Thu, Jul 6, 2023
Toy giant Hasbro is in trouble. Stock is down. Collectors are furious. Star Wars and Marvel toys aren't selling. And the company has gotten weirdly political lately. We're joined this week by Clownfish TV contributor and toy collector Mike Phalin to discuss "the utter state of Hasbro."
Sun, Jul 16, 2023
Let's talk about Dungeons and Dragons, tabletop gaming, and how the scene has changed SO much since the 1980s and 1990s (and not always for the better!) We're joined by Michael Hovermale from GraphPaper Architect and we wind up discussing some of the psychology behind the gatekeeping and tribalism that seems to run rampant in the TTRPG community today.
Wed, Aug 16, 2023
YouTube animator Eagan Tilghman has had one heck of week. The young, self-taught animator posted an amazing Scooby-Doo x Five Nights at Freddy's fan animation online, only to find himself in the crosshairs of some professionals in the LA animation scene over the use of A.I. voices. Jinkies. We talk with Eagan about the short 'Scooby Doo, Where Are You? In... Springtrapped!' and how it came about, as well as the technique used to create the short.