<![CDATA[Rangersplain]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554 <![CDATA[Rangersplain]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554 https://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts-image-uploads/rangersplain-05e48d554-large.jpg julia.edgiko@gmail.com No No en-US true Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:09:04 GMT <![CDATA[Episode 57: We Still Hate Zordon]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/214629731 full Rangersplain is back with the comics this month with the first half of the Unlimited Power arc! It’s a new era and journey for the Rangers, but still the same old hate for Zordon from your favorite gay ranger fans.

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:35:46 false ddb4f4bb-2376-4b8c-9697-400985187def Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:09:04 GMT 1 <![CDATA[Episode 56: Even Space Has Been Corrupted By Capitalism]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/214266203 full

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:52:13 false fc31c469-1aba-4431-8bd2-9c526c23170f Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:27:20 GMT 2 <![CDATA[MissingNo 10: Go Go Redux Rangers! (Episode 7 Original Recording)]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213976721 full Summary:

So remember when Sid and Ashley first covered Go Go Power Rangers and they had to re-record the episode? Well, the original file magically wasn’t that corrupted! So check out this “lost” version of their first brush with Go Go Power Rangers! Note: This episode was originally recorded June 2019 before Sid was going by their current name. However, it is fun to revisit the early origins of the podcast and this one is a special treat!

 

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:50:28 false f31f8fed-69b6-4713-85ee-153b39531603 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:03:05 GMT 3 <![CDATA[#55: Telemarketers, the Evilest of Jobs]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213908505 full It’s the end of another year for Rangersplain and the end of another comics arc as Ashley and Sid take a look at Necessary Evil Part 2! Yes, they are wondering why Jason and Tommy still won’t kiss, dammit.


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:18:37 false fe90ae91-f4ff-46ce-84f5-7e60fe67fe71 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:47:17 GMT 4 <![CDATA[#54: Oh! NOW I Get It!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213863396 full Summary: Rangersplain is heading back to the comics this month with the first half of Necessary Evil! And is that… internal conflict and unresolved tension? In OUR Power Rangers?! It’s more likely than you think.


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:12:25 false ea29cff7-10c6-44ce-a5d7-ebae12277807 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 03:49:47 GMT 5 <![CDATA[Missingno9: Goodbye Horses]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213858575 full Summary: It’s Halloween again for the Strange Animals of Rangersplain! This year, Ashley and Sid are joined by author Lillian Boyd to have a round table discussion about Jordan Peele’s 2022 film Nope. Hey, it takes place out where a lot of Power Rangers was filmed and features some wild creature effects. It counts for the Toku chart.


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:43:03 false ecb15dfc-1560-4bc7-b06c-3e243237fc48 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:23:24 GMT 6 <![CDATA[#53: Dinohenge Files]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213797740 full Continuing from last month, Sid and Ashley are covering Dino Fury season 2. Which might be their favorite season of Power Rangers so far?! It’s all about the power of love, mysteries, snacks, pop-punk creeps, and women’s wrongs in this episode!

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:56:23 false e8453ada-a5f4-41ad-afa8-52d1170a214a Sun, 01 Oct 2023 15:08:23 GMT 7 <![CDATA[#52: BuzzBlast Unsolved]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213736017 full Well, they finally got here: Sid and Ashley are finally up to the most recent iteration of Power Rangers! Covering the first season of Dino Fury, the two discuss the show bringing Power Rangers into a modern era both with content and lore. It’s an episode about queerness, serialization, modern families, dinosaur moms, and just how much this season has to be inspired by Buzzfeed Unsolved.


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:23:09 false a007fd7f-9ef6-45b4-a3c5-8c7348172f5b Mon, 04 Sep 2023 03:18:09 GMT 8 <![CDATA[#51: This Is How You Save The Void]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213675645 full Ashley and Sid continue down the path of the comics with Beyond The Grid! Which can be described as “gay gay homosexual gay.” Along with the overwhelming power of queerness, the two discuss their continuing dislike of Andros, Stephen King references, alien polycules, and just what exactly is going on with Cam anyway.

