This episode was a blast.  Being able to spend an hour talking to the mastermind behind Tunnel Rat in G.I. Joe: Renegades was truly educational.  Hearing how he got his start, and who he’s connected with over the years was an amazing experience, and we were all captivated by how easily he fell into Tunnel Rat’s very distinctive voice throughout the interview.

Of course, along with Matt King, we also spoke with Alexx from Alexx’s Shorts, one of the funniest and best G.I. Joe reviewers on the ‘net…at least he was until he turned down my marriage proposal.  Go check out Podbean to listen, or just click on the embedded player below.  Enjoy!

Show notes are after the jump.

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A lesson in podcasting, folks!  If you get a group of guys together for a couple of hours a week for 9 months straight, eventually tempers might flare… a bit.  Episode 39 is an example of this.  All of us on What’s on Joe Mind have very specific, dedicated ideas of what we want for the show, and some times those ideals don’t gel, and sometimes we get a bit heated.  I think that’s a good example of why the show is so well received.  We are all very opinionated and care very much about putting the best product out there as humanly possible.  Generally we’re able to talk out our disagreements off-air, but sometimes…  well those disagreements come out.

Regardless, I still think Episode 39 was a good one.  We had Chris Sims from Comics Alliance on the program, which unfortunately for him, put him front and center to some bickering, but I think the whole thing went well.  Don’t let Gary dissuade you.  ;)

It was a host-packed show with Gary, Chuck, Greg, Justin, Craig, AND Mike all in the house alongside Chris Sims and I think folks will enjoy it if you can get over the spats.

Hit up our Podbean Page or listen via the embedded player below.  Onward and upward!

As part of the Geekcast Radio Network, we were asked to come up with some “Top 5″ and “Bottom 5″ G.I. Joe items for 2011 as part of a yearly recap episode.  Well, the awesome guys at GCRN have allowed us to post our portion of the recap show as a stand alone on our Podbean Page.  Not a real long show, but a nice little bonus for folks who are feeding for more WOJM.  Hit up the embedded player below as well:

• WOJM Outtake – Episode 37
• WOJM Outtake (Mic Talk) – Episode 37
• WOJM Outtake (Chuck talks Zartan) – Episode 37
• WOJM Outtake (Justin’s Excuse) – Episode 37
• WOJM Outtake (TFG1 Mike and MOTU) – Episode 37
• WOJM Outtake (Voice talk) – Episode 37
• WOJM Outtake (Greg drops his beer) – Episode 38
• WOJM Outtake (Jumping the Shark) – Episode 38

Good stuff here and kudos to Gary for getting it all together and posted!  Keep checking our Facebook page to see what other little gems get lost on the cutting room floor.

One of the reasons why G.I. Joe: Renegades was such a great show is likely due to the exceptional writing team in charge of the show.  Star Wars: The Clone Wars veteran Henry Gilroy was at the top of the writers’ food chain alongside Marty Isenberg, who was one of the brainchildren behind Transformers: Animated.

In a recent episode of Star Wars themed podcast The Forcecast, Henry Gilroy came on to talk a bit about his work on Clone Wars, and also revealed some juice about the potential future of G.I. Joe: Renegades.  Hint –  there isn’t one.  :(

You can check out the episode right here, and the Renegades talk is very brief (around the 58 minute and 54 second mark).  I’ve also transcribed the information below…with a healthy dose of paraphrasing, so definitely listen to the episode for the accurate phrasing.

The Forcecast: Season 2 of Renegades, when are we going to see it?

Henry Gilroy: Actually, you’re probably not going to…  if you watch Renegades and saw the new trailer for G.I. Joe 2, it’s basically the same plot.  The next incarnation of G.I. Joe animated is probably going to have something to do with the movie.

The Forcecast: I’m really disappointed about G.I. Joe…

Henry Gilroy: There’s been talk of maybe… doing something to tie up the series, which may or may not happen…we can always hold out hope for Renegades.

So, really kind of confirmed what we’d already suspected.  G.I. Joe: Renegades isn’t on so much of a “hiatus” as a “retirement” with the next iteration (if there is one) focusing more on the Retaliation universe.

