Episode 40: “RiDQulous”

And we’re back! New year, new energy, and the return of some of our favorite audio gags! It’s been a minute since we talked Alpha Flight so we take our time catching back up on everything that’s brought the team to this place; that place being inside of Box who is now a spaceship. Yep, we’re still hanging with Bill.

In this episode, Chris:

• almost kills Tom with a Kid Rock joke
• argues Frankenstein is an “oops baby” novel
• wistfully considers what Louise Simonson would have done with Alpha Flight: it made us both sad to think what could have been

and Tom:

• manages to fit in two references to The Who (the latter of which triggers a bit of PTSD for Chris)
• argues Frankenstein is very much NOT an “oops baby” novel
• gets to do the SCRAMMMMBBBLE voice again

Issues discussed:
Alpha Flight #57 -”Life” - cover date April 1988
Script by Mantlo
Pencils by Lee
Inks by Dezuniga
Letters by Chiang
Colors by Sharen
Edits by Potts
Coffee by DeFalco

Alpha Flight #58 - “Liveworld” - cover date May 1988
Scripts by Mantlo
Pencils by Lee
Inka by Milgrom
Letters by Chiang
Colors by Sharen
Edits by Lotta
Assists by McLaurin
and DeFalco Lives

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Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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We thought during this fallow period between episodes on Alpha Flight we’d drop our Boxing Day 2024 special: our conversation about A Knight’s Tale. These movie convos live on the Patreon so if this is the kind of thing you enjoy from us, maybe consider joining up.

In the meantime, we hope you enjoy our chat and the realization that this ain’t a swords-and-horses or even a historical romance: this is a straight-up sports movie, and one of the best ever made.

Have a great rest of 2025 and we’ll be back with you on January 12th, 2026.

Music: “Golden Years”- Disco Purrfection Version

Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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Welcome to our second Holiday Spectacular! In which we share some of the more amusing outtakes that didn’t make it into the show over the last year interspersed with some delightful holiday music. This year we also explore a different and similarly fascinating question to our usual “Why Not?!”: What If?! Giant-Size Alpha Flight???

Thanks for coming along on this ride with us. We have a great time making the show and really appreciate everyone who listens. See you in the new year for more from Canada’s greatest superhero team!

Music: “Just Another Christmas Song” by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings from the album It’s a Holiday Soul Party

Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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