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:38:30 false adbdd273-bff7-46ee-ab9f-234e56eec6cf Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:09:41 GMT 9 <![CDATA[#50: I Get It!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213633391 full 
It’s finally time! Sid and Ashley are tackling Shattered Grid, the first ever comics crossover event for Power Rangers! In this episode, the two talk fascism, grief, and self-loathing while also making fun of Ninjor for being a doofus. They also finally get a plotline they talked about 4 years ago, so that’s fun!
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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:21:03 false 32858535-ed9e-4155-b0d8-f7fa39972684 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:09:29 GMT 10 <![CDATA[#49: The End of the Rangers (One More Time)]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213604490 full It’s finally time! Sid and Ashley are tackling Shattered Grid, the first ever comics crossover event for Power Rangers! In this episode, the two talk fascism, grief, and self-loathing while also making fun of Ninjor for being a doofus. They also finally get a plotline they talked about 4 years ago, so that’s fun!

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:53:20 false f5244df7-5411-482c-99a3-95c0a7cdca44 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:15:25 GMT 11 <![CDATA[#48: Rita Bought A Gun]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213583920 full It’s officially the 30th anniversary year for Power Rangers, which means it’s time for Sid and Ashley to take a look at the anniversary special Once And Always! And it’s a lot! Tune in as the two talk about death and grief, Billy and Zack’s gay married vibes, how Minh Kwan is a literal teenager with attitude, and how the real charm of Power Rangers is its extreme lack of budget. It’s Morphin’ Time!

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:44:15 false 9e9de068-30d8-491d-a2e3-7e4b5a3b0fee Mon, 01 May 2023 14:53:22 GMT 12 <![CDATA[#47: Robo-Himbos Are People Too]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213550026 Summary:
Activate Beast Powers! It’s the starting of a new Saban-less era for Power Rangers and Rangersplain is along for the ride. This month, they’re covering Beast Morphers! Listen in as Ashley and Sid discuss himbo robots, public transit, and the ongoing use of pseudo coming out narratives in Power Rangers.
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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 03:03:07 false aa87f4e0-bc37-4340-9279-bdabae54f72a Sun, 02 Apr 2023 18:03:34 GMT <![CDATA[Missingno8: Popuko Pipimi Everywhere At Once]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213548647 full Sid and Ashley are going back to Japan this month by taking a look at the recent henshin hero series Endless Love! A series that involves timeline shenanigans, Shouta Aoi as himself, evil TM Revolution, and… Pop Team Epic?! What’s going on here?!]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:26:49 false 05b22f6a-471e-4ef1-9c8d-acbeb6f99900 Sat, 01 Apr 2023 14:01:17 GMT 14 <![CDATA[46: I'm Becoming the Drakkon in my Mind]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213500354 full With Sid and Ashley mostly caught up on the mainline Power Rangers series, it is finally time to truly dive into the Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics! Tackling the first two years of the main book leading up to Shattered Grid, the two discuss where this leaves off from Go Go, how it improves on aspects from the TV show, and just how much of a Intergalactic Warlord Girlboss Rita Repulsa truly is.]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:31:54 false 5273d3c5-2a64-4387-a1da-f9b16a30dfae Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:08:03 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Missingno7: Sailor By The Bell]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213496788 full

On this special Valentine’s Day mini-episode, Sid and Ashley take a look at the recently found American Sailor Moon pilot! How did this strange oddity come to be and what could it have meant for anime in the 90s? But more importantly, how does Sid react to literally watching it for the first time while recording? Only one way to find out!

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:37:47 false 7752c593-56f8-4640-830a-f5ff1ebb48c9 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 04:09:34 GMT 16 <![CDATA[45: Roger Corman's Sailor Moon]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213488772 It’s been 3 years since Sid and Ashley took a look at Cutie Honey’s live action adaptations, so it’s time to take a look at another classic magical girl franchise gone toku: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon! It’s filled with melodrama, cheaper wigs, early 2000s fashion, magical cat plushies, and twirling… twirling… TWIRLING towards love and justice!  Rangersplain Power… MAKE UP!
]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:48:08 false 27442877-2cd4-4a15-85e2-91e284b69073 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 04:35:13 GMT <![CDATA[44: Rangersplain's Big Gay Neo Saban Era Overview]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213459752
Ashley and Sid have reached the end of the Neo-Saban era, so it’s time for the Big Gay Overview! With Michael Eisner out of the picture, who is to blame for all of the woes of this era? Well, that answer is probably obvious…

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:20:14 false 3eceeb97-5b51-41bb-9c49-e1cffa7a31dc Sun, 01 Jan 2023 16:08:06 GMT <![CDATA[43: Ninja Steel? I GUESS!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213442987 full Well, it’s the end of 2022 and Ashley and Sid have finally reached the end of the Neo-Saban era with Ninja Steel! Which is… certainly a series that exists to infuriate them. Where did it all go wrong? Also, the two take some time to reflect on Jason David Frank and his role within the Power Rangers fandom.

