Elwood City Limits Podcast
369 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 124 ratingsThe episodic Arthur podcast! Two huge fans of the PBS Kid's show "Arthur" dissect the show and have fun doing it!
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Elwood City Limits Episode 196: Pushin P
May 12, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutes - 61.1 MBHopped up on good feelings from the previous season, Will and Lucas return to ring in Season 17 with [checks notes] TWO dog and baby episodes?! Yes, the guys are in the presence of another special guest star in "Show Off," and get a bit of Season 1 deja vu in "Dog's Best Friend." Along the way, your hosts read emails, talk about their own experiences with dogs, and stumble upon a way for Will to watch Bluey...
Elwood City Limits Season 16 Recap + For The Kids Preview: Peep & The Big Wide World
May 05, 2023 21:00 - 28 minutes - 34.7 MBLucas and Will chime in with their thoughts on a thoroughly surprising season that transitioned to an all-new animation style, but still brought the Arthur we love, plus their top 5 episodes! Then, stick around for an extended preview for the latest episode of For The Kids: A PBS Kids Podcast about Peep & The Big Wide World...
Elwood City Limits Episode 195: Time Doesn't Exist Anymore (with Kash!)
April 28, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBKash returns to cap off season 16 of Arthur with one of the more controversial episodes of the Flash era in "So Funny I Forgot To Laugh," followed by the return of the clip show in "The Best Day Ever." Kash goes into details of his role in the animation industry on the new Disney Channel show "Kiff", and has some great observations about the "Flash" style of animation and what actually goes on behind the scenes on a modern cartoon. The two also have a lot to say about Arthur's seemingly ou...
Elwood City Limits Episode 194: You Stole My Story
April 21, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 66.3 MBOn the eve of vacation, Will syncs up with Lucas to judge both French accents in "Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story," and a supposedly controversial episode in "Sue Ellen Vegges Out." Along the way, an email helps the guys revist some funny memories, and they talk about auto-fiction, long cameras, what Lucas gave up for Lent, and oh no...not the animal hierarchy!!!
Elwood City Limits Episode 193: Mass-Market Formulaic Trash
April 14, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBThe guys are definitely surprised when they encounter a surprising Arthur book take in "Buster's Book Battle," and a surprisingly deep exploration of criticism in "On The Buster Scale." Will and Lucas have a lot to say about the value of criticism and the ideal relationship one should have to art, but they also talk some goofier stuff including Wrestlemania, TVO, Percy Jackson, and a surprise Arthur cameo...
PREVIEW - ECL Origins #3: Stickin' Around
April 07, 2023 21:00 - 10 minutes - 12.7 MBThe fellas take the wayback machine to Uranus, I mean, Canada in the mid-1990s to a show that was as important to them as even Arthur was, Stickin' Around (or is it "Little Arthur?"). This is a preview of the full hour-long episode of ECL Origins. For the full episode and hundreds more hours of content, pay-what-you-want to subscribe to our Patreon!
Elwood City Limits Episode 192: Arithmattack
March 31, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutes - 67.1 MBWill and Lucas encounter two very unconventional and inspiring morals in looking at "Baseball Blues" and "Brain's Biggest Blunder." Along the way, Lucas comments on the exciting end of the World Baseball Classic and notes the Canadian connection to a piece of baseball trivia in the episode, and the two get into the return of Harry Mills and Steve, flex their mental math, and struggle with the word "pedagogical."
Elwood City Limits Episode 191: Yellow Raisins
March 24, 2023 21:00 - 54 minutes - 62.6 MBIt's an Arthur lore dump this week as Lucas and Will discover the origins of a haircut in "The Last Tough Customer," before learning more about a beloved side character in "Brain's Chess Mess." Along the way, the guys check in post-Oscars to see how they did in an extended film corner talk, review some unexpected bars on bullying, and throw down a chess challenge to one another!
Elwood City Limits Episode 190: Got A Light?
March 17, 2023 21:00 - 56 minutes - 66.5 MBAfter a dip into Oscars 2023 predictions, Lucas and Will get a little spooked by "Night of the Tibble," and remember how great big cardboard boxes were in "Read and Flumbergast." Plus, listener feedback about smart boards, fridges, better jobs for future DW, and Will shares his painful story involving a unicorn...
Elwood City Limits Episode 189: r/BrainIsWrong
March 10, 2023 22:00 - 54 minutes - 63.1 MBIn between trips to Montreal, Lucas and Will get together to chat about the reality of smart boards in "Get Smart," and find themselves in yet another dog-and-baby episode in "Baby Steps." Along the way, the guys find out a bit more about the history of Elwood City, question the existence of 100% accuracy, laugh at some unexpected movie references and dirty Kahoot names, and argue about impatience. You might say this episode wins the internet!
