The Bladtcast

Christian welcomes back to the show Mark _____ Hunt of "Podcast of the Apes" to discuss the latest entry in the film series, "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" and also the first two regular-season episodes of the new Doctor Who series airing on Disney+ in most of the world.

Christian gets to know the Wisecracking Blonde Christina, of the WIsecracking Blonde Comedy Podcast by chatting about some of their favorite and least favorite movies, films of yesteryear that have and have not held up, and the ones that are worth showing to kids and aren't. Plus, is Christian smarter than a third grader?

Christian welcomes comedian Don Jamieson back to the show to discuss his new album "No Sleep 'til McSorley's" which debuted at number one on the comedy charts. Plus, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and some of the latest rock and metal news.

Christian has two great conversations with musicians. First, he talks to Hall of Famer Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot about his new song "Never Run Out of Road" and the charitable aspect of the song's release. Then, Peter Argyropulus talks about putting together his band Sons of Silver, his appreciation for different styles of music, favorite concert-going memories and much more!

Christian spends the entire show with the author of "Star Wars Dad Jokes", Kelly Knox, who also has an illustrated guide to Return of the Jedi coming soon and a Marvel Studios character guide on the way. They also discuss their earliest memories of Star Wars, sharing it with their children and how the franchise continues to endure.

Christian Bladt, David "Salman" Weiss, David Brody, Flobo Boyce and author Devin Gordon break down the Mets' prospects for the 2024 season, the potential impact on the Dodgers from the scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani's translator, while also looking at all six divisions in Major League Baseball on through to the World Series.

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Christian welcomes back to the show the great Lucy Tightbox (AKA "Once Over with Cayley") and making his first appearance, Ireland's own Adam "Hughzey" Hughes to discuss two of the greatest films in cinematic history, "Leprechaun" and "Leprechaun in the Hood".

In an old-school increasingly rare AUDIO-ONLY episode, Christian welcomes Bladtcast founding member WIll Sterling back onto the show AND into his home to discuss the 10 films nominated for best picture (specifically "Anatomy of a Fall" and "Zone of Interest") but not until after they take a weird, meandering walk down pandemic memory lane.

Continuing our annual tradition, Christian Bladt and Christian Toto recap last night's Academy Awards telecast, the winners, the losers, the nominated films and much more!

Christian welcomes comedian Tom Kelly back to the show to talk about some of the latest news from the world of comedy: the passing of Richard Lewis, a comedy club in Seattle cancelling gigs for four stand-ups and Nick Swardson's rough night. They name check Ray DeVito, Joe Mataese, discuss the pros and cons of niche comedy, the price of putting Tom's feet online and MUCH more! Plus, as an exclusiv...

Christian spends the entire show in the same room with the great Rob Laurich, talking about how he ended up in Seattle, his recent and upcoming travels to Japan, Kiss, Marvel Comics, Marvel movies, Marvel TV and MUCH more!

Christian welcomes back to the show our friends Katie Hampton, Ron Motta and Mark _____ Hunt to discuss the four "Doctor Who" specials Russell T Davies did for Disney+ featuring the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate while also introducing Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday.

Christian throws himself his annual birthday party, this year joined by Will Sterling, Liev (for a little bit), friend of the show Corbie Pyatt in Missouri, the voice of The Bladtcast himself, the great Fard Muhammad and even a flashback video clip featuring our pal Xia Anderson.

Christian welcomes back Zak Schaffer to the show to continue their conversation about the best movies of 2023, the not-so-best movies of 2023 and a little about the Oscar nominations.

Christian welcomes back to the show Zak Shaffer of Two Dollar Late Fee to look back at 2023 in movies and look ahead to the Academy Awards

For our first Bladtcast of 2024, Christian has the pleasure to welcome to the show for the first time Cayley from "Once Over with Cayley" (AKA Lucy Tightbox from "Who Are These Podcasts?" and the Isotopes)

The Bladtcast says goodbye to 2023 with a super-sized collection of not one, not two, but three great interviews from 2023. First up, Christian welcomes Aaron Leigh of Y&T back to the show to discuss his new solo song "Bahia Sunshine" (and have a wonderful walk down memory lane to the time Kiss were on the PBS show 3-2-1 Contact). Then, we meet Leo & Parker of Wings of Steel who talk about their s...

Christian chats with Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals for the first time and then he welcomes back to the show Dale Lytle of the band Angeles.

It's Christmas, so time for another bonus episode! In this one, Christian has two great musician conversations. First up, Tesla's Frank Hannon returns to talk about his new song "Fool's Delight", some of the upcoming touring for Tesla in 2024 and he guarantees that he will record a Christmas song in time for Christmas 2024. Then, Bryan Jay of the Ron Keel Band talks about his career and his latest...

A Life Day Special: Christian shares a conversation he did earlier this month for the Geekscape network, chatting with filmmaker Jeremy Coon about his documentary "A Disturbance in the Force", about the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. Not to be confused with the 1979 Star Wars Christmas album, which we covered in our previous episode.

Our 2023 Bladtcast Christmas Spectacular is a musical one. Christian welcomes the entire gang from the Shitty Song of the Week podcast (Branden, Teresa and Red) to go track-by-track through the 1979 Star Wars Christmas album, "Christmas in the Stars". (Not to be confused with the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, but more on that tomorrow.) It being the Bladtcast, you shouldn't be surprised that the...

Christian and Agent Starling welcome back to the show Thomas Parham to offer their immediate premiere-day SPOILER-FILLED reactions to "Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom". They also discuss the futures of both the DCEU and MCU, plus some exciting changes in Agent Starling's life.

Christian welcomes Carlos Danger of "Insufferable Bastards" back to the show to discuss the highly controversial 1984 horror classic "Silent Night, Deadly Night". They also spend some time with Armando Munoz who just published the official novelization of the film.

Christian welcomes back to the show Rich Kosak of Kiss Tribute Band Mr. Speed to discuss Kiss's final live shows in their "End of the Road" tour, both of which Rich attended at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Christian spends the entire show with radio and podcast host Chad Vice. They discuss broadcasting with a focus on music, the importance of a variety of hard rock and heavy metal in their lives and much more!