The Meister Menagerie

Back to our regularly scheduled programming; Zak gives updates about his foot injury, upcoming shows and new music releases. It wouldnt be The Meister Menagerie without film reviews! Taking an inside look at Castlevania: Nocturne and When Evil Lurks just in time for spooky season. Then Zak is joined by OneZHipHop to discuss life, music and the underground scene. 

Are you a procrastinator? Or did you grow out of that like a regular adult? Well Zak sure as hell never grew out of it. Today is another short episode where Zak shares some exciting updates and then gives his review of Dragon Ball Super. Then is joined by underground powerhouse McNastee to talk music, the scene and share some great stories all herein!

This episode Zak clears the air surrounding drama involving a previous guest on the show. Then briefly looks at Doja Cats new music and the effect it has had on the modern day resurfacing of the satanic panic. After that Zak talks about Cobweb and Murder Drones. Finally he is joined by good friend Freakshow to talk about his experience at Gorefest, upcoming projects and much more!

Todays episode starts off with updates! Including the announcement of a comic style team up with Freakshow and T lolirot to throw events called Biomass! Then Zak discusses the current state of the music industry as well as a quick look at Oliver Anthony's controversial single. Next we get into two twisted tales of love dissecting Happy Sugar Life and Oldboy. Finally Zak is joined by Derek Barrus a...

This episode we are celebrating Hip Hops 50th birthday. Zak starts off by sharing his appreciation for the genre as a whole. Then slides on over to address the elephant in the room, Lizzo! Going into some of the allegations surrounding her recent cancellation. It wouldnt be the Meister Menagerie without movie analytics, so Zak does a quick fire review of several indie projects (moving away from st...

And were back! Todays episode consists of rants and films and films and rants! Zak tries to further understand the SAG/AFTRA and writers strike. Then goes into some great detail while picking apart The Sound Of Freedom, Secret Invasion and Barbenheimer! Ending the film analysis by addressing some serious concerns of his. Finally Zak talks music with one of the most disturbing icons of horror and s...

This episode Zak is in good spirits now that Demos & Rejects is available to the public and all orders have been shipped. Slowly but surely leveling up in the world! Then switching tones to talk about the strike currently being held in Hollywood by the WGA and SAG/AFTRA. After criticising the film industry Zak reviews some films including (but not limited to) Nimona! Finally vocalist for band Disr...

It's alive! IT'S ALIVE! Zak rejoices as he discusses finishing the "Demos & Rejects" mixtape. After that brief moment of ecstasy he puts on the thinking cap while dissecting episode one of "Secret Invasion", "Asteroid City" & "The Flash". Finally Zak is joined by "Multi Media Champion" CJ Renegade to talk about his music, twitch streaming and wrestling ventures. 

Zak loses His Mind! Going on a 20 minute rant giving you a long hard look at the behind the scenes process creating his upcoming mixtape "Demos & Rejects". After he gets that out of his system he shares his thougts on Bert Kreischer's debut film "The Machine" and the highly anticipated "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse". Then Zak is joined by the bone chilling Alt/Goth/Horrorcore artist Jade Th...

This episode requires very little summarizing. Zak recaps on the 3rd annual HESHFEST and then is joined by recurring guest, Rich Warren to discuss music, inspiration and more!

This episode Zak starts off with a life update before working his way into more AI news and the current writers strike in hollywood. Then reevaluates his entire life while taking a long hard look at Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3. Finally Guests Tate & Tony (AKA Arkitate & T Lollirot) join Zak to discuss upcoming projects including but not limited to Back From Death, Morphos Malediction and Synt...

Celebrating his birthday 10 days in a row, Zak decides to keep this episode fairly simple. Instead of an in depth well researched topic, he gets inebriated and reviews some new movies! The highly anticipated "Evil Dead Rise", "Beau Is Afraid" and then shares his final thoughts on "The Mandalorian" season 3 finale. In the later half of the episode Diastro and Hans return to the show for some good o...

