The Reluctant Adult Podcast

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Bonus Episode! Flip-Or and the Champions of Nefarity Wave 2 Kickstarter with Mad Hatter and Mega Jay Retro

Mad Hatter and Mega Jay Retro swing by to pimp their ride-or-die, Flip-Or, and unleash Wave 2 of the Champions of Nefarity! Now raising hell (and funds) on Kickstarter!

Oct 22
1 h 04 min

Is Doomsday Near for Hasbro’s Marvel Legends? Are $30 Action Figures Pushing Collectors to Their Breaking Point?

Ross Con seems to start earlier and earlier every year! Halloween isn’t even here yet, and Super7’s ThunderCats ThunderTank is already rolling into stores! Plus, is Dooms

Oct 19
1 h 20 min

Toy Influencer Breaks Mattel NDA, Flashes 2027 DC Action Figures Across the Internet

Mattel hoped to keep its DC Collectors reveal at New York Comic Con Hush Hush, but some Joker had other ideas. Plus, NECA plans to fill that turtle-sized hole in your col

Oct 12
1 h 33 min

Childless Adults Are Beating Kids in the Toy Aisle

A new era has begun for Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Series. Maybe they should fix the last error before starting a new one. Plus, Todd McFarlane knows Tomb Raider fans prefe

Oct 7
1 h 45 min

Make It Brown Super Mario Brothas: A Look at Diversity and Representation in Toys and Media

Let’s get dangerous! Darkwing Duck is back with an all-new voice cast and OSHA-approved costume. Safety first, danger second.Plus, Jazwares is hoping to set a world recor

Sep 28
1 h 32 min

We Dive Deep to Uncover the Truth Behind Mondo’s Rocko’s Modern Life Colorway Conspiracy

Playmates Toys find themselves in a sticky situation following its successful Dragonzord Kickstarter. Plus, Toy Insider goes deep down the rabbit hole of Mondo’s Rocko’s

Sep 21
1 h 33 min

Santa Spidey Knows If You’ve Been Naughty or Nice—Hasbro's New Marvel Legends are Jolly as Hell

He-Man’s brothers and Desistors were out in full force at MOTUFest, showing Greater Cincinnati who truly has the power. Plus, Transformers: The Movie Apology Tour rolls i

Sep 14
1 h 28 min

Transforming the Toy Aisle: Target Finds Prime Real Estate for 30" Optimus

Target can find Prime shelf space for a 30” Optimus, but Playmates had to crowdfund Dragonzord because it was “too big” for retail? Plus, the George Lucas Museum is offic

Sep 7
1 h 24 min

Actions Speak Louder Than Zords: Playmates Gives In to Fan Demands, Updates Power Rangers Kickstarter

Playmates Toys updates Power Rangers fans on its Dragonzord Kickstarter. Unfortunately, actions speak louder than Zords. Plus, smash or pass? 5KToys’ not-so-subtle homage

Aug 31
1 h 37 min

Power Rangers Fans Put on a Brave Face as Dragonzord Kickstarter Launches Minus One

Playmates’ first Kickstarter is off and running and Power Rangers fans won’t stop “dragon” this Zord until it’s across the finish line. Plus, Hello Kitty fans are waving

Aug 24
1 h 27 min

To Me, My MCU X-Men! D23 Unveils Marvel’s First Class of Live-Action Mutants

The MCU welcomes its first class of X-Men, including Adam Driver as “Mister Sinister Was My Father—Call Me Nathaniel.” Plus, Matt Damon kills Disney’s Power Rangers reboo

Aug 17
1 h 42 min

Spirit Halloween’s Freddy Fazbear Animatronic Couldn’t Even Survive Five Nights in August Before Selling Out

Target is bringing back cancel culture. If you pre-ordered any toys recently from Target. No you didn’t. Plus, Spirit Halloween is making sure Power Rangers cosplayers ar

Aug 10
1 h 32 min

To Mattel and Back: Mondo Joins the Growing List of TMNT Toy Makers with Short Term Plans

Is Mondo hanging up its shell? The company confirmed more TMNT toys are planned for this year and next. Plus, you only Liv once—unless you’re Chucky the doll, in which ca

