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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!
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Tuesday May 19, 2020
The Incredible Edible Crash Dummies
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, we breakdown one of our favorite childhood toy lines and then immediately try to put it back together again.
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Wednesday May 06, 2020
Go Go Gadget Podcast
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Today on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, we discuss Inspector Gadget and his origin's likely similarities to Robocop.
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Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Captain Planet, He's Our Hero — Gonna Take Pollution Down to Zero!
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, we try our best to save the Earth with Swamp Thing, Toxic Crusaders, and Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Spoiler: we fail.
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Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Your Complete Guide to Some of the ToyBiz X-Men Action Figures
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, we persecute mutants in the early 90's with the precursor to Marvel Legends: the original ToyBiz X-Men action figures.
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Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
SirSteve’s Guide to Kenner’s Star Wars: Power of the Force TWO Action Figures
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
On this week's The Reluctant Adult Podcast, take a trip back to 1995 and relive the line that turned toys into collectibles: Star Wars: Power of the Force II from Kenner/Hasbro!
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Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Tomato Tomato
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
On a brand new The Reluctant Adult Podcast, collecting during a pandemic, Ghostbusters gets pushed back, and WrestleMania with no audience.
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Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
See My Vest
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, we are the World of Springfield, home to Playmates Toys' The Simpsons action figures. Also, Hasbro teases more of their 6-inch GI Joe line and Luke Skywalker joins the circus in this week's book club entry into Shadows of the Empire.
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Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wheels Up for Rattrap
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Stay home and listen to The Reluctant Adult Podcast. Did all his success give Mighty Max a big head; and small head; and snake head? Plus, Transformers: Beast Wars was as awesome as Beast Machines was terrible.
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Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
The Best & Worst Action FIgure Playsets of All Time
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Today on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys unpack NECA's Ninja Turtles Loot Crate announcements, Spawn-o-Mania is running wild, and LEGO Mario looks... interesting. Plus, which action figure playset reigns supreme above all others; and exactly how many Batcaves have they made?
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Toys That Time (Almost) Forgot
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys start a Star Wars book club, debate the merits of cloning Palpatine, and start a GoFundMe to afford BAMM ToyCo's 3D-printed revival of the never-released Egon's Lab from Kenner's The Real Ghostbusters.
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