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Madeline and Shane return to help Jim launch the 2024 Halloween Season with a look at the 1984 classic film “Ghostbusters,” starring Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, William Atherton, and directed by Ivan Reitman. Three scientists fight spooks and spirits in New York City with hilarious results. But, there is a secret that threatens all mankind. Find out more on this Halloween episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs join the Pack as we search for more Sweet Tooth. The Bat-Family confronts Zur-En-Arrh in a final confrontation in Batman #48. Black Canary and the birds discover the truth behind the pocket dimension in Birds of Prey #10. The Flower-Faced Villain returns along with Red Hood, and Harley Quinn to help Ivy defeat the Lamia infected in Poison Ivy #23. Billy learns the truth about the leakage of the magic at the Rock of Eternity in Shazam #12. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more!

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Table of Contents

0:00:00 Show Open

0:00:52 DC News

0:14:31 Batman #148

0:22:12 Birds of Prey #10

0:27:24 Poison Ivy #23

0:34:38 Shazam #12

0:42:58 Sweet Tooth S3 Ep3 – The Pack

0:53:12 Show Close

Links

Batman #148

Birds of Prey #10

Poison Ivy #23

Shazam #12

Mister Miracle (Cletus’s Read More Comics Pick)

Detective Comics #518 (Drew’s Read More Comics Pick)

Earth Station DCU Website

The ESO Network

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We are finally (mostly) recovered from this year’s Dragon Con, and that means it’s time for our yearly recap! As always, no two Dragon Cons are alike, and 2024 was no exception. From unexpected surprises to familiar traditions, this year’s con had its own unique set of adventures and challenges.

In this episode, we’ll dive deep into our personal highlights and lowlights: the panels that wowed us, the parties that kept us dancing, the moments that made us pause, the celebrity encounters, cosplay moments, and everything in between. Did the con live up to expectations? What new experiences stood out the most? We’ll also reflect on the improvements and areas for growth for future years.

Tune in as we share our stories and invite you to chime in with your own! Let us know your favorite moments, what you loved, and what you think could be better. Join the conversation and be a part of the post-con excitement!

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The Dragon Con Report is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Producer Jen “Lil’ Bit” Schleusner, Executive Producer Mike Faber.
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Why we collect is often as interesting as what we collect. A collection can offer life-support over time, a means of trading, a basis for community and communication, a stockpile of wealth, and a mechanism of self-identity.

The gathering of resources for survival, health, comfort, or economy is a defining characteristic of life. Collecting is a rather curious behavior that seems to defy easy explanation or analysis. In the popular mind, collectors are often viewed as individuals with more money than sense. They drop huge sums on rare artifacts while displacing them from their supposed rightful locations. They are often seen as mildly disturbed cranks who have an inexplicable need to gather large numbers of items few others deem interesting, invariably cluttering their lives or minds in ways that are unhealthy. 

The paradox of collecting. It serves multiple purposes, from the deceptive to the inspirational. Collecting is viewed in many different and often competing ways depending on the position of the viewer. And collecting can involve more than the accumulation of significant cultural resources, there can be personal, familial, and regional connections that motivate a collector to gather and curate certain works or objects. Why we collect is a huge topic.

This week’s podcast promo: Modern Musicology

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In this episode we discuss the final season of a show that was gone far far far too soon. That show is Stargirl. Although Stargirl aired on The CW it was originally conceptualized as a streaming series first for DC Universe and then HBO Max. Episodes were simultaneously released on both the CW and the corresponding streaming service. In this examination of the final season we discuss the plot and why it worked or didn’t for us. We talk about the characters and how we feel that they were served. We also debate how the series ended and whether we think it was fitting. We also give our opinion on whether James Gunn should try to incorporate any elements from this series into his new DCU.

Our five-minute controversy asks what role we’d like to see Marvel cast Henry Cavill in for more than a cameo.

This week Beth, Eric, and Jess join the cast.

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The Vibes are Abzorbal-Off as Joe ‘n’ Toni discuss Dead, Deadd, & Deaddy, a Time Loop Called Marriage, and the Doctor Who episode Love and Monsters.

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Cigar Nerds Podcast: Cigar Nerds VS Aliens. As it gets close to spooky season its time to start talking horror. We’re starting off with sci-fi horror and talking about Alien Romulus. The return of the Xenomorph to the big screen. Also we have more Dragon Con interviews this time with Scientist/Host/Game Designer Stephen Granade, Cryptologist Elonka Dunin, and Scientist/ Author Hawkings Austin. This week I’m smoking the CAO Thunder Smoke.

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Flopcast episode 646! Let’s wrap up our look back at Dragon Con 2024, before we have to creep back to Atlanta for Dragon Con 2025! The final two days of our favorite nerdfest included: Sci-Fi Court! (The Mayor defended Beastmaster, and Kevin defended Wonder Woman. But not the Wonder Woman you’re thinking of.) A couple of rounds of Roll-A-Panel, in which a giant d20 determined which movies were discussed! (Don’t worry, we did not miss Sheena: Queen of the Jungle.) Celebrity Q&A panels with Giancarlo Esposito, Ming Na Wen, Manny Jacinto, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Mike Colter! Script readings of Three’s Company and Out of This World, featuring kazoos, a surprise message from space, and a million Helens Roper! The new Dragon Tales book! Retro arcade games! Barbies! Teeth! And yes, screaming bikini chicken ladies. It was magnificent. See you next year, weirdos.

Episode 646 complete show notes and links at www.flopcast.net!

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Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton (Silver Scream Spook Show) join Jim for a rollicking discussion of the 1939 classic “Son Of Frankenstein,” starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, LionelAtwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, and Edgar Horton. Wolf Frankenstein goes to the village where his father years earlier had created “The Monster.” But surpirses await the doctor. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs thank God they are country boys. Batman continues to hit all of Penguin’s old operations putting the hurt on Penguin’s children, while Penguin continues to take back control of his city in The Penguin #10. Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham to learn that Wayne Enterprises is a front for a drug cartel. Batman searches for new allies, while Bruce Wayne funds new rehab centers, housing, and doubling the size of the Wayne Orphanage using Wayne Enterprises money in Batman: Dark Age #3. Batman enlists the help of the Maestro and Mr. Freeze, while the Orghams enlist the help of Scarecrow in their battle for Gotham in Detective Comics #1085. Nightwing tries reaching out to Wally, while Barry reaches a breaking point as speed force chaos continues in Flash #9. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more!

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Table of Contents

0:00:00 Show Open

0:00:56 DC News

0:08:52 The Penguin #10

0:14:22 Batman: Dark Age #3

0:18:50 Detective Comics #1085

0:25:18 The Flash #9

0:34:07 Sweet Tooth S3 Ep2 – Thank God I’m a Country Boy

0:48:28 Show Close

Links

The Penguin #10

Batman: Dark Age #3

Detective Comics #1085

The Flash #9

Flash #104 (Cletus’s Read More Comics Pick)

Earth Station DCU Website

The ESO Network

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