Each week, a group of storytellers gathers around a campfire. There's world-weary club MC Edgar Allan Poe, nerd dad Stephen King, violent goth Mary Shelley, squid-obsessed wimp HP Lovecraft, and others. A comedy-horror semi-anthology adapted from Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction.
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Seal of Approval is a music review podcast hosted by James Sanders and Jennifer Roger. We discuss what we're listening to, recent and historical events in music, as well as our lives. We are sharing, and we hope you will feel welcome to also.
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Two men named Dan and Harry adventure into the dense forests of societal norms, they quickly discover that people are stupid.
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From start to finish, the Twilight Zone remains one of the most compelling series in television history. In honor of the show, Brandon (of Apathetic Enthusiasm) and a variety of guests, both regular and special, watch the series from start to finish and discuss the characters, themes, and ideas Rod Serling brought to the screen. Submitted for Your Approval, we present to you, a Twilight Zone podcast.
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Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals: Season 2 trailer
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Season 2 of "Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals" releases Friday January 17th, 2025! Living and dead horror authors tell scary stories round the campfire in this audio adaptation of Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated comedy-horror microfiction. This trailer contains clips from upcoming episodes "The Tale of the Interview with the Vampire"…
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Roger Corman attempts to make a series of "Candyman" movies. Can he complete his totally popular, not-at-all-obscure-cult-classic slasher quadrilogy without being thwarted by the bee-adjacent serial killer himself? Oh, and... ONE OF OUR HEROES DIES TRAGICALLY!!!—but gets better, with a brand new face and voice actor. Content notes: swearing, sexual…
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Low-budget movie mogul Roger Corman sets out to produce a papier maché blockbuster adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of psychological suspense. Loosely following the plot of the original, Poe is tasked with taking care of a Scottish castle belonging to a certain formerly popular children's author. But uh oh! His wacky pal Stephen King ar…
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It's winter at the campfire, and that means one thing—snow-themed holiday special! The Midnight Pals are visited by Junji Ito, adorable catboy and terrifying master of fucked-up-face-filled manga horror, accompanied by original weeaboo Lafcadio Hearn. The pair narrate an ancient Japanese folktale of ripped samurai, distressed noblewomen, and season…
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Clive Barker takes the stage and relates his cult classic of an eternal battle—gay monsters versus redneck cops. Cabal has always had unsettling dreams of becoming a gay monster, but his personal journey to gay monsterhood is obstructed by queer-gatekeeping monsters, Nazi sheriffs' departments, and unconvincing gimp-mask serial killer David Cronenb…
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The Tale of the Strangers on a Train
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Patricia Highsmith, crime writer, snail friend, and lovable weirdo known for her shabby trenchcoat, eccentric habits, and possibly imaginary wife, investigates a bizarre double murder. Two people who don't know each other, or if you will, "strangers", meet on a rail vehicle, or as it were, "train", and plan the perfect crime. What really happened w…
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The Tale of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Midnight Society
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Arthur Conan Doyle stumbles upon the Midnight Pals' storytelling circle and reluctantly agrees to bring beloved supersleuth Sherlock Holmes back for one last, final, final case. A locked-room murder mystery turns to metafictional highjinks as the Pals are embroiled in the world of Holmes's adventures, sort of like when the holodeck malfunctions on …
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Neurotic closet-dweller Bram Stoker visits the campfire to tell his iconic vampire story. In Transylvania, hot twink Jon "Jonathan" Harker shacks up with a rich older man who wants to consume his bodily fluids. Meanwhile in England, notorious strumpet Lucy Westenra attempts to ensnare her innocent friend Mina into the dangerous and disgusting world…
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A new candidate for the Midnight Society, insufferable San Francisco hipster Robert Louis Stevenson, attempts to impress the Pals with the story of Henry Jekyll, a Victorian psychiatrist. On the steamship home from a business trip, Jekyll's seemingly chance meeting with a certain Edward Hyde will change his perception of reality forever. In a twist…
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Mary Shelley tells her Midnight Pals a chilling tale about a brilliant young researcher, Victor, whose arrogance leads him to pursue a deadly ambition. The experiment has been attempted by generations of mad scientists, but never successfully accomplished: the creation of a Frankenstein! Stephen King gets pedantic about terminology. Content notes: …
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Midnight Snack: The Tale of the Torture Tower
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It's Bram Stoker's turn at the campfire and he's brought a new story, "The Tale of The—" oh dear, we might have to do something about that title. Content notes: Discussion of racism; human and animal death; discussion of violence and torture. Season 1 Premiere: Our first full episode, The Tale of the Frankenstein, will release on our podcast feed o…
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Midnight Snacks: 10 teaser mini-episodes
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The main characters of Midnight Pals, plus a few regular visitors to the campfire, introduce themselves with a series of short skits based on their most popular works. A medley of midnight-snack size tales from Stephen King, Mary Shelley, HP Lovecraft, Clive Barker, Dean Koontz, Edgar Allan Poe and more. This is a consolidation of ten short ‘teaser…
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Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals: Season 1 trailer
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Living and dead horror authors tell scary stories round the campfire in "Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals", a hilarious audio adaptation of Bitter Karella's 3x Hugo-nominated comedy-horror microfiction. For more information, see https://midnightpals.com CAST, in order of appearance: EDGAR ALLAN POE – Rodrigo Borges ROBERT LOUIS STEVE…