Content Warning for 1:47 to 26:40 with discussion of Jason David Frank’s death and suicide

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:20:43 false 9b87f635-f9df-45fc-9165-008bfcda9b36 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:00:00 GMT 19 <![CDATA[41: Rita Repulsa's Magical Multiverse Tour]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213391083 full
]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:28:21 false 903eff56-78f5-4772-aeb6-a670a9740bf4 Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:01:00 GMT 20 <![CDATA[40 - Scary Tiny Elephants & Nice C*m Sprites]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213374818 full Hyperforce is taking longer than expected, so Ashley and Sid take a detour into visiting the classic Power Rangers comics! And… they are weird. Real weird! Just as weird and inconsistent as Zordon’s face in the books!

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:01:50 false f495c1a3-9b9f-4a4d-980c-94976a0d818a Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT 21 <![CDATA[39. Rangers in a Half Shell]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213356950 full Continuing their look at the crossover comics, Ashley and Sid take a look at the recent Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover from Boom Studios and IDW! Except… they never really got into TMNT. So what do they even talk about? All the other ways they know TMNT, of course. Cowabunga!

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:42:30 false 6ab4cf7d-d0c1-4ca5-b4f5-70f3f26a0aa0 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT 22 <![CDATA[38: Batman's A Power Ranger!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213347781 full Sid and Ashley are currently working their way through Hyperforce, so we have a couple of crossover comics to cover. First to the plate is 2017’s Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Listen as Sid and Ashley talk about how Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy are ultimately responsible for this crossover, the kinky origins of Wonder Woman, and their love of Billy and Cyborg’s friendship!
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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:51:30 false 0f7ffd69-4471-4aa5-8fc8-e154c288f0a4 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:13:07 GMT 23 <![CDATA[37: Koda & Ivan's Bogus Journey]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213332071 full

Sid and Ashley get to the second part of their Dino Charge coverage this month with Dino Super Charge! And much like the series finale, it goes places! It’s about growth, time travel shenanigans, and dinosaur inaccuracies this month. Also, James Navarro hate. We always have time to hate James Navarro.


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:05:43 false 93a2e337-d4f9-4298-9593-509394cb9062 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:48:19 GMT 24 <![CDATA[37: Koda & Ivan's Bogus Journey]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213332047 full

Sid and Ashley get to the second part of their Dino Charge coverage this month with Dino Super Charge! And much like the series finale, it goes places! It’s about growth, time travel shenanigans, and dinosaur inaccuracies this month. Also, James Navarro hate. We always have time to hate James Navarro.


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 0 false bddea3e4-55e1-4232-90f7-a39cf031ba25 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:55:44 GMT 25 <![CDATA[36: Koda & Ivan's Excellent Adventure]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213315460 full It’s about to get wild! Ashley and Sid finally get to the season they have eagerly been waiting for… Dino Charge! In their first of two episodes, the two get into the nitty gritty of Ashley’s first season with wondering if the Morphin Grid is translating for Ivan, who on the team is neurodivergent, and how Tyler is just so ding-dang positive!

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:26:49 false 34a6c3bc-e401-4647-93a0-70d1d63f5e7a Sun, 01 May 2022 03:58:18 GMT 26 <![CDATA[36: Koda & Ivan's Excellent Adventure]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213315459 full It’s about to get wild! Ashley and Sid finally get to the season they have eagerly been waiting for… Dino Charge! In their first of two episodes, the two get into the nitty gritty of Ashley’s first season with wondering if the Morphin Grid is translating for Ivan, who on the team is neurodivergent, and how Tyler is just so ding-dang positive!


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 0 false cf30f160-c3f2-45b2-9a82-f23e45f773c6 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:55:44 GMT 27 <![CDATA[36: Koda & Ivan's Excellent Adventure]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213315458 full It’s about to get wild! Ashley and Sid finally get to the season they have eagerly been waiting for… Dino Charge! In their first of two episodes, the two get into the nitty gritty of Ashley’s first season with wondering if the Morphin Grid is translating for Ivan, who on the team is neurodivergent, and how Tyler is just so ding-dang positive!


