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This episode Abby and Stacy review their first romantic comedy based on history “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” (1998), and are joined by two special guests: the anonymous host and producer of relationship podcast “You Can Tell Me.”

Stephen P. Neary, creator of HBO Max's The Fungies, pops by to chat about what many fans believe is the very best episode of Batman: The Animated Series: Heart of Ice. We discuss Mr. Freeze's revamped origins, the symbolic significance of a character like Victor Fries, and Stephen's introduction to the animation industry as an intern on the origina…

Batman faces off with D-List villain Josiah Wormwood in The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy! I chat with Patreon supporter Jason LeBlanc about Bud Cort's perfect DCAU voice acting, the elaborate death traps of someone who's not The Riddler, and take a moment to reflect on the late Joel Schumacher's films. Sponsored by Absolutely Perfect Rubber Masks! Rate…

I sit down with one of my absolute favorite writers and illustrators, Ezra Claytan-Daniels (Upgrade Soul, BTTMFDRS, HBO Max's Doom Patrol) to chat about Earl Cooper aka The Mechanic, Batman's sloppy driving skills, and rethinking the Dark Knight's role in future media. Sponsored by Memorable Umbrella Weapons! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend.…

Stacy and Abby are back debunking Tudor myths and slandering Tudor tyrants with "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008).

Clayface returns in Mudslide! I chat with Patreon supporter and fan of the show Luke Mears about his childhood fear of Clayface, the influence of Old Hollywood on Batman: The Animated Series, and how England is cartoonishly portrayed when Alfred visits at the end of the series. Sponsored by Affordable Cliffside Labs! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a…

We take a JLU detour to the excellent adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' For The Man Who Has Everything! Madeline Queripel (HBO Max's Infinity Train, Regular Show, Steven Universe) and Toby Jones (OK KO!, Regular Show, AJ's Infinite Summer) join to chat Justice League Unlimited, DCAU theme songs, and how the original comic deviates from its…

I'm celebrating 6 years of making this podcast with 6 new weekly episodes! First up: The Cat and The Claw featuring an interview with Patreon supporter and fan of the podcast and Batman: The Animated Series, Tim Jarvi. We chat about Catwoman's animated origins, Red Claw's accent, the shift in design from Batman: The Animated Series to The New Batma…

I'm back to share some sPoOkY news... I've got a new free podcast just in time for the Halloween season. Subscribe below for free! Apple: https://apple.co/33Hjxx9 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2GIQK2y

The final fundraiser episode is here! Owen Dennis, creator of Cartoon Network and HBOMax's Infinity Train, digs into the PG-13 cut of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. We do a deep dive into what we love about the film, and Owen talks about why he likes Batman Beyond and how shows like this influenced him in the creation of his own show, and the …

Betsy and Mano (We Love Trash) pop on by to talk about the very spooky and great Poison Ivy Episode HOUSE AND GARDEN. We talk about hunky plant clones, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and deconstruct how Ivy upends societal expectations of femininity and wields them a weapon. Oh, and Sonic the Hedgehog. LINKS Click here to donate to the fundraiser …

Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty, Action Boys) joins the pod to get introduced to one of my personal favorite Batman: The Animated Series episodes, THE LAUGHING FISH! We talk Joker schemes, getting into cartoons later in life, and the state of superhero movies at the moment. Sponsored by Joker Fish! LINKS Click here to donate to the fundraiser between 6/2…

Hector Navarro (DC Daily, The 500 Greatest Films podcast) returns to talk about our very first Superman: The Animated Series episode - a Batman crossover called KNIGHT TIME! We talk about our love of STAS and Brainiac, crossovers, villain team-ups, and compare the symbolic importance of Supes vs. Bats. Plus, we talk Superman Smashes the Klan, one o…

Podcast: The Ride's very own Mike Carlson and Jason Sheridan pop by to talk about the very theme park influenced Batman episode Deep Freeze! We talk about our love of Paul Dini's take on Mr. Freeze and how this episode riffs on EPCOT, play an impromptu game of "guess that BTAS action figure accessory," and of course, imagine the ideal Batman: The A…

VO superstar Lauren Tom pops by to talk about playing Dana on Batman Beyond, her other DC animated roles, as well as her career in comedy and drama, from Futurama and King of the Hill to Friends and The Joy Luck Club. We talk about the Dana-centric episode Rats!, what she'd like to see from a Batman Beyond reboot, and discusses her experience as a …

