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The Reluctant Adult Podcast is your weekly reminder that growing up is optional, but buying toys as an adult is mandatory. Hosts Paul and Bill tackle the weird, wonderful world of pop culture, collectibles, and childhood obsessions that somehow got more expensive with age. From action figures to comic cons, they cover it all with the enthusiasm of kids and the disposable income of adults (barely). If your idea of “adulting” is deciding whether to open the box, this show is for you. New episodes drop every week. Follow along and remember—we don’t wanna grow up, but we already did!
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (02:09) reading podcast reviews on Apple Podcasts. (03:37) The history of The Reluctant Adult Podcast. (08:45) Favorite show moments. (11:15) Hasbro Pulse Con reveals. (13:00) Saying goodbye to movie theaters. (19:30) The guys’ most wanted guests. (33:50) The top toy picks for 2020 thus far, including NECA Ninja Turtles, Hasbro Power Rangers Lightning Collection, G.I. Joe Classified, and Lenard ALIENS. (46:00) Spying on the neighbors with Ring cameras. (50:20) Why did Overwatch toys bomb so far? (53:00) What is a toy store? (54:45) Target drags out another lackluster Halloween.
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Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, Jackie from Posh Goth joins the show to talk about time-traveling future humans, Elon Musk’s suspicious origins, and all things extraterrestrial. Jackie recently nearly completed reading Dr. Michael P. Masters’s book Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon.
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Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
This week on Toys Reluctant Adult Podcast, (01:30) the guys are finally too old for new technology. (02:30) Pixel Dan joins the show to wish the guys a happy almost-one-year anniversary. (04:09) The guys from Adventures in Collecting stop by to share their thoughts on the show’s looming milestone. (05:40) Celebrating one year with a Toy Yoda/Toyota giveaway? (06:15) Do people even care about giveaways anymore? (08:10) Is this vandalism? (10:30) Everything is digital effects, so what is even real anymore? (11:40) It’s Boss Time for The Mandalorian trailer. (22:00) PayPal and eBay break up. (25:15) Power Rangers Lightning Collection pickups. (26:48) Jenna Fischer buys every The Office Little People set on Amazon. (28:50) Shared movie universes. (30:20) Everyone loves Chris Evans’s penis. (32:29) Snowpiercer/Thomas the Tank Engine crossover. (34:10) Imaginext Dragonzord and Japanese Power Rangers footage. (37:47) What we’re anticipating from Hasbro Pulse Con. (40:50) Star Wars Black Series, but I've got a blank face, baby. (43:55) Everyone loves to hate Star Wars Vintage Carbonized figures. (46:00) What is best day of the week for fig hunting? (55:45) McFarlane continues to populate the Multiverse.
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Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (02:36) secondary market-exclusive G.I. Joe Cobra Island figures. (5:06) Hasbro gives fans head. (8:36) Two heads are better than 8 hands. (10:21) Which toy company does the best hand job? (11:36) Hasbro Pulse pros and Con exclusives. (24:36) Bill gets real. (33:06) Paul wants you to open your NECA movie Ninja Turtles. (36:36) NECA pre-order concerns. (42:36) The scariest Halloween this year. (56:36) Opening up about advent calendars
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Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (02:00) PopFinding GI Joes at Target. (3:50) The immunocompromised bird gets the worm. (9:50) Using Target’s technology against them. (16:00) Building an army. (18:18) Paul’s 3-3/4” Star Wars collection. (23:51) Sneaking into Galaxy’s Edge. (36:20) PAW Patrol, Dinotrux, and other TV shows our kids enjoy that we like, too! (41:30) Action Man memories. (44:00) Reuniting toys and it feels so good. (48:00) NECA’s Ninja Turtles accessories pack. (51:30) Did you ever stop collecting? (51:45) HasCon, won’t travel. (57:50) Paul’s first Fortnite figure not from the trash. (1:06:30) Cobra Commander has the perfect amount of hands. (1:08:30) Universal Parks Transformers toys.