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 0 false 4bd07b95-85c5-4e29-812b-075338a6ef9c Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:55:44 GMT 28 <![CDATA[36: Koda & Ivan's Excellent Adventure]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213315457 full It’s about to get wild! Ashley and Sid finally get to the season they have eagerly been waiting for… Dino Charge! In their first of two episodes, the two get into the nitty gritty of Ashley’s first season with wondering if the Morphin Grid is translating for Ivan, who on the team is neurodivergent, and how Tyler is just so ding-dang positive!


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 0 false 135da032-f92c-449e-b9fe-142492631fc7 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:55:44 GMT 29 <![CDATA[35: Don't Put Your Good Series in The Middle of Your Crappy Series]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213289426 full Well… it’s time for Megaforce. Ashley and Sid struggle with the lost potential of the 20th anniversary season and try to say something nice. Most of the nice things are about the seasons they wish they were watching and rarely about Jake. Jake sucks.

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:31:56 false 84337766-1976-47b0-8727-b88ee4bd10ca Sat, 02 Apr 2022 05:10:06 GMT 30 <![CDATA[35: Don't Put Your Good Series in The Middle of Your Crappy Series]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213288223 full Well… it’s time for Megaforce. Ashley and Sid struggle with the lost potential of the 20th anniversary season and try to say something nice. Most of the nice things are about the seasons they wish they were watching and rarely about Jake. Jake sucks.]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 0 false 5f587d45-6d5b-488b-a317-9864ff46cfee Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT 31 <![CDATA[MissingNo6: Megaforce F*** Yeah! (1982)]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213288222 full It’s April Fool’s Day once again and… hey, is this the right Megaforce? Sid and Ashley go Toku Radical and take a look at the 1982 film Megaforce. Come for the title, stay for Barry Bostwick’s glorious feathered hair.

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:33:09 false 91e3b697-d493-4f1e-ac00-0a3614f996cb Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:27:29 GMT 32 <![CDATA[34: Ay Ay Ay White Ass Samurai]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213274750 full Rangersplain officially begins the Neo-Saban era with Power Rangers Samurai! And it’s… something. This month, Sid and Ashley discuss Haim Saban’s return to Power Rangers, the poor swim form of Kevin, the curse of heterosexuality,  and why Lauren Shiba deserves better. It’s a golden two hours!

TW from 02:07:02 to 02:09:45: Discussion of Deker’s actor Ricardo Medina Jr’s arrest and conviction of manslaughter in 2015

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:14:52 false 34-ay-ay-ay-white-ass-samurai Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:23:11 GMT 33 <![CDATA[33: Lugad Only Pawn In Game of Life]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213270696 full This month, Rangersplain is taking a trip to Kells! Ashley and Sid are taking a look at Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, a nearly lost series that was Saban’s first attempt at creating a tokusatsu in house. With discussions of Irish mythology, fae trickery, polycules, how to access the Morphin’ Grid, and boning down with demons, it’s certainly one for the history books.

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:00:13 false 33-lugad-only-pawn-in-game-of-life Tue, 01 Feb 2022 04:19:45 GMT 34 <![CDATA[32: Ashley and Sid's Big Gay Disney Overview]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213266582 full It’s the end of an era, so it’s time for Ashley and Sid’s Big Gay Disney Era Overview! There’s a lot to discuss in terms of quality and progression, but first they get to the bottom of Power Rangers’ Disney woes. Well, as it turns out, it’s the same source of a lot of Disney’s woes at the time. That’s right… it’s Michael Eisner time!

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 03:13:12 false 32-ashley-and-sids-big-gay-disney-overview Sat, 01 Jan 2022 05:53:33 GMT 35 <![CDATA[31: The Cooler Terminator Salvation]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213260641 full Get! In! Gear! The second full year of Rangersplain comes to a close with Ashley and Sid covering the hotly anticipated fan favorite RPM. But is it as good as everyone says it is? Well, this episode is over 3 hours long and full of strange tangents about money, social justice, autism, and figuring out what sci-fi the writers were aping from. It’s a era ending you don’t want to miss!

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 03:01:42 false 31-the-cooler-terminator-salvation Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:51:18 GMT 36 <![CDATA[30: 5 Rangers, A Nerd, and Pizza Place]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213255999 full After a crazy Halloween, Sid and Ashley get back to the Power Rangers grind with the penultimate season of the Disney era: Jungle Fury! The two discuss how they both find RJ hot, the questionable choices made for Jungle Karma Pizza, and if they think JJ Abrams got his inspiration for Kylo Ren from Dai Shi. SPIRIT UNLEASHED!

