Gizmonic Institute Radio: Your MST3K Companion
98 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsA mad scientist kidnaps and sends two test subjects to space, forcing them to watch the entire series of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Never before did a more meta premise for a podcast exist!!!
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Episode 46 - War of the Colossal Beast
February 17, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBI want to start off by saying that it isn’t our fault we ALLEGEDLY might be sky criminals. Unintentional sky criminals. Sorry about the headaches. This month we watches MST3K S3E19 – War of the Colossal Beast, an unnecessary sequel to a movie that probably didn’t need to be made in the first place. Seth kind of liked some of the makeup? Luckily this episode also featured the phenominal short – Mr. B Natural, which kind of redeems the whole thing. It’s about a demon woman who uses her dark p...
Episode 45 - Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
February 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBLearning is fun! At least that’s what Dr. Odd wants us to believe, and even then, learning all about cheese doesn’t really seem that helpful. This will all (hopefully) make sense once you listen to the episode. This week we discuss MST3k S3E18 – Star Force: Fugitive Alien II – a “movie” that has both a long, and very confusing title. Also, I put the word “movie” in quotes because this is just another Sandy Frank re-edit of a Japanese television show, except this time it was re-edited to not...
Episode 44 - Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
February 15, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBHello everyone! We’ve been busy up here in space working on our new webcomic Space Buddiez, but not too busy to bring you a new Audio Log! We discuss MST3K S3E17 – The Viking Women And The Sea Serpent, which is a TERRIBLE movie that even the best riffing has trouble saving. Luckily, it is paired with a 1950’s short about Home Economics, which almost single-handedly redeems the whole episode. Joel and the bots also talk a lot about Waffles. So there’s that too.
Episode 43 - Gamera vs Zigra
February 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBWhy hello there! You’re looking rather nice today. I feel like we’ve been asleep for a while, but it’s hard to tell up here in space… Though now like the most misbehaved toddlers, we’re awake again and full of more energy than we know what to do with! Except we DO know what to do with that energy, and that’s talk about MST3K S3E16 – Gamera VS Zigra! This is a special Gamera episode for a lot of reasons. Firstly, the movie itself is the product of an insane person tasked with creating ano...
Episode 42 - Teenage Caveman
February 13, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWhat happens when you mix a robot with some solar palladium he found on an asteroid? Nolbot gets crazy, and Dr. Odd is trying to go to a concert of questionable content (but not the questionable content YOU’RE thinking about, you dirty-minded so and so!). So essentially, just another week for us up here in space. We discuss MST3K S3E15 – Teenage Caveman, which is a remarkable episode not so much because of the feature itself, but because of the two preceding shorts. Having three separate su...
Episode 41 - Mighty Jack
February 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBI’m going to start by listing all of the things we liked about the movie Mighty Jack. Ok, now that we have that out of the way, we can talk about other stuff like mayonnaise, and Golden Corral. Seriously though, this is probably the worst movie ever riffed by the guys at MST3K, and not a strong episode in general. I mean, it’s still an MST3K episode which puts it head and shoulders above other media, but it’s definitely not one we’re going to re-watch any time soon.
Episode 40 - Earth vs The Spider
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBMy audio log has a first name, it’s E-A-R-T-H! My audio log has a second name, it’s S-P-I-D-E-R! This week is a very musical audio log where we work on cooking up a bunch of different jingles for a very specific product. Jeff even does a rap! We have fun here. We also discuss MST3K Season 3 Episode 13, Earth VS The Spider. There are a lot of questionable things in this movie, like the decision to store the corpse of a giant spider inside a 1950s high school science classroom. For example. I...
Episode 39 - Gamera vs Guiron
February 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBI’m not going to lie, being stuck in space with relatively nothing to do can leave a person pining for entertainment of pretty much any kind. Unless of course the “entertainment” is the kind that Dr. Odd foisted upon us (and indirectly you, fair listeners) this week. We apologize in advance. This week we discuss MST3K Season 3 Episode 12 – Gamera VS Guiron. I don’t need to tell you that we already LOVE Gamera, and that this is the most loveable Gamera movie we’ve watched so far. Plus it has...