Harry Chaskin (Steel Cut Oats, Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck, voice of Bedtime Bear on Care Bears: Unlock the Magic) returns to the podcast to talk one of the greatest two-parters in the series! We discuss how the animated series transformed Clayface from a C-list villain into an emotional A-lister, the use of horror in a show aimed at children, an…

Jeff Trammell (Craig of the Creek, The Owl House, Amphibia) virtually sits down to chat Batman’s first crossover with Static Shock, sing the praises of Dwayne McDuffie and his work on the DCAU, and question the number of fire trucks necessary for any Joker scheme. Sponsored by Unnecessary Fire Trucks! LINKS Click here to donate to the fundraiser be…

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Abby and Stacy went back to their bi-coastal roots and recorded separately in their own homes for some socially distant podcasting this week! They hope that the dulcet tones of Dame Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music" (1965) will help to soothe listeners' quarantine woes!

We’re back for a very special episode recorded live from San Francisco Sketchfest! VO superstar Maurice LaMarche (Animaniacs, Disenchantment) returns with writer and comedian Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent, White Women) to chat about their favorite iterations of Batman, the body horror of Clayface, and stories from Maurice’s career in VO. Sponsored by St…

Stacy and Abby are back for St. Patrick's Day! This episode delves into The Troubles of Northern Ireland as seen in Jim Sheridan's biographical film about Gerry Conlon, "In the Name of the Father" (1993).

Veteran voice actor Pat Fraley (Krang on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TaleSpin!, The Addams Family) talks about how playing dead as a kid inspired a career in voice over, his Joker audition for Batman: The Animated Series, and why he finally feels more comfortable playing parts closer to himself nowadays. Sponsored by Robot Clown Sea Captains! Rat…

Fellow history nerds Nicole Palermo and Emma Kreienberg join Abby and Stacy in their deep dive of the darkly comedic "Can You Ever Forgive Me" (2018).

Alex Horab (writer on Cartoon Network's Infinity Train) talks about his love of The Mad Hatter, why scale matters when it comes to supervillains, and why Paul Dini's The Worry Men holds up as a fun detour and sly commentary. Sponsored by Bulk Pith Helmets! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on twitter and instagram.…

Batman writer Mitch Brian talks about co-writing the series bible for Batman: The Animated Series with his old buddy Bruce Timm, writing the series pilot On Leather Wings, and returning for one more episode: Bane. Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on twitter and instagram.

A very special crossover featuring Todd Padre, Bill Cravy, Sam Weatherman and Howard Levi’s, hosts of Earwolf’s The Teacher's Lounge, a podcast hosted by my old high school teachers! We talk about one of the most reviled Batman episodes in the series, and a little bit about other stuff. Sponsored by Birdseed for Birdbrains! Special thanks to Emma E…

Zac Oyama (College Humor, Adam Ruins Everything) is today's guest! We talk Batman video games, problematic messaging, and Firefly! Sponsored by Elaborate Shrines to People You Stalk! And my fire-themed action parody: Backpackdraft. Watch it now and share it around! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on twitter and instagra…

The podcast is back! I sit down with Inside Out co-director and Pixar story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen! We chat about how he got his start as a storyboard artist and found his people on Batman: The Animated Series, how that morphed into becoming a director and storyteller at Pixar, and how moving from the Philippines to start a career in animatio…

Abby and Stacy discuss one of their favourite films to date; the delightfully anachronistic Yorgos Lanthimos film, The Favourite (2018).

Stacy and Abby get back to ruining your childhood by exploring the dark and unsettling history behind this Disney classic in their first ever commentary episode: Pocahontas (1995).

Failure to listen is not an option! Christopher Modoono returns in this epic dissection of NASA's most successful failure via Ron Howard's faithful portrayal: Apollo 13 (1995). Houston we have a podcast!

Stacy and Abby gallantly herald their thoughts on a movie that's meant to break historical rules: A Knight's Tale (2001).

Stacy, Abby, and special guest Jackie Feiler explore the movie of the life of Marie Antoinette (2006)...but not really the French Revolution. Join their dissection of Sofia Coppola's unique historical take on the titular queen.

Stacy and Abby are back to discuss the first story they've examined that took place in their living memory: I, Tonya (2017). The only problem? In this movie everyone's "truth" is told, and the versions usually don't match up.

