Sonic Weekly

After recording our interview episode with Ed Skudder, Grant & David thought we'd create a quick bonus episode to address the big Sonic news of the week — the reveal of Sonic Superstars DLC, and the additional cast information for the Knuckles series coming to Paramount+ later this year. Email  ⁠sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com⁠  for an invitation to the show's Discord! Follow the show on ...

Our buddy Sango joins us for this episode to react to a big Sonic announcement — and also to finally dig into Sonic Prime (season 1) a little more. Email  ⁠sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com⁠  for an invitation to the show's Discord! Follow the show on  ⁠Twitter⁠ , too!

YouTube essayist Jack of Old Games joins for a conversation about the Morio Kishimoto canon of Sonic games, which began with Sonic and the Secret Rings and continues through Sonic Frontiers, and a broader chat about how we think about retro gaming. Email  ⁠sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com⁠  for an invitation to the show's Discord! Follow the show on  ⁠Twitter⁠ , too!

🎶 Mortal Kompaaaat! 🎶 Pat Casey (co-screenwriter of the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy, Violent Night , and more) joins Grant, Bo, and David for a conversation about making movies based on video games with a close look at the first high-water mark for the video game adaptation, Mortal Kombat. Follow Pat Casey on Twitter! Listen to the Best Movies Never Made podcast by Josh Miller and Stephen Scarlat...

Emmy-winning writer/showrunner Chad Quandt ( Star Trek Prodigy, Unikitty, Trollhunters ) joins the program to share his love for the Sonic the Hedgehog animated series affectionately known as "SatAM." You probably knew that from the title of the episode but I just wanted to spell it out anyway, thanks for indulging me. We indulge in fun this week with a rambling gambling good time! Liste...

Jessica Hallstrom and Grant became friends when they were both in their 20s in the LA stand-up comedy scene, and now they're in their 30s, but they've never talked in-depth about their mutual affection for Sonic the Hedgehog. Bo and Jessica realize they are each raising a 5-year-old Sonic fan. Meanwhile, David the Lurker lurks with the best quips and zingers of the episode. Follow Jessica...

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Underground, Sonic X, Sonic Boom, Sonic Prime — that's the chronological order. What about from best to worst? We sort it out!

Sonic Frontiers released in November, and now it is May. We reflect on the Open Zone game and the first wave of DLC, and we also respond to some Listener Mail. If you would like to join our discord, send us an email at sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com for a link.

The fellas speculate about the Knuckles the Echidna television show, based on the information available at the time. This was originally recorded 4/21/23 but I forgot to upload it — sue us at sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com.

Game developer Michael Stearns (Tiny Barbarian) joins us for a chaotic chat about Sonic's family members. Email us: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com.

The boys are candid with their thoughts on The Super Mario Bros. Movie , and can't help but to compare and contrast that with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 . Which platformer action game adaptation did it better? To be honest, I don't think we directly answer that question, but we do talk about both movies quite a bit. Send us emails to read on the show: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com ! Follow us on...

We take turns defending and attacking Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball for your enjoyment. Email us: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com!

Cartoon storytellers Matt Braly (Disney's Amphibia) and Sam Logan (Sam & Fuzzy) join in to talk about their perspective on Sonic storytelling. Email us sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com!

We're back to Sonic in a big way. Well, in a decently sized way, anyway. We talk about our varying levels of enthusiasm for the Origins DLC announcement and Wave 1 of Sonic Frontiers. Email us: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com

Mario Mania continues! We reminisce about the initial crossovers between the two franchises, and generally observe how much better Mario is than Sonic in virtually every way. Email us at sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com. 

Fresh from a recent trip to Universal Studios Hollywood, Grant is fully feeling the Mario Mania, and so together with David & Bo, the three reflect on their histories with the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Also, Bo updates us on Yuji Naka's legal situation and David gives a hard pitch for the Switch. Email us: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com.

Which opening stage is the best in the Sonic series? You've got Green Hill, Palmtree Panic, Emerald Hill, Angel Island, Emerald Coast, City Escape, Seaside Hill, Wave Ocean, Windmill Isle, Tropical Resort, Windy Hill, and who could forget... 1-1. Which one do you think is best? Email us: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com!

The canceled killer app for the Sega Saturn, starring Sonic the Hedgehog. How extreme would this game have been, exactly? Well, the other main character was going to be named Tiara Boobowski, so you tell us. By the way, you can email us too: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com. Ciao! 

The boys ramble about Sonic the Hedgehog Compact Disc (1993). What do you think we talk about? Do you think we bring up the US soundtrack vs Japanese/EU soundtrack debate? The opening animatic? The auteurship of director Naoto Ohshima? The various versions of the game and the evolution of the fandom's opinion on it? Good Future? Bad Future! Teleportation jaguar, yeah! 

Animator and author Ashlyn Anstee joins us to talk about her favorite video game in the franchise — Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). Email us: sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com.