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Cartoonist and editor Glenn Head (http://glennohead.com/) talks about his graphic novel memoir “Chartwell Manor”. Stephanie Economou (http://www.stephanieeconomou.com/) talks about composing the score for “Jupiter’s Legacy”, a Netflix series based on a 2013 graphic novel written by Mark Millar and drawn by Frank Quitely. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Cartoonist Glenn Head talks about his harrowing memoir “Chartwell Manor” (https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/chartwell-manor) about years of abuse suffered at a boarding school. Glenn also shares why he chose to tell the story as a graphic novel. 12:34 SEGMENT 2: Cartoonist Glenn Head (https://www.instagram.com/glennheadcomics/) talks about how he felt after completing “Chartwell Manor”, what he loves about non-fiction comics, and what he learned studying under Art Spiegelman. 25:08 SEGMENT 3: Stephanie Economou (https://www.instagram.com/stepheconomou/) talks about writing music for the superhero show “Jupiter’s Legacy”. 33:52 SEGMENT 4: Stephanie Economou on collaboratin

Gene Turnbow, Station Manager, Editor in Chief, and Host at https://scifi.radio/  talks about starting Krypton Radio 12 years ago, rebranding it to SciFi Radio in January of 2021, and what it takes to run the world's only full time geek, sci-fi, and pop culture radio station. Alan J. Porter (https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/) and Gillian J. Porter talk about their book “The James Bond Lexicon” (https://jamesbondlexicon.wordpress.com/). Click http://bit.ly/geektome to buy it on Amazon. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Gene Turnbow of SciFi.Radio talks about how an internet radio station can more accurately track listener demographics, keeping the station safe for work, and deciding what kind of content to put on the air. 12:46 SEGMENT 2: Gene Turnbow of SciFi.Radio talks about some of the shows on the station like Legend of the Traveling Tardis, Good Morning, Tatooine, and Docking Bay 94. Gene also talks about hosting live panels and supporting the station via https://www.patreon.com/scifiradio. 25:08 SEGMENT 3: Alan (ht

Ming Chen (https://twitter.com/mingchen37) talks about what a mess Stan Lee’s Marvelous Nerd Years Eve Con was, bringing “Comic Book Men” to HBO Max, and running a podcast studio  (https://www.ashareduniverse.com/). Gates McFadden (https://twitter.com/gates_mcfadden) talks about her podcast “Gates McFadden Investigates: Who Do You Think You Are?”, how "Star Trek" unites people, and strengthening friendships during quarantine. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Ming Chen and James reminisce about attending Stan Lee’s Marvelous Nerd Years Eve Con and why it was such a mess, loving podcasting, Brian Quinn from “Impractical Jokers” working to bring back “Comic Book Men”, and attending future cons. 10:19 SEGMENT 2: Gates McFadden (https://www.cameo.com/gatesmcfadden) talks about her podcast “Gates McFadden Investigates: Who Do You Think You Are?”, being pitched the podcast by Brian Volk-Weiss of The Nacelle Company, interviewing her space son Wil Wheaton, turning down the role of Dr. Beverly Crusher, and maybe doing a second se

Bret Hoffmann, the Director of Marketing for Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/), talks about the Mid Rivers Mall location in St. Peters reopening on Friday, May 7th (https://www.marcustheatres.com/theatre-locations/marcus-mid-rivers-14-cine) after a slew of renovations and improvements. Bret also discusses some of the hot new movies coming to theatres. Ella Rouwen Chen (https://www.ellarouwenchen.com/) talks about growing up in China and making a name for herself in America as an actor/writer/director/producer. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Bret Hoffmann talks about the updates made to the Mid Rivers Mall location including all new DreamLoungers, expanded food and beverage service, and a movie theatre size screen in the new Take 5 Lounge. Bret also talks about the ongoing safety protocols and the excitement surrounding the latest film in the Saw franchise called “Spiral” starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. 10:43 SEGMENT 2: Bret Hoffmann talks about “The Suicide Squad”, “Fast 9”, “Space Jam”, “Jungle C

