Needless Things

Dave talks to Clint Spain of Kamikaze Zombie about their new album, The Destroyer of All Things. KamikazeZombie.com Kamikaze Zombie on Spotify Kamikaze Zombie on Bandcamp Kamikaze Zombie on Facebook Kamikaze Zombie on Instagram Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! “Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex...

Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films! After a thrilling NTP Facebook poll, the Crystal Lake Killer Jason Voorhees defeated the Prince of Polka “Weird Al” Yankovic when a tied vote led to a Mrs. Troublemaker run-in, resulting in Friday the 13th Part VIII taking the July Needless Commentary...

Dave West and Chad J. Shonk join forces to discuss the newest Spider-Man flick, Far From Home! Listen in as this dynamic duo break down the good and the bad of Peter Parker's international adventures! “Procrastibate” by  LeSexoflex.com   Interstitial music provided by  The Mystery Men?   Be sure to join the  Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group  and get in on the conversation for this week’s epi...

The dynamite team of Dave West, Beth V, Rad Ranger, and Chris DePetrillo reunite to look thirty years into the past! 1989 was a remarkable year for pop culture, most notably thanks to the Summer of the Bat! But that conversation will happen at another Bat-time in another Bat-venue. In this episode we’re looking at everything in 1989 other than Tim Burton’s film phenomenon. As part of an annual tra...

Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films! What better way to kick off another Needless Summer than with a trip to the ocean with Steve Zissou? This month’s Commentary was chosen by Ryan Cadaver, but is mutually adored throughout the team. Bill Murray leads one of the most remarkable casts eve...

Dave is joined by his son, Phantom, Jr., for a review of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 demo! After a trek to Best Buy to try out the newest Marvel video game, Dave and his son share their thoughts on this all-new minicast! Be sure to join the  Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group  and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! “Procrastibate” by  LeSexoflex....

Award-winning author and friend of the show Bobby Nash drops by to talk ‘toons! From the golden age of Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons to the modern era of on-demand animated delight, cartoons have come a very long way! The last four decades have seen amazing changes in animation. Movies, television, and now the internet have proven to be fertile ground for the medium to evolve. Listen in...

On this week’s episode Dave talks to writer Dan Kozuh! Dan Kozuh is a recent transplant to Atlanta who has written screenplays and numerous articles for The Hard Times . His new novel, Lingeria: Book One of One is currently available on Amazon in both digital and print editions. Listen in as Dave and Dan talk movies, writing, and humor on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast! PLUS! Fi...

On this episode of the Needless Things Podcast your host Dave talks about the history of music in his life. This will be an ongoing series, with each installment focusing on a specific era or medium of music. In the first part of the Phantom Music series Dave talks about the beginnings of his passion for music. Family road trips with oldies soundtracks and records of Michael Jackson and the Muppet...

Recorded LIVE at Dragon Con 2018 for the American Sci-Fi Classics Track! Listen in as some of the contributors to The Joy of Joe – a book celebrating GI Joe fandom – share their memories of America's movable fighting man with a capacity live audience at the greatest con around! Featured panelists include Jim Beard, James Palmer, Award-Winning Bobby Nash, Michael D. French, Andrew E.C. Gaska, and o...

Dave talks to Mr. Beau Brown about (performance) life, (masters of) the universe, and everything (including a Target trip and spiteful toy buying)! Plus – hear about Dave's shameful and guilty Dragon Con secret! Check out the Atlanta Fringe Festival where Beau and Dave, along with Beau's fellow Sci-Fi Janitor Matt Nitchie will be performing the final fifth of The Princess Bride using puppetry and...

Dave and special guest Chad J. Shonk break down, dissect, and interpret Jordan Peele's new masterpiece, Us. Be sure to join the  Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group  and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! “Procrastibate” by  LeSexoflex.com   Interstitial music provided by  The Mystery Men?   You can follow Phantom Troublemaker on  Facebook ,  Twitter...

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Dave talks to writer, director, and puppeteer Raymond Carr about his new upcoming project, Joyriders. JoyridersMovie.com Support Joyriders Joyriders on Facebook Raymond Carr on Instagram Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! “Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com You can follow Dave as Phantom Troub...

Hasbro – one of the most prolific toy companies in the business – blew minds when it announced an all-new experiment called HasLab at Toy Fair 2018. It was to be a place where Hasbro could communicate and solicit funds directly from customers and deliver very special products that would be impossible to market through normal retail. The first announced project was one of the most ambitious toys ev...

Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films! It’s Lady’s Night in the Phantom Zone! For this month’s selection Nicole Ghouled picked the legendary gross-out flick Dead Alive! As many older horror fans’ first experience with Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson, Dead Alive sets a very different t...

Dave and Needless Things' resident Star Wars expert Chad J. Shonk break down the teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker! Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! “Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com Interstitial music provided by  The Mystery Men? You can follow Dave as Phanto...

Game of Thrones is one of the highest-rated, critically-acclaimed, and genuinely engrossing television shows of all time. It’s eighth and final season begins Sunday, April 14th. Spring has just arrived, but Winter is here. Join Dave and Beth as they look back at the past seven seasons of HBO’s crown jewel. Listen in as Dave and Beth discuss the drama, action, and unforgettable characters of the gr...

WrestleMania XXXV is this Sunday and the Needless Things Irregulars are gonna cut some promos about it! Dave talks to our pals Arian “The Saltmaster” Gulick and “Howdymania” Mike Gordon about the upcoming Showcase of the Immortals! What are they excited about? What looks terrible? How successfully has WWE booked and promoted this event versus previous years? Listen in as Dave, Mike, and Arian grap...

We are on the Road to WrestleMania and it’s high time the Needless Things Irregulars talked about their favorite wrestling toys, brother! From LJN to Hasbro to San Francisco Toymakers and beyond, there have been a huge number of popular toy lines based on the greatest sports personalities of all time. Most of the best-known wrestling federations from the last four decades have had toy lines that h...

Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films! We’re on the Road to WrestleMania, so it’s time for a wrestling-adjacent Commentary! Stone Cold Steve Austin is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, so it seemed right to choose one of his films – Hunt to Kill...

Our dear friend Dana Swanson is bidding Buttlanta farewell and flying off to the City of Angels to pursue bigger and better things. This episode is the conversation Dave and Dana shared as they packed for the move. It is at times raw and frank and is unlike any episode of the Needless Things Podcast that has come before. There are jokes, tears, and the sounds of packing tape. Listen to two friends...

The Rad Ranger stops by the Needless Things Podcast to talk about one of the longest-lived 80s toy lines – Hasbro's Transformers! Originating in the early 80s with the standard toy/cartoon/comic book licensing combo, Transformers changed toys as we knew them. Robots that transformed into cars, jets, guns, and more were an ideal concept for the kids of the era. An amalgamation of several different...

Mr. Beau Brown returns to the Needless Things Podcast to discuss Super 7’s Toy Fair reveals, Snake Mountain, the upcoming(?) live action Masters film, and more! Super 7 had some huge surprises at this year’s New York International Toy Fair, including figures based on William Stout’s costume designs and a date for the Snake Mountain playset preorder. Additionally, Paramount is supposedly set to sta...

The Needless Things Irregulars assemble for their annual look at the New York International Toy Fair! The 2019 New York International Toy Fair was held from February 16th-19th 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,...