Guest hosts: Kristina Ackerman, Rich Aviles, and Tony Jenkins.

Guest hosts: Kristina Ackerman, Rich Aviles, and Tony Jenkins.

Guest hosts: Nicholas Tecosky, Myke Johns, and Bunny McIntosh.

Guest hosts: Nicholas Tecosky, Myke Johns, and Bunny McIntosh.

Guest hosts: Nicholas Tecosky, Myke Johns, and Bunny McIntosh.

Guest hosts: Nicholas Tecosky, Myke Johns, and Bunny McIntosh.

Jason, Sam and Bunny Nick Fury’ed Dragon*Con 2012 and assembled the greatest team of podcast guests the world has ever seen! This episode includes interviews with Harrison Krix of Volpin Props, Grant Imahara of Mythbusters, Mark Meer of Mass Effect, Billy West of Futurama, Beau Brown of Bob and Carl: Sci-Fi Janitors, Sylvester McCoy of Doctor Who, and Jack Walsh of Four Days at Dragon*Con!

Topics include favorite Con costumes, wealthy abandoned babies, the discovery of sugar in space, filling in as C-3PO, a Bob Newhart/Baldur’s Gate crossover, censorship of cartoon violence, puppetry, rolling R’s, and a surprisingly capable impression of Humpty Hump from Digital Underground.

Jason and Sam welcome returning guest Dan Carroll to discuss Dragon*Con 2012! Panels, guests and rules of the Con are covered. Other topics include Dark Angel, the best ice-based drink, Darkwing Duck, Hunt Brothers® Pizza, and the world’s biggest Kroger.

In anticipation of this year’s Dragon*Con, we revisit last year’s coverage, including interviews with Battlestar Galactica/Dexter‘s Edward James Olmos as well as Eddie McClintock of Warehouse 13 . Topics also include unsuccessfully infiltrating Dragon*Con parties, Sam and Jason’s favorite panels, the Bob and Carl: Sci-Fi Janitors late night puppet slam, convention photography etiquette and a chat with Harrison Krix of Volpin Props.

Jason and Bunny welcome guest Doctor Q. Topics include The Artifice Club, The Legend of Korra, Doctor Who, and the Alternate History Track at Dragon*Con.

Jason and returning guest Beau Brown discuss the upcoming National Puppet Slam at the Center for Puppetry Arts and The Dark Knight Rises. Beau reveals he doesn’t care for Charlie Brown.

Jason, Bunny and returning guest Harrison Krix of Volpin Props discuss James Earl Jones’ sci-fi connection, the Penny Arcade Kickstarter, Patrick Stewart’s birthday, The Legend of Korra and Harrison’s new website.

Jason, Bunny and returning guest Everett Steele discuss Kidd Video, the darker side of Doc Brown, the Ouya Android console, Kickstarter and getting paid for your creativity on the internet.

Jason and returning guest Beau Brown discuss problems with Castle Grayskull’s architecture, viking funerals for puppets, the Nick Nolte/Eddie Murphy film 48 Hrs., haikus, and the pros and cons of The Doctor’s transformation into a woman.

Sam and Jason discuss Prometheus (Spoilers). Other topics include becoming a father and Jason’s dream about a government-mandated Atlanta-wide orgy.

Bunny and Jason discuss Game of Thrones and Men in Black 3. Other topics include jean shorts, Kevin Smith, poetry slams, the pros and cons of popsicles, 4-H camp confessions, tanning beds and the late Ray Bradbury.

Bunny and Jason are joined by returning guest and “geek about town” Dan Carroll. Topics include DC Comics 52, Game of Thrones, feeling sorry for machines and MMORPGs.

Jason is joined by Beau Brown and Patrick Freeman of Bob and Carl: Sci-Fi Janitors fame. Topics include the acceptable level of profanity on Twitter, creativity versus the editing process, the Sci-Fi Janitors VS the Redbull Soapbox Race, and XPT: Experimental Puppetry Theater.

Sam returns for a very special Avengers episode! Other topics include Bill Cosby’s sentient magic marker and bizarre theater patrons.

Jason and guest Renn Brown of CHUD.com discuss upcoming film The Dark Knight Rises. Jason realizes he likes Tom Cruise and shares his anxiety about the The Kentucky Derby. The podcast is compared to Deadwood’s Al Swearengen. Also discussed: the Old Murder House Theatre.

Bunny and Jason clean up their act and discuss the upcoming Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who crossover, leading to a comparison between the two properties. A debate rages on whether Jason’s dog resembles Batman. Swear words in comic strips and the ultimate sci-fi crossover is also discussed.

Bunny and Jason discuss the physics and implications of Pepé Le Pew’s universe, and their issues with I Dream of Jeannie. A crude analogy is made for the ending of Mass Effect 3, resulting in the most NSFW episode of Imperial Trouble to date.

Bunny and Jason welcome guest Everett Steele for an entire episode dedicated to Mass Effect 3! Topics include a ton of spoilers, the crazy ending, and what we liked and most decidedly did not like about Mass Effect 3.

