Sonic Weekly

30 years ago this month, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) both premiered in September 1993. "It's interesting" to think about how unique of a situation this is for any cartoon character! Check out David and Sonic Retro's thread on AOSTH here. Thanks to Smoovies for the edit!

Bo is back, and he catches up with David & Grant — notably, about how Bo spent his paternity leave watching Sonic the Hedgehog (1993), aka SatAM. Thanks to Smoovies for the edit!

Week 30! David & Grant react to the new trailers for Sonic Superstars and Sonic Frontiers DLC 3, and consider the possibility of a re-release for Sonic Adventure, whether as a remake or ported in a compilation. Thanks to Smoovies for the edit!

Our pal Smoovies emerges from behind-the-scenes to hop back on the mic. This week, it's a deep dive into the ancient history of Sonic's World with a focus on the treasures of the Babylonians!

Artist Liza Singer joins — and Ashlyn Anstee returns — to discuss Amy Rose, the Chao, and the Dreamcast era of Sonic the Hedgehog. During the episode, we refer to a YouTube video about the philosophy of Shadow the Hedgehog — here's the link to the video by Ranni! Check out Liza Singer's work on their website!

Our hilarious friend Abby Denton shares her unique interpretations of Sonic stories and characters, and we're all better for it. Thanks to Smoovies for the edit — love ya, Smoovies!

Jonathan H. Gray⁠ is an artist and writer for IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog and Disney comics (previously Archie's Sonic comics) — and he's a teacher! So we're extremely thrilled Jon "WB" Gray⁠ could join us for a freewheeling chat about Sonic's upcoming 900th adventure, "everything is canon," Ian Flynn, Carl Barks, Mickey Mouse, and more! This was edited by our...

David & Grant are joined by game developers Jandê Saavedra Farias and Michael Stearns for a discussion of the 1997 racing game, Sonic R. Check out Jorel's Brother and the Most Important Game of the Galaxy Check out Sky Racket Check out Tiny Barbarian DX Edit provided by our friend  Smoovies . Thanks Smoovies!

David & Grant talk about the baddies in the real world, and the evil-doers of Sonic's World. Edit provided by our friend Smoovies . Thanks Smoovies!

Our pal Smoovies from FTCR joins David & Grant to talk about Yuji Naka's legal situation, the Spin Dash in Sonic Frontiers, and a deep dive into the pre-Sonic history of the Sonicverse. Here's the photo of Ohshima-san & Yasuhara-san together referenced in the show, and here is the leak of '90s Sega documents that are also discussed. Email us!  sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com This...

In addition to discussing the new features in Sonic Frontiers, David & Grant wonder about Dr. Eggman's father, and speculate about alternate timelines in which SEGA was acquired by other gaming publishers. Email  ⁠⁠sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠  for an invitation to the show's Discord! Follow the show on  ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ , too! Edited by Josh Schafernak. Thanks Josh!

David & Grant are again joined by Ashlyn, who continues to fill in for Bo, for some thoughts about the truth of Sonic's birthday, Sonic Origins Plus, playable Amy Rose, the news about Spider-Verse crunch, and overall thoughts reacting to the 2023 Sonic Central presentation. Email  ⁠⁠sonicweeklypodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠  for an invitation to the show's Discord! Follow the show on  ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠...

Ed Skudder is the Head of Story for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and is also a longtime dear friend of Ashlyn, who is married to Grant, who hosts the podcast with David, and it's all for the benefit of you — the dear listener cool and tuned in enough to know about this show and this super exclusive interview! Learn about Hollywood blockbuster moviemaking, learn about working with Nintendo, lea...

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!