Batman: The Animated Podcast
by Justin Michael
Welcome to an interview variety show for your ears hosted by Justin Michael. Each episode brings together a fan of Batman: The Animated Series or a special guest who worked on the TV show to discuss their favorite episodes from the legendary 90’s cartoon. Why? Because I love this show. You probably do, too.
Episodes
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91. Savage Night - Kat Hudson
Caped Crusader artist and designer Kat Hudson joins us for the season finale to talk about working as an artist on the series, growing up on BTAS and that Season 2 teaser. Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support keeping the series archive free on Patreon!
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90. The Killer Inside Me - Oscar Montoya
Actor and comedian Oscar Montoya (Minx, Dropout TV, Final Space) returns to chat all things Two-Face, decades old JLU spoilers and how nostalgia for BTAS has affected our viewings of Caped Crusader. Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support keeping the...
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89. Nocturne - Jordan Gibson
Comic illustrator and artist Jordan Gibson (Batman: The Adventures Continue, Power Rangers) joins to chat about vampires, lost BTAS episodes finally getting their due, and his work writing on Batman: The Adventures Continue! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on…
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88. Moving Target - Mark Rennie, Julia Prescott
Mark Rennie (The Big Gay Movie Spreadsheet) returns to talk crooked cops, Batman '66 influences and a surprising amount of Beetlejuice! PLUS, a bonus segment with animation writer Julia Prescott (The Simpsons) about the current Animation Guild negotiations. Show your support for animation with…
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87. Night Ride - Tom Smith
Tom Smith (Beavis & Butthead, Rocko's Modern Life) may have designed our podcast logo, but he's never been on the podcast... until now! He pops by to chat ghosts, Batman and the state of the animation industry. Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support...
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86. The Stress of Her Regard - Alex Fernie, Deborah Tarica
Alex Fernie (Reno: 911!, Bajillion Dollar Properties) and Debora Tarica (This Particular Album is Very, Very Important to Me) both return to chat about Harley Quinn in Caped Crusader! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support keeping the series archive…
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85. The Night of the Hunters - Mike Carlson
Mike Carlson (Podcast: The Ride) returns to chat about Batman toys and Episode 4 of Caped Crusader! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support keeping the series archive free on Patreon!
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84. Kiss of the Catwoman - Karen Han, Brian David Gilbert
Karen Han (screenwriter, culture critic, author of Bong Joon-Ho: Dissident Cinema) and Brian David Gilbert (head writer and fact checker on Dropout's Um, Actually!) chat about Episode 3 of Caped Crusader! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support keeping…
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83. And Be a Villain - Hector Navarro
Hector Navarro (Heroes Reforged) drops by to talk about Episode 2 of Caped Crusader! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support keeping the series archive free on Patreon!
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82. In Treacherous Waters - Harry Chaskin
Caped Crusader is here and Harry Chaskin returns to the pod to make some predictions and talk about the pilot episode! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on instagram. Support keeping the series archive free on Patreon!
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Coming Soon - Caped Crusader!
The podcast is back to cover Season 1 of CAPED CRUSADER, the 2024 spiritual successor to BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES! New episodes will drop every Tuesday starting 8/6 with new guests, new discussions and the same old style of fun. Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on...
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81. Heart of Ice - Stephen Neary
Stephen P. Neary, creator of HBO Max's The Fungies, pops by to chat about what many fans believe is the very best episode of Batman: The Animated Series: Heart of Ice. We discuss Mr. Freeze's revamped origins, the symbolic significance of a character like Victor Fries, and Stephen's introduction…
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80. The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy - Jason LeBlanc
Batman faces off with D-List villain Josiah Wormwood in The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy! I chat with Patreon supporter Jason LeBlanc about Bud Cort's perfect DCAU voice acting, the elaborate death traps of someone who's not The Riddler, and take a moment to reflect on the late Joel Schumacher's…
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79. The Mechanic - Ezra Claytan-Daniels
I sit down with one of my absolute favorite writers and illustrators, Ezra Claytan-Daniels (Upgrade Soul, BTTMFDRS, HBO Max's Doom Patrol) to chat about Earl Cooper aka The Mechanic, Batman's sloppy driving skills, and rethinking the Dark Knight's role in future media. Sponsored by Memorable...
