Best John Macpherson Podcasts (2025)

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Her Rites and Witch Hunt Theatre (with Taylor Stark) 29:38

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8h ago29:38

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The Best Stuff in the World is back from summer break! I’m talking to Taylor Stark, the founder and artistic director of Witch Hunt Theatre, a Boston-area company that specializes in immersive site-specific horror theater. Taylor and Witch Hunt have a new show called HER RITES opening in Brookline Massachusetts this month and it was great talking t…

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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo 18:56

3h ago18:56

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Before Tiny Toons, there was A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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The Legend Of Zelda 18:15

1d ago18:15

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Well excuuuUUuuUuuse me, Princess! Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Captain Power 21:15

6d ago21:15

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It's not a cartoon, but Paul and John both watched it... and had the toys. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Pole Position 18:33

11d ago18:33

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Almost five years to the day after they reviewed the first episode of 1984's Pole Position, Paul and John have reviewed the second episode. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Muppet Babies 16:32

12d ago16:32

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If Muppets age, can they die? Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Jem and the Holograms 23:35

15d ago23:35

23:35

This episode of TFNPS is outrageous. Truly, truly outrageous. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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My Little Pony 10:55

19d ago10:55

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Before the Bronies, there was a cartoon for little girls about magical horses. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Captain N: The Game Master 20:29

22d ago20:29

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A half hour commercial for Nintendo animated by people who have clearly never played a single Nintendo game. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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FatPipe, Inc. (FATN) Dr. Ragula Bhaskar, CEO 20:18

1M ago20:18

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FatPipe Inc. is the inventor and multiple patents holder of technology that provides the highest levels of reliability, security, and optimization for Wide Area Networks (WANs). FatPipe is the world's most innovative creator of router clustering, a WAN redundancy technology, which affords companies automatic and dynamic failover of a downed data li…

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Dinosaucers 19:23

26d ago19:23

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It's another show neither Paul nor John had ever watched! Requested by Dear Listener Jason Salyer. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Care Bears 17:47

29d ago17:47

17:47

Paul and John watch a cartoon about a wedding just before John's wedding. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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M.A.S.K. 19:16

1M ago19:16

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It's not quite G.I. Joe, it's not quite Transformers... it's M.A.S.K. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Duck Tales 22:19

1M ago22:19

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If you didn't get enough Disney in the last episode, here's some more. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 18:28

1M ago18:28

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It's a Disney classic. Requested by Dear Listener Melanie Kaklamanis. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson 1:26:27

1M ago1:26:27

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Drummer, DJ, producer, Oscar-winning documentary director, composer and musical director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson joins SCORE from John Mayer’s private writing room at Henson Recording Studios! Ahmir discusses the absolutely bonkers music mashup from 50 years of Saturday Night Live, featured in his Emmy-nominated documentary LADIES & GENTLEMEN: 5…

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Inhumanoids 20:08

1M ago20:08

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Scientists in battle armour fighting monsters from below the Earth. In theory, this should be a good show. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Astroboy 17:07

2M ago17:07

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What if Pinocchio could fly, had super strength, and fired lasers out of his butt? Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Ghostbusters 18:30

2M ago18:30

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No... not the good one. The Filmation one. Requested by Dear Listener Ben Pearlman. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Star Blazers 16:36

2M ago16:36

16:36

Paul and John recap another episode of a cartoon they'd never watched before. Requested by Dear Listener Justin Samlal. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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John Murphy & David Fleming (Superman) 1:12:03

2M ago1:12:03

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Superstar composers John Murphy and David Fleming finally enter the same room (you read that correctly) after an unusual but groundbreaking experience co-composing the score for James Gunn’s SUPERMAN. How John’s electric guitar-focused approach (he writes themes on a zany guitar he named Ned Flanders) harnessed the majesty of John Williams’ iconic …

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Denver The Last Dinosaur 19:30

2M ago19:30

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Paul and John review an episode of a cartoon they never watched. Requested by Dear Listener Mike. This podcast episode is not endorsed by the National Education Association. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Dungeons & Dragons 22:30

2M ago22:30

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Rile up your Satanic panic and join Paul and John as they review an episode of Dungeons & Dragons. Requested by Dear Listener Chloe. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Soluna Holdings, Inc. (SLNH) John Belizaire, CEO 30:25

2M ago30:25

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The Company designs, develops, and operates digital infrastructure that transforms surplus renewable energy into global computing resources. Soluna’s pioneering data centers are strategically co-located with wind, solar, or hydroelectric power plants to support high-performance computing applications, including Bitcoin Mining, Generative AI, and ot…

