Ranger Danger: A Power Rangers Podcast

This week on the podcast, we're going full late 90's Schwarzenegger – because we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'In The Freeze Zone'! Who has a surprising cowboy fetish? Which Austin Power is the inspiration for demonic dialogue? And what does Joel do to make Michael (and everyone) so uncomfortable they can't process what is even happening? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

Is it that time of year already? Wow. We're getting old... in fact, 7 YEARS OLD BAY-BEEEEEE that's right it's the Ranger Danger 7th Anniversary Special! Join Michael, Mat, Lauren and Tim and don't forget your umbrella because we're playing the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue video game and that thing is just raining smelly turds all over us! Now THAT'S a party! Ah well, at least we answer some questions from you, THA LISTENAHS, which is pleasant and sweet. So come on! What are you waiting for?? Toot your boots and scoot your chutes, it's ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL TIME!

This week on the podcast, we're reflecting on the slow death of the magazine industry – because we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'As Time Runs Out'! How dirty do the boys from the East Side Lab get done? Why does a sword being thrust into dirt make us all recoil? And how do the Power Rangers manage to actually solve a problem with their brain-thoughts? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

No, it's not a Danny Boyle sequel – this week on the podcast, we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue epsiode 'Yesterday Again'! When is a time loop not a time loop? How could one jacket cause so much pain? And how is a holodeck being introduced somehow the least relevant part of this episode? Answers to all these questions - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

This week on the podcast, we're going to try and avoid being all Robert Frost about it, and charge ahead – because we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'The Chosen Path'! What would toxic masculinity look like in monster form? Who gets disrespected by copping a small carton of milk to the face? And why are we speculating about the marital situation of Chad's Dad? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

At some point, around 1992, someone went into an office and said "what if Whoopi Goldberg was a cyborg future cop and she solved a crime with a T Rex?". Not only were they not laughed out of the room, they were given thirty three and a half million dollars to make it happen. Oh boy.

This week on the podcast, we're reflecting on that old saying – "three's a crowd, four's a party, and five's arranged in a highly-ordered microscopic structure"! Because we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'The Fifth Crystal'! What cursed vehicle makes an unexpected return? Who demonstrates optimal guilt-inducing crying techniques? And why do rollerblades make everything cooler? Answers to all these questions - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

Things are getting dark* in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers this month - but luckily we're joined by Ryan Parrott to help us find the light at the end of the tunnel! Where might we know some of the names on Grace's list - and what's special about the other names? Is redemption possible? And did I accidentally re-use a joke because I forgot I already did it in an earlier interview? All these questions answered - and a few more, it's not a super-long one - on this episode of the Ranger Danger Boom Room! *rangers

This week on the podcast, it's out with the Alpha and in with the new – because we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'The Omega Project'! How much did John Grisham get paid to write this episode of children's television? Can you ever really own an asteroid? And is this a Star Wars? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

This week on the podcast, the third book in Jane R. R. Tolkien's 'Lady of the Rings' trilogy has dropped! Either that, or we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'The Queen's Return'! Do planetary orbits work differently in Power Rangers space? Did nobody think to ask Ryan what he might have overheard in hell? And what exactly are the rules of this ritual? Answers to all these questions - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

This week on the podcast, we're watching something you technically see every time you look in the mirror, because physics: 'A Face from the Past'! Or, at least, the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode with that title. Do the Power Rangers get annual leave? How many power plants would a coastal city have? And has Captain Mitchell still got it? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

There's no 'i' in team, but there's one here apparently, for some reason – because this week on the podcast, we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'Olympius Ascends'! How excited are we to be treated to a good ol' fashioned cocoon chase (yee-haw)? What is 'the Panting Pillar'? And how do we determine the objective marker of a Power Ranger's level cap? Answers to all these questions - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

Tenet? Nah, we're more thinking Tomax + Xamot – because this week on the podcast, we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'The Cobra Strikes'! Why do we spend so long talking about casinos? Why do you need a PIN to become Iron Fist? And why'd it hands to be snakes? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

The evil's no longer necessary, which I think means it's now just gratuitous - and boy howdy, there's a lot of evil going around these days as we're joined by series writer Ryan Parrott to talk about Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #51 and #52! What new genre of YouTube video do we invent? Why was this specific plan of Lord Zedd's worth another try? And how long, exactly, has Ryan been planning this story? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of the Ranger Danger Boom Room!

It's hot (yes this is settled, case closed)(is it though)... but can it lift? That's the question we're asking this week on the podcast, as we watch the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'Strength of the Sun'! Why does it seem like headshaking runs in the family? What cardinal sin of Morphin' Warfare (or Morphare, if you will) gets broken? And why is Maxwell the great, shining beacon of light we all should be striving towards? Answers to all these questions - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

As Bob Dylan famously sang, "the comics, they are a-changing". Over the next few months, everything we're used to about BOOM!'s Power Rangers line will change - and to help us make sense of it, BOOM! Studios Senior Editor Dafna Pleban makes her triumphant return to the podcast! Ideally, how long does a monthly comic take to make? Why is Power Rangers like artist bootcamp? And what contribution is Dafna most proud of? All these questions answered - and many more - on this episode of the Ranger Danger Boom Room!

Does anybody know any Ground Infantry that go by the name 'Joe'? Because this week on the podcast, we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'Curse of the Cobra'! In what way do the booster pack gods smile upon us? Why does it seem like the show forgot Ryan has a sister? And what's with Carter being all Mando this week? All these questions answered - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!

Earth! Fire! Wind! Et cetera! What if there was a show from your childhood that predated Power Rangers by years, nailed the formula, and contained one of the most brutal lines of dialogue Michael or Lauren had ever heard? No need to imagine, gang. It's Captain Planet.

They say you can't go home again - but it turns out you can, as long as you have access to a magic door and are prepared to fight a resurrected space witch. Take that, Thomas Wolfe. That's right, Ranger Slayer's heading back to the world of the Coinless in Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer, and we're joined by writer Ryan Parrott to break it down! What sequence did Ryan delete from the book - and which new character did it end up inspiring anyway? Which Scorpina is this? And what incredibly cool climactic beat did Ryan ultimately reconsider? All these questions answered - and many more - on this episode of the Ranger Danger Boom Room!

Gosling? Reynolds? Seacrest?! We're looking for some more specificity this week on the podcast – because we're watching the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode 'Ryan's Destiny'! Who's Ryan again? Is this money? And how much did it cost to get those bomb disposal guys on set for one shot? Answers to all these questions - and more - on this episode of Ranger Danger Lightspeed Rescue!