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78. Mudslide - Luke Mears
Clayface returns in Mudslide! I chat with Patreon supporter and fan of the show Luke Mears about his childhood fear of Clayface, the influence of Old Hollywood on Batman: The Animated Series, and how England is cartoonishly portrayed when Alfred visits at the end of the series. Sponsored by...
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77. For the Man Who Has Everything - Madeline Queripel, Toby Jones
We take a JLU detour to the excellent adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' For The Man Who Has Everything! Madeline Queripel (HBO Max's Infinity Train, Regular Show, Steven Universe) and Toby Jones (OK KO!, Regular Show, AJ's Infinite Summer) join to chat Justice League Unlimited, DCAU…
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76. The Cat and The Claw - Tim Jarvi
I'm celebrating 6 years of making this podcast with 6 new weekly episodes! First up: The Cat and The Claw featuring an interview with Patreon supporter and fan of the podcast and Batman: The Animated Series, Tim Jarvi. We chat about Catwoman's animated origins, Red Claw's accent, the shift in...
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New podcast update!
I'm back to share some sPoOkY news... I've got a new free podcast just in time for the Halloween season. Subscribe below for free! Apple: https://apple.co/33Hjxx9 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2GIQK2y
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75. Return of the Joker - Owen Dennis
The final fundraiser episode is here! Owen Dennis, creator of Cartoon Network and HBOMax's Infinity Train, digs into the PG-13 cut of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. We do a deep dive into what we love about the film, and Owen talks about why he likes Batman Beyond and how shows like this...
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74. House and Garden - Betsy Sodaro, Mano Agapion
Betsy and Mano (We Love Trash) pop on by to talk about the very spooky and great Poison Ivy Episode HOUSE AND GARDEN. We talk about hunky plant clones, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and deconstruct how Ivy upends societal expectations of femininity and wields them a weapon. Oh, and Sonic the...
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73. The Laughing Fish - Jon Gabrus
Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty, Action Boys) joins the pod to get introduced to one of my personal favorite Batman: The Animated Series episodes, THE LAUGHING FISH! We talk Joker schemes, getting into cartoons later in life, and the state of superhero movies at the moment. Sponsored by Joker Fish!…
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72. Knight Time - Hector Navarro
Hector Navarro (DC Daily, The 500 Greatest Films podcast) returns to talk about our very first Superman: The Animated Series episode - a Batman crossover called KNIGHT TIME! We talk about our love of STAS and Brainiac, crossovers, villain team-ups, and compare the symbolic importance of Supes vs....
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71. Deep Freeze - Mike Carlson, Jason Sheridan
Podcast: The Ride's very own Mike Carlson and Jason Sheridan pop by to talk about the very theme park influenced Batman episode Deep Freeze! We talk about our love of Paul Dini's take on Mr. Freeze and how this episode riffs on EPCOT, play an impromptu game of "guess that BTAS action figure...
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70. Rats! - Lauren Tom
VO superstar Lauren Tom pops by to talk about playing Dana on Batman Beyond, her other DC animated roles, as well as her career in comedy and drama, from Futurama and King of the Hill to Friends and The Joy Luck Club. We talk about the Dana-centric episode Rats!, what she'd like to see from a...
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69. Feat of Clay - Harry Chaskin
Harry Chaskin (Steel Cut Oats, Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck, voice of Bedtime Bear on Care Bears: Unlock the Magic) returns to the podcast to talk one of the greatest two-parters in the series! We discuss how the animated series transformed Clayface from a C-list villain into an emotional...
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68. The Big Leagues - Jeff Trammell
Jeff Trammell (Craig of the Creek, The Owl House, Amphibia) virtually sits down to chat Batman’s first crossover with Static Shock, sing the praises of Dwayne McDuffie and his work on the DCAU, and question the number of fire trucks necessary for any Joker scheme. Sponsored by Unnecessary Fire...