Chandler Poling (https://twitter.com/chandlerpoling) of the “X-Reads” Podcast (https://twitter.com/xreadspodcast) talks about how Disney should handle the X-Men, celebrating the upcoming 50th episode of “X-Reads”, and sharing his love for X-Men with fans from all over the world. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Chandler Poling talks about his top 3 X-Men movies from Fox, the Deadpool and Wolverine movies, and where Disney should start with the X-Men characters. 13:08 SEGMENT 2: Chandler Poling talks about whether the original 5 need to be showcased in Disney’s 1st X-Men movie, what Rogue’s role might be in the MCU, singing Aladdin songs with actress Karen David, POG advertisements in comic books, and guests of “X-Reads” choosing which issue of X-Men they want to talk about. 21:38 SEGMENT 3: Chandler Poling talks about building episodes of “X-Reads” around specific guests, his personal collection of comics, using the “X-Reads” podcast as an excuse to buy back-issues, picking his 6 favorite characters for the 1st Disney X-Men m

Mitch Hallock talks about Terrificon (https://www.terrificon.com/), Connecticut’s number 1 comic con happening July 30th-August 1st at Mohegan Sun. Get an exclusive peek at some of the guests that haven’t been announced yet. Improvisor Colin Mochrie (http://www.colinmochrie.com/) and director Sean Mulvihill (https://seanamulvihill.com/) talk about their new documentary “Act Social” (https://actsocialfilm.com/), which explores the healing potential of applied improvisation. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mitch Hallock talks about what makes Terrificon the best run comic-con in the world and how COVID affected Terrificon 2020. 14:58 SEGMENT 2: Mitch Hallock talks about being a collector, how Terrificon has evolved over the years, and why celebrities and artists love returning to the con. 24:22 SEGMENT 3: Colin Mochrie and Sean Mulvihill talk about their new documentary called “Act Social”, whether anyone can learn to improvise, the science behind improv, improvising with Karl Rove, and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” being on the

Gregg Katzman (https://twitter.com/GreggKatzman), the Marketing Mgr. for Valiant Comics (http://valiantentertainment.com/), talks about the release of the upcoming Shadow Man series and Valiant's future projects. Susan Eisenberg & Lacretia Lyon talk about SoapCon Live (https://soapconlive.com/), the 1st convention dedicated to soap operas. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Gregg Katzman talks about being a fan of Valiant Comics before joining the company, the relaunch of Valiant back in 2012, the “Shadow Man” series coming out on April 28th, the “Shadow Man: Remastered” video game, Julie Murphy returning for the “Faith Taking Flight” sequel called “Faith Greater Heights”, the “Bloodshot” film and plans for future Valiant films, the great variety of characters in the Valiant universe, and Jack Black as Armstrong in the “Archer and Armstrong” movie. 15:00 SEGMENT 2: Gregg Katzman talks about “Ninjak”, “Harbinger”, “X-O Manowar”, missing out on the Valiant universe when he was a little kid, gifting free PDFs of Valiant comics

Larry Houston (https://www.larry-houston.com/) talks about working in animation as a writer, director, producer, and storyboard artist on shows such as “X-Men the Animated Series”, “Spider-Man”, “Mighty Orbots”, “Fantastic Four”, and more! 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Larry Houston (https://twitter.com/xmendirector) talks about keeping souvenirs from all of his projects, working with Stan Lee and Margaret Loesch to create “X-Men the Animated Series”, butting heads with network executives on “X-Men”, and thinking there would only be 1 season of “X-Men”. 16:28 SEGMENT 2: Larry Houston talks about using the character Swarm in “Spider-Man”, whether he prefers storyboarding or writing, being a lifelong fan of superheroes, drawing comics while at his day job testing computers, getting hired at Filmation, becoming the first black storyboard artist for a Saturday cartoon, failing art tests, working on “Bucky O’Hare and the Toad Wars”, and working on “Community” to bring the “GI Joe” art style to life for their show. 29:38 SEGMENT

