Renegade Pop Culture

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru share their honest thoughts on the state of theatrical animation in 2025, while addressing the behind the scenes production of Disney/Pixar's Elio.

In this episode, Nick and Mike discuss one of their most anticipated movies of 2025, a sequel nearly 2 decades in the making: 28 Years Later! How does it compare to the original, and does it make them excited for the rest of this new trilogy? Tune in to find out!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss one of their favorite anime that premiered in the Spring 2025 season, Rock is a Lady's Modesty!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, Organoid Zero, Neoplasmic, Tommy, and Matt celebrate the return of Superman onto the big screen, sharing their favorite moments from previous iterations, and addressing any hopes and concerns about the upcoming release!

In this episode, a Crazy Lemur joins Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru to discuss episode 5 of The Amazing Digital Circus, Elio, and KPop Demon Hunters!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye, the theatrical premier of the hit anime's second season, as well as Predator: Killer of Killers, and Lost in Starlight.

Jukebox returns with the next episode in The Trivium Retrospective, Vengeance Falls. Nick & Mike confessed in the last episode that it had been a long time since either of them actively jammed the album. So how does it hold up? Sit back, relax and get ready to Ooh ah ah ah as Trivium collaborate with David Draiman. (The results fair considerably better than Disturbed last two albums.)Samples include "Strife," and "Incineration: The Broken World."

This time on Renegade Free For All, Nick has been pressing Mike to do some kind of a horror episode. Especially given how many amazing films we have gotten over the last 5 years. Without a question, we are in the new golden era for horror movies getting critical acclaim and box office returns as a result. So here they are covering movies that we didn't get a chance to cover on Marquee.

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru fight through the burnout to share their thoughts on the various new anime titles that Spring 2025 had to offer!

Tonight's Renegade Marquee is 14 years in the making. Yes, Final Destination: Bloodlines is the first entry in the series in that long. Nick & Mike being, newer fans, cover the whole 9 yards. Even having the decency to pay tribute to Tony Todd. But, does the movie live up to the hype? Listen, find out, and RIP Tony Todd.

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss Volume 4 of Tim Miller and David Fincher's adult animated anthology series, Love Death + Robots!

New decade. New rules. New Trivium, figuratively and literally. In Waves is a huge turning point in the band's catalog, one the band insisted was a necessary step to them continuing. Is the album a shower or a grower? Or would we not see what they were going for on later albums? Listen and find out.Samples include "Capsizing the Sea," "A Skyline's Severance," and "Shattering the Skies Above."

Another Revenge Of The Sith review? Well Nick & Mike decided because Star Wars: Episode III turns 20 today? And because of the rerelease in April, they felt the need to give the movie it's due. Is it the best of the prequels? Or does it just have the same problems as the other two movies? Does The Clone Wars make it better? Listen and find out. And happy 20th birthday Episode III!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing, The Rose of Versailles, and Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld.

The episode you've all been waiting for. Nick and Mike cover a modern metal classic on this episode of Renegade Jukebox. Across this hour, they illustrate why Shogun by Trivium is a genre defining classic and why you need to hear this album. Listen and find out why!Samples include: "Kirisute Gomen," "Into the Mouth of Hell We March," and "Shogun."

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru are joined by a Crazy Lemur to discuss the first two seasons of Helluva Boss, while shining the Indie Spotlight on the pilot episode of The Gaslight District!

In this special episode of Renegade Animation, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru celebrate the 30th anniversary of Disney's cult classic, A Goofy Movie, and the accompanying documentary, Not Just a Goof!

Feeling worn out from the disaster that is the Trump administration? Nick and Mike are both feeling the brunt of it. So they teamed up to discuss not only current American events, but also Canadian. And why Pierre Poilievre is an asshole. Listen and find out, especially why on that last part!*Current events discussed may be out of date. Given the current flood zone politics is.

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru are joined by OrganoidZero to discuss the inaugural season of Devil May Cry , as well as all the animation news that came from this year's CinemaCon!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the inaugural season of Adult Swim's Common Side Effects!

Uh oh, Nick & Mike are entering controversial territory on this Jukebox episode. This time on The Trivium Retrospective, we look at the first Trivium album worth defending. The Crusade is a widely debated album. Is it just copying Metallica or is there legitimate merit to these songs? Or is it just people making shit up to hate on a band that got popular off a landmark classic album? Listen and find out.Samples included: "Becoming the Dragon," and "Anthem (We Are the Fire)"

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru shine the indie spotlight on Kiana Khansmith's animatic pilot, Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to Be a Magical Girl, Invincible Season 3, and Pixar's Win or Lose!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the latter half of Jellystone Season 3, Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window, and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the first 3 episodes of a new Spring anime, Witch Watch, Plankton: the Movie, and 2 titles from this year's New York International Children's Film Festival, Living Large, and Savages!

Today's new Jukebox episode is a special one guys, Ascendancy by Trivium is 20 years old now. As horrifying a fact as that is, Nick & Mike as part of their Trivium retrospective decided to give it the full podcast treatment. And the only spoiler we'll give? It holds up spectacularly well! Listen to it and help us celebrate one of the best metal albums ever made.Samples used: "The End of Everything," "Ascendancy," "Like Light to the Flies" "Rocky Theme"

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning, The Sloth Lane, and hand out their own awards for 2024 in film.

