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1985 was quickly becoming one of the most competitive years in the history of animation, setting the stage for future 80s nostalgia. There were so many classic 80s cartoons released in 1985-- including a unique new series called ThunderCats--that it was going to be difficult to stand out. But fortunately, the production company behind the new show knew a thing or two about capturing the attention of kids, as they had been doing it during the holidays for decades. But now, they were moving to after-school and Saturday morning cartoons. From the studio that brought us beloved Christmas classics like Rudolph and Frosty came the story of a race of humanoid feline superheroes. With characters like Lion-O and Snarf, and a very popular line of toys from LJN, the ThunderCats quickly became a new breed in children's entertainment, a standout 1980s cartoon, and a pop culture phenomenon. Check out new shows early, and ad-free: Patreon.com/80s
We're pouncing into the world of blazing swords, ancient prophecies, and feline warriors. Whether you grew up watching Lion-O lead the charge on Third Earth or you're just curious about why this ‘80s classic still roars with fans today, we've got you covered. From Mumm-Ra's spooky transformations to that unforgettable theme song. Get ready to revisit the animated world of the ThunderCats! (May contain some explicit language.) Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 CastBox » castbox.fm/channel/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-id2943471?country=us Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL Audible » amz.run/6yhR TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes ThunderCats Wiki » bit.ly/4lJFSAc ThunderCats Toys Wiki » bit.ly/448J4PK 15 Amazing Facts » bit.ly/3GhEeFJ 15 Things You NEVER KNEW About ThunderCats » bit.ly/3EDE5fn The Untold Truth of ThunderCats » youtu.be/uFtzbL5fKhU?si=JFT0gksDjPavOpGd ThunderCats Opening » youtu.be/HcGNqrAtsgg?si=_aLTaqza0zC9PTkJ The ThunderCats Sequel Was Dark, Nasty and Way Too Adult » bit.ly/4lOepxu Things About Thundercats You Only Notice As An Adult » bit.ly/4jsqOpa Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome back to Season 3! Join Alex and Cruz as they dive deep into nostalgia, starting with the BEST sports games of the N64 era! From NFL Blitz to Tony Hawk, relive the glory days of 64-bit sports. Plus, get the scoop on the return of Madballs with a Walmart exclusive toy line! We'll debate epic "This or That" battles like He-Man vs. Lion-O and Optimus Prime vs. Duke, and then sink our teeth into February 1985! We're talking Beverly Hills Cop, The Breakfast Club (with behind-the-scenes secrets!), the final episode of Dukes of Hazzard, and the iconic music of David Bowie and Tina Turner. Don't forget to use code NJPod for 15% off your nostalgia fix at Throwback Buys! Email us your thoughts and comments: nostalgiajunkiesct@gmail.com STORE: https://nostalgiajunkies.printify.me/products Follow us on our Socials: INSTAGRAM: @nostagiajunkiespodcast TIKTOK: @nostalgiajunkiespodcast YOUTUBE: @nostalgiajunkiespodcast Subscribe and Review! Check out ThrowbackBuys.com and use code: NJPOD for 15% off your next order!
"ThunderCats, ThunderCats, ThunderCats, Hooooo!!!" As the voice of Lion-O, it was Larry Kenney's job to express those immortal words. But Larry has had a long career that goes beyond ThunderCats. He was a radio DJ for decades, including doing voices for Imus in the Morning from 1973 to 2007. Among other characters, Larry provided the voice for animated characters including Karate Kat, Bluegrass (SilverHawks), Dolph (TigerSharks), Count Chocula, and Sonny the Cuckoo Bird (Cocoa Puffs). You can follow Larry on Instagram @kenneyvoice. _____________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And if you really like this podcast, support what we do as a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters: buzzsprout.com/1817176/support.Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on X._____________________Dollar Bin Bandits is the official podcast of TwoMorrows Publishing. Check out their fine publications at twomorrows.com.Support the show
Esse é o primeiro episódio do nosso podcast. Conversamos com a professora Tatiana Lionço (UNB) sobre o seu novo livro Contra a Má-Fé: conjurações de uma acadêmica de ação direta. O livro é composto por diversas reflexões que Tatiana vem fazendo sobre gênero, sexualidade, democracia e laicidade, especialmente influenciada pelos ataques que sofre desde que participou de um evento no Congresso Nacional.
Want to connect with Tj & Plaideau? Send us a text message.Imagine growing up on a steady diet of Thundercats, GI Joe, and He-Man, and then getting the chance to chat with Larry Kinney, the legendary voice of Lion-O himself! This episode is a nostalgic treasure trove where we recount not just our exclusive interview with Larry, but also our fond memories of the golden era of cartoons. Beyond the animation, we explore the unique bond within the voice acting community—so different from the cut-throat world of on-screen acting. We also share some heartwarming and hilarious tales from meeting icons like Rowdy Roddy Piper and Macho Man Randy Savage at conventions. And let's not forget to celebrate Brian's incredible win for Best Actor at the Abita Springs International Film Festival!Support the Show.Follow us on IG @nolafilmscene, @kodaksbykojack, and @tjsebastianofficial. Check out our 48 Hour Film Project short film Waiting for Gateaux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5pFvn4cd1U
Want to connect with Tj & Plaideau? Send us a text message.What if the voice behind some of your childhood heroes could take you on a nostalgic journey through the golden era of animated series and classic commercials? Join us as legendary voice actor Larry Kenney, the voice of Lion-O from "Thundercats," Count Chocula, and Sonny the Cocoa Puffs bird, shares fascinating anecdotes from his illustrious career. From his early days in Illinois to his rise in various radio markets, Larry recounts how his natural voice became the iconic roar of Lion-O. Get ready for an intimate and entertaining look behind the scenes of some of your favorite animated characters and commercials.Support the Show.Follow us on IG @nolafilmscene, @kodaksbykojack, and @tjsebastianofficial. Check out our 48 Hour Film Project short film Waiting for Gateaux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5pFvn4cd1U
Today, we're sharing a replay of our podcast episode with EBB Childbirth Class parent, Angela Jones, about having an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth when labeled as high risk. Angela is a macro-level social worker, wife to her husband, Tony, and mom to her son, Allister, and their cats, Pumpernickel and Lion-O. Angela and Tony graduated from the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class with EBB instructor, Victoria Michonski. Both Victoria and Heather McCullough, who is also an EBB instructor, were Angela and Tony's doulas for Allister's birth. In today's replay, we talk about Angela's birth story and her experience having an easy, uncomplicated pregnancy and birth despite being labeled as high risk for multiple reasons. We also talk about data birth outcomes for people who have multiple high-risk labels. Three years later, Angela shared this thoughtful update as she reflected on her birth story. Update from Angela: When I am having difficult moments, I sometimes look back at the video of myself giving birth to Allister and feel such peace. Allister turned 3 this year, and recently he has been asking about how he came into this world. My husband and I have been showing him the video of him being born and when he sees it, he looks at me, almost in awe, with a big smile. He now requests to see it at least once per week. Going into my birthing time, I never imagined that I would have 41 hours of active labor. I still credit the EBB course and my amazing doulas with having prepared me well in understanding all of the tools that were available to me when, after 30 hours of not being able to tolerate any food or water, I decided that I wanted to depart from my original birth plan. Getting an epidural allowed me to eat, drink, sleep and then ultimately push my son out gently in the position of my choosing. This was the exact birth experience that I wanted. I still encourage women, especially those who are afraid (in particular, those who are afraid due to multiple "high risk" labels) to not settle for a care team that is anything less than supportive, safe, and empowering. Content note: We talk about ectopic pregnancy, pregnancy losses, high-risk pregnancy complications, and perinatal morbidity. Resources: Learn more about EBB Instructor, Victoria Michonski, here. Follow Victoria on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about EBB Instructor, Heather McCullough, here. Follow Heather on Instagram and Facebook. Sheen, J. J., Wright, J. D., Goffman, D., et al. (2018). Maternal age and risk for adverse outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Oct;219(4):390.e1-390.e15. Click here. For more information about Evidence Based Birth and a crash course on evidence based care, visit www.ebbirth.com. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok! Ready to learn more? Grab an EBB Podcast Listening Guide or read Dr. Dekker's book, "Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered!" If you want to get involved at EBB, join our Professional membership (scholarship options available) and get on the wait list for our EBB Instructor program. Find an EBB Instructor here, and click here to learn more about the EBB Childbirth Class.
Building on the success of the new Thundercats series, Dynamite Comics has another brand new number one that I think is sure to be another hit: Cheetara. Writer Soo Lee is here on the Cryptid Creator Corner to tell us all about it. Issue #1 will be at your LCS on Wednesday, July 3rd. This story takes place before the destruction of Thundera and Soo Lee talks about the freedom to create a rich backstory for Cheetara. Soo also discusses working with artist Domenico Carbone and what she's learned as an artist working with different writers and how that has impacted how she writes a script. I also sneak in a few questions about the excellent Carmilla: The First Vampire, written by Amy Chu with art by Soo Lee. It's absolutely incredible and the follow-up Carmilla: The Last Vampire Hunter is out July 10th. This was a fun conversation and I enjoyed getting to know more about artist and writer Soo Lee. From the publisher As Cheetara becomes more conscious of her hidden powers, she is also increasingly troubled by apocalyptic visions of the future. Goaded on by these haunting dreams, she ramps up her training of the young Lion-O to prepare him for the trials ahead - but pushing the young prince so hard may wind up doing more harm than good! The acclaimed creative team of writer SOO LEE and artist DOMENICO CARBONE continue to unveil the secrets that lie at the heart of Thundera and the saga of the ThunderCats in ThunderCats: Cheetara #3 - commemorated with classic covers from LEE, LESLEY "LEIRIX" LI, REBECA PUEBLA, and EDWIN GALMON! Our episode sponsors After the Realm Don't miss Eisner and Harvey award winning comics creator Michael Avon Oeming's newest crowdfunding project After The Realm. With over 300 pages of material and 22 new pages of story, this graphic novel collects issues 1-5 of this realm trotting dystopian fantasy adventure that follows young ranger Oona Lightfoot's travels and travails trying to find her best friend as the nine realms are torn asunder. Arkenforge Play TTRPG games? Make sure to check out our partner Arkenforge. They have everything you need to make your TTRPG more fun and immersive, allowing you to build, play, and export animated maps including in person fog of war capability that let's your players interact with maps as the adventure unfolds while you, the DM get the full picture. Use the discount code YETI5 to get $5 off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're talking about Old Dog and ThunderCats today on the Cryptid Creator Corner as I welcome Declan Shalvey to the podcast. I was lucky enough this past March to celebrate my 45th birthday in Ireland and as part of the celebration go to Dublin Comic Con and meet Declan. I knew once I was back home I had to get Declan on the podcast to chat about comics. We discuss his early days in comics, Dublin Comic Con, plus some of his work like Savage Town, Bog Bodies, Time Before Time, Old Dog, and ThunderCats. It was great hearing about Declan's approach to storytelling, both writing and art. I could have chatted with Declan for another 2 hours, but Penny came upstairs while recording to tell me the laundry room "smells like burning" and I had to wrap things up to investigate. Be sure to check out Declan's website and sign up for his very excellent newsletter. I've been very lucky recently to chat with some of my favorite creators working in comics right now and I think you're going to enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. Thundercats from the publisher: Fleeing through space to escape their dying home world, the ThunderCats were attacked en route by their mortal enemies, the Mutants of Plun-Darr. After diverting their damaged flagship to a planet called Third Earth, the surviving ThunderCats now strive to rebuild their society in harmony with the new world's natives. But the Mutants, determined to possess the ThunderCats' mystical gem, the Eye of Thundera, have tracked them down - and they've also forged an alliance with Mumm-Ra, the devil-priest of Third Earth! Now the ThunderCats, led by an inexperienced Lion-O, must band together as never before to protect their legacy from this combined enemy. But will they be able to withstand the onslaught of Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living, once he sets his eyes upon them? The triple-threat talents (writers, artists, and ThunderCats superfans) of DECLAN SHALVEY and DREW MOSS join forces to bring this exciting new entry in the ThunderCats canon to life! Old Dog from the publisher: Jack Lynch was a once-promising CIA operative. On the eve of retirement, looking back at a failed career, he is tasked with one final mission...that goes horribly wrong. He wakes years later to a changed world and deeper changes within him. When a shadow group offers Lynch a second chance at a life of adventure, he's paired with the last person he could ever imagine. In order to adjust, this old dog will have to learn some new tricks... OLD DOG is a striking new spy-fi series by DECLAN SHALVEY, the accomplished and innovative creator behind books such as Moon Knight, X-Men Unlimited, INJECTION, and TIME BEFORE TIME. Our episode sponsor Play TTRPG games? Make sure to check out our partner Arkenforge. They have everything you need to make your TTRPG more fun and immersive, allowing you to build, play, and export animated maps including in person fog of war capability that let's your players interact with maps as the adventure unfolds while you, the DM get the full picture. Use the discount code YET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this new podcast, Brothers Pete and Paul Escarcega discuss a bunch of new movie announcements, including Keanu Reeves return to John Wick, Henry Cavill & Jake Gyllenhall in a new Guy Richie movie "In the Grey", Henry Cavill casted as Lion-O in Thundercats the Movie, Monopoly with Margot Robbie, a new Scorcese biopic of Frank Sinatra with Leonardo Dicaprio & Jennifer Lawrence, plus other amazing developments!They also discuss the latest box office results and preview what movies are upcoming!#aaactionpodcast #movie #moviepodcast #movies #movienews #film #martinscorcese #leonardodicaprio #franksinatra #monopoly #margotrobbie #thundercats #boxoffice #upcomingmovie
This week on The Toy Power Podcast, its just the dynamic duo again; Trent & Ben. This round, we kick things off with a kind of a new segment that we pitch a vintage toy against its modern counterpart version. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. Trent got so excited, he brought several options to the table. So we have Green Ghost (aka Slimmer), Power Arm Terminator, Stilgar from Dune, Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon & also Lion-O from Thunder Cats as well. Some we also have a 3rd option to chat to as well. Then rounding out the ep we chat to the first two episodes of the highly anticipated X-Men 97' Cartoon! Our thoughts, and how closely does it actually feel to the famous 90s release. Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kids' entertainment has always leaned pretty heavily toward the fantastic. Not only do young people have the sort of imaginations required to really appreciate the impossible, but since so much of kids' TV and movies tends to be (either literally or figuratively) animated, it's a good medium to explore some out-there concepts. That said, there's a pretty big difference between fanciful and farcical. Because while it's entirely plausible to accept, say...a prince who turns into a superhero when he holds a weapon aloft and says some magic words, it's a little less easy to swallow that nobody around him seems to realize that whenever the king's kid disappears, a guy who looks just like him (down to the identical haircut and green cat sidekick) just happens to show up. On this episode, Saint and Jim take a look at improbable concepts in kids' entertainment that felt like a teensy bit of a suspension (of disbelief) bridge too far.
