Eric Christenson joins us this week to talk about his family-friendly Facebook group, the Mooglie Fan Club, as well as his wealth of experience as a patch and pin designer, including for GBFans, Hook & Ladder 8, Ghostbusters Franchises and content creators and more! Plus find out about "A Convenient Parallel Discussion," the Mooglie Fan Club's weekly podcast and streaming collaboration with Buffalo Ghostbusters and author James Greene Jr. talking about his book "A Convenient Parallel Dimensi...
Aug 08, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News is in the Extraplasm Studio and sitting in as co-host for the whole show! Tune in for a chat about the week's headlines, including commentary on the Ghostbusters Firehouse release delay and its implications, the new Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed DLC release, and the latest retail Proton Pack and Slimer decorative offerings from HalloweenCostumes.com. Plus, we discuss our thoughts on the next Hasbro and Fantazm Toys releases, some recent fan media and maker...
Aug 01, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Matt Swaim of the YouTube Channel “The Proton Pack is Not a Toy” joins the show this week! Matt is a content creator in the Ghostbusters fandom who develops video tutorials and vlogs on prop building, Ghostbusters history and screen accuracy, collectibles reviews, and more! We delve into his experiences building props and creating interesting content, as well as his work as a beta tester for game developer Terminal Reality on the beloved 2009 title, Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Plus, find out a...
Jul 25, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 43
It's the first ever intercontinental Extraplasm! The boys from Fantazm Toys join the show this week - and that means Tony Taylor is back, but with him from all the way in Australia in his first ever podcast appearance is Brendan Pearce of Badoochi Studios! Tony and Brendan collaborate on their Fantazm Toys creation, but Brendan is also an artist and the mind behind a ton of GB Fan content creator’s logos – including this podcast. We covered a lot of ground in this chat, from their shared creativ...
Jul 18, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 42
After a week away for the July 4th holiday, Jim is back in the Extraplasm studio with Phil Kessell -- the man you may know as the face of the "Ghost Beacon" YouTube channel! Phil joins the show for a fun conversation about his experiences documenting the Ghostbusters Day event at Hook & Ladder 8 in NYC, attending Ecto Fest and Fan Fest in Los Angeles, and even capturing a glimpse of the interior of Engine 23 in Skid Row within his lens! Plus, find out about the Ghostbusters headlines over th...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Matt Sanders and Tom Henry join the podcast this week for a fun chat to recap their “Busters Across California” autograph tour, where they worked to get over 500 signatures from 9 signers from the Ghostbusters cast and production family! They speed signed with William Atherton, hung out with Richard Edlund, had a home-cooked meal with Stuart Ziff, met up with Robin Shelby, met up at a museum with Mark Bryan Wilson, had drinks with Steve Johnson, appraised the collectibles in John Bruno’s archive...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Troy Benjamin joins Extraplasm this week for a fun conversation about his experiences as a multi-hyphenate Ghostbusters content creator and fan who has the tools and the talent (but who also modestly insists he's had a little luck along the way). We chat about his early days running Ghostbusters HQ on the web, trying to save the LA Firehouse, and his experiences working on Ghost Corps projects. Hear some fun and exciting stories about Troy's behind-the-scenes documentary work for Ghostbusters Af...
Jun 20, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News joins the show for a debriefing on Ghostbusters Day! We discuss everything we’ve learned from the officially released video messages & poster reveal for Ghostbusters Firehouse, and some exciting announcements from Illfonic about a forthcoming Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed release for Nintendo Switch and the next DLC for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. Plus, we chat about toy & clothing announcements from the fan & independent maker community, ...
Jun 13, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Matt Provencal joins the podcast for a chat before we all head into Ghostbusters Day! Ghostbusters podcast fans may remember Matt as one of the hosts of the Cross the Streams Radio Show – a Ghostbusters podcast that broke ground in a time when podcast platforms didn’t even really exist yet! Matt is a videographer, editor and director, and joins the show to discuss Ghostbusters collecting, Canadian cultural impact and voices in the Ghostbusters Fandom, tales of his old show and their interviews w...
Jun 06, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Jim is in the studio alone this week for a quick "minisode" recapping the week's headlines over a holiday week here in the U.S. Find out about where Bill Murray's been spotted, why vegan cheese is now tangentially relevant to Ghostbusters, and some other non-spoilery soft updates on Ghostbusters Firehouse filming. Plus tune in to find out about the latest fan created toy offerings from Fantazm Toys, remaining autograph opportunities from The Containment Unit autograph collecting group on Faceboo...
