Geek To Me Radio

Scott Zakarin talks about season 2 of “Superhero Diaries” (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4CWSoMjHBzhE4Bz-htWlg) and being able to work with some of the greats like Phil LaMarr, William Shatner, and Stan Lee throughout his career. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Scott Zakarin talks about how COVID affected the 1st season of “Superhero Diaries”and giving the actors room to improv. 11:00 SEGMENT 2: Scott Zakarin talks about finally having the actors in the same room this season, getting the chance to work with Phil LaMarr and having him play the live action version of Green Lantern, and winning the very 1st Streamy Award ever given out with William Shatner. 19:25 SEGMENT 3: Scott Zakarin talks about working with Stan Lee, whether season 2 was already planned out before he started filming, whether there will be another season of “Rideshare: The Series” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLElw4N9QgVGsdQW_b5jl_JlZWRPM7yYlf) , and what character James would like to play on “Superhero Diaries”. 26:30 SEGMENT 4: Scott Zakarin ta

Director Reed Shusterman talks about his new horror film “Blood Born” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11033046/). Director Shahin Sean Solimon (https://www.instagram.com/shahinsolimon/) talks about his new sci-fi horror film “Nebulous Dark” (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0981BCFK8/). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Reed Shusterman talks about making “Blood Born”, the type of horror film he likes, how having a child affected his work, getting along with his crew, and casting the movie. 13:38 SEGMENT 2: Reed Shusterman talks about the less glamorous parts of filmmaking, rating his movies on a scale from “sucks” to “doesn’t suck”, and searching for the right story after being approved to make whatever film he wanted. 22:48 SEGMENT 3: Shahin Solimon talks about how “Star Wars” changed his life, getting his start on a local cable show, and working multiple jobs on a film set. 34:11 SEGMENT 4: Shahin Solimon talks about directing Sir Patrick Stewart in “The Fifth Voyage of Sinbad”, being inspired by “The Twilight Zone”, an

Bret Hoffmann, the Director of Marketing at Marcus Theatres (https://www.facebook.com/MarcusTheatres/) , talks about the magic of seeing movies on the big screen and gives his thoughts on a slew of movies like “Black Widow”, “Snake Eyes”, “Dune”, “Ghostbusters Afterlife”, “Free Guy”, and more. Dixie Denier (https://www.instagram.com/dixiedenier/) and Shazza Dazzla (https://www.instagram.com/shazza_dazzla/) from https://bonbonsburlesquestl.com/ talk about the upcoming James Bond themed show coming to Red Flag on August 6th (https://redflagstl.com/event/the-bond-bons/). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Bret Hoffmann reviews the latest movies at Marcus Theatres and shares which upcoming films he is most excited about. 23:26 SEGMENT 2: Dixie Denier and Shazza Dazzla talk about how The Bon Bons (https://www.instagram.com/TheBonBonsSTL/) got started, how the James Bond theme for a burlesque show came about, how the performers chose which Bond movies to tackle, and how much preparation goes into a burlesque show. 36:12 SEGMENT 3: Di

The owner of Terrificon (https://www.terrificon.com/), Mitch Hallock (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Hallock), talks about what is in store for the convention happening July 30th-August 1st at The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Director/Producer Dean Devlin (https://twitter.com/Dean_Devlin) talks about the ImDB TV original series “Leverage: Redemption” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12197698/). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mitch Hallock talks about the guests and panels that have been added to the Terrificon lineup, the fame that has come with running one of the best cons in America, outgrowing his current space, and his thoughts on “Black Widow”. 19:26 Mitch Hallock asks Dean Devlin about his time doing standup comedy. 23:06 Dean Devlin talks about fans asking him everyday for new leverage episodes since it was canceled back in 2012 and casting Aleyse Shannon and Noah Wyle in "Leverage: Redemption". 31:35 SEGMENT 2: Dean Devlin talks about “The Outpost” season 4, working with French Stewart in “Stargate”, the most difficult episo

