Podzilla 1985

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!

It's FINALLY happening - PZ85 is giving respect to one of the greatest video game series of all time - Final Fantasy! It's a whole award show based on it! PLUS - Israel and Iran make us briefly like Tucker Carlson, and we rank Keanu's films in honor of JUNE Wick!

John Wick returns with 100% MORE Halle Berry! The world's greatest killer is being hunter by every other killer in the world after his actions in Chapter 2. Meanwhile, his allies come under fire from the High Table, leading to an epic gunfight at the Continental! You pissed off, John!?

Tonight is a whole damn thing. We're screaming and hollering about Trump's invasion of California, the violent treatment of sitting Senator Padilla by the FBI, a plane crash, Isreal launching missiles against Iran, JoJo Siwa, Ms. Rachel and Olivia Munn, and so many MFers. PLUS - we're ranking the greatest action heroes of our time!

We're back for another Wicky alongside Steven! The dynamic duo reviews John Wick Chapter 2 this week, which promises to be bigger, louder, and more action packed with almost double the body count and more baffling logic gaps than ever before!

Weekly episodes of Plays are on hiatus, but we have a special one-shot tonight - Seanán, Tanner, Lindsey, and Caz step into their own shoes in an alternative universe where they find themselves trapped inside the West Park Mall with unspeakable horror, a rising body count, and friends who are not what they seem. 

It's a wild night on 85AD! We're talking about the dumbest Republicans in office, Elon Musk dropping bombs on Donald Trump, the Switch 2's release, Kylie Jenner, and an all-new Top 5 featuring who we would take on a John Wick-esque vendetta ride!

We're trading in laughs for tears, bullets, and the best boy worth avenging. It's JUNE WICK and we're starting strong with the film that launched the hottest action franchise since the 80's - John Wick!

Seanán and Hunter are going BACK to the world of wrestling for the first episode of Pro Wrestling Unscripted in over a year!   R-Truth is gone from WWE (among others), and the Universe is in open revolt; plus, what is Vince McMahon's 14TH & I, and is it his backdoor back into the wrestling world?

Robin Hood has us in a puckish mood, and we're talking about our favorite rogues from the entertainment world. PLUS - Elon Musk is OUT, Putin is publicly calling out Donald Trump, the Diddy trial gets even darker, and QUAN MILLZ what have you done to us?!

It's the final episode of Mel Brooks May, and we're going out with a little class reviewing the legendary director's parody of the Robin Hood legend. You know, we changed the name of the podcast to Podzilla 1985. It used to be S*** House 1985. 

Tonight, we finish season two of our Deadlands campaign and bring our best gunfighting, expensive cigar smoking, trains, riots, and a shocking death! 

No one give Seanán anymore Japanese whiskey! On an ALL-NEW AD - people behind video game studios need to shut up, Kid Cudi may have inadvertently given Diddy a "get out of jail free" baby oil, Trump does Trump things while Biden gets serious, another IGN mistake, AND we're talking our five favorite sci fi franchises!

Mel Brooks May continues with the legendary director's classic send up of epic sci fi adventures - Spaceballs! Enjoy the merchandising, and may the Schwartz be with you!

Tonight, we're covering the intense testimony of Cassie Ventura in the Sean Combs/Diddy sex trafficking case, how responsible GCW/Joey Janela are in the death of wrestling legend Sabu, IGN's newest bad list, the Superman trailer, and more! PLUS - an all-new Top 5 talking about the worst releases from our favorite creators!

MEL BROOKS MAY CONTINUES with a personal favorite of the Man Himself - History of the World Part I! It's good to be the king!

We get silly with it tonight - PROFESSIONALLY. We're talking about the new Pope, GTA's new release date, using the N word to become rich and the scumbags who support it, and more! PLUS - five tales we want to see the legendary Mel Brooks parody!

Mel Brooks May is OFFICIALLY in effect, and the Man Himself is here all month to celebrate! TONIGHT - the GREATEST COMEDY OF ALL TIME - Blazing Saddles!

Our band of agents draw closer to the truth and find more questions. A corrupt governor? A dirty agent? A railroad conspiracy? And Bob Malone said WHAT in the paper?!

Microsoft made the wise decision to raise the price of their products this week, and we're gonna complain about it! ALSO - Jesse won't stop harassing us with real face Pokemon, and we plan a heist with our team of cartoon criminals in honor of our "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" review!

We're wrapping up Animation April 2025 with the Wes Anderson stop motion heist spectacular - The Fantastic Mr. Fox! You had me at Wes Anderson!

A snake oil salesman is causing a mighty ruckus in Carter and heading for Heaston Hill, where our heroes are returning to after discovering the missing piece to unlocking Len Buckles' safe! Perhaps a bit too much peyote was shared amongst the cast this week...

TONIGHT - Switch 2 preorders went WELL and we're gonna talk about it! PLUS - RFK sure is a person, we're scared of how much WINE we can buy, and the Top5 goes in multiple directions because no one quite understood the assignment correctly!

Tonight, we search for the fabled city of El Dorado alongside Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh, who were NOT prepared for the wiggle of Chel. This is for kids, right?

After dealing with a werewolf the night before, the agents come face to face with a giant rodent of a mythological nature! Bullets fly! Drunk men cry!

A.D. is back with a show that won't get us in trouble at all! We're talking about the greatness of Walton Goggins, the scary reality of Trump's America, and how f'ing stupid some Minecraft movie goers are. PLUS - we give OUR pitches for new Disney films, including Seanán's CG romp about Jesus!

We're celebrating our ONE HUNDREDTH episode tonight with a genuine all time classic - Disney's Aladdin! Come and listen, you street rats!

Our heroes might have the Ghost Iron Gang dead to rights, but there is something far more dangerous in the foggy western night. TONIGHT - gunfire! Explosions! Death! Dismemberment! Questions!

Wellsir, it's a low energy dialogue tonight. Seanán is exhausted, Jesse is exhausted, we don't know what's going on with Double H, and Lindsey/Shelby are...there! TONIGHT - IGN's best movie game list, and top five cartoon characters WE'D want in a buddy cop situation!

WHO framed a classic Toontown star for murder? We're gonna find out tonight as we kick off Animation April with the classic live action/cartoon hybrid "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"

PZ85 is back after a week hiatus featuring surgeries, tornados, and all matters of grief! But before you hear all about that on Thursday, rejoin the twilight gang as they continue their journey into the heart of darkness to discover the fate of one of their own! In this episode - Fern's secret is revealed, Thatcher does many drugs, and Killian does what he does best.

This is it! Podzilla 1985 is officially TEN YEARS OLD! Join us tonight as we SORT OF celebrate after figuring out we got our dates wrong, discuss the casting announcements for DOOMSDAY, and talk about what WE'D like to see as an MMO!

Tonight, we wrap up the March of Games with the fantasy epic WARCRAFT! FOR THE ALLIANCE! OR HORDE! Whichever gets you to listen and subscribe!