Behold the first official episode of Stories That Stick. What sort of magnificent acclaimed story are we covering first? (checks notes) Roland Emmerich's 1996 super blockbuster Independence Day?! Director and showrunner Ed Skudder (The Super Mario Bros Movie, Unikitty!, Dick Figures) joins host Chad Quandt to talk about why this movie caused a ripple effect through all future summer blockbusters including Ed's work, how it turbo-launched the careers of Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, and why three decades later it still holds up. We also discuss being blockbuster scumbags, the chronology of the Fast franchise, and Apex Presidents.

Supplemental Materials:

G Gundam Fight - US vs Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lxJo18KYU

Ed on Instagram (@edskudder) https://www.instagram.com/edskudder/

Ed Skudder “Welcome to Earth”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMtOdVro_xs

Ed Skudder ‘Tectonic’ music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHkZlwgl18

Hey listeners,

I'm excited to share some big changes to the podcast! If you've been listening this past year we've already made format changes-- covering wider ranges of nostalgic media as it shifts into a solo-host show. This two-month break gave me the breathing room I need to figure out what gets me most excited for the show and what will build off we're already doing. Let's get into it!

Stories That Stick is our new main format-- inviting funny and insightful guests on to talk about classic media (books, movies, TV, games!) that have stories that 'stuck' with them. I wanna talk about not just how wild these stories are, but how they were formative for the guests and inspire them. And sometimes we'll revisit something we thought was great but actually kinda stunk. But we'll figure out why they still resonated with us! The last six months of the show are basically already this format, now with a clearer vision and names.

And Goosebuds will live on as a monthly bonus episode! Hosted by myself and Associate Producer Jakylln Heidi who's read ten times the amount of Young Adult books as me. I'm excited to dive back into the works of R.L. Stine, K.A. Applegate, and other classics. That's available on Patreon, along with our other bonus show Campfire Hang, ad-free versions of the show, and our community Discord. All at patreon.com/storiesthatstick.

Thank you for listening to Goosebuds in the past and thank you for continuing on this podcast journey with me.

Hey Goosebuds listeners, your host Chad here.

Those on the Patreon have already gotten a heads up– but Goosebuds is taking a two month pause– from August and September. The reason is I’ve been swamped in work at my day job. By the way, I can finally announce I’ve been working these past two years as lead writer on the upcoming series Avatar: Seven Havens. That’s about the elemental warriors; not the James Cameron blue cat people.

Goosebuds will return in the spookiest month of October, with great guests and topics lined up. It’s meant a lot to have many of you accompany me on this new version of the podcast– expanding beyond R.L. Stines works and covering other media that gives us goosebumps.

But we can’t do this show without you wonderful supporters on Patreon. Not only do you get access to bonus Camp Goosebuds episodes and our Discord, but you shape the direction of the show. Want us to cover specific media? Want us to rotate in more R.L. Stine? Then join the Patreon. That’s patreon.com/goosebuds.

Hope you have a good rest of your summer. We'll see you all in October.

Hello?! Anyone in this abandoned church? Want to talk about infected rage zombies? Your host Chad Quandt is joined by editor Ben Ravid (Invincible Fight Girl, Big Nate, this show!) to gush about the acclaimed movie that kicked off the modern zombie craze: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Days Later. And we also talk about the just released followup that is almost literally 28 Years Later. How would Chad and Ben survive an apocalypse? How amazingly badass is Selena with a machete? And what the hell is that Power Rangers cliffhanger? Spoilers abound for both films. Enjoy the episode!

Movies discussion begins: 16:50

Other Topics: Superman 2025 (no spoilers), 30 Days of Night, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Last of Us

Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, our secret Discord, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/goosebuds

Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store

Email: goosebuds@gmail.com

Bluesky: goosebuds.bsky.social

Edited by Ben Ravid

Album art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net)

Addition music by Kevin Macleod

Produced by Chad Quandt, Jacqueline Heidi, and Cloud Dad LLC

They're here! Chad is joined by returning guest Jordan Morris (Bubble, Youth Group, Jordan Jesse Go!) to talk Tobe Hooper and Stephen Spielberg's 1982 classic Poltergeist. A surprising blend of supernatural horror and Amblin family charm. This is a movie where in first 30 minutes a boy is vored by a tree! We also discuss Chad's lost Heathcliff movie pitch.

MOVIE DISCUSSION BEGINS: 13:05

Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, our secret Discord, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/goosebuds

Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store

Email: goosebuds@gmail.com

Bluesky: goosebuds.bsky.social

Edited by Ben Ravid

Album art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net)

Addition music by Kevin Macleod

Produced by Chad Quandt, Jacqueline Heidi, and Cloud Dad LLC

Something stirs in grandpa's playroom; a toy clown Punchinello that can come alive on a whim. Can three kids find Grandpa's secret magical key and escape before they die from endless hop scotch games?

Your host Chad Quandt is joined by writer/comedian/singer Brian David Gilbert (Um, Actually; Unraveled) to discuss this beloved film from his childhood: WeeSing's Grandpa's Magical Toys. And we're then joined by a surprise guest; Kevin Hangeman (Trollhunters, Star Trek Prodigy) who plays the lead kid Peter! He's grown a bit since the 80s.

OFF TOPICS: The Gamers Throne, Clair Obscur’s French culture, Brian’s animation writing journey

Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, our secret Discord, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/goosebuds

Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store

Email: goosebuds@gmail.com

Bluesky: goosebuds.bsky.social

Edited by Ben Ravid

Album art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net)

Addition music by Kevin Macleod

Produced by Chad Quandt, Jacqueline Heidi, and Cloud Dad LLC

Happy 200th, Goosebuddies! It's been a wild decade of the pod and we're happy to celebrate with honored guest Tim Jacobus, original artist of Goosebumps! We talk about his biography It Came From New Jersey, his love of rock album covers, staying in Jersey, and the surprise photo references for his iconic covers.

Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, our secret Discord, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/goosebuds

Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store

Email: goosebuds@gmail.com

Bluesky: goosebuds.bsky.social

Edited by Ben Ravid

Album art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net)

Addition music by Kevin Macleod

Produced by Chad Quandt, Jacqueline Heidi, and Cloud Dad LLC

If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality, you'll end up in the backrooms. And you may also download this episode and end up listening to host Chad Quandt and guest Elspeth Eastman (Rift of the NecroDancer, League of Legends) discus infamous new-horror creepypasta that will soon be a major motion picture. Beyond this /x/-fueled creation, we talk about Chad's favorite book; Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves. Both deal with liminal, infinite spaces. Grab a buddy before heading into the abyss.

OFF TOPICS: Beautiful Cincinnati, our traumas from The Sport, improving baseball rules

Backrooms/Book discussion: 13:00

Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, our secret Discord, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/goosebuds

Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store

Email: goosebuds@gmail.com

Bluesky: goosebuds.bsky.social

Edited by Ben Ravid

Album art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net)