The only interview-based Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles podcast, conversations with TMNT filmmakers, actors, artists, and more.
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Sean Sevestre, an artist who was in the visual development department of the 2023 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Sevestre talks about creating the first painted representations of the characters designed by Woodrow White like Superfly, Bebop and Rocksteady and designing the Laird building in the movie and the process of lighting and coloring various scenes in the film. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seansevestre/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes artist Khary Randolph onto the podcast. Randolph wore several different hats for the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, originally working on licensing art and then on the series and its finale movie, Turtles Forever. Years later he returned to the TMNT via IDW comics working on a variety of projects including recent covers for the ongoing series. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Julio Galvez, owner of WE CAN BE HEROES COMICS in Chatsworth, California and founder of COMICS & COCKTAILS, a quarterly event in Burbank, CA. On June 21, 2025, Comics & Cocktails will be themed as TURTLECON 2025 bringing fans together with TMNT creators from the past and future, including Ken Mitchroney, Ben Bishop, Tom Waltz, Ciro Nieli, Mateus Santolouco, Luis Antonio Delgado, Ernie Reyes Jr. and the Escorza Brothers, along with many more!!! Spund engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
The second of two back-to-back Super7 interviews with Associate Art Director Kyle Wlodyga. In this interview with host Brian VanHooker, Wlodyga goes through the new 2003 TMNT line by Super7 including wave one of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the recently revealed Wave Two. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
The first of two back-to-back Super7 interviews with Associate Art Director Kyle Wlodyga. In his interview with host Brian VanHooker, Wlodyga goes through a series-by-series breakdown of the toys highlighting the unique challenges and experiences with each wave. And, he talks about whether we'll ever see Undercover Donatello and Heavy MEtal Raphael. Stay tuned to the next episode episode where they cover Super7's 2003 line. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by writer Tom Waltz and artist Ben Bishop who discuss IDW's The Last Ronin II: Re-Evolution. In a spoiler-filled discussion on the entire five-issue series, Waltz talks following The Last Ronin with this next chapter and that shocking death at the end of the series. Meanwhile, Bishop shares the process of developing the new TMNT for the series. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with TOKKA, an artist and a die-hard Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Super-Fan. In addition to his artwork being featured in Mirage's second volume of "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," TOKKA has been dubbed "The Jackson Pollock of the Ninja Turtles" by Nickelodeon. Here he talks about his journey with the TMNT and why TOKKA is such a profoundly important character to him. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with TMNT veteran Christopher Yost, a writer on TMNT 2003 and 2012 and the showrunner/co-executive producer of the new series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, now available on Netflix. Yost explains how they adapted the Mutant Mayhem Turtles for the small screen and including characters like Bishop, Hun. Angel, Kitsune and Pigeon Pete. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker revists the era of TMNT that many fans find to be their favorite: TMNT 2003 and the wonderful film "Turtles Forever." Lloyd Goldfine was the executive producer and showrunner on the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and in this interview he details the early development of the show with Peter Laird and how things like Utrom Shredder came about. He also talks about the show's wonderful finale, "Turtles Forever" and says he really didn't mean to pick on the 1987 TMNT. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
For the very special 150th episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker invites voice actor Greg Cipes onto the program. Cipes provided the voice for Michelangelo in Nickelodeon's 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and here he talks about some of his favorite episodes, his love for ice cream kitty and he reveals that he will soon be returning as Michelangelo in a video game and perhaps even more! Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
Host Brian VanHooker welcomes back Richard Usher from Partners in Kryme, the hip-hop legend behind "TURTLE POWER" from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Under the new name PIK1, Richard has released the new song "Turtle Power XXL" check it out here: https://partnersinkryme.hearnow.com/ and follow PIK1 here: https://www.instagram.com/partnersinkryme_now_pik1/. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with artist Terry Hinkle, the former owner and creative director of Hinkle and Company, who did the art for many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles food products. Among the products Hinkle worked on was the TMNT Cereal, Hostes TMNT Pies, Crunchabungas, TMNT Cookies and more! Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker dives into some would-be TMNT history with artist Joel Naprstek. Naprstek was a professor to Mirage-Era Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist Michael Dooney and even worked with Mirage on a few would-be TMNT projects including a book about Donatello restoring a WWII plane and a would-be book for Kevin Eastman's Tundra. While he was working for Macy's in the 2010's he also designed some potential parade floats for the 2012 TMNT on Nickelodeon. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
