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March 13, 2024

Austin St. John's Ill-Advised Clothing Line

Austin St. John is back in the headlines and again it's for all the wrong reasons. In a February podcast interview with Jim Cummings, he said he planned a clothing line featuring quotes from leaders both famous and infamous, ...

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Dec. 25, 2023

An Interview With Koichi Sakamoto

Koichi Sakamoto is a household name for Power Rangers fans. The Japanese American director and producer best known for his work on Power Rangers from the mid-1990s up through 2009 before heading to Japan and working on iconic...

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Nov. 28, 2023

Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode Discussion (Episodes 4-6)

Tyler and Mike Manos talk about the episodes "Team Work," "Rock Out" and "Take Off." We also discuss some developments on the Power Rangers and Sentai fronts. Mentioned in this episode: Incoming Power Rangers overlord Jonatha...

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Nov. 21, 2023

Interview with Bakery Sentai Pan Ranger

We're pleased to bring you an interview with Pan, the face, voice and pen behind the tokusatsu-themed idol project Bakery Sentai Panranger. Pan (they/them) this week released their first original song, GUARDIAN. We talked to ...

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Nov. 13, 2023

Cosmic Fury Discussion (Episodes 1-3)

In this episode, we finally get to discussing the first few episodes of Power Rangers Cosmic Fury: Lightning Strikes, Beyond Repair and Off Grid. We also talk about some toy news, some comic news and a rare mention of Sentai …

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Sept. 26, 2023

Interview with Andrew Bush, Director of Metal Force

Tyler sat down virtually with Andrew Bush, director of the Kickstarter tokusatsu project Metal Force. The project aims to create a horror-tinged short. The project is about a metal band that gets abducted by aliens and grante...

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Sept. 7, 2023

Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Hype

Tyler and Josh talk about the Power Rangers Cosmic Fury teasers and details, including the return of Billy and other old friends. We also break down the 30th-anniversary comic release (spoiler warning). And Power Rangers Day ...

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Aug. 11, 2023

From The Rangercast Vault: Power Rangers Press Panel at Anime Central…

Summer travel plans are forcing us into a brief hiatus, We expect to be back in late August to talk about news including Lionsgate's planned acquisition of Entertainment One. For this episode, we turn the clock back to 2008 a...

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July 25, 2023

Power Rangers Takes A Break?

Tyler and Josh talk about the news (or lack thereof) out of San Diego Comic-Con. Hasbro's repositioning and the ongoing strikes of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA may keep us waiting a while for the future of Power...

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July 16, 2023

Haere Rā, Aotearoa

After New Zealand media confirm Power Rangers is leaving its longtime production home, Tyler and Lamar reflect on what they'll miss and chat about what may be to come. Mentioned in this episode: Leak reveals Lightning Collect...

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June 17, 2023

Toys and Tokusatsu News

Despite no new episodes of Power Rangers until the fall, there's still some news we had to get through. Tyler and Josh talk about toy developments in the US and Japan and some other recent developments. Mentioned in this epis...

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May 23, 2023

From The Rangercast Vault: Interview with Robert Axelrod (2006)

For scheduling reasons, we are taking a few weeks off. But we're not leaving you empty-handed. Robert Axelrod is best known for being the voice of Lord Zedd and Finster, among other things, on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. A ...

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April 26, 2023

Hasbro Fanstream Toy Announcements

Picking up from where we left off in the previous episode, Tyler, Mike, Josh and Lamar talk about all the news we couldn't fit into one episode. Mentioned in this episode: Power Rangers Hyperforce returns in upcoming one-shot...

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April 25, 2023

Discussing 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always'

Tyler, Mike, Josh and Lamar talk about "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always," perhaps the most anticipated episode of the show since "The Mutiny." Yes, there will be spoilers ahead. Referenced in this episode: Johnny ...

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April 5, 2023

Previewing 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always'

Like clockwork, a couple of days after we last recorded, Netflix dropped the trailer for "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always," the special set to release on April 19. Tyler and Lamar are here to talk about it. In …

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March 22, 2023

What Power Rangers Can Learn From Its Comics

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 t...

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Feb. 10, 2023

Lightning Collection Quality Control

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 R...

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Jan. 19, 2023

30th Anniversary Reveals and More on Cosmic Fury

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 spec...

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Jan. 5, 2023

Talking Tokusatsu with Mike Dent

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 had...

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Dec. 5, 2022

Episode 9: An Appreciation of Tommy Oliver

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. I...

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Nov. 21, 2022

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

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 …

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Oct. 18, 2022

Rangercast Episode 7: The Latest On Conventions And Cosmic Fury

It's all-news this episode as Tyler and Lamar dig into some hot topics. In this episode... Power Rangers showrunner Simon Bennett quit Twitter and Rangerboard. Is this a teachable moment for fans? We have dates for Power Morp...

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Oct. 5, 2022

Rangercast Episode 6: Cosmic Fury Reveals At Hasbro PulseCon

Even after the big reveal at Power Morphicon (or, more precisely, the big reveal at 11 p.m. the night before the panel), fans believed Hasbro had more up their sleeve. And boy did they ever. Tyler, Lamar and (later) Primo …

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Sept. 21, 2022

Rangercast Episode 5: SPD Retrospective

Tyler, Lamar and Tori take a fond look at SPD and wonder, with 2025 right around the corner, whether Cosmic Fury will offer a return to New Tech City. In news, Hasbro Pulse Con promises unspecified Power Rangers announcements...

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