Anthony Desiato, owner and founder of Flat Squirrel Productions, is a lifelong Superman fan, documentary filmmaker, and podcast host who has been chronicling the culture of comic shops for the past decade. Projects include the films My Comic Shop Documentary and My Comic Shop Country, as well as the podcast series My Comic Shop History and Digging For Kryptonite.
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rick Lee James (Truth, Justice, and the Way: Superman & Spirituality Podcast) break down “The Stolen Elephant” (Season 5, Episode 11) from “Adventures of Superman” starring George Reeves — in which criminals hold a circus elephant for ransom and stash him at a farm, where a young boy assumes the elephant is his new pet.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Martin Gray (Too Dangerous review blog) dig into the Bronze Age series "The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl" by Paul Kupperberg & Carmine Infantino.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rick Lee James (Truth, Justice, and the Way: Superman & Spirituality Podcast) break down “The Prince Albert Coat” (Season 5, Episode 10) from “Adventures of Superman” starring George Reeves — in which a young boy mistakenly donates a coat containing his great-grandfather’s fortune.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Daniel Sanchez dig into Supergirl’s Silver Age origins as the star of her own decade-long “Action Comics” backup feature from creators Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel, Leo Dorfman, Al Plastino, Jim Mooney and more.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney break down “The Phony Alibi” (Season 5, Episode 9) from “Adventures of Superman” starring George Reeves — in which criminals usurp Prof. Pepperwinkle’s latest invention to give themselves airtight alibis.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) dig into the just-released full trailer for "Supergirl," the June 2026 film directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock.
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Host Anthony Desiato welcomes writer Sterling Gates to the podcast to dig into his classic 2008-2010 "Supergirl" run with artist Jamal Igle and the sprawling "New Krypton" Saga!
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (Always Hold On To Smallville) dig into the Kryptonian AI Brainiac as depicted in “Superman: The Animated Series” and the DCAU, “Smallville,” and the recent “My Adventures of Superman.” Is this the best take on Brainiac yet, or is it one villain from Krypton too many?
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Sweet-Sweet Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics – Skokie) dig into the Brainiac of the Post-Crisis era — in which the alien mind of Coluan scientist Vril Dox possesses the body of circus mentalist Milton Fine.
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Host Anthony Desiato begins 2026 exploring Brainiac's evolution across media in a multi-episode series, focusing on his transformations from the Pre-Crisis era.
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