Show Notes Provided by Jack Adrien: American educator, author, businessman, and speaker Stephen Covey wrote “[f]ind your voice and inspire others to find theirs.” From the age of 15, Larry Kenney used his distinctive voice to begin his career as a disc jockey in Peoria, Illinois. Kenney continued his radio work as deejay for the early part of his career, hosting radio shows in Chicago, Cleveland, and New York. Most notably, Kenney was a regular cast member on the “Imus in the Morning” radio show from 1973 to 2007. Billboard magazine recognized Kenney's vocal talents, naming him the Best Country Disc Jockey “…at a station in a metropolitan area of one million, or more” in 1976. Kenney extended his voice work to include breakfast cereal television commercial characters such as Count Chocula and Sonny the “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs” Cuckoo Bird to name a few. He also enjoyed a stint as the New York “Bowling for Dollars” game show host from 1976 to 1979. Kenney was later cast as the voice and motion-capture actor for several video games, including as JB Cripps in the 2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Western-themed action-adventure video game. But Kenney is probably best known for lending his voice as Lion-O, “Lord of the ThunderCats,” to the Rankin-Bass Productions' ThunderCats animated television series that ran for 130 episodes from 1985 to 1989. Fans and nonfans alike can easily recognize the show's heroic battle cry: “Thunder-…Thunder-…Thundercats, Ho-ooo-ooo-oe!” It was Kenney's voice that brought the character of Lion-O and the ThunderCats to life, making us believe that somewhere or somewhen, good and evil continue a never-ending battle on the planet of Third Earth. Join the Mint Condition crew as the incomparable Larry Kenney shares his sixty years' behind-the-scenes experiences as one of the entertainment industry's premier voice actors and performers.
Venture into the world of animation with Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW as they narrate the epic tale of Lion-O, the central character of ThunderCats. Discover his heroic journey and his place in pop culture as they dissect this iconic feline leader. Fun fact: Lion-O wields the Sword of Omens, a weapon with the power to provide him with incredible abilities and visions.Produced by Victor Varnado & Rachel TeichmanFull Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-OWE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON!https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcastFind us on social media!https://www.facebook.com/WikiListenInstagram @WikiListenTwitter @Wiki_ListenYoutubeGet bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
He-Man, Optimus Prime, Lion-O are among the many characters discussed in this week's episode.
Jason and Christopher Marlow review the opening episodes of the Thundercats! (Which includes the one where they don't have any clothes!) Featuring! Lion-O! Panthro! Cheetara! Tygra! Wily-Kit and Wily-Kat! And everybody's favourite, Snarf. We're growing up fast, because the Ever Living Source Of Evil is on his way - it's Mumm-Ra!!!
Who would play Lion-O in a live action adaptation of Thundercats? Today's guest, Sara Staggs, needed the eye of Thundera to help answer that question, but you didn't come here for 80's cartoons, did you? Meet Sara Staggs Sara is an epileptic who had to leave her job as a civil litigator in Portland, Oregon as the lifestyle associated with that career triggered her seizures. As such, she had to close her law practice and bid farewell to that chapter of her life for good but, for Sara, writing was the next frontier. She has contributed to several publications including: Huffington Post, Flash Fiction Magazine, In Parentheses Literary Journal, Five Minute Lit, and Tiny Seed Literary Journal literary journals. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her debut novel, UNCONTROLLABLE, an inspirational story of a woman whose life is derailed by something out of her control, and how she chooses to face life on its terms, abandoning what she once dreamed she could be. Key Topics 00:00:00 About Sarah Staggs 00:05:20 From Legal Briefs to Fiction: A Journey of Relearning the Art of Writing 00:08:50 Unlocking the Power of Collaboration: How a Group of Writers Achieved Publishing Success 00:14:59 Blurring the Lines: Exploring the Authenticity of Auto Fiction and the Journey of a Writer 00:16:29 Nostalgic TV Delights: Exploring Sarah's Favorite Childhood Shows, from Care Bears to Thundercats 00:20:16 Discovering Hidden Potential: A Journey of Self-Discovery Through Writing 00:21:35 Empowering Writers: The Impact of Encouragement and Validation in the Epilepsy Community Buy Uncontrollable Amazon:https://amzn.to/3P2fNhT Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781685132019 Connect With Sara Website: https://www.sarastaggswrites.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaraStaggs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarastaggswrites/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-staggs-28b82925a/ Connect with Mike Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/ If you like this episode, please share it with a friend. If you have not done so already, please rate and review Uncorking a Story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Talked about being the voice actor for Lion O from The Thundercats and Count Chocula and Sonny the CooCoo bird for cocoa puffs and how his wife got him into watching horror films and his Toys R Us story
And on the next episode of Who Would Win...We celebrate the newest Zelda game with the first time appearance of the series big bad!Will Link's Archenemy Ganondorf (Repped by Ray) and his array of magic be impervious to defeat or will Lord of the Thundercats Lion-O (Repped by Ray) get his redemption on the biggest stage of all? Special Guest Judge Robert Clarke-Chan is back again already but is he up to the challenge of this massive battle?You can now support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/WhoWouldWinShowCheck out the Who Would Win YouTube Channel!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvvgEElLPGQG2GXkqMhQ5JwCheck out our brand new Who Would Win Merch Store:WhoWouldWinStore.comFollow us all on Twitter: @WhoWouldWinShow @JamesGavsie @AlmightyRayTitle: World of MagicArtist: Scott BuckleyGenre: EpicMood: Fantasy, RelaxingDownload: http://www.scottbuckley.com.au/librar...&music by Twisterium / freebackgroundtracks.netWhoWouldWinShow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/who-would-win/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sorry, y'all. We needed a nap. But Paul and Alex are back a lil late this week with an excellent discussion of other cosmically significant cats, microwave induced prophetic hallucinations, and jogging. Get up, sleepy head!! Jog through this week's strip Here. Follow the Podcast on Twitter or Instagram Follow the Paul on Instagram Follow Alex on Twitter or Instagram Mystic Lasagna is a Member of the Missing Sock network. For other great shows like this one, check out https://www.missingsocknetwork.com/ or search Missing Sock in your favorite pod catcher. Also we have Merch!! Follow the network on Instagram. Lasagnaste´
ThunderCats hooooo! Or should we say, By the Power of Grayskull! Two 1980s icons join forces in He-Man / ThunderCats as the Masters of the Universe pair up with Lion-O and team to battle the combine forces of Skeletor and Mumm-Ra in this six-part comic book series from DC Comics. And speaking of joining forces, we are joined in this conversation by special guest Mike from Multiverse of Badness.Ep. 93 What if He-Man teamed up with the Thundercats? With Special Guest Mike of the Multiverse of Badness PodcastEarth of an unknown designation as seen in He-Man / Thundercats #1-6It's all 80s as we explore the crossover between Lion-O and the ThunderCats and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in their six part comic book series from DC Comics and writers Rob David & Lloyd Goldfine (from Mattel) and Freddie E. Williams II (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). We discuss the origins of both properties including their iconic tv shows, dive into the the long comic book roots of ThunderCats head writer Leonard Starr, wonder if Cats the musical influenced ThunderCats and speculate what could be next for these two franchises. All this plus what happens when these characters get amalgamated with Superman and each other in our conversation with Mike from Multiverse of Badness. Reading List: He-Man & The Masters of the Universe (TV Show 1983) Thundercats (TV Show 1985) He-Man / Thundercats #1-6 (DC Comics 2016-17) Follow Mike & Multiverse of Badness on Mastodon, email him at mike@multiverseofbadness.com or listen on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersEmail Podcast@DearWatchers.comTheme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★
Larry began his career when he was 15 in 1963 as a disc jockey at a radio station in Peoria, Illinois. He went on to work in New York, Cleveland, and Chicago. He later became a cast member on the radio show 'Imus in the Morning' in 1973. There, he made fun of political figures and famous people such as Elvis Presley, Ross Perot, and Richard Nixon. He made his way into TV when he became the host of the New York show "Bowling for Dollars" from 1976 to 1979. He also does the voice for Sonny the Cuckoo Bird for Cocoa Puffs cereal. Voice of Lion-O from the Thundercats (1985) animated series.