The voice of Harvey Bullock himself joins the podcast! Robert Costanzo may have fallen into an acting career as an uncredited role in Dog Day Afternoon, but since then he's been in Totall Recall, Die Hard 2, Dick Tracy and played Joey's dad on Friends. We chat his career, voice work on Batman, and that one time he played an anthropomorphic vagina o…

Oscar Montoya (Spontaneanation, Inside the Disney Vault podcast) pops by to talk about how learned to stop worrying and love the Bullock! We talk about A Bullet For Bullock's jazzy score, dialogue zingers, and why don't always need a colorful villain to make a great episode. Sponsored by Bullock Bullets! Rate + Subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Follow @…

The Dynamic Music Partners pop by to chat about composing music for Batman, Superman, Justice League and the rest of the DCAU! We discuss working with Shirley Walker, the different ways to approach scoring the Joker, as well as the potential for future live concerts for fans. Rate + Subscribe on Apple Podcasts! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter for up…

The Joker’s gone broke and Joel Jensen (Tiny Hamster videos, Tiny Hamster is a Giant Monster book, UCB’s The Dragons) is here to talk about it! We chat about the great, flat-out zany comedy in Joker’s Millions, and how to reconcile that with the darkness found in the villain’s other appearances. Sponsored by The Gotham Software Expo! Rate + Subscri…

Comic book writer, penciller and inker Kevin Nowlan joins the show to talk about his work as a freelance designer at the inception of Batman: The Animated Series, what Bruce Timm wanted out of early designs for characters like The Man-Bat, and why his Killer Croc design ended up being a favorite. We also dig into his career in comics - from Dr. Str…

Comic book artist Jonathan Marks (Wolverine, The Dark Tower) pops by to talk about one of his favorite Batman villains: Killer Croc. We deep dive into the reptilian villain’s animated origins, his absolutely terrifying teeth, and the episode’s beautiful storyboards and direction. Sponsored by The Gotham Zoo! Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BTAS…

Batman writer Henry Gilroy chats about writing Nothing to Fear, The Scarecrow’s first episode. We talk about how he transitioned from editing Batman: The Animated Series to becoming one of the first writers, why Scarecrow is one of his favorite villains, and how he carried what he learned on BTAS to other shows in the Marvel and Star Wars universe,…

Comedian, podcaster, and good buddy Betsy Sodaro (Bob’s Burgers, Netflix’s Disjointed) drops in for a spooky episode exploring The Scarecrow’s animated series origins. Along the way we chat about cartoonishly dumb henchmen, Bruce Wayne’s haunted past, and the true villainy of Dr. Long and his skeleton hands. Sponsored by Dumb Henchmen! Rate + Subsc…

Paul Dini returns chat about the animated origins of Jervis Tetch AKA The Mad Hatter! We talk about how he turned your garden variety office creep into a worthy Bat-foe, casting Kimmy Robertson of Twin Peaks fame as Alice, and how Batman and Hatter are similar in using imagination as a coping mechanism. Sponsored by Foppish Turquoise Suits! Rate + …

Kyle Mooney (SNL, Brigsby Bear) pops by to chat hat! We dig into the Mad Hatter’s origin episode, discuss the limits of his mind control, and by the end, somehow compare him to Weird Al in UHF. Plus, we talk a ton about Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue and Kyle shares his experience working with Mark Hamill on his recent feature, Brigsby Bear. Spons…

Stacy and Abby bust some myths in their examination of Troy (2004).

I celebrate 50 episodes by chatting with co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series himself, Eric Radomski! Eric discusses how he helped create the architectural design and dark palette for the show, fought for the show's adult tone and working with Bruce Timm. Sponsored by Police Blimps! Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter fo…

I chat with Batman and longtime DCAU writer Stan Berkowitz (Justice League Action, Avengers Assemble) about working with Paul Dini to write one of the strangest Catwoman tales the series has to offer, why it’s harder to write for Superman, and working with the late Dwanye McDuffie on the grounded world of Static Shock. Sponsored by Genetically Modi…

We’re back with @SaturdayMorningBatman himself, Travis Meidell! Travis dives into his love for Batman from a young age, how this podcast inspired him to start his wildly successful instagram account, and of course, a beat-by-beat deep dive into Cult of the Cat. Sponsored by Wolverine Hands for Cultists! Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BTASpodca…

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series! We celebrate with a live episode from San Diego Comic Con 2017 with Batman director and storyboard artist Kevin Altieri (BTAS, Mask of the Phantasm) and Harry Chaskin (Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck). We talk about the lasting impact of the show, a deep dive into episodes about Clayfac…

Historical spoiler alert! Stacy and Abby get relevant with Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk (2017).