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LIVEfrom the 2016 Joelanta and the Great Atlanta Toy Convention, PhantomTroublemaker hostsan all-new ToyStories panel!

Everyonehas a toy story.

JoinPhantom Troublemaker and a selection of special guests as they sharereminiscences about the playthings they grew up with. Each speakerwill present a tale attached to a specific toy from their life.

Listenin as Phantom, Sean Reid, NewLegend Productions’Mike Gordon,Ricky Zero from Radio Cult,andmembers of the audience share the stories behind their favorite toys!

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PhantomTroublemaker and NewLegend Productions’Mike Gordon talk about the theme songs of the James Bond movies!

Since1962 the James Bond film franchise has featured some of the mostmemorable songs in pop culture history. From the most famous of them– “James Bond Theme” from Dr.No –to the most controversial – Spectre’s“Writing’s on the Wall” performed by British pop singer SamSmith, the Bond themes play like a lesson in musical history.

Mikeand Phantom run down all twenty-four songs used during the openingtitles of the Bond films. Listen in as they pick the best and worst,discuss personal memories and experiences from their years of JamesBond fandom, and agree that Duran Duran are one of the greatest bandsof all time!

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PhantomTroublemaker talks to Marten Jallad, one of the men behind Joelantaand the Great Atlanta Toy Convention!

Formore than a decade, Joelanta has been an annual event bringing toycollectors and pop culture enthusiasts from across the countrytogether in Atlanta to celebrate the joys of toys and friendship! Notonly will you find vendors selling a variety of vintage and moderntoys such as GI Joe, Barbie, Mego, Transformers, Star Wars, SuperPowers, Masters of the Universe, a wide variety of 1:6 scale figuresand accessories plus magazines, comic books & lunch boxes; butyou’ll also have an opportunity to meet celebrities, see costumersand check out a variety of toy dioramas!

Theconvention takes place March 12th& 13that the Marriott Century Center. Visit Joelanta.org and the Joelanta Facebook Event Pagefor more details!

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PhantomTroublemaker and Beth talk to NewLegend Productions’Mike Gordon about the comeback of the 90s genre hit television show,TheX-Files!

From1995 to 2002, TheX-Filesset a standard for genre television with nine seasons ofconspiracy-laden science fiction. From aliens to biological hazardsto cryptozoological phenomenon, FBI agents Mulder and Scully (andlater Doggett and Reyes) faced a never-ending stream of impossiblecircumstances that often led to more questions than answers. In 2016the FOX television channel launched a tenth season of the show, setyears after the ninth season and two feature films. Consisting ofonly six episodes, the new season attempted to capture the essence ofthe original run while bringing new mysteries to the table.

JoinPhantom, Beth, and Mike as they debate the success of this newestseason and speculate on the future of the franchise!

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The

Needless Things Irregulars assemble for their annual look at the New

York International Toy Fair!

The

2016 New York International Toy Fair was held from February 13th

– 16th

so that toy manufacturers from all over the world could get retailers

and journalists excited about their offerings for the upcoming year.

Hasbro, Mattel, Funko, NECA, and many more all bring out their

prototypes, concepts, and newest licenses to display in the biggest

toy-oriented gathering of the year!

Join

Phantom, Mr. Beau Brown, Needless Things’ Head of Research Ryan,

The Belligerent Monkey, and Josh Wilson of The Oncoming Storm Podcast

as they discuss the coolest collectibles that will be unleashed in

the coming year!

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Valentine's Day is this Sunday and love is in the air! Join Phantom Troublemaker, Beth V (for Valentine), and Chad J. Shonk as they begin Needless Things' series on a show all about love - Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

In  this episode the Needless Gang talks about the first season of Buffy and how it came to be, as well as how they each discovered the unlikely cult favorite. Joss Whedon, monsters, and maidens are the topic of the day as each episode is run down and the evolution of the stories and characters are discussed. Buffy loves Angel! Xander loves Buffy! Willow loves Xander! But who will love Moloch!?! Find out in this steamy episode of the Needless Things Podcast!

Join Phantom, Beth, and Chad as they love all over the first season of the greatest show of all time!

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Phantom

Troublemaker is joined by Needless Things' Head of Research Ryan and

award-winning writer Bobby Nash for a conversation about the current

crop of television shows that have been adapted from comics!

We

are currently blessed with a huge crop of quality television shows

that have their roots in the world of comic books. Arrow

kicked off a golden age of comic book TV shows that now includes The

Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham,

and on the Marvel side of things Agents of SHIELD

and Agent Carter (with

more to come!). All of these shows have had ups and downs and each is

a very different sort of experience.

Join

Phantom, Bobby, and Ryan as they discuss the joys of this glut of

comic booky goodness!

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Phantom

Troublemaker talks to Gary Schaeffer, a Wall Street player who is now

steering the ship – the spaceship – of one of the most

interesting toy lines of all time, the Outer

Space Men!

The

Outer Space Men toy line launched in 1968, one year before man landed

on the moon! It was full of iconic and colorful creatures that were

designed to complement Mattel’s wildly successful Major Matt Mason

toy line. In today’s episode, learn how the line came to be and

then suffered an early death, as well as the story of its rebirth at

the hands of the Four Horsemen. Plus, find out what is next for these

amazing beings from the outer reaches of the galaxy!

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Amazing

Outer Space Men Bonus Art by Captain Lovehandles!:

Phantom

Troublemaker is joined by Sean Reid, Noel from Dork

Droppings, and Marc from Unshaven

Comics for a discussion about one of WWE’s signature events, the

Royal Rumble!

Since

1988 the Royal Rumble has been one of wrestling’s most exciting

events. Originally a television special on the USA network centered

around a 20-man battle royal, the Rumble has evolved into one of the

focal points of WWE’s schedule, with thirty men (or once forty!)

competing to determine who will Main Event the biggest show of the

year, WrestleMania!

Listen

in as Phantom and the guys discuss the history of the Royal Rumble

and the possibilities for this year’s edition!

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Phantom

Troublemaker talks to director Jason C. Wilson about his new

documentary on the Atlanta punk scene and one of its most notorious

bands – Stopper: The Rise and Fall of the Bastard Squad!

Jason

Wilson was a big part of Atlanta’s 90s punk movement. Playing in

bands like Round Ear Spock and Stopper, he contributed not just to

the sounds, but to the experience. For the past four years he has

been pouring his soul into a documentary film about that scene and

specifically about the band Stopper and their troubled frontman,

David Shumaker.

Phantom

talks to Jason about the tumultuous life of the band and being

surrounded by drugs, attitudes, and violence; as well as the good

times and almost family-like vibe of the Atlanta scene. There were

good times and bad and the Stopper documentary covers them all.

Listen in as Phantom and Jason discuss how the film came together and

the massive effect that the events had on the lives of those

involved.

Check out the Facebook event page for the January 30th movie premiere at the Plaza Theater in Atlanta.

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