Sonic Weekly

Grantpa, David the Lurker, and Smoovies offer some initial reactions to Sonic Dream Team, The Game Awards, and the big SEGA announcement. Plus we reach into the listener mailbag for some additional prompts to discuss a certain fan favorite Wii game.

Artist Keith Stack joins in for a wide-ranging conversation about Sonic the Hedgehog — we rate the Badniks in Superstars, we discuss Yuji Naka's inspiration on Suika Game, and we count down 'til Sonic Dream Team on Apple Arcade (this episode was originally recorded November 30). Follow Keith Stack and check out his comics @keithjohnstack Subscribe to Rings of Saturn by Bo on Substack!

Kris Dobbins & Sean Aitchison are the hosts of Sonic Podcast Adventure and join Grantpa, Bo, and David the Lurker for a crossover episode! Check out Sean's theme park podcast, ⁠Attractioneers⁠ ! Kris's Twitter Kris on Bluesky Kris on Instagram Thanks to Bo for editing this episode!

Comedian Brodie Reed joins Grant, David, and Smoovies to talk about Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, aka the two-part Sonic OVA (English dub) from the '90s. Follow Brodie on Instagram! Watch Brodie's stand-up on Comedy Central! Check out Bo's Sonic 3D Blast: Special Stage Edition mod ! Check out The Dark Weeb , Brodie's anime podcast with Marvel writer Cody Ziglar!

Our friend Daniel Barron joins in with Grant, Bo, and David to react to the news of the new Apple Arcade exclusive Sonic Dream Team, and also participate in some comparative analysis of Sonic Superstars & Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Hey, don't forget to check out Bo's "Oops! All Special Stages" mod for Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn).

Lordy, lordy, it's episode 40 (canonically, anyway; there was a bonus episode). Grantpa, Bo, and David the Lurker are sans Smoovies this week to get into the nitty gritty of the second half of Sonic Superstars — the New Game+ known as Trip's Story. We also play the hits of our bits, as usual. BONUS: Check out Bo's mod Oops! All Special Stages for Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn)!

The Weeklies (is what what we're going by?) offer rapid reactions and initial feedback after a few days of playing Sonic Superstars.

(This episode was originally recorded October 12, before the release of Sonic Superstars). Grantpa, David the Lurker, Bo, and Smoovies talk about their excitement for Classic Sonic's return, and delve into the endgame spoilers for Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon (aka Update 3). Special thanks to Smoovies for the smooth edit! We made a Sonic music playlist for you, dear listener!

Grantpa, David the Lurker, Bo, and Smoovies react to the Final Horizon, aka Another Story, aka the third and final DLC update for Sonic Frontiers. Plus, Bo & Grant share their experience of meeting IRL for the Sonic Symphony in Los Angeles. Check out our Sonic Weekly music playlist on Spotify!

Allen Strickland Williams headlines a comedy panel with Miles K & Jesse Elias to reinvent Sonic the Hedgehog for a new age. Follow Allen on most platforms as @TotallyAllen! Watch ASW late night stand-up sets on YouTube! Check out Miles & Allen thrifting together in this video! Here's a photo of Jesse on Kimmel since there's no video! Grant & David & Bo will have thoughts on...

Cartoonist Sam Logan ( Sam & Fuzzy ) recently revisited Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog and shares some new observations. Plus, we talk about the new Trio of Trouble short for Sonic Superstars! Check out Sam's books, shirts, toys, and comics universe at his website — https://www.samandfuzzy.com

Jack is back to discuss another of the infamous Sonic games — the only RPG in the series, developed by BioWare at that! Watch Jack of Old Games on YouTube Grant & Jack have a movie podcast called The Void , also on YouTube! Thanks to Smoovies for the edit!

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...