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:06:40 false 30-5-rangers-a-nerd-and-pizza-place Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:00:30 GMT 37 <![CDATA[missingno5: It's The Great Archduke of Nightmares, Rangersplain!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213255934 full Rangersplain is having a Halloween party and you’re invited! For the spookiest time of the year, the two take a look at the wildest tokusatsu Canada has to offer: the 2020 Steven Kostanski film Psycho Goreman! However, with a party to run and a surprising creature on the loose, the two definitely need more help than usual. Thankfully, their guests prove to be more useful than Greg and Bio-Cop combined. (Guest starring friend and prolific Letterboxd user Sam, comic writer Lan Pitts, and Lillian Boyd and Quincy Rhoads of the podcast Rank and Vile.)


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:50:41 false missingno5-its-the-great-archduke-of-nightmares-rangersplain Sun, 31 Oct 2021 05:05:39 GMT 38 <![CDATA[29: Corona Aurora?! At This Time of Year?!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213252136 full
]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:47:33 false 29-corona-aurora-at-this-time-of-year Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:39:51 GMT 39 <![CDATA[28: Here Be Troblins]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213248728 full Galwit Mysto Rangersplain! Sid and Ashley are back to Power Rangers this month with Mystic Force! Joined by special guest Kihp from the podcast Kamen Ride With Me, the three take a look at the Power Rangers take on low fantasy and sorcery. Discussions include whether Chip joined a vampire hunting MLM, the extreme mid-2000s vibes of V’s fashion, and being surprised at how hot some of these returning suit actors are. It’s certainly one for the Xenotome.

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:43:16 false 28-here-be-troblins Wed, 01 Sep 2021 02:29:37 GMT 40 <![CDATA[27: 50% Evil, 50% Tremble]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213243513 Holy Whelp, Rangersplain! This month, Sid and Ashley take a look at Los Luchadores, the short lived Fox Kids show that was the final live action production from Saban Entertainment prior to the Disney years. This show was nearly lost to time and has been mislabeled online for years, but is it any good? Well, it involves luchadors and the main villain is a cyborg chihuahua. There’s no way it can be bad.

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:21:34 false 27-50-evil-50-tremble Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:34:44 GMT <![CDATA[26: Laying This Old Morpher Down]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213240848 full It's a return to the comics this month when Ashley and Sid cover the first Power Rangers graphic novel Soul of the Dragon! Which... is very Tommy centric. It's all about getting older, daddy issues, and learning to live with regrets in this episode. Also some gushing about the art of Nick Robles and wondering just what a certain SPD character got up to after all was said and done.

Warning: Spoilers for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean from 12:50 to  14:30

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:02:21 false 26-laying-this-old-morpher-down Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:20:15 GMT 42 <![CDATA[25: Call Me The Velvet Thunder Ranger!!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213237813 full HOT DAMN! It’s time for Rangersplain to take a look at SPD! This was one of Sid’s favorite seasons in the past, but does it hold up for them now? Does Ashley have a thing for Kat? Will the two ever stop complaining about Sky? And will Boom achieve the Full Bullpen? Wait, wrong show...

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:32:56 false 25-call-me-the-velvet-thunder-ranger Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:16:52 GMT 43 <![CDATA[24: Tommy Oliver vs The World]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213233622 There’s a light in the distance... Oh, it’s just Rangersplain. Ashley and Sid continue their trip into the Disney years this month with the second ever Dinosaur season, Dino Thunder! It’s a season that has everything: weirdly horny villains, expert paleontologist Dr. Tommy Oliver and his evil exes, choice 2000s Hot Topic fashion, future perpetual World Cup loser Conner McKnight, and bootleg Yu-Gi-Oh?! No wonder Ashley and Sid couldn’t stop talking about it

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:45:51 false 24-tommy-oliver-vs-the-world Sat, 01 May 2021 04:29:22 GMT <![CDATA[23: All Ninjas Go To Heaven]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213228486

The call is on! Ashley and Sid finally get to the Disney era with Ninja Storm! Joined by special guest Joe Hunter (Beast Heart Strikers!), the three take a look back at the season that involved extreme sports, campy alien ninjas, a team of absolute himbos sharing a singular brain cell, the audacity of early 2000s fashion, and the concept of the ninja afterlife. Ninja storm, let’s go!


(Trigger Warning for a brief discussion about suicide and domestic violence when discussing Pua Magasiva from 16:45 to 19:30.)


