Victims and Villains

Josh Captain Nostalgia Burkey, Ashley Burkey

Booking Overview

Victims and Villains blends mental health and suicide-awareness messaging with fandom-facing culture—from film festivals to conventions—creating a safe, stigma-breaking space for real discussion. Guests typically come from creative industries and community scenes, with the show framing mental health conversations through those worlds.

Metrics

Episodes: 539

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

nostalgiaversemedia@gmail.com

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Host

Josh Captain Nostalgia Burkey - Co-writer/host and producer figure for Victims and Villains. Leads episodes that sit at the intersection of mental health/suicide awareness advocacy and fandom communities (e.g., conventions, film ...

Ashley Burkey - Co-writer/creator of Victims and Villains. Supports the show’s mission to reduce stigma around mental health and suicide awareness, with content designed to reach audiences across fandoms and creat...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Independent creators and community figures connected to fandom and the creative arts (cosplayers, comic creators, filmmakers), often with festival/convention credits and a clear personal stake in mental health stigma reduction or lived/community experience. Occasionally, recognizable creative professionals may be included.

Required Achievements:

Festival participation (e.g., indie film selections), Convention appearances and creator/community branding, Creative releases (films, comics, publishing work), Visible community leadership or advocacy through creative work

Recent Guest Discussions

Christopher Priest - Creative Background And Convention Involvement

Sky House Publishing - Publishing And Creative Output

Faith & Fandom - Community Building Through Fandom

Heartless Aquarius - Creative Process And Fandom Participation

Fang Fang Comics - Creative Work And Convention Presence

Recent Topics

Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness, Stigma, Self Harm

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Victims and Villains

Green Lantern (2011) | Episode #481

August 16, 2026

(00:00:00) Welcome to Victims and Villains (00:01:28) The Green Lantern Movie Revisited (00:05:19) A Star-Studded Cast and Crazy Development (00:10:47) The Birth of an Action-Comedy Superhero (00:28:57) The Impact on DC's Cinematic Universe (00:37:40) Mental Health Themes and Personal Reflections (00:38:13) Reynolds' Dual Identity and the Ring's Choice (00:38:45) The Importance of Family and Flight Lessons (00:39:45) Nature vs. Nurture: A Mental Health Perspective (00:41:35) Green Lantern's S...

Books & Mental Health | Bigger Boat Podcast #005

May 12, 2026

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."Welcome to the Bigger Boat Podcast where two partners navigate big things with even bigger emotions through the lens of the con circuit. This is an episode that one part live and the other part is in the studio. In this episode, we recount our time at this year’s Culpeper Con and present our full panel on Books and Mental Health. This is a panel that discusses different titles that have impacted our mental health and eventually literary titles that discuss men...

Galaxy Con (2026) | Bigger Boat Podcast #03

April 03, 2026

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."Welcome to the Bigger Boat Podcast where two partners navigate big things with even bigger emotions through the lens of the con circuit. In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with cosplayers, comic book creators, writers and photographers live on the convention floor from Galaxy Con 2026: Bryant Cox (54:09), Travis Hanson (55:35), Dan Nokes (1 HR:08), Morgan Le Foy (1 HR: 10), Dave Wachter (1 HR:12), Fang Fang Comics (1 HR: 27), Heartless Aquari...

Publicly listed emails

nostalgiaversemedia@gmail.com

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