Frankenstein's Podcast

Frankenstein's Podcast breaks format! While there isn't a specific creature to talk about this episode, actor Noah Averbach-Katz (Star Trek: Discovery) joins Kalid and Joe to chat and just generally geek out out about Trek, creature effects, Doug Jones, Dungeons & Dragons and more!

Featured Guest:

Noah Averbach-Katz is a Julliard-trained actor who has taken part in a number of theater productions as well as some film and television roles.  He's currently portraying the newest Andorian character, Ryn, in the newest season of Star Trek: Discovery alongside his wife, Mary Wiseman, who plays Sylvia Tilly.  Apart from Trek, he's an avid Dungeons & Dragons player and works to support programs such as T1International (to support his fundraiser, click here) achieve their goals of providing access to insulin for all who need it.  You can follow Noah on Twitter @N_A_K and be sure to watch Star Trek: Discovery on CBS All Access!

Kalid & Joe get festive! Joined by writer and genre-buff, Joel H. Brewster, the crew chat about the 2015 Christmas-themed horror movie, Krampus, directed by Mike Dougherty & starring Adam Scott and Toni Collette. Krampus is a horror-comedy that places the titular Christmas beast in a modern day setting, unleashing a holiday-inspired rampage upon an unsuspecting family after a tumultuous holiday get-together.

Featured Guest:

Joel H Brewster is frequent Frankenstein's Podcast guest, an avid science-fiction and horror fanatic and host of the No Stranger to Horror podcast. He's put his passions to practice in screenwriting a number of short films and promoting weird, obscure and fun horror-themed content through his Facebook page Instagram and Twitter. Most recently, Joel won an award from the Vancouver Badass Film Fest for a screenplay he'd for a feature film! You can find Joel's writings and links to all of his work at his website, Westcoast Strange.

References & Citations:

Talking Practical Monsters of Krampus with Director Mike Dougherty - Film School Rejects

Who is Krampus? Explaining the horrific Christmas beast - National Geographic

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by longtime friend & fellow podcaster, Chris Kazachkova!  The crew revisit John Krasinski's 2018 creature-feature, A Quiet Place.  A discussion is had, logic is examined, comparisons are made, and a shared love of monsters is enjoyed!

Featured Guest:

Aside from being a fellow monster and creature-feature lover, Chris is a real life social-worker, true-crime fanatic, and co-host of the Crime Therapy podcast in which she discusses a wide array of true-crime cases, features guests, hosts trivia, and more! You can find her on Instagram @masinmouse and you can follow her podcast on Instagram as well @crime.therapy.

References & Citations:

John Krasinski Reveals the Origins of the ‘Quiet Place’ Monsters - Collider

Kalid and Joe do Zombies! We chat about Edgar Wright's 2004 comedy/horror classic, Shaun of the Dead. In the process, we stumble and meander our way through the history of zombies, references to other zombie movies, and bite into some of our thoughts on the undead creatures themselves.

References and Citations:

Zoinks! Tracing The History Of 'Zombie' From Haiti To The CDC - NPR

The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies - The Atlantic

Comedian and podcaster, Mike Lester, joins Kalid & Joe to unpack all that is the 1984 hidden gem, C.H.U.D., from director Douglas Cheek. The film - which according to Mike, inspired Home Alone - tells the story of a race of cannibalistic sewer mutants who may just be victims of a dastardly government cover-up! As always, the Frankenstein's Podcast crew dives deep into the movie's messages, meanings, and of course, its monsters - with more than a few laughs along the way.

Featured Guest:

Named one of City Pages' Artists of the Year for 2016, Mike Lester is a prominent Twin Cities stand-up comedian. He's been featured in a variety of comedy specials, webseires and shows on a number of streaming services (all of which can be found on his website), and most recently has appeared on the debut season of The Browns starring Drag Queen superstar Tammie Brown, which can be seen on the OUT tv network as well as Amazon Prime. Mike is also the co-host of the I Love You, Mana podcast about Magic: The Gathering and you can follow him on Twitter @JustMikeLester.

Joined by fellow podcaster, comedian and radio & TV host, Miss Shannan Paul, Kalid & Joe take on the creatures of Netflix's new Halloween flick, A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting. This kid-friendly creature-feature involves a host of wacky monsters, a secret underground society of babysitters, and Tom Felton as an evil rock-star/demon/sandman-analogue. It's based on the book of the same name by Joe Ballarini and directed by Rachel Talalay.

Featured Guest:

Voted City Pages' Best Stand-Up Comedian for 2020, Miss Shannan Paul also is a regular on the MyTalk 107.1 radio station in the Twin Cities as well as the co-host of the Be Our Geek podcast.  You can check out her new variety show, Comedy Through the Chaos, on YouTube and find all of her other events and accomplishments on her website.  Follow Shannan on Twitter @MissShannan.

This episode, Kalid & Joe are joined by Micheal (AKA The Treklad) to talk about the mushroom-loving tardigrade-esque creature lovingly referred to as 'Ripper,' from 'Star Trek: Discovery.' We focus on episodes 3-5 of season 1 that make up what we call, 'the tardigrade arc.'

Episode notes can be found here.

This episode, Kalid & Joe get their groove on to a monster musical! Joined by comedic writer, director and actor, Heather Shapiro, the crew discuss the 1986 Frank Oz film, Little Shop of Horrors, and its carnivorous, monstrous, musically-inclined plant monster, Audrey II.

Featured Guest:

Heather Shapiro has her undergrad degree from UC Berkley and professional clown degree from Second City’s Harold Ramis Film School. She's got a new digital series, “El Kimerley Proyect,” which will be released this fall on UN3 Argentina. You can check out all her work on her website and follow her on Instagram @therealheathershapiro.

Beware the moon!

Kalid & Joe are joined by movie fan, podcaster and pop culture fanatic, Collin Brehmer to chat about the 1981 John Landis horror/comedy classic, An American Werewolf in London, a film that tells the story of an unfortunate American who happens to become a werewolf while vacationing in London.

Featured Guest:

Collin Brehmer is the co-host of the Thirst for the Worst podcast, a show that takes an in-depth look at bad movies - specifically, why we're drawn to them and just what exactly makes them so bad. Collin is a big movie and pop. culture fan and lifelong geek for comic books, Dungeons and Dragons, and witty banter.

When you listen to this episode, just know that you are about to enter...The Twilight Zone.

Kalid & Joe discuss the classic episode, "Nightmare at 20,000 feet" as well as its infamous, mischievous Gremlin monster that terrorized a young, despondent William Shatner for 25 minutes.  We talk about the episode's handling of mental health, the inherent tension of the script, and how this stout, teddy-bear of a creature kept a young Joe up at night as a child.