Aug 3
1 h 36 min

SDCC: RIP NECA TMNT

Cowabunga may be forever, but NECA and Playmates Toys are saying sayonara to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Plus, Lara “Tomb Raider” Croft’s G.I. Joe figure sold out q

Jul 27
1 h 35 min

Playmates Needs Power Rangers Fans to Summon the Dragonzord Before Its SDCC Collector Action Figures Reveal

It’s Morbin’ Time for Playmates Toys. The company is trying to crowdfund the Dragonzord, but its AI-assisted promo art has fans questioning whether the project is morphin

Jul 20
1 h 35 min

San Diego Comic-Con Gets Slimed and Shelled with TMNT & Real Ghostbusters Exclusives

Whether you like your Ninja Turtles toys clothed, glowing, or with a little extra bite, San Diego Comic Con has an exclusive with your name on it. Plus, for just the cost

Jul 13
1 h 38 min

Even After "Last Time," John Cena's Mattel Action Figures Still Go Over WWE's Newest Stars

I've Cena ‘Nuff! Mattel calls an audible, punting its original WWE LJN Superstars Series 4 pick in favor of an all-new "Last Time Is Now" John Cena. Plus, this X-Men '97

Jul 8
1 h 25 min

German Mattel Site Reveals 'Discopumper Skeletor'—AKA America's 'Gym Bro Skeletor' Comic-Con Exclusive Action Figure

Do you even lift, bro? MOTU fans will be clanging and banging all the way to San Diego for this year’s muscle-bound Comic-Con exclusive. Plus, Yo Joe! June is so Joe-ver!

Jun 29
1 h 44 min

Hasbro Calls Viral Avengers: Doomsday Leaks ‘AI Slop’

Playmates Toys says, “Bite my shiny metal assortment San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Plus, Jada Toys thinks Street Fighter fans are a bunch o

Jun 22
1 h 41 min

Hasbro Toys Deliver the Latest Avengers: Doomsday Leak

Hasbro saved their Beast for last, but did they miss the mark by a hair? Plus, Todd McFarlane wants you to think of AI as a tool—which is fitting, considering that's what

Jun 15
1 h 27 min

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Chart positions

Where The Reluctant Adult Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 24, 2026).

#133 ▼ 11 Hobbies US

What listeners say

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You can tell these guys are long time pals and it really comes across while listening. It’s a great show to listen to to catch up on all the new toys news in a broad fun way. They never sound like they are talking down to the audience. They don’t pretend to be experts in areas they aren’t and that helps it feel like they are learning about the toys along side the fans.

Not Paul’s mom · Jun 2026

Great conversations about action figures and everything pop culture. I love to listen first thing after each episode is downloaded.

Skeptical Condor · Apr 2026

As I’ve been on the road a lot lately, I’ve had the time to listen to these two friends discuss everything from bikes to trains to video games. I can honestly say I’ve listed to two to 5 a day for the last month. They aren’t always right, and sometimes correct themselves on the spot. I’ll be listening as long they keep producing quality content.

Jim Reznik · Dec 2025

Every Monday I listen to this podcast and I think oh I should write that review when I get off the road then I forget. the reluctant adult podcast is my definitive general toy news podcast. It’s the only one where I feel I care about anything other than what I actually collect. I don’t collect Ghostbusters or a lot of super seven or a lot of the stuff that they’re picking up, however the candor that they have and the joy that they bring and the opinions that they share being so genuine and funny make me enjoy that part of collecting from the outside. I’m a Transformers Guy myself and they rarely ever talk about Transformers in fact when they do, I find it funny the lack of knowledge they have, but that’s just the thing they’re talking genuinely like you would with your buddy at the bar and it makes you feel like you’re in the room with them having that sort of banter. I think we should fund Bills show the toys that made us upset. I think Paul should run for office of some kind. I would definitely watch the their reality show. If Bill had a Cryptid name for him stealing stuff I think it would just end up sounding like an old timey thief like bandit bill or darth diebin (dark thief in German) I have a long drive coming up for a trip and I told my wife I would be saving these podcasts to listen to on the way there however, every time I see a new one pop up in my library it just ends up playing so now I’ll have to listen to the backlog lol. We did already grow up, but we can enjoy stuff just as care free as we once did with the assistance of Paul and

Mototechdude · Dec 2025

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