TWN Champions is a countdown-style podcast that explores character archetypes across the landscape of pop culture. Join Rebekah and Will (and check in with Socially Distanced Scott!) on this adventure. And visit thewizardsnightshirt.com to learn more about this show and our other projects.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore top Endings across the media landscape. The post Episode 40: Top Endings appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Princess archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 39: Princesses appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Sea Monster archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 38: Sea Monsters appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Genie archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 37: Genies appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Kids archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 36: Kids appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Gross archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 35: Gross appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Mother archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 34: Mothers appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Ephemeral archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 33: Ephemera appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Doctor archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 32: Doctors appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Mutant archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 31: Mutants appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Cute archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 30: Cutes appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Swinger (Swashbuckler) archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 29: Swingers appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Bard and Singer archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 28: Bards and Singers appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Puppet archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 27: Puppets appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Origin Story archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 26: Origins appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Holiday Character archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 25: Holiday Characters appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Spaceship archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 24: Spaceships appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Dragon archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 23: Dragons appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Cowboy archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 22: Cowboys appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Power Food archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 21: Power Foods appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the AI archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 20: AIs appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Cook archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 19: Cooks appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Troll and Goblin archetypes across the media landscape. The post Episode 18: Trolls and Goblins appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Slasher archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 17: Slashers appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Vampire archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 16: Vampires appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Wolf archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 15: Wolves appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Ghost archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 14: Ghosts appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Pilot archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 13: Pilots appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Vehicle archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 12: Vehicles appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Celebrity archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 11: Celebrities appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Alien archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 10: Aliens appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Henchman archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 9: Henchmen appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Wizard archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 8: Wizards appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Spy archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 7: Spies appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Scientist archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 6: Scientists appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Ranger archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 5: Rangers appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Bug archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 4: Bugs appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Witch archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 3: Witches appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This week on the TWN Champions podcast, we explore the Spaceman archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 2: Spacemen appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
In the first episode of our new TWN Champions podcast, we explore the barbarian archetype across the media landscape. The post Episode 1: Barbarians appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
If this is the first and only “He-Man” episode you will ever see, it’s important to know that this cartoon does NOT feature real-life guest stars, in the vein of “Scooby-Doo” or “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” You’d be forgiven for making that assumption, though. Because not only do we meet a Jimmy Stewart impersonator at […] The post Episode 95: To Save the Creatures appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
The one thing you have to allow about Perfuma is that she’s her own person. You might say Perfuma is … a lot. Or, as Mermista explains, “you know how she is.” Which is to say: single-minded in her expectation that the world should be festooned with flowers, and also sunshine and happiness. Wherever she […] The post Episode 94: Flowers for Hordak appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
This episode was written to introduce Webstor, an evil spider-based henchman, but Kitrinna – an anthropomorphic “Cat Folk” agent – steals the show. She joins the heroic warriors after an attempt to recover the powerful Gremalkin statue which He-Man borrowed from a Cat Folk temple. Unfortunately for all involved, Webstor takes advantage of the confusion […] The post Episode 93: The Cat and the Spider appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
At some point in the 1980s, the Mattel toy company decided to see if children would literally buy some rocks. Of course we would! These rocks had muscles, robot voices and transformation action. We’re talking about the Rock People, of course. We’re introduced Stonedar, Rokkon and Granita as they search for a new home, for […] The post Episode 92: The Rock People appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
Well, Celice, it’s like “American Idol …” except the winner must sing to a gigantic subterranean beast, lest it rise up and destroy the entire kingdom. It quite a system they’re using in the Kingdom of Tahryn. When the ground begins to quake, the people call for Celice. Only her chilling song can lull the […] The post Episode 91: Song of Celice appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
Did you hear? The king from that old painting comes to life at night – to spin tedious, rambling yarns about his past. Nope. Actually, that’s King Miro. He’s been living inside the museum for three months now, hoping patrons will express a passing interest in the royal portraits, so he can say for the […] The post Episode 90: King Miro’s Journey appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
It’s no Silcon trick – He-Man and Orko accidentally summoned an ancient king from Eternia’s past. We know Tamusk is an ole-timey king because he wields a cudgel, wears a crown of tusks and calls dinosaurs to his aid. (Otherwise, he actually looks a lot like a regular Eternian – not a lot of advances […] The post Episode 89: The Time Wheel appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
Way back when Man-at-Arms had no mustache, and Teela was being raised in a bird’s nest, a man named Zanthor made a bad decision. Tempted by power, he gave Skeletor an artifact of incredible power: the Golden Disks of Knowledge, which contain knowledge from the wisest men and women in the universe. Skeletor used this […] The post Episode 88: The Golden Disks of Knowledge appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
When we last left DreamWorks’ “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,” Adora had taken up the mantle of She-Ra and reforged a princess alliance to lead a rebellion against the Horde. Now we pick up the story with both forces in search of an edge to turn the tide of war in Etheria. Hordak would […] The post Episode 87: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Season 2) appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
Careful with those wistful ruminations. An eavesdropping demon might offer you a dirty deal. This week’s story is about Malek, an obsessive, lovesick wizard, who spends most of his time pining for Teela, who left him behind in the City of Wisdom to join the royal guard. He’s never stopped thinking about her and will […] The post Episode 86: The Wizard of Stone Mountain appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.
“We the Bird People of Avion, do Believe the first thing we Hear, particularly when the Speaker is Loud and addressing us as a Mob from a Platform in a Very Confident Manner …” Justice is swift in Avion, the city of bird-people. It is also confusing, irrational and hilariously excessive. Stratos, winged friend of […] The post Episode 85: Betrayal of Stratos appeared first on The Wizard's Nightshirt Podcast.