Saturday Morning Cereal

Saturday Morning Cereal
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Saturday Morning Cereal is a weekend talk podcast that celebrates the stories, characters, and themes that shaped us—from Saturday morning cartoons to the pop culture that’s grown up right alongside us.   With exclusive interviews featuring pop culture icons and the creative minds behind the moments that defined generations, we dig deep into the bowl of nostalgia (no toy surprise needed) to explore the past, present, and future of fandom. Now in our 12th season and counting, our archive is a time capsule of pop culture’s biggest moments, people, and events—hosted by Grim Shea, Marke, and contributors Retro Cool Nerd’s Jimmy “The Gent” and Johnny Heck. The cereal might be different, but the magic is still the same. Long before streaming queues and prestige TV, there was Saturday morning—cartoons, cereal, commercials, and that unfiltered childhood joy. We’re not just remembering it—we’re reimagining it, one crunchy, sugar-coated memory at a time.

  1. ROBERT KIRKMAN Sparks the Energon Universe

    12/13/2025

    ROBERT KIRKMAN Sparks the Energon Universe

    Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Void Rivals from San Diego Comic-Con 2025   🥣 Season 13, Episode 4 Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. And this week? We brought the whole damn toy box. Straight from San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Saturday Morning Cereal goes inside the Energon Universe with exclusive roundtable conversations featuring ROBERT KIRKMAN — yes, that Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible, Void Rivals, TRANSFORMERS) — alongside an all-star creative lineup: Daniel Warren Johnson (TRANSFORMERS)Joshua Williamson (G.I. Joe)Sean Mackiewicz (SVP & Publisher, Skybound)We crack open the packaging and dig into Transformers, G.I. Joe, Void Rivals, and the bold new shared comic book cosmos that’s striking the perfect balance between nostalgia and next-level storytelling. Hosting duties fall to Grim Shea, Marke, Johnny Heck, and Jimmy “The Gent” from Retro Cool Nerd, with a special assist from guest host and friend of the show Slick McFavorite of the Open Your Toys Podcast — our resident expert on the four greatest action figure franchises of the ’80s and beyond: G.I. Joe, Transformers, Star Wars, and Masters of the Universe. We break down what makes the Energon Universe work, where new readers should jump in, and why this feels like the kind of shared universe that’s absolutely begging to leap from comics to streaming, animation, or the big screen. (Seriously, Hollywood… are you watching?) This episode was recorded immediately following Skybound’s SDCC panel “Transformers & G.I. Joe: All Out War in the Energon Universe”, and you can feel the energy, excitement, and creative momentum pouring off the page. So pour another bowl, open your toys, and join us as we celebrate giant robots, real American heroes, and the creators who are redefining what shared universes can be. Stay crunchy, my friends. 🥣 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    1h 22m
  2. The Art and Anatomy of HYDE: When Comics and Cinema Collide — A Franken Berry Season Show!

    11/01/2025

    The Art and Anatomy of HYDE: When Comics and Cinema Collide — A Franken Berry Season Show!

    🥣 Season 13, Episode 3 Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. And this time, it’s back The 10th Annual Franken Berry Season Show! So grab your monster cereals while you can, because this year’s spooky special is our sweetest yet. Recorded live at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, host Marke sits down with the creative minds behind HYDE — the bold new entertainment universe from Johnny Depp, Ridley Scott, and Mechanical Cake. Creator Jesse Negron, editor Dave Elliott, and producers Tom Moran, Jason Forman, and Anthony Francisco join us to talk about building a new original world from the ground up — where Mr. Hyde wins and the madness begins. We’ll talk about where movies, comics, and nightmares collide, and how HYDE is taking a creator-first leap straight to fans. Plus, as tradition demands, a brand-new Monsterpiece Theater asks the question: “Why isn’t there a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Monster Cereal?” Expect chocolate, berry sweetness, and 20% more dickin’ around than the leading podcast competitor. So dim the lights, pour yourself a bowl of Monstermallows, and press play — it’s Franken Berry Season, y’all! Hosted by Grimtales Shea, Jimmy the Ghoul, Johnny Hackedyourheadoff, and Markeeeekaghost! 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    1h 12m
  3. Late Night’s Last Laugh? With Al Madrigal

