Hanging Out with Dana Snyder, Matt Maiellaro, Jay Wade Edwards, and John Brestan

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with four key figures from Aqua Teen Hunger Force about the show's history and production challenges.

Today on the podcast we're joined by four certified* Aqua Teen legends: Matt Maiellaro, Dana Snyder, Jay Wade Edwards, and John Brestan. Without these guys, Aqua Teen would suck ass - and this podcast episode would be a lot lonelier. In this buffet of an episode, we're talking about the dead tech that Aqua Teen was founded on, adult swim pilots that never got finished, standards and practices being angry about Spacecataz, and why none of us are opening up Al Roker's cookbook. I mean, come on. How good could it be? Anyways, make like Jeff Goldblum and get as close as possible to being a fly on the wall at adult swim. *Legend status certified by the Dancing Is Forbidden Committee in Aqua Teen Excellence and Legacy Foundation R E F E R E N C E S • Stomp! Shout! Scream! watch for FREE: https://play.xumo.com/free-movies/stomp-shout-scream/XM0EM25OODM2J3 ♫ Vincent Price - "Pork Chops": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPCDY_BGME G U E S T S 🖥️ John Brestan - ATHF producer & editor • Meat Kingdom: meatkingdom.net • YouTube: @jbrestan 🍹 Jay Wade Edwards - ATHF producer & editor • Jay's Baseball Blog: https://tinkertaylorsolerspiezio.substack.com/ • YouTube…

People in this episode

Host: Ronnie Neeley

Guests: Dana Snyder, Matt Maiellaro, Jay Wade Edwards, John Brestan

Topics covered

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• adult swim
• animation
• television production
• behind the scenes
• comedy

Keywords

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• adult swim
• animation
• comedy
• television
• production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dancing Is Forbidden Committee, Aqua Teen Excellence and Legacy Foundation

Books & works: Spacecataz, Al Roker's cookbook, Stomp! Shout! Scream!, Vincent Price - "Pork Chops"

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