No – the live recording of Needless Things Podcast Episode 6 did not fill up the Odin’s parking lot or Media Room and certainly didn’t make Bobby Nash and Jay Hornsby rich men. But we did have a great time hanging out and recording and the trial by fire of the Olympus W-802 Digital Voice Recorder was a success.

The point is that everybody involved had fun and we got a good conversation out of it. I learned several things that I will put into effect for the next live show on August 17th. I’m going to focus more on the show itself than trying to make any kind of event out of it. The bottom line is that we can record whether people show up or not. And as Bobby and I determined after the event, it’s pretty much always better recording in person, whether you have an audience or not. The interaction is more immediate and real and the conversation has a much better flow.

So here’s Needless Things Episode 6 – LIVE From Odin’s Cosmic Bookshelf. Myself, Mr. Beau Brown, the Belligerent Monkey, and Bobby Nash talk about our dork roots and the state of DC Comics’ media empire. I hope you enjoy it.

-Phantom

"Procrastibate" by LeSexoflex.com

"Icky" by They Might Be Giants

Hey Phantomaniacs - welcome to another somewhat unexpected episode of the Needless Things Podcast!

I went into HeroesCon hoping to score a few interviews with some of the guests there and ended up with seven excellent segments that I cannot wait for you guys to hear. I got to sit down with Jennifer of Handmade Stuffs, Kyle Starks, Jamie Cosley, Hashim of Silver Panther Studios, and even ended up with a surprise interview with Jim Rugg. Everybody was very cool and I feel like I did a pretty decent job of interviewing. I’m sure I’ll get better over time, but the most important thing to me this go-round was to not ask everybody the exact same questions. I think I tailored each session to the particular artist for the most part.

Plus, I talk to Award-Winning Bobby Nash and Fan-Tiki-Tastic Mike Gordon of the ESO Network in the wrap-up segment. It's ballin'!

-Phantom

"Procrastibate" by LeSexoflex.com

"Theme from Superman" copyright Warner Bros. Music

Join your host Phantom Troublemaker along with Josh Wilson of The Oncoming Storm Podcast, The Belligerent Monkey Jay Hornsby, Dragon*Con's Beau Brown, and toy aficionado Ryan Schweck as we discuss the reveals form 2013's New York International Toy Fair. Also Reverend Dan Wilson gives a special report on Hasbro's Marvel toys!

If you'd like some visuals to follow along while listening, Action Figure Insider had the best galleries I could find. Check 'em out!

-Phantom