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:01:11 false 23-all-ninjas-go-to-heaven Fri, 02 Apr 2021 03:38:39 GMT <![CDATA[missingno4: The Dragon Shield Stays on During Sex (18+)]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213228401 It’s April Fool’s Day again and it’s time for Rangersplain... after dark. Sid and Ashley take a look at Mighty Muffin Pounder Rangers, the 2016 porn parody produced by Wood Rocket. This episode is definitely not safe for work, so bring protection.

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 00:34:38 false missingno4-the-dragon-shield-stays-on-durning-sex-18 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:32:56 GMT <![CDATA[22: I Wonder If There Are Dads On The Sun...]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213225329 Rangersplain has tissues for Ryan Steele’s daddy issues! To close out the Saban era, Ashley and Sid take a look at their first attempt at a Power Rangers dupe with VR Troopers. Which honestly kind of melted their brains between the creepy dog, the annoying rich incel, the cartoonishly evil billionaire, the extremely apathetic mentor, and the super powered polycule keeping Cross World City together. Trooper transform! (This is an episode were Sid went "Jay" or "Jules")
]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:05:28 false 22-i-wonder-if-there-are-dads-on-the-sun Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:23:37 GMT <![CDATA[#21: Rangersplain's Big Gay Saban Overview]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213221860 Ashley and Sids have finally reached the end of the Saban era, so it’s time to look back on it! They go over the origins of the series and Haim Saban, the impact of Margaret Loesch on the franchise, their favorites and least favorites for the era, and answer some fan questions! It’s big, it’s gay, it’s Rangersplain! (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 02:18:44 false 21-rangersplains-big-gay-saban-overview Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:22:57 GMT <![CDATA[#20: We'll Carry On]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213219025 Ashley and Sid start the new year of Rangersplain with a return to the comics with Sins of the Future! What they think is going to be a story about Wes and Jen ends up being a real trippy time travel story about grief and moving forward. After the year we’ve all had, it definitely hits a bit harder than expected. [This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules"]


]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:00:15 false 20-well-carry-on Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:36:18 GMT <![CDATA[#missingno3: Rangersplain's Magical Christmas]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213217803 Ho Ho Ho and Ai-yi-yi! In a very special episode of Rangersplain, Ashley and Sid try to have a nice and quiet Christmas, but someone decides that they need holiday cheer in the form of a party and a copy of Alpha’s Magical Christmas! The two struggle to comprehend just what is even happening with this non-canonical VHS tape, but thankfully, they have some guests to help and/or hinder along the way. (Guest starring Kate Nyx, Ophidian the Cobra, Bradley Prescott IV, George of George’s Ranger Reviews, Kihp from Kamen Ride With Me, and other surprise guests!) (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 01:27:24 false missingno3-rangersplains-magical-christmas Sat, 19 Dec 2020 05:10:29 GMT <![CDATA[#19: Howling Wolves of Love]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/213026731 It's time to reject tradition and kill Animus! This month, Jules and Ashley reach the end of the Saban era with Wild Force! They discuss the wild tonal shifts, how Alyssa and Taylor do all the work on the team, Merrick's truly heinous hair, and just what kind of hippie Shayla is. (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 159:00 false 19-Howling-Wolves-of-Love-463b Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:17:15 GMT <![CDATA[#18: You've Created A Time Paradox!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/212444002 Well, would you look at the time? It’s time for Rangersplain to take a look at Time Force! This month, Sid and Ashley take a look at the fan-favorite season that involves time travel, himbos, genetic engineering, Sid’s worst son, and probable time paradoxes. Oh, and one instance of Steiner Math that made Ashley nearly quit the podcast again. (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 167:06 false 18-Youve-Created-A-Time-Paradox-027b Sun, 01 Nov 2020 03:53:01 GMT <![CDATA[#17: Lightspeed Base 2021]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/212043322 Ashley and Sid are back on the grid this month as they take a look at the series that inspired the podcast: Lightspeed Rescue! It’s all about the monster drama, literal cursed tattoos, ladder arms, and himbos this month! (This is an episode where Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 132:42 false 17-Lightspeed-Base-2021-ead3 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 03:28:36 GMT <![CDATA[#16 Ferbus Has Been Found Dead In Miami]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/211680161 Following a package from a certain Ninjor, Ashley and Sid take a slight detour into Leawood this month to watch the almost lost Masked Rider, Saban's attempt at making Kamen Rider into a piece of Ameritoku. Between the scenes of Ferbus operating heavy machinery and plots made to match the Japanese footage that somehow make season one of Mighty Morphin look sane, it's kind of understandable why Toei wants to bury this show in a landfill. (This is an episode where Sid went by "Jules" or "Jay")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 91:30 false 16-Ferbus-Has-Been-Found-Dead-In-Miami-9f43 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:08:54 GMT <![CDATA[#15 Who Killed The World]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/211034870 Ashley and Sid head back to the comics this month with The Psycho Path, the graphic novel follow up to Lost Galaxy. It gets kind of real as the two talk about restorative vs. punitive justice, who earns redemption, and just how much of a Brony Friendzone-y Psycho Green is.