Amber Jordan of Kokomo Toys (http://www.kokomotoys.com/) talks about the wild life of owning a world famous toy store. Composer Frank Ilfman (https://frankilfman.com/) talks about composing the music for Neflix's “Gunpowder Milkshake” (https://www.netflix.com/title/81457469). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Amber Jordan, owner of Kokomo Toys (https://twitter.com/KokomoToys), talks about why she decided to open a toy store, buying U-Hauls full of toys from collectors selling their entire collections, pricing toys, how COVID impacted the store, appearing on the TV show “The Toys That Made Us” (https://youtu.be/Fw5iKnui0WA), also running the Ebay store (https://www.ebay.com/str/kokomotoys), and whether her kids call dibs on toys when they come in. 13:45 SEGMENT 2: Frank Ilfman (https://twitter.com/frankilfman) talks about making a timeless western/samurai/spy movie soundtrack for “Gunpowder Milkshake”. 23:35 SEGMENT 3: Frank Ilfman talks about the process of syncing music to a particular scene, how the score for “The Good, The

Actor François Chau (https://twitter.com/FrancoisChau) talks about voicing Quick Kick on “G.I. Joe”, Shredder in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze”, Dr. Chang on “LOST”, and his love for TV and movies. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: François Chau talks about punching James at Pensacon, voice acting vs live action, playing Quick Kick on “G.I. Joe”, going to an all boys school as a kid, and his love for westerns. 17:15 SEGMENT 2: François Chau talks about “Maya and the Last Dragon”, “Lethal Weapon 4” and working with Richard Donner, Asian-American stuntmen, collecting comic books, how pleasant it was to play Walter on “The Tick”, and the effects of playing a Cambodian mass murderer from the Khmer Rouge on stage. 29:00 SEGMENT 3: François Chau talks about voicing video games, how easy it is to play a patent in bed on a medical show, his love for Star Trek, almost fanning out over Gillian Anderson while on set of "The X-Files", wearing a mo-cap suit, and his upcoming roles in “Fantasy Island” and “Ghost o

Composer Max Aruj (http://maxaruj.com/) talks about how incredible it is to have “The Ice Road” and “Lansky” come out on the same day. Musician, singer, actor, model, and writer Mair Mulroney (https://www.thatgirlmair.com/) talks about her love for entertaining people. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Composer Max Aruj (https://linktr.ee/Maxaruj) talks about falling in love with piano when he was 12, the effect “Fantasia” had on him as a kid, interning for Hans Zimmer, “The Ice Road” with Liam Neeson, “Lansky” with Harvey Keitel, and collaborating with writer/director Eytan Rockaway. 11:35 SEGMENT 2: Composer Max Aruj (https://twitter.com/MaxAruj) talks about composing for “The Crown”, “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman”, “Assassin’s Creed”, creating a hero's theme for Liam Neeson, and his favorite career highlight so far. 20:53 SEGMENT 3: Mair Mulroney (https://twitter.com/ThatGirlMair) talks about being a kid in Washington D.C., moving out to L.A. with a distribution deal with Universal Music, and making music videos. 29

Gene Silvers (https://www.facebook.com/gene.silvers) talks about his life as a working actor, and appearing in “Mosquito Coast” (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-mosquito-coast/umc.cmc.5nghmxp88xe0qxhtlhfiu5r2h), “Them” (https://www.amazon.com/THEM-Season-1/dp/B08XXDRJKH), and Law and Order. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Gene Silvers (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799005/bio) talks about moving from New York to LA and coincidentally having his biggest year ever during COVID, adapting the “Mosquito Coast” novel for the Apple TV series, acting after having a gigantic skiing accident, and losing his father. 12:35 SEGMENT 2: Gene Silvers talks about his character from Amazon Prime’s “Them” being absolutely terrible and what he has learned from playing villains. 23:17 SEGMENT 3: Gene Silvers talks about being a professional magician with Rick Rubin and performing for Henry Winkler, getting a role on “Guiding Light” as a magician, his favorite tricks, and playing a priest with X-ray vision on “SuperZeroes”. 35:40 SEGMENT 4: Gene