May 29, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 36
John Yurcaba joins the show as guest co-host! First, Jim and John talk through the headlines of the last week, including more news about fan produced Ghostbusters Day events, merchandise and video game updates, and a recent interview with Sigourney Weaver about the next Ghostbusters film. Then stick around in the back half of the show for a fun discussion about Sony's plans to create new and exciting theme park attractions based on their movie properties (including Ghostbusters), and some wishca...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 35
First, get caught up on Ghostbusters headlines. Then Matt Zunich of the LA Ghostbusters rejoins the show for a "Spectral Speculation" discussion about the Writers Guild strike and its impact on television and film production, including Ghostbusters projects. Matt brings his experiences working in the industry as a post-production supervisor and as an aspiring writer to the conversation, while Jim brings his experience teaching about mass media industries. Together, they discuss the role of the W...
May 17, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This week Jason Fitzsimmons of Ghostbusters News fame rejoins the show for a fun conversation about the challenge of reporting around spoilers, the new DLC pack for Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, the new Spirit Halloween Proton Pack, Ghostbusters Firehouse, and even a Canadian grocery store pizza delicacy! Plus get caught up on the events of the last week in our headlines segment! It's Episode 33, and the podcast is more than 2/3's of the way to "finding its voice!" Special Thanks & Credits...
May 02, 2023•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Dan Liberg of the Buffalo Ghostbusters joins the show to talk about Ghostbusters Day, the work he and Buffalo Ghostbusters have done to develop a relationship with Hook & Ladder 8 in NYC, and what's to come for 2023! Find out a bit about the work Dan and the Buffalo team are doing to prepare an amazing Ghostbusters day at the firehouse and how charitable donations to their GoFund Me and patch campaign (ending soon!) help to benefit FDNY and the firefighters working out of Hook & Ladder 8...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Chris Stewart returns to the podcast for a fun chat where we geek out a bit about Ghostbusters and world building, explore what Winston's TED Talk might be like if he had one, and spitball new Ecto-1 ideas and Ghostbuster-tech derived consumer products! Then we try to figure out if the new Ghostbusters movie is the first time the exterior design of Hook and Ladder 8 in NYC and the interior of Old 23 in Los Angeles will be merged practically via the firehouse window set piece Jason Reitman teased...
Apr 17, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Tony Taylor of Fantazm Toys joins Jim in the virtual studio as guest co-host! We discuss a few news items from a holiday week that was light on headlines. First we chat about a fun photo of Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan in the window of the Ghostbusters Firehouse set, a bootleg toy release, and changes to the 6 inch action figure lines at Hasbro (who still holds the Ghostbusters toy license). Then we spend some time catching up with Tony about life, the successful Fantazm Toys "Slimeball" figure, ...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Jim's in the studio for a mini-sode that reflects on the events of the last week and engages in some Spectral Speculation about a rusted Wreckto reported on Reddit! Tune in for a catch-up on casting news, some discussion of a Ghostbusters Afterlife Ecto-1 spotted on a trailer in California, and awesome fan-produced toy, patch and pin news! Special Thanks & Credits Logo / Cover Art - Brendan Pearce, Badoochi Studios, @badoochistudios Theme Song - "Ghostbusters" by MAGNAVOX...
Apr 04, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week the big exciting new to discuss is the first Ghostbusters: Firehouse casting announcement! Join Jim for a discussion of casting news and speculation, along with headlines about Logan Kim and the Walking Dead, new autograph signings with the GB Containment Unit, and some collectibles news about Funko, as well as friends of the podcast, Fantazm Toys. Then, tune in for a chat with with Jon Roop and Rob Sosebee of the South Carolina Ghostbusters, who have worked to celebrate Ghostbusters w...
Mar 27, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week we’re talking with Jacob Walsh of Yes Have Some Podcast for a fun chat about his work as a tattoo artist, his love of reptiles and animals, kaijus vs. marshmallow men, what justifies ethically killing animals or monsters in horror movies, and at least a little bit about the future of Ghostbusters. Tune in for a check-up on the headlines of the week -- including the start of filming for Ghostbusters: Firehouse -- and stick around to hear what Jacob’s been up to and what his hopes are fo...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Extraplasm and Pizzaplazm unite and catalytic conversational conversion runs rampant! @ReelGhostbusters artist, comedian, podcaster, and authentic Staten Island Guy Chris Sorrentino joins the podcast for an interview that quickly devolves into two Italian/Irish Post-Catholic New Yorkers making each other laugh! We talk about the NYC Firehouse, Chris's Reel Ghostbusters series and plans for an art book, his comedy podcast "Super Live Adventure Podcast" work as a production artist for TruTV's Impr...
