Season 13, Episode 2 🥣  Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, we get topical (for once) and stay up late to talk late night TV — its past, its present, and whether it even has a future. Can late night survive in a world where everything’s a clip, a stream, or a meme? Can it still take on attacks on free speech from President Moldamort? And what happens when the hosts themselves go podcasting? To help us make sense of it all, we’re joined by Al Madrigal — comedian, actor, writer, producer, and veteran of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. You’ve seen him in Night School with Kevin Hart, The Way Back with Ben Affleck, and you might even have his comic book Primos on your shelf (if you were lucky enough to grab the first printing). Fresh off his appearance at https://mattypradio.com/heroes-who-look-like-us-real-stories-from-comic-con-2025/panel, Al sat down with our own Saturday Morning Cereal co-host Johnny Heck for a one-on-one press room roundtable interview. Between the Comic-Con chaos and the cereal talk, we got into his time on The Daily Show, the wild evolution of late-night TV, his leap into podcasting, and what still makes him laugh after all these years. So pour another bowl, stay up way past your bedtime, and join Grim Shea, Marke, and Johnny Heck as we get nostalgic for the talk shows that raised us — and wonder if they’ll ever be that good again.

Season 13, Episode 1 🥣 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, we’re kicking off Season 13 with a bang! Directors Jason Sikorsky and Tad Sallee join us to talk about their brand-new feature-length documentary, Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold—a deep dive into the 25-year history of the cult-classic video game franchise Postal, created by Running With Scissors. https://mattypradio.com/going-postal-the-legacy-foretold-doc-about-one-of-the-most-scandalized-contested-video-games-in-history-drop/ isn’t just a documentary—it’s a wild, grown-up Saturday morning adventure for the first video game generation. Long after the cartoons ended and the cereal bowls sat empty, we picked up controllers and discovered that video games were growing up right along with us. And few franchises embody that rebellious, over-the-top evolution better than Postal. The film brings together an unforgettable cast of voices from across the gaming and entertainment world—https://mattypradio.com/episode-115-a-christmas-day-special-and-story-with-guest-zack-ward-aka-scut-farkus/, along with Vince Desi, Mike Jaret-Schachter, Jon Saint John, Uwe Boll, Carter Cruise, David Eddings, and Larry Thomas. Their stories paint a picture of not just a controversial cult classic, but of the culture that dared to push the boundaries of what games could be. Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, and Johnny Heck as we talk with Jason and Tad about bringing this wild gaming legacy to the screen, revisit our own history as the very first video game generation, and share a few of our personal must-play titles. Season 13 is here—let’s play. 🎮🥣

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Season 12, Episode 7 🥣 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings—when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. This week, we welcome back a true legend of the modern Star Wars galaxy—the voice and soul of Ahsoka Tano herself, Ashley Eckstein! As the Her Universe Fashion Show celebrates its 11th year at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Ashley returns to Saturday Morning Cereal for a special third appearance (hat trick unlocked!). We first spoke with her way back in 2019—before the Dark Times—then again during the pandemic with a massive three-hour Clone Wars retrospective (https://mattypradio.com/episode-91-ashley-eckstein-the-clone-wars-ahsoka-tano-the-master-of-her-universe/). Now, she’s back to talk geek chic, the evolution of fandom fashion, and reflect on the lasting legacy of Ahsoka Tano—the padawan who walked away and inspired a generation. From Jedi ideals to runway rebellion, this joyful and inspiring conversation taps into everything Ahsoka represents: strength, individuality, compassion—and the courage to forge your own path. Whether you walk the light side, the dark side, or the catwalk, this one's for you. So—who do you wear: Jedi or Sith? Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke, Retro Cool Nerd’s Jimmy “The Gent” Leszczynski, and Johnny Heck as they keep the cereal frosty and the fandom strong. 📲 Follow us: @StayClassySDCC, @SDBatMan66, 🌐 Visit mattypradio.com for our full archive and the geeky stuff we care about. 🎧 Listen on Spreaker.com or wherever you get your pods!