Needless Things

PhantomTroublemaker flies solo with a discussion of random dorkery includingGame ofThrones,Keanu,Six Flags Over Georgia, the Ghostbusters franchise and more! Pressedfor time and exhausted from the ups and downs of everyday life,Phantom talks into the mic for an hour about a bevy of subjects. Listen in as he discusses what’s on his mind in a ramble thatranges across various topics! Besure to join t...

PhantomTroublemaker and Chad J. Shonk get deep into a galaxy far, far awayin the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast! Itis a landmark time in the history of Star Wars fandom. A new entry inthe main saga was released just five months ago and a whole new typeof Star Wars film is less than eight months away. For the first timeever the franchise is producing annual releases with no end in si...

The greatest musical performer of all time has passed away. Phantom Troublemaker talks about Prince.

PhantomTroublemaker and Beth talk zombies! FromGeorge Romero’s genre-creating Nightof the Living Deadto AMC’s mega-smash TheWalking Dead,zombies have become nothing less than a pop culture phenomenon. Thereare slow zombies, fast zombies, rotten zombies, and talking zombies. The undead are creatures that take many different forms and lendthemselves to a massive variety of storytelling and narrative...

Phantom Troublemaker, Head of Research Ryan Schweck, and the Belligerent Monkey Jay Hornsby discuss one of the most divisive superhero movies of all time - Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice! We've all been waiting countless years for the Man of Steel to meet the Dark Knight on the Silver Screen. In 2016, Warner Bors. finally got its shit together and gave us the cinematic team-up that the world h...

TheNeedless Things Irregulars convene to talk about this year’sShowcase of the Immortals – WrestleMania 32! Takingplace on April 3rdin Dallas, Texas, this year’s installment of profession alwrestling’s biggest spectacle will likely go down as the mostfraught show in the history of WWE. The company’s talent have beenplagued by injuries, derailing almost all of the biggest plans forthe card. And tha...

PhantomTroublemaker talks to writer, actor, and comedian Dana Swanson onthis special centennial episode of the Needless Things Podcast! DanaSwanson is a multifaceted entertainer who, in addition to voicingSara v3.0 for [adult swim]’s Toonamihas spent her career singing and performing in various side projectssuch as Le Sexoflex and Summoner IV . Shefirst appeared on the Needless Things Podcast as h...

LIVEfrom the 2016 Joelanta and the Great Atlanta Toy Convention, PhantomTroublemaker hostsan all-new ToyStories panel! Everyonehas a toy story. JoinPhantom Troublemaker and a selection of special guests as they sharereminiscences about the playthings they grew up with. Each speakerwill present a tale attached to a specific toy from their life. Listenin as Phantom, Sean Reid, NewLegend Productions...

PhantomTroublemaker and NewLegend Productions ’Mike Gordon talk about the theme songs of the James Bond movies! Since1962 the James Bond film franchise has featured some of the mostmemorable songs in pop culture history. From the most famous of them– “James Bond Theme” from Dr. No –to the most controversial – Spectre’s“Writing’s on the Wall” performed by British pop singer SamSmith, the Bond theme...

PhantomTroublemaker talks to Marten Jallad, one of the men behind Joelantaand the Great Atlanta Toy Convention ! Formore than a decade, Joelanta has been an annual event bringing toycollectors and pop culture enthusiasts from across the countrytogether in Atlanta to celebrate the joys of toys and friendship! Notonly will you find vendors selling a variety of vintage and moderntoys such as GI Joe,...

PhantomTroublemaker and Beth talk to NewLegend Productions ’Mike Gordon about the comeback of the 90s genre hit television show,TheX-Files! From1995 to 2002, TheX-Filesset a standard for genre television with nine seasons ofconspiracy-laden science fiction. From aliens to biological hazardsto cryptozoological phenomenon, FBI agents Mulder and Scully (andlater Doggett and Reyes) faced a never-endin...

The Needless Things Irregulars assemble for their annual look at the New York International Toy Fair! The 2016 New York International Toy Fair was held from February 13th – 16th so that toy manufacturers from all over the world could get retailers and journalists excited about their offerings for the upcoming year. Hasbro, Mattel, Funko, NECA, and many more all bring out their prototypes, concepts...