PREVIEW - For The Kids #51: Xavier Riddle & The Secret Museum
March 03, 2023 22:00 - 6 minutes - 7.51 MBThe original sister podcast returns, as Will and Lucas dig into a more recent PBS Kids show in Xavier Riddle & The Secret Museum! Check out the free preview, and consider supporting us on Patreon for 50+ episodes just like it, and way more...
Elwood City Limits Episode 188: PBS Cribs
February 24, 2023 22:00 - 53 minutes - 60.3 MBOOF! Lucas returns on a snowy day in Halifax to chat about a D-double dose of Arthur's little sister with "All About DW," and "Blockheads"! Along the way, the guys chat about Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show, the Fisher-Price castle playset, koalas in school, and Lucas rates Arthur and Buster's dream houses. Plus, Arthur predicted it?!
Elwood City Limits Episode 187: Eggs, Eggs, Eggs (with Hannah!)
February 17, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBWill tackles another Arthur episode with a bona fide Arthur superfan, Hannah! Hannah talks about her history with the show, including her cool Arthur tattoo and her out-of-left-field pick for favorite episode, before her and Will chat about YouWhoTube in "Flippity Francine," and the joys of Ed Crosswire in "Muffy Takes The Wheel." The two also consider what their first website would have been about, remember Keyboard Cat, Play-Doh, and Flappy Bird, and Will reveals an embarrasing childhood g...
Elwood City Limits Episode 186: Every Morning, I Turn Into A Gorilla
February 10, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBThis is it. After so many years, the guys get their first real taste of the Flash Animation years of Arthur with the Season 16 premiere, "Based on a True Story." Will recaps the many behind-the-scenes changes in Arthur that led up to this, and he and Lucas give their honest opinions on both the new look of the show and the new characters in the Arthur universe. Along the way, an Arthur staple makes a welcome return, the Atlantic Canada connections to Arthur are found out, and the animal hier...
Elwood City Limits Season 15 Recap + ECL Origins #2 Preview
February 03, 2023 22:00 - 37 minutes - 44.8 MBIt's time for Will and Lucas to give their thoughts on the final traditionally-animated season of Arthur, plus their individual top 5 episodes of the season! Then, stick around for an extended preview of the latest edition of the Patreon-exclusive show, ECL Origins, all about Yvon of the Yukon!
Elwood City Limits Episode 185: We Really Did Ruin The Animation Industry, Didn't We?
January 27, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBWill and Lucas have made it to the final episode of season 15, which is also the last Arthur episode made with traditional animation. The guys say goodbye to both an era of the show, and to a beloved character in "Grandpa Dave's Memory Album," and then end on a bit of an odd note with "Buster's Carpool Catastrophe." The episode begins with memorials to two artists that are close to the hearts of both Lucas and Will, and includes diversions into personal experiences with dementia, the ingredi...
Elwood City Limits Episode #184: Chocolate Orange Pilled
January 20, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBOn the eve of Friday the 13th, the guys get together to find out more about Bailey in "The Butler Did...What?" and marvel at the writers' poetry knowledge in "The Trouble with Trophies." This Friday gets a little Freaky, too, as Lucas and Will end up switching roles, and Lucas fills us in on his Friday The 13th tradition. Plus, Muffy's Twitter personality, HUF socks, an annoying recent Arthur trend, and the award that Will and Lucas want more than anything...
Elwood City Limits Episode 183: Wii 2
January 13, 2023 22:00 - 55 minutes - 65.2 MBLucas and Will are back for the new year, as they examine an unusually sad Buster in "Buster's Garden of Grief," and get a laugh out of a German stereotype in "Through The Looking Glasses." Lucas also goes over some ins and outs for 2023, Mean Girls, NIMBYs, Binky's moustache, and some classic Arthur body horror. Also, are there sentient trucks in the Arthur universe, and which Canadian politician does Arthur look like?
Where's The New ECL?
January 06, 2023 22:00 - 49 seconds - 1.02 MBThe first new ECL episode of 2023 will be available for free next week. Want to get the new episode a week early and ad-free? Sign up at patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits and pay what you want for our full back catalogue, including exclusive audio and video content, plus every episode of our side shows, ECL Origins and For The Kids: A PBS Kids Podcast!
ECL Presents: Arthur Media Extravaganza!
