Join The Desert Rat today as we doff our hats and pay tribute to one of the finest comic artists of our time- MAD Magazine's legendary Al Jaffee. Besides his many other contributions to MAD he invented the famous MAD fold-in feature and worked there for over 65 years. A long life well lived. Support the platform that houses this podcast. Stop Killing Each other!

Mark from The Plot podcast presents: In a giant week for Nintendo, we welcome GameXplain's Andre Segers back to the podcast to discuss the Super Mario Brothers Movie, the upcoming Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the Super Nintendo World theme park in California and revisiting Paper Mario Sticker Star on its tenth anniversary, a game he hated at the time with the fury of a thousand suns.  Thanks to Andre for carving out some time for us on a super busy week for him and his crew.

Well, well, well, what have we here? NoFriender finally crawls from beneath whatever rock he's been hiding under and all it took was for Over Kill to release a new album. Scorched is the twentieth studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill, released on April 14, 2023. It is the band's first studio album in four years, following The Wings of War, the longest gap between studio albums for the band. Much in the same way the gap between episode 95 and 96 of the Thrash Metal Show was the longest for NoFriender. 

Karl and Tonya review the next installment in the Rocky Universe with a look at Creed I (2015) where we pick up Rocky's story by way of Apollo Creed's previously unknown son Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan). We find out how Creed had this secret son, his rough childhood, how he travels to Philadelphia to meet Rocky, and a tons of twists and turns. We also a revelation of a nearly 30 year old secret- who won the basement rubber match between Rocky and Apollo at the end of Rocky 3.

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022) is now the most awarded movie in history. Seriously, this movie has garnered more accolades than any other film, so Tonya and I have sat down to watch it and it is a mind trip all right. There are some incredible performances to be sure. Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others do a great job. But does this film deserve all the love heaped upon it? Eh, there are some problems, but it is a heck of a story.

Karl and Tonya sit down to discuss the latest Toy Story movie which find our cast of toy characters on a road trip in an RV where they discover former toy companion Bo Peep, who now leaves as a free unowned toy. A new toy enters the story- Forky, who, of course, gets lost and needs rescued. This installment also introduces several new toy characters which we may see in future movies.

Karl and Tonya discuss the 2022 thriller Fall where two people attempt to scale the 7th tallest structure on earth, a California decommissioned television tower (based on a real tower) and things go terribly wrong. A nail biter thriller which did exceptional at the box office on a fairly small budget. Set your fear of heights aside and join us for this movie review! 

We take a look at the use of subliminal message in two classic 1980s pieces of science fiction - Howard Chaykin's American Flagg comic from 1983 and the original British pilot for Max Headroom from 1985. We discuss the history of each project, how subliminals were used in the plot and just ahead of their time both projects were and would fit right in today's culture in 2023.

Karl and Tonya return with a review of 2010's Toy Story 3. In this adventure the toy's owner, Andy, goes off to college and a misunderstanding finds his toys not ending up in the attic as they were supposed to but instead- IN THE TRASH! It all works out of course and ultimately the toys end up with a new owner after much adventure. Join us to follow the exploits of Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Hamm, the Potato Heads, Rex, and the whole gang as we review Toy Story 3!

Join the Desert Rat this week as he cusses and discusses the differences in cultures of the desert dwellers verses the hillbillies and how he is coping. Culture shock is covered and then a verbal tour of his new stomping ground. Support the platform that houses this podcast and Stop Killing Each other!