Canon Fodder

The world is ending. Naturally, we have opinions. This week on Canon Fodder, Jeff and Stephen face five apocalypse scenarios: a catastrophic pandemic, nuclear war, environmental collapse, artificial intelligence gone rogue, and an asteroid impact. Where would we go in the first 24 hours? Who would we call? Who would we trust—and would either of us bring anything useful to a survivor group? We deba...

From Atari joysticks to online lobbies, we’re talking about the consoles that changed how we play! Join Jeff and Stephen as Canon Fodder explores the journey from arcades to living rooms, Nintendo’s rise to pop-culture domination, and the games we still can’t put down. We revisit Mario, both NES Zeldas, and The Wizard before settling some scores in a Genesis vs. Super Nintendo Canon or Fodder show...

Twenty-five killers. One survivor. Two hosts (one with questionable survival instincts.) Tonight on Canon Fodder, Jeff and Stephen take a stab at the world of slashers! We’re finding out which slashers we are, tackling a little Q Slash A, and putting 25 horror killers through a winner-stays-on gauntlet to crown the Last Slasher Standing. Then we’ll create our own Canon Fodder Slasher and test our...

Sixteen types of horror creatures enter. Only one leaves with the crown. Tonight on Canon Fodder, Jeff and Stephen celebrate Halloween with a monster tournament! Vampires, zombies, ghosts, and werewolves lead four regions packed with witches, demons, aliens, evil dolls, and other things you really don’t want following you home. We’re debating iconic movie depictions, picking our favorites, and mak...

With great power comes great debate—and tonight, we’re putting Spider-Man under the microscope! In the final chapter of Canon Fodder’s Franchise Four, Jeff and Stephen swing through the worlds of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland, and Miles Morales. Who’s the best behind the mask? Who gets Peter Parker—or Miles—right? And which Spider-Man has the strongest movies and villains? We’re revi...

It started with street racing and stolen DVD players. Somehow, we ended up in space. Jeff and Stephen continue Canon Fodder’s Franchise Four with Fast & Furious! We revisit the early films, explore how “family” became the franchise’s foundation, and debate the leap from racing movies to outrageous action spectacles. We rank the franchise’s biggest guest stars—from Dwayne Johnson and Jason Stat...

Canon Fodder continues the epic tour through the Franchise FInal Four, taking a stop at Hogwarts for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. Join Jeff and Stephen live, as they discuss everything you've ever wanted to know (and lots you didn't) about Harry Potter. E-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com Watch us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@therealcanonfodder?si=QL-ZKleh0...

We begin the Franchise Four special episodes with an extensive look at the MCU and all its ups and downs. Join Jeff Ackenback and Stephen Flores as they look through alternate timelines, what if scenarios, and every MCU movie to determine what makes this franchise so successful.  E-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com Follow us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@therealcanonfodder

🎬 64 FRANCHISES. 4 REGIONS. ONE FINAL FOUR. Tonight on Canon Fodder, Jeff and Stephen enter the most dangerous kind of tournament: one where everyone thinks their favorite franchise deserves to survive. Movies. TV. Games. Superheroes. Sci-fi. Horror. Comedy. Giant cultural institutions that have absolutely no business being compared to each other… which is exactly why we’re doing it. We’ve built...

Welcome back! This week, Stephen Flores is joined by Craig Banister (returning guest, famed member of Quarantined and the Lasting Hope), as they teach Jeff Ackenback all about the magical and mystical world of Pokemon! From favorite games to the ones best suited to Jeff's personality, join us as we learn EVERYTHING about the Pokemon canon...and have a lot of fun along the way. E-mail us at thereal...

We are back, and this time...there's more.  Beginning with episode sixteen, your Canon Fodder crew will be streaming each episode live on YouTube (despite all of Jeff's many misgivings). We will still post each episode weekly on your favorite podcast feed, but...if you, for some reason, also want to see and interact with us, here's how: https://www.youtube.com/@therealcanonfodder A quick apology,...

When (if ever) should a franchise stay dead? Is too much a good thing or a bad thing? Who decides? We do. In this episode. Find out what's canon and what's fodder, once and for all!  E-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com

Stephen is back, as he and Jeff jump back into the realms of nostalgia to talk about the best and worst of remakes, reboots, and requels. There's also a ranking game, because everyone loved it! As always, e-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com

Welcome back for a special episode with a real live rock star! On this episode, Jeff welcomes Craig Banister (The Lasting Hope, Quarantined) to the discussion on Stephen King and his impact on the world of literature. The highlight, of course, is the rousing game of "Would you rather...now what would you do," as we place Craig in the heart of some of the most iconic Stephen King stories. As always...

This episode is so packed, it's led to our first ever two-parter! I'll pause, while you cheer. *brief pause* Thank you. We are back, and we are LOOKING back to our childhoods to talk nostalgia. In part one, we get into cartoons, TV, movies, and video games, plus, as always, current events. Part two will drop next week, as we pick up the topic of nostalgia by looking at the best (and worst) of rema...

With Summerslam just around the corner, Jeff and Stephen discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the current era of WWE. But wait...there's more. From there, they give their Summerslam predictions, favorite all-time matches, and...they create the perfect wrestler. Don't worry, non-wrestling fans, as always, they hit current events up top! E-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com

Stephen is back! The world is once again right on its axis, as Stephen returns to co-host our Genre discussion with Jeff Ackenback. At the top, we discuss some current events, then break into an educational smorgasbord about the four genres most important to us. Things wrap up with a very well-planned-out and not at all strange Genre Draft.  As always, e-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com

Stephen is (almost) back. Keep looking for (and especially bothering) him, anywhere and everywhere you can! In the meantime, we have (hopefully) one more solo episode with Jeff Ackenback to fill the aching gap. This week, Jeff reviews a fairly new book, Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay. No spoilers, so no worries. If you have books, movies, TV shows, or video games you'd like t...

Welcome to episode eight, live from Olive Garden! On this episode, we grieve over the continued absence of Stephen (who is fine. Probably), as well as his impending return, and then we are joined by my 7-year-old niece Beatrice to discuss her fandom. E-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com

With Stephen off putting "real life issues" ahead of our fans, Jeff picks up the bag...the mail bag. Welcome to episode seven, where the e-mails are real, and the responses are genuine. Mostly.  E-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com

There is a theory that if (when) AI gains sentience and takes over, it will scour the internet for all of the people who had negative comments about AI, in general. With that in mind, welcome to episode 6 - where the points don't matter, but AI sure does! Jeff and Stephen discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly surrounding AI, as well as play a couple of games.  As always, e-mail is at therealcano...

The world is clearly divided into two groups. Groups that run everything, take all our money, and expect our total loyalty. Those groups are, of course, Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans. In this episode, Jeff and Stephen tackle the true conflict between the two, pick sides, and solve everything.  Thank you to @orangepesigirl (Find her on YouTube) for the music. Continue e-mailing us at therealcan...

Episode Four: Hold on to that hope, because we are going to rise to meet it! In this episode, Jeff and Stephen discuss their favorite video games, as well as stage the most amazing video game character tournament of all time. Thank you to @orangepesigirl (Find her on YouTube) for the music. Continue e-mailing us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com 

We are back! In this episode, Jeff and Stephen move away from Marvel and DC to go over several topics lightning-round style. Also, we finally have theme music! Thank you to @orangepesigirl (Find her on YouTube) for the music. Continue e-mailing us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com 

In this episode, I am once again joined by co-host Stephen Flores, and we tackle the worst of Marvel and DC. E-mail us at therealcanonfodder@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and suggestions!