Episode 38 - It Conquered The World
February 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB“Or DID it?” is what we smugly ask no one in particular any time anyone says the title of this film out loud. Ok, not really, but you have to admit, it is a blatantly misleading title. Anyway, this week we get up to more hijinks – Nolbot is back and is mad at everyone for his time spent is servitude as a sign spinning bank mascot. Oh, and Dr. Odd went to some sort of seminar and thinks he knows about business strategy now. So that’s great. We also discuss MST3K S3E11 – It Conquered the Worl...
Episode 37 - Fugitive Alien
February 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBHello friends! It’s good to be back! Be warned though, Dr. Odd has an… interesting… investment opportunity for you. Just make sure to hold onto that strawberry Fanta when you jump into the ball pit. This week we discuss MST3K S3E10 – Fugitive Alien, a made for TV movie made from cut together clips from a failed TV series. Despite its questionable roots, it happens to be one of those perfect movies that not only lends itself to MST3K riffing, but also turns out to be a pretty silly and enjoy...
Episode 36 - The Amazing Colossal Man
February 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBThis week’s episode begins with Dr. Odd warning us that “Things are going to be weird this week.” Despite our initial misgivings and disbelief that they could be weirder than NORMAL, it turns out… he was right.
Episode 35 - Gamera vs Gaos
February 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBJeff and Seth are thirsty. Nol-bot offers to make juice. Dr. Odd talks about Clam Juice for the first time. The boys also discuss MST3K S3E8 - Gamera vs Gaos. Technically you can melt a vegetable!
Episode 34 - Daddy-O
February 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBSeth, Jeff and Dr. Odd play a game of Dungeons and Dragons where Nol-bot is the DM. Dr. Odd doesn't want to be a miner. The boys also discuss MST3K S3E7 - Daddy-O!
Episode 33 - Time of the Apes
February 04, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBSeth, Jeff and Nol-bot play a new game for the Oddstation. Dr. Odd has a broken heart because of Science Prom. Seth and Jeff discuss MST3K S3E6 - Time of the Apes!
Episode 32 - Stranded in Space
February 03, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBJeff and Nol-bot design a new logo. Seth is confused. Everyone argues about the qualities of birds. The boys also discuss MST3K S3E5 - Stranded in Space!
Episode 31 - Gamera vs Barugon
February 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBLike the great stag bounding through the thick forests of interdimensional space, things are back to normal. Kind of. Well, maybe not. The boys also discuss MST3K S3E4 - Gamera vs Barugon.
Episode 30 - Pod People
February 01, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week we watched Pod People. There’s nothing else to really say. We aren’t shy that this is one of (if not our top) favorite episode we’ve watched (and possibly all time). All that’s left to do now is to sit back, relax, and listen to how much we love Pod People, Music from the Hearts of Space, and remembering how we went to school with Faruk Alatan.
Episode 29 - Gamera
January 31, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBYay! We finally got to watch the first Gamera Episode! What exactly is it about Gamera that makes us love him so much? Is it his confusing origin story? Is it the fact that one of his powers is to shoot sparklers out of his shell and spin around? Who knows! We just love him and we love this episode a lot.
Episode 28 - Cave Dwellers
January 30, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBYay! We’re back! And boy oh boy, is the first episode of the third season of MST3K a doozie. Cave Dwellers totally steals our idea of a 20 second recap and expands it into a 10 minute slew of fantastic names and places. And that’s just the beginning! Several growling snakes, a hang-glider and some coconut bombs later, and you have yourself a MOVIE. Too bad there aren’t really any cave dwellers present.
Episode 27 - Season 2 Recap
January 29, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBThis week Seth and Jeff take a look back at season 2 of MST3K. There are laughs, tears, and quite a bit of talk about Denver the Last Dinosaur.
Episode 26 - Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
January 28, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBDo yourselves a favor – grab a slice of pizza and familiarize yourselves with Terry O’Quinn before tonight’s audio log. What am I talking about? Of course you’re already familiar with Terry O’Quinn. Never mind. This week we discuss the FINAL episode of Season 2 – Godzilla vs the Sea Monster! It’s a pretty good ep… just not AS good of an episode as the previous Godzilla vs Megalon. In our opinion anyway. We’ve been wrong before.
