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The Massive Attack Podcast
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Mitch and Joe, A.K.A Massive Attack, are two nerds on the dark side of 40. Each episode we find a topic and dive right in!
Episodes
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 11
Today I am joined by my other Shooting the poo podcast show host from days gone by Ian Mond and we head to Colorado to to celebrate a non-denominational character who visits everyone each Christmas whose maintained a balanced high fibre diet throughout the year, and the 1995 AFL Grand Final.
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 10
Today I am joined by 3 very special guests, my 2 children, Jax, & Gee and our cat Maxwell Paws and they share their opinions on Christmas...well the kids do, Max became tight lipped as soon as we pushed record.
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 9
I am excited to be joined by Julia Svaganovic today as we chat about Christmas and the Christmas toy from the brilliant mind of Jim Henson with a little extra Muppet talk thrown in for good measure,
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 8
Today I am joined by Brett from the Thoughtless Casual Gaming podcast and he's here to talk about the night and the vengeance of the first Christmas episode of Batman the Animated series.
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 7
Today I am honored to have Wrestlerock Commentator and friend of the show Big Daddy Julian James come to the Krytpton Lounge, Driven by the power of Zyrtec and Natter on about Christmas, A couple of Henry's and the New Disney+/Marvel treat, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 6
Today I step into a big blue box and travel back in time to Podcast with my original Podcast co-host and we bang on about A Christmas Carol, Doctor Who Style.
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day5
Today Rachel Holkner joins the Podcast and we talk love, Death Robots and questionable acquisition of Christmas tress.
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 4
Today I am joined by the Dave of Daves Video graveyard podcast to chat about iconic wrestler Bill Goldberg as he dons the robes of Father Christmas and murders his way through Christmas eve in the criminally unheralded classic film Santa's Slay
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 3
Something feels strangely familiar as Joe makes a welcome return to the Massive Attack podcast to talk Christmas and cartoons
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 2
Today, Nick Evans Joins me to talk Christmas, Knives, Gift vouchers, Smugglers and we have a good look at the Ronnie Barker Classic TV Series Porridge
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2022 - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 1
Massive Attack returns for its annual Christmas tradition of annoying you with daily podcasts about Christmas. Mitch couldn't do it alone so put the call out for help And Mitch's co-host from Hey Hey it's the podcast and WrestleRock Commentator Christmas tragic Criss Fresh stepped up to the plate...
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Massive Attack Presents Epsiode 1 - He-Man and Friends
Massive attack is back! Well, sort of. Mitch is back and he's flying solo and by the seats of his pants. the first episode back is a short one. It's all about He-Man and a couple of other cartoons that may sound a little familiar. thanks for sticking by and checking it out and welcome to any new...
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Episode 137 - Y is for Year in Review! (Part 1)
As we kick off 2022 we look back to the dumpster fire of a year that was 2021. There were some shining lights though, so in this first part of our double header we look at our favourite gaming and television moments. Be warned, as there may be a couple of spoilers in there as we discuss Tiger…
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Day 12 - The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
We'd like to think we've saved the best for last with this offering for Day 12 from the cartoon series "The Real Ghostbusters" from 1986. What happens with a team famous for catching ghosts meet up with Jacob Marley and his spirit friends? Christmas chaos obviously.
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Day 11 - The Christmas Carol (1949)
In one of the very first syndicated television specials, Vincent Price narrates today's version of the classic tale, dubbed "The Christmas Carol" from way back in1949.
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Day 10 - A Christmas Carol (2000)
Just to be confusing we have another movie just titled "A Christmas Carol" again today, however unlike the traditional style we saw yesterday, this is anything but. Starring UK soap star Ross Kemp as Eddie Scrooge, an unscrupulous loan shark, who meets three ghosts who show him the meaning of...
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Day 9 - A Christmas Carol (1982)
We've seen cartoon mice and excessive backstory, super heroes and tenuous links and super quick silent versions, but for toady for Day 9 we find a very traditional telling of the Christmas Carol story. Made by an Australian production company back in 1982, there's not much we could find wrong…
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Day 8 - Blackadder‘s Christmas Carol (1988)
A Christmas Carol is usually a story of a not-so-nice man's redemption. In our episode today, "Blackadder's Christmas Carol" from 1988, we turn that on it's head in a way only Rowan Atkinson can.
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Day 7 - Family Ties (1983)
We continue with our 80s bracket today as we take a look back at one of the most popular sitcoms of that decade, "Family Ties" where they do their take on A Christmas Carol in this episode from December 1983. Everyone's favourite yuppie republican, Alex P. Keaton, played by Michael J. Fox learns...
