Who's Who - The Definitive Podcast of the DC Universe
Who's Who Review #11
It's the eleventh electrifying episode of WHO'S WHO REVIEW! Shag and Rob take a fresh look at classic entries from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, featur...
JSA in the 90s – Justice Society of America #1 (Apr 1991)
We begin our coverage of the 1991 JSA mini-series! Dr. Chris Lewis and The Irredeemable Shag discuss JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #1 (April 1991) by Len Strazewski and R...
Batman Knightcast 47: Legends of the Dark Knight #79
Batman roasting on an open fire; Knightcast nipping at your ears... The dynamic hosting duo of Chris Franklin and Ryan Daly have brought special guest Captain Entropy to he...
Who's Hot and Who's Not? Ep.26: Clayface to Cluemaster
DC's Phantom of the Opera. A goopy guy. One whose touch you should avoid. A punctual villain. Spoiler's father. Which are hot, which are not? The Girls of the Hot Squad continue...
CHEERS Season 9, episode 14: “Achilles Hill”
Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guest Langston Fishburne from WRBH 88.3 FM Reading Radio.
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Bonus Episode - Rob is joined by Drs. Anj and Chris Lewis to review the movies we saw in 2025.
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This is it! Chris and Cindy cover the series finale of Justice League Unlimited! Darkseid leads a full-scale invasion of Earth. Can the combined might of the entire Justice Leag...
DC SpecialCast #13 – Wanted! The World’s Most Dangerous Villains!
Happy New Year! And what better way to ring in 2026 than to thrill to some classic yarns featuring some of DC’s vilest villains? Join Paul Kien and his guest Peter Watson as t...
Fantastic Pour Episode #14 - Spider-Man and Scotch
THE FANTASTIC POUR
Brett welcomes the brilliant Andrew Leyland to the Fantasti-Lounge for a very special Christmas Eve end-of-year edition of the Fantastic Pour as we talk Sp...
Peace Bound and Down - Wonder Woman Vol. 2, Issue 14
On this episode of Peace Bound and Down: A Wonder Woman Podcast, Sean is joined by Al Sedano from Resurrections: An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast, to discuss issue 14 of volum...
Dear Reader, Season 3 Episode 08: Swords and Sandals
In the penultimate episode of this season, I am joined by Harry "Beep Boop" Chute to discuss the 2004 cinematic epic Troy. Is Troy influenced by the Iraq War? What role does, or...
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Empire to Jedi - Star Wars #47 (May 1981) - "Droid World"
Our coverage continues of the Marvel Star Wars comics published between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi! In this episode, Brett Young joins The Irredeemable Shag ...
Siskoid and Ryan Daly's coverage of Marvel Two-in-One continues with issue #32 (October 1977) by Marv Wolfman, Ron Wilson and Pablo Marcos, starring the Thing and the invisible ...
Something NEW at the House of Franklin-Stein! Chris and Cindy discuss Ryan Coogler’s recent hit Sinners starring Michael B. Jordan and Haillee Steinfeld. In 1932 Mississippi, ...
Fire and Water Records: A Very Daly Christmas Volume 6
IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS, but it sounds like a new episode of Fire and Water Records! Ryan and Neil are back for one more volume of A Very Daly Christmas. The brothers are not ju...
ONCE UPON A GREEN LANTERN!
Michael The Unmasked Geek and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy as they honor the Torchbearer of the Green Lantern Corps, Kyl...
Let's Roll! - Fire and Water's Role-Playing Podcast
Hero Points: The World at War
Hero Points is back! Siskoid and Shag present a Hero Points/JSA Podcast crossover by covering "The World at War", a sourcebook covering the World War II era, all its homefront h...
Hyperion to a Satyr: Andrew Scott as Hamlet (2018)
On this episode of Hyperion to a Satyr, Siskoid and his guest Ryan Daly discuss the 2018 production of Hamlet, with Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) in the title role.
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On this episode of Who's Editing?, Siskoid and returning guest Brent Brickhill tackle Who's Who Update '87 #4 and reinvent the DC Universe using only that comic's entries! And, ...
On this special Canada Day episode of Panel by Panel, Siskoid and Captain Entropy explore a panel from Triumph Comics #9 (August 1943) and discuss Golden Age "Canadian Whites", ...
Siskoid Cinema presents... No Escape from Kurt Russell, the show that explores the filmography of one of American cinema's best leading men and tries to get a handle on his myst...
You asked for it - you got it! Another all-star fantasy draft special - this time starring The Avengers! Join the Irredeemable Shag, Brett Young, Sean Ross, Ryan Daly, Tim...
The Power Records Podcast 30 - Plastic Man/Metamorpho!
Chris and Rob discuss the audio adventures "The Invasion of the Plastic Men" starring Plastic Man and "Fumo, The Fire Giant" starring Metamorpho!
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Shag and Rob are back to discuss the recently released AQUAMAN: THROUGH FIRE & WATER movie tie-in comic, AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, and manifest their pop culture wish li...
Saturday Morning Fever concludes its tribute to the 40th anniversary of THE TRANSFORMERS! Ryan Daly and a veritable spaceship full of guest hosts spotlight a beloved story fro...