Comedian Preston Taylor (https://www.instagram.com/prestontaylorcomic/) on his stand-up special “Farm to TV”. You can catch it on TUBI TV. Actor Jackson Trent (https://www.jacksontrent.com/) talks about co-starring in the film “Bad Witch” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8782956/) and his love for voiceover. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Preston Taylor talks about being a momma’s boy growing up, getting over stage fright, appearing on “Ru-Paul’s Drag Race”, moving from Kansas to Hollywood, being influenced by Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, and Rodney Dangerfield, and how stand-up comedy has evolved. 14:14 SEGMENT 2: Preston Taylor talks about political correctness and creating his next special during COVID. 25:05 SEGMENT 3: Jackson Trent talks about the movie “Bad Witch”, the bankability of horror films, and what projects he is drawn to. 35:40 SEGMENT 4: Jackson Trent talks about voice acting, meeting James Arnold Taylor, why he started his YouTube channel, and being a fan of the projects he works on. 45:05 SEGM

Tom Brevoort (https://tombrevoort.com/), the Senior Vice President of Publishing for Marvel Comics, talks about how Marvel has evolved since he was hired in 1989 and how the comics influence the movies. Actor Eric Goins (https://www.instagram.com/the_eric_goins/) talks about playing The Gambler on DC’s “Stargirl” on the CW. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Tom Brevoort talks about being a comic book reader since he was 6, falling in love with comics after reading “The Fantastic Four” issues 177-179, being involved in over 5000 Marvel comic books since 1989, the hardest part about working at Marvel, what his legacy will be, what it was like when the first “Iron Man” movie hit, and how the comics are different from the movie and TV shows. 14:58 SEGMENT 2: Tom Brevoort talks about how the movies are now influencing the comics, how characters like Spider-Man evolve over time, how the “Civil War” storyline was adapted for the screen, “What If…” coming to Disney+, and what his favorite Marvel projects to edit were. 30:37 SEGMENT 3:

Mike DeCarlo (http://www.mikedecarloart.com/), artist and inker for Marvel, DC, Valiant, and more, talks about working on Batman right after the 1989 movie came out, navigating multiple comic companies simultaneously, developing his talents, and changing up his inking style depending on who drew the artwork. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mike DeCarlo talks about taking care of his wife after her accident, growing up dreaming of a career in comics, working during the Batman craze when it was selling 450,000 copies per month, working at Marvel on Conan and Thor, and working in DC’s special projects department creating art for video games, shirts, toys, and style guide books. 12:19 SEGMENT 2: Mike DeCarlo talks about working for multiple comic book publishers simultaneously, receiving an Eisner Award for Bongo’s "Radioactive Man", taking a break from the monthly grind after 36 years, staying busy with private commissions, and whether he will be doing conventions in the future. 21:24 SEGMENT 3: Mike DeCarlo talks about interac

Debbie Logue, the owner of Big River Comic Con (https://www.facebook.com/BigRiverComicCon/), talks about all the cool celebrities and artists coming to Hannibal, Missouri Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, at the Tabernacle Rec Center at 6400 County Road 445 Actor Ryan Wichert (https://www.ryanwichert.com/) talks about playing Hilton Wexler in “The Queen’s Gambit” and the differences between acting for stage, screen, and voice-over. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Debbie Logue talks about why she started Big River Comic-Con, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Avenues domestic violence shelter in Hannibal (https://avenueshelp.org/), deciding what celebrities to invite, planning on bigger venues for future cons, and what she learned during the first con. 9:51 SEGMENT 2: Debbie Logue talks about people coming from out of town to visit, planning for next year’s con, making friends on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/brcchannibal/) creating a comic book specifically for the cons, and welcoming the 501st Legion. 1