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Day6 - Bravestarr (1987)
80's cartoon/toy tie-ins are probably our favourite genre after Christmas Carol variations, so when Mitch found this episode from 1987 of "Bravestarr" that puts a Filmation spin on the Dickens classic, it got added to our short list very quickly. Was it worth it, or did it disappoint?
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Day 5 - Quantum Leap (1990)
Quantum Leap was one of those shows where, in concept, sounded like something we both would have been into back when it originally aired, yet for some reason neither of us really watched. Today for Day 5 we rectify that with this episode, "A Little Miracle" from 1990.
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Day 4 - A Christmas Carol - The Movie (2001)
Today we go a little more recent and lot more traditional than yesterday with this animated version of A Christmas Carol from 2001. Having Nicholas Cage as Marley seemed like a good choice, but is that overshadowed by too much backstory and the addition of cartoon mice?
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Day 3 - Ebenezer Piper (1985)
On paper, the idea of wrestling legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper taking on the role of Scrooge in a WWF produced version of "A Christmas Carol" sounds great. Unfortunately this segment from the short lived wrestling talk show "Tuesday Night Titans" from December 1985 really didn't deliver.
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Day 2 - Ultimate Spider-Man (2014)
We jump forward just over 100 years from yesterday to bring you Day 2, and this time we look an an episode of Ultimate Spider-Man from 2014 called "Nightmare on Christmas" that took inspiration from A Christmas Carol, rather than being a direct re-telling.
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Day 1 - A Christmas Carol (1911)
It's December 13th, so that can only mean one thing... it's time to start dropping our 12 Days of Christmas mini episodes. This year we go back to that old (roasting) Chestnut that is the Charles Dickens classic tale, A Christmas Carol. Why not, it's been 5 years since we last did it, so for the...
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Episode 136 - W is for The Wall!
As we get closer and closer to the end of our second round of A to Z's, this episode we look at another music related movies, the 1982 film "The Wall" based on Pink Floyd's iconic 1979 album of the same name. We dive into our histories listening to the band, and first seeing this film, as well as...
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Episode 135 - V is for Jean-Claude Van Damme!
Back in the late 80s and early 90s he was one of the action/martial arts genre's biggest names, so for our V episode we couldn't go passed the Muscles from Brussels himself, Jean-Claude Van Damme! We go over some of his more memorable roles, some run-ins he had with other celebrities, and Mitch...
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Episode 134 - U is for Universal Monsters!
Back in the 1930's Universal Studios pioneered the idea of a shared cinematic universe after creating a series on now iconic horror films including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf-Man and The Mummy. These became known as the Universal Monsters, and over the years ended up being some of the most...
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Episode 133 - T is for Thundarr the Barbarian!
Back in the early 80's, just a few years before He-Man hit our TV screens, there was another blonde muscleman with a sword gracing our Saturday mornings. That man was "Thundarr the Barbarian", and is the topic of our T episode of the A to Z. We discuss our memories of the show, discuss the plot…
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Episode 132 - S is for Ska!
Ska is one of those musical genres that you either love or hate, and thankfully both Mitch and Joe love it! This episode we go on a deep dive and trace the roots of ska through it's three waves - the origins in Jamaica in the 60's, the 2-Tone era of England in the 80's, and third wave of ska punk...
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Episode 131 - R is for”Rowdy” Roddy Piper!
He was a massive star in the world of wrestling in the 80's, who also went on to star in a number of cult movie classics, so we bend the A to Z rules a little this episode to talk about the "Hot Rod" himself, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. From his incredible Wrestlemania moments, to his long list of…
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Episode 130 - Q is for Quadrophenia!
Based on the album by The Who of the same name, this month we look at the 1979 film "Quadrophenia". Set in late 60's England, It's the story of an unlikable young Mod named Jimmy, who seeming has it all. However it's not all tricked out scooters, high fashion and a party lifestyle, as it all come...
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Episode 129 - P is for The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix!
We've cover some pretty obscure stuff on this podcast, but possibly nothing more obscure than the Norwegian Stop-Motion film "The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix" that we watched this month for the letter P of our 2021 A to Z list. Originally released in 1975, it boasts as being the highest grossing film...
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Episode 128 - O isfor One Hit Wonders!
We always enjoy when we get to do a music themed episode, so seemed like an easy choice to pick One Hit Wonders for our O episode. We discuss what defines an artist as a One Hit Wonder and go on a little tangent about Australian TV's iconic "Countdown" with Molly Meldrum, but then came the hard...
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Episode 127 - N is for Not Another Teen Movie!
