The Black Firehouse Podcast

Austin and Dan dust off their microphone for a new episode of their niche interest podcast - discussing new props from Ghostbusters Frozen Empire!

Austin and Dan catch up after their almost three month hiatus on recent Ghostbusters props news, eye catching builds and more!

Go back in time for the episode that was recorded three months ago and then sat on Dan's hard drive. We take questions from the community and recap not only PKE Surge at Dragoncon, but also Austin's amazing build and presentation of a proton pack replica to Logan Kim!

Dan and Austin take some time to get caught up, talk about memories of convention, inside jokes, past props, future props and all the things in between. Enjoy some background talk as they take a break from the usual format for this episode of catching up.

Dan and Austin celebrate constant delays with a near two hour episode, released stylishly late about Ecto-goggles!

Austin and Dan return from sick leave to discuss custom Ghostbusters props, be it Proton Pack repaints to entirely new creations!

Austin and Dan welcome Stuart Thompson of the amazing Ghostbusters Reference Library, we talk final thoughts on building a proton pack and Dan starts showing symptoms of Covid!

Sleepy Dan and Austin sit down and discuss the business part of the proton pack, the wand!

Dan and Austin discuss the traditionally aluminum parts that would be bolted, or riveted, onto a proton pack shell.

Dan and Austin talk about all the little parts that make a proton pack great, where to find them and how much you should be spending.

Dan and Austin are talking about Proton Pack shells, the best for starting out, the most accurate, prices and more!

Austin and Dan welcome back Matt Burkit to discuss Ghostbusters: The Video Game props, namely his gorgeous 2013 Replica Proton Pack, the ups, the downs and the extra lives.

Dan and Austin dive into the myths and jokes about gatekeeping information on Ghostbusters props and photos.

Dan and Austin take questions from the community about Ghost Traps, talk about new releases from Mack's Factory and unravel mysteries of the universe (not really).

Austin and Dan meander through the Ghostbusters Reference Library talking about Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II Ghost Traps!

Dan and Austin pull back on the throttle to talk about Ghostbusters II hand props like the Monitor 4 radiation meter and the all-too-complex Latent Image Sensor.

Austin and Dan invite two amazing community guests to cap off the three part episode about Ghostbusters proton packs and take questions from the community!

After being stuck in their own Groundhog's Day of Technical Hell, Austin and Dan finally deliver on the second part of their three part series of Ghostbusters Proton Packs!

Austin and Dan dive into the most notorious Ghostbusters prop, the grand Proton Pack!

Sit down with your hosts Austin and Dan to interview one of the most prolific figures in Ghostbusters Community history, author of the first set of Proton Pack Plans ever available, Norm Gagnon.

We sit down with our first guest who helped build the Sentry Proton Packs and Gunner's Seat from Ghostbusters Afterlife. We discuss the builds, his experiences and reel from the embarrassing Orange Tip Crisis!

We've back with Episode Two in which our two hapless hosts discuss Ghostbusters Boots, Belts and Elbow pads.

Show hosts Austin Young and Dan Harshman introduce themselves, what they're working on and deep dive into Ghostbusters Jumpsuits.