Radio Free Riverdale

By Radio Free Riverdale

Broadcasting out of Pop Tate's Chocklit Shoppe, Lucy Cappiello and Evan Munday review and dissect Archie comics digests for your amusement and elucidation.... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

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August 24, 2016Episode 14 – Lodge Podge
Thrill to the last episode of the first ‘season’ of Radio Free Riverdale! Co-host / heart of the show / new mother Lucy Cappiello is busy rearing her brand-new child, so the Radio Free Riverdale is going on a brief hiatus following this, our fourteenth episode. But don’t worry – we’ll be back soon! Until then, we’re talking all about the Archie / Josie and the Pussycats crossover (and plenty of Mr. Lodge stories) in Archie Comics Digest #269. Listen up as Lucy and Evan yammer about:

single tears, visual kissing, and the brief fame of the long-haired lead singers of Extreme

their vain attempts to fill dead air as they ponder their dream cross-band romances

Hiram Lodge and his turn to the sinister

a journey to the centre of Archie Andrews’s mind

the terror of revolving doors

Josée and the Pussycat Dolls

and the ever-present Archie trivia

Thanks for listening through our first season. We’ll be back on the information super-highway airwaves soon!
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1h 27min
July 14, 2016Episode 13 – Chip Quips
It's back to your core crew of Archie enthusiasts Lucy and Evan delve into an issue full of Bollywood homages, post-Melissa-Joan-Hart teenage witches, and (for the second time) double-booked dates in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #243. Tune in as your favourite Radio Free Riverdale duo discuss:

the unsolicited advice and affection pregnant women receive from strangers

the #thirsty hashtag and whether it exists

flea markets and magic mirrors

the modern makeover of Sabrina the Teenage Witch's aunts

whether Veronica is in any way remarkable

the mysterious intrigue of the teriyaki potato chip

and, as ever, Archie trivia (which even Evan is warming up to)

Listen in, and tell them historian Max Hastings sent you!
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1h 37min
June 14, 2016Episode 12 – Tog-Heather Forever
Lucy and Evan welcome sidesplitting comedian Heather MacDonald on the podcast to rap about the Riverdale gang in the latest episode. Heather hadn’t read an Archie comic since she was about twelve, so it was a real homecoming for her. She helps your stalwart podcast hosts interrogate and elucidate The World of Archie Double Digest #57. Listen in as the Radio Free Riverdale gang chew the fat on:

Heather’s mom’s suitcase full of Archie digests

a dystopian future Riverdale where all musicians have been replaced by robots

Mr. Weatherbee’s studmuffin status

more rumours and leaks from the upcoming Riverdale television series

Archie comics’ all-time best cease-and-desists

mummies, mummies, mummies

and way more Archie trivia than ever before! (Lucy got really into the trivia this episode.)

The latest episode of Radio Free Riverdale is one of our longer ones, but special guest Heather MacDonald makes it a very funny and insightful one. After listening to the latest episode of Radio Free Riverdale, make sure you run out to the comedy showcase Heather organizes every Tuesday night at Pour Boy Pub, Comedy on College.
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1h 45min
May 18, 2016Episode 11 – Staff Laughs
Jughead interested in girls? Veronica meaner than a junkyard dog? Non-consensual sewing? A blue Archie movie? Things are all topsy-turvy in the latest episode of Radio Free Riverdale, in which your co-hosts Lucy and Evan separate the comic wheat from the comic chaff of Archie's Funhouse #19. When you listen in, you'll hear us ramble on about:

Archie Comics 75th anniversary, celebrated with cake

the social and sexual implications of a Sadie Hawkins dance

whether Jughead is confident or the most confident

the hopes and dreams of Mr. Hiram Lodge's staff

Archie's favourite breakfast food

Moose's sudden perm

and, everyone's favourite: whatever Archie trivia we could scrounge up!