December 30, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBIt's two Arthur "reviews" in one episode! Will sits down first with Arthur expert Peeebs to talk about his experience seeing the 2022 Arthur musical, "Arthur and Friends Make A Musical," and how it brings the Arthur experience to the stage; then, Will is joined by Eli and Chris from The Sugarbowl podcast to give their thoughts on the new official PBS Kids Arthur podcast, plus chat about the experience of running an Arthur podcast, and how The Sugarbowl approaches the legendary show... ...
ECL Commentary: A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 23, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes - 34.8 MBFrom the Patreon feed, and now under your tree! Will and Lucas bring you a special holiday treat as they sit down with you to watch the classic Charlie Brown Christmas special! The guys swap their experiences with Charlie Brown, discuss what kind of character he even is, and whether or not the message of the special still works today. Plus, Lucas ranks the local Nova Scotia eggnogs, and Will is visited by Santa Claus! This is a commentary track with instructions on how to sync the audio at...
ECL Patreon Announcement + ECL Origins Extended Preview
December 16, 2022 22:00 - 30 minutes - 35.9 MBThe Elwood City Limits Patreon is changing in the new year, so here's a quick announcement from Will to explain how the show's schedule will be changing whether you're a patron or listening on the free feed. Then, enjoy a free extended preview of the first episode of a new show we're adding to the Patreon roster, ECL Origins!
Elwood City Limits Episode 182: Aspic
December 09, 2022 22:00 - 58 minutes - 66 MBThe holiday is right around the corner, so here's one more ECL for 2022! Will and Lucas make a disgusting food discovery in "Muffy's Classy Classics Club," before meeting (and saying goodbye to) DW's polar opposite in "Best Enemies." Plus, the Arthur/Rolling Stone "controversy" and the idea of list rankings, what the guys actually agree on, and more...
PREVIEW - For The Kids #50 Pt. 2: Sesame Street (The Show)
December 02, 2022 22:00 - 7 minutes - 8.46 MBAfter becoming immersed in the history of the original PBS Kids show, Will and Lucas sit down and watch various skits, sketches, and unforgettable moments from Sesame Street! This is a preview of the full 60+ minute episode; for the whole thing, subscribe to our Patreon!
Elwood City Limits Episode 181: Binky Is The Bryan Danielson of Arthur
November 25, 2022 22:00 - 57 minutes - 65.7 MBOn this American Thanksgiving Fridee, Lucas and Will interrogate their own collecting habits in "Prunella The Packrat," before making a shocking discovery about Binky in "What's In A Name?" There's lots of dalliances along the way, including into the futbol, My Hero Academia and Chainsaw Man, Will pitches an Arthur spin-off, Lucas recounts Binky's blackmail count, and a surprising departure from the show...
PREVIEW - For The Kids #50 Pt 1: Sesame Street (The History)
November 20, 2022 16:00 - 4 minutes - 5.1 MBOn this 50th edition of the show, it's time to talk about the one that started it all and the show practically everyone has seen: Sesame Street! It's so big, the guys have to split it in two, so Will starts by taking Lucas through a potted history of the granddaddy of all PBS Kids shows. Get the full history episode, and every other episode of FTK, by subscribing to our Patreon!
ECL Presents: Deb Frank
November 18, 2022 22:00 - 32 minutes - 26.5 MBFormer GBH producer and Arthur social media manager Deb Frank sits down with Will! Deb discusses her road to working in children's public television and all the cool shows and projects she's gotten to work on, including Arthur itself. Deb has great insight into some of the behind-the-scenes workings as part of "the Arthur family," as well as her perspective on the show's end and the future of the brand. Deb also tees up her cool new PBS projects coming soon, as well as her favorite Arthur ch...
Elwood City Limits Episode 180: Arthur's On His Lydia Tár Stuff
November 04, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBHappy (post) Halloween, or is it pre-Christmas? Grab a case of Sprite Cranberry and join Will & Lucas as they unravel a candy bar mystery in "To Eat Or Not To Eat" before desperately trying to un-tense in "S.W.E.A.T." Plus, this year's Halloween costume, Bump In The Night, the Nature Boy, noisy websites, MLK(?!), and more...
ECL Commentary: Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse
October 28, 2022 13:17 - 59 minutes - 64.2 MBNow available for free indefinitely, it’s Will and Lucas chatting over the 2017 Arthur special! This is a commentary track meant to sync up with any copy of the special. Instructions on how to sync up the audio are at the beginning of the commentary track.
Elwood City Limits Episode 179: Boston Blastdown
October 21, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBWill and Lucas return from their travels to see Muffy learn her worth in "Cents-less" and see Papa Bear get more coffee in "Buster The Lounge Lizard." Along the way, the guys check in on their experiences seeing All Elite Wrestling live in Toronto and discuss both the announcement of the new official Arthur podcast and the Mario movie trailer. Plus, listener emails, Leisure Suit Larry, and Lucas meets the Voros Twins!