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang (https://geneyang.com/) talks about teaching, winning awards, developing his talents, creating stories for New-Superman and Shang-Chi, and more! 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Gene Luen Yang talks about selling his comics to his classmates in 5th grade, how “DC Comics Presents #57” started his obsession with comics, writing for the Shang-Chi miniseries, winning a Harvey Award for “Superman Smashes the Klan”, Chinese-American representation in comics, and working on “New-Superman”. 14:24 SEGMENT 2: Gene Luen Yang talks about which comic book character he would like to take on next, loving DC’s Fourth World characters and Marvel’s Frogman, being a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Program, and teaching high-school for 17 years. 22:43 SEGMENT 3: Gene Luen Yang talks about winning 2 Harvey Awards in 2020, creating a support system by meeting fellow artists at conventions and going to Art Night in the Bay Area, labeling himself as a cartoonist instead of an artist or writer, and which cr

Yuri Lowenthal (https://twitter.com/YuriLowenthal) talks about meeting his heroes, voicing characters he grew up loving, and answers listener questions live on the air! 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Yuri Lowenthal talks about breaking the thwip finger off of his Spider-Man statue, how inaccurate IMDB credits can be, how he got started in voice-overs, how it feels when he gets to play a character he was already a fan of, how he prepares for a role, and working with horror icons Tony Todd and Robert Englund. 16:43 SEGMENT 2: Yuri Lowenthal talks about his favorite lesser-known characters to portray, collecting the toy versions of his characters, producing “Shelf Life” with his wife, his longing to voice Moon Knight, voice acting tips, improvising lines, and working on the game “Call of the Sea”. 28:43 SEGMENT 3: Yuri Lowenthal talks about his love for director Andrea Romano, voicing characters as a group vs being by himself, creating the voice for “Dota Dragon’s Blood”, whether he talks to himself all the time to come up wit

John Moschitta Jr. (https://www.facebook.com/Fasttalkerfanpage) talks about his career breaking world records, entertaining presidents, and being everyone’s favorite fast talker for over 4 decades 0:00 SEGMENT 1: John Moschitta Jr. talks about breaking the Guinness World Record for Fastest Talker, being discovered at a party by a producer of “That’s Incredible”, getting nervous around Lucille Ball and Johnny Carson, meeting presidents, meeting Rosa Parks, staying in demand after all these years, and working with Seth MacFarlane. 13:40 SEGMENT 2: John Moschitta Jr. on how he feels when an acting role doesn’t require him to talk fast, his favorite roles, memorizing lines vs talking extemporaneously, working on FedEx and Micro Machines commercials, and whether he collects anything from his gigs. 23:40 SEGMENT 3: John Moschitta Jr. talks about working on “The Transformers Movie”, going to conventions, helping to raise over $20 million for charities like https://inclusionmatters.org/ which makes playgrounds access

0:00 SEGMENT 1: Actor Joshua Bitton (https://www.jbittonstudios.com/) talks about “The Tangle” (https://youtu.be/jfIqQanuSUU), a futuristic movie about solving a murder after violence had been thought to have been eliminated. 16:33 SEGMENT 2: Composer Dino Meneghin (https://twitter.com/DM_LA) talks about scoring the music for Netflix’s “DOTA: Dragon’s Blood”, an animated series based on the popular video game series “Dota 2” 34:40 SEGMENT 3: Actor Yutaka Takeuchi (https://www.instagram.com/yutaka2011/) talks about “Drive All Night” (https://youtu.be/dGYeqzGPgxw), a neo-noir film about a taxi driver who picks up a mysterious passenger that takes him on a series of bizarre excursions. Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website -