From Toy Fair 2025 in NYC, host Brian VanHooker chats with Claudio Paola from McFarlane Toys about the upcoming IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
From Toy Fair 2025 in NYC, host Brian VanHooker chats with Pat Linden from Playmates about the upcoming retro TMNT releases as well as stuff from Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
From Toy Fair 2025 in NYC, host Brian VanHooker chats with Trevor Zammit from NECA about the new Stan Sakai Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Archie TMNT 5th Turtle April and the upcoming 2012 toyline. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker revisits the early days of TMNT history by talking with John Handy, formerly of Playmates toys. A retired toy industry veteran, Handy was at Playmates Toys when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were first pitched to the company and he recalls many formative details about the franchise, like when they got their different-colored bandanas and how the villains developed. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode of Turtle Tracks Podcast, host Brian VanHooker talks with Kenn Scott who played Rapahel and several Foot Ninja ijn the first two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. In his book "Teenage Ninja to Mutant Turtle" Scott outlines how he went from playing a Foot Soldier to performing Raphael's stunts in the TMNT 1990, then how he became the performer inside Raphael for TMNT: Secret of the Ooze. Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Ninja-Mutant-Turtle-Becoming/dp/1734051809 Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker continues his coverage of "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" with design supervisor Joey McCormick. The two discuss many of the series backgrounds as well as what it was like adapting the look of "TMNT: Mutant Mayhem" into 2D. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, Brian VanHooker chats with Neave Lifschits, lead animator on the the 2023 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Working for the VFX company Cinesite, Lifschits oversaw several sequences in the film, including Splinter's fight scene in the TCRI building and when Splinter throws a party for the Turtles. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by penciler/painter Fero Pe and colorist Luis Antonio Delgado to chat about the artwork of IDW's Nightwatcher comic book series. Starring the fifth turtle Jennika in the armor, Nightwatcher has been an exciting continuation of IDW's Turtleverse and here to discuss it are the guys behindf the artwork. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram:
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with artist Bryce Collins, character designer on "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and character design lead on "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." They discuss the design differences between the two shows and what it was like to adapt the look of "TMNT: Mutnt Mayhem" into 2D. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Jeff Goodwin, who was the makeup artist on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and is the author of the new eBook, "Continuity of a TMNT Movie." Goodwin discusses applying makeup to humans vs the turtle suits and what it was like to work on both TMNT and the 1993 Super Mario. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
With the new cartoon "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" now on Netflix, host Brian VanHooker reached out to art director Andrea Fernandez and color supervisor Mark Anthony to chat about the making of the series. They discuss adapting the look of "TMNT: Mutant Mayhem" into 2D, the new villains and the fresh takes on classic villains (including Bishop). Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
For this year's Christmas episode, host Brian VanHooker meets with Trevor Zammit and Aaron Hazouri of NECA Toys to chat all about the Dimension X-Mas Vacation TMNT. Inspired by "We Wish You a Turtle Christmas," the four pack is in the Walmart toy catalog and won an award for "Best Geeky Gift" by Pop Insider. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Track Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes the creative duo behind IDW's epic crossover Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles x Stranger Things. Writer Cameron Chittock and Artist Fero Pe talk the development of the story, the most fun team-ups and how surprisingly natural this pairing turned out. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
Writers Tom Waltz and Erik Burnham join host Brian VanHooker to talk about IDW Comics' ongoing series Mutant Nation. While the main Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles book is narrowing its focus on the four Turtles, Mutant Nation will explore the exapnasive TMNT universe which IDW began back in 2011, starting off with a story of Raphael at Area 51 and Casey Jones working with the foot clan. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
