Kirk R. Thatcher (director of "Muppet Treasure Island" and "Muppet Haunted Mansion", star of "Werewolf by Night" and the Punk on the Bus in "Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home AND "Star Trek Picard") joins “Back Through The Basement” podcast hosts Tom Antonellis and Julee Antonellis (fellow actors, fellow voiceover artists, fellow creatives) for a weird, wacky and occasionally Scottish-brogued Playdate! They talk vintage toys, "ET", "Star Trek", "The Muppets", "Star Wars", "Werewolf by Night", "Gremlins" and much more.

Now in their forties, Julee and Tom Antonellis are reconnecting as brother and sister in THE MOST distant a socially-distant podcast can be in the United States. While recording on each coast (and seeing each other over FaceTime) all the way from Los Angeles (Tom) to Boston (Julee), they start unearthing the core lessons, laughs and connections of their childhood. Plus, Julee has to fight her fear of cobwebs while Tom enjoys the comfort of his office -- yet he CAN'T touch his beloved toys like she can.

On their Instagram for this Voice Arts Awards-nominated podcast, [ @backthroughthebasementpod ] you can follow along to see pictures of everything they unearth. As the bio there indicates: Tom & Julee (actors, comics, voiceover artists & siblings), children of the 80s, must go through all their toys and belongings in their parents’ basement. Oh boy!

[Season 6 of “Back Through The Basement” is sponsored by AirTamer.]

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