Dani Hedlund (https://twitter.com/DMHedlund), the CEO of The Brink Literacy Project (https://twitter.com/BrinkLitProject), talks about the Kickstarter for The Literary Tarot (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brinklit/the-literary-tarot). Shannon Kenny Carbonell (https://shannonkennycarbonell.com/) talks about her acting and voice over career along with her new book “All Is Not Lost”. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Dani Hedlund talks about how her non-profit, The Brink Literacy Project, lost 70% of its income due to COVID, how she convinced authors to work on the project, how they paired the different Tarot Arcanas, and the changes that were made to the artwork. 11:53 SEGMENT 2: Dani Hedlund talks about why running a Kickstarter Project is so hard, how she is used to talking about prison reform instead of tarot, and what it means now that the Kickstarter has made so much money. 19:46 SEGMENT 3: Shannon Kenny Carbonell talks about her first San Diego Comic Con, her love for playing villains especially Inque in Batman Beyo

Writer Dan Slott (https://twitter.com/DanSlott) and artist Rick Burchett (https://www.facebook.com/rick.burchett.98) talk about working together on the She-Hulk and Batman Adventures comics and their favorite memories from their legendary careers so far. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Dan Slott and Rick Burchett talk about what they learned from each other while working on  Batman, the differences between working at Marvel and DC, and their preferred methods when working with other creators. 15:20 SEGMENT 2: Dan Slott talks about what it was like working with Stan Lee and Rick Burchett talks about how he never originally wanted to draw for Batman. Also Dan and Rick talk about working on She-Hulk together, their dream characters to work with, and what their dream Marvel/DC character crossover would look like. 33:47 SEGMENT 3: Dan Slott and Rick Burchett talk about their favorite parts of attending conventions, how big crossovers work, the most common questions they get asked, the iconic Fastball Special between She-Hulk

Susan Eisenberg (https://susaneisenbergvoice.com/), the voice of Wonder Woman, co-hosts “Friends” tv show trivia LIVE! How big of a “Friends” fan are you? 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Susan Eisenberg (https://twitter.com/susaneisenberg1) talks about who Jennifer Aniston should have dated and the Vogue article about the Rachel haircut trending in 2021. 16:08 SEGMENT 2: Susan Eisenberg talks about Netflix’s “Masters of the Universe” series premiering July 23rd in which she voices Sorceress (https://www.netflix.com/title/81154670). 34:16 SEGMENT 3: Susan Eisenberg (https://www.instagram.com/susaneisenberg1/) talks about attending Terrificon (https://www.terrificon.com/) July 30th-August 1st. Here is the Instagram Live video showing the winner’s names being chosen. (https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQXes0PJrSB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.l

0:00 SEGMENT 1: J.P. Karliack (https://www.jpkarliak.com/) talks about his on camera role in Ringer with Sarah Michelle Gellar, and voicing Star Vs. the Forces of Evil, Doc Sampson, Iron Fist, Vision, JARVIS, and more. J.P. also shares what it was like replacing Alec Baldwin in Netflix’s Boss Baby series. 15:05 SEGMENT 2: J.P. Karliack (https://twitter.com/jpkarliak) talks about voicing Wile E. Coyote, creating a new voice vs doing a sound-a-like, and getting away from live action roles around 2009. 20:50 SEGMENT 3: Clayton Farris (https://twitter.com/claytonfarris) and Elizabeth Grullón (https://www.elizabethgrullon.com/) talk about the film “Road Head” (https://www.amazon.com/Road-Head-Elizabeth-Grullon/dp/B094DRT55K), their favorite horror films, and how rare it is for a woman of color to be the lead in a horror film. James Enstall will be hosting “Friends” Trivia live on KTRS on June 20th at 9pmCT. Also coming up soon will be comic creators Dan Slott and Rick Burchett. Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatr

Paul Kupperberg (https://paulkupperberg.com/) talks about his amazing career writing and editing Doom Patrol, Supergirl, Vigilante, Green Lantern, and more. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Paul Kupperberg (https://twitter.com/PaulKupperberg) talks about why he started writing, his favorite comics to read when he was a kid in the 60’s, whether he keeps up with the “Doom Patrol” tv series, the upcoming “Peacemaker” series, tweeting with James Gunn, writing the 1st comic James Enstall ever read as a kid, his favorite DC characters to write for, his “Illustrated Guide to Writing Comics”, attending Terrificon July 30th-August 1st, staying creative during lockdown, and whether it feels different writing for comics vs novels vs  reference books. 14:43 SEGMENT 2: Paul Kupperberg talks about how weird the 90’s were for comics, why comics are best when you are 11 years old, whether he keeps up with current comics, the problems with DC’s live action adaptations, and how he updated Supergirl in the 80’s. 27:23 SEGMENT 3: Paul Kuppe

Actress Erica Deutshman (https://www.instagram.com/ericadeutschman/) talks about her new web series on Popternative TV called “Cross Rhodes” (https://youtu.be/OfO9OO83GmE) Radio host B.K. talks about his show on WBHF (https://wbhfradio.org/) called B.K. on the Air (https://www.facebook.com/bkontheair1450/)and gives some news and reviews on the latest tv shows and movies. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Erica Deutschman (http://bit.ly/ericadeutschman) talks about starring in a mockumentary on Popternative TV called “Cross Rhodes”, inspiration for the show, being obsessed with the Olsen Twins as a kid, her 2 secret celebrity crushes she wishes could be on the show, and maintaining an instagram account for the character of Erica Rhodes (https://www.instagram.com/erica_rhodes_crossrhodes/) 11:43 SEGMENT 2: B.K. (https://twitter.com/bkontheair) talks about his show broadcasting live from Cartersville, Georgia on WBHF, finally meeting James in real life at Dragon Con a few years back, how his show has evolved since going on the ai

In this 2nd part of a 2 part interview, Neil Ross (https://www.neilross.com/) talks about his life as a voice actor and his book “Vocal Recall” (https://www.neilbook.com/) available to buy now in print and audio. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Neil Ross talks about the audition process, creating the voice of Pidge for Voltron in 90 seconds, and the camaraderie among other voice actors like Michael Bell and B.J. Ward. 7:23 SEGMENT 2: Neil Ross talks about how celebrities used to think voice acting was slumming. He also shares what excites him about a project. 13:33 SEGMENT 3: Geek To Me Radio is trying to get to 1,000 subscribers on YouTube (youtube.com/c/GeekToMeRadio). Also you can support the show by typing bit.ly/geektome into your web browser before shopping on Amazon. 17:24 SEGMENT 4: Neil Ross talks about his plans to attend Unicon (https://www.unicon.vegas/) in October in Las Vegas and gives some advice for aspiring voice actors. 27:43 SEGMENT 5: James Enstall gives an update on the COVID protocols at Marcus Theatres

Actor and director Mika Boorem (https://www.mikaboorem.com/) talks about acting since she was a little kid and directing her new feature “Hollywood.Con” (https://hollywoodcon.net/) James Enstall reflects on the passing of actors Paul Soles and Gavin MacLeod and then reviews “A Quiet Place II” 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mika Boorem (https://www.instagram.com/mikaboorem/) talks about where the idea for "Hollywood.Con" came from, Tom Arnold playing her dad when she was a kid, casting "Hollywood.Con", and the dangers of working with a camel. 15:36 SEGMENT 2: Mika Boorem (https://twitter.com/MikaBoorem) talks about the biggest highlights of her career, "The Patriot", "Blue Crush", "Dawson’s Creek", "Hearts In Atlantis", how the pandemic affected "Hollywood.Con", comfort food movies, and her upcoming project “Snowball In Hell”. 33:23 SEGMENT 3: James Enstall shares his thoughts on the passing of actors Paul Soles and Gavin MacLeod. Paul was known for voicing Spider-Man and Hermes the Misfit Elf. Gavin was known for playing Ca