    10/18/2025

    Late Night’s Last Laugh? With Al Madrigal

    Season 13, Episode 2 🥣  Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, we get topical (for once) and stay up late to talk late night TV — its past, its present, and whether it even has a future. Can late night survive in a world where everything’s a clip, a stream, or a meme? Can it still take on attacks on free speech from President Moldamort? And what happens when the hosts themselves go podcasting? To help us make sense of it all, we’re joined by Al Madrigal — comedian, actor, writer, producer, and veteran of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. You’ve seen him in Night School with Kevin Hart, The Way Back with Ben Affleck, and you might even have his comic book Primos on your shelf (if you were lucky enough to grab the first printing). Fresh off his appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2025’s “Real Stories, Real People” panel, Al sat down with our own Saturday Morning Cereal co-host Johnny Heck for a one-on-one press room roundtable interview. Between the Comic-Con chaos and the cereal talk, we got into his time on The Daily Show, the wild evolution of late-night TV, his leap into podcasting, and what still makes him laugh after all these years. So pour another bowl, stay up way past your bedtime, and join Grim Shea, Marke, and Johnny Heck as we get nostalgic for the talk shows that raised us — and wonder if they’ll ever be that good again. 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    45 min
  4. Beyond Pac-Man: The Legacy of Postal with directors Jason Sikorsky and Tad Sallee

    09/13/2025

    Beyond Pac-Man: The Legacy of Postal with directors Jason Sikorsky and Tad Sallee

    Season 13, Episode 1 🥣 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, we’re kicking off Season 13 with a bang! Directors Jason Sikorsky and Tad Sallee join us to talk about their brand-new feature-length documentary, Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold—a deep dive into the 25-year history of the cult-classic video game franchise Postal, created by Running With Scissors. Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold isn’t just a documentary—it’s a wild, grown-up Saturday morning adventure for the first video game generation. Long after the cartoons ended and the cereal bowls sat empty, we picked up controllers and discovered that video games were growing up right along with us. And few franchises embody that rebellious, over-the-top evolution better than Postal. The film brings together an unforgettable cast of voices from across the gaming and entertainment world—including our friend of the show Zach Ward, along with Vince Desi, Mike Jaret-Schachter, Jon Saint John, Uwe Boll, Carter Cruise, David Eddings, and Larry Thomas. Their stories paint a picture of not just a controversial cult classic, but of the culture that dared to push the boundaries of what games could be. Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, and Johnny Heck as we talk with Jason and Tad about bringing this wild gaming legacy to the screen, revisit our own history as the very first video game generation, and share a few of our personal must-play titles. Season 13 is here—let’s play. 🎮🥣 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    1h 8m
  5. Ahsoka Lives in Us All: A Conversation with Ashley Eckstein

    07/23/2025

    Ahsoka Lives in Us All: A Conversation with Ashley Eckstein

    Season 12, Episode 7 🥣 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, we welcome back a true legend of the modern Star Wars galaxy—the voice and soul of Ahsoka Tano herself, Ashley Eckstein! As the Her Universe Fashion Show celebrates its 11th year at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Ashley returns to Saturday Morning Cereal for a special third appearance (hat trick unlocked!). We first spoke with her way back in 2019—before the Dark Times—then again during the pandemic with a massive three-hour Clone Wars retrospective (yep, it’s still in our feed). Now, she’s back to talk geek chic, the evolution of fandom fashion, and reflect on the lasting legacy of Ahsoka Tano—the padawan who walked away and inspired a generation. From Jedi ideals to runway rebellion, this joyful and inspiring conversation taps into everything Ahsoka represents: strength, individuality, compassion—and the courage to forge your own path. Whether you walk the light side, the dark side, or the catwalk, this one's for you. So—who do you wear: Jedi or Sith? Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, Retro Cool Nerd’s Jimmy “The Gent” Leszczynski, and Johnny Heck as they keep the cereal frosty and the fandom strong. 📲 Follow us: @StayClassySDCC, @SDBatMan66, 🌐 Visit mattypradio.com for our full archive and the geeky stuff we care about. 🎧 Listen on Spreaker.com or wherever you get your pods! 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    1h 17m
  6. All The Single Riders: A Disneyland Hack

