Fuent Chat with Johnny Fuent

The new season of Fuent Chat with Johnny Fuent kicks off with a bang as I sit down with Mark Anzalone, the writer and creator of the hit audio drama The Gentleman From Hell Podcast.We dive into what inspired the series, how the world of Mithidica was built, and the creative decisions that shaped its characters and mythology. Mark also shares what goes on behind the scenes when you’re building a full story universe from the ground up.Fair warning, spoilers for Season One are ahead, so make sure you’re caught up before jumping in. If you love audio dramas and creative storytelling, this episode is right up your alley.

Since it’s the holidays, I wanted to do something fun—and what’s more fun than Santa Claus in comic books? This episode dives into the absolutely unhinged versions of Santa that pop up in Marvel and DC, from Marvel making him absurdly powerful to DC fully embracing him as a magical being who casually messes with gods and superheroes.We’ll run through where Santa actually comes from, how comics decided to crank him up to eleven, and why DC clearly has way more fun with him than Marvel ever has. It’s goofy, it’s festive, and it’s one of those episodes that reminds you comics don’t always need to be serious to be entertaining.

On today’s episode of Fuent Chat with Johnny Fuent, we’re doing something I’ve somehow never done before: bringing on a music artist. After talking to animators, writers, voice actors, company presidents, and everyone in between… It’s about time.And we’re starting strong with ASTRX*, one of the fastest-rising names in Nerdcore right now. We dive into how she first got into making music, the early songs she experimented with, and the ones she’s still keeping in the vault like secret DLC. She takes me through the process of building her new album, Out for Blood, from the ideas and the work to the creative chaos and the “does this song even belong here?” moments.We also talk about her collabs with Wulf Boi, McGwire, and other big Nerdcore artists she’s connected with, how those relationships started, and the dream collabs she still wants to make happen. We get into performing live, her favorite stages, and the moment she realized, “Okay… people are actually showing up for me.”And we dig into her creative spark, including how she takes the shows, stories, and worlds she loves and turns them into something completely her own.It’s a conversation that really shows why she’s on the rise. Let’s head in.Note: This episode contains explicit language and may not be suitable for young audiences.

This week, we’re talking about the very sudden shift in Doctor Who’s future because apparently the TARDIS just went from Marvel-budget luxury to “we have CGI at home.” After the Disney partnership quietly exited stage left, the show’s heading back to the BBC’s classic bargain-bin creative era. And look… sometimes that gave us masterpieces like Midnight and the Weeping Angels, and sometimes it gave us monsters made out of bubble wrap and hallway lighting. So real mixed bag energy here.We’ll walk through how we even got to the era of blockbuster Who in the first place, why the budget ballooned, how it affected the stories (for better and worse), and what the show returning to a much smaller budget could mean going forward. Will it force actual creativity again? Will it tank the momentum? Will the fans eat each other alive on Twitter? (Yes. Absolutely yes.)Either way, the future of Doctor Who is wide open, a little shaky, and honestly… kind of fascinating. Let’s talk about it.

So we’re nine generations in… and honestly, you can feel it. In this episode, I’m breaking down how Pokémon went from a creative passion project to a nonstop grind that’s starting to show the cracks. From the early days of Game Freak nearly going broke making Red and Green, to now reusing the same engine for Legends Z-A, we’ll talk about how the franchise grew, burned out, and maybe lost a bit of its spark along the way. It’s not hate — it’s just what happens when you’ve been catching ’em all for almost thirty years straight.