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Composer Raphael Reed (https://raphaelreed.bandcamp.com/) on creating the music for the film “Crisis” starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, and Evangeline Lilly. David S. Hogan (https://davidshogan.com/) and Angela DiMarco (https://angeladimarco.com/) on their new film “The Parish” (https://twitter.com/TheParishMovie). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Raphael Reed on “Crisis” being his first Hollywood feature film, working with director Nicholas Jarecki, avoiding musical cliches, and maintaining a musical theme throughout a film. 13:03 SEGMENT 2: Raphael Reed on the biggest thrill he got while working on “Crisis”, working with Cliff Martinez, critiquing the music while watching movies for pleasure, and what projects are up next. 20:41 SEGMENT 3: Actors/writers/directors/producers David S. Hogan and Angela DiMarco on what drew them to “The Parish”, what’s so great about the horror genre, working with writer Todd Downing, the struggles of indie filmmaking, and the difficulty of directing, acting, and producing all at the same tim

Composer Will Bates (https://www.instagram.com/willbatescomposer/) on the Amazon Original Film “Bliss” starring Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek Writer Richard Dinnick (https://twitter.com/richarddinnick) on his new Web Toon comic “Rob” (https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/rob/list?title_no=2479) 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Will Bates on singing the entire “Star Wars” score to his parents when he was a kid, creating musical worlds for science fiction projects, working previously with director Mike Cahill on “Another Earth” and “I Origins”, his production company https://www.fallonyoursword.com/, and approaching projects differently depending on the medium. 10:08 SEGMENT 2: Will Bates on sleeping in vans while on tour, working with singers Skye Edwards of Morcheeba and Genesis’ Mike Rutherford, wanting to work with director Denis Villeneuve, and his favorite project so far. 19:24 SEGMENT 3: Richard Dinnick on the Doctor Who Convention called Gallifrey One and creating a futuristic Robin Hood story for “Rob”. 27:14 SEGMENT 4: R

Shaun Ayala (https://twitter.com/ShaunAyala) of http://www.playmotu.com/ on creating a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Featuring She-Ra game that takes you on an adventure of the 1980s TV show with references to the comics and toy line. Jerry Milani (https://twitter.com/gbpackjerry), the head of Wizard World’s PR department, on how the con had to adapt for COVID (https://wizardworld.com/). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Shaun Ayala on how long he’s been working on his He-Man video game, how the G Develop App made it possible to create games without coding experience, and how detailed he plans to make the game. 12:14 SEGMENT 2: Shaun Ayala on getting pushback from the people who own the rights to He-Man, Kevin Smith’s version of the upcoming He-Man series, and the influence of past games like "Tappers of Grayskull" and "He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe". 22:40 SEGMENT 3: Jerry Milani on when he knew COVID was going to change everything about how Wizard World operates, how they navigated those changes, an

Adele Pomerenke (https://www.adelepomerenke.com/) on being a working actor and ballerina Producer Brian Volk-Weiss (https://www.instagram.com/brianvolkweiss/) on “The Holiday Movies That Made Us”, “A Toy Store Near You”, and more 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Adele Pomerenke on being a working actor in California during Covid, her love for dance and ballet, and what she learned from Kevin Sorbo during her time on the set of “The Penitent Thief”. 13:03 SEGMENT 2: Adele Pomerenke on how she prepared to play a historical figure, choreographing and directing her own dance series (https://youtu.be/AaoROiLi-T4), and staying busy during Covid. 21:54 SEGMENT 3: Brian Volk-Weiss on what the reaction has been to the first season of “A Toy Store Near You”, why "The Holiday Movies That Made Us" decided to do episodes on “Elf” and “A Nightmare Before Christmas”, and why his production team is so great. 32:42 SEGMENT 4: Brian Volk-Weiss on how the second season of “A Toy Store Near You” will be different, the future of “The Movies That

Actor Erik Fellows (https://twitter.com/ErikFellows) on his new film “Break Even”, Days of Our Lives, and acting during COVID. Actor Amelie Anstett (https://twitter.com/AnstettAmelie) on playing Sadie on “Chicken Girls” 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Erik Fellows on acting during COVID, working on “Break Even” with Steve Guttenberg, and what the audition process for music videos is like. 16:26 SEGMENT 2: Erik Fellows on working on “Days of Our Lives” with Eric Martsolf, filming “Purgatory” in Armenia, and working with and making friends with Cybill Shepherd. 27:20 SEGMENT 3: Amelie Anstett on auditioning for “Chicken Girls” with only 2 hours notice while on vacation, making friends with the already established cast of “Chicken Girls”, and making the transition to being homeschooled. 36:55 SEGMENT 4: Amelie Anstett on whether growing up with social media is important to being an actor, developing the mean characteristics of Sadie on “Chicken Girls”, and how Justin Bieber changed her life. 43:41 SEGMENT 5: Amelie Anstett on a