Thanks for listening to our latest, greatest episode of Radio Free Riverdale!
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1h 26min
April 14, 2016Episode 10 – Philo-Sofi Class
Lucy and Evan invite their second-ever special guest: columnist, writer, and matchmaker extraordinaire Sofi Papamarko (@sexytypewriter). With Papamarko’s arcane knowledge of the affairs of the heart, they gain a new perspective of Archie and the gang as they wade deep in to the emotional waters of Jughead and Archie Comics Double Digest #19, a Jughead-heavy extravaganza. During our podcast, we discuss:
Sofi’s unhealthy obsession (or “lady boner”) for Jughead P. Jones
the various pets of the Archie universe (and their skills and attributes)
inspired by a Jughead comic, what our stomachs would be named
what the words for fetishes for food and trees (!) are
Betty Cooper’s – as well as our special guest and hosts’ – ideal dates
how many Archie-like redheads there are in the world
and, naturally, some mind-boggling and -blowing Archie trivia (including a shout-out for Jughead’s Fast Food in New Delhi, India)!
It’s the big tenth episode of Radio Free Riverdale! Join us in the world of double-digits! And check out Sofi’s matchmaking service at Friend of a Friend Matchmaking.
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1h 22min
March 24, 2016Episode 9 – Sight Gag Chin Wag
Lucy and Evan finally delve into a Betty & Veronica tome, with plenty of stories of love, part-time jobs, and fashion in Betty & Veronica Double Digest #200. And we thought we had read the saddest Archie comic in history last podcast, but we hadn't yet read "Poor Little Rich Girl." Join in the good times, which include
in-depth discussion of the sudden new character of Adam
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch – finally!
a debate: Should men wear top hats? Does anime rules?
further reportage from inside the Riverdale class war: Riverdale only has amusement-park-based industries!
far too much discussion of Fuller House
and the most vital Archie trivia, with which you can impress all your friends and enemies!
Hop on the Archie bandwagon and check out our ninth episode of Radio Free Riverdale! You can park our cars anytime!
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1h 29min
March 06, 2016Episode 8 – Wilson Fills'in
Lucy and Evan welcome their first-ever special guest to their Archie podcast: comedian Adam Wilson (@theleanover). The three of them discuss Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #18, a digest that contains – no joke – the saddest Archie comic in recorded history. Thrill to
the eating habits of magician conventions
an in-depth look at the psychology of Big Ethel
Reggie Mantle's comedy ambitions
musings on time capsules and all the other students in Riverdale
our proposed AMC show, "Breaking Pops"
and, naturally, some life-altering Archie trivia!
We hope you enjoy this, our eighth episode of Radio Free Riverdale!
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1h 36min
February 17, 2016Episode 7 – Winter's Bone-Up
Lucy and Evan are back with more reviews of Archie comics (and at least one big surprise) as they dive into The World of Archie Jumbo Comics #55! The World of Archie Jumbo Comics is full of more winter fun than an Alaskan Andrew WK concert. (And – at last – some Josie and the Pussycats comics!) In the latest episode of Radio Free Riverdale, they cover
promposals, promposals, promposals!
horror movies and pregnancy (spoiler alert!)
the social history of gift returns
Josie and the Pussycats: Pepper vs. Valerie
way too many Friends references
the mystery of Jughead's "S" shirt
and everyone's (or Lucy's) favourite: Archie trivia!
All this in a comic that makes use of the word "reconnoiter." Plus, we learn "Segue" is Lucy's middle name. (For reals.) Please join us for the seventh episode of Radio Free Riverdale!
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1h 19min
February 02, 2016Episode 6 - Canucks Amok
Lucy and Evan return to their Archie comics reviews with some CanCon as they cover Pep Digital #95: Archie Goes to Canada! The Riverdale gang heads north of the border and see more Canadian sights than the Littlest Hobo. In the latest episode of Radio Free Riverdale, they cover
the incredible amount of espionage in Canada
Archie and gang's school fundraising efforts
appropriation of Ojibwe culture
why people paint their addresses on the sidewalk in front of their house
the Diefenbunker (!)
why Reggie in unable to enter the country
and the typical Archie trivia, gags, and much more
So take off to the Great White North. Straight from the 6ix, it's the sixth-ever episode of Radio Free Riverdale!
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1h 32min
January 13, 2016Episode 5 - Holiday Melee
Lucy and Evan wish you a very belated but happy holidays!Season's greetings have hit Riverdale with World of Archie Christmas Annual #53, a wintery, wonderful issue that inspires our Archie comics reviewers to ponder
Archie's Christmas luck
Moose and head injuries in professional football
Veronica's perm
Riverdale's racist catering services
the ongoing class war within Riverdale
the derivation of British turns of phrase
and, as per usual, Archie trivia, gags, and much more
So nuzzle up beside the faux fire and have yourself an eggnog malted at Pop's Chocklit Shoppe. It's the fifth-ever episode of Radio Free Riverdale!
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1h 34min

FAQs about Radio Free Riverdale:

How many episodes does Radio Free Riverdale have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.