Episode 25 - Godzilla vs Megalon
January 27, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBHe jock it made of steel! KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! Japanese monster movie time! With a robot! And… other stuff! We get a kick out of this week’s movie offering, partially because it’s a Japanese monster movie and we love cheesy Japanese monster movies, and also because it’s a pretty great ep of MST3K. Now if you were to quantify HOW great of an ep it is compared to other awesome cheesy Japanese MST3K episodes (Prince of Space and ANYTHING with the word ‘Gamera’ in the title jump to mind), it’s pr...
Episode 24 - First Spaceship on Venus
January 26, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBNol-Bot and Seth play a game. Seth and Jeff theorize how golf pencils are made. The boys also discuss MST3K S2E11 - First Spaceship on Venus. Let's play cheese hunt!
Episode 23 - King Dinosaur
January 25, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBAre Jeff, Seth and Nol-bot actually starting to miss Dr. Odd? Seth gets a buzzword or two. Jeff and Seth discuss MST3K S2E10 - King Dinosaur. Keep it succinct!
Episode 22 - The Hellcats
January 24, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBMerry Kronmas! (and Happy Kronmas to our friends in the UK!) Do yourself a favor, go familiarize yourself with Mallory Keaton. I promise, it will help. Not that she has anything to do with this week’s MST3K Episode S2E9 – The Hellcats. Joel and the bots riff on another biker movie in a string of biker movies (if you’re keeping track, 30% of this season’s MST3K movies so far have been bad biker movies). If you remember our episode about Sidehackers, you’ll be upset to know that The Hellcats ...
Episode 21 - Lost Continent
January 23, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBRock Climbing. Seriously, the previous sentence speaks for its self.
Episode 20 - Wild Rebels
January 22, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBI’ll bet you’re excited for the thrilling conclusion to last show’s cliffhanger! Guess what? The conclusion is SO THRILLING that we had to make it a three part trilogy! A Thrillogy?!??! I just thought of that just now and totally haven’t been sitting and waiting to use it at this exact moment. This week we discuss MST3K S2E7 – The Wild Rebels, an episode that (spoiler alert!) Seth didn’t mind and Jeff didn’t really like all that much. Between Wild Rebels and Sidehackers, it could be possibl...
Episode 19 - Ring of Terror
January 21, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBJust in time for Halloween, we have a spoooooooky audio log about a spooooooooooky MST3K episode, S2E6, Ring of Terror! Actually… there really isn’t anything spooky about this audio log, and there is DEFINITELY nothing spooky about Ring of Terror. In fact, this may be the worst movie that Joel and the Bots have had to watch since last season’s Slime People. It really is that bad. But not spooky.
Episode 18 - Rocket Attack USA
January 20, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBYou know what people don’t emphasize enough these days? Friendship. It’s important, especially in space. I can’t stress that enough. This week’s episode also features our ship’s elevator. We discuss Rocket Attack USA, the episode which we accidentally call Rocketship XM no less than TWO times during the audio log. Is it our fault that both movies have similar titles? I don’t think so. Is it our fault that both movies are big stinkers, as well as being total bummers? I certainly hope not. Th...
Episode 17 - Catalina Caper
January 19, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBAll I have to say is, be careful what you wish for. Especially if you add a bit of insurance to your wishes by using some advanced science and physics. You’ll find out what I mean soon enough in this week’s audio log. While we experience an uncharacteristic departure from our usually INSANE goings-on, this week’s MST3K episode, Catalina Caper, does more than enough to make up for it by injecting our lives with the FDA daily recommended dose of good-natured teenage hijinks. We haven’t had t...
Episode 16 - Jungle Goddess
January 18, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBJeff and Seth discuss all the things that happen only on the days they record audio logs, and then meet The Smile Brigade! They also discuss MST3K S2E3 - Jungle Goddess Special guest appearances by: Jake Fisher - Lieutenant Giggles Rich Kimball - Brigadier General Yuckyuck Jake and Rich are the co-hosts of the Terrible Friends Podcast, a show which can't be found anywhere on the internet anymore!
Episode 15 - Sidehackers
January 17, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBSeth, Jeff and Nol-bot play a card-game, and meet the great and powerful "Sentinious The Merciless" and his evil minions. We also discuss MST3K S2E2 - Sidehackers!
Episode 14: Rocketship X-M
January 16, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBSeth and Jeff have now become untethered from Earth and are drifting through space, which makes their visit from a door-to-door pipe seller even more strange. The boys also discuss MST3K S2E1 - Rocketship X-M!
