The guys and gals of Podzilla 1985 cover all things pop culture - from video games to politics, religion to wrestling, and everything in between.
It's the beginning of the most wonderful time of the year- Halloween! And what better way to celebrate than with good old fashioned batshit insane PZ85 Horror Trivia! Our money is on the horse!
E&E has the honor of kicking off the spookiest of months with our tribute to vampire movies - "Fangoria! Movies That Suck!" First up on the list is 1985's comedy horror classic Fright Night! You're so cool, Brewster!
The game comes to an end tonight in a blood-soaked finale that sees one of our player tributes end the madness and become the unquestioned winner of the eighty fifth Hunger Games - but at what cost?
Seanán's putting away his press badge this week and getting October started right by giving you 31 things to watch this October. From family friendly horror to some of the most brutal horror films ever made - we got your season of spookiness covered!
BIG show tonight as the gang talk about Ultima Online's 28th anniversary, Steam's big mistake and absolute CHAD who came to the rescue, James Comey's indictment, Google's admission that Biden forced them to censor people, Jimmy Kimmel's return, and how amazing Warwick Davis is! All this PLUS the legendary chat names and a radical top 5!
We're finally and mercifully finishing up our September "celebration" with potentially the worst of the worst - TMNT 3 (and NOT Turtles in Time)! We're also dragging the Big D through the schlock with us - and he might be more surprised than anyone by our reviews!
Tonight's penultimate episode of Plays finds our tributes entering endgame. Aristide takes his chance at escaping the games, while Fen, Ada, and their partners take the fight to the careers. In the end, one of our players meets a gruesome and lonely death...
NTB is back with an all-new episode discussing the quest to destroy free speech, how the Trump administration is abusing Charlie Kirk's memory, the Pentagon's new policy restricting access journalists who don't play nice, and much more.
Tonight's edition of AD is a tried-and-true Thursday classic - thought provoking discussions mixed with downright silliness. We have the unenviable responsibility to talk about Jimmy Kimmel's indefinite suspension, Randy Pitchford's foot in mouth disease, the Emmy's unforgiveable snubs, Meta's embarrassment after LIVE AI fails, and is Silksong too difficult? All this we count down our favorite witches in honor of Book of Shadows!
Aristide concocts a plan to take it to the powers that be, while the others continue to play the game of survival. Ada and Fen may be coming around to the idea of revolution, but the darkness creeps in to swallow them all as we head towards the end...
Seanan, H, and the Man Himself venture back to the cursed woods of Maryland in search of a worthy successor to the first Blair Witch film. Will they strike unexpected gold with Book of Shadows, or will poor direction and studio interference drive them mad?
Bad audio won't stop tonight's show from being thought provoking and emotional in the wake of yesterday's assassination. We do our best to dissect what has happened, give our thoughts on where we go from here, and explore the complicated legacy of Charlie Kirk. We do our best to mix sadness with laughs, so we explain why WWE is our MFer's of the week again, and end the show with our top 5 favorite fighting game characters.
Those wacky Earthrealm warriors are back (and at least two of the actors) to stand against the mighty Shao Khan, who plans on merging Outworld and Earth together to...rule it or something. Also, something about Kitana's dead mother and a prophecy? Just listen to the show. SUUUCCCKKKKKKEEERS!
This is a short solo piece by Seanán about today's shocking murder of conservative voice Charlie Kirk. We'll have more details and a more thorough discussion on tomorrow's A.D., but there are some things that the creator of the network wanted to say in the immediate aftermath.
Tonight, the unhinged tribute Aristide comes face to face with an unspeakable horror that causes him to create an uneasy alliance with the others. As the cannons continue to sound, can this ragtag group of kids find a way to cheat the system, or is everything going as planned?
NTB is back after a week off to answer YOUR burning questions, since we cannot come up with an answer to the problem that sits in the White House on his spray-painted golden throne. From the meaning of life to politics, wrestling, video games and more - come get your questions answered tonight!