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Update on the Podcast
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67. Live from SF Sketchfest - Maurice LaMarche, Ify Nwadiwe
We’re back for a very special episode recorded live from San Francisco Sketchfest! VO superstar Maurice LaMarche (Animaniacs, Disenchantment) returns with writer and comedian Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent, White Women) to chat about their favorite iterations of Batman, the body horror of Clayface, and...
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66. The Last Laugh - Pat Fraley
Veteran voice actor Pat Fraley (Krang on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TaleSpin!, The Addams Family) talks about how playing dead as a kid inspired a career in voice over, his Joker audition for Batman: The Animated Series, and why he finally feels more comfortable playing parts closer to himself...
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65. The Worry Men - Alex Horab
Alex Horab (writer on Cartoon Network's Infinity Train) talks about his love of The Mad Hatter, why scale matters when it comes to supervillains, and why Paul Dini's The Worry Men holds up as a fun detour and sly commentary. Sponsored by Bulk Pith Helmets! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend....
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64. Bane - Mitch Brian
Batman writer Mitch Brian talks about co-writing the series bible for Batman: The Animated Series with his old buddy Bruce Timm, writing the series pilot On Leather Wings, and returning for one more episode: Bane. Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a friend. Follow: @BTASpodcast on twitter and instagram.
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63. I've Got Batman in My Basement - Todd Padre, Bill Cravy, Sam Weatherman, Howard Levi's
A very special crossover featuring Todd Padre, Bill Cravy, Sam Weatherman and Howard Levi’s, hosts of Earwolf’s The Teacher's Lounge, a podcast hosted by my old high school teachers! We talk about one of the most reviled Batman episodes in the series, and a little bit about other stuff. Sponsored...
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62. Torch Song - Zac Oyama
Zac Oyama (College Humor, Adam Ruins Everything) is today's guest! We talk Batman video games, problematic messaging, and Firefly! Sponsored by Elaborate Shrines to People You Stalk! And my fire-themed action parody: Backpackdraft. Watch it now and share it around! Rate, Review, Subscribe, tell a...
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61. Fear of Victory - Ronnie del Carmen
The podcast is back! I sit down with Inside Out co-director and Pixar story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen! We chat about how he got his start as a storyboard artist and found his people on Batman: The Animated Series, how that morphed into becoming a director and storyteller at Pixar, and how…
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60. A Bullet For Bullock - Robert Costanzo
The voice of Harvey Bullock himself joins the podcast! Robert Costanzo may have fallen into an acting career as an uncredited role in Dog Day Afternoon, but since then he's been in Totall Recall, Die Hard 2, Dick Tracy and played Joey's dad on Friends. We chat his career, voice work on Batman…
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59. A Bullet For Bullock - Oscar Montoya
Oscar Montoya (Spontaneanation, Inside the Disney Vault podcast) pops by to talk about how learned to stop worrying and love the Bullock! We talk about A Bullet For Bullock's jazzy score, dialogue zingers, and why don't always need a colorful villain to make a great episode. Sponsored by Bullock...
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58. Joker's Millions - Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion
The Dynamic Music Partners pop by to chat about composing music for Batman, Superman, Justice League and the rest of the DCAU! We discuss working with Shirley Walker, the different ways to approach scoring the Joker, as well as the potential for future live concerts for fans. Rate + Subscribe on...
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57. Joker's Millions - Joel Jensen
The Joker’s gone broke and Joel Jensen (Tiny Hamster videos, Tiny Hamster is a Giant Monster book, UCB’s The Dragons) is here to talk about it! We chat about the great, flat-out zany comedy in Joker’s Millions, and how to reconcile that with the darkness found in the villain’s other appearances....
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56. Vendetta - Kevin Nowlan
Comic book writer, penciller and inker Kevin Nowlan joins the show to talk about his work as a freelance designer at the inception of Batman: The Animated Series, what Bruce Timm wanted out of early designs for characters like The Man-Bat, and why his Killer Croc design ended up being a favorite....