Give Me Those Star Wars 50: Return of the Dead Bothan Spy
It is a dark time for the Fire and Water Podcast Network...
Luckily, Ryan Daly is back with an all-new episode of Give Me Those Star Wars detailing how he became a Star...
It's Halloween! And on this episode of Gimme That Star Trek, Siskoid and his guest Paul Kien watch a bunch of Star Trek episodes deemed among the scariest in the franchise to as...
Done-in-One Wonders Presents: Tales of the Terra-Man
No fooling! It’s a special “lost” episode of Done-in-One Wonders, which takes place between episodes 8 and 9. Terra-Man gets an idea to establish an alibi for himself and ...
For this final episode, Rob welcomes back network all-star The Irredeemable Shag to discuss ALPHA FLIGHT #4!
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For this special bonus episode, Rob welcomes back Michael Bailey to discuss the all-new SUPERMAN: HERO FOR ALL treasury edition, then 13thDimension's Dan Greenfield returns to d...
Shawn and Paul shut down Gabriel’s Horn and the Wayne Family Gardens, but come join us for the last hurrah! We talk about our favorites from our 3-year Reunion party and hear ...
The final episode of the Justice League International: Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast! In this finale, Shag opens up about his 8 1/2 year journey covering these comics, reflects on the enti...
For this final episode, Rob discusses his all-time favorite Bob Dylan song, "Series of Dreams."
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Rob and Super Friends Chris Franklin, Paul Kien, Shawn M. Myers, and Brett Young take a look back at the SUPER FRIENDS series! Plus one last Listener Feedback!
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For this special episode, Rob welcomes fellow network all-star Shawn M. Myers to present Shawn's dream line-up for a Deadman digest!
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Film & Water 197 - The Man With The Golden Gun Commentary
Rob and returning guest Chris Lewis present an audio commentary for 1974's James Bond adventure THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN!
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Citizen Kane Minute #26 - Superman Meets Orson Welles
CITIZEN KANE MINUTE #26 - Superman Meets Orson Welles
To celebrate Orson Welles' birthday on May 6, in this special episode Rob and fellow network all-star Max Romero discus...
When Siskoid and Bass said they would cover every issue of Zero Hour, every tie-in, every Zero issue, they meant it! And so they just HAD to relight the feed on Zero Hour Strike...
Look up! Chris and Rob are back with fellow network all-stars Ryan Daly, Cindy Franklin, Siskoid, and Brett Young to discuss the new SUPERMAN movie!
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PlastiCast comes to this holiday party with plenty of Christmas cheer! And fisticuffs! And demons! In this episode, Max talks about JLA #60, a festive holiday story as told by P...
Midnight 31: DEADMAN: DARK MANSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE and "The Secret Origin of PJ Frightful"
After four years, the final bell tolls for Midnight...The Podcasting Hour! This monster-sized epic begins when Ryan Daly unearths the Secret Origin of PJ Frightful, then contin...
Secret Origins Month concludes with Rob and Max discussing ALL-STAR SQUADRON #66, featuring the secret origin of Tarantula!
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FINAL EPISODE
Power of Fishnets returns for the last time. First, Ryan Daly and guest Chris Franklin discuss Black Canary's team-up (barely) with the Batman in BRAVE AND THE ...
He was born in the ashes of Invasion, and he will die on Zero Hour. Call him Lar Gand, Mon-El or Valor, he has a very specific destiny. Unless history collapses of course, then ...
Siskoid, Bass, Furn and Marty are back to talk spooky romance in time Fire & Water's Dark Podcasts of Forbidden Love crossover event, looking at Elvira's House of Mystery #4...
Vera and Lis have made the decision to bring the podcast to a close, but not without a final goodbye episode. Enjoy.
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Hyperion to a Satyr – The Fire and Water Podcast Network’s Hamlet Podcast – continues Siskoid’s scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare’s masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act 4, Scene 7, Part 2, Gertrude describes Ophelia’s death.
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Theme: “Fanfare” from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi.
Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Julie Christie; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Eileen Herlie; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Claire Bloom and David Robb; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Glenn Close; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Diane Venora and Liev Schreiber; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Penny Downie; and “La Mort d’Ophélie” by Johnny Hallyday.
Siskoid Cinema presents… Fade In, the show that looks at famous actors and directors’ first feature film, looking for that spark of future stardom. This episode, Ridley Scott’s career fades in with The Duellists. Did one the director of Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator arrive fully formed? Siskoid and Dr. Anj discuss!
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Bonus clips: “The Duellists” by Ridley Scott, starring Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine, Liz Smith, Tom Conti, Diana Quick, and Alun Armstrong; and The Duellists score by Howard Blake.
The celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Super Powers toy line and related tie-in media continues! In part 2, host Chris Franklin and panelists the Irredeemable Shag, Derek William Crabbe and David Gallaher discuss the final two seasons of the long-running Super Friends animated series, and its evolution into Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians! How did the infusion of new creative staff and the addition of Darkseid, Firestorm and Cyborg change the course of the show, and what impact did it have on future DC animated endeavors? Plus, thoughts on the Super Powers toys from the Fire and Water Network’s newest All-Star, Sean Ross!
