Extraplasm Podcast
Extraplasm Podcast is a regularly recurring discussion of all things Ghostbusters and its fandom. Join your host Jim Maritato - AKA @venkmaniac - for updates on current events and headlines and interviews and guest conversations with makers, producers, and charitable organizations and ”franchises” within the Ghostbusters community!
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Episode 78: Exploring Ectoplasmic Experiences With Matt Daniels of Experience Explorers
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Matt Daniels of the Experience Explorers YouTube Channel joins us this week to chat about his behind the scenes coverage of Ghostbusters Frozen Empire filming in NYC, his partnership developing video packages for our friends at the Ecto1NJ, his time at the premiere where we had the first chance to meet face to face, and tons more! Plus get caught up on Ghostbusters Headlines from over the last week!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News, Tony Taylor of Fantazm Toys, and Justin West from Strange Glow Video join the podcast for a Roundtable Review & Discussion of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Join us for a fun conversation where we weigh in with our reviews, our reactions to the critics’ review scores and fandom reactions, and what we think the future holds for Ghostbusters. Plus, get caught up on headlines from the last week! Needless to say – this is a spoilery conversation where we openly discus plot points, dialogue, etc. – so if you still haven’t seen Frozen Empire for some reason and you’re trying to stay Spoiler Free, be advised that you’ll likely want to hold off on listening to this week’s episode until after you have seen the movie.
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
We’re joined by Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News for a GIANT-SIZED episode as we recap our adventure to cover the Ghostbusters Frozen Empire premiere in NYC and give you some insights on the new movie as we’ve now seen it, and the review embargo has lifted! And it's giant-sized because this is indeed the longest episode ever of Extraplasm, measuring in at over three and a half hours in length and covering nearly every aspect of our trip to New York. We chat about our experiences being chauffeured through the city by Ecto-1NJ, our visits to Hook and Ladder 8 and the New York Public Library, the Yes Have Some Party, Insomnia Cookies, and of course – covering the premiere carpet and seeing Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. But – fear not if you’re looking to be spoiler free as there's no discussion of the movie's plot or our feelings on it for the first two hours and 15 minutes of the episode, and you'll have fair warning when we move into discussing the movie in the form of containment unit klaxons and sirens. So if you don’t want to hear the spoilers until after you see the movie but you’re happy to hear about the Ghostbusters News and Extraplasm collaboration at the premiere and all the fun that went on in NYC, you’ve got a solid 2 hours and 15 minutes of Extraplasm to help you get warmed up for the movie, and then after you’ve seen it you can check back in for the remaining hour and fifteen minutes of content!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
It's Ghostbusters Frozen Empire Premiere Week! While Jim's away in NYC to cover the premiere, the Los Angeles Ghostbusters are prepping for a series of events to celebrate the film and the upcoming Dark Horse Comic Ghostbusters: Back In Town over the next month. Miguel Medina and Matt Zunich of LA Ghostbusters join us to fill us in on the celebratory events they'll be holding on the west coast. Plus, get filled in on the last Ghostbusters headlines before the premiere of the new movie!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
This week we’re talking to Craig Goldberg of Yes Have Some Podcast and his recurring YouTube livestream "Ghostbusters Radio Live" to hear a bit about his new "Firehouse Fridays" behind-the-scenes videos! Craig and his co-hosts Abigail Gardner and Jacob Walsh had a very unique opportunity to visit the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire set during filming in London last June, and now they’ll be releasing video content in partnership with Sony and Ghost Corps documenting parts of their set visit and showing off behind the scenes secrets! Tune in to find out about this forthcoming video series as well as for some goofing around about Ghostbusters canon and fandom! And of course, you can also get caught up on the week's headlines!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Episode 73: "I Like These Shirts, Friend!" With David Miyakawa of Ripple Junction
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
This week we're chatting with David Miyakawa, who develops officially licensed Ghostbusters apparel for Ripple Junction in his capacity as a graphic designer, and who has probably designed something in your closet or dresser drawer! Join us for interesting insights about how licensed Ghostbusters apparel is made, the latest apparel offerings from Ripple Junction, (including new designs that celebrate #Ghostbusters Frozen Empire) and more. Plus find out how you might win a prize pack of apparel from David and Ripple Junction by signing up for their newsletter, and get caught up on the week's Ghostbusters headlines.
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Check out new Frozen Empire designs Enter the Ripple Junction Giveaway!
http://www.ripplejunction.com/frozenempire
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Matt Sanders of TCU Collectibles and the Ghostbusters Containment Unit Autograph collecting group rejoins us to catch up about his recent efforts to complete another round of signings with McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard at MegaCon in Florida, to chat about our hopes for the 40th year of Ghostbusters, as well as to fill us in on some current and future autograph offerings coming soon! Plus, get caught up on Ghostbusters headlines, including info on the Ghostbusters Frozen Empire premiere and even more theater merch!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
This week we’re chatting with Dan Liberg & Chris Burns Jr. about the wrap up of their contest to choose the 50 fan franchises to be featured on the Ghostbusters Playing Card Decks they'll be producing as a charity benefit for Hook & Ladder 8 & FDNY. Plus, we dig into their recent struggles with Facebook, their upcoming Ghostbusters Day event at the firehouse in NYC, and our hopes and dreams for more Plasma series toys and other Ghostbusters merch. Find all of that and more - including the week's headlines - in this week's episode!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Ryan Espin of the NYC Ghostbusters rejoins us this week alongside Bob Anderson of the Windy City Ghostbusters to talk about a collaborative Ghostbusters Franchise directory database called WhoYaGonnaCall.org! Learn more about this cool, public facing and searchable directory resource that will allow Ghostbusters Franchises to improve their collaborative engagement with charity efforts and the broader fan community. Plus, find out about all of the Ghostbusters Headlines of the past week!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News joins the show as guest co-host and commentator for an "XL-sized" Extraplasm, as we break down not one but two trailers released for Ghostbusters Frozen Empire over the last week! Get caught up on Ghostbusters headlines with the Ghostbusters News man himself, and then join us as we dig into the big reveals from the domestic US and international trailers for Ghostbusters Frozen Empire!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX