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Rangersplain
Sid Smith and Ashley Leckwold
66 episodes
8 months ago
Welcome to Rangersplain, where Sid Smith takes their best friend Ashley Leckwold on a magical journey through the world of Power Rangers.
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Welcome to Rangersplain, where Sid Smith takes their best friend Ashley Leckwold on a magical journey through the world of Power Rangers.
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Episode 57: We Still Hate Zordon
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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1 year ago
1 hour 35 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 56: Even Space Has Been Corrupted By Capitalism
We’re back, baby! After several months off, Ashley and Sid have returned to cover Cosmic Fury! It’s the last Power Ranger series for now, but what do our hosts think? Well, you probably already have seen the run time, so let’s get into it.

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1 year ago
2 hours 52 minutes 13 seconds

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MissingNo 10: Go Go Redux Rangers! (Episode 7 Original Recording)

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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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1 year ago
50 minutes 28 seconds

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#55: Telemarketers, the Evilest of Jobs
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.

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1 year ago
1 hour 18 minutes 37 seconds

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#54: Oh! NOW I Get It!
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.

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2 years ago
1 hour 12 minutes 25 seconds

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Missingno9: Goodbye Horses
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.

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2 years ago
1 hour 43 minutes 3 seconds

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#53: Dinohenge Files
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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2 years ago
2 hours 56 minutes 23 seconds

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#52: BuzzBlast Unsolved
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.

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2 years ago
2 hours 23 minutes 9 seconds

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#51: This Is How You Save The Void
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.

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2 years ago
1 hour 38 minutes 30 seconds

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#50: I Get It!
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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2 years ago
1 hour 21 minutes 3 seconds

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#49: The End of the Rangers (One More Time)
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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2 years ago
1 hour 53 minutes 20 seconds

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#48: Rita Bought A Gun

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!

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2 years ago
1 hour 44 minutes 15 seconds

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#47: Robo-Himbos Are People Too
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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2 years ago
3 hours 3 minutes 7 seconds

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Missingno8: Popuko Pipimi Everywhere At Once
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?!
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2 years ago
26 minutes 49 seconds

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46: I'm Becoming the Drakkon in my Mind
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.
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2 years ago
2 hours 31 minutes 54 seconds

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Missingno7: Sailor By The Bell

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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2 years ago
37 minutes 47 seconds

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45: Roger Corman's Sailor Moon
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!
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2 years ago
1 hour 48 minutes 8 seconds

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44: Rangersplain's Big Gay Neo Saban Era Overview
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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2 years ago
2 hours 20 minutes 14 seconds

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43: Ninja Steel? I GUESS!
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

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2 years ago

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41: Rita Repulsa's Magical Multiverse Tour
Ashley and Sid are through the last of the comic crossovers with the just completed Godzilla vs. the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic! It may feature Godzilla’s ongoing grudge with the youth of the world, but does it live up to the hype? Only one way to find out…

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3 years ago

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Welcome to Rangersplain, where Sid Smith takes their best friend Ashley Leckwold on a magical journey through the world of Power Rangers.