Gilroy also mentions that he is leaving Hasbro to work on another project..a Hulk animated series with Paul Dini.  So it sounds like whatever next version of G.I. Joe animation there might be, he won’t be involved, which is a shame.

Thanks very much to Paul Timmermans who left the info on the What’s on Joe Mind Facebook page.

Why is it a landmark?  Well, if you count all of our regular episodes, plus all of the special editions, we have, from an episodic standpoint, now become the longest running G.I. Joe focused podcast on the internet!  We, of course, only have all of the listeners to thank for motivating us to continue pushing out this train wreck week after week…

To celebrate, not only did we get a barrage of voicemails and not only did we talk to Jason from Atomic Martians, but another Jason joined us on the episode this week…none other than Jason Marsden!  You might know him better as Duke from G.I. Joe: Renegades!

Knowing how much of a Renegades fanboy I am, you can imagine this was a huge treat for me and for the podcast, and we can’t thank Mr. Marsden enough for sparing an hour of his very busy life to join us on the show.

In return, locate him on Twitter and give him a follow to hear what latest projects he’s got going on, including a new original web series, Transformers Rescue Bots (airing February 18th on The Hub) and a lot more!

Check out the latest episode on our Podbean page or hit up the embedded player below.  Once again, a big thanks to Jason Marsden for joining us on the show, look forward to some more great guests for 2012!

Yes, we’re two weeks into 2012 and the “Best Of” 2011 lists are still going strong!  The latest one is courtesy of the Fwooshcast, a personal favorite podcast of mine, mostly because of one of the hosts Craig, who I have known for years, and who guest hosted on What’s on Joe Mind for a number of weeks.

So obviously, when he asked us to submit something for their 2011 “Year in Review” episode, we didn’t hesitate to comply.

Check out the latest episode of the Fwooshcast right here!

And it’s a doozy!  With Greg out on assignment the guys go nutty and end up with a show coming close to the three hour mark!

I was also absent throughout most of the show, but I suppose you should listen anyway.  You’ll hear me pop on just in time for the news and just in time to be told how much the other yahoos (that’s YAY-hoos) were harassing me while I was gone.  Go figure.

We were joined by TFGI Mike from the Geekcast Radio Network and answered all sorts of crazy amounts of listener mail.  Check us out as always on our Podbean page, or hit up the embedded player below.

Now if that’s not cool, I don’t know what is…

Many folks consider Larry Hama the godfather of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (with good reason) but right alongside him for the first era of the modern military comic story was Herb Trimpe!  A legend in the comic world (did anyone know Trimpe drew Wolverine’s first appearance in Incredible Hulk #180-181?) Trimpe breathed incredible life into both the Joes and the Cobras during those early comic issues.

Well, the guys over at Flag Points brought him on the show and interviewed him, and it is a GREAT listen.  If you’re into G.I. Joe or just comics in general, you have to check it out.

Hop on over to their podbean site to take a listen.

This show went so long it took Gary an extra day to edit!

In all seriousness, the latest episode of Whats on Joe Mind is now online, and trust me when I say, it’s a good one.  Running just over 2 hours, the guys sat down and chatted at length with IDW G.I. Joe artist extraordinaire Robert Atkins, who had all sorts of awesome insight about not only the comics, but the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation film and even the G.I. Joe: Renegades animated series!

We also cover the latest news and intel and just shoot the breeze about all things G.I. Joe.  Hit up our Podbean page to listen or download, and also feel free to use the embedded player below.  Also, if you’re a fan of Robert Atkins, make sure you bookmark his awesome blog and hit it often.  There is generally quite a bit of great G.I. Joe content there, and even when there’s not, he’s got some awesome art that he posts every day.  Pretty incredible.

A huge thanks goes out to the awesome Mr. Atkins for taking some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us.  It was terrific, and an episode I will not forget.

Yes as a Christmas present to ourselves the What’s on Joe Mind crew is taking the week off. But that doesn’t mean you get a break from us yet.

Hot on the heels of the G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer and two years removed from the Rise of Cobra, an email encouraged us to go back in time and reflect on the first Joe film. Our recollections might surprise you.

As always check out this special edition of What’s on Joe Mind on our Podbean page or hit up the embedded player below.

Happy Holidays from What’s on Joe Mind!