If theres one thing we love here in the U.S. it's a good witch hunt! Whether it's Americas favorite charlatan, Tik Tok or Artificial Intelligence the reptiles just simply cannot get enough. However Zak has had it up to his tits and decides to go on a libation fueled tirade in regards to this phenomena. After calming down a bit he gives a honest review of The Super Mario Bros movie and Dungeons & D...

Right off the bat Zak goes full Shia LaBeouf with his "No Excuses" speech directed towards creatives. Moving forward into a comprehensive look at the Tik Tok ban being proposed by Congress. After getting kind of dark we lighten up the mood with TV reviews. Taking a look at Carnival Row season 2, The Mandalorian season 3 and more. Closing the episode out we get to know underground rapper and member...

Zak gives a detailed review of his time at Podcast Movement Evolutions in the city of sin, Las Vegas! Adressing the positives and negatives of the convention while shouting out all his new friends along the way. The second segment of the show takes a quick look at some updates in the world of tech including Ai used to stream line podcasting, Unreal Engine 5 and the new episode of South Park about...

This episode marks the one year anniversary of The Meister Menagerie! Zak Celebrates this landmark of an episode by ranting and raving about the shallow nature of Tik Tok. Then after the break the focus shifts to the train derailment in East Palastine, Ohio. Capping the monlogue portion of the episode off with a quick look at the new seasons of South Park and Wu-Tang: An American Saga. Finally mag...

We now return to our regularly scheduled programming! This week Zak briefly touches tips with AI Lawsuits, the D&D open gaming license scare and of course Movies! Its "Velma Vs. The Last Of Us" in a bloody death match. Then we get to see who comes out on top in the Lofi indie horror title match "Skinamarink Vs. Terrifier". Finally horrorcore artist Madd Maxxx joins Zak to talk about underground hi...

"Wubalubadubdub" cries Rick & Morty creator Justin Roiland from a Jail Cell. Who Hears his calls? Well virtually everyone has. Due to the sheer amount of content creators covering the story, our team of researcher (Tom) was forced to do some deep digging. Leaving Zak Meister (with his exceptional lack of qualifications) to tackle the big Roiland-adjacent question on everyones mind. Is ones artisti...

Beware of the felacious moose! For he hides amongst the living. The entirety of this episode is a discussion between Zak and Arthur Louis Benson II. Arthur is a singer/songwriter and political activist. Together they cover topics about life, social issues and of course who can forget the arts?

New Year New Me! And with the new year comes new topics to discuss. Zak takes a brief look at the DC cinematic universe, the recent rise in sextortion, Andrew Tates arrest and the latest AI Art news. Then Dutch Hip Hop producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha joins Zak for an in depth discussion about his career in the underground scene over the last decade. 

What Is the future of Artificial Intelligence? Will artists rise up to defeat the evil robot overlords? Or will the menacing androids put them on Ice Ice Baby? Find out here as Zak Meister hypothesizes about the potentiality of A.I. both in and outside the world of art. Finally rapper, Katie Ladubz (Cult Muzic & San Diablo Allstars) joins Zak for a warm discussion about music and life. 

On This episode Zak gives big babies a piece of his mind! And then talks to Rich Warren about various random topics for hours. 

On this episode Zak reviews several movies/shows including Barbarian, Run Sweetheart Run, Brand New Cherry Flavor, Cabinet Of Curiosities & The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent. Then J Andrew of Cult Muzic and San Diablo Allstars hops on to discuss music. 

It's craziness, roasting, and horror:  in this episode, Zak dives head first into the madness that is TikTok and gets roasted by Hazel Sodgrass. The episode closes out with James Joyce The Squatch's expert commentary on music and horror films.

This episode Zak talks about God right before briefly reviewing some new movies/shows. Then rants about how much he despises camping and the importance of the invention of the photograph. Finally this episodes guest, Krux1 of Neon Sermon hops on to talk about music, movies and life.