I'm very happy to unveil Pod-Stallions, our new monthly podcast series which will be dedicated to discussing such important matters as Planet of the Apes week or long reminisces about ToyShop magazine.
Joining me each show will be my pal and co chair Jason Lenzi, who people might know from the great "Geek Shall Inherit" show.
We hope each month to pick a topic and relate how it felt to us in the day, including cringe inducing tales. All that and schoolyard rumors, action figures and more trivia than we should probably know.
That leads us to Episode one: Growing up...Who.
That leads us to Episode one: Growing up...Who.
Jason and I are both crazy, obsessive Doctor Who nerds from childhood, but I watched it in Canada while he was in Minnesota, how did the experience differ? What was the catalyst for us to stop watching? Were we public about our obsession? Did visiting the dirty magazine store make a man out of Jason? All answers revealed in this double sized pilot episode.
Show Guide:
- Snippets of our Intro music were sampled from this kid's show, if you watch the credits, you'll notice a familiar face.
- Brian mentions that early Doctor Who shows in Canada were hosted, first by Dr. Dator a real scientist who discussed the show's themes during the Pertwee years and then later by author Judith Merril, who seemed to dislike the character, so she called herself The UnDoctor.
- Jason admits to having a low level obsession with the Tardis Tuner, an item made popular by this comic strip ad.
- The guys both enjoy the Pinnacle Doctor Who book covers and talk about the colourful Harlan Ellison Intro in each one.
- Jason mentioned how this Doctor Who Easter Egg box seems to feature a pretty excited fifth Doctor.
This is the commercial for the Palitoy talking Dalek, the same one Brian got out of the back of Starlog in 1984.
6 comments:
Hi, my wife and I have really enjoyed your blog for a few years now, but we unfortunately can't listen to your podcast. The problem is there's too much (skype?) breakup and sudden, sharp noise spikes amidst the quieter speech.
Hella Nice podcast, looking forward to hear more of em,
also loved the little intro with the Roy Budd theme, I just picked up that Get Carter LP for 2euro hehe :P
Dutch Geezer
Hello Anonymous people!
#1 Thanks for the input, yes, I'm working on the quality. I'm a bit of a Luddite but I'm going to keep trying to make a better sounding show. Please, let me know what you think going forward.
#2- Thanks for noticing! Both Jason and I love "Get Carter" so it was really fitting. As an aside, I'm a big man but I'm out of shape.
Just wanted to say great first show. I'm not a big Dr. Who guy, but I love hearing early stories of fandom of any kind. Doesn't matter what you're into, a lot of those experiences are universal.
well done, guys. Can't wait for the next one.
-Matt
Loved this! Brought back a lot of my own personal Who memories. You guys work well together. Can't wait for you next podcast.
Love this very good podcast !
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