Villainology

"I just wanted to be loved!"   Come along with me and Justin Chesney as we discuss the snowbound sovereign of the Ice Kingdom in the Land of Ooo: the Ice King from "Adventure Time."   To follow Pitch This Podcast, please visit: https://www.instagram.com/pitchthispod/ https://twitter.com/Pitch_This_Pod   For information on the Alzheimer's Association, please visit: https://www.alz.org/

"Never make the mistake of believing forbearance equates to acceptance, or that all positions are equally valid."   On today's episode, Arthur Rowan takes us to a galaxy far, far away to discuss the azure aesthete of the Galactic Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn.   The Totally Super Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/73Y7Vd7EnWFOtwbbUxOgLf?si=ntW45D-pR5C27veh6XqqyQ Rowan the Bard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiYZHtxNfjmrrSkVwuzY2Ew    Texan Relief Venmo Accounts:   Dallas: @feedthepeopledallas Houston: @mutualaidhou Austin: @austinmutualaid @austinmutualaidhotels San Antonio: @pmgmutualaid @trinitymutualaid

"Why a spoon, cousin?""Because it's dull, you twit, it'll hurt more." On this episode, Jason Blackwater steals our attention to discuss the avaricious antagonist of Sherwood Forest, the Sheriff of Nottingham. For information on the ACLU, please visit: https://action.aclu.org/give/now?redirect=donate Texan Relief Venmo Accounts: Dallas: @feedthepeopledallasHouston: @mutualaidhouAustin: @austinmutualaid @austinmutualaidhotelsSan Antonio: @pmgmutualaid @trinitymutualaid

"Oh, my offence is rank. It smells to Heaven. It hath the primal eldest curse upon ’t, A brother’s murder." Aryn Mello Pryor invades our proverbial kingdom today to discuss that fratricidal figurehead of Denmark: Claudius, from William Shakespeare's Hamlet. For ways to support Black Lives Matter, please visit: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/

*ch ch ch, ah ah ah* Today, Ross Lampert kicks down our podcast door to talk about the aquatic antagonist of Camp Blood and everyone's favorite momma's boy: Jason Voorhees. For more information on Dagger and Ink, please visit: https://daggerandink.com/ For more information on The Tank, please visit: https://thetanknyc.org/ Other podcasts we recommend supporting:Knight Cap Audio PlaysThe Reincarnated Radio PodcastSay Hello!The Amateur Detective ClubPitch This PodcastThis Podcast Won't Run A WeekThe Green Onion InitiativeOf Slippers and Spindles

"There are consequences to being chosen because destiny, John, is a fickle bitch." Join us as we welcome Kevin L. Martin to the show to discuss the cunning and calculating foil to the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815: Ben Linus, from ABC's LOST.

"Nature always wins." Today we welcome Fredy Ruiz to the podcast as we discuss the sultry and succulent eco-terrorist herself: Poison Ivy. For more information on The Trevor Project, please visit: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=EOY20&c_src2=headerdonatebutton

"Now, Sid, don't you blame the movies. Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative!" Today we dip into the slasher genre with Casey Cotter Mousseau as we discuss the maniacal meta-murderer with cinematic flair: Ghostface. To browse the Monster Tree Co. Etsy shop, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMonsterTreeCo For more information on the Collaborative Campaign for the Arts, please visit: https://unitedarts.cc/support/campaign-for-the-arts

And I feel I'll live on forever, with Satan himself by my side! And I'll show the world that tonight and forever the name to remember's the name Edward Hyde! Happy New Year! We are back this week with DC's Legends of Tomorrow star Shayan Sobhian to discuss the homicidally hideous Edward Hyde, specifically from the Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde! For more information on the Alzheimer's Association, please visit: https://www.alz.org/ For information on Black Lives Matter, please visit: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/

"Dead man! We got a dead man walking, here!" Before we take a break for the holidays, we welcome the immensely talented Alex Brightman to the podcast as we discuss the sniveling sociopath of the Green Mile: Percy Wetmore. For information on the Arthritis Foundation, please visit: https://events.arthritis.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1012 For information on The Actors Fund, please visit: https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-relief For information on Black Girls Code, please visit: https://www.blackgirlscode.com/donations.html 

"At some point, in the very near future, you'll be made to understand how badly you misjudged me today." This week, we dive into some unknown territory as Tony Patryn introduces us to the bewildering baron of Banshee, PA: Kai Proctor. For information on Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, please visit: https://broadwaycares.org/

