Power Rangers has always been a show that switches between So-Bad-Its-Good and Just-Plain-Bad-And-I'm-Embarrassed-To-Still-Watch-It, but Mat and Michael's podcast covering the Power Rangers franchise makes the trip much enjoyable, either way. Rarely actively negative about the show, the two hosts give off a vibe that's hard to come by for nostalgic podcasts: they aren't mad about the failures of the show, they're just disappointed because they want it to be better than it is. There's a richness of tone to the way the hosts cover the show that I've always been impressed with. Mat and Michael sometimes approach this show from the perspective of a teen drama, rather than a show for children. It would've been simple to brush over the bad American acting for the robot fights we loved as youths, but the earnestness of the hosts means you'll agree with them when they sigh and wish an episode of Power Rangers didn't have the monster fights getting in the way of a good b-plot. They pull off this by empathizing and respecting the times when the show actually treats the characters as actual people. An episode might diverge slightly to talk about the notion of peaking as a person in high school, or be excitedly praiseful when an episode's b-plot is a character whose rug was just pulled out from under him for having attained enough high-school credits to graduate a year before their friends. Don't take this as assuming that the show is dry or boring, far from it. It's packed with energy and humor, as well as acknowledging that the show is for dumb children. It's a rare show where a host will claim to hate the show, only to say they love it in the same episode. One of the only criticisms I have of the podcast is what I suspect a lot of its fans would consider a bonus, so take this with a grain of salt: outside of reviewing Power Rangers in order, the show regularly diverges to cover other PR-related things: movies staring ex-Power Rangers, Power Rangers comics, and even newer Power Rangers shows. While it does expand and improve the show's brand, these are things that I personally aren't as interested in. It's telling just how fun this podcast is that it can be annoying when a you really want to hear them cover an episode, only to realize it's going to be another week because something *else* is being covered. Sometimes, their audio quality (especially earlier episodes) is a little hazy and echo-ey. It's rarely a dealbreaker, but there are a handful of episodes that I simply couldn't get to. All in all, there's a reason why my normally watch-for-a-while-and-move-on Power Rangers kick has become a more long-term interest in an old, bad show that I should hate.

These guys are the absolute best. They take something they love, recognize how silly, ridiculous, and often just plain stupid it is, and appreciate the hell out of it. They've spent whole days of their lives just talking about a stupid '90s kids show, and nitpicking it to death in a way that is both hilarious and heartwarming. They always keep the bants on air (by which I mean they have a phenomenal back-and-forth in their banter), and, though they wear their explicit tag on iTunes like a badge, they always remain sensitive and they never cross a line. Mat "cats are people too" Groom and Michael "I don't like dogs; I find them unpredictable" Busuttil bring together a slew of guests over their 3+ year run thus far, including Tim "not the backdoor shenanigans they were expecting" Busuttil, The people's champion Lauren Dundler, Boom! Studios MMPR comic head writer Kyle Higgins, and actual former power rangers Austin St. John, Walter Emmanuel Jones, Nakia Burrise, and Jason Faunt. They analyze the episodes one by one from the very beginning once a week, while also covering currently running episodes from Dino Charge onward as they air, as well as recounting each new Power Rangers comic issue every month or so. In addition, they cover all new power rangers news, such as with the 2017 movie, games such as Legacy Wars and Mega Battle. Also, on rare occasion, they will throw in their own little nonsense and shenanigans just for fun, like that time they took Zyuranger footage and wrote and performed an episode around it before watching the corresponding power rangers episode, or that time they spent a full hour and a half discussing and analyzing in depth a non-existant episode of a non-existant reboot of a previously non-existant television series. Let's not forget those times that they covered episodes of the Sentai, entirely without any context beyond the context of the corresponding power rangers episode. These guys are simply incredible. They are both incredibly engaged with this podcast, and it shows in their enthusiasm for it. They are highly interactive with their fans, and they have created one of the single friendliest communities on the internet. We love them, and they love us. Listen to this podcast. I implore you. I guarantee it will enrich your life, or, at the very least, your Wednesday.