Happy Holidays Our beautiful radical Bunglers! It's Come To this...our mega five-part special episode as a celebration for the young Thundercats leader! ⚡️Lion-O's Anointment First Day: Trial of Strength
Alex fills in for a sick Josh, and is joined by Talking SMAC regulars Matt and Bekkie along with returning guest Cesar from the No On 15 All-Cast and making his Talking SMAC debut, the Geeky Dad himself, Raphael to debate your suggested Versus matches between your favorite fictional characters. Fight Card: Harry Potter vs Eragon [suggested by Josh] (0:01:15) Captain Kirk (Kelvin) vs Han Solo (Original Trilogy) [suggested by @TheReal7Ceez] (0:08:13) Green Arrow & Speedy vs The Hawkeyes (Clint & Kate) [suggested by Josh] (0:12:18) Paddington Bear vs Tom Nook [suggested by @ShrimpInSpace] (0:16:00) Doctor Doom vs Rick Sanchez [suggested by Matt Martin from @Panel2PanelPod] (0:19:24) He-Man vs Lion-O [suggested by Raphael @GeekyDadPodcast] (0:23:06) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers vs Voltron [suggested by Raphael @GeekyDadPodcast] (0:28:11) Grogu vs Baby Groot [suggested by Raphael @GeekyDadPodcast] (0:32:53) Catwoman (Halle Berry) vs Moose (John Travolta) [suggested by Joey Fitzgerald @GameClubPod] (0:37:30) Yuda vs John Wick [suggested by Antonio @TheCultworthy] (0:42:20) Goku vs Invincible [suggested by Matt Martin from @Panel2PanelPod] (0:46:19) The Grinch vs Krampus [suggested by @TheReal7Ceez] (0:50:23) Please remember to join our Discord and check out our merch store!
Hoooo Today's double Thundercats episodes have Ryan and David wishing on harps and jumping through black holes! Frist in "Sword in a Hole" "An S.O.S. from the edge of a Black Hole in deep space sends Lion-O, Snarf and Cheetara out in the Feliner. Captain Shiner, a Prussian space mercenary working for Mumm-Ra, captures Lion-O and Snarf." Then in "The Evil Harp of Charr-Nin" "The ThunderKittens discover a Magical Harp, strum it and release Charr-Nin, a genie who has been imprisoned inside." Original Airdates: November 8, 1985 & November 11, 1985 Thank you to the "ThunderCats Wiki" for the plot synopsis Please Like
We're decked out in stripes this week, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about his childhood favorite animal, the fearsome tiger! We also sink our teeth into discussions of weird books, 80s TV, and classic hip-hop!3:05: Q1 (Sports & Games): What NCAA Division I conference has no fewer than three teams called the “Tigers”?9:17: Q2 (Everything Else): Though it wasn't technically a tiger, the extinct marsupial known as the thylacine was often called one. What island was its native habitat before it went extinct in 1936?15:38: Q3 (Arts & Literature): What 2001 philosophical novel by Yann Martel has only two main characters, one of which is a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker?25:54: Q4 (Movies & TV): What 1980s science fantasy cartoon series had a humanoid tiger character named Tygra, who was Lion-O's second-in-command?32:00: Q5 (Times & Places): The Tamil Tigers were a revolutionary group active from 1976 to 2009 in what island nation?40:00: Q6 (Music): What hip-hop collective that “ain't nuthing ta fuck wit”, opens the song that tells us that with a voiceover saying “Tiger Style… Tiger Style…”?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Voice from the Underground Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voice-from-the-underground-politics-pop-culture/id1302884018Brain Ladle Productions: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/
Subscribe to our channel! On this Throwback Thursday episode from The Independent Corner on Blog Talk Radio Jonathan Moody chats with Lion-O from Thundercats himself Larry Kenney! Follow us on social media: @indiefilmcafe @indiecornerradio Websites: http://sickflickproductions.com http://indiefilmcafe.reviews http://indiefilmcafe.podbean.com http://patreon.com/indiefilmcafe
Having exhausted their memories of television villains, the boys jump to the big screen. And this time, they are recording in person. Listen as these two discuss movie villains over the years while struggling with technical difficulties.
We look back at 1985's Thundercats, a popular cartoon series that came in the wake of Masters of the Universe. The first episode Exodus explains how the cat creatures ended up on Third Earth (it's mutants). Music comes from The Mariners with Nobody Told Me. Check out more from the band here The Mariners: Musichttps://themariners.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thundercats Fans! ✨ This episode is very late, but due to technical issues (and we believe Mumm-Ra's meddling!) we lost the recording for a little while! Thankfully Panthro was hard at work and was able to retrieve a rough audio version of the episode, and after working on it with Ro-Bear-Bill we have a episode! (Please forgive the terrible audio in this episode!) "Mandora is imprisoned by the evil Captain Cracker on the Gray Prison Planet. It is up to Lion-O to rescue Mandora as well as prevent Captain Cracker from releasing all the inmates." "It's a race against time for the ThunderCats when Mumm-Ra orders the Driller to bore a tunnel from Acid lake to the Cats Lair." Original Airdates: November 4, 1985 & November 5, 1985 Thank you to the "ThunderCats Wiki" for the plot synopsis Please Like
In the month of December 1987 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode sixty-nine of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the bouncy Buggy Boy, the slappy Street Hassle and the shonky Super Sprint and wonder just what made Lion-O's hair turn grey… Games covered in this episode: Buggy Boy Captain America Thundercats Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Yogi Bear Action Force Street Hassle Computer Scrabble Deluxe How to be a Complete Bastard Super Sprint Microball Shoot-em-up Construction Kit Find us here: https://zappedtothepast.com/ Please visit the website of David Hearne Writer - our amazing show sponsor: https://www.davidhearnewriter.com/ If you would like to help us out and join our Patreon, find it here: https://www.patreon.com/zappedtothepast Additional links mentioned in the Podcast: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/wolf/ http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=7916&d=18&h=0 https://thundercats.fandom.com/wiki/ThunderCats_Wiki https://youtu.be/JAI30MC36hk?t=224 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUn6uEKdfT4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA5y6iHb-Qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iXvTzEsoiI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hygqfTXwM0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9M_bqIB6EU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiQx7XlsFLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgwWPGWCFoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtK2AlUQ0Jc http://www.seuck.retrogaming64.com/index.html http://www.seuck.retrogaming64.com/tips.html
Thundercats Fans! Ryan and David are here with a new review and recap! Today a new friend joins the Thundercats and we see if Queen Willa is pleased with today's events. We also debut a new segment called "Who Is The Biggest Bungler?" "Infuriated by the Mutants' excuse that the Sword of Omens is invincible, Mumm-Ra summons Hachiman, a legendary Samurai, and his sword, the Thunder-Cutter. He deceives Hachiman into believing that Lion-O is evil. Hachiman confronts Lion-O while the ThunderCat is en route to the Warrior Maiden's Treetop Kingdom with Nayda." Original Airdate: October 29, 1985 Thank you to the "ThunderCats Wiki" for the plot synopsis Please Like
Thundercats Fans! Today we review an episode that's as close to a holiday/Christmas special on Thundercats. The Berbils are celebrating at night waiting for a rare bird's arrival, there is snow and the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe styled "The Crystal Queen" who screams a lot! "Lion-O has to brave an ice palace to rescue an endangered bird from the clutches of a cruel and greedy queen." Original Airdate: October 9, 1985 Thank you to the "ThunderCats Wiki" for the plot synopsis Please Like
Ryan and David are back with more Thundercats fun as we dive deep into pit of the Netherwitch! Mumm-Ra once more pretends to be someone else....The Netherwitch, in todays episode "The Astral Prison." "Jaga has been imprisoned in the Astral Plane and it is up to Lion-O to rescue his mentor, even if it means that he might never be able to return to his own world." Original Airdate: October 8, 1985 Thank you to the "ThunderCats Wiki" for the plot synopsis Please Like
Today on Thundercats review and recap Ryan and David talk "Return to Thundera" there is also a lot of "ballistas" and ranting from Mumm-Ra! "The Mutants create Warbot, a Plun-Darrian war robot, to destroy Cats' Lair. Unaware of this, Lion-O enters the Time Capsule's hologram and travels back in time and space to his home planet Thundera. He arrives the day before the destruction of the planet, and all is in turmoil." Original Airdate: October 4, 1985 Thank you to the "ThunderCats Wiki" for the plot synopsis Please Like
Working through the archive from the past. Our first celebrity interview on 80's Reboot Overdrive was with the incredible voice actor Larry Kenney. Most people know Larry's voice as Lion-O from Thundercats and Bluegrass from Silverhawks but did you know he was also the voice behind Sonny the Cuckoo Bird from the Cocoa Puffs commercial?