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My friend Joshua Miller stops by the podcast to help me figure out just where exactly to find this Little Girl Lost. Discussion: Originally aired: 3/16/1962 Starring: Sarah Marshall Robert Sampson Charles Aidman Directed by: Paul Stewart (Directed other episodes? Narp) Written by: Richard Matheson (Wrote other episodes? No.... yessss) Initial Thoug…
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Bijan Bayne joins me to discuss the portrayal of children and the adults surrounding them in "The Fugitive". Discussion: Show Info Originally aired: 3/9/1962 Starring: Susan Gordon J. Pat O'Malley Nancy Kulp Directed by: Richard L. Bare (Directed other episodes? Yeah, 7 of em) Written by: Charles Beaumont (Richard P. McDonagh) (Wrote other episodes…
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Complacency is a dish best-served hot in this discussion of "To Serve Man"! Joining me for one of the most famous episodes of the series is frequent guest Matt Hurt, the host of Anthology and The Obsessive Viewer! Discussion: Anti-Complacency theme? Anti-peace theme? Stray Observations Follow Matt here: Twitter: @OVAnthologyPod Facebook: Facebook.c…
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S3E23 - The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
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We return with a new episode of Submitted for Your Approval and this time I bring my partner in podcasting crime, Travis Menard, to gossip a little about The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank! You can find Travis @Jugglemeno or our shows at Apathetic Enthusiasm! Discussion: Gossip = Bad Pickle eating was a hobby The Devil Stray Observations SOCIAL You …
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We return with a new episode of Submitted for Your Approval and this time I bring the contractually non-obligated Matt Sizemore on to chat about the psychology of music with A Piano in the House! Discussion: Music being so important to people The songs for each of the people What modern songs might we have heard? The nature of the Fitzgerald’s crue…
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Let's get our best friends and play Kick the Can on a new episode of the podcast with my best friend Matt Sizemore!!! … Continue readingS4YA S321 – Kick the Can The post S4YA S321 – Kick the Can appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S320 – Showdown with Rance McGrew
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Fellow podcaster extraordinaire Gerald joins the show this week to cover the comedic stylings of Showdown with Rance McGrew! … Continue readingS4YA S320 – Showdown with Rance McGrew The post S4YA S320 – Showdown with Rance McGrew appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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Long time supporter of the podcasts, Tyler Tigno, joins me to discuss the heaven and hell-filled episode, "The Hunt"! … Continue readingS4YA S319 – The Hunt The post S4YA S319 – The Hunt appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S318 – Dead Man’s Shoes
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Fellow Twilight Zone podcasters Ana and Dan walk a mile in the Season 3 body swapping episode, "Dead Man's Shoes ! … Continue readingS4YA S318 – Dead Man’s Shoes The post S4YA S318 – Dead Man’s Shoes appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S317 – One More Pallbearer
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Travis Menard stops in again to apologize to me for everything he's done wrong and to cover the Season 3 episode, "One More Pallbearer"! … Continue readingS4YA S317 – One More Pallbearer The post S4YA S317 – One More Pallbearer appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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The wonderful Kristen Lopez joins the show this week to discuss the wanting to die in the arms of Robert Redford in, "Nothing in the Dark"! … Continue readingS4YA S316 – Nothing in the Dark The post S4YA S316 – Nothing in the Dark appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S315 – A Quality of Mercy
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Author extraordinaire, Steve Gronert Ellerhoff joines the show this week to discuss the extremely pertinent, A Quality of Mercy. … Continue readingS4YA S315 – A Quality of Mercy The post S4YA S315 – A Quality of Mercy appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S314 – Five Characters in Search of an Exit
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Travis Menard, cofounder of Apathetic Enthusiasm and the Rick and Morty Podcast, Interdimensional RSS, joins me for Five Characters in Search of an Exit! … Continue readingS4YA S314 – Five Characters in Search of an Exit The post S4YA S314 – Five Characters in Search of an Exit appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.…
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S4YA S313 – Once Upon a Time – Twilight Zone
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Phil Rood from the Blazing Caribou Studios podcast, Brokebot Mountain, joins me to discuss the Buster Keaton TZ classic, Once Upon a Time! … Continue readingS4YA S313 – Once Upon a Time – Twilight Zone The post S4YA S313 – Once Upon a Time – Twilight Zone appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S312 – The Jungle – Twilight Zone
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On this brand new episode, Matt Sizemore is in town and between you, animals and us, it's definitely "The Jungle" out there! … Continue readingS4YA S312 – The Jungle – Twilight Zone The post S4YA S312 – The Jungle – Twilight Zone appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S311 – Still Valley- Twilight Zone
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Matt Hurt joins the show again to cover the importance of avoiding an on-the-nose book about witchcraft in, "Still Valley"! … Continue readingS4YA S311 – Still Valley- Twilight Zone The post S4YA S311 – Still Valley- Twilight Zone appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S310 – The Midnight Sun – Twilight Zone
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Chris Osborne, from the Play Comics Podcast, joins me just as summer is heating up to discuss the uncomfortable "The Midnight Sun"! … Continue readingS4YA S310 – The Midnight Sun – Twilight Zone The post S4YA S310 – The Midnight Sun – Twilight Zone appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.Af Twilight Zone | Brandon Cruz
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S4YA S3E9 – Deaths-Head Revisited – Twilight Zone
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The great Paul, owner of @Thenightgallery Twitter account and Shadow & Substance website visits the show again to discuss Deaths-Head Revisited! … Continue readingS4YA S3E9 – Deaths-Head Revisited – Twilight Zone The post S4YA S3E9 – Deaths-Head Revisited – Twilight Zone appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.…
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S4YA S3E8 – It’s a Good Life- Twilight Zone
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My Bess friend, Matt Sizemore, joins the show this week to discuss the incredibly not-bleak episode featuring the great Bill Mumy in, "It's a Good Life"! … Continue readingS4YA S3E8 – It’s a Good Life- Twilight Zone The post S4YA S3E8 – It’s a Good Life- Twilight Zone appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.…
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