Recorded on April 17, 2016. Episode 324: The Big Short Based on the true story of four outsiders who saw what the big banks, media and government refused to: the global collapse of the economy. A bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of banking, where everyone and everything is in question. Music by …
Recorded on March 31, 2016. Episode 323: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s, Chan has been making comics in his native Singapore since 1954, when he was a boy of 16. As he looks back on his career over five decades, we see his …
Recorded on March 20, 2016. Episode 322: The Story of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics This documentary charts the short and controversial life of publisher Todd Loren, whose scandalous series of unauthorized comic book biographies of rock stars enraged and sometimes charmed his subjects, provoked numerous lawsuit threats from the likes of Bon Jovi, Guns N …
Recorded on March 13, 2016. Episode 321: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: There’s one hero that’s beaten them all – and now she’s got her own ongoing series! That’s right, it’s SQUIRREL GIRL! (She’s also starting college this semester.) It’s the start of a brand-new set of adventures starring the nuttiest …
Recorded on February 28, 2016. Episode 320: Straight Outta Compton The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip-Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. Music by The Melvins and Nina Gordon Check out Jason’s site, Eric’s site, and …
