The Walking Dead 'Cast

In our ongoing celebration of great TV, this episode we're joined by Lissy of The Breaking Bad 'Cast to talk about the first three episodes of Breaking Bad season five. If you're not already watching this show, it's fantastic. Edgy, funny, meticulously plotted, with deep, well-drawn characters portrayed by talented actors. We can't recommend it enough! We also tell you our top five all-time favori...

Fresh from Comic-Con and The Walking Dead Escape, we let you know how we faredin the giant zombie obstacle course (hint: we learned a few things about each other that day....). Also we bring you the latest news on The Walking Dead, give you our thoughts on the Norwegian Nazi zombie flick, Dead Snow, and announce our latest contest. All that and the top five things that creep us out the most. One w...

It's been a grim week in Lake Zombiegone, and we report all the latest news on heart eating, face chewing, testicle frying and the like, along with our usual fare; news about The Walking Dead, listener moans, groans, and grunts, and our Dead 'Cast Top 5: this week Karen and I surprise each other with random top five subjects and come up with our lists on the spot. All that and our review of the cr...

Hey Zedheads, get a chance to watch Rammbock: Berlin Undead? If not, we recommend it as a good solid fix for your zombie deficit blues. Go find it and watch it, then listen in on this episode as we give you all our thoughts, reveal the top five items we'd steal from the set of The Walking Dead, bring you the latest zombie news, and more. Also, we want to let you know we'll be attending the awesome...

Eclectic installment this week as we evaluate the first episode of Telltale's just released Walking Dead game, give you all our thoughts on the weird Canadian psychological drama Pontypool, and have a fun talk with Dana Fredsti, sword fighter, sex researcher, and author of recently released Buffy-the-Vampiresque zombie novel, Plague Town. All that and the latest news about our favorite show, and o...

Hey Zedheads, it’s been awhile and we’re glad to be back! This episode find out what it would be like if we did a Game of Thrones podcast, except we cheat by getting a lot of help from special guest and GoT aficionado Mr. Blahg. We also give you the latest news about The Walking Dead, respond to your calls and emails, and tell you our all-time top five book to TV or film adaptations. As always if...

Awesome episode this week, if we do say so ourselves, as we’re joined by special guests Chris and Jason from The Talking Dead podcast to give you our top ten highlights of season two. You can find the first half of our countdown over at talkingdeadpodcast.com, and the final five right here in this episode. And as an extra-special bonus, I had a fun and illuminating talk with Sean Vanaman, Jake Rod...

And so season two, slow and lethargic at times, finishes off with the most action-packed and zombie-movie-like episode of the series so far. Find out what we and other Dead ‘Cast listeners thought, and get the latest scoop on all things TWD. (And by the way, check out that raccoon-eyed zombie on the left about to grab Rick by the scruff of his neck. Unbelievably handsome, isn’t he?)We’ve had a gre...

A bonus for you: This episode we talk to the guiding hand of The Walking Dead, showrunner Glen Mazzara! We were excited to talk with Glen because, more than anyone else we've interviewed, as showrunner he represents the thinking behind TWD.Find out all about the core principles of the show since Darabont's departure, why T-Dog hasn't had his story arc, a bit of what's in store for season three, an...

Love him or hate him, Shane was responsible for most of the tension and thrills in TWD season 2, and he'll be missed. Join us as we give you our thoughts on this intense episode, read the latest news about The Walking Dead, and respond to a ton of your great emails and calls. Don't forget, you have until midnight Sunday March 18 to enter our Danny Miller zombie poster zombie sound contest. And by...

Alas, poor Dale! We really didn't know you all that well. We're joined this week by artist Danny Miller to talk about the beautifully disgusting Walking Dead zombie posters he created, commissioned by Greg Nicotero. Then we give you our thoughts on Dale's swan song episode and dig into your emails (some particularly fantastic top fives from you guys this week, by the way).But that's not all! This...

Big episode this week as we're joined by listener Gracie Lou to talk about the heaviness that was "18 Miles Out." Karen also tells us about her excursion to the Image Expo in Oakland, we announce a new contest to win the book of zombie missives, Triumph of the Walking Dead, and read tons and tons o' emails. As always, if you'd like to leave us a message, you can call us at (650) 485-DEAD or email...

