippers aren't in Kansas anymore
- New Mutants
- Conan the Barbarian goes back to Marvel
- Henry Cavill cast in The Witcher
- Dungeon & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History
- RX-24 retires to become a bartender
- Die Hard 6 is coming!
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Find out next episode!
On this storm of pop culture, we discuss:
- Star Wars Resistance
- Castlevania
- Upcoming and cancelled conventions
- Happytime Murders
- Big Bang Theory ending
- Hans Zimmer scoring Wonder Woman 1984
- Typhoid Mary in Iron Fist
- Brendan Fraser as Robot Man in Doom Patrol
- Psylocke's new old look
- Wolverine's new look and powers
- Eve Ewing writing Ironheart (Riri Williams)
- DC's 100-Page Giants at Wal-Mart
- Fairy Tail's final season
- Power Rangers' new colors
- Male Cheerleaders in the NFL
- NASA sends probe to the sun
- XBox's new subscription service
Our Very First Episode! We talk about:
- Who we are
- Disney Princesses going casual
- Watchmen on HBO
- Academy Awards Most Popular Film category
- The Nun trailer pulled from YouTube
- Matt Groening's Disenchantment
- Animaniacs Returns
- Male Cheerleaders in the NFL
- Nicolas Cage in Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
- Will Tom Cruise be Hal Jordan the Green Lantern?
- Batman is an atheist?
- Fox pulls Buffy The Vampire Slayer license from Dark Horse Comics
A test recording, full of all of us stumbling over ourselves that we decided to share with you!
We talk about: - Simon Belmont and other characters in Smash Bros Ultimate - Patrick Stewart returning as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek - Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode 9 - Ghostbusters - We Happy Few - Ruby Rose as Batwoman in the Arrowverse - Streaming services vs physical media - Gal Gadot in Ralph Breaks the Internet - Everybody loves Wonder Woman
...and Andy is probably gonna hate both Venom and Ready Player One, but bought the most ridiculous version of Space Jam that he could.