About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the original Ninja Turtles movie, defending a character and questioning a rat's martial arts abilities.

This week on the podcast we’re joined by special guest Diana McCallum (@picsofdiana) to talk about the original Ninja Turtles movie. We’re defending a man with impeccable style who runs a shelter for homeless youth. Plus we question a rat’s version of events and his ability to learn a complex martial art through observation. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Ivimey

Guest: Diana McCallum

Topics covered

• Ninja Turtles
• film analysis
• character defense
• comedy
• martial arts

Keywords

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• 1990 film
• Diana McCallum
• Andrew Ivimey
• comedy podcast
• character analysis
• martial arts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

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