At Granite Con 2024, Turtle Tracks host Brian VanHooker hosted the IDW Comics panel with a wide array of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artists and writers. The lineup included TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, writers Tom Waltz and Erik Burnham, as well as artists Ben Bishop, Sarah Myer, Mateus Santoluoco Fero Pe, Gavin Smith, Luis Antonio Delgado and the Escorza Brothers. Audio provided by Granite Con owners Chris Proulx and Scott Proulx, as well as BNH Photography owner Brian William. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
At Granite Con 2024, host Brian VanHooker sat down with beloved IDW artist Mateus Santolouco to chat about his work on various Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titles. From Mutant Nation to The Secret History of the Foot Clan to the main IDW TMNT book, Santolouco gets into the details of his incredible work with the Heroes in a Half Shell. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes toy artist Chogrin, who created the TMNT Guru art toy for Kidrobot. In the interview, Chogrin offers up his history with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and shares the creative process with the six-armed TMNT Guru sculpture. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker up with none other than A.C. Farley from the Mirage-era of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Having painted the covers for TMNT Vol.2 #1, the original Vol. 1 collected book covers and all the covers for the Return to New York storyline, Farley is responsible for some of the most dynamic art to ever feature the Heroes in a Half Shell. In this interview, he recalls getting hired at Mirage and meeting Eastman and Laird. He also goes in detail on some of his most iconic pieces. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, Anna Chavez and Griffin Hansen tell the story of how they honored the legacy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by successfully campaigning for a historical marker in the TMNT birthplace of Dover, New Hampshire. Hansen, a film director and writer, is a Dover native, while Chavez is an artist and dedicated TMNT fan. Check out the marker for yourself while visiting Dover or attending nearby Granite Con! Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/onetap/?next=%2F
In this episode of Turtle Tracks, host Brian revists the Mirage days of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a conversation with husband and wife duo, Mark Bodé & Molly Bodé. Son of underground comics legend Vaughn Bodé, Mark is an artist who did a number of stories for Mirage during the days of Turtle-Mania, including issues #18 and #32, along withseveral others. As for Molly, she had more administrative duties at Mirage, handling licensing and several other roles in the offices at Mirage. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Isaac Elliott-Fisher, one of the producers of the beloved 'Turtle Power' documentary as well as the upcoming second volume, TMNT: Evolution, Mutation, & Reboot, which will be launching on Kickstarter soon. Sign up to be notified on launch of the Kickstarter here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/definitivefilms/tmnt-evolution-mutation-and-reboot Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker travels to Departed Soles Brewery in Jersey City, New Jersey to chat with owner Brian Kulbacki. Kulbacki is a die-hard Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan and many of the beers he's brewed have been inspired by the TMNT. Most recently, he brewed the Party Wagon beer for Portsmouth Mini-Con 40. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Andrew Farago, author of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History from Insight Editions, which has a revised and updated edition coming on July 23, 2024. Featuring forewards from both Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, The Ultimate Visual History beautifully details the entire history of the TMNT from the Mirage Comics all the way to Mutant Mayhem. Order your copy from your local comic shop or book store or order it here: https://insighteditions.com/products/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-ultimate-visual-history-expanded Sound engineering by ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Granite Con co-owner Chris Proulx about how Granite Con became an annual TMNT con, highlights from the past and what to expect this year, including a sum-up of all the guests from the storied history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 2024's Granite Con is going to be on September 21 and 22 at the Doubletree Hilton and SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. Get tickets here: https://www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/ Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with four retailers that specialize in various TMNT products. @2ndtimearoundtoysandcomics is a Las Vegas-based retro toy dealer. @east_coast_toyz is a New England-based retro toy dealer. @pixels2perlers sells Perler bead art based on retro video games. @customhatsny makes TMNT hats from reto bedsheets. Find them all on Instagram. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to Jonathan Nichols, executive director of the Woodman Museum in Dover, New Hampshire. Dover is the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and was recently honored with an historical marker and a memorial manhole cover on the spot where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird first conceived of the Ninja Turtles. Now, the local Woodman Museum is honoring the TMNT with a permanent exhibit dedicated to the franchise. The exhibit opens 8/10/24 & 8/11/24 with a screening of Mutant Mayhem on 8/10. Also, in November, the Museum will be holding a mini-con 11/9/24 & 11/10/24. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by writer Erik Burnham and artist Sarah Myer of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures. They all discuss issues 12, 13 and 14 in depth, discusses the plot where Ogg has the 1987 TMNT meet various other incarnations of the characters. Additionally, Burnham and Myer discuss the upcoming 40th Anniversary Special from IDW comincs, which releases on 7/10/24. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker continues coverage of the IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Special by welcoming writer Tristan Jones and artist Paul Harmon. Jones and Harmon worked together on Tales of the TMNT Volume 2 back in the 2000's, telling stories about a NYC gang war the Turtles got pulled into and they return for the 40th Anniversary Special — Coming July 10, 2024 — for another story in that same era. Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
Continuing the TURTLE TRACKS coverage for IDW's TMNT 40th Anniversary special, Brian VanHooker interviews Lloyd Goldfine, executive producer of TMNT 2003, as well as artists Emilio Lopez and Khary Randolph. All three of them discuss the behind-the-scenes world of the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series as well as coming back to the franchise for its 40th anniversary. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes back to the podcast Chris Allan, artist for Archie Comics Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures. On July 11, 2024, IDW comics is releasing a special for the 40th anniversary of the TMNT which revisits many of the franchise's past iterations. Among them is a four-page story set in the Archie Comics continuity drawn and written by Chris Allan. Allan discusses this story as well as the recently-completed Forever War and the great time he had at Portsmouth Mini Con 40. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Pat Linden and Jeff Trojan, two Vice Presidents of Boys Marketing for Playmates Toys who announce a TON of new TMNT releases for 2024 including: (1)The 2024 SDCC Exclusive for Playmates will be a B&W VERSION of the SKETCH TURTLES — (2) the classic PIZZA SHOOTER vehicle is being rereleased — (3) The classic TOILET TAXI vehicle is being rereleased with an EXCLUSIVE DONATELLO FIGURE — (4) The STRANGER THINGS MIRAGE TURTLES with all be getting SOLO RELEASES — (5) For the Mutant Mayhem line, MASKLESS TMNT in HIGH SCHOOL CLOTHES are on the way for Walmart — (6) also for Mutant Mayhem, an IRIDESCENT SUPERFLY with BABY SUPERFLY is coming — (7) A NEW LINE OF BLIND BAGS with repaints of the Mutant Mayhem BABY TURTLES is in the works — (8) Urban Vinyl-Inspired CHEEKEEZ TMNT Line. There are also updates on the Mutant Mayhem TODDLER VILLAINS, Mutant Mayhem RAY FILLET, the Amazon Exclusive TECHNODROME, PIZZA TOSSING DON and more! sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by Luis Antonio Delgado, a prolific colorist for IDW comics. While he's worked on such franchises as Ghostbusters and Transformers, Delgado has been a regular colorist for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since The Last Ronin, and now is the colorist for all the Last Ronin books as well as TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by actor Beau Allen, who played the Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells. Allen recalls doing the show at Radio City Music Hall, Appearing on Oprah and his thoughts on Shredder's oversized helmet. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by Francis Moss who served as the Assistant Story Editor on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, as well as the writer for 15 episodes. Moss discusses working for years on the series, editing over 100 episodes as well as creating characters like Zach the Fifth Turtle and Shredder's Mom. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker interviews 'Roachmill' creators Rich Hedden & Tom McWeeney. In the classic Mirage Teeange Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Hedden & McWeeney wrote and illustrated issues #34, #38, #39 and #40. The latter three were the infamously wacky 'Spaced Out!' story which saw Raphael abducted by aliens. The duo share how they came to work on the TMNT as well as the response to thier issues both from TMNT fans and TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Gary Anthony Williams, an actor known for 'The Boondocks,' 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' and, most importantly to TMNT fans, he played Bebop in the 2016 film 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.' Williams explains that he was a Bebop fan going back to the 1987 series, how he prepared for the movie by buying some IDW comics and working with his co-star, WWE legend Shamus (who played Rocksteady). Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with his friend Erik Roman, a die-hard fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In addition to creating awesome TMNT pins for his Warrior Pins account on Instagram, Roman is the host of the Pin Pals podcast, all about the world of pin collecting. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warriorpins/
In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with George Goodchild, who was the character designer on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon for most of the series. Goodchild designed the baby Turtles, Kerma, Hokum Hare and many others. He also adapted characters like Groundchuck and Dirtbag from their toy form into their animated incarnations! Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/