Composer Andy Bean (https://www.andybeanmusic.com/) talks about the new Netflix show “Kid Cosmic”, from the creator of “Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”. Fred Van Lente (http://www.fredvanlente.com/) & Crystal Skillman (https://www.crystalskillman.com/) talk about the “King Kirby” Podcast, a dramatized re-telling of Jack Kirby’s origin story. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Composer Andy Bean talks about animator Craig McCracken (“Powerpuff Girls”, “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”) giving him his big break, creating music for a monster-fronted 70’s garage rock band, and writing 200+ songs for the show “Puppy Dog Pals”. 10:57 SEGMENT 2: Composer Andy Bean talks about his working style with directors, being careful not to repeat himself when writing new songs, and being inspired by other composers. 18:13 SEGMENT 3: Fred Van Lente and Crystal Skillman talk about getting started in the comic book industry and how Fred’s Jack Kirby book eventually became a play. 26:48 SEGMENT 4: Fred Van Lente a

James Gavsie of Who Would Win Show and Rideshare The Series talks about his new YouTube series called Superhero Diaries (https://www.youtube.com/c/SuperHeroDiaries/) Bret Hoffmann, the director of marketing for Marcus Theatres, shares all the precautions Marcus has taken during COVID and gives some reviews and previews for a whole bunch of movies coming out. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: James Gavsie on Superhero Diaries, casting actors to play the heroes, and how he got started with Digital Sky (https://linktr.ee/Digitalskypod). 12:06 SEGMENT 2: James Gavsie on what’s in store for future episodes of Superhero Diaries and how the actors improv with their characters. 16:15 SEGMENT 3: Bret Hoffmann on the precautions Marcus has taken during COVID, the ability to order concessions online, a “Chaos Walking” review, previewing “The Courier” with Benedict Cumberbatch, and “Nobody” with Bob Odenkirk. 28:26 SEGMENT 4: Bret Hoffmann previews “Cruella”, “Godzilla VS Kong”, “Mortal Kombat”, “Black Widow”, “Spiral”, “A Quiet Place 2”,

Writer Neil Kleid (https://twitter.com/neilkleid) and illustrator John Broglia (https://twitter.com/BrogliaJohn) talk about their Dark Horse graphic novel “Savor” about demon cooks and a warrior chef. Actor/producer Derrex Brady (https://twitter.com/DerrexBrady) and producer Marc Etienne talk about their film “Questions”, a romantic comedy about a man trying to figure out women so he can land a job as an advice columnist at the paper and save his own relationship; all with the help of his three best friends. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Neil Kleid and John Broglia talk about creating “Savor” for young adults, how “Savor” is like Zelda meets Top Chef, how Neil and John met, and Neil and John’s process for working together. 14:10 SEGMENT 2: Neil Kleid and John Broglia talk about working with Dark Horse Comics versus doing a Kickstarter and whether there is a “Savor” sequel planned. 26:26 SEGMENT 3: Derrex Brady talks about acting and producing at the same time, Marc Etienne on what draws him to a project, Marc on studying e

Susan Eisenberg (https://susaneisenbergvoice.com/) , the voice of Wonder Woman, calls in live to Geek to Me Radio to answer listener questions, give an update on Kevin Smith’s “Masters of the Universe” cartoon coming soon to Netflix, and share what it was like being on the “Wonder Woman 1984” set with Patty Jenkins. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Susan Eisenberg on the character of Wonder Woman being a mentor, a Wonder Woman videogame, how Covid has changed voice acting, and connecting to Wonder Woman on a personal level. 19:00 SEGMENT 2: Susan Eisenberg on her relationship with the original voice of Skeletor Alan Oppenheimer, her familiarity with He-Man and The Sorceress character, Andrea Romano and Kevin Smith’s directing styles, and what her favorite episode of Justice League is. 30:38 SEGMENT 3: Susan Eisenberg on what she misses most about conventions, live tweeting episodes of Justice League, and Justice League being available on HBO Max. 38:21 SEGMENT 4: Susan Eisenberg on visiting Patty Jenkins on the set of “Wonder