Bunny and Jason discuss ziggurats, the new Total Recall trailer, the importance of the pi symbol, Beethoven the Dog, Philip K. Dick’s robotic head, Star Trek, and internet piracy.

Bunny and Jason hit the bar. Topics include Gary Oldman’s The Dark Knight Rises problem, James Cameron’s undersea adventures, and the superwind of M82, the Cigar Galaxy. Bunny and Jason role-play as Stan Lee.

We sent Sam to Joelanta! Sam interviews attendees of the popular action figure and toy show, including Buddy Finethy, Jack Walsh and Larry Hama.

Jason got the flu! So we hope you enjoy this week’s mini-episode, featuring a sci-fi story by Bunny, a tale of the occult from frequent guest Jack Walsh, and Jason’s retelling of his amazing summer, all courtesy of Write Club Atlanta.

Bunny and Jason discuss The Hunger Games, the genetic improbability of Back to the Future, how to not be eaten by witches, the physical demands of climbing a beanstalk, how Edward Scissorhands makes Bunny feel, and a Bill & Ted sequel. Jason airs a grievance.

Bunny and Jason attend AnachroCon! Music by The Ghosts Project.

Bunny and Jason welcome Harrison Krix of Volpin Props. Topics include Splinter and Shredder’s suitability to raise an orphan baby, Mass Effect 3, an unlikely hamburger-based crime team, Harrison’s creative process, and Jason’s desperate behavior when his internet is disconnected.

Bunny and Jason welcome guest Tom Feister. Topics include theories on Breaking Bad, G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Tom’s influences, Bonkers gum, and comics. Everyone answers a question about space.

Jason and Bunny discuss The Avengers, John Carter, and Before Watchmen. Other topics include Kim Kardashian as Slave Leia, T. S. Eliot, a Back to the Future musical, and whether Gwen Cooper will die on Torchwood.

Jason and Bunny discuss the Hugh Jackman movie Real Steel. Other topics include turning into a vacuum monster, robotic bartenders, Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive, and “the TARDIS problem.”

Jason and Bunny discuss the third season of Misfits. Other topics include the sci-fi implications of the Steve Urkelverse, the new DC Comics logo, a Star Trek dream about Brent Spiner, Steve Guttenberg’s role in the movie Cocoon, and Jason’s reaction to the trailer for Mass Effect 3.

Sam and Jason are joined by returning guest Bunny McIntosh. Topics include Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, celebrity dreams, what media we’d like to expose our children to, Doctor Who and frustrations with posting on Reddit. Sam makes a big announcement.

Sam and Jason are joined by “Real American Hero” Jack Walsh. Topics include the trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the classic G.I. Joe episode “Skeletons in the Closet”, and Hasbro G.I. Joe commercials from the 80′s. Jack unboxes a G.I. Joe figure on the air, and Jason explains why no amount of money or power can bring a cartoon lady to life.

Sam and Jason review Doctor Who episode “The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe” and discuss the Prometheus trailer. Other topics include Jason’s battle against the ants, the death of Bob Anderson, a Taco Bell story, and the Paul Newman film The Hustler.

Sam and Jason are joined by Myke Johns and Nicholas Tecosky for part two of our WRITE CLUB Atlanta episode. Topics include dealing with writer’s block, Edgar Allan Poe, theories about alternate timelines in Back to the Future, and our ideas about time travel. Selections from WRITE CLUB Atlanta are read. Part one found here.

Sam and Jason get into the Christmas spirit with Everett Steele of geek apparel site Geekcetera! Topics include He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special, stealing a mule’s soul, scooter aficionados and Total Recall. 

Sam and Jason are joined by Myke Johns and Nicholas Tecosky of WRITE CLUB Atlanta for part one of a two part episode. Topics include notorious Atlanta strip club The Clermont Lounge, Bill Murray’s suitability as Batman, Jason’s George Takei story, Kurt Vonnegut, and Blade Runner. Selections from WRITE CLUB Atlanta are read.

Costume designer, model and cosplayer Yaya Han joins Sam and Jason over coffee. Topics include Yaya’s favorite characters, convention photography etiquette, the world of professional cosplay, and strange gifts from fans. Photo by Anna Fischer, courtesy of Yayahan.com.

Resident Imperial Trouble puppeteer Beau Brown guests. Topics include The Muppets and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, both the Rankin/Bass version and the current production at the Center for Puppetry Arts. Other topics include a Rudolph alignment chart and Sam’s invention to collect Jason’s tears.

Brandon McCormick and Nicholas Kirk of Whitestone Motion Pictures guest. Topics include Jason’s science fiction dream, the filmmaking process, dogs versus babies, and the Lost Colony of Roanoke.

Sam and Jason review upcoming Lars von Trier film Melancholia. Other topics include the possibility of a David Yates directed Doctor Who movie, Jason’s eccentric ex-girlfriends, and Sam’s invention for superheroes’ crotches.

Sam and Jason review the classic He-Man episode “Battle Cat”. Other topics include Daytona Beach half shirts, Costco dust, and our first times getting drunk. Jason makes up a musical about Cringer and a game of “tag, tap or pass” is played. Background music: Something Elated by Broke For Free.