🥣 Season 13, Episode 3
Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

And this time, it’s back The 10th Annual Franken Berry Season Show! So grab your monster cereals while you can, because this year’s spooky special is our sweetest yet.

Recorded live at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, host Marke sits down with the creative minds behind HYDE — the bold new entertainment universe from Johnny Depp, Ridley Scott, and Mechanical Cake. Creator Jesse Negron, editor Dave Elliott, and producers Tom Moran, Jason Forman, and Anthony Francisco join us to talk about building a new original world from the ground up — where Mr. Hyde wins and the madness begins.

We’ll talk about where movies, comics, and nightmares collide, and how HYDE is taking a creator-first leap straight to fans.

Plus, as tradition demands, a brand-new Monsterpiece Theater asks the question: “Why isn’t there a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Monster Cereal?” Expect chocolate, berry sweetness, and 20% more dickin’ around than the leading podcast competitor.

So dim the lights, pour yourself a bowl of Monstermallows, and press play — it’s Franken Berry Season, y’all!

Hosted by Grimtales Shea, Jimmy the Ghoul, Johnny Hackedyourheadoff, and Markeeeekaghost!

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We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

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Season 13, Episode 2 🥣  Show Description:
Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

This week, we get topical (for once) and stay up late to talk late night TV — its past, its present, and whether it even has a future. Can late night survive in a world where everything’s a clip, a stream, or a meme? Can it still take on attacks on free speech from President Moldamort? And what happens when the hosts themselves go podcasting?

To help us make sense of it all, we’re joined by Al Madrigal — comedian, actor, writer, producer, and veteran of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. You’ve seen him in Night School with Kevin Hart, The Way Back with Ben Affleck, and you might even have his comic book Primos on your shelf (if you were lucky enough to grab the first printing).

Fresh off his appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2025’s “Real Stories, Real People” panel, Al sat down with our own Saturday Morning Cereal co-host Johnny Heck for a one-on-one press room roundtable interview. Between the Comic-Con chaos and the cereal talk, we got into his time on The Daily Show, the wild evolution of late-night TV, his leap into podcasting, and what still makes him laugh after all these years.

So pour another bowl, stay up way past your bedtime, and join Grim Shea, Marke, and Johnny Heck as we get nostalgic for the talk shows that raised us — and wonder if they’ll ever be that good again.

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

Season 13, Episode 1

🥣 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

This week, we’re kicking off Season 13 with a bang! Directors Jason Sikorsky and Tad Sallee join us to talk about their brand-new feature-length documentary, Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold—a deep dive into the 25-year history of the cult-classic video game franchise Postal, created by Running With Scissors.

Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold isn’t just a documentary—it’s a wild, grown-up Saturday morning adventure for the first video game generation. Long after the cartoons ended and the cereal bowls sat empty, we picked up controllers and discovered that video games were growing up right along with us. And few franchises embody that rebellious, over-the-top evolution better than Postal.

The film brings together an unforgettable cast of voices from across the gaming and entertainment world—including our friend of the show Zach Ward, along with Vince Desi, Mike Jaret-Schachter, Jon Saint John, Uwe Boll, Carter Cruise, David Eddings, and Larry Thomas. Their stories paint a picture of not just a controversial cult classic, but of the culture that dared to push the boundaries of what games could be.

Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, and Johnny Heck as we talk with Jason and Tad about bringing this wild gaming legacy to the screen, revisit our own history as the very first video game generation, and share a few of our personal must-play titles.

Season 13 is here—let’s play. 🎮🥣

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

Season 12, Episode 7

🥣 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

This week, we welcome back a true legend of the modern Star Wars galaxy—the voice and soul of Ahsoka Tano herself, Ashley Eckstein! As the Her Universe Fashion Show celebrates its 11th year at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Ashley returns to Saturday Morning Cereal for a special third appearance (hat trick unlocked!).

We first spoke with her way back in 2019—before the Dark Times—then again during the pandemic with a massive three-hour Clone Wars retrospective (yep, it’s still in our feed). Now, she’s back to talk geek chic, the evolution of fandom fashion, and reflect on the lasting legacy of Ahsoka Tano—the padawan who walked away and inspired a generation.

From Jedi ideals to runway rebellion, this joyful and inspiring conversation taps into everything Ahsoka represents: strength, individuality, compassion—and the courage to forge your own path. Whether you walk the light side, the dark side, or the catwalk, this one's for you.

So—who do you wear: Jedi or Sith?

Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, Retro Cool Nerd’s Jimmy “The Gent” Leszczynski, and Johnny Heck as they keep the cereal frosty and the fandom strong.

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🌐 Visit mattypradio.com for our full archive and the geeky stuff we care about.

🎧 Listen on Spreaker.com or wherever you get your pods!

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

This week, with Comic-Con eating up all the bandwidth and no major capes or cowls grabbing headlines (wink wink, hi Superman), we decided to take a step back and do what all great fandoms do when the hype meter’s rising—head to Disneyland. But for co-host Grim Shea, this trip was more like hyperspace travel—he hasn’t been in over 20 years. That means no Galaxy’s Edge, no Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, no Rise of the Resistance, no Oga's Cantina, and no overpriced blue milk. 

Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, and Jimmy “The Gent” for this hostfull episode, as they relive the magic (and the mayhem) of Disneyland’s ever-expanding Star Wars galaxy—what’s changed, what’s still worth the wait, and how the single rider line might be fandom’s last great cheat code (especially for all you Solo’s). 

Strap in—this ride’s going straight into the Saturday Morning Cereal time capsule. 

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🌐 Visit MattyPRadio.com for full episode archives, guest lists, and blog posts about the stuff we care about.

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

🎧 Show Description:
Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, Jimmy “The Gent,” and Johnny Heck as they launch a brand-new chapter of Saturday Morning Cereal—now on Spreaker and wherever you get your pods.

In this hostfull episode (no guests, just your Saturday Morning squad), we pay tribute to the cinematic legend, Gene Hackman. From Superman to Hoosiers, from The French Connection to The Royal Tenenbaums, Gene helped shape the movies that raised us. To honor the man, we roll up our sleeves and draft The Gene Hackman Movies We Grew Up With—one pick at a time.

It’s a nostalgic, heartfelt, and slightly competitive look at the films that made Hackman a household name and a generational icon. So pour a bowl, press play, and let’s Hackman it up.

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

This week, we’re kicking off our Spreaker premiere with a true legend of Saturday morning animation: Michael Hirsh—the creative force behind Ewoks, Droids, Babar, Beetlejuice, Franklin, Little Bear, and many more. He also introduced American audiences to The Story of the Faithful Wookie, the animated short that debuted Boba Fett in the now-iconic Star Wars Holiday Special.

What’s it like to help shape a generation’s imagination? We ask him—and he tells us.

Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, Jimmy “The Gent,” and Johnny Heck as they launch a brand-new chapter of Saturday Morning Cereal—now on Spreaker and wherever you get your pods.

Plus, check out Michael Hirsh’s new memoir, Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire—a fun, insightful look at how passion, creativity, and a little cereal-fueled magic can build something unforgettable.

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world, and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. This week we start a new end of year tradition as we celebrate 40 years of 1984 movies with “Our Best, Year of Movies Draft”.  That’s right. 1984 is maybe the most consequential year in movie mania history as it's the beginning of the GenX blockbuster era . The Terminator, The Karate Kid, SixteenCandles, Ghostbusters (heck, even Indiana Jones makes an appearance), are but a few of the 1984 monster hits that informed what Hollywood would become for 40 years! But because we couldn’t possibly talk about all them, we decided on an fantasy league style draft where our hostfull panel will draft their “Starting Five” best movies of 1984. Hard choices will have to be made but there are no winners or losers, just lively conversation and good cheer! Join Grim Shea, Marke., Johnny Heck and Retro Cool Nerd’s Jimmy “The Gent” Leszcynski as they dig deep into the nostalgia well to draft their best 1984 movies.

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world, and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. It’s all Frights and Delights tonight, as we get you into a Boo-Berry marshmallow mood for this special time of year. That’s right, go out and buy your seasonal monster cereals while you can find them, cause it’s time for our “cerealized” version of a Halloween Special, The 9th Annual Franken Berry Season Primetime Special!  This year, we get WEIRD with our guest, the writer and director of future cult classic, Tim Travers & The Time Travelers Paradox, Stimson Snead. Going all the way back to maybe the worlds first science fiction, the mad scientist has been an integral contributor to our pop-culture. From Frankenstein to Dr. Jeckle to Back to the Future’s Dr. Brown and this Tim Travers dude, the mad scientist has been a stand in for a god complex in an unpredictable world. Hosted by Grimtales Shea, Markeeeekaghost and Johnny The Hacker we  ask…Would you if you could? Could you if you should? We’ll never know but we just can’t get enough of their madcap hijinks and the pop-culture that they create! Now go grab a buddy and a Monstermallow cereal and watch a scary movie in the dark, it’s Franken Berry Season y’all!

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. This week we present a SDCC24 roundtable conversation with UFC and WWE champion, multi-ESPY award winner, Olympic judo medalist, Hollywood actress, and now graphic novelist RondaRousey. That’s right! THE RONDA ROUSEY actually went to San Diego Comic-Con 2024 and no, it wasn’t to kick ass and take names but rather to discuss her debut graphic novel Expecting the Unexpected and her journeys after stepping out of the ring and into the world of comic books. Eisner Award winning artist MikeDeodato, Jr. (Avengers,TheFlash) and AWA Chief Creative Officer AxelAlonso also join the roundtable to celebrate the book’s launch and the innovative creative process behind this powerful project. Join hosts Grim Shea and Marke as they get back in the swing of things and kick off our 12th season with a world champion premier guest! Created by Ronda Rousey & AWA Studios, EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED tells the story of a pregnant assassin balancing creating life and taking them. It’s funny, it’s touching, it’s full of action – it’s totally Ronda! “Conceived”/penned by Rousey, edited by Alonso with art by Deodato, Jr., the graphic novel draws on Rousey’s incredible career in the ring and pairs it with Deodato’s martial arts background to create the most accurate and action-packed fight scenes in comics!

🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us.

We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.