This is Five and Nine, a podcast newsletter at the intersection of magic, work and economic justice. Welcome to Episode 001. This episode features a live reading and a reference to the Seed Root and Garden spread in action. As a very visual medium, the tarot benefits from being able to engage with the imagery of the cards, and we include the images from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck for reference. See our previous newsletter to learn more about the Seed Root and Garden spread.Listen to the podcast now, or read the transcript below, or both! Ana: That was "Tiger Rag," performed by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1918. It's part of 400,000 sound recordings made available in the public domain this year. It felt like an appropriate tune for this month because this month marks the Year of the Tiger. Hi everyone. My name is Ana Mina, AKA An Xiao. I'm an author and intuitive coach working from Tongva, Ohlone and Lenape land. I serve as the producer on this project. Dorothy: Hello. My name is Dorothy Santos. I'm a writer, artist, and educator based on Ramaytush Ohlone land. And I'm one of the Directors of Magic for Five and Nine. Xiaowei: My name is Xiaowei Wang, and I'm an author, artist and scholar based in Ohlone territory. I'm one of the Directors of Magic and Creative Director on this project. Ana: So we started Five and Nine as three friends from the art and technology world and kind of realized that we are interested in also these issues around magic, tarot, how that fits in with topics around work, economic justice, and decided to put this podcast and newsletter together as a way to foster the conversation, bring a critical discussion to these topics. Especially, especially right now, during this time when there's so much confusion, so much concern around the future of our planet. Xiaowei: So I have had the privilege of working with both of you on various professional projects. And I feel like I've learned so much in terms of how to balance both doing creative work, doing meaningful and impactful work, as well as trying to pay the bills and think about student loans. And so I'm hoping that this newsletter really opens up a lot of difficult conversations that are often sidestepped about the actual process of how to do things. Dorothy: I, aside from adoring the two of you, and again, also making magic in different permutations in the world. I also just saw this as a Thundercat call, and I am really Lion-O, but I'm probably in a Snarf body. That's fine. I'm okay with that. I almost feel like working on something outside of work and academia that allows me to be much more expressive in how I want to talk about work and labor and career and the differences between those three things. It really is because I think we need paths and avenues that allow us to think a little bit more abstractly about the every day, because sometimes the banal and the mundane of something as simple, which we'd like to think is simple, like earning money, building a portfolio, having a new skill, like those, those aren't actually as banal as people think. Xiaowei: In some ways, I think of Five and Nine as — and to pull in my mom here, she always says, “I like to share my mistakes with you, so you don't have to go through them, Xiaowei.” And I see ourselves as having this circle of magic, where we share observations, mistakes, moments of failure or contemplation as we've tried to navigate this work-centric world that we live in, while at the same time balancing our values and also the amount of debt that we owe to the US government. Dorothy: So for me, it's this ongoing archive of our thoughts and observations on how capitalism has actually affected each of our practices as artists, writers, and also people that I've had an engaged in professional work in various ways. Ana: There's the very practical and the very magical, and how do you balance those things? How do you talk about those things? I think all three of us have been engaged in this conversation for years now. It's good to talk about that and to ask ourselves, what does it mean to do work in a world that's so deeply unjust? Dorothy: I remember one of the things my mom said to me when — and I was actually on TV, like the evening news, at a protest one time. And my mom said something really interesting — and I don't critique her for this, I understand it, but it is complicated, it's been over a decade — but my mom said, "I didn't immigrate to this country for you to suffer or risk your wellbeing in your life for other people." And I didn't know actually how to respond to her. But when you come from an immigrant family, the nine to five thing actually doesn't exist. All of my life as a kid, my grandparents woke up — actually, they woke up at five in the morning, my dad woke up at four, and the workday was atypical all the time, because it was more about survival than it was about thinking about a career. And even before I had the language of economic justice, I did also have magic. And I think the confluence of all those things in my life now, decades later, is for a reason. And I feel like I'm doing so many things later in my life, and I think that's another consideration when thinking about this work that we do — is this kind of intergenerational dialogue around what these things actually mean. Xiaowei: For a long time, my mom had that attitude, and I think still does to some extent, but I realized it's because she's coming from a culture where the social safety net is there already. And oftentimes it comes in the form of family. Coming from a big sprawling Chinese family, like, say what you want, but I have cousins who are queer who are maybe not accepted in mainstream Chinese society, but it's always, the bottom line is, your family is there to provide for you and to always accept you. And then on top of that, you have this broader social safety net in China. And so in some strange way, I realized, I guess I could understand how it's a little bit perverse to like get paid just to be in a society where that kind of social support and social benefit is not the default. Ana: I kinda like where we landed with that name, Five and Nine, the symbology of five as this turning point, the nine not quite the completion, but almost there, kind of rethinking this whole thing. Dorothy: Ana, you just read my brain. You know, numerology is, has always fascinated me. And I think one of the things that I love about the name that we chose is five in the tarot is also about conflict and challenges and how you battle something out. So even if we look at the different suits, Five of Swords, Five of Pentacles or Coins, et cetera, and as someone who comes from this background of visual and critical studies, I always look at the symbology. And the Five of Swords is always this really tricky card to talk about because it's someone walking away from — it's people walking away from one another, but are you the victor, or are you the person who has been defeated? And this is what is so freaking magical about the tarot is that you actually don't know that until much later on. And so when I think of the Five of Swords, or I think of any of the Five of fill-in-the-blank suit, I think of that, that in one way, shape or form you can explain something. I think there's a great responsibility when being a tarot reader as well, because you have to not just actively and deep, listen to someone, you also have to, there's so many other things involved, body language, context, reading the proverbial room. But then it's also Five AND Nine. It's not Five TO Nine. And I know I'm being a real semantics geek right now, but as you mentioned, Ana, Nine isn't actually about completion. It's about just getting there, just getting there. And so, I love that as simple as Five and Nine sounds, it's actually much more complex, and the tarot actually tells a deeper, broader story. And I think that's what's so beautiful about it, and why I've loved it ever since I was a teenager. Xiaowei: I love that term, "reading tarot and reading the room," because one of the things that I think for folks who maybe have never read tarot or just tangentially know about it, it's like, where does this come from? Where does all this knowledge come from that you're spitting at me during this reading? And I think that points to how we've really constructed these ways of where knowledge comes from. Especially in the West, knowledge comes from seeking. It comes from actively downloading comes from probing, I think of Jeff Warren's work and when he talks about microscopes and how with a lot of modern microscopes, you're like actively shooting radio waves at the object. But the very flip side of that, the tarot really surfaces is that it's about tuning in, that actually all of this knowledge, all of these reflections, all of the wisdom to be gained, it's there already. And tarot is this way of helping us tune in to the things that are already there. And, there are so many practices that fall into alignment with that as well, like walking meditation, things like that. And I also love reversals because when I was taught to read reversals by Eliza Swann from Golden Dome, she posed reversals as an exclamation point. And again, too, I think we're just so used to thinking in binary. So like a reversal — "something that was good is now bad" — but actually that's not it. There's always this Middle Way in between, which is what we have to tune into. Ana: And so it's the “Middle Way Podcast.” Seed, Root, Garden Spread (11:25)Ana: Dorothy and Xiaowei are the Directors of Magic for this project, and they created a spread for the Year of the Tiger. Dorothy: Yes: seed root garden. It is a three card spread that looks at and asks and prompts the querent — or I also want to be very expansive here for anyone who is interested in reading for other people. The seed card is what needs to be planted. The root card is how to best cultivate, and the garden card is what environment, place and/or space — however you want to think about that — is needed to have this root bloom even further and to grow and be attuned with the seasons. And the reason why I talk about shape of a spread and that there's variations of it, that if you wanted to create a triangle, so, you know, at the bottom left of this is a seed. The top is the root. And then the lower right-hand corner of the triangle is the garden. That's one way of looking at the shape of the spread. But you can also have the seed at the bottom. And then on top of that is the root card. And then on top of that is the garden card. For those of you that are not familiar with tarot, the basic three-card spread oftentimes represents past, present and future. Sometimes when I do three card spreads for people, and I say, "Okay, we're going to just do something quick and dirty. We're going to do past present future." It's very daunting for a lot of people because that timescale is just like, "Whoa, wait, my whole life? You mean like my whole ass past? Like, that's a lot to think about!" But when you think about it in the context of seed root and garden, playing around with a different — not just semantics, but meaning of what a three-card spread could mean and could be for you, dear listener, I think what I'm hoping for is that there's something in particular that you're wanting to seed. So if you already know, I want to gain a skill that allows me to work with the community more. So that might mean I really love design, so I want to create flyers, or I want to help with PR or social for a campaign. Well, that's the seed, and then you kind of have an idea of what you want to root and, you think, well, this is kind of best rooted in community. The things that I want to do. And the garden that you want to develop off of that, the environment you want to create is not just context for who else is riding with you, but what do you need? What kind of environment do you need to actually cultivate and continue cultivation of that? And the seed root and garden spread is just one avenue and one path for you to learn even the language of the tarot. Depending on what cards you get, it's infinite, the combinations you can get. Then the tarot, albeit the universe, starts to talk to you through that and how you might understand, okay, well, you understand what your seed is, but maybe this is the thing that you need to understand. Maybe there's a decision that you need to make, maybe you're getting the Two of Cups here, so you have some type of feelings and emotions around a decision based on the seed that you actually want to plant, et cetera. Xiaowei: So part of our work at Five and Nine is thinking about the different seasons, and being that it's both winter in North America, where we all are currently, as well as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, it's really a time to start planning out the crops or the garden. One of the things that really came up was a conversation that we had last year around this time. Oh God, now my brain is like, what is, what is time? 20—? No, the year before 2020, during September and October, Dorothy, you and I were talking about the fires and everything going on and kind of this phrasing of people saying, it's the end. And I think we have a very simplistic notion of the end, and we forget that it's actually like, there's a lot of other things like composting, or just a cycle of things that happened. Dorothy: I will cite Mama Dulce here, my mother, who texted me this morning saying that she was watching a UFO documentary on Netflix and how she said, well, you know, this isn't the end of humanity. This is a lesson in how we need to survive, need to change. And you do that through very intentional, slow practice. Okay, let me pick the easiest plant. So pothos. One of my good friends, Helen Tseng, they sent me something like apartment therapy. I don't even know if it's from that, but I started getting into plants more a few years ago, and they gave me a trimming of their pothos, and it's grown considerably. I actually have different trimmings all over the apartment that I live in. But the article I think they sent me, it had the line or the headline was, “The stupid, easy plant to take care of.” And I'm sharing this because even at the rate that the potho grows, it's a reminder of duration and time and what you're doing and where you were when you first took care of the trimming when you first planted it. And, obviously, my planting skills have graduated to other plants. I'm bringing this up related to the spread because I remember my mom, she was scared for her plants when she would travel because she would say, “Oh God, I know I'm going to come back to one or two of my plant babies, and they're completely dead.”And that was the case when I took care of it, but not anymore. But I think that was one of the foundational aspects of coming up with this spread with you was if we think about this and apply it to the way we look at how we show up in the world and how we are present with other people, whether it's through our work or community organizing or artistic practice, how do we take a seed and cultivate it? And what do we do with the roots when they come in and what should we consider? Because even before you plant a seed, you actually have to know whether that seed is going to grow in the environment you're placing it in, because some seeds just won't grow. And sometimes you learn those lessons after the fact. I think we came up with variations on how this might look for someone. And that was something I felt was very important because some people want to see the seed root garden relationship as a triangle. Some people might see it as an actual sprout, something that grows vertically, but it's pretty open. And I think that's what I love most about what we came up with. Xiaowei: Yeah. And as an avid gardener I think there's just always a magic that I encounter when it's early morning and I get to really be with the plants, and plants just go through this. You can kind of tweak it through adjusting the environment. But it's like, they just grow. No matter what, they will grow, even if they're outside, and you're like, I forgot to water them. They will grow towards water. So this kind of magic of survival and of life and this kind of vital force is really powerful to me. I think it's also incredible how a flower, it goes to seed, it just has this kind of intrinsic lifecycle. And to me that reminds me of the power of just knowing when certain things are enough. And what I mean by this is when I first started reading tarot for myself, it was like really in my wishes. Like, “I have this wish to achieve this thing and how do I get there? And the tarot will help me do that.” And now looking back upon it, it's very simplistic. It's more just like, “How do I tune in to try and figure out this garden in this season?” And very practically, earlier this week, I was talking with a friend who was not sure if he should leave his job. He was like, "But when will I know?" And I was like, "Well, you'll know when you know." And not to sound cryptic about it, but he was kind of going on about how he didn't like this new set of managers that were hired, things like that. And he was like, "Oh, but I don't want to leave because of that." And it's like, “Yeah, exactly.” The decisions that you make have to come from that same force of a flower. It just, , blooms, it just opens up. It has to have that same kind of energy. And so I think this spread really reminds us of that in its formation. Applying the Spread (20:41)Ana: Should we do a reading for ourselves for this project? Dorothy: I mean, I am down for that. Who's gonna pull a seed card? Xiaowei: Do you want to? Dorothy: Sure. I'm picking one right now... All right. Ready? Jesus, I got the Five of Pentacles. Xiaowei: The tarot has a good sense of humor. I pulled the Four of Wands for roots. Dorothy: Wow. Okay. Okay. Ana: The garden: I pulled the Tower. Dorothy: Oh my God. Goddess, really, actually. Holy — so many thoughts... Ana: Okay. Five of Pentacles. It's a seed that needs to be planted. The root is a Four of Wands, how to best cultivate. And the garden, the environment, and the place that's needed to have this fruit bloom further is the Tower. Dorothy: I don't think that the Five of Pentacles is meant to be about us. I kind of understood that as the context of what we're in. I know that that the garden is for that maybe, or it might be read that way, but I think the seed that needs to be planted being the Five of Pentacles has more to do with, oh, how have we processed, metabolized, taken in the loss and the grief that we are experiencing in our own individual lives in relation to our communities, our work, professional academic community, and what we witnessed all around us? And this is going to sound really strange, but sometimes the most beautiful things are seeded from something that is very painful. Like when we read for one another, all we do is laugh when we pull cards, because it's just like, “Oh yeah, thanks, universe, I hear you loud and clear.” [The Five of Pentacles] is these two individuals, these two figures that are plowing through the snow literally, and one is injured, another one is forging ahead. And then you see these Pentacles at a window. And I felt visually when I saw that, I thought, “Oh, okay, we have to take what we've been given, and that becomes the seed of the work that we do.” Because it's not just about accomplishments. It's not just about the experiences that we've gained. It's also what we've lost, and the different types of failures we've experienced in our individual lives that bring us together to not just understand one another and how we're going to be in this continuous dialogue, because — and I always tell people this, when I read for them — the tarot is probably not going to mean anything if you don't do the work. And that's what the universe is trying to tell you. I always have this joke when I tell people, I always am just trying to be the Oracle in The Matrix. You know how she tells Neo in the original Matrix that you didn't come here to ask what to do. But you came here to figure out why you're doing it. People already know and have decisions made up in their mind. The reason why people go to tarot is they want to understand, well, why do I feel this way? Or they want to seek affirmation or confirmation. A really ethical, responsible tarot reader will always know that you can never predict things and that as painful and as uncomfortable something might be that that might be the actual thing that needs to be planted. So it becomes something different and new and evolves into something unexpected. Xiaowei: I think one of the things that I love about spreads is that so much of the cards, there's an intrinsic meaning, but then there's also the context that they're in. And to me, there's this element of the Five of Pentacles card that is about relationships to institutions. And then also people who are these injured people, who are kind of banding together. And at least in the context of the spread that we've just done, to have the root be Four of Wands just highlights that energy for me in the Five of Pentacles even further. That's about coming together to really build this refuge for ourselves. Dorothy: The one aspect of the card visually I don't like is the representation of disability as a type of thing that communicates loss and grief, and I wanted to just big up and put a little shine on the New World Tarot, which actually represents so many different types of bodies and ability, disability, and all different types of morphologies — human morphologies — that are of strength and a type of relentlessness. As someone who suffers from chronic pain, it hasn't actually hindered my spirit, and I deal with it the best way that I can. And I'm bringing this up because I oftentimes feel we live in a world, in a culture where those things are not factored in. But they are represented as, you're losing at the game, and the game being, capitalism or, whatever, whatever game you feel that we're all playing. And I read with different decks for different people. I really love the whole format of, sometimes, if I'm in the mood, allowing my, my querent, the person who has sought a tarot reading to, choose their deck. And that's been a really great practice for me because it really forces me to be present with the person, and to just be in the moment, because I don't know what deck they're going to choose, number one, but also it forces me to really connect with the different visual formats I'm working with, but also the different symbologies. And that's just something that I wanted to point out. Ana: One thing that I find interesting when I'm talking with people who do these kinds of ancient practices, or old practices, I should say. There's something deep here, but at the same time, the thing that I struggle with is , yeah, the same practice that contains so much wisdom at the same time contains these problematics contains things that we may not agree with anymore as a society or as readers. I feel like we're trying to navigate which wisdom is still relevant, which wisdom is still applicable Xiaowei: I love what you two have brought up about this kind of duality between tarot and all of these practices as having this kind of ancient wisdom, but then also some problematics. And I think , for me, I always think of in Buddhism, how we talk about the moon is a symbol of enlightenment, but all of this is just pointing to the moon, right? Like, don't mistake the moon for enlightenment. And that reminds me of reading tarot as well. It has a knowledge of a certain kind, but don't mistake the card for the precise knowledge. I think especially this image of the Tower card, like everything that we're saying and thinking, and our reflections on the tarot. You know, 20 years down the line, the stuff that we're saying now might be entirely antiquated or problematic or so different, and so of this time period. And I am a thousand percent okay with that. Ana: I'm noticing something, looking at the spread, going from bottom to top, is it's a bit of an ascension into a tower. You have two figures outside, arguably, a building or a tower. And then at the root, those two figures are, instead of maybe struggling outside, are now celebrating it, cultivating it, building something beautiful. And then just as we've been talking about with that cycle — cycles of change, cycles of planting and rooting and gardening — those two figures eventually find themselves trapped in that tower and leap forth. So many of the people I've been reading for or talking with are finding themselves in this exact intersection right now of trying to get into the game, reaching a point of cultivating and celebrating that, and then finally asking, “Oh, this is right for me anymore?”Xiaowei: Some time ago, Ana, we were talking about David Brooks and his book, The Second Mountain, and — all my distaste for David Brooks's conservatism aside — I think the Tower also speaks to that kind of Second Mountain notion. That it's not just like you've reached the top — "There you are, enjoy your castle." But there's always more mountains to be climbed. Dorothy: I think something that's also related, is the Tower is also about coming into a new type of consciousness. I'm kind of citing Rachel Pollack here because I always think about the ways that the bodies are depicted in the Tower and how the head is oftentimes pointing almost directly to the Earth. Yes, you can kind of posit it as a type of death, but it is a type of a forced leap maybe, or a really fast dive into a consciousness that you're not expecting. And I feel that that is so in relation to what we are experiencing now and when we're doing this project. We're starting it in the midst of a global pandemic. Even just thinking about the tower card, I often times think that what people forget is there's value in understanding and digging through the rubble of the ruins. That if you want to rebuild something, it's there for you. But the ruins also tell you that what came before it didn't last for a reason. And you may not know the reason of why the Tower has crumbled, but what does it tell you about the land that you're on, in a figurative and literal sense?What does my mom say? Oh my gosh, I want to bring her wisdom into this. My mom used to tell me like, "No one's going to build a monument for you." Nothing's infinite, and what is infinite is not tangible . Xiaowei: To me, I think the