Abolish Arkham

06/01/2023

"Holy Night, Batman!" features Christopher Rhodes- a political science and religion scholar, journalist, and comic book author in his own right- talking about the right-wing politics in Batman Returns (1992). 30 years after the movie's release, too many of the themes translate to today's American politics including major players like DJT. Stream our newest episode wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/abolish_arkham

22/12/2022

🎵 "Jingle bells, Batman smells..." 🎵 Only 5 more hours until our premieres! We're heading deep into the sewers to uncover the political underbelly of in Batman Returns (1992). It's been 30 years since the film was released and while not all of the themes hold up, the "Make Gotham Great Again" elections of Christmas past (...and present) certainly ring true. We cannot wait for you to hear this extra special episode featuring who is not only a comic book ju**ie, but also a comic creator in his own right.

18/12/2022

"Life's a bitch, now so am I" - Selina Kyle AKA Catwoman, Batman Returns (1992)

Only 6 more days until we release our next episode! What's your favorite quote from ?

16/12/2022

Twas the before and all in the house was... Michael Keaton dressed as ? 30 years ago, Batman Returns gave us the only Christmas movie in the franchise while also predicting political themes that resonate through today. I mean, have you seen Christopher Walken as the villainous billionaire Max Shreck?

Tune in on Thursday, 12/22 at 8:00pm EST for the final episode of 2022! We can't wait for you to hear it. Listen in on either WBCA 102.9 FM or find it streaming wherever you listen to your podcasts.

08/12/2022

Say WHAT?! Our pals over at Overdue Movie Reviews did a episode? This just jumped to the top of our to-do list.

Episode 7: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

One of the greatest Batman movies of all time happens to be an animated film, based on Batman: The Animated Series.

This animated, romantic, superhero film featured the DC Comics character Batman/Bruce Wayne (voiced by the late Kevin Conroy), his greatest villain The Joker (voiced by the unconquerable Mark Hamill) and features Dana Delany (who went on to voice Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series) as Bruce Wayne’s former lover and fiancée Andrea Beaumont. Stacy Keach as the voice of Andrea’s father Carl Beaumont, Abe Vigoda as Salvatore Valestra, Dick Miller as Chuckie Sol, John P. Ryan as Buzz Bronski and Hart Bochner as Arthur Reeves.

Also returning, from Batman: the animated series for this film, which was the first original theatrical film produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the first film in the DC Animated Universe and the only one released theatrically, were Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Alfred Pennyworth, Bob Hastings as Commissioner James Gordon and Robert Costanzo as Detective Harvey Bullock.

It was directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, and Michael Reaves and featuring music composed by Shirley Walker. The end credit song "I Never Even Told You" was written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard. It was performed by actress and singer Tia Carrere of Wayne’s World films and True Lies fame.

The events of the film take place between the first and second seasons of the series and follows Bruce reconciling with Andrea as Batman faces a mysterious vigilante who is murdering Gotham City's crime bosses. The story is inspired by Mike W. Barr's Batman: Year Two comic book story arc, but features an original antagonist, the Phantasm, in place of the Reaper, while also borrowing elements from the Batman: Year One graphic novel, recounting how Bruce Wayne became Batman and his first attempts to fight crime.

Tony saw this movie in theaters when it was released when he was 11 years old. Tad had the movie but just saw it recently. They decided to review this movie for several reasons: they love Batman, the recent passing (Nov. 10, 2022) of Kevin Conroy (who voiced Bruce Wayne/Batman for television, films, video games for over 30 years) and the upcoming 30th anniversary of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (December 25, 2023).

Listen to the review at Radio731.com: www.radio731.com/overdue-movie-reviews/, on the Radio731 app or wherever you listen to podcasts.

08/12/2022

that our show started with a girl, a dream, and her local community radio station? Reruns of Abolish Arkham air every night on WBCA 102.9 FM at 8pm EST. As always, you can also find us streaming on: www.anchor.fm/abolish-arkham

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08/12/2022

Where did the year go?! Although we've been pretty quiet, we have some exciting announcements for 2023. In the meantime, we wanted to assure you that we're in the studio next week with Christopher Rhodes to record our . Christopher is not only a lecturer and a politics writer, but he recently released the first issue of his political science fiction comic series . Thank you for hanging in there with us and we promise- it will be worth the wait!

16/11/2022

: We're rolling out one more episode in 2022 of Abolish Arkham before going on break! In the meantime, we would love to hear from YOU about what you want to see in future episodes of our show. Do you like the interviews with the guests? Are the episodes long enough (or too long)? Comment below or email us at [email protected] 🦇

14/11/2022

Holy Updates, Batman! We have one episode left in #2022 and it's a . We'll be taking a break- both to re-tool the show and from our villains theme- to bring on an extra special guest for our final episode of the year. Read the full announcement down below!

01/11/2022

Do you think is a cop? Sound off in the comments! For bonus points: record your answer and email it to us at [email protected]. We'll feature the best ones in future episodes of .

27/10/2022

HAPPENING TONIGHT! Tune in to WBCA 102.9 FM at 8pm EST or find it streaming at: www.anchor.fm/abolish-arkham!

25/10/2022

We're back this week with a brand new episode about Gotham's clown princess turned anti-hero, Harley Quinn! Did you know that her origin story began in the Batman Animated Series in 1992?! Our next episode, Episode 6: State v. Harley Quinn, features writer (of comics and screen!) Alice Quinn Rose. Tune in on Thursday for a of Abolish Arkham as we dive into the emancipation of one Harley Quinn.