Extraplasm Podcast

Episode 14: Still Making Headlines & Sliming Deadlines with Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News

Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News joins Extraplasm for a mid-week episode that also happens to feature one of the biggest Ghostbusters headlines in recent months! Jim discusses Sony's recent announcement that Gil Kenan will direct Afterlife (and explains why this is a very good thing), Illfonic's announcement regarding DLC for Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, and a few important charity news items. Then stick around for a fun conversation with Jason Fitzsimmons about how he started the Ghostbusters News website, how it's transitioned into a full time job running a network of social media sites and content, and the challenges and opportunities involved! Plus Jim and Jason spitball ideas in some fun discussion about Ghostbusters dream products and -- of course -- Slimer's booty. 
Plus don't miss the important and fun announcement at the top of the episode -- for which we thank Laura Summer, AKA Janine Melnitz of the Real Ghostbusters! Check out her social media at @lovethatlaura and be sure to show some love for her recent fan-produced video of Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, to which Laura lent her voice!
Special Thanks & Credits:
Laura Summer @LoveThatLaura for her voice work supporting the Extraplasm Podcast Ecto-Unobtanium Charity Giveaway
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 13: The Cyber Monday Minisode

It's a quick "solo" Extraplasm as Jim takes you through Ghostbusters Cyber Monday week deals, headlines and some "hot take" commentary about Ray Parker Jr.'s views on Sony's alleged "burying" of the original Ghostbusters theme song. Find out about Ghostbusters deals, charity toy drives, new content from Adam Savage and the Tested crew on building an RC Ghost Trap, and an exciting live Afterlife watch party for Mini Puft NFT holders with Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan! Plus find out how YOU can WIN a rare Hasbro RC RTV Ghost Trap while benefitting Starlight Foundation's project to create Ghostbusters hospital gowns for kids! Don't miss out on a chance to bring home the rarest Ghostbusters Afterlife toy while helping kids!
Special Thanks & Credits:
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 12: The Extraplasm Bub Meets GB World Hub with Paul Martin

Paul Martin, author and curator of Ghostbusters World Hub on the web and @gbworldhub on social media joins us this week to talk a bit about his experiences running the most comprehensive knowledgebase on the web for the now-defunct Ghostbusters World augmented reality app game.  In its hey-day, the game aimed to replicate the success of Pokemon Go! by drawing upon the IP of Ghostbusters in all of its animated narrative forms.  Paul was its biggest advocate in the fan community who spent time cultivating an entire website of strategy guides, how-tos/walkthroughs, and a robust database of each ghost that appeared in the game with supporting video clips!  At the height of the app's popularity Paul's site was the pre-eminent source of info that even its support team recommended to players. Now, in the wake of its servers going dark, Paul is expanding his content to cover all kinds of Ghostbusters games, including Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed!  We find out a bit about Paul's story after taking a few minutes to talk about gratitude and catching up on the week's headlines. Don't miss it!
 
Special Thanks & Credits:
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 11: Savin’ The Day the Starlight Way with Matt Zunich

Matt Zunich of the Los Angeles Ghostbusters returns as the podcast's first recurring guest! Matt stops by to discuss the partnership between Sony and Starlight Foundation to raise $40,000 to fund the creation of Ghostbusters themed hospital gowns for sick kids in Starlight partner hospital. As a refresher, Matt joined us in episode 3 to discuss the work he and the LA Ghostbusters were engaged in to support Starlight and their award as Starlight's official "Happiness Heroes," and now he's back to share how Starlight is working with Ghostbusters franchises and fans worldwide to help brighten the lives of kids in need.  Plus get filled in on a few headlines, including info on the budding Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed League and some important announcements about Yes Have Some Podcast's amazing interviews and livestream Afterlife anniversary celebration & contest coming this week!
Special Thanks & Credits:
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 10: Ghost Stories of a Haunted Firehouse

This week Jim is in the studio alone and talking Ghostbusters Firehouse history -- but not the one in New York!  Thanks to contributor Sergio Nava (@gb_nava), we have new interior images of the LA Firehouse that is located in Skid Row and that has served as the interior headquarters set for Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 as well as many other films and commercials!  You can find these on Extraplasm's Twitter and Instagram pages to take a look! Then join Jim for a rundown of Ghostbusters headlines from the last few weeks, and a deep historical dive on the 112 year old firehouse, followed by updates (and concerns) about the current state of the LA Firehouse renovation project and potential problems with its current designation as a future LA youth arts center. This is a deep dive in Ghostbusters filming location past, present and future that you won't want to miss!
Special Thanks & Credits:
A very special thanks to Sergio Nava for passing along his amazing photo set to share with Extraplasm's audience.  Give him a follow at @gb_nava!
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 9: Extraplasm: Conversation Unleashed with John Yurcaba IV

This week accomplished artist, writer, storyteller, and Ghostbusters super fan John Yurcaba IV joins the podcast as guest co-host! John is an outstanding print and digital media artist who has produced official Ghostbusters artwork for Ghost Corps and who has worked in the comic book industry as an artist on IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers: Beast Wars, and Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors titles. John has worked to design t-shirts and prints for Ghost Corps and worked to develop the program artwork, signage, banners, and product designs for Ghostbusters Fan Fest in 2019! We review the new Illfonic video game, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, and talk about its potential as a platform for new Ghostbusters stories and lore, before taking the conversation for a joyride through the week's headlines (and some side quests).  Then John shares stories of how he got involved in creating comic and print artwork -- including his stories of working with Wizard World and Ghost Corps on Ghostbusters Fan Fest and an unproduced line of convention style merchandise that never materialized!
Special Thanks & Credits:
Thank you to Illfonic for providing a review code for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed to facilitate our coverage of their new game.
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Check out John Yurcaba's amazing artwork -- including his sketch video of John H. Tobin inspired by Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed! You can find him on Instagram (and social media in general) at @johnyurcaba4!

