This week on the show, we’re catching up on all that we weren’t able to chat about the last couple weeks with the 300th episode celebration! On the Afterlife front, Jason Reitman confirms November in theaters date, Ernie Hudson has seen the movie, Annie Potts calls the experience of making the movie “trippy,” and the onslaught of Mini-Puft merch has begun including blind bags, Christmas ornaments, and walkie talkies! The Buffalo Ghostbusters are raising funds for Hook and Ladder No. 8 to get them a new not-so-subtle sign. Randy Edelman’s fantastic Ghostbusters II score is coming in June (now confirmed) and we have the track listings for the vinyl release. All that and a whole lot more on the show!
#627 - "Negligible Questions" - July 20, 2020
It’s the end of the Ghostbusters World as we know it. On this week’s show, talking about the end of the mobile AR game, a wave of new fan films, Spirit Halloween offerings, and some additional merch including bobbleheads and custom Real Ghostbusters Ecto-Glow figures. Then, in the second half of the show, humor us for another thought experiment on the inconsequential questions we have from the original films. All that plus some thoughts on our poor fellow fan in Canada who received a note on their windshield because of their Ecto-1 replica license plate on the show!
#428 - "Ghostbusters Daughter Book Club Part 2" - July 3, 2018
This week, we conclude our book club discussion with the Ontario Ghostbusters on Violet Ramis Stiel's "Ghostbuster's Daughter!" That's right, in the last book club episode we discussed the first 100 pages, this go-round, we'll finish off the book which touches on production of the Ghostbusters films, Harold's later career, Violet having children of her own, and the unfortunate circumstances of Harold's passing. As before, we have your thoughts and voicemails to incorporate as well. It's a wonderful discussion, we hope that you'll join us!
#225 - Alex Langley/Psychology of Ghostbusters - June 13, 2016
This week on the show, we're joined by psychology professor and author of the Geek Handbook, Alex Langley. Alex joins us to chat a little about the in-world psychology of Ghostbusters (ie. the phrase "I ain't afraid of no ghosts" and how humor helps disarm stressful situations, why the hell do crowds gather around the hellmouth where the world might be ending?), then chats a little about the general social media response to the new Ghostbusters, the very polarized views, and introduces Troy and Chris to the concept of "weaponized nostalgia." We also talk with Alex a bit about the benefits and the detriments of having these extended adolescences, purchasing toys and playing dress up as adults. This is one you won't want to miss. Stick around afterward for the latest news including a Ghostbusters Day roundup, (sort of) results of the Loot Crate contest, Jimmy Kimmel guests both old and new in celebration of the new movie and Ghostbusters Day, Ivan Reitman on the KROQ Kevin & Bean show talking about Ghostbusters old and new, featurettes give us a better idea of the new Ghostbusters characters (and a taste of Fall Out Boy's new theme), new LEGO Dimensions packs announced including a Ghostbusters (2016) story, that plus a whole lot more on another jam-packed episode!