It's a new episode of 85 A.D. and Seanán is coming in hot! Tonight we talk about Nintendo's reluctance to make Switch 2 games, James Bond First Light, awful anime titles, banning guns for trans people, license renewal issues for women, Trump's MAGA movement turning against him over Epstein, a new MFer of the week, and we reveal our own five direct to VHS Disney sequels!
Wake us up when sequel September ends! We had too much fun last month, so to keep things balanced we decided to watch the worst sequels we could think of - starting with the return of Jafar! What it lacks in Robin Williams it makes up for with multiple songs by Gilbert Gottfried!
Our player tributes have somehow stayed away from each other, but tonight Ada and Finn reunite with Aristide in the most violent way possible. Meanwhile - a sister has been found! Now reunited, will they also join the bloodshed of the eighty fifth Hunger Games?
The Big D joins us this week to dive once again into the Raja Jackson situation alongside official comments from across the wrestling world, Taylor's engagement, Hogan's lawsuit, Will Smith's A.I. promotional video, RFK Jr.'s autism promises, and much more! PLUS - a new MFer of the week, and we wrap up our back-to-school month with our top 5 school related media that are not films!
We're wrapping up our back-to-school month with something a little spooky - Robert Rodriguez's 1998 teen sci fi horror "The Faculty!" PLUS - we preview our September lineup, and it is AWFUL! We blame you!
Aristide finds himself in a sticky situation that requires more than just killing, while the others prepare themselves for the bloodshed to come with much needed rest. But before any of them can sleep, they come to face with a horror ripped straight from their nightmares.
It's a very focused episode of NTB this week as host and former professional wrestler Seanán Young takes an in depth look at the disgusting incident that happened at a KNOKX Pro show in California over the weekend, that saw MMA fighter (and son of legendary fighter Rampage Jackson) Raja Jackson brutally assault pro wrestler Syko Stu after a backstage misunderstanding.
Tonight the Thursday crew tackles Putin's violence, Trump's corruption, WWE's greed, Kick's shame, Amber Rose's ignorance, and more! We also reminisce on our favorite biggest childhood crushes!
As if! Tonight E&E explores what it must be like to be a rich girl in 1990's LA when they review the Alicia Silverstone classic "Clueless!" Whatever!
NTB is back with a peek behind the curtain of what a week in Seanán's life looks like, and an analysis of Donald Trump's meetings with Putin, Zelensky, and what that could mean for peace between Russia and Ukraine.
It's a great show this week featuring the political rantings of Seanán Young, that MFer Lil Tay, Pokemon punk asses, and more! PLUS - a new Top5 talking about our favorite roles featuring comedic actors in serious parts, and a top secret Top1 from birthday girl Shelby!
The school vibe continues with a comedy classic for the entire family - Dead Poets Society starring the late great Robin Williams. Will Seanán hate this as much as he hated the Club?!
The bloodbath continues tonight as two of our tributes come face to face, while another continues to indulge his lust for death.
NTB is back to discuss the death of the "quiet part." The shameful things that people used to say in secret and code are now screamed out loud, and it's getting worse. Tonight Seanán Young discusses some things that were once whispered about in private, including America's sexual desire for the barely legal Lil Tay and President Trump giving police the power to do "whatever the hell they want" in DC.
Tonight we return to an old favorite - trashing WWE! Brock Lesnar is back and you're going to have to start paying an extra $30 a month to see him! PLUS - will Maxwell be pardoned after "clearing" Donald Trump for his part in the Epstein scandal? All this and a new Top5 featuring our OWN Breakfast Club!
It's a SPICY intro to our back-to-school celebration! Zac and Lindsey join the show to discuss the John Hughes 80's classic "The Breakfast Club!" Now 100% more disagreement from Seanan!
It's Seanan's birthday weekend, and he is getting the partied started ominously early! Tonight he roasts himself, and the Thursday crew briefly try to discuss the Sydney Sweeney controversy, Trump's continued Epstein issues, Maxwell's potential pardon, and more! PLUS - the cast names off five characters that remind them of Shannon, and he has to come up with one for each of them!