Believe it or not our opinions on how good of an episode this week’s installment was run the gamut. Join Jason, Karen, and David as we delve into the details, give you the latest Walking Dead news, and read and respond to all your feedback. In the meantime if you’d like to leave us a message, you can call us at (650) 485-DEAD    or email us at brains@walkingdeadcast.com. Support the show: https://...

See any differences in this first episode of The Walking Dead made entirely under the leadership of showrunner Glen Mazzara? We think we can, and we'll tell you what we thought, give you the latest news about the show, and respond to your feedback. And by the way, thanks so much to those of you who have been leaving all the great iTunes reviews! If you like what we’re doing, we appreciate your rev...

Hey all, here's a little preamble for ya before The Walking Dead returns to the airwaves on Feb 12. We cover the latest news, review JJ Abrams' latest TV outing, Alcatraz, tell you what else we've been watching lately, and as usual, read your letters and the zombie news from around the world. And then we'll see you Monday, Feb 13 for our live broadcast at 5pm Pacific after the Season 2.5 premiere!...

Happy new year Zedheads! We’re back with double the Dead ‘Cast Top 5 this episode as we present the top five places we’d want to be stranded in the zombie apocalypse and the top five things we’re most looking forward to this year. We’ve also got the latest news about The Walking Dead, the News from Lake Zombiegone, your emails and calls, and an interview with special guest Gary Streiner who is hea...

This week after a quick intro we do our best to give you a break from our usual lavishing of praise on Glenn, and instead devote most of the episode to discussing the various and complex aspects of Shane Walsh. That, and the top five TV shows and movies we'd like to see overrun with zombies, the latest info about the show, and The News from Lake Zombiegone. Enjoy! As always, if you'd like to give...

Two special guests today, as longtime listener, first time co-host Gracie Lou joins me to interview the talented Lauren Cohan, a.k.a. Maggie Greene. Lauren talks about why Maggie has been so hot and cold with Glenn, what she likes most about doing The Walking Dead, what it takes for a zombie to scare her, and a lot more. And best of all she gave us a particularly unique, rather animalistic zombie...

Karen and I had an absolute blast talking to Walking Dead zombie guru extraordinaire, Greg Nicotero! Greg tells what it was like working on classic Romero zombie films, how the Walking Dead "well zombie" was made, who has the best zombie walk out of Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Simon Pegg, and Edgar Wright, and much more. Greg mentioned that the southwestern Pennsylvania cemetery chapel fe...

Is Shane pretty much dead already because he's a cold shell of a man? Or is Dale PMDA because he's too weak to exist in this world? How many farmers does it take to wrangle a zombie? Why is Glenn so charming? Join us this episode as we discuss these and other all-important questions, respond to your feedback, talk about what's coming up on the show, and more. Note: Over the mid-season hiatus, we'l...

Things are coming together this week as Andrea's shooting skill improves, our heroes learn about Hershel's secret stash of zombies in the barn, Rick finds out about Lori's pregnancy, and Glenn gets loads of screen time. Join us as we review the episode and bring you news, listener feedback, comic talk, and more. If you'd like to give us a call, you can call us at (650) 485-DEAD, or you can email u...

A delightful change of pace this week as Karen and special guest David bring you insights on the latest episode of our beloved zombie epic. Join us for that, news, listener feedback, and more. If you like our podcast and want to support us, you can do it without spending a dime. Just search for us on iTunes, click the subscribe button, and give us an honest rating or review. We appreciate it! In t...

For an episode with only one zombie, there was a lot to talk about this week. Join us for that, some especially good feedback from you guys, news about the show, talk about the comic, and more. By the way, we love doing this podcast and especially enjoy interacting with you guys. And if you like what we're doing and want to support us, you can do it without spending a dime. Just search for us on i...

Deep existential ruminations, thrilling zombie scares, and an oh-so-satisfyingly shocking twist made this one of our favorite episodes of TWD. Tune in as we tell you why, give you the latest news, read your email, and announce the final winner in our Walking Dead trade paperback contest. And if you'd like to give us a call, you can call us at (650) 485-DEAD, or you can email us at brains@walkingde...

Another winner this week, IOHO, was episode 2, "Bloodletting." Listen in for our thoughts on the episode, news, emails, calls, teasers, a contest winner (maybe you), and more. In the meantime, if you'd like to give us a call, you can call us at (650) 485-DEAD, or you can email us at brains@walkingdeadcast.com. Support the show: https://patreon.com/jasonandkaren Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...