Mar 13, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Comic book artist, story teller, and all around good person John Yurcaba IV re-joins the podcast this week as guest co-host! This week we break the format a bit with a slow burn of the week's headlines about Ghostbusters: Firehouse, along with our commentary and speculation! Join us as we chat about the construction photos of the practical Ghostbusters: Firehouse set that were released into the world in the last week, the implications and opportunities that a practical firehouse set affords, our...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week Jim is joined on the podcast by Tom Henry of " The Containment Unit: We collect Spores, Molds & Ghostbusters Autographs " Group on Facebook for an interview! Along with previous Extraplasm guest Matt Sanders, Tom helps to coordinate autograph signings with Ghostbusters cast members and behind the scenes talent for fans in our community! Tom shares some fun stories of meeting and working with some of the most beloved people who have contributed to the Ghostbusters franchise, along w...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Steven Shea has worn many hats - including first guest of Extraplasm Podcast - but among his greater roles are that he was the writer of the Ghostbusters Afterlife tie-in app game Ghostbusters ScARe, he is a writer, director, and founder of Abyssmal Entertainment, and he's a valued member of the Los Angeles Ghostbusters! Since we talked in depth about his experiences working on ScARe in the very first episode of Extraplasm, Steven's been busy! He returns this week to discuss upcoming LA Ghostbus...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Tony Taylor of Fantazm Toys returns to the podcast as guest co-host! We ping-pong our way through headlines over the last two weeks and Jim editorializes a bit about the DLC and new features and changes in Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. Then we discuss Fantazm's successful "Slimeball" figure release, the Matty Collector eBay prototype listing Jim missed out on (and apparently Tony didn't) and our reflections upon Muncher and his place in Ghostbusters narratives, marketing and culture. We also ...
Feb 13, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Television and film editor and Ghostbusters historian Derek Osborn joins Jim for a conversation as we wrap up January and start the second month of 2023! Fans of the documentary film "Cleaning Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters" will know Derek's work well, as he was a co-editor on the project. Derek provides insight in our conversation about how he got involved in the project, some things he learned along the way, and his hopes about what we'll continue to uncover about the history of Ghostb...
Jan 31, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Resident Proton Pack expert and prop builder Austin Young of the Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters joins Jim as co-host this week! We chat about a few of the week's headlines and then discuss the excitement of the HasLab Proton Pack and the modding potential that has emerged in the first week of fans deconstructing and rebuilding HasLab Proton Packs! Find out about some helpful resources from GBFans and HasLab Modders Facebook group members that have been developed since the pack came out, with some...
Jan 24, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 20
The show's back on the West Coast as the HasLab Proton Packs continue to ship eastward from Chino, CA! First get filled in on the Ghostbusters Headlines from the last week! Then, join Jim for a review of the HasLab Proton Pack and some reflection on Hasbro's handling of the Ghostbusters toy license, Ghostbusters fan culture with regards to toy and merchandise releases, and elevating "fan joy" over "fan anguish and catharsis" for happier busting. It's a "bottle show" this week (if podcasts have s...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 19
It's a new year, and lots of things are on the move! Jim's on the road visiting family, the folks of Ghost Corps are about to be on the road to the UK to film the next Ghostbusters movie, and Haslab Proton Packs are about to be on the road to backers' homes! Catch up on headlines of the week and then join Jim and author James Greene Jr. whose recently released book, "A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever," is out now in print and audiobook format. Jim chats with Jam...
Jan 07, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 18
It's the last episode of 2022! Craig Goldberg of Yes Have Some Podcast joins us to discuss the Ghostbusters events and announcements of 2022 and what's to come in 2023, with some healthy conversational free association and randomness along the way! Find out about the final Ghostbusters headlines of 2022 (including Billy Bryan joining the next Ghostbusters movie, comments about the animated film also in production, and some merch news) and then join us as we ring out the old and ring in the new! ...
Dec 31, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week, Chris Stewart (AKA @protoncharging) of the Ghostbusters Interdimensional Crossrip joins the podcast for some holiday fun! Get updated on some of the most recent Ghostbusters events and happenings, including the recent live director’s commentary and watch party with Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan hosted by Big Head Club, the release of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed version 1.3, and Hasbro’s early shipments of the HasLab Proton Pack. Then, Chris and I chat about our hopes for Ghostbuster...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 16
