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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.Copyright Saturday Morning Cereal Art Social Sciences
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  • ROBERT KIRKMAN Sparks the Energon Universe

    ROBERT KIRKMAN Sparks the Energon Universe
    Dec 13 2025
    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.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • The Art and Anatomy of HYDE: When Comics and Cinema Collide — A Franken Berry Season Show!

    The Art and Anatomy of HYDE: When Comics and Cinema Collide — A Franken Berry Season Show!
    Nov 1 2025
    🥣 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.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Late Night’s Last Laugh? With Al Madrigal

    Late Night’s Last Laugh? With Al Madrigal
    Oct 18 2025
    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.
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    45 mins
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