PATREON UNLOCK: For The Kids 47: The Electric Company
October 14, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBA busy week at ECL HQ means that you get another look behind the Patreon paywall! Will and Lucas break from conventional format to discuss both iterations of the classic PBS staple, The Electric Company, from the 1970s and the late 2000's! They first go way back in time to explore "the One Piece of children's TV" and all of the fashion and chaos of the 70's, before looking back barely a decade to the more hip-hop-inspired and CGI-powered reboot. Along the way, they see some familiar faces on...
PREVIEW - For The Kids #49: Wild Kratts
October 07, 2022 21:00 - 4 minutes - 5.55 MBLucas takes a pit-stop on his tour of America to join Will in discovering the phenomenon that is Wild Kratts! Will takes Lucas through a potted history of the Kratt brothers' media empire before settling on their latest, and most successful, animated venture. Want the full episode and dozens more hours of content? Join our Patreon today!
Elwood City Limits Episode 178: The Short King (with Rage!)
October 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 76 MBWith Lucas away, Will channels Rage (from Podcast 69!) and the two discuss sandwiches by mail in "Buster's Secret Admirer," and preferred hiccup removal techniques in "The Last King of Lambland." Plus, hit Canadian teen sitcom Radio Active, and the geography of Elwood City is thrown into question... Check out Podcast 69 here: https://podcast69.buzzsprout.com/ Follow Rage on Twitter here: @Re_accent_aigu
PREVIEW - For The Kids #48: Dinosaur Train
September 23, 2022 21:00 - 3 minutes - 4.76 MBAll aboard, as your conductors take a time tunnel to the land of Dinosaur Train! This is a preview of the full episode; get the whole thing, plus dozens and dozens of hours of extra podcasts, reviews, videos and more at patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits!
Elwood City Limits Episode 177: Apple Augustus (BYOJ)
September 16, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBThey're back! Lucas and Will return to chat Binky's anxieties in "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," and the odd imagery on display in "Whistling In The Wind." It's been a while between episodes, so a lot of email has cropped up, and Will can't contain his excitement about new Teletubbies; plus, Arthur's treehouse, juice bars, ties, and an ECL mystery to solve...
PREVIEW - For The Kids #47: The Electric Company
September 09, 2022 21:00 - 5 minutes - 5.7 MBWill and Lucas break from conventional format to discuss both iterations of the classic PBS staple, The Electric Company, from the 1970s and the late 2000's! For the full episode, along with the complete For The Kids series, join our Patreon today, and pay what you want for nearly 100 hours of exclusive content...
ECL Presents: A Word From Us Kids
September 02, 2022 21:00 - 55 minutes - 71.7 MBWe've heard from Arthur fans and people who have worked on the show, but now, let's talk to some (former) kids! Will sits down in two separate interviews with Catherine Dore and Holly Holland to find out what it was like to film the classic Arthur interstitial segments and their memories of their respective shooting days. Catherine has cool insight on how kids were originally selected for the show, and Holly goes in-depth on how being a small-town girl on one of the biggest cartoons in the w...
ECL Presents: The Betamax King
August 26, 2022 21:00 - 28 minutes - 35.3 MBLucas and Will get the chance to talk to a Halifax YouTube legend, The Betamax King! His channel collects old commercials, station IDs, promos, and even full specials and local music albums from the 1980s - early 2000's, including Arthur and PBS Kids content. The guys talk to the King about how he got started and why media preservation is important to him, the process of taking footage from VHS and Betamax, some of the wild clips he's collected over the years, and just how much advertising a...
PREVIEW - For The Kids #46: Super Why!
August 19, 2022 22:00 - 5 minutes - 6.29 MBTime to squad up with the Super Readers, as Will and Lucas explore a program from the creator of Blue's Clues and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, it's Super Why! This is a free preview of the full episode; to listen to the whole thing and dozens upon dozens of hours of content, sign up at our Patreon for as little as $1 a month!
Elwood City Limits Episode 176: Degrassi Voyager
August 12, 2022 20:16 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBCome celebrate the 6th year of Elwood City Limits with Will and Lucas talking about the premiere of Arthur season 15! The guys break out the wood candy for "Fifteen," as they juggle three storylines of wildly different repute. Plus, the Best of Halifax Awards, emails about Degrassi and the worst Arthur episodes, and a schedule update for the next few weeks...