"You have been told that a certain dark wizard is at large once again. This is a lie." Hem hem... you may wish to join us this week as Lauren Culver dredges up that malevolent mistress of the Ministry: Dolores Umbridge. Information on The Actor's Fund: https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-relief Information on the Trevor Project: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout 

"You only have to look at the Medusa straight on to see her. And she's not deadly. She's beautiful and she's laughing." We are BACK! This week, we welcome the brilliant Kaylin Seckel as we take a deeper look into the nuance of the glaring gorgon herself, Medusa. Trigger Warning: sexual assault (10:10-12:40) To donate to The Actors Fund, please visit: https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-relief?fbclid=IwAR26gqHdq4DCY2T-Zu3l03cGT8s9O8AZlsJdTFj7olmq4AF_b0jgF06YaGk For more information on the New Works Virtual Festival, please visit: https://www.instagram.com/newworksvirtualfestival/

We are off this week, but that doesn't mean your ears can't get their fix. Here are a few great podcasts that I think you'll love while you wait for us to return! Say Hello!: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jqg78y9JUvVW9zpQRw8ay?si=tomKK47JTx65tXiVFcdxAg The Reincarnated Radio Podcast: https://reincarnatedradio.podbean.com/?fbclid=IwAR0H_LKP1S6VYGH1fdCs8vs_QvXZmYd6qgsBbOXlYd0XE7yRrtqbB2xLsWs Knight Cap Audio Plays: https://open.spotify.com/show/05fLEjSGLApesdnvkv7Kkg?si=9yseotGNSeGGOLVXNo7bfQ 

"There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it." This week, we welcome award-winning playwright Michael Knight as he casts a light on that serpentine sorcerer who must not be named, Lord Voldemort. To donate to The Trevor Project, please visit: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=november&c_src2=launchLightbox  To learn more about New Generation Theatrical, please visit: https://www.newgentheatrical.org/ To purchase Ember's Gifts, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Embers-Gifts-Christmas-Michael-Knight/dp/1676553886/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=embers+gifts&sr=8-1 

"I never drink...wine." This Halloween, we welcome theatrical savant Lane McLeod Jackson from Dunvegan Productions to give us his two cents on the veritably vicious vampire we know as Dracula. To follow Dunvegan Productions, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/Dunveganproductions/  To support the Southern Poverty Law Center, please visit: https://donate.splcenter.org/To donate to The Actors Fund, please visit: https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-relief 

“When the bell tolls three times, it will announce that I have been killed. If I am killed by common men, you and your children will rule Russia for centuries to come; if I am killed by one of your stock, you and your family will be killed by the Russian people! Pray, Tsar of Russia. Pray." Welcome to our fifth episode! Joining us this week is the incomparable Meghan Moroney, who sheds a fascinating light on the mysteriously mad monk: Rasputin. To donate to the ACLU, please visit: https://action.aclu.org/give/now?ms_aff=NAT&initms_aff=NAT&ms=web_horiz_nav_hp&initms=web_horiz_nav_hp&ms_chan=web&initms_chan=web

"I am the law, and the law is not mocked!" This week, we welcome the creator of Off The Beaten Path, Tory Doctor, as we gain some intriguing insight on the insidious Inspector Javert from Les Misèrables. For more information on Off The Beaten Path, please visit: https://www.obpmusical.com/ To donate to The Actors' Fund, please visit: https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-relief

"Now that you are powerless, you shall be treated the same as all my beloved subjects. You will obey every order, and be punished for every infraction, for the rest of your natural lives!"Justin Mousseau from The Secret Library joins us as we explore the complexities that embody the lascivious Lord of Latveria: Doctor Doom.To follow Justin on TikTok, please follow: @moos_0For information on The Secret Library, please visit: https://www.secretlibrary.io/

“This is an unholy demon! I'm sending it back to Hell, where it belongs…”Join us as we dive into the moral enigma that is Judge Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, featuring Christian Vernon from Doors of Divergence.To donate to The Bail Project, please visit: https://bailproject.org/?form=donate

“Well, I was first in line…until the little hairball was born…”Join us for our inaugural episode, featuring Tyler Riley from The Amateur Detective Club, as we discuss the Claudius of Pride Rock himself: Scar from Disney's The Lion King.To donate to TDF, please visit https://give.tdf.org/