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God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God created Man. Man created a podcast about dinosaurs. And then, the podcasters just kept going.Hold On to Your Butts started as a Jurassic Park rewatch podcast about how the biggest show on Earth lost its bite. But now that "Rebirth" has been birthed, Paul Karolyi and JD Lopez are revisiting other great franchises that once dominated the cultural landscape and now, well, don't. For season two, we tackled Indiana Jones because Disney is rebooting it, apparently without Harrison Ford, and we have feelings about that. And now in season three, it's time for our most-maligned franchise yet -- Predator. They've made nine movies, and we're still asking: what the heck even is a Predator?
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Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way is hosted by Paul Karolyi and JD Lopez. The show has published 25 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Is Predator: Badlands Still a Predator Movie?" (21 August 2026, 113 minutes), "Did Animation Make Predator Better? | Hold Onto Your Butts Ep. 23" (13 August 2026, 81 minutes), and "Did Prey Save the Predator Franchise? | Hold Onto Your Butts Ep. 22" (1 August 2026, 92 minutes).
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 92 minutes across 25 episodes.
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Episode #9
It all comes down to this. JD and Paul reach the end of What the Hell Are You? A Rewatch of Everything Predator with Predator: Badlands, and Paul's wife Megan joins them for the final hunt. Dan Trachtenberg makes...
Episode #8
JD and Paul take on Predator: Killer of Killers, the animated anthology from Dan Trachtenberg that sends the Predator hunting across centuries of human history. This time, a Viking warrior, a samurai, and a World War II...
Episode #7
After six Predator movies, we finally arrive at the one that changed everything. JD and Paul are joined by Mallory Vining (AudiYOOObooks) to break down Prey (2022), the critically acclaimed reboot that breathed new life...
Episode #6
The Predator franchise gets another chance...and wastes nearly every advantage it has. JD and Paul are joined by comedian Andres Becerril to revisit The Predator (2018), Shane Black's expensive, chaotic attempt to...
Episode #5
The Predator franchise gets a second chance. JD and Paul are joined by comedian Mitch Jones to revisit Predators (2010), the Robert Rodriguez-produced soft reboot that transported the series from the jungles of Earth to...
Episode #4
<p>The Predator series hits what many fans consider its lowest point.</p> <p>This week, JD and Paul are joined by comedian Ethan Everhart to break down Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), the sequel infamous for being...
Episode #4
The Predator series hits what many fans consider its lowest point. This week, JD and Paul are joined by comedian Ethan Everhart to break down Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), the sequel infamous for being so dark...
Episode #3
<p>The ultimate movie crossover finally arrives.</p> <p>JD and Paul are joined by Ian Silverii (Get More Smarter Podcast, Bighorn Company) to tackle Alien vs. Predator (2004). The film that united two legendary sci-fi...
Episode #3
The ultimate movie crossover finally arrives. JD and Paul are joined by Ian Silverii (Get More Smarter Podcast, Bighorn Company) to tackle Alien vs. Predator (2004). The film that united two legendary sci-fi monsters...
Episode #2
Predator 2 might be the strangest blockbuster sequel of the 1990s. JD and Paul are joined by Eric Riley (Graveyard Choir, In The Whale) to discuss Danny Glover's sweaty showdown with the Predator, Gary Busey's...
Episode #2
<p>Predator 2 might be the strangest blockbuster sequel of the 1990s.</p> <p>JD and Paul are joined by Eric Riley (Graveyard Choir, In The Whale) to discuss Danny Glover's sweaty showdown with the Predator, Gary Busey's...
Episode #1
<p>A new season of Hold On To Your Butts begins. JD and Paul leave Indiana Jones behind and start their journey through the Predator franchise with the original 1987 classic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p>The movies are over, but the adventure isn't.</p> <p>After rewatching every Indiana Jones film, Paul and JD take one final trip into the world of Indy by exploring everything beyond the movies. JD watched the entire...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p >In this week's Hold On to Your Butts, JD and Paul are joined once again by singer, songwriter, and Indiana Jones enthusiast Neyla Pekarek to discuss the final chapter in the franchise, "The Dial of Destiny."...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p >Comedian and podcaster Mitch Jones (Broadcast Geeks) joins Paul and JD to talk about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The conversation includes aliens, nuked fridges, swinging with monkeys, Cate...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p >Paul and JD talk about the conclusion of the classic Indy trilogy — Last Crusade. From the return of the Nazi villains to Sean Connery's debut as Henry Jones Sr., we're debating whether this is the pinnacle of the...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p >Paul, JD, and special guest Molly Smith (host of Did That Age Well?) plunge into the most controversial and chaotic entry in the Indiana Jones franchise — Temple of Doom. From Short Round's iconic debut — "hold on...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p >Season 2 begins!</p> <p >Paul and JD return with a brand-new mission: exploring franchises that uuuhhhhh lost their way. First up is Indiana Jones, starting with the 1981 classic Raiders of the Lost Ark. They dig...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p >Paul and JD return! Jurassic World: Rebirth hits streaming this weekend (Peacock), so we rewatched the Scarlett Johansson blockbuster now that all the summer blockbuster hype has faded. JD brings fresh...
Hold On to Your Butts: A Podcast About Great Franchises that Uhhhhhhhhh Lost Their Way
<p>Paul and JD conclude the Jurassic saga with a opening night viewing of Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025). Plus, we invited our wives for the ultimate Wife Take on the new movie (and this entire podcast).</p> <p>Catch...
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