Elwood City Limits Podcast

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!

Ending off Season 8 with a bleep, Will & Lucas dig into "Big Horns George" and the infamous "Bleep"...plus, more on Koko Taylor and Taj Mahal, why bleeping is funny and swearing is cool, emails including art history and the boys get their own bleep button!

Previously behind the Patreon wall, here's a holiday gift for you! Will & Lucas sit down to watch all of Arthur's first Christmas special with you, featuring Tina The Talking Tabby, Uncle Fred & Rory, and more...cue up the special, follow our syncing instructions, and enjoy the holiday with your pals at ECL!

Will & Lucas gather together to watch "Flea To Be You and Me" and "Kiss and Tell", and answer the most burning questions: Can dogs eat chocolate? Is this character the new most hated on the show? How do you pronounce "Buttigieg"? Where's Arthur?! Plus, accents, Kresblain, and new merch!

Wash down some of that (American) Thanksgiving leftovers with a new episode! Lucas and Will sift through "Muffy's Art Attack" featuring an actual artist and the "debut" of Bailey...then, in "Tales From The Crib", the boys talk MTV Cribs as the Arthur timeline gets screwy. Plus, Lucas dives into the Star Wars Expanded Universe, and Will has never been to IKEA!

Seasonal depression has overtaken the show, as Lucas and Will dive deep into each other's desks in "Desk Wars", and Will waxes rhapsodic on teddy bears in "Desperately Seeking Stanley"...plus, what exactly was Feng Shui, and hey, did you hear? They fixed Sonic!

Lucas stampedes back to the show from Cal-gary, and he and Will take a big trip to New York City for the backdoor pilot for Arthur's sister show, Postcards From Buster! The boys discuss the history of the spin-off, as well as memories of NYC, and its unique citizens like Dr. De La Vega...plus, cooties, Halloween 2019, and Peppa Pig meets Shaq!

With Lucas away, Will sits down to sift through the ECL mailbag (elwoodcitylimits@gmail.com) with messages reacting to recent episodes and about favorite podcasts, teen anthems, fan theories, and more! Plus, the future of the podcast and the Patreon, and what that means for you...

Lucas & Will are joined by fellow Haligonian cartoon podcaster Andrew Power (Samurai Pizza Cast) to talk about perhaps the grossest Arthur episode in "Vomitrocious", and the straight-up weird "Sue Ellen Chickens Out"...the fellas chat about gross-out humor in the 1990s, Lucas' ideal McDonalds order, a whole lot of chicken, Andrew breaks down the Samurai Pizza Cats by the numbers, and more! Follow Andrew on Twitter (@scarymask) and check out his podcast (@Pizzacast) wherever you download your audio!

Will & Lucas are excited for the coming of Fall, Halloween, and especially this week's episode! It's an all-star Arthur episode with "Fernkenstein's Monster" and the surprise Binky episode, "DW Dancing Queen"...the boys get to talking about Frankenstein, Scholastic book fairs, Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, plus Lucas explains VSCO girls to Will, and both of them fail at math!

Even across two provinces, Lucas & Will meet up to gab about Arthur! The boys bemoan winter in Atlantic Canada and the horrors of capitalism in "Arthur's Snow Biz", and chat a certain insult to one Bret Stephens in the Kafkaesque "Bugged"...plus, Will tries to understand slang, making sense of the Arthur timeline, and a big show announcement!