Atomic Monsoon

Originally aired February 23, 2020. With the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars beginning this weekend on Disney+, Stephanie guides Andy and Josh on a look back at the series.

Originally aired February 14, 2020. 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? Thanks to the folks over at DeaFMRecords.bandcamp.com for our intro music! Note from the future: Okay, obviously this episode didn’t age very well. So as a bonus, we found the txt file that had Andy's original notes. A...

Originally aired February 04, 2020. 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.

Originally aired January 31, 2020. Andy and Josh talk about the 1989 superhero cinematic classic,  Batman , directed by Tim Burton, and starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, and Kim Basinger.

Originally aired January 24, 2020. We discuss Marvel’s Merry Mutants, the Uncanny X-Men! From their origins to their recent rebirth, enjoy this overview of all things “X.”

Originally aired January 19, 2020. Stephanie comes back to help Andy and Josh kick off 2020 with a conversation about SUPERMAN!

Originally aired December 29, 2019. Former Atomic Comics/Excalibur Comics/Things From Another World/Samurai Comics manager, Julian Moraga, joins Andy and they talk about the fun and exciting times working in comic book shops! They also speak on Julian’s new job working for  Brian Pulido’s Coffin Comics . Check them out at  CoffinComics.com Thanks to our friends at  DeaFMRecords. Bandcamp.com  for...

Originally aired December 20, 2019. Stephanie comes back yet again to join Andy and Josh as we discuss some of our favorite Holiday and Christmas-related TV episodes and movies and whatnot. Thanks, as always, to our friends at  DeafMRecords. Bandcamp.com  for our intro music!

Originally aired December 13, 2019. 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.

Originally aired December 6, 2019. Stephanie stops back in for another visit, and the trio talk about some of their favorite bits of pop culture from 2010 thru 2019!

Originally aired November 22, 2019. Stephanie returns to join the boys in talking SPOILERS for the first two episodes of  The Mandalorian , the new  Star Wars  show currently airing on Disney+.

Originally aired November 15, 2019. Josh and Andy talk about Jim Varney, a.k.a. Ernest P. Worrell. From the early days as a commercial character to starring in movies and eventually getting his own TV show. Additionally, Varney was a great character actor and thespian. Know what I mean, Vern?

Originally aired November 08, 2019. Transformers TCG Global Brand Manager Drew Nolosco comes back to talk about the release of War for Cybertron: Siege II, as well as making Atomic Monsoon the first podcast where he discusses the Wave One  Energon Edition  release, coming in December 2019!

Originally aired October 25, 2019. Andy talks with 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.

Originally aired October 18, 2019. Josh was under the weather, so Andy recruited Phoenix-based comic artist Jeff Piña to have a general Transformers chat, as Transformers Month continues to Roll Out! Jeff Piña is the creator of the comic series Dr. Oblivion’s Guide to Teenage Dating, Bosco & Fleet, I Frickin’ Love You, The Imaginitives, Super Pawn, and more! Find more of Jeff’s stuff at  www....

Originally aired October 11, 2019. 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.

Originally aired October 04, 2019. October 2019 is TRANSFORMERS MONTH on Atomic Monsoon! Members of the  Arizona Autobots  Cosplay group, Ashlynn and Dawn, join Andy and Josh to talk about their favorite robots ‘n’ disguises.

Originally aired September 29, 2019. For the 130th anniversary of Nintendo's founding, Andy and Josh sat down and discussed the history of "The Big N."

Originally aired September 20, 2019. 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!

Originally aired September 13, 2019. 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, as well as more modern TMNT revivals!

Originally aired September 01, 2019. Stephanie comes by for another visit, and joins Andy and Josh in a discussion about their favorite breakfast cereals, mascots, toy prizes, and memories.

Originally aired August 23, 2019. 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!

Originally aired August 18, 2019. Andy and Josh went to Game On Expo 2019! On this week’s episode, they recount their adventures at the Phoenix-based video game convention. NOTE: We mention another recording with some interviews. Unfortunately, that file got corrupted and was unable to be saved. Bummer!

Originally aired August 04, 2019. Stephanie returns for a visit, and sits down with Josh and Andy to talk tabletop gaming! We discuss  Dungeons and Dragons , WWE  Raw Deal ,  Transformers TCG , and the  Star Wars RPG .

Originally aired July 19, 2019. 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.