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 57:12 false 15-Who-Killed-The-World-9b07 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:32:00 GMT <![CDATA[#14 Zika's Eternal Suffering]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/210014013 The Rangersplain team heads back into space with a look at Lost Galaxy, which is certainly more of a trip than the one it takes to get to Mirinoi! This month, it's all about hot bug aliens, the eternal suffering and angst of bull knights, disaster bisexuals, backwards engineering sword and sorcery into space stations, the terrors of neoliberalism, and the eternal question of just how Terra Venture's layout even works. (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 103:16 false 14-Zikas-Eternal-Suffering-3371 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 04:26:01 GMT <![CDATA[#13 Zordon Is A War Criminal]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/208093155 The Zordon Era comes to an end as Power Rangers heads into the last place uncorrupted by the United Alliance of Evil... SPACE! Ashley and Sid take a look at Power Rangers In Space and have their brains warped by the bad astronomy, Astronema's bad wigs, the chunky highlights of Andros, and the speculation of what kind of relationship Darkonda and Ecliptor had anyway. (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 116:05 false 13-Zordon-Is-A-War-Criminal-f62a Mon, 01 Jun 2020 05:49:26 GMT <![CDATA[#12 All Your Base Are Belong To Divatox]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/205818900 Sid and Ashley's shift into Turbo continues as the old ranger team we knew moves on with their lives. Things go from bad to just plain weird as our intrepid hosts lose what little they have left of their sanity and their brains turn into the weird prop bat Carlos turned into when he was a vampire. Yes, there are vampires. And giant pizzas. And evil shirts that possess people. What even is Turbo at this point? (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 66:48 false 12-All-Your-Base-Are-Belong-To-Us-9fb3 Fri, 01 May 2020 16:27:35 GMT <![CDATA[#11: Elgar Makes Me Do Fortnite Dances]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/204327673 Ashley and Sid have finally reached the dreaded Turbo in a special two part episode. Discussing the first Ranger team of the season, the two wonder just where it all went wrong and if Rocky purposefully yeeted himself out of the franchise. Also, this is a Divatox fan podcast now. We don't make the rules. (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 69:51 false 11-Elgar-Makes-Me-Do-Fornite-Dances-ac7e Thu, 02 Apr 2020 03:20:24 GMT <![CDATA[#missingno2: And Now A Message From Rangersplain]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/204302843 In a very special April Fools Day episode of Rangersplain, Sid and Ashley take a look at some of the public service announcements the Power Rangers have done over the years. Plus, they get a visit from a... uh... "special" guest. Don't try this one at home, kids! (This episode is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules)