Elwood City Limits Season 14 Recap
August 05, 2022 21:00 - 40 minutes - 43.1 MBWill and Lucas link up (separately) to discuss a surprising season of Arthur in many ways, as they both give their top 5 episodes of the seasons, and Lucas fills in the gaps with mini-reviews of the episodes he missed this season!
Elwood City Limits Episode 175: Ketchup Brothers
July 29, 2022 21:00 - 54 minutes - 62.7 MBIt's been a long road, gettin' from there to here...but Lucas and Will are ready to cover the final episode of Season 14! The two get into model kits and a famous astronaut in "Buster Spaces Out," then wrap up the saga of El Boomerang and entertain a weird aside by Will in "The Long Road Home." Plus, Lucas' yard sale, the real BINKY lyrics, a couple of fit checks, crappy regional beers, and a case of mistaken identity...
PREVIEW - For The Kids #45: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
July 22, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 6.77 MBAfter another narrow Patron's poll, the winner is DT. Daniel Tiger...'s Neighborhood, that is! Will and Lucas discover the show's deep connection to the world of Fred Rogers and the ways in which it looks to honor his legacy, as well as the many companies that made it happen and the connections to other popular kid's shows along the way. The full episode is available now on our pay-what-you-want Patreon, along with dozens of hours more extra content!
Elwood City Limits Episode 174: Dennis Read
July 15, 2022 21:58 - 58 minutes - 66.9 MBHot time, summer in the city! The guys beat the heat by chatting about childhood insults and bullying in "DW, Queen of the Comeback" before exploring different parts of a beautiful continent through song with "In My Africa." Lucas further bemoans the lack of good Italian representation on the show, and he and Will pitch the music that the Arthur characters listen to, and much more...
PREVIEW - For The Kids #44: Wimzie's House
July 08, 2022 21:00 - 8 minutes - 10.4 MBLucas and Will go exploring in La Maison de Ouimzie, or if you watched in North America, Wimzie's House! The guys take time to poke into the show's history, including the many channels it aired on and its legal brush with Jim Henson Studios, before getting into the production itself, which offers unique takes on the puppet show genre and some very familiar voices... Pay what you want at patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits and gain access to the full episode, plus dozens and dozens of hours of exc...
Elwood City Limits Episode 173: Punished Muffy
July 01, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBWill and Lucas express confusion over both a classic hobby and an awkward Arthur meme in "Arthur Unravels," before discovering just how ahead of its time the show is, fashion-wise, in "All The Rage." Plus, a heapin' helpin' of emails, a truly strange Easter egg(?), and the long-awaited update on Lucas' luggage!
PREVIEW - For The Kids #43: The Berenstain Bears
June 24, 2022 21:00 - 5 minutes - 6.06 MBNo, that's not a typo, because we're talking about that family of bears from our childhoods! Will leads Lucas through the detailed history of the Berenstain Bears franchise, including the books, other cartoon adaptations, why you may not see it as much anymore, and yes, why people seem to remember them as the "Berenstein" Bears. For the full discussion, subscribe to our Patreon and gain access to the episode plus dozens more on PBS Kids classics...
Elwood City Limits Episode 172: Mr. Chatterblog
June 17, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBLucas returns from his adventures in Ireland to catch up with Will, as they both grumble through "Around The World in 11 Minutes" before praising the before-its-time nature of "Muffy and the Big Bad Blog." Along the way, the guys answer emails and look back on their #1 Arthur episodes, determine their most hated characters, reminisce on their old blogs, and Will recounts the first ECL patron/listener meet-up. Hey, WestJet, where is Lucas' luggage?!
Elwood City Limits Episode 171: Brain Is The Zodiac Killer
June 03, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBLucas returns from his roadrunning across Canada to answer some emails with Will about celebrity Arthur voice casts and adoption in the Arthur universe. Then, the guys deal with body horror and Saul Bass titles in "Follow The Bouncing Ball," before fretting about Buster's future and lament the lack of ICP in "Buster Baxter and the Letter From The Sea." Plus, the Arthur adaptation of Zodiac, Will makes a proposition to the Arthur Wiki, and what podcast pair do Lucas and Will look like?
PREVIEW - For The Kids #42: Adventures From The Book of Virtues
May 27, 2022 21:00 - 4 minutes - 5.74 MBAfter narrowly winning the Patron's poll, Will and Lucas try to get their heads around the forgotten 90's 'toon, Adventures From The Book of Virtues! This one is full of weird history and funny moments, so subscribe to our Patreon for the complete episode AND dozens of hours of extra content featuring Arthur, PBS Kids, and more...