This episode we’re talking with Ted Colunga and Matt Barker of Ghostheads Radio about their weekly livestream video show highlighting Ghostbusters Franchises around the country. And, more specifically, we chat about their involvement in the 2022 #GhostbustersToyDrive campaign to organize local toy drives and charitable campaigns hosted by Ghostbusters Franchises and benefitting kids this holiday season under one marketable banner. Jim also hits some important community calendar items to know abo...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News joins Extraplasm for a mid-week episode that also happens to feature one of the biggest Ghostbusters headlines in recent months! Jim discusses Sony's recent announcement that Gil Kenan will direct Afterlife (and explains why this is a very good thing), Illfonic's announcement regarding DLC for Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, and a few important charity news items. Then stick around for a fun conversation with Jason Fitzsimmons about how he started the Ghost...
Dec 07, 2022•2 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 14
It's a quick "solo" Extraplasm as Jim takes you through Ghostbusters Cyber Monday week deals, headlines and some "hot take" commentary about Ray Parker Jr.'s views on Sony's alleged "burying" of the original Ghostbusters theme song. Find out about Ghostbusters deals, charity toy drives, new content from Adam Savage and the Tested crew on building an RC Ghost Trap, and an exciting live Afterlife watch party for Mini Puft NFT holders with Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan! Plus find out how YOU can WIN ...
Nov 28, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Paul Martin, author and curator of Ghostbusters World Hub on the web and @gbworldhub on social media joins us this week to talk a bit about his experiences running the most comprehensive knowledgebase on the web for the now-defunct Ghostbusters World augmented reality app game. In its hey-day, the game aimed to replicate the success of Pokemon Go! by drawing upon the IP of Ghostbusters in all of its animated narrative forms. Paul was its biggest advocate in the fan community who spent time culti...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
Matt Zunich of the Los Angeles Ghostbusters returns as the podcast's first recurring guest! Matt stops by to discuss the partnership between Sony and Starlight Foundation to raise $40,000 to fund the creation of Ghostbusters themed hospital gowns for sick kids in Starlight partner hospital. As a refresher, Matt joined us in episode 3 to discuss the work he and the LA Ghostbusters were engaged in to support Starlight and their award as Starlight's official "Happiness Heroes," and now he's back to...
Nov 13, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week Jim is in the studio alone and talking Ghostbusters Firehouse history -- but not the one in New York! Thanks to contributor Sergio Nava (@gb_nava), we have new interior images of the LA Firehouse that is located in Skid Row and that has served as the interior headquarters set for Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 as well as many other films and commercials! You can find these on Extraplasm's Twitter and Instagram pages to take a look! Then join Jim for a rundown of Ghostbusters headlines...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week accomplished artist, writer, storyteller, and Ghostbusters super fan John Yurcaba IV joins the podcast as guest co-host! John is an outstanding print and digital media artist who has produced official Ghostbusters artwork for Ghost Corps and who has worked in the comic book industry as an artist on IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers: Beast Wars, and Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors titles. John has worked to design t-shirts and prints for Ghost Corps and worked to deve...
Oct 23, 2022•2 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week, Matt Sanders of "The Containment Unit: We Collect Spores, Molds and Ghostbusters Autographs" Facebook Group joins the show to talk about the autograph collecting hobby and his work creating private signings with Ghostbusters cast and crew over the last few years. Matt collaborates with Tom Henry to run "The Containment Unit" and together they have become the go-to source for Ghostbusters Autograph collectors seeking signatures from principal cast members as well as some of the most ob...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week, Jim is in the studio alone and finally throws open the covers of his research notebooks to discuss the Hasbro Ghostbusters Afterlife RC RTV Ghost Trap and Ectoplasm Lab (and Refills), where they went, where they were found, how many exist, and why Hasbro ultimately cancelled the U.S. release of both products. Also, hear a brief portion of Jason Reitman's speech eulogizing his father in the headlines segment, including an amusing story about his father's immigration to Canada when flee...
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week, Austin Young of the Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters joins Extraplasm for an interview session about his Proton Pack build project for Ghostbusters Afterlife star Logan Kim, who played the role of "Podcast!" Austin took on the chance (and high "presh" stakes!) to build and deliver a replica flight suit, Proton Pack and Takara Remote Control for Logan Kim in collaboration with Yes Have Some Podcast and many contributors from the Ghostbusters fan community. Austin is an accomplished prop b...
Oct 02, 2022•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week, Craig Goldberg of Yes Have Some Podcast joins the show as guest co-host! Craig is a regular host of YHS Podcast and Toy Anxiety with Abigail Gardner, Jacob Walsh, and Ryan Doell, and has been a creator of Ghostbusters fan media and commentary for years. Aside from YHS, Craig has collaborated on Ghostbusters and vintage blockbuster film fan related projects from documentaries, to custom toylines, to live events and continues to support creative people in the Ghostbusters fan community ...
Sep 25, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week, long-time Ghostbusters podcaster and fan content producer Chris Stewart joins Extraplasm not just for an interview - but for the whole episode! As one half of the Ghostbusters Interdimensional Crossrip Podcast and curator and author of the "Proton Charging" website and @ProtonCharging social media presences, Chris brings over 20 years of Ghostbusters criticism, analysis and fan wisdom with him into the guest co-host's chair this week! Join us as we discuss Ghostbusters headlines and h...
Sep 18, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week Matt Zunich of the Los Angeles Ghostbusters joins Extraplasm for an interview about LAGB's year long partnership with the Starlight Foundation - a non-profit organization that provides entertainment, enrichment, and healing through play for kids facing tough situations and long term care in hospitals. Tune in and get caught up on the week's Ghostbusters headlines (including upcoming autograph opportunities and news about the long lost Ghostbusters Afterlife/Baskin-Robbins marketing par...
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Ghostbusters custom toy maker Tony Taylor of Tony Taylor Toys and Fantazm Toys joins us to discuss his "Crypt Creepers" companion ghost figure line for Kenner's Real Ghostbusters figures! Get caught up on Ghostbusters headlines and then strap in for a fun conversation with Tony about how he got started in making custom toys for the Ghostbusters fan community, how his brand has grown since its beginnings a year ago, and what awesome stuff still lays ahead! Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX...
Sep 03, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Extraplasm Podcast! In this episode we discuss the start of our new podcast project, catch up on Ghostbusters headlines and announcements, and interview Steven Shea of Abyssmal Entertainment about his experiences working on the 2021 mobile app game, "Ghostbusters: ScARe!" Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX
Aug 20, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 1