MST3K Season 1 Wrap-Up with J. Elvis Weinstein!
January 15, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBSeth and Jeff are joined by MST3K's own J. Elvis Weinstein (season 1's Tom Servo and Dr. Laurence Erhardt) for a very special wrap up of MST3K Season 1!
Episode 13 - The Black Scorpion
January 14, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBJeff, Seth and Nol-bot deal with fallout from last week's Rockafire Explosion incident, and meet keyboard extraordinaire (and rampant AI stuck in a piano playing gorilla body) Fats Geronimo. The boys also discuss MST3K S1E13 - The Black Scorpion (the final episode of MST3K Season 1)!
Episode 12: Untamed Youth
January 13, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBThis week Dr. Odd has some very important matters to discuss. The Boys meet Dr. Odd's new intern, Todd. Seth and Jeff discuss MST3K S1E12 Untamed Youth. Starring Josh Holmgren as Todd the Intern!
Episode 11 - Moon Zero Two
January 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBThis week the boys have a meeting, because meetings are important to have. Dr. Odd has a lava accident. Jeff and Seth also discuss MST3K S1E11 - Moon Zero Two! Cybermen's Wearhouse: You're gonna like the way you 01001100100010110011000
Episode 10 - Robot Holocaust
January 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBNol-bot teaches Jeff and Seth about space and they discuss important science facts about planets! We also discuss MST3K S1E10 - Robot Holocaust. Quasar! I choose you!!
Episode 9 - Project Moonbase
January 10, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBSeth, Jeff and Nol-Bot have an important discussion and meet Dr. Odd's old lab partner, Dr. Nice. The boys also discuss MST3K S1E9 - Project Moonbase
Episode 8 - The Slime People
January 09, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBThe boys eat breakfast, Dr. Odd loses his sandwich and lets slip his first name, and Jeff and Seth discuss MST3K S1E8 - The Slime People. Sandwich magnet!
Episode 7 - The Robot Monster
January 08, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBThis week Jeff and Seth discuss MST3K S1E7 - The Robot Monster, and try brewing up a space beverage (surprise! things (expectedly) go horribly wrong). Starring the wonderfully talented Justin McElroy as The Antagonizer Cube - you can check out all of Justin's other amazing projects at mcelroyfamily.com!
Episode 6 - The Crawling Hand
January 07, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week Seth and Jeff discuss MST3K S1E6 - The Crawling Hand! The boys are just loving life after a brush with death, and learn just how important the ship's nuclear reactor is.
Episode 5: The Corpse Vanishes
January 06, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBJeff, Seth and their new best friend Nol-bot take Dr. Odd's custom video game system for a spin and wax nostalgic about their off-mic adventures. The boys also discuss MST3K S1E5 - The Corpse Vanishes! You're sure to enjoy this episode... unless you're a SAND WORM!!!
Episode 4: Women of the Prehistoric Planet
January 05, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJeff and Seth discuss MST3K S1E4 - Women of the Prehistoric Planet, and start testing out their new robot friend Nol-bot! Seth gives some radioactive material a taste test and Nol-bot comes alive and talks computer science with Dr. Odd.
Episode 3 - The Mad Monster
January 04, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThis week Jeff and Seth discuss MST3K S1E3 - The Mad Monster! Dr. Odd is still upset about about the fact that the boys made a robot, but realizes that having a robot in space will save him time he can use to do... other important Dungeons and Dragons related activities.
Episode 2 - The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy
January 03, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBThis week Jeff and Seth discuss MST3K S1E2 - The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy! Seth and Jeff work on dealing with the boredom of outer space by counting screws and building a robot!
Episode 1 - The Crawling Eye
January 02, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBThis week, Jeff and Seth discuss MST3K S1E1 - The Crawling Eye, and work on adding some PIZAZZ to the podcast. Dr. Odd informs them "Toilet jokes and chicken suits have no place in science".
Gizmonic Institute Radio: Your MST3K Companion - Pilot Episode
January 01, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBHello everyone! Welcome to the maiden voyage of Gizmonic Institutes Radio! This first episode chronicles the adventures of our two heroes who find themselves in a… strangely familiar predicament. The listeners are introduced to our major characters, and the scene for the show is set. Next week, it’s time to watch MST3K!