    07/12/2025

    All The Single Riders: A Disneyland Hack

    Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, with Comic-Con eating up all the bandwidth and no major capes or cowls grabbing headlines (wink wink, hi Superman), we decided to take a step back and do what all great fandoms do when the hype meter’s rising—head to Disneyland. But for co-host Grim Shea, this trip was more like hyperspace travel—he hasn’t been in over 20 years. That means no Galaxy’s Edge, no Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, no Rise of the Resistance, no Oga's Cantina, and no overpriced blue milk.  Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, and Jimmy “The Gent” for this hostfull episode, as they relive the magic (and the mayhem) of Disneyland’s ever-expanding Star Wars galaxy—what’s changed, what’s still worth the wait, and how the single rider line might be fandom’s last great cheat code (especially for all you Solo’s).  Strap in—this ride’s going straight into the Saturday Morning Cereal time capsule.  🎧 Now streaming on Spreaker and wherever you get your pods.  📲 Follow us @StayClassySDCC @RetroCoolNerd  🌐 Visit MattyPRadio.com for full episode archives, guest lists, and blog posts about the stuff we care about. 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    1h 4m
  7. The Gene Hackman Draft – A Tribute to the Legend Who Raised Us

    05/24/2025

    The Gene Hackman Draft – A Tribute to the Legend Who Raised Us

    🎧 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, Jimmy “The Gent,” and Johnny Heck as they launch a brand-new chapter of Saturday Morning Cereal—now on Spreaker and wherever you get your pods. In this hostfull episode (no guests, just your Saturday Morning squad), we pay tribute to the cinematic legend, Gene Hackman. From Superman to Hoosiers, from The French Connection to The Royal Tenenbaums, Gene helped shape the movies that raised us. To honor the man, we roll up our sleeves and draft The Gene Hackman Movies We Grew Up With—one pick at a time. It’s a nostalgic, heartfelt, and slightly competitive look at the films that made Hackman a household name and a generational icon. So pour a bowl, press play, and let’s Hackman it up. 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    48 min
  8. Boba Fett, Beetlejuice & Babar: A Saturday Morning with Michael Hirsh

    04/12/2025

    Boba Fett, Beetlejuice & Babar: A Saturday Morning with Michael Hirsh

    Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, we’re kicking off our Spreaker premiere with a true legend of Saturday morning animation: Michael Hirsh—the creative force behind Ewoks, Droids, Babar, Beetlejuice, Franklin, Little Bear, and many more. He also introduced American audiences to The Story of the Faithful Wookie, the animated short that debuted Boba Fett in the now-iconic Star Wars Holiday Special. What’s it like to help shape a generation’s imagination? We ask him—and he tells us. Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, Jimmy “The Gent,” and Johnny Heck as they launch a brand-new chapter of Saturday Morning Cereal—now on Spreaker and wherever you get your pods. Plus, check out Michael Hirsh’s new memoir, Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire—a fun, insightful look at how passion, creativity, and a little cereal-fueled magic can build something unforgettable. 🥣Saturday Morning Cereal — the show that celebrates the themes of Saturday Morning TV that we not only grew up with, but that grew up with us. We talk with the talent and creatives who continue to shape the pop culture we love. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit mattypradio.com for more episodes, interviews, and Comic-Con and pop-culture coverage.

    1h 8m
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Saturday Morning Cereal is a weekend talk podcast that celebrates the stories, characters, and themes that shaped us—from Saturday morning cartoons to the pop culture that’s grown up right alongside us.   With exclusive interviews featuring pop culture icons and the creative minds behind the moments that defined generations, we dig deep into the bowl of nostalgia (no toy surprise needed) to explore the past, present, and future of fandom. Now in our 12th season and counting, our archive is a time capsule of pop culture’s biggest moments, people, and events—hosted by Grim Shea, Marke, and contributors Retro Cool Nerd’s Jimmy “The Gent” and Johnny Heck. The cereal might be different, but the magic is still the same. Long before streaming queues and prestige TV, there was Saturday morning—cartoons, cereal, commercials, and that unfiltered childhood joy. We’re not just remembering it—we’re reimagining it, one crunchy, sugar-coated memory at a time.

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  • Creator
    Saturday Morning Cereal
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodes
    179
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright Saturday Morning Cereal
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