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In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with NECA TMNT Brand Manager Trevor Zammit and sculptor Paul Harding discuss the creation of the first two NECA action figures of The Last Ronin. This is the final installment of a series of interviews done for INVERSE Magazine's "The Official Oral History of The Last Ronin" written by Turtle Tracks host Brian VanHooker. Find the article here: www.invers...

In something of a "Bonus Track" for Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker interviews the late, great Kevin Conroy for "The Oral History of Christmas with the Joker" for MEL Magazine in 2021. There's no TMNT talk in this episode, but a lot of Turtle fans also love Batman: The Animated Series and we wanted to pay respect to the late actor. Rest in Peace, Mr. Conroy. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with former IDW Editor Bobby Curnow all about "The Last Ronin." This is the fifth installment of a series of interviews done for INVERSE Magazine's "The Official Oral History of The Last Ronin" written by Turtle Tracks host Brian VanHooker. Find the article here: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/last-ronin-tmnt-oral-history Sound engineering by Ian...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with IDW colorist Luis Antonio Delgado all about "The Last Ronin." This is the third installment of a series of interviews done for INVERSE Magazine's "The Official Oral History of The Last Ronin" written by Turtle Tracks host Brian VanHooker. Find the article here: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/last-ronin-tmnt-oral-history Sound engineering by I...

In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker is joined by Barry Gordon, the voice of Donatello and Bebop on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Gordon discusses his singing career as a child, what it as like working with his fellow TMNT cast members and whether or not he gives Rob Paulsen a hard time for playing Donatello in the 2012 cartoon. Sound engineering by Ian Williams.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with TMNT artist Ben Bishop all about "The Last Ronin." This is the third installment of a series of interviews done for INVERSE Magazine's "The Official Oral History of The Last Ronin" written by Turtle Tracks host Brian VanHooker. Find the article here: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/last-ronin-tmnt-oral-history Sound engineering by Ian Williams...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with TMNT writer Tom Waltz all about "The Last Ronin." This is the second installment of a series of interviews done for INVERSE Magazine's "The Official Oral History of The Last Ronin" written by Turtle Tracks host Brian VanHooker. Find the article here: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/last-ronin-tmnt-oral-history Sound engineering by Ian Williams...

In a very special 50th episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman all about "The Last Ronin." This is the first installment of a series of interviews done for INVERSE Magazine's "The Official Oral History of The Last Ronin" written by Turtle Tracks host Brian VanHooker. Find the article here: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/last-ronin-tmnt-oral-history Sound engin...

For an in-depth look into the behind-the-scenes of the 2003 TMNT series, host Brian VanHooker talks with artist Emilio Lopez. Lopez came on the show in the early seasons as a background artist and saw his artistic duties increase over time, taking on major roles for the Ninja Tribunal season, Fast Forward, Back to the Sewers and, everyone's Favorite, Turtles Forever! Sound engineering by Ian Willi...

In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker talks with prolific television writer Mark Edward Edens, who wrote for just about every cartoon from the 1980s and 1990s. In his extensive resume you'll find "X-Men: The Animated Series," "The Real Ghostbusters," "Beetlejuice," "Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers" and, of course, the 1987 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," for which he wrote such class...

In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker talks to Jason Ybarra, who has created the coolest, life-size replica of The Ninja Turtles Party Wagon ever made — a vehicle so impressive that Ybarra and his van have become a regular part of Vanilla Ice's Entourage! Sound Editing by Ian Williams.

In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker dives deep into the origins of the 2003 animated series with Senior Supervising Director Chuck Patton, who developed the look of the Turtles in that series and many of its other major creative aspects. Patton talks about working with Peter Laird, the origins of Utrom Shredder and how Hun was one of his proudest creations. Sound editing by Ian...

In this installment of the Turtle Tracks podcast, host Brian VanHooker chats with television writer Gavin Hignight. Hignight got his start writing a few episodes of the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and would later return to the franchise writing several episodes of the 2012 series. Within his 2012 episodes, he introduced Slash to the series as well as Armaggon and he wrote the first e...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to artist, musician and voice actor Scott Williams, who played the role of Baxter Stockman on the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. He talks about how he got the role and how it became such an iconic take on the character, as well as his career working in art and music. Sound engineering by Ian Williams

A mini-episode featuring TMNT 2007 director Kevin Munroe talking about Colorectal Cancer Awareness. In the beginning of 2021, Munroe was diagnosed with Stage 3B colon cancer. A year later, Munroe is now cancer free and he's raising awareness about colorectal cancer with the help of Andrea Goodman from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. Hosted by Brian VanHooker, sound engineering by Ian Williams. Lin...

In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker talks to a guy who was with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since the very beginning: Ralph DiBernardo of Jetpack Comics in Rochester, New Hampshire. Ralph talks about his role in supporting his friends Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman with their first issue of TMNT and what they were like back in the early 1980s. He also recounts seeing Eastman...

In the latest episode of the Turtle Tracks Podcast, host Brian VanHooker talks to a team of writers from the 2012 Nickelodeon cartoon. Kevin Burke and Chris "Doc" Wyatt have worked on a number of great cartoons — including "Avengers Assemble" and "Spider-Man" — and in the realm of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, they've contributed some of the most fun, bizarre and memorable episodes to the 2012 ser...

In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker talks with actress and model Kelly Hu, who supplied the voice for Karai in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon on Nickelodeon. In addition to discussing her time as Karai, Hu talks about working with Ernie Reyes Jr. on "Surf Ninjas" and her fight scene with Hugh Jackman in the second X-Men film when she played Lady Deathstrike. Final...

Host Brian VanHooker is joined by Richard Usher of Partners in Kryme in this edition of Turtle Tracks. The two discuss his smash hit "Turtle Power," including how it topped record charts and the behind-the-scenes of the music video. He also answers why Raphael was referred to as the "Leader" in the song! Sound Editing by Ian Williams

In another special customizers episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to three more talented TMNT customizers. First up is Baxter's Laboratory ( @baxterslaboratory ) who has been creating awesome customs from NECA's cartoon line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toys. Then there's Leo( @oeleooeleo ) who has started a craze by customizing a Channel 6 News Van for his NECA toys. Finally there's Duzmachin...

In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker talks to Rad Plastic author Chris Fawcett! Rad Plastic is a fantastic art book about the history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Playmates Toys line featuring hundreds of beautiful pictures and lots of behind-the-scenes insight. Fawcett is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for a second printing so if you want a copy of this sold out...

In this installment of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker talks to actor François Chau, who portrayed Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Chau shares what it was like wearing Shredder's armor (especially that helmet), working with actor David Warner and why Shredder never actually fights in the sequel. Sound engineering by Ian Williams.

In another special customizers episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to three talented TMNT customizers. First up is Collector Dibbs ( @collectordibbs ) who has created a number of unproduced figures from the classic Playmates toys line like Knight Mike from the Warriors of the Forgotten Sewer. Then there's MOTUCustoms ( @motucustoms ) who has created some other unproduced figures like Jim Lee's Leo...

In this edition of Turtle Tracks, Brian VanHooker interviews the number one TMNT fan Michele Ivey. In it, Michele recalls her memories of seeing the Coming Out of Their Shells Tour, pays tribute to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles writer David Wise, makes the case that TMNT 3 is a good movie and much much more! Sound engineering by Ian Williams.

In a different kind of episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker holds three mini-interviews with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy customizers. The first is with "Death by Toys" ( @deathbytoys )a toy artist responsible for four very famous horror-inspired TMNT customs. Then there's "Da Foot Toys" ( @dafoot_toys ), who specialize in original designs inspired by Playmates toys, including a bada...