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 23:03

2M ago23:03

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When you find out that one of your Dear Listeners is an actual tortoise, you review an episode of TMNT. Requested by Dear Listener Henri the Sonoran tortoise. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Public Access TV (Science Fiction Edition) 48:45

2M ago48:45

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It's our season finale episode and I'm excited to be chatting about the glory days of public access television with two folks who have first-hand experience in that world. Writer Keith DeCandido is best known these days for his novels and comics but back in the early 90s he was one of the hosts of the New York City science fiction public access sho…

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The Real Ghostbusters 22:24

2M ago22:24

22:24

Who ya gonna call? Tuh-fin-piss! Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Kidd Video 21:26

2M ago21:26

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Technically, this is an episode of something that is technically a cartoon. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Getting to know Team Member Darrell Jenkins 48:17

3M ago48:17

48:17

Finally get Darrell tied down to the podcast table to talk about how he became a team member and share some fun stories with the team.By John MacPherson

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Robotech: The New Generation 23:40

3M ago23:40

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Robotech is Paul's favourite television program from his childhood and "Lonely Soldier Boy" is his favourite episode. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Inspector Gadget 21:19

3M ago21:19

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Paul and John recap an episode of Inspector Gadget and have a go-go-gadget-great-time! Requested by Dear Listener Bethany Nichols. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Prime Force Directive (with Luke MacPherson) 43:04

3M ago43:04

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I’m excited to talk to writer and musician Luke MacPherson! Luke’s work explores the connections between music, film and philosophy and one of his most recent books, PRIME FORCE DIRECTIVE, draws connections between four cultural forces that shaped his life - the science fiction franchise Star Wars and Star Trek and the heavy metal bands Metallica a…

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ThunderCats 24:43

3M ago24:43

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Meeeeow! Paul and John recap an episode of Thundercats. Requested by Dear Listener Ben Pearlman. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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She-Ra: Princess of Power 22:41

3M ago22:41

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How to you market He-Man to girls? You fill it full of pastel colours and unicorns. Requested by John's fiancee. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show 19:31

3M ago19:31

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A lot of television shows in the 1980s included/hid cocaine in the budget. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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G.I. Joe 24:21

3M ago24:21

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"One is never over or under-dressed with a little black dress." - Karl Lagerfeld Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Portishead - Dummy (This Record Changed My Life) 33:21

3M ago33:21

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The second installment of our series of episodes focusing on a single album - I put out the call on social media for folks to get in touch with albums that changed their lives to possibly discuss on the show (with the caveat that I have to like the record as well) and the redoubtable Gary Mitchel (of A Podcask of Amontillado) suggested we discuss P…

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The Raccoons 19:08

3M ago19:08

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This is TFNPS. Quiet, peaceful, serene… That is, until John and Paul start recording! Luckily, they have some Dear Listeners to help them out. Life would be simple at TFNPS except for: Herman J. Peckerwiener. And his life would be simple except for The Transformers Nitpickers Podcast Show! Run With Us - Lisa Lougheed Contact John on Bluesky or emai…

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Blackstar 18:05

3M ago18:05

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Our first request episode of the season! Dave Janča watched Blackstar as a kid and asked us to review it... so we did. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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John Waters and the Filthy Formal / Trash Talent Show (with Identical Cousins) 30:18

3M ago30:18

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We are talking to Emily Arkin and Bridget Duggan from Identical Cousins about their upcoming event THE FILTY FORMAL AND TRASH TALENT SHOW, an immersive tribute to the work of the film director John Waters! The Filthy Formal is a dance party / variety show / excuse to wear your most vile, stupid, and repulsive formal fashions and it’s Saturday night…

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The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians 24:23

3M ago24:23

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This episode has it all! Adam West! Casey Kasem! An origin story! Batman crying! What more could you ask for? Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Bravestarr 16:57

4M ago16:57

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It wouldn't be the 80s without a drugs-are-bad episode. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends 21:23

4M ago21:23

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Tuh-fin-piss! Tuh-fin-piss! Reviewing the dumb 80s shit! Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson

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Finneas O’Connell (Disclaimer) 1:10:26

4M ago1:10:26

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Oscar and Grammy-winning songwriter and composer Finneas O’Connell breaks down his journey into film composing and working with Oscar winning director Alfonso Cuarón on the hit miniseries DISCLAIMER. Finneas dives into his work with Billie Eilish and how it led to meeting Cuarón, the frightening first steps and self doubt of getting started (VENGEA…

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Ulysses 31 20:06

4M ago20:06

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John and Paul review a cosmic space opera you've probably never heard of, based upon a 2800 year old poem. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson