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
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Matt Zunich of Los Angeles Ghostbusters returns to the program to discuss charity work, Ghostbusting and the Halloween season! Join Matt and Jim in a discussion of LAGB's recent visit to Ghost Corps, their continued charity collaborations with Starlight Foundation, their work this Halloween Season fundraising for patients at Luskin Orthopedic Children's Hospital, their upcoming events at Seaside Oddities Expo and Scum & Villainy Cantina and so much more! Plus Jim fills you in on the Ghostbusters headlines of the week!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Craig Goldberg of Yes Have Some Podcast returns this week for a discussion of many things related to Ghostbusters and pop-culture, including thoughts on Ghostbusters fan culture, Dragon Con and PKE Surge, changing trends in toy marketing (including Hasbro bowing out of ToyFair 2023) the trailer for the next Ghostbusters film, and more! Plus, get filled in on the week's headlines!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Episode 49: Talkin’ Toys & Toy Fairs With Tony ”The Toy Man” Taylor
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Extraplasm returns after a week off and friend of the show Tony Taylor returns to talk about Ghostbusters toys as we approach Toy Fair 2023 at the end of the month! Join Jim and Tony as they discuss their hopes for officially licensed toys and costume props from Hasbro and Spirit Halloween, marketing and branding of Ghostbusters role play toys, Hasbro RC Traps turning up for sale in China, and their thoughts on the potential for a new Ghostbusters HasLab in support of the next movie. Plus find out about the headlines of the last two weeks, as well as the latest offerings Tony and Brendan Pearce are spooking up over at Fantazm Toys!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios
Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
This week we’re getting to know the caretakers of Ecto-1NJ: Nick Ferrara, and “Ectotech” Greg Hilyard! Ecto-1NJ is an authentic screen-accurate replica of the Ecto-1 that Nick and Greg have made their passion project. Together, they have worked to represent the fandom at Ghostbusters events over the last several years including at Hook & Ladder 8 for Ghostbusters Day, and more recently as valet for Matt Cardona at Game Changer Wrestling’s Homecoming. But Ecto-1NJ’s story is also a wild one of near devastation, rebirth, and survival that brought people together for a partnership that is set to bring new and exciting Ghostbusters themed experiences to fans in NYC—including a rolling Ghostbusters experience on wheels this Halloween season! Find out about this week’s headlines and then listen in to the exciting stories of where the Ecto-1NJ has been and what the car and her keepers will get up to next!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Episode 47: Strangely Glowing Plasm with Justin West of Strange Glow Video
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Justin West of the Strange Glow Video podcast and the Midland Empire Ghostbusters joins the show for a fun chat about his experiences as a Ghostbusters fan, prop builder, video and podcast content creator, and the largest purveyor of 1964 World's Fair Lucky Coins on the Internet! Tune in as we chat about his journey as a fan, becoming an overnight Etsy retailer after finding a cache of Janine's lucky coins online, his current work producing video documenting the Ultimate 84 Ecto-1 Decals Project, his excitement over Sony's newly demoed digital content creation tools, and of course, the podcast he produces with his co-hosts Alec and Nick! Plus, get caught up on the week's headlines!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
We're celebrating Episode 46 and one year of podcasting with three fantastic folks who helped make the first year of Extraplasm great! First get an update on the state of the podcast and some new exciting announcements about what's to come. Then load up your copy of Ghostbusters Afterlife and celebrate 46 Extraplasms with a watchalong commentary track for Ghostbusters Afterlife: The film that gave us a character named Podcast who has a podcast, and that evoked the whole "46th episode" gimmick! Joining us as a panel of commentators are Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News, Tom Henry of TCU Toys and the Containment Unit autograph group on Facebook, and Tony Taylor of Fantazm Toys! Listen in as you watch Afterlife for a fun chat about the film, our reactions to it, production trivia facts, and more! You can sync up the start of the commentary with the Sony logo at the start of Ghostbusters Afterlife and take a conversational ride with Jason, Tom, Tony and Jim. Yes, you do need to bring your own movie though...We didn’t bootleg it for you!
Want to skip directly to the commentary? Fast forward to 31 minutes for the start of the commentary intro!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Eric Christenson joins us this week to talk about his family-friendly Facebook group, the Mooglie Fan Club, as well as his wealth of experience as a patch and pin designer, including for GBFans, Hook & Ladder 8, Ghostbusters Franchises and content creators and more! Plus find out about "A Convenient Parallel Discussion," the Mooglie Fan Club's weekly podcast and streaming collaboration with Buffalo Ghostbusters and author James Greene Jr. talking about his book "A Convenient Parallel Dimension" weekly, and get caught up on the week's headlines!
Find more of Eric's creative work:
Mooglie Fan Club: https://www.facebook.com/MooglieFanClubGenEric Crystal Designs: https://www.facebook.com/GenEricCrystalDesigns
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News is in the Extraplasm Studio and sitting in as co-host for the whole show! Tune in for a chat about the week's headlines, including commentary on the Ghostbusters Firehouse release delay and its implications, the new Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed DLC release, and the latest retail Proton Pack and Slimer decorative offerings from HalloweenCostumes.com. Plus, we discuss our thoughts on the next Hasbro and Fantazm Toys releases, some recent fan media and maker projects, and the recent passing of Paul Reubens, (known to many as Pee Wee Herman), as the news broke during our recording session.
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Matt Swaim of the YouTube Channel “The Proton Pack is Not a Toy” joins the show this week! Matt is a content creator in the Ghostbusters fandom who develops video tutorials and vlogs on prop building, Ghostbusters history and screen accuracy, collectibles reviews, and more! We delve into his experiences building props and creating interesting content, as well as his work as a beta tester for game developer Terminal Reality on the beloved 2009 title, Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Plus, find out all of the Ghostbusters headlines from the last week!
Special Thanks & Credits
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
It's the first ever intercontinental Extraplasm! The boys from Fantazm Toys join the show this week - and that means Tony Taylor is back, but with him from all the way in Australia in his first ever podcast appearance is Brendan Pearce of Badoochi Studios! Tony and Brendan collaborate on their Fantazm Toys creation, but Brendan is also an artist and the mind behind a ton of GB Fan content creator’s logos – including this podcast. We covered a lot of ground in this chat, from their shared creative process, Brendan’s work in 2D art for logos and packaging and his sculpting work on Fantazm’s figures, their aspirations for future projects, and commentary and conversation on the Ghostbusters toy license and the action figure and toy marketplace. Plus, get filled in on Ghostbusters Headlines of the week, including Jim's commentary on the SAG-AFTRA strike and what it means for forthcoming Ghostbusters productions!
Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudiosTheme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX