Jan 26

Behind The Panels Issue 126 – Awkwood

Behind-the-Panels-iss126-Cover-ArtIn this issue, Marvel announces they are ending all their universes. It seems like a pretty extreme way to get rid of Spider Island, but who are we to judge? THEN it’s Melbourne Comics Quarterly, Burning Fields, Millennium, Reyn and more in What We’ve Been Reading.

PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: AWKWOOD by Jase Harper (Milk Shadow Books). This is Behind The Panels

Your Hosts: Richard Gray, David McVay, and Dave Longo.

Next Week (127): Kingsman: The Secret Service (Film Special)

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Jan 26

Podcast Pillowfort Ep06 – New Year’s Podcast Resolutions

PodcastPillowfortCoverArtWelcome back to another year of Podcast Pillowfort, the podcast about podcasts.

In this episode, we will talk about some of the new podcasts coming out in 2015 and give our initial thoughts on them. Then we make our podcast resolutions for 2015, including the types of things we think we might be listening to this year. Plus we will wrap up with a king sized ‘stuff we learned this week’ by collecting our educational experiences over the course of an Australian summer.

So grab your headphones, a tall drink* and join us in the Pillowfort.

*Remember: tea and beer are the official beverages of Podcast Pillowfort.

Your Hosts: Amy Barker and Richard Gray

For full show notes go to PodcastPillowfort.com

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Jan 20

Behind the Panels Issue 125 – Teen Titans: Earth One

Behind-the-Panels-iss125-Cover-ArtThis week, Time Warner has announced a superhero themed casino opening in a Chinese resort. Because if there’s one thing Batman loves, it’s gambling addiction. ALSO it’s reportedly trouble aboard the Fantastic Four set. Insiders are already calling the Josh Trank reboot “a movie”. THEN it’s Star Wars, Peggy Carter and more in What We’ve Been Reading and Watching, the new Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer gets a patented Trailer Commentary.

PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE by Jeff Lemire, Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.

Your Hosts: Richard Gray, David McVay, and Dave Longo.

Next Week (126): Awkwood by Jase Harper (Milk Shadow Books)

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For show notes in detail head over to Behind The Panels

Jan 12

Behind the Panels Issue 124 – Civil War

Behind-the-Panels-iss124-Cover-ArtIn this issue, Channing Tatum is getting his own solo movie as Gambit. We can’t wait to see Jonah Hill as Wolverine. ALSO Scarlett Johannson is officially a Ghost in the Shell. We know she’s not the greatest actor, but that’s a little harsh. THEN it’s the tiny adventures of Ant-Man, the nutty outings of Squirrel Girl, the Agent Carter premiere and more in what We’ve Been Reading and Watching. ADDITIONALLY the Ant-Man teaser trailer gets the Trailer Commentary treatment.

PLUS Our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Civil War – A Marvel Comics Event. We’re back for 2015. This is Behind The Panels.

Your Hosts: Richard Gray, David McVay, and Dave Longo.

Next Week (125): Teen Titans: Earth One by Jeff Lemire

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For show notes in detail head over to Behind The Panels

Jan 09

PPFt: Podcast Pillowfort Mini – Quirks and Quarks

PodcastPillowfortCoverArtWelcome to PPFt, your quick discussion about short podcasts. In this PPFt mini episode, we talk about Pop Culture Happy Hour Small Batch.

There are 2 types of short podcasts: podcasts that have shorter versions of their episode normal shows, such as Pop Culture Happy Hour, Extra Hot Great, Radiolab) and those which are short to begin with like 2 Minute Time Lord, Quick and Dirty tips from Grammar Girl, and the Onion Radio News Weekly World Report.

Quirks and Quarks Segmented Show is the award-winning radio science show of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Covering  “the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom… and everything in between”, the half-a-million listeners in Canada is expanded by the podcasts, which are also handily available in segmented versions to narrow in on whatever your particular interest might be.

So grab a short glass, and join us in the Pillowfort.

Your Hosts: Amy Barker and Richard Gray

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For full show notes go to PodcastPillowfort.com

Jan 04

PPFt: Podcast Pillowfort Mini – Pop Culture Happy Hour Small Batch

PodcastPillowfortCoverArtWelcome to PPFt, your quick discussion about short podcasts. In this PPFt mini episode, we talk about Pop Culture Happy Hour Small Batch.

There are 2 types of short podcasts: podcasts that have shorter versions of their episode normal shows, such as Pop Culture Happy Hour, Extra Hot Great, Radiolab) and those which are short to begin with like 2 Minute Time Lord, Quick and Dirty tips from Grammar Girl, and the Onion Radio News Weekly World Report.

Pop Culture Happy Hour Small Batch. Pop Culture Happy Hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly roundtable from NPR. Features “Monkey See” blogger Linda Holmes and an occasionally rowdy cast of characters.

So grab a short glass, and join us in the Pillowfort.

Your Hosts: Amy Barker and Richard Gray

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For full show notes go to PodcastPillowfort.com