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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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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, happy birthday America, sorry your party is so lame. (2:17) Are fireworks legal where you live? (6:00) Bill lived long enough to see himself become a villain. (7:55) Walmart pre-order blues. (12:30) The epicenter of exclusivity causing headaches and heartbreak with NECA’s Casey Jones/Raphael Ninja Turtles. (14:29) April gets a big head. (16:00) Godzilla washes over Target. (16:50) POPs as far as the eye can see. (17:55) Walmart doesn’t care. (18:49) Gigawatt the hell?! (23:45) Tales of toy anxiety. (29:30) C10 mint! (31:28) Crazy stupid expensive Star Wars comic pack toys. (34:35) When XEVOZ ruled the earth. (38:00) From not to hot! (40:33) Retconning the Star Wars prequels. (46:49) Working in toys. (53:00) The pixel man behind the Dan. (55:43) Wait, what does “retcon” even mean? (56:40) Bantam Books is forced to retcon ALIENS. (1:00:00) Wait, Star Wars is racist? (1:01:46) Space Boston?
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Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the kids kick off the show. (2:51) Are the guys flattening the curve? (6:11) The summer convention season goes digital. (6:51) I pity the fool who missed out on ordering Mattel’s Mr. T from Entertainment Earth (8:29) Wayne Knight is having a big month. (9:53) Hasbro sells dead Transformers. (12:21) Hasbro sells Transformes that don’t transform. (15:41) Walmart is finally shipping their retro Kenner Ghostbusters, but that’s where the good news ends. (26:35) NECA’s TMNT exclusive went live on our great partner Walmart.com and it went about as well as expected. (32:16) It might take Tokka and Rahzar to get Paul to visit another Walmart. (34:21) He-Man has a new hat. (35:16) Spawn has a new hat. (36:56) Hasbro unleashes more G.I. Joe. (40:07) Sgt. Slaughter drops on his Marauders for Action Force. (46:53) Floor is llamas. (49:54) Hamilton gets the F out on Disney Plus. (1:14:31) The truth behind Bill's hatred of toy photography is finally revealed.
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Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the joys of COVID and raising children under four. (9:10) Paul gets his Kenner Ghostbusters fulfilled by eBay, but there is a problem! (11:00) Charlie joins the show for a quick interview. (21:00) Cobra Commander shenanigans with NTWRK. (31:00) NECA is sweatin' to the oldies and Pee-wee was jerkin' his Jambi. (39:00) Paul makes a Muppet deal with WWE Superstar Hornswoggle. (46:16) Bill finds out why Beast Machines' toys were so awful (55:00) and Paul finds out why Space Force is so awful. (56:45) Happy Father's Day!
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
On a riveting new The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys discuss their adventures in collecting as Paul finds Ghostbusters at Walmart and Bill finds Ghostbusters at Target. Plus, the guys tear into Hasbro's Hyperreal Star Wars figures and why isn't Jon Hamm in more stuff?
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Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
On a thunderous new The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys finally receive some of their Kenner The Real Ghostbusers from Walmart.com, but how did the packages hold up to Walmart's unique shipping methods?
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Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, Paul unboxes one of his holiest of grails, plus the guys talk about losing interest in Sideshow's 1/6 Star Wars line, and who remembers Marvel Superhero Showdown from ToyBiz?
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Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
On this episode of The Reluctant Adult Podcast, we hold our breath as Bill unboxes The Empire Strikes Back Retro figures from Walmart. Plus, we breakdown our favorite Kenner The Real Ghostbusters.
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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
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
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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