Elwood City Limits Podcast

Will is joined by educator and writer Kara Oliver to discuss the season 14 episode "In My Africa", which features an excellent song yet is not remembered as an all-time great. Kara talks with Will about how Arthur is an excellent tool for teaching all ages about community building and about various social issues, as well as about her TEDx Talk on that very subject (and her obsession with Biscoff biscuits!)...

Your friendly neighborhood kings start things off with a lightning round before rounding off season 9 by fretting over allergies and nightmares in "Binky Goes Nuts" and delve into baby's first satire and are blown away by a huge crossover in "Breezy Listening Blues"! Plus, Lucas regales Will with his new video game experiences, to Will's chagrin... (also, watch Chopping Mall)

Two Canadians give the freedom bell a rattle and revisit the show that aimed to educate kids about the American Revolution: Liberty's Kids! Will & Lucas delve into both American and Canadian history (and the history of DIC!), remember the animation and music styles of the early 2000s, giggle about this episode's special guest, and gush over the famous Canadian Heritage Minutes! This is a preview of a full episode available on patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits, subscribe for as little as $1/month!

With Lucas on the move, Will is joined by Christine Laskodi to discuss the perils of neighbors with drums in "DW Beats All" and get a peek at the darker side of the show in "Buster The Myth Maker"...plus, Internet urban legends, a potential Kate spin-off, the North American House Hippo, and a mini-review of an Arthur special featuring the CONFIRMED location of Elwood City!!!

Lucas & Will take a trip back to childhood to discuss the beloved children's book series Redwall and its animated counterpart! The guys talk about the series history including forays into opera and video games, the show's unique identity and methods of storytelling among other kid's cartoons of the time, the animal hierarchy (sigh), and the Redwall way of describing food...plus, information on a new Patreon goal! This is a preview of a full episode available on patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits, subscribe for as little as $1/month!

Will digs into some soccer memories as he and Lucas discuss "The A Team" and he even tries out a horse voice in "Emily Swallows A Horse"...plus, the baffling Chairman Mao cameo, the possibility of an Arthur pandemic special, clowns or cowboys, power levels, and the Rattlin' Bog!

No, not that Zoom, the original 1970s series and, especially, its 1990's remake! Will & Lucas revisit the show that encouraged kids to try new things and left an impression on several generations of children. The guys talk about the history of both iterations and discuss what a modern remake would look like, reveal their special talents, remember when food had faces, and Will gets weirded out by birds... This is a preview of the full-length episode available now on Patreon for as little as $1/month!

Will and Lucas dig into how yoga permeated the culture in the 2000s in "Three's A Crowd", and are completely baffled at the return of the Dean scream in "A Is For Angry"...plus, Arthur spin-offs, Will tries to name the Magic School Bus Kids, and an aside for Cape Breton.

Previously behind a paywall, but now it's 100% free! Lucas & Will sit down with you to watch this one-hour Arthur special. The boys discuss music galore, plus the concept of "selling out", Dragon Ball Z, and way more... This is a syncable commentary track for the Arthur special. The special is easy to find online, so track it down and watch with us...

This is a preview of a full episode available now on patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits! Yes, we have a name! Lucas & Will are ready to sit down to discuss where they were during Teletubby-mania, find out just how popular the show was in its heyday, reveal their favorite Teletubbies, and discuss what Tubby Toast is...

Lucas & Will are here for you to talk about Arthur and be goofy! The two engage in plenty of fit checks in "Arthur Makes Waves", and consider the reputation of animal shelters in cartoons in "It Came From Beyond", two episodes featuring new characters and canon...plus, meditations on the works of Paul W.S. Anderson, a TON of emails, and can dogs eat noodles?

This is a short preview of the latest episode of our PBS Kids podcast. For more, check out patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits Will & Lucas go back to the kid's game show airing in the mid-2000s, and take time to think about what makes a great game show, get their Romeos confused, recount the history of Aaron Carter (and how he beat Shaq), and way more!

Lucas returns, and so does Arthur, for a brand-new episode! He and Will catch up and cast the Arthur version of Les Mis in "Lights, Camera, Opera!" and admire some nifty animation in "All Worked Up"...plus, discussions on middling sci-fi movies, how Arthur frames gender roles, and WAY more!

This is a short preview of the full-length review of Sonic The Hedgehog that is now available on patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits. Like what you're hearing? It takes as little as $1 a month to become our backer and get access to all of our extra audio content!

Will is joined by Andrew Power of the Samurai Pizza Cast to talk about how not to eat tomatoes in "Buster's Green Thumb" and question if Tibbles are born evil in "My Fair Tommy"! Follow Andrew on Twitter (@scarymask) and check out the Samurai Pizza Cast (@PizzaCast) on your favorite podcast service!

It's a hot and spicy episode of ECL, as Will has a lot of thoughts and feelings on "Arthur Weighs In" and Lucas is ready to gush about "The Law of the Jungle Gym"...plus, digital cameras, wrestling, a Lucas Mancini Hall of Kings update, and the return of the Arthur meme alert and a prominent Arthur voice actor!

Will sits down to answer the overflowing ECL mailbag and make a big announcement about new Patreon content...then, Christine Laskodi sits down with Will to watch "A Video Visit From Marc Brown", a comforting Arthur curio! 

Christine Laskodi (The Shipping Room and Long Live The Hart podcasts) joins Will & Lucas to talk sibling relationships in "Francine's Big Top Trouble" and the ethics of borrowing in "George Blows His Top"...plus, Lucas' old party trick, sneaking into movies, Drake, Mr. Peanut, and Buster at his worst! Follow Christine on Twitter: @ChrissyMarie47

Will & Lucas are back for a new year and a new season of Arthur! Starting off with "Castles in the Sky", the boys talk about Frank Gehry and the new voices on display; then, in "Tipping The Scales", Russell Crowe from Les Mis makes the scene! Plus, Eurobeat, the Lucas Mancini Hall of Kings, emails, and more...

Merry holidays, ECL listeners! Will & Lucas are off until the new year, but here are their individual looks at the weird and wacky season 8 of Arthur, plus their top 5 favorite episodes...see you in 2020!