The premier episode of JSA IN THE 90s — a podcast dedicated to exploring the Justice Society comics published during the extreme 1990s! This episode your host, The Irredeemable Shag, kicks things off discussing the mission of the podcast, his own personal history with the JSA, and why the 90s was a great decade for the team!
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Announcing the newest hero in the Fire and Water pantheon: Wonder Woman! Join Sean as he and a bevy of all-star guests discuss each issue of the George Perez written and drawn Wonder Woman series from DC Comics. Bring a little peace to your world, only on the Fire and Water Podcast Network.
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Hyperion to a Satyr – The Fire and Water Podcast Network’s Hamlet Podcast – continues Siskoid’s scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare’s masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act 4, Scene 7, Claudius and Laertes plot Hamlet’s death.
Listen to the episode below or subscribe to Hyperion to a Satyr on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
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Theme: “Fanfare” from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi.
Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Derek Jacobi; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Basil Sydney; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Patrick Stewart; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Nathaniel Parker and Alan Bates; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Liev Schreiber; and Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Patrick Stewart and Edward Bennett.
This month Paul and Shawn welcome Andrew Leyland, host of the Overlooked Dark Knight and The Amazing Spider-Man from the Beginning, to the Reunion. We get the return of Man-Bat to the pages of Detective, as well as a “real” super villain as the Penguin takes on Robin! We get a tense bridge stand-off in a Tale of Gotham City, but the big headline for this issue is the 2-part Batman/Batgirl team up – will the Dominoed Daredoll ever be the same again? Stop by and try the grilled corn on the cob and UK chocolates to find out!
This month’s Bat Family History links for Romeo Tanghal:
Siskoid Cinema presents… No Escape from Kurt Russell, the show that explores the filmography of one of American cinema’s best leading men and tries to get a handle on his mystique. Why is it we’ll watch anything so long as Kurt Russell’s name is attached to the project? On this episode, Siskoid and Shotgun Godin discuss 1981’s The Fox and the Hound. A Disney animated film? Yeah, but Kurt Russell is in it!
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Bonus clips: Disney’s “The Fox and the Hound”, starring Pearl Bailey, Keith Coogan, Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Mickey Rooney, and Kurt Rrussell; and “The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)” by Ylvis.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Super Powers toy line and related tie-in media, host Chris Franklin has assembled his own team of Super Friends! FW All-Star the Irredeemable Shag is joined by the Fanholes Podcast Network’s Derek William Crabbe and Harvey-Award Winning Author David Gallaher to discuss this exciting era of the DC Comics legacy across all media! In the first of this three-part weekly mini-series, the panel talks about the heart of the phenomenon: The Kenner action figure line! Plus, FW co-founder Rob Kelly waxes nostalgic on his love of the toys as well!
Compilation of Super Powers (and Toy Biz DC Super Heroes) commercials from Henderson Productions 2 on YouTube.
From Battle Armor Dad on X: The 1984 Sears Wishbook catalog page featuring the first series of both Super Powers AND Mattel’s Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars.
First series Aquaman card from kennersuperpowers.com
From Superpowerswiki.com, the 3rd series Superman cardback, showcasing all 33 packaged figures, and the unproduced All Terrain Trapper and Tower of Darkness.
From Chris’ own collection, a carded Batman with Clark Kent offer sticker
From Chris’ own collection, Robin on bilingual English/French card.
From Cindy Franklin’s collection, a carded Wonder Woman, Notice some industrious kid cut out the Proof of Purchase for the Stepeenwolf figure!
From Chris’ collection, a “slim card” Superman, most often found at the Canadaian Tire chain of stores.
From Chris’ collection, his childhood Batmobile.
Courtesy of Toy Rewind, a spread from the 1986 Kenner Super Powers retailer catalog.
Part of Chris’ vintage Super Powers collection.
From Chris’ collection, his boxed Super Poewrs Play-Doh set.
Chris’ childhood Super Powers lunchbox and thermos.
It’s the fifth fabulous episode of WHO’S WHO REVIEW! Shag and Rob take a fresh look at classic entries from Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, featuring Bat-Mite, Bronze Tiger, Injustice Society of the World, Slam Bradley, Angel and the Ape, and more! Plus we cover YOUR feedback!
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Hyperion to a Satyr – The Fire and Water Podcast Network’s Hamlet Podcast – continues Siskoid’s scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare’s masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act 4, Scene 6, Horatio receives word from Hamlet.
Listen to the episode below or subscribe to Hyperion to a Satyr on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK:
Theme: “Fanfare” from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi.
Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Nicholas Farrell; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Laurence Olivier; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Iain Blair; and Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Alan Bates.
A puppet elemental. A criminal entomologist. Brother and sister computer nerds. An animal master. A Thanagarian shape-shifter. Which are hot, which are not? The Girls of the Hot Squad complete their assessment of Who’s Who #3’s entries based on sheer datability.
Featuring permanent panelists Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, and Amélie.
Listen to Episode 18 below (the usual mature language warnings apply), or subscribe to the feed on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