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 39:37 false missingno2-And-Now-A-Message-From-Rangersplain-0227 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:00:53 GMT <![CDATA[#10 Illuminati Confirmed??!?!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/202050553 Rangersplain is stronger than before? Ashley and Sid return to Power Rangers with Power Rangers Zeo, which they slowly realize over the course of the episode does not hold up too well upon closer scrutiny. This episode is all about bad acting, worse continuity, homophobia, yeeting robots, how Bulk and Skull are the best developed characters, and Ashley’s sudden inability to say “Rita and Zedd.” (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 124:04 false 10-Illuminati-Confirmed-4a4b Sun, 01 Mar 2020 23:18:02 GMT <![CDATA[#9 Warriors of Love! And Cheap Wigs!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/202048690 Ashley continues her Cutie Honey takeover of Rangersplain in this belated Valentine's Day Special about the live action Cutie Honey films! The two discuss 2004' Hideaki Anno's over the top and loving tribute to the franchise, and 2016's Cutie Honey Tears, which is a film that exists. (This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 72:16 false 9-Warriors-of-Love-And-Cheap-Wigs-1d47 Sat, 15 Feb 2020 22:00:32 GMT <![CDATA[#8 RANGERSPLAIN FLASH!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/202046041 Rangersplain is officially back with a special  two-part episode! It’s Ashley’s turn to be the expert as she walks Sid through Cutie Honey The Live, the first tokusatsu she ever watched! With wigs and a plot this bad, it’s a surprise it wasn’t her last...(This is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 94:44 false 8-RANGERSPLAIN-FLASH-d187 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 07:22:27 GMT <![CDATA[#7: WILL BILLY SAY A SWEAR?!]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/200430531 GUESS WHO'S BACK IN THE COMMAND CENTER?! That's right, Ashley and Sid have reached back into the vault and finally released their look back at the first five arcs of Boom Studios' Go Go Power Rangers! It's all about teen drama, dark future selves with alternative lifestyle haircuts, Rita and her cheekbones committing matricide, and shonen physiques in this episode. (This is an episode where Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 66:50 false 7-WILL-BILLY-SAY-A-SWEAR-6252 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:31:35 GMT <![CDATA[#6 Back At It Again At Krispy Kreme]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/190702915 Ashley and Sid are back at it again at Krispy Kreme and are taking a look at the 2017 Power Rangers movie as well as the sequel comic Power Rangers: Aftershock. The two have some serious feelings about representation, suplexes, how much Zordon sucks, and Bill Hader. Ashley mostly has gay feelings about how much she loves Elizabeth Banks...

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 39:54 false 6-Back-At-It-Again-At-Krispy-Kreme-3eec Fri, 07 Jun 2019 15:59:27 GMT <![CDATA[#5: Pink Is My Favorite Part]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/188768707 Ashley and Sid may be done with MMPR, but MMPR isn't done with them yet. Specifically, they're jumping into the comics for the first time with Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink! Tune in as they talk character development, existentialism, backstabbing, front stabbing, sweet leather jackets, and why Goldar is still the dirt worst. (this is an episode were Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 34:02 false 5-Pink-Is-My-Favorite-Part-4ce0 Wed, 01 May 2019 03:55:11 GMT <![CDATA[#4: Release The Frog Zord]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/187729857 Sid and Ashley return to their regularly scheduled program to talk Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Season 3 and Alien Rangers. Everything happens so much and not in the fun Nut Button way. In the crosscurrent of capitalist weirdness sort of way. (This is back when Sid went by "Jay or Jules")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 37:20 false 4-Release-The-Frog-Zord-830f Tue, 02 Apr 2019 02:39:10 GMT <![CDATA[#missingno: Go Go Meower Rangers]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/187688933 Meow meow meow purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

(Translation: It's April Fools day! And Sid and Ashley take some time to talk cats and Mighty Morphin' Meower Rangers! Don't worry, the regular episode is coming tomorrow.)

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 6:43 false missingno-Go-Go-Meower-Rangers-59db Mon, 01 Apr 2019 02:31:05 GMT <![CDATA[#3: Goldar, Why Don't You Have A Seat Over There?]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/186658521 Sid and Ashley join in with the 90s nostalgia craze by looking at the time capsule of the era that is Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Sid remembers it fondly while Ashley wonders what sword and sorcery movie Dolcea stumbled out of. They both agree on one thing though: Goldar is creepy.  (Note this episode is where Sid went by "Jules" or "Jay")

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 38:01 false 3-Goldar-Why-Dont-You-Have-A-Seat-Over-There-ff5e Fri, 01 Mar 2019 03:47:26 GMT <![CDATA[#2: Thundercougarfalconbird Thunder Zord Power]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/185761174 Sid and Ashley have moved on to Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Season 2, where there are new rangers and new zords with extra long names. Sid is convinced she has Stockholm Syndrome now while Sid introduces the Nut Button to talk about their childhood crushes. (Note this episode is where Sid went by "Jay" or "Jules).

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 56:52 false Thunercourgarfalconbird-Thunder-Zord-Power-006b Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:21:37 GMT <![CDATA[#1 Buy A Gun, Rita]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/rangersplain-05e48d554/episode/185298983 Welcome to Rangersplain, where Sid Smith takes their best friend Ashley Leckwold on a magical journey through the world of Power Rangers. First up is the first season of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. What do they think? Well, mostly that it was 60 episodes long and terribly written.  (Sid's called "Jay" in this episode as of was how they used to be.)

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]]> Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold 68:19 false Buy-A-Gun-Rita-546f Thu, 17 Jan 2019 04:40:11 GMT