Episode 8: Autographic Containment with Matt Sanders

This week, Matt Sanders of "The Containment Unit: We Collect Spores, Molds and Ghostbusters Autographs" Facebook Group joins the show to talk about the autograph collecting hobby and his work creating private signings with Ghostbusters cast and crew over the last few years.  Matt collaborates with Tom Henry to run "The Containment Unit" and together they have become the go-to source for Ghostbusters Autograph collectors seeking signatures from principal cast members as well as some of the most obscure and difficult autographs for the completist collector to obtain!  Matt shares some of the ins-and-outs of acting as an organizer of signings and an intermediary handler of autographs for Ghostbusters fans, as well as a few fun stories about his work with Ghostbusters cast and crew members!  Plus we check in on a few headlines this week, including the final launch push for Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed and Vacasa's Ghostbusters Firehouse for Rent in Portland OR.Finally -- A VERY special thank you goes out to Brendan Pearce of Badoochi Studios, who provided the podcast with its awesome new logo and branding! Brendan is an outstanding artist and custom toy maker who collaborates with Tony Taylor to create their "Fantazm Toys" brand and "Crypt Creepers" mini-ghost figure line.  Please check Brendan out on social media at @badoochistudios and @fantazmtoys! 
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 7: Spectral Speculation - Legends of the Lost Hasbro Toys!

This week, Jim is in the studio alone and finally throws open the covers of his research notebooks to discuss the Hasbro Ghostbusters Afterlife RC RTV Ghost Trap and Ectoplasm Lab (and Refills), where they went, where they were found, how many exist, and why Hasbro ultimately cancelled the U.S. release of both products. Also, hear a brief portion of Jason Reitman's speech eulogizing his father in the headlines segment, including an amusing story about his father's immigration to Canada when fleeing the holocaust.  A very special thanks to Miguel Medina of the Los Angeles Ghostbusters for providing the partial recording of Jason Reitman's speech! 
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 6: Proton Pack Presh Sesh With Austin Young

This week, Austin Young of the Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters joins Extraplasm for an interview session about his Proton Pack build project for Ghostbusters Afterlife star Logan Kim, who played the role of "Podcast!" Austin took on the chance (and high "presh" stakes!) to build and deliver a replica flight suit, Proton Pack and Takara Remote Control for Logan Kim in collaboration with Yes Have Some Podcast and many contributors from the Ghostbusters fan community.  Austin is an accomplished prop builder and living encyclopedia of Ghostbusters cinema knowledge, and co-host of the Black Firehouse Podcast. Get caught up on the week's headlines, including an exclusive peek at the Hasbro Spengler Proton Pack packaging, new information about the fate of the Eaglemoss Ecto-1 build-up project, and updates about merch and media! Then, join Jim & Austin as they chat about his background, the collaborative build project, and his trip with Yes Have Some to deliver the pack to Logan in person at Arkansas Comic-Con (including last minute mishaps and improvised repairs - just like the real thing)!
Editorial Note/Correction: Eric Burnham was mistakenly credited as an artist for Ghostbusters: the Official Cookbook in this week's episode. Burnham has worked as both a comic book artist and writer, but his correct credit for the cookbook is writer/co-author.  Jenn Fujikawa developed the recipes and culinary information, while Eric Burnham crafted the "in-universe" narrative elements of the text.
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX

Episode 5: ”Yes, Have Plasm!” with Craig Goldberg

This week, Craig Goldberg of Yes Have Some Podcast joins the show as guest co-host!  Craig is a regular host of YHS Podcast and Toy Anxiety with Abigail Gardner, Jacob Walsh, and Ryan Doell, and has been a creator of Ghostbusters fan media and commentary for years.  Aside from YHS, Craig has collaborated on Ghostbusters and vintage blockbuster film fan related projects from  documentaries, to custom toylines, to live events and continues to support creative people in the Ghostbusters fan community and beyond!  Jim and Craig free-associate and storytell their way through the week's headlines, discuss their ideal Ghostbusters "side quests" and  hopes for the next Ghostbusters movie, and whatever else "just popped in there" mid conversation! 
A very special thanks goes out to Craig Goldberg for joining the podcast this week!  If you enjoy this episode be sure to check out Yes Have Some Podcast (@yhspodcast), and its companion action figure and toy discussion podcast "Toy Anxiety!" You can find both on your favorite pod platform of choice, or watch video episodes on YouTube, or join Toy Anxiety live on YouTube on Tuesday nights at 6:00 PM EST!  And if you're a Facebook user, check out "Yes Have Some Group Therapy" for great discussion!
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX