It's Ghostbusters Frozen Empire Premiere Week! While Jim's away in NYC to cover the premiere, the Los Angeles Ghostbusters are prepping for a series of events to celebrate the film and the upcoming Dark Horse Comic Ghostbusters: Back In Town over the next month. Miguel Medina and Matt Zunich of LA Ghostbusters join us to fill us in on the celebratory events they'll be holding on the west coast.  Plus, get filled in on the last Ghostbusters headlines before the premiere of the new movie!

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This week we’re talking to Craig Goldberg of Yes Have Some Podcast and his recurring YouTube livestream "Ghostbusters Radio Live" to hear a bit about his new "Firehouse Fridays" behind-the-scenes videos! Craig and his co-hosts Abigail Gardner and Jacob Walsh had a very unique opportunity to visit the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire set during filming in London last June, and now they’ll be releasing video content in partnership with Sony and Ghost Corps documenting parts of their set visit and showing off behind the scenes secrets! Tune in to find out about this forthcoming video series as well as for some goofing around about Ghostbusters canon and fandom! And of course, you can also get caught up on the week's headlines!

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This week we're chatting with David Miyakawa, who develops officially licensed Ghostbusters apparel for Ripple Junction in his capacity as a graphic designer, and who has probably designed something in your closet or dresser drawer! Join us for interesting insights about how licensed Ghostbusters apparel is made, the latest apparel offerings from Ripple Junction, (including new designs that celebrate #Ghostbusters Frozen Empire) and more. Plus find out how you might win a prize pack of apparel from David and Ripple Junction by signing up for their newsletter, and get caught up on the week's Ghostbusters headlines.

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Matt Sanders of TCU Collectibles and the Ghostbusters Containment Unit Autograph collecting group rejoins us to catch up about his recent efforts to complete another round of signings with McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard at MegaCon in Florida, to chat about our hopes for the 40th year of Ghostbusters, as well as to fill us in on some current and future autograph offerings coming soon! Plus, get caught up on Ghostbusters headlines, including info on the Ghostbusters Frozen Empire premiere and even more theater merch! 

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This week we’re chatting with Dan Liberg & Chris Burns Jr. about the wrap up of their contest to choose the 50 fan franchises to be featured on the Ghostbusters Playing Card Decks they'll be producing as a charity benefit for Hook & Ladder 8 & FDNY. Plus, we dig into their recent struggles with Facebook, their upcoming Ghostbusters Day event at the firehouse in NYC, and our hopes and dreams for more Plasma series toys and other Ghostbusters merch. Find all of that and more - including the week's headlines - in this week's episode!

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Ryan Espin of the NYC Ghostbusters rejoins us this week alongside Bob Anderson of the Windy City Ghostbusters to talk about a collaborative Ghostbusters Franchise directory database called WhoYaGonnaCall.org! Learn more about this cool, public facing and searchable directory resource that will allow Ghostbusters Franchises to improve their collaborative engagement with charity efforts and the broader fan community.  Plus, find out about all of the Ghostbusters Headlines of the past week!

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Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News joins the show as guest co-host and commentator for an "XL-sized" Extraplasm, as we break down not one but two trailers released for Ghostbusters Frozen Empire over the last week!  Get caught up on Ghostbusters headlines with the Ghostbusters News man himself, and then join us as we dig into the big reveals from the domestic US and international trailers for Ghostbusters Frozen Empire!  

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Tony Taylor of Fantazm Toys joins us this week for a fun discussion about everything we’ve learned from Empire Magazine about Ghostbusters Frozen Empire!  We explore all of the reveals that have unfolded as Empire has reached UK newsstands and offer up our thoughts on what they mean for the movie we’re all eagerly awaiting to see in less than 2 months. And, of course we also chat about toys, the latest Fantazm Toys releases, and our thoughts on Hasbro’s rollout of toys in support of Ghostbusters Frozen Empire.

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We’re catching up with Nick Ferrarra & "EctoTech" Greg Hilyard who are the keepers of Ecto-1 NJ – the authentic replica of the Ecto-1 from New Jersey! Greg and Nick and the Ecto-1 NJ spent time over the last six weeks in Chicago at Wonderverse promoting the grand opening and attended the grand opening party where they met McKenna Grace, Eric Reich and folks from the Ghostbusters fandom.  We catch up about their adventures in Chicago, their successful Halloween Ghost Tour experience in NYC, and a bit about what they’re up to in 2024.  Plus, it’s a BIG news week with lots of new information about Ghostbusters Frozen Empire to unpack in our headlines segment!

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The Mooglie Fan Club’s Eric Christenson rejoins the show to talk about Wonderverse (Sony's new entertainment venue in the Chicago metro area) and its prominent inclusion of interactive Ghostbusters games and experiences! Eric was recently invited to visit Wonderverse during its preview period and provides us with a bit of a debrief on his time at this new venue that is anchored in many ways by Sony’s celebration of Ghostbusters.  And, that also means we got to talk about his time playing the Hologate Ghostbusters VR games, and of course, a bit of Ghostbusters toy and collecting discussion to round things out. Plus, find out about the latest Ghostbusters headlines!

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Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios