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Rangercast

Rangercast

The original Power Rangers podcast, Rangercast offers news, reviews and discussion on Power Rangers and all manner of spandex-clad Japanese superheroes.

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What Power Rangers Can Learn From Its Comics

March 22, 2023

Tyler, Lamar, Josh and Tori talk about the innovations of the Power Rangers comics and catch up on all the news we've missed in our month away, including intriguing details on the 30th anniversary special and the release of …

Lightning Collection Quality Control

Feb. 10, 2023

Tyler, Lamar and Josh bemoan the state of the Lightning Collection. We also talk about troubling layoff news out of Hasbro and react to the latest announcements from Renegade Games Studios. Mentioned in the show: SPD To The …

30th Anniversary Reveals and More on Cosmic Fury

Jan. 19, 2023

Tyler, Lamar, Mike and guest host Josh (/r/powerrangers moderator RazgrizInfinity) react to a Hasbro stream full of big reveals. We got a rough synopsis of the 30th-anniversary special and a look behind the scenes of the spe…

Talking Tokusatsu with Mike Dent

Jan. 5, 2023

Tyler and Lamar welcome voice actor, graphic designer and writer Mike Dent. Dent, a former Rangercast co-host, also created the podcast R5 Central and hosted Otaku USA's Friday ACE Podcast for a spell. More recently, he's ha…

Guest: Mike Dent

Episode 9: An Appreciation of Tommy Oliver

Dec. 5, 2022

As we continue to grieve the loss of Jason David Frank, Tyler and Lamar talk about the moments that made Tommy special to legions of fans. Also in the news: Stunt professionals offer explosive experiences to tourists at Mt. …

Rangercast Episode 8: Remembering Jason David Frank (1973-2022)

Nov. 21, 2022

Power Rangers fans awoke Sunday to the devastating news that Jason David Frank, a man almost synonymous with the franchise itself, was dead at the age of 49. Tyler and Mike try to make sense of the stunning loss for Frank's …

Recent Blog Posts

Netflix releases trailer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:…

Netflix late Tuesday released the trailer for "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always," the 30th anniversary special set to release on April 19.…

Hasbro revenue losses included partial write-down of Power…

Hasbro's 2022 revenues were down 9 percent year-over-year, the toymaker told investors on Thursday. Hasbro, which owns "Power Rangers" and the studio En…

Reports: Toei CEO Osamu Tezuka Dead At 62

Osamu Tezuka, President and CEO of Toei Company Ltd., has died, the company announced Tuesday, according to reports. He was 62. Yahoo! Japan News report…

About the Hosts

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Tyler

Host and Producer

Tyler (he/him) started Rangercast as a high school senior in 2005, assembling a crew of longtime fans from across the country, interviewing cast and crew from the show and covering conventions. Tyler went on to go into journalism professionally. His work has appeared on Patch.com and in The Baltimore Sun. He now works in media relations for a large Maryland hospital system. He is best known in the fandom as RitoRevolto and moderates r/PowerRangers under the username u/aresef.

Tori

Co-Host

Tori (she/they) is a lifelong Ranger fan and the host of the Giant Sized Violence podcast, where they discuss James Harren's toku comic masterpiece, UltraMega, and other mature toku content. They also play the Green Dragonfly Ranger on the Game Knight Heroes tabletop podcast, and they're working on their own toku-inspired graphic novel, aiming for a 2023 release.

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Lamar

Co-host

Lamar Richardson (he/him) rediscovered his love for Power Rangers in his twenties and jumped fully into the franchise with the release of Hasbro’s series and the Lightning Collection. You can also hear him as the voice of Alex Drake on Power Rangers: The Audio Drama. He is active on Reddit as u/RRR-LL.