Ramble With Russel Podcast

This week it is a trip to merry old England and a leap into the future.  First up I give my audio book review of Fool by Christopher Moore as a court jester determines the fate of a kingdom.  Then it is off to the theatre as I review the new Star Trek with my sister Sarah and her fiance Brent along for the ride.  You also get my take on pets flying on a seat near you as well as another exciting guest announcement for the upcoming Polaris 23 conference in July.  Music for this week features the songs Steady Fools by Korben and both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week we explore death through various points of view.  First it is a journey back to the 80's as I review a classic Stephen King Story on audio, The Sun Dog, where a camera holds a deadly secret.  Then it is off to the cinema as you get my take on X-men Origins : Wolverine as we delve into the past of the man with the claws of steel.  As a bonus for you all I also give my review of the just released 90's X-men animated series vol. 1 & 2 on DVD.  Music for this week features the songs  Waiting for The Sun by Diega Babuena and Wolverines by Theos Thang and both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week it is good old fashion 'rassling on the show.  First up you get my audio book revirew of Terminal Freeze by Lincoln Child as a not-so-frozen terror stalks the Arctic.  Then it is to the squared circle as I give my review of the movie The Wrestler than just came out on home video.  Most shows would stop there, but heck there is more as I give my video game reviews of Legends of Wrestlemania and Smackdown VS. RAW 2009 for the PS3.  Music for this week features the songs  Cold Wind by Mossback the band and I Wanna Wrestle You by Sumo Sisters and both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week I journey once again into science fiction, I know no big shocker there.  First up is my audio book review of Star Wars : Fate of the Jedi : Outcast by Aaron Allston as the galaxy goes under more changes under Chief of State Dala.  Then it is a journey through the wormhole for my DVD review of Stargate : The Ark of Truth as the SG-1 team concludes it's battel with the deadly Ori.  Music for this week features the song Starlite Motel by Divisible and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week the fight is the thing, across both real world and digital borders.   First stop is another adventure with Alex Cross as I give my audio book review of Cross Country by James Patterson.  Then we battle around the world of the PS3 for my game reviews of Street Fighter IV and off to Middle Earth for Lord of the Rings : Conquest.  Music for this week features the song Crossed by Ellis Reed and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week it is a podcast full of aliens and monsters and one big honking ring o' science.  First up I comment on the recent leak of the workprint of X-Men Origins : Wolverine.  Then I give my series review of the longest running sci-fi show in North America Stargate SG-1 and wrap it up with movie review of Dreamworks latest animate feature Monsters VS. Aliens.  Music for this week features the song Space Zombies From The Black Lagoon by Dawglips and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week it is back to basics for the show.  First up I give my opinion on the recent make-overs of popular children's characters Dora The Explorer that can be found here and for the 80's icon Strawberry Shortcake here. Then I give my audio book review of Quicksand by Iris Johansen as Eve Duncan is on the trail of another killer.  You also get my movie review of the latest stop-motion CG animation feature Coraline.  Music for this week features the song Quicksand by marcie  and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week features another On the Road edition of my podcast.  This time around I journey once again to Toronto and attend a Battlestar Galactica Frakkin Final Party at the Sports Centre Cafe, co-hosted by the televixen herself, Melissa Grimonte.  You get my take of the event before and after the finale aired along with my good friends Matt and Natt from the BSGcast (www.bsgcast.com) and Steve Saylor from This Week in Geek (http://thisweekingeek.net)  along with opinions from Meliisa as well.  So hold on to your hats as we go over the end to one of the best Sci-Fi shows done in recent years and yes there be spoilers a plenty.  Watch for me to also appear as a guest on this week's BSGcast, where you can catch me in living colour.  Music for this week features the song The Battle by J. Underberg and End of the Line by Timothy C. Lee , both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your com

This week it is teenage vampire agnst and missing islanders is the focus this week.  First up I give my opinion of the latest game demos from the PS3 Network.  Then  I  review the movie Twilight leaps to home video and I catch up with the Special Features on Season 4 of LOST on DVD and Blu-Ray.  Music for this week features the song Immortal by Val Davis and Immortalize Me by Salient, both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week features masked troopers and masked men on the show.  First off I go over the latest tv news in cancellations and renewws that have caught my interest then it is my book review of Star Wars : Order 66 by Karen Traviss as we explore the last days of the Jedi through clone troopers eyes.  It is off to the movies again as Rob and I  check out the much anticpated Watchmen and give our take on the latest graphic novel to hit the small screen with some slight spoilers in it so be warned.  I wrap things up with my take of the release of Watchmen : The Motion picture comic and the latest demos from the PS3 network.  Music for this week features the song Watching Me by Top Johnny and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week we journey into fantasy and science fiction.  First up I give my book review of The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands as Victor Argeneau takes center stage.  Then it is a journey to Paradise Island as I review the new direct to video release of Wonder Woman.  As an added bonous I throw in my audo book review of Star Wars : Millenium Falcon by James Luceno as we learn alot about the old YT-1300 freighter.  Music for this week features the song Some kind of Wonderful by The Embers and Blocked Memory by Chi Weapon, both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