We're finishing up Cruise Control with one of the few films where Mr. Cruise is a full on villain - Collateral! PLUS - Seanan shares a heartwarming story about his quest to watch the film! Now including 100% more whiskey!
All the glitz and glamour of the pre-Games are over, the tributes have been let loose, and the bloodbath begins. Bodies drop, alliances die, and tonight's ending is one of the most brutal and shocking moments in Plays history.
It's a somber day for PZ85, and tonight the Thursday cast says goodbye to legends Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Chuck Mangione. We also discuss the confirmation that Trump was on the Epstein list, Maxwell may get pardoned, Democrats are hypocrites, and more! And, to have fun for once, we reveal five call signs we might be given if WE were in the Top Gun program!
We got a real NEED FOR SPEED tonight on E&E! Cruise Control continues with one of the biggest blockbusters of all time, and perhaps the best legacy sequel ever - Top Gun: Maverick!
It is the last moments before the bloodbath. Tributes rise and fall under the hot TV lights, rivalries are born, emotions are high, and at the end - the games begin. May the odds be ever in their favor.
Tonight, we BARELY spend any time on the whole "Epstein List," discuss the poor child actors headlining big franchises and the misery they signed up for, Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, CBS cancelling Stephen Colbert, and more! PLUS - we present a series of impossible questions that the cast must answer!
It's a special episode of NTB filmed live in front of our audience over at Facebook! For the first time, Seanan welcomes guests on to his strictly news focused show to talk about the Epstein files, the Trump administration's response, and how much damage this could finally do to his cult like base.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to our newest review for Mission: Impossible. This podcast will self-destruct in 5 seconds.
It's the calm before the storm. The tributes have one last opportunity to hone their skills, meet their fellow combatants, and make their plans before the eighty fifth Hunger Games begin! Masks begin to slip, alliances begin to form, and one young man leaves everyone feeling uncomfortable.
It's an XL of AD tonight! Come! Listen to Seanán angrily ramble about government cover ups, asshole politicians, dads who cook hamsters in ovens, and more! PLUS - the 10 greatest moments in Final Fantasy history, and the top 5 best television episodes EVER!
We're still cruisin' and tonight we tackle one of the biggest movies in Tom Cruise's impressive resume - A Few Good Men. You want the truth!?
Our tributes find themselves one step closer to the games and take their last moments to breathe before the bloodshed starts. As they march forward masks begin to slip, facades fade, and fate awaits.
In honor of Independence Day we're bringing back a beloved gimmick and making most of the episode pure MFer of thew week bashing with MULTIPLE MFers. We're hating on Tillis, and Trump, and Diddy, and Fetterman, and Owens, and Netflix, and so much more! PLUS - we read off those legendary chat names and talk about five of our favorite fantasy creatures in honor of our review of Legend!
We're cruising into July with a month dedicated to the original blockbuster movie star - Tom Cruise! We picked one of his earliest films, and boy was it a choice! Even Discord tries to stop us!
PLAYS is back with an all-new experience! We really mean that this time because this adventure is entirely designed by and hosted by Lindsey! Seanán, Hunter, Tanner, and newcomer Alex take on the roles of all new characters who find themselves as tributes in an alternate reality where Katniss did not win and there was no rebellion. Join us for episode zero, where we flesh out our characters and start our journey into drama, betrayal, and a game where only one will make it out alive!
It's an extra heated A.D. this week as the gang tackles Pete Hegseth's blitz against free press, Diddy's trial wrapping up alongside of two new lawsuits, the Steam Summer Sale, and how sad daddy Trump is lately. PLUS - five characters that took us out of the movie, and Rob Schneider can only be nominated once!
We're wrapping up JUNE WICK with the final (at the time) installment in the legendary series - Chapter 4! John is out for revenge, but there are consequences for his bloodthirst. His mission for vengeance brings him face to face with a member of the High Table and a duel for the ages.
Plays is trying something new again tonight! The Big D and Cody join the show for a rousing game of "Oh Captain, My Captain" that quickly turns into something fantastical! And then VERY quickly goes downhill... NOTE - No Jumbo Cactuars Were Hurt in the Making of This Episode!