Batman: The Animated Podcast

Batman writer Mitch Brian talks about co-writing the series bible for Batman: The Animated Series with his old buddy Bruce Timm, writing the series pilot On Leather Wings, and returning for one more episode: Bane.

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A very special crossover featuring Todd Padre, Bill Cravy, Sam Weatherman and Howard Levi’s, hosts of Earwolf’s The Teacher's Lounge, a podcast hosted by my old high school teachers!

We talk about one of the most reviled Batman episodes in the series, and a little bit about other stuff. Sponsored by Birdseed for Birdbrains! 

Special thanks to Emma Erdbrink for recording / mixing this interview!

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Zac Oyama (College Humor, Adam Ruins Everything) is today's guest! We talk Batman video games, problematic messaging, and Firefly!

Sponsored by Elaborate Shrines to People You Stalk! And my fire-themed action parody: Backpackdraft. Watch it now and share it around!

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The podcast is back! I sit down with Inside Out co-director and Pixar story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen!

We chat about how he got his start as a storyboard artist and found his people on Batman: The Animated Series, how that morphed into becoming a director and storyteller at Pixar, and how moving from the Philippines to start a career in animation was almost ruined by one bad teacher. Sponsored by The Gotham Horse Show!

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The voice of Harvey Bullock himself joins the podcast! Robert Costanzo may have fallen into an acting career as an uncredited role in Dog Day Afternoon, but since then he's been in Totall Recall, Die Hard 2, Dick Tracy and played Joey's dad on Friends. We chat his career, voice work on Batman, and that one time he played an anthropomorphic vagina on Family Guy. Sponsored by Absolutely Disgusting Apartments! Rate + Subscribe via Apple Podcasts! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter for updates. Donate to the show at patreon.com/btaspodcast.

Oscar Montoya (Spontaneanation, Inside the Disney Vault podcast) pops by to talk about how learned to stop worrying and love the Bullock! We talk about A Bullet For Bullock's jazzy score, dialogue zingers, and why don't always need a colorful villain to make a great episode. Sponsored by Bullock Bullets! Rate + Subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter for updates. Donate to the show at patreon.com/btaspodcast.

The Dynamic Music Partners pop by to chat about composing music for Batman, Superman, Justice League and the rest of the DCAU! We discuss working with Shirley Walker, the different ways to approach scoring the Joker, as well as the potential for future live concerts for fans. Rate + Subscribe on Apple Podcasts! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter for updates. Donate to the show at patreon.com/btaspodcast.

The Joker’s gone broke and Joel Jensen (Tiny Hamster videos, Tiny Hamster is a Giant Monster book, UCB’s The Dragons) is here to talk about it! We chat about the great, flat-out zany comedy in Joker’s Millions, and how to reconcile that with the darkness found in the villain’s other appearances. Sponsored by The Gotham Software Expo! Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter for updates. Donate to the show at patreon.com/btaspodcast.

Comic book writer, penciller and inker Kevin Nowlan joins the show to talk about his work as a freelance designer at the inception of Batman: The Animated Series, what Bruce Timm wanted out of early designs for characters like The Man-Bat, and why his Killer Croc design ended up being a favorite. We also dig into his career in comics - from Dr. Strange to Mike Mignola’s Lobster Johnson and Batman. Sponsored by Absolutely Terrifying Teeth! Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter for updates. Donate to the show at patreon.com/btaspodcast.

Comic book artist Jonathan Marks (Wolverine, The Dark Tower) pops by to talk about one of his favorite Batman villains: Killer Croc. We deep dive into the reptilian villain’s animated origins, his absolutely terrifying teeth, and the episode’s beautiful storyboards and direction. Sponsored by The Gotham Zoo! Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BTASpodcast on Twitter for updates. Donate to the show at patreon.com/btaspodcast.