Raised by Rentals

We Have Robocop at Home

We started this podcast to imagine how we might "improv improve" our favorite pop culture stories if ever given the keys to the kingdom...but what if we broke bad and just %*@&ing RUINED a good story instead? In a twist that could only happen in Hollywood, we spend our nice episode cringing at the thought of what it would take to ruin a perfect movie like ROBOCOP!

Prayer of the Solarbabies

In a future without parents, rad orphans only have one choice: skate or die! For this episode, Justin Von Strasburg joins us to imagine a world where PRAYER OF THE ROLLERBOYS meets SOLARBABIES!

Pac-Man: Kill Screen

When a deep void research vessel goes missing on its way to an uncharted planet, the mission calls for a crack team of space commandos to follow the trail. In this episode, Josh and Mike return to the dark arcade to investigate the mystery of PAC-MAN!

Flapjack Massacre

The sleepy town of Flapjack, Arkansas doesn't boast much to put it on the map...unless you count the breakfast-themed serial murders. Fellow Rad Panther Michael O'May from the Count Kreepyhead's Saturday Morning Monster Mash podcast joins us to play horror-host and cruel gamemaster as we follow the maple syrup trail to unmask PANCAKE FACE!

100% More Christian Slater

Brian Kelly was just a skater-punk screw-up from Orange County until his brother became the victim of a deadly conspiracy. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Brian got in too deep and his life would never be the same (or safe) again. So what do a vulgar radio pirate in Arizona and a teenage suicide bomb in Ohio have to do with it? Fellow Rad Panther Dawn D'Orazio joins Mike and Josh to connect the dots between the rebellious anti-heroes of GLEAMING THE CUBE, PUMP UP THE VOLUME, and HEATHERS!

Jay and Silent Bob Meet Frankenstein

After meeting God herself, the resident stoners of the View Askewniverse went to Hollywood to get revenge, get the girl, and get paid. Then what happened? For the first episode of RAISED BY RENTALS Season 3, we channel the spirits of Tinseltown's classic comedy duos to daydream a movie where JAY AND SILENT BOB meet FRANKENSTEIN!

The Year in Rear-View (Rental Rant)

It seems like a lot of content creators build their brands riding the coattails of actual creative people...and we make a whole podcast doing exactly that! So for our 11th RENTAL RANT episode, we turn the meta-spotlight on ourselves and take a look back at what we “made" in RAISED BY RENTALS SEASON 2.

Yule Perish

In an age of consumerism and forgotten traditions, sometimes people need to be reminded what Christmas is all about...whether they like it or not. To round out our spooky holiday season, our very own horror host Samm Grandquist from WNY Horror Krue and Jerry's Closet calls the shots as we conjure the spirit of the YULETIDE AVENGER!

Black Friday

For decades, the day after Thanksgiving in the US was a day for Xmas shopping, doorbuster bargains...and terrifying mob rule. But in recent years the tradition has declined, so in this episode we spitball a slasher flick to bring back the classic holiday horror of BLACK FRIDAY!

Pauly Shore’s Thanksgiving Vacation

From MTV VJ to leading man to Hollywood has-been, Pauly Shore has had one long strange trip of a career...but we thought we could make it even stranger. For our 2023 Thanksgiving special, we take the Weasel on a holiday road to a good ol' fashioned Griswold family VACATION.