The 2021 A to Z rolls into the second half of the alphabet with the letter N, and this episode we look at the 2001 parody (or is that spoof) film, "Not Another Teen Movie". A homage to those teenage high school flicks we grew up loving in the 80's, we look at the movies and characters is…
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Episode 126 - M is for The Muppet Show!
We've officially made it to the halfway point of the alphabet, so this episode we look at another iconic TV show from our youth, "The Muppet Show". Seeing as this could have been a huge topic, we just looked at the original series that ran from the late 70's to early 80's, and not any of the...
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Episode 125 - L is for The Love Boat!
We go back to the 70's this month for our A to Z, and everyone's favourite TV show about a cruise liner (maybe the only one, we're not sure, we didn't research that)... The Love Boat! We discuss the show, our memories, and spend a bit of time going over the plethora of guest stars that graced the...
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Episode 124 - K is for Karaoke!
As the A to Z continues, this episode we look at the activity that makes every person who can't hold a note think they are a singing superstar, Karaoke! We discuss the history, our experiences doing it ourselves, some favourite songs to belt out and the dangerous side including Karaoke Rage and…
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Episode 123 - J is for Jaws!
We've reached the letter J, which as Mitch correctly points out is not in fact the half way point of the alphabet, and this month we look at the movie that is often referred to as the one that started the idea of the summer blockbuster, 1975's "Jaws". We discuss the film, it's difficulties in the...
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Episode 122 - I is for Inspector Gadget!
For our I episode we go back to the 1980's again, and another of one of the cartoons that had a run in the prestigious ABC TV early evening timeslot, "Inspector Gadget". We discuss our memories of the cartoon, including it's iconic theme song, as well as the two live action movies that tried to...
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Episode 121 - H is for Hot Wheels!
It's the letter H this month, and after dismissing the idea of covering He-Man, we choose the iconic toy brand, Hot Wheels. In what started as a discussion of their origins and our own history of having them as kids, turned into an epic confession session with Mitch going in-depth about his…
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Episode 120 - G is for Go-Bots!
It's back to the 80s toy-cartoon crossovers this episode as we look at the craze of robots changing into vehicles, but it's not the one you instantly though of. No, not Transformers, but the bastard step-child of the transforming robot genre, The Go-Bots, or as it was known here in Australia,...
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Episode 119 - F isfor Fighting Fantasy Books!
For our F episode of the A to Z we go back to a time when a brave, young adventurer could enter a dungeon or a misty forest, armed only with his trusty sword, and slay dragons and monsters in his quest for treasure... That's right, 1982. However, that adventurer was actually a spotty-faced teen,...
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Episode 118 - E is for Ewoks!
Back when we were young in the 80's, its an understatement to say Star Wars was huge. So, in 1984 when they released an Ewok movie it meant more quality Star Wars content, right? Maybe not so much. As the a to Z continues, for our episode this time around we're reached the letter E, so we go back...
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Episode 117 - D is for Danger Diabolik!
For the letter D we go back to the swinging 60's, with the Dino De Laurentiis produced "Danger: Diabolik" from 1968. Based on the Italian comic series "Diabolik" it revolves around a spy and his girlfriend pulling off three spectacular heists, and features some very funky tunes, great...
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Episode 116 - C is for Centurions!
As the A to Z continues, this episode we've reached the letter C, so that means its time to look at an example of one of our favourite genres, 80's cartoon/toy tie-ins, and the 1986 series "Centurions: Power Xtreme". The show itself didn't really hold up, but man do we want to get our hands on…
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Episode 115 - B is For Barbarella!
As we continue the A to Z, this episode we look at the 1968 sci-fi classic "Barbarella" staring the very attractive Jane Fonda. We discuss our connections to the film, how it works when viewed through 2021 eyes, and some of the crazy costumes and design featured in the film. * B is also for Bad...
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Episode 114 - A is for The A-Team!
For the podcast in 2021 we have decided to go back to the A to Z formula we tried a few years ago, so for the letter A we went back to the icon 80's and a show that we both have fond memories of, "The A-Team". We discuss the history of the show, what worked and what didn't, the awesome van, the...
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Day 12 -Troma!
We've made it to the end of our 12 Days of a Cartoon Christmas, so why not go back to the idea that started it all, Inappropriate Source Material, although "A Very Troma Christmas - A Whole Toxic Affair" from 2015 is very much aimed at adults, and very much NSFW. Think South Park, but not as...
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Day 11 - Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey!
It's a little bit ironic that today is Festivus, yet we are watching the most religious of our Christmas specials, the 1977 Rankin/Bass claymation "Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey". It's your classic underdog story of how a ridiculed misfit becomes an unlikely hero, but was it any good?…
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