#20 Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics), Featuring Phil Gould

On today's episode, Andy has a happening and it freaks him out! Animation titan Greg Franklin stopped by to talk about Z-Man, the villain (?) from the gonzo, nutso, totally whackadoo 1970 cult classic, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Plus, Andy, John, and Leah hate on House of Cards!

Okay, here's the deal. We've been away for a while. We know, and we're sorry, and we promise we're not going to leave you again, baby. And to prove our love (and celebrate Halloween in style) we're digging up a lost classic from the PWK vaults: Frankenstein with Rivers Langley! Plus, in a classic edition of Leah's horror homework, Leah really liked the Haunting! It's the start of a bold new era at PWK. We swear we're always gonna be here for you, girl.

Sparky Sweets himself, Greg Edwards, stops by the Woodry's Hardware Studios to extol his love for the 1% duck himself, Scrooge McDuck! Along the way we talk privilege, plantations, and Producer John's Grandma (who is secretly Al Green). Plus we find out just what Leah was doing with her life while Andy was stuffing his brain with cartoons, superheroes, and slasher movies.

You thought we were gone forever, but you can't keep a good podcast down! People We Know is back in your earholes, talking to Jeff Sewing about Michael Jordan and makin' Leah watch Robocop. Dig it!

We're headin' back to our childhoods this week with Adam Cayton-Holland, guys! He came all the way to LA to talk with us about the best imaginary friend ever, Calvin's best friend Hobbes. And in the latest edition of Leah's Got Homework, Leah watched the first three episodes of The Wire. Omar comin'!

LA-based comic, comic book nerd, and super-yoked dude Jeff May paid us a visit to talk about his favorite hero of all time, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! He, Andy, and Leah talk about him, Jeff's past as a terrible boxer, and the conspicuous fact that Jeff looks like all the people who used to pick on Andy and John in school. Plus, Leah sits down with John to talk about his sordid New Orleanian past and why he's chosen to surround himself with comedians and put talky noises on the internet all th

Spark up a doob and turn on some whale songs as we explore the Tao of the Dude with Ryan Pfeiffer, who is basically the Dude if he were into telling dirty jokes throughout the Southland. And Leah kicks things off by telling Andy and John about the Bouncy Ball Project, a blog/memoir/metaphysical lifestyle project she's been putting out in installments for the last few months. You're gonna love it!

It gets Machiavellian as hell this week on People we Know as we welcome Joe Dosch back to the Woodry's Hardware Studio to talk about why the House Lannister might not be all that bad. Hint: it's all about context. And in a kinda-long intro segment, John and Andy try to get at the heart of what it means to be a good fan, and just what it is we're trying to accomplish with this podcast.

To celebrate Wrestlemania 30 this Sunday, Paul Laier came by to discuss his favorite pro wrestler, the Dead Man himself - The Undertaker! The audio quality's kinda dodgy, but it's a great conversation, so we wanted to post anyway. Think of it as PWK - Bootleg Edition. Plus, Engineer John comes to terms with his own wrestling fandom. Dig it, brother!

Chicago's own Stephanie Hasz steps up to the co-host mic to fill in for Leah, as we sit down with the hilarious Phil Gould to talk about Marvel's greatest cosmic character (and Phil's spirit animal), the Silver Surfer. Also, Andy REALLY liked Frozen.