Jukebox is back with a brand new series, this time on Trivium. Nick & Mike are back with renewed energy for one of their all time favorite bands. Starting with the band's small beginnings when Matt Heafy was only 17, so how is the album? Listen and find out.Samples used: "Pillars of Serpents" original and 2017 re-recording"Ember to Inferno" Live @ Chapman Studios and 2024 re-recording"A View of Burning Empires"

In this episode, Captain Kaye, The Animation Guru, and Teresa give their honest impressions of what Winter 2025 had to offer in the wonderful world of anime.

In this episode, Captain Kaye, T-Money, Neoplasmic, and the Crazy Lemur regroup to give their final predictions for the winners of the 97th Academy Awards!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the second (and final) season of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, while briefly sharing their thoughts on the winners of the 52nd Annie Awards!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discussHer Blue Sky,The Colors Within, andDog Man!

Why We Love This Band returns with a new episode, this time on metal's next huge band. And deservingly so. Nick has been pressing Mike to do an Orbit Culture episode for Jukebox for a long time. The 4 piece from Sweden making some of the best melodic death metal of the last decade has been getting bigger and bigger. Take a listen and find out why you should be on the hype train for Orbit Culture! Samples Used: Avenged Sevenfold – We Love You Orbit Culture – Red Fog Orbit Culture – North Star Of Nija Orbit Culture – Strangler Orbit Culture – Alienated Orbit Culture – While We Serve Orbit Culture - Descent

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru are joined by the Crazy Lemur to address what's happening in the world of indie animation: where we are now, where we are going, and what needs to happen next!

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the first season of Invincible Fight Girl, while wrapping up their thoughts on the inaugural entry in the new DC Universe, Creature Commandos!

In this episode, friends of the network Millennial Mike and Josh Harding join Captain Kaye, T-Money, Neoplasmic, and the Crazy Lemur to share their thoughts on the awards race, ahead of the announcement of the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards.

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the video game anthology series Secret Level, the animated musical fantasy film Spellbound, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl!

Welcome back to another episode of the Renegade Arcade Reloaded! This time around, Neoplasmic and Organoid Zero are joined by our wonderful friends and contributors, Rynkoth, Red, and Rogue, as we discuss the best games of 2024, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor ReFantazio, Tekken 8, Black Myth Wukong, Astro Bot, Stellar Blade, Marvel vs. Capcom Arcade Classics Collection, Infinity Nikki, Silent Hill 2 Remake, Marvel Rivals, and much more! Enjoy the episode and don't forget to follow us! Special Notes: Episode intro music by ToxicEternity, who is awesome! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9q4UwwXUeg Outro by the Square Enix Jazz Players, whose music can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@squareenixmusicchannel9893 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss Dream Productions, That Christmas, Flow, and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

Nick and Mike are back with a new show for Renegade Jukebox, What Happened To This Band!? And with all of the current drama and past controversies? We couldn't help ourselves but do an episode on As I Lay Dying. The Metalcore band that launched plenty of watered down acts and their reputation tarnished, but was their music genuinely good? Take a listen and find out! Samples Used:As I Lay Dying - 94 HoursAs I Lay Dying - The Sound Of TruthAs I Lay Dying - My Own GraveAs I Lay Dying - Tim Lambesis Prison Style Work OutThe Garza Podcast - Tim Lambesis Interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTi-4-4xeQQ&t=66sThe Logan Show - Everyone is quitting As I Lay Dyinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUVH15XwdCg&t=280swwwwww --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru reflect on the current state of the industry, through the lens of shows such as Tokyo Override, Arcane Season 2, and Jentry Chau vs the Underworld! They also give their first impressions of DC's Creature Commandos! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the box office juggernaut that is Moana 2, Ghost Cat Anzu, and the critically acclaimed Memoir of a Snail! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye, The Animation Guru, and Teresa take one last look at what anime has to offer for the year. How does Fall 2024 compare to the previous seasons? There's only one way to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Mike and Matt discuss the latest vanity project, I mean, Holiday blockbuster from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seven Bucks Productions, Red One! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the inaugural season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, as well as Season 3 of The Legend of Vox Machina! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the new Netflix short Sing Thriller, episode 3 of The Amazing Digital Circus, and the highly anticipated Junji Ito adaptation, Uzumaki! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

Why We Love This Band returns, and who's on the docket this time? A band perfectly meant for this series, Lamb Of God. Arguably the most consistent catalog in heavy metal, Lamb Of God have been dropping classic albums for almost 3 decades now. So of course, Nick & Mike had to do an episode on them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and Nick discuss the most anticipated horror movie of 2024. Yet also quite possibly the goriest movie released to a wide audience? Terrifier 3. Does it live up to the internet hype? Is it as good as Terrifier 2? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss Kiyotaka Oshiyama's feature film debut Look Back, as well as Pharrell Williams' LEGO animated musical documentary Piece by Piece! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru are joined by T-Money to discuss The Wild Robot, Dreamworks Animation's final in-house production! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru are joined by Josh Harding to discuss Transformers One, as well as Zack Snyder's animated series Twilight of the Gods! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support

In this episode, Captain Kaye and the Animation Guru discuss the anime film Trapezium, the 4 episode limited series Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, and Suicide Squad Isekai! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renegadepopculture/support