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Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (02:12) financing real estate purchases by selling Muppet on eBay. (05:02) YouTube’s Toy Galaxy. (08:12 New Power Rangers Lightning Collection Morph into Target. (10:57) Bill goes on a PopFinder toy hunt. (19:42) WWE goes to the ThunderDome. (22:42) NECA conspiracy theories. (34:42) McFarlanized DC toys. (37:12) The new The Batman. (43:42) Star Wars’ Galaxy's Edge at Target. (1:06:42) NECA’s Musical Mutagen Tour on Mecari.
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Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (01:17) More Retro Ghostbusters at Walmart? (5:07) Movies are back! (6:17) Back to school. (6:54) New home. (7:58) NECA’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (13:05) Culver’s is a warzone. (22:17) G.I. Joe Cobra Island. (31:17) Bill is done with retail, but Paul is happy to go back to Target again. (33:47) Paul won big in the school magazine drive, but Bill doesn’t want to see an R-rated movie.
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Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (02:56) the only thing missing from G.I. Joe action figure release day are the G.I. Joe action figures. (11:56) Hasbro reveals a new assortment of Power Rangers Lightning Collection, but should maybe have left the lights off. (19:26) HEXBUG’s JUNKBOTS are ripe. (28:26) OH! MY GIF, Becky, look at her GIF. (31:26) Transformers BotBots are less than original price. (34:36) Is Angry Birds still a thing? (35:26) Pokemon Go find a corpse. (45:26) Chinese mystery seeds explained. (46:42) The Day of The Triffods. (1:00:00) Does Moe say "car hold" or "car hole", you decide! (1:03:00) Rescue Bots want to teach you a lesson.
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (01:43) playing with your junk… bots. (7:32) New flavors of Lanard Aliens. (9:37) Half the battle is knowing how awesome G.I. Joes Classified figures are. (13:32) AEW action figures and re-setting our great retail partner Walmart. (16:22) Pre-ordering NECA’s Tokka and Rahzar. (21:02) Troll trouble. (29:50) Mini Transformers at Dollar Tree. (40:00) Fairy gardens. (41:35) Target clearance adds Fortnite. (43:29) PAW Patrol pandemonium. (48:50) Meanwhile, Paul’s dog tries to assassinate him. (49:10) Who shot Mr. Burns? M&M’s, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and other failed TV gimmicks. (50:33) Mulan on Disney+.
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Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, Mr. Stinkhead joins us again to discuss his love for Lightsabers and a certain Star Wars species. (2:00) Does Bill have a Lightsaber? (9:30) Young Bill was only allowed to play with Ewok hoods. (10:30) Earliest memories of seeing The Empire Strikes Back in the theater. (11:38) Yakface or Joe Camel? (13:00) Who’s hotter: Slave Leia or a Twi'lek? (15:34) Experiencing Star Wars in letterbox. (17:12) Look, a movie about space! (19:36) Rise of the pool noodles. (21:55) Playmobile loves Back to the Future. (25:15) A toilet for Christmas. (29:57) 3D printing with Brian Baity. (31:34) Andy wants a Playmobile Snoop Dogg. (33:47) Playmobile big times Andy over their NHL license. (38:30) Nerdy proposal stories. (39:55) My own action figure. (41:17) LEGO head. (42:50) Plan B Toys and dream action figures. (45:45) XEVOZ forever! (51:12) Iron Cow draws Raving Toy Maniacs. (55:40) Playmates goes back to the sewer… again. (1:00:00) Transformers on Netflix. (1:04:00) AEW figures at our great retail partner Walmart. (1:07:00) Target takes us to G.I. Joe Cobra Island. (1:15:30) NECA pre-orders Tokka and Rahzar. (1:28:11) Paul wants a good Power Rangers helmet. (1:42:20) The Retro Ghostbusters saga continues.
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