Two trains are about to collide on a track inside Riverdale, but that doesn't (necessarily) mean the second season is heading towards a veritable train wreck. Lucy and Evan talk with friend, author, and one of the greatest people around, Anne T

Episode 23 – Pell-Mell Noel

Jan 8th, 2018 1h 15m

Join us for a very special (if somewhat belated) holiday episode of Radio Free Riverdale. We've reached the mid-season finale of Riverdale's second season: episode 9, "Silent Night, Deadly Night." The holidays have arrived, but no one wants to

Episode 22 – Sundown Letdown

Nov 19th, 2017 1h 26m

It's been a while, but Lucy and Evan are finally back and ready to talk about all things Archie. After an extended (and unexpected) hiatus, Radio Free Riverdale is back, and we're talking the second season of Riverdale's fourth episode, "The To

Episode 21 – Springer's Zingers

Jul 10th, 2017 1h 54m

In a very special episode of Radio Free Riverdale, Lucy, Evan, and a special guest – comedian, and podcaster Darren Springer – stare deep into the abyss that is the 1990 TV movie, Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again. Archies Pals 'n' Gals are i

Episode 20 – Boyce's Choice

Jun 19th, 2017 1h 38m

Feeling some Riverdale: A Murder Mystery withdrawal, Lucy and Evan invite tarot reader, workshop facilitator and all-around amazing feelings witch Carly Boyce to help them process their feelings on Riverdale Digest #1, a digest-sized anthology

Episode 19 – Burns Discerns

May 24th, 2017 1h 23m

By sheer coincidence – or was it something more? – the epic first season of Riverdale drew to a close just as one of its acknowledged influences, Twin Peaks, returned to the airwaves (or fiber optic cables? WiFi?). So Lucy and Evan invite pop c

Episode 18 – Bee Spree

May 4th, 2017 1h 26m

As Lion King villain Scar famously said (or sang): be prepared! Radio Free Riverdale co-hosts Lucy Cappiello and Evan Munday tackle a monster digest – specifically Archie Comics Jumbo Digest #251. But we also have a few things to say about Rive

Episode 17 – Donahue Ballyhoo

Apr 12th, 2017 1h 23m

Lucy and Evan invite the hilarious and talented Anne T. Donahue to talk about Riverdale Episode #8, "The Outsiders." Veronica Lodge decides to throw Polly Cooper an ill-advised baby shower while Archie attempts to go not-undercover and infiltra

Episode 16 – San Fran

Mar 28th, 2017 1h 26m

It’s back to basics at Radio Free Riverdale as co-hosts Lucy Cappiello and Evan Munday delve back into the double-digests, but make a crucial and important digression into Riverdale, with lots of talk about Episode 7: “In a Lonely Place.” After

Episode 15 – Riverdale's Edge

Feb 22nd, 2017 1h 12m

After an extended baby-related hiatus, Lucy Cappiello and Evan Munday are back to talk about everybody's favourite new CW/Netflix show, Riverdale. Finally, someone let us out of our cage, and we have a lot of thoughts about: Archie Andrews's c

Episode 14 – Lodge Podge

Aug 24th, 2016 1h 26m

Thrill to the last episode of the first ‘season’ of Radio Free Riverdale! Co-host / heart of the show / new mother Lucy Cappiello is busy rearing her brand-new child, so the Radio Free Riverdale is going on a brief hiatus following this, our fo

Episode 13 – Chip Quips

Jul 14th, 2016 1h 36m

It's back to your core crew of Archie enthusiasts Lucy and Evan delve into an issue full of Bollywood homages, post-Melissa-Joan-Hart teenage witches, and (for the second time) double-booked dates in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #243. Tune

Episode 12 – Tog-Heather Forever

Jun 14th, 2016 1h 44m

Lucy and Evan welcome sidesplitting comedian Heather MacDonald on the podcast to rap about the Riverdale gang in the latest episode. Heather hadn’t read an Archie comic since she was about twelve, so it was a real homecoming for her. She helps

Episode 11 – Staff Laughs

May 18th, 2016 1h 25m

Jughead interested in girls? Veronica meaner than a junkyard dog? Non-consensual sewing? A blue Archie movie? Things are all topsy-turvy in the latest episode of Radio Free Riverdale, in which your co-hosts Lucy and Evan separate the comic whea

Episode 10 – Philo-Sofi Class

Apr 14th, 2016 1h 21m

Lucy and Evan invite their second-ever special guest: columnist, writer, and matchmaker extraordinaire Sofi Papamarko (@sexytypewriter). With Papamarko’s arcane knowledge of the affairs of the heart, they gain a new perspective of Archie and th

Episode 9 – Sight Gag Chin Wag

Mar 24th, 2016 1h 28m

Lucy and Evan finally delve into a Betty & Veronica tome, with plenty of stories of love, part-time jobs, and fashion in Betty & Veronica Double Digest #200. And we thought we had read the saddest Archie comic in history last podcast, but we ha

Episode 8 – Wilson Fills'in

Mar 6th, 2016 1h 35m

Lucy and Evan welcome their first-ever special guest to their Archie podcast: comedian Adam Wilson (@theleanover). The three of them discuss Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #18, a digest that contains – no joke – the saddest Archie comic in rec

Episode 7 – Winter's Bone-Up

Feb 17th, 2016 1h 18m

Lucy and Evan are back with more reviews of Archie comics (and at least one big surprise) as they dive into The World of Archie Jumbo Comics #55! The World of Archie Jumbo Comics is full of more winter fun than an Alaskan Andrew WK concert. (An

Episode 6 - Canucks Amok

Feb 2nd, 2016 1h 31m

Lucy and Evan return to their Archie comics reviews with some CanCon as they cover Pep Digital #95: Archie Goes to Canada! The Riverdale gang heads north of the border and see more Canadian sights than the Littlest Hobo. In the latest episode o

Episode 5 - Holiday Melee

Jan 13th, 2016 1h 33m

Lucy and Evan wish you a very belated but happy holidays!Season's greetings have hit Riverdale with World of Archie Christmas Annual #53, a wintery, wonderful issue that inspires our Archie comics reviewers to ponderArchie's Christmas luckMo

Episode 4 - Recession Confession

Jan 6th, 2016 1h 34m

Lucy and Evan are back with more Archie comics reviews: are you sick of them yet? Well, you might be after this, the longest episode to date. The duo tackles World of Archie Double Digest #52, a Halloween-themed issue that's filled with so many

Episode 3 - Space Cases

Dec 22nd, 2015 1h 31m

Lucy and Evan go where no Archie reviewers have gone before: space, the final frontier. That, and the Archie Comics app. Your two favourite Archie enthusiasts (?) test out how Archie looks on their phones by downloading Archie's Space Cases, an

Episode 2 - Dog Analog

Dec 15th, 2015 1h 14m

Your intrepid Archie digesters, Lucy and Evan, continue to delve into the Archie mythos with Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #16, a collection that captures the last hot exhalation of summer. In this latest audio installmentwe learn about the

Episode 1 - First Burst

Dec 8th, 2015 1h 14m

Kicking off their reviews and analysis of Archie Comics and the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Jughead, and the entire Riverdale gang, Lucy and Evan discuss stories that includefirst dates on the waterbugs: they're just like us!w

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