Well here it is folks in all it's podcasting glory my journey to Podcamp Toronto '09 that took place at Ryerson University from Feb. 21 - 22.  Suffice to say things did not go completely as planned but you still get some great content.  I do eventuall catch up to Matt and Natt from the BSGcast.com and we discuss all things cyclon and get caught up on the soon to be departing Battlestar Galactica.  Then I have a rather colorful talk about video games and cult movies with Steve and Mike from This Week in Geek podcast that can be found at http://thisweekingeek.net.   Then I wrap things up with Jay Moonah and get his perspective on the event, that and skinned knee to boot.  You also get a rant on what I think of street art as I close the show.  Music for this week features the song Free Train Running by TJR  and Travelogue by George Woods , both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can b

This week horror and death take centre stage in my post Valentine's Day episode.  First up I give my review of Dead Like Me...Life After Death as we catch up with George Lass and her fellow Grim Reapers.  Then it is off to Crystal Lake to get my opinion of Friday the 13th (2009) as new life is brought into an old slasher franchise.  I top it off with my DVD review of Masters of Horror Season 1, Volume 2.  Music for this week features the song Girl Friday by Hoverfly and Horrorstyle 130 bpm by The Regulatort Skin, both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week I have a pair of video reviews for your listening pleasure.  First up is my DVD review of Super Dave's Super Stunt Spectacular Volume 1 as the great one defies death, again and again in this cult Canadian television classic.  Then we bound into the future with my Blu-Ray review of Hulk VS. as the green goliath takes on Wolverine and the mighty Thor in 2 seperate adventures on one disc.  Music for this week features the song Gods Don't Worry by Stanley Lucas Revolution and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week it is a mix of the real and surreal.  First up I give a rant on the recent segment about the virtual world of Second Life on the CBC news program that aired on the Fifth Estate called Strangers in Paradise that can be found at http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2008-2009/strangers_in_paradise/video.html as well as the recent premature cancellation of the tv show Crusoe.  Then I give my audio book review of 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro as the Women's Murder Club tackles another series of murders.  Finally it is off to the land of Xanth for my review of Two to the Fifth by Piers Anthony where the play is the thing.  Music for this week features the song Wingless Bird by COMEG and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week we feature the ladies of the dead both in print and on video.  First up is my book review of Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands as woman struggles to adjust to her new life as an immortal.  Then you get my DVD review of Dead Like Me Season 2 on DVD starring Ellen Muth as another young woman adjust to life in the after life.  Music for this week features the songs Dead Again by Lejeune and Dead Lovely by Adams God and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week it is television, both old and new.  First up I give my rant on this year's Golden Globe Awards and what I think of them.  Then I give my review of the non-fiction audio book Here's The Story : Surviving Marcia Brady and finding my true voice by Maureen McCormick as a for child tv star reveals all.  Then I get ready the last half of the final season of Battlestar Galactica when I talk to Matt Campagna from www.bsgcast.com as make predictions on what is to come for the last 10 episodes of that show.  Music for this week features the song Replaced by Robots by Lejeune and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week I rev things up with a boost in my technology reviews.  First up I give my audio book review of Bones by Jonathan Kellerman as Alex Delaware tracks down another serial killer.  Then I leap forward in gaming tech and give you my impression of the Playstation 3 system along with the games Spider-Man : Web of Shadows and Mortal Kombat VS D.C. and I throw in my first Blu-Ray review of Smallville Season 7 to boot.  Music for this week are the songs Immortal by Val Davis along with  Expecting Superman by Rich Reich and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

I am back with fresh episode to start off the new year.  First up is a group review of the new film Marley & Me as I am joined by not 1 but 3 guest reviewers as we discuss the film while in a car.  Then I am joined by Trevor and Marty from the Whocast as we discuss all things Doctor Who along with a little podcasting as well.  Music for this week are the songs Zombie Dog by Woody Sparks as well as Funkytime by Manic and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

Here it is folks my Annual Chirstmas Spectacular to enjoy.  On the show you will get my talk with Santa from a local mall and my usual visit with Chris Houle from Iceman Videogames in Lindsay as we get caught up on the latest games and systems to enjoy.  I also give you hints on what is coming up fopr the new year on the show.  Music for this episode features the songs Christmas Bells by thehipcola, Happy Holiday & Almost Christmas Time by TinyHuge and This Christmas by the Stepford Five and can be found at www.podsafeaudio.com .  As always your comments and suggesitons are welcome.