Valentine's Day is this Sunday and love is in the air! Join Phantom Troublemaker, Beth V (for Valentine), and Chad J. Shonk as they begin Needless Things' series on a show all about love - Buffy the Vampire Slayer! In  this episode the Needless Gang talks about the first season of Buffy and how it came to be, as well as how they each discovered the unlikely cult favorite. Joss Whedon, monsters, an...

Phantom Troublemaker is joined by Needless Things' Head of Research Ryan and award-winning writer Bobby Nash for a conversation about the current crop of television shows that have been adapted from comics! We are currently blessed with a huge crop of quality television shows that have their roots in the world of comic books. Arrow kicked off a golden age of comic book TV shows that now includes T...

Phantom Troublemaker talks to Gary Schaeffer, a Wall Street player who is now steering the ship – the spaceship – of one of the most interesting toy lines of all time, the Outer Space Men ! The Outer Space Men toy line launched in 1968, one year before man landed on the moon! It was full of iconic and colorful creatures that were designed to complement Mattel’s wildly successful Major Matt Mason t...

Phantom Troublemaker is joined by Sean Reid, Noel from Dork Droppings , and Marc from Unshaven Comics  for a discussion about one of WWE’s signature events, the Royal Rumble! Since 1988 the Royal Rumble has been one of wrestling’s most exciting events. Originally a television special on the USA network centered around a 20-man battle royal, the Rumble has evolved into one of the focal points of WW...

Phantom Troublemaker talks to director Jason C. Wilson about his new documentary on the Atlanta punk scene and one of its most notorious bands – Stopper: The Rise and Fall of the Bastard Squad ! Jason Wilson was a big part of Atlanta’s 90s punk movement. Playing in bands like Round Ear Spock and Stopper, he contributed not just to the sounds, but to the experience. For the past four years he has b...

Phantom Troublemaker and Mr. Beau Brown cover the final year of Mattycollector.com’s Masters of the Universe Classics line! It’s been a long and sometimes frustrating road, but the Masters of the Universe Classics line has finally come to an end. 2015 was the final year of the line, and it was a huge one full of important characters, new design choices, and massive change. From January to December...

Live from Galactic Quest ! Phantom Troublemaker talks to Ricky Zero and Bambi Lynn from the rock band Radio Cult ! Kyle from Galactic Quest welcomed Phantom, Ricky, and Bambi into one of the store’s expansive gaming rooms to talk about music, being entertainers, and the history of Radio Cult. From their influences to their style of music and how they became the band that they are today, this conve...

Live from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com , Sean Reid, Arian, Chad J. Shonk, and Gary Mitchel from the Revcast to discuss the newest entry in the Star Wars Saga! Let’s not pretend this is something it isn’t – seven dorks, one epic movie. Let’s do this. Seven on Episode VII on episode 87. Be sure to join the new Needless Things Podcas...

Live from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com , Sean Reid, and Mike Gordon from the ESO Network to talk about their favorite Christmas movies! Since the earliest days of silent films Hollywood has been producing movies about the Yuletide season. Some are about specific aspects of Christmas like Santa Claus or family gatherings. Some simp...

Phantom Troublemaker and the ESO Network's Mike Gordon share their thoughts about one of the greatest adventure film franchises of all time! Indiana Jones is one of the most beloved pop culture icons to have come out of the 1980s. His adventures have been detailed in books, comics, video games, television shows, and of course movies. This episode barely scratches the surface of the multimedia fran...

Phantom Troublemaker talks Chad J. Shonk (writer of Dakota Sky and the novel Proxy) and Beth V. about the history of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the Kickstarter campaign that is currently underway to revive the much-beloved series. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is one of those lightning in a bottle type ideas that hit at just the right time and struck a chord with a geek community that at that...

Phantom Troublemaker and Needless Things' Head of Research Ryan Schweck talk about the build-up to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens! From books to comics to video games to toys – of course toys – there has been plenty of Star Wars merchandise in the ten years since the last theatrical release. The guys talk about Marvel's new comics, Hasbro's various toy lines, and Star Wars: Battlefront....

Phantom Troublemaker talks to Bryan Katzel , one of the masterminds behind retro toy makers Warpo Toys ! After making a huge splash with the incredible Legends of Cthulu line of action figures , Warpo has returned to Kickstarter with an exciting, all-new project – Don’t Cuddle the Krampus ! Inspired by the gross-out toys of the 80s, specifically My Pet Monster, this plush Krampus is designed to be...