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55. Vendetta - Jonathan Marks
Comic book artist Jonathan Marks (Wolverine, The Dark Tower) pops by to talk about one of his favorite Batman villains: Killer Croc. We deep dive into the reptilian villain’s animated origins, his absolutely terrifying teeth, and the episode’s beautiful storyboards and direction. Sponsored by The...
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54. Nothing to Fear - Henry Gilroy
Batman writer Henry Gilroy chats about writing Nothing to Fear, The Scarecrow’s first episode. We talk about how he transitioned from editing Batman: The Animated Series to becoming one of the first writers, why Scarecrow is one of his favorite villains, and how he carried what he learned on BTAS...
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53. Nothing to Fear - Betsy Sodaro
Comedian, podcaster, and good buddy Betsy Sodaro (Bob’s Burgers, Netflix’s Disjointed) drops in for a spooky episode exploring The Scarecrow’s animated series origins. Along the way we chat about cartoonishly dumb henchmen, Bruce Wayne’s haunted past, and the true villainy of Dr. Long and his...
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52. Mad as a Hatter - Paul Dini
Paul Dini returns chat about the animated origins of Jervis Tetch AKA The Mad Hatter! We talk about how he turned your garden variety office creep into a worthy Bat-foe, casting Kimmy Robertson of Twin Peaks fame as Alice, and how Batman and Hatter are similar in using imagination as a coping...
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51. Mad as a Hatter - Kyle Mooney
Kyle Mooney (SNL, Brigsby Bear) pops by to chat hat! We dig into the Mad Hatter’s origin episode, discuss the limits of his mind control, and by the end, somehow compare him to Weird Al in UHF. Plus, we talk a ton about Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue and Kyle shares his experience working with...
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50. The Dark Knight's First Night - Eric Radomski
I celebrate 50 episodes by chatting with co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series himself, Eric Radomski! Eric discusses how he helped create the architectural design and dark palette for the show, fought for the show's adult tone and working with Bruce Timm. Sponsored by Police Blimps! Rate +...
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49. Cult of the Cat - Stan Berkowitz
I chat with Batman and longtime DCAU writer Stan Berkowitz (Justice League Action, Avengers Assemble) about working with Paul Dini to write one of the strangest Catwoman tales the series has to offer, why it’s harder to write for Superman, and working with the late Dwanye McDuffie on the grounded...
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48. Cult of the Cat - Travis Meidell
We’re back with @SaturdayMorningBatman himself, Travis Meidell! Travis dives into his love for Batman from a young age, how this podcast inspired him to start his wildly successful instagram account, and of course, a beat-by-beat deep dive into Cult of the Cat. Sponsored by Wolverine Hands for...
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47. The 25th Anniversary Special - Kevin Altieri, Harry Chaskin
Today marks the 25th Anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series! We celebrate with a live episode from San Diego Comic Con 2017 with Batman director and storyboard artist Kevin Altieri (BTAS, Mask of the Phantasm) and Harry Chaskin (Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck). We talk about the lasting impact...
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46. Eternal Youth - Kevin Altieri, Diane Pershing, Richie Root
Live from Long Beach Comic Expo! I chat with Kevin Altieri (Batman director) and Diane Pershing (voice of Poison Ivy) to talk about the tree people of Eternal Youth, the early Hitchcock influences of the animated series, and how Diane taps into her inner bad guy. Then I sit down with Bat-fan…
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45. P.O.V. - Ingrid Oliu, Clay Larsen
I chat with the voice of Renee Montoya, Ingrid Oliu (Stand and Deliver, Real Women Have Curves), about her role and career. I also chat with photographer and comedian Clay Larsen (Jash’s AristoCrits, UCB) to dig into the episode P.O.V. Sponsored by Rashomon! Rate + Subscribe on iTunes. Updates on...
About this show
Welcome to an interview variety show for your ears hosted by Justin Michael. Each episode brings together a fan of Batman: The Animated Series or a special guest who worked on the TV show to discuss their favorite episodes from the legendary 90’s cartoon. Why? Because I love this show. You probably do, too.
Hosted by
Justin Michael