In this 1st part of a 2 part interview, Neil Ross (https://www.neilross.com/) talks about his life as a voice actor and his book "Vocal Recall" (https://www.neilbook.com/) available to buy now in print and audio. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Neil Ross talks about going from radio DJ to voice actor, not believing his own BS, his preferred directing style, being given scripts with no prep time, making Transformers: The Movie, playing Norman Osborn in different projects 15 years apart, and being the definitive voice of a character. 13:32 SEGMENT 2: Neil Ross talks about mimicking voices he heard on the radio as a kid, writing his book Vocal Recall about his life in radio and voice over, and being inspired to write after joining Rob Paulsen for a live podcast at a comedy club. 25:13 SEGMENT 3: Neil Ross talks about whether he thought his cartoon characters would be remembered 30 years later, being blown away by the fan support at his first Bot-Con convention, and collecting toys from his projects. 34:08 SEGMENT 4: Neil Ross t

Director Mykee Morettini (https://www.mykeemorettini.com/) talks about his love for 80’s horror films and directing “Evil Everywhere” which is available now for purchase. David Jesse of the Tatooine Sons Podcast (https://tatooinesons.com/) talks about Pensacon and how Star Wars helped to bring him closer with his sons. Ashley from Pensacon (https://pensacon.com/) talks about how COVID affected their convention plans and then James reviews his trip to Pensacon. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mykee Morettini talks about directing “Evil Everywhere”, why he likes low budget horror films, why he loves the 80’s despite being born in 1992, and composing the music for his films. 13:43 SEGMENT 2: Mykee Morettini talks about his favorite horror influences, how “Hereditary” and “The Walking Dead” are a little too heavy for him, being inspired by “Twin Peaks” and “It Follows”, who he’d most want to work with, and what he’d like to see in a “Basket Case” or “Tank Girl” sequel especially if he was offered the chance to direct them. 25:00

Peter Baert (https://peterbaert.com/) talks about composing for “The Water Man” starring Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello, David Oyelowo, and produced by Oprah. Actors Christian Convery (https://twitter.com/ChristanConvery) & Nonso Anozie (https://twitter.com/NonsoAnozie) talk about the Netflix Original Series “Sweet Tooth” (https://www.netflix.com/title/81221380) based on the DC comic and coming out June 4th. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Peter Baert talks about becoming friendly with David Oyelowo before he decided to direct “The Water Man”, losing his mom to pancreatic cancer, getting back into classical music, how his vision changed as the project went along, and founding the Raygun (https://www.raygun.be/) Commercial Sound Studio in Brussels. 11:35 SEGMENT 2: Peter Baert talks about whether he was nervous working on his first major motion picture, the biggest lesson he learned on this project, developing his writing style, growing up in a very musical family and listening to his Star Wars vinyl record, w

Stan Bush (https://stanbush.com/) talks about being the pre-eminent 80's soundtrack artist whose discography includes "The Touch" (The Transformers: The Movie), "Fight to Survive" (Bloodsport), "Never Surrender"(Kickboxer), and many other iconic hits. “Born to Fight” https://youtu.be/h3pWIv6B2cw “Heat of Attack” https://youtu.be/IE5z4MQBXDs “The Touch” https://youtu.be/A52--FKUQgU “True Believer” https://youtu.be/l4ZQcQ44-HM Justin Burnette, the owner and manager of Justin’s Comics (https://www.justinscomics.shop), talks about what comics are hot right now and the big May sale going on now. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Stan Bush talks about working with Netflix to create new songs for their shows “Transformers: War for Cyberton”, “BAKI”, and “Kengan Ashura”. Stan also talks about originally writing “The Touch” for the Stallone film “Cobra”, topping each subsequent album, collecting vinyl, and how Covid affected his creativity. 13:38 SEGMENT 2: Stan Bush talks about getting into music, growing up in a musical town like Gai