Tower in this spread, especially as we're reading for our project, also points to how there are so many ways where when we start to talk about work or career, or even magic, it really just becomes about the level of the individual and focused on like, well, what can you do? And the Tower, I think, really embodies an ethos that we all share, which is this broader one of recognizing that the ways that we experience the world, they're part of this bigger sky, this bigger context that we're all part of. It's very much the way that it's drawn. These people falling out of the tower. It's very much a conditioning that's extremely Western in a lot of ways. There's a type of architecture in Japan, a country that has a lot of earthquakes, where the buildings are made of wood, and they're very lightweight. There's not a lot of glass that's used. And it's built so that it eventually collapses and doesn't hurt the people who are inside of it. Year of the Tiger (33:31)Ana: So it's the Year of the Tiger. February 1, 2022 until January 21, 2023. And we have just noticed that Dorothy's Zoom profile has her wearing a pretty amazing tiger shirt. Dorothy: I actually got that thrifting and. I remember the reason why I bought it is because I used to be friends with a couple of stylists, and I remember one of the things they said to me was, "Your attire doesn't match your personality."I don't think this is going to surprise you two. When I worked at — when I had a corporate life, I always wore, what do they call it? Like, a very east coast palette for like for winter. I always wore gray, black, dark, dark, dark brown, like super dark colors all the time. And they said, "I think you need to start wearing print." And so this was my compromise when I saw this, and that's why I bought it because I said, “Well, it's still black.” I love wearing black, but I love this animal. And this animal is awesome and there's it's print, so why not? Ana: And so somewhere in the middle is this amazing shirt that has this beautiful tiger on it. Dorothy: I mean the one revelatory thing that came out this week when Xiaowei said that tigers sleep for like 12 hours or something. Xiaowei: Twenty! Dorothy: Twenty. Okay. And, you know, listen, that sounds amazing. Ana: That's where they get all their energy, right? Dorothy: That's true. Ana: How else are you going to be brave and ferocious if you don't get your beauty sleep first? Dorothy: Oh my gosh. Xiaowei: I just love it because it's a kind of reminder of where to save your energy. I'm sure like as big cat predators, they need to eat a lot, but it's like, why spend all your energy chasing down a tiny bamboo rat, if you can sleep for 20 hours and catch something bigger? Dorothy: I mean, a hundred percent. Xiaowei: I was checking in with my therapist, and she was like, well, how are you doing on the basics these days? And I was like the basics, like, you know, writing 800 words a day? And she just gave me this look. And she was like, "That's not the basics. That's high functioning." Literally what she said was like, "The basics is sleeping, drinking water and leaving the house once a day." Dorothy: Oh my God. Oh my Goddess. Oh, also quick question. In the Chinese Zodiac I'm Year of the Horse. What are you two? Xiaowei: I'm Tiger. Dorothy: Oh yeah, that's right. Ana: I'm a Pig. Dorothy: I joke around and say I'm a stallion….Five and Nine is a podcast newsletter at the intersection of magic, work and economic justice. We publish “moonthly” — a newsletter every new moon
Katie is back this week and that means we stay on task and RADnesia a few films Galaxy Quest and Bruce Almighty Plus we binge watch Jackass 1, 2, and 3 before they leave Netflix! And of course, the weekly Thundercats recap is back! Grab your Cup and let's fill it with some RAD!!! ~ Enjoy the positive pop culture vibes ~
Larry "The Legend" Kenney was the guest today. The original voice of Lion-O, Snarf and Jackleman. He was also the voice of Claudus from the 2012 ThunderCats and Jaga in ThunderCats Roar! He's been the voice of your favorite fruity candy, Skittles and he was the voice of VH1's biggest show, Best Week Ever! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nmyheadpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nmyheadpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/nmyheadpod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatsInMyHeadPodcast/featuredDon't forget to subscribe and follow us across all social media platforms.
In this special episode we get to do an interview with Larry Kenney. Larry has done the voices of: Claudus from Thundercats 2011, Count Chocula, Sonny the Cuckoo for Cocoa Cocoa puffs bird, Lion-O from Thundercats, and Lt. Colonel Bluegrass from Silverhawks and many more!
It's gold season on Third Earth! Ryan and David review episode 17 of season one "All That Glitters" and we have a lot to say about it! Cheetara hoards gold and we meet a cold and bummed Enflamer! "Mumm-Ra tricks Lion-O into using the Sword of Omens against another ThunderCat, causing it to break in two. The only way to repair it could end up costing Lion-O his life." Original Airdate: October 1, 1985 Thank you to the "ThunderCats Wiki" for the plot synopsis Please Like
Episode Notes THUNDERCATS! HOOOOO! If you grew up in the 80's you know that call to action VERY well. Thats the call of Lion-o to the rest of the Thundercats! And this week on Funny Science Fiction we talk with the voice of Lion-O, the one and only, Larry Kenney! We talk with Larry about his career in voice over, but not just with Thundercats. We talk about Silverhawks, commercial and video game work he has done. In fact, the next time you play Red Dead Redemption - be sure to thank JB Cripps for watching over your campsite so nicely ... and then thank Larry for voicing that character and providing his motion capture too! Honestly, we had a great chat with one of the greatest voice actors of our generation. A legend indeed. For more about Larry Kenney, please visit - www.imdb.com www.behindthevoiceactors.com Facebook as Larry Kenney For more about our show partners - please visit River City Tees - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rivercitytees?ref_id=22912 Level Up Lightsabers - https://leveluplightsaber.com/?wpam_id=130 Support The FSF PopCast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/funny-science-fiction
Griffin Haby III & Paden Mckinney, Co-Founders of Mountain Lion O&G return to the podcast to share some of their crazy stories from over the years including: "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!" "Come up the Holler" "Haby's 'There Will be Blood' Moment" "The Barn House Robbery" "The AR 15 Deal" "Chasing an F6 Tornado"
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THUNERCATS HO!!!!! Today Melissa got to sit down with the one and only voice of Lion-O from the 1985 original
This week, our hosts, Kevin Collar and Will McBride, are joined.....again by Aaron Alessandrini, and are talking about their favourite fictional characters. Kevin talks about Lion-O from Thundercats, Q from the Star Trek Universe, and Superman from DC Comics. Will talked about Taako, from the Dungeons and Dragons universe, Naruto from the Naruto manga/anime and Ash Ketchum who needs to catch them all, in the Pokemon universe. A. A. Ron spoke about Jim Darkmagic, Spawn....and a third character. What are your favourite characters? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tnhnj/message
Salutations all you Fine Folks out there! Today the nonsensical pair debate their favorite heroes and villains from cartoon shows of yore. Who would want to miss a discussion featuring childhood staples the likes of Gargamel, Skeletor, Lion-O, Captain Planet, and a bunch of irrelevant characters from the "hit" shows Pokemon and Sponge Bob Squarepants?! Earl loves Pokemon. Francis doesn't understand the hype. Bickering ensues. You'd be best served to listen in on the tomfoolery. Enjoy! And while you're at it, please don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show. Gobble up those burgers!
This week Mike and Erick talk about why Erick's Netflix has been taken over by his family and if he should start charging them. Mike talks about his potential move to Downtown Frederick and if he''ll be too big to live there! Also, the guys get deep in nerddom when they talk about Funko Pops and Voltron. Plus Mikes Movie Moment is back to talk about the upcoming Golden Globe nominations and what that means for Black Panther.
Match ups you'd never imagine go in directions no sane person would ever dream of as Heroes and villains of pop culture clash for your entertainment! And we use Superfight Cards to "even" the odds! We hash out who live and dies as the fights rage between Captain America, Batman, Optimus Prime, Mumm-Ra, Pappa Smurf, Megatron, The Joker, Lion-O and More!