Actor and playwright June Carryl (https://www.instagram.com/junecarryl/) talks about playing Dr. Louise Hastings on the Hulu original series “Helstrom” and some of the highlights of her acting career so far. Author Craig Alanson (https://www.craigalanson.com/) on the latest in his “Expeditionary Force” Series 0:00 SEGMENT 1: June Carryl on if she read any of the Marvel Comics that the Hulu show “Helstrom” is based on, growing up loving X-Men, and auditioning for the role of Dr. Hastings. 17:33 SEGMENT 2: June Carryl on working with Robin Williams on “What Dreams May Come” and David Fincher on “Mindhunter”. 25:56 SEGMENT 3: Author Craig Alanson on “Brushfire: Expeditionary Force, Book 11”, what it was like self-publishing “Columbus Day” in 2016, how he avoids writer’s block, and writing specifically for audio. 37:25 SEGMENT 4: Craig Alanson on which of his books are his favorite. 42:48 SEGMENT 5: Craig Alanson on how he is able to work on multiple books at once. Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://

Legendary producer and writer Alan Burnett (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122334/) talks about his career creating some of the most beloved animated shows of all time including “Batman: The Animated Series”,” Superman: the Animated Series”, “Batman Beyond”, “Static Shock”, and more! 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Alan Burnett on starting out as an NBC page, working on 1978’s “The New Fantastic Four” animated series, reading comics as a kid, being able to read through the Batman comic archives after being hired at “Batman: TAS”, and his role as a producer and writer on “Batman: TAS”. 12:24 SEGMENT 2: Alan Burnett on working with Dwayne McDuffie on "Static Shock", how the “Heart of Ice” episode of “Batman: The Animated Series” became so iconic, humanizing villains, and creating new comics with Paul Dini on “Batman: The Adventures Continue” 21:43 SEGMENT 3: Alan Burnett on his favorite villain he’s ever worked on, creating “Batman Beyond”, “The Call” and “Egg Baby” episodes of "Batman Beyond", and changing up the animation for

Legendary voice actor Rob Paulsen (https://twitter.com/yakkopinky) on surviving throat cancer, writing a memoir, and Hulu bringing back “Animaniacs” after being off the air for 20+ years.  0:00 SEGMENT 1: Rob on what it means to be making new episodes of “Animaniacs” for Hulu with Steven Spielberg and the original cast  09:21 SEGMENT 2: Rob on surviving cancer and writing his memoir “Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life”  22:26 SEGMENT 3: Rob on his outlook on life and one of his favorite convention moments  35:47 SEGMENT 4: Rob on his life as a voice actor and how he originally wanted to be a screen actor  46:03 SEGMENT 5: Rob on some of the great actors he’s had the chance to work with  53:58 SEGMENT 6: Rob on being the 2020 spokesperson for the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. Go to https://www.headandneck.org  Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://w

The voice of Wonder Woman, Susan Eisenberg (https://susaneisenbergvoice.com), returns to talk about “Justice League” reunions and voicing The Sorceress in Kevin Smith’s upcoming “Masters of the Universe” Netflix series  0:00 SEGMENT 1: Susan Eisenberg on virtual “Justice League” reunions, Susan's dogs say hello, voicing 4 different Wonder Women for DC Universe Online, and Tim Daly missing out on continued Superman roles.  16:23 SEGMENT 2: Susan Eisenberg on the mini Justice League reunion on Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast and how honest some people have become via social media.  23:45 SEGMENT 3: Susan Eisenberg on working with Kevin Smith on the upcoming “Masters of the Universe” Netflix show. 33:03 SEGMENT 4: Susan Eisenberg on whether “Masters of the Universe” has already been greenlit for more seasons, playing The Sorceress on “Masters of the Universe”, getting back to in-person cons, and why there hasn’t been an official animated “Justice League” reunion when DC gave Zack Snyder

Actor Mark Pellegrino (https://twitter.com/MarkRPellegrino) and Internet Attorney Andrew Rossow (https://twitter.com/RossowEsq) on their anti-bullying reality series called “The Guardian Project” (https://twitter.com/GuardianProj)    Jeremy Turner (https://jeremyturnerstudio.com/) on scoring the documentary series “Marvel 616” (https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/marvel-s-616/1) for Disney+   Rob Price (https://www.instagram.com/rpisright/) of Zoic Studios (https://www.zoicstudios.com/) on being the visual effects supervisor for “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (https://twitter.com/haunting) on Netflix 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mark Pellegrino and Andrew Rossow on anti-bullying and “The Guardian Project”  17:49 SEGMENT 2: Get 20% off at Marcus Theatres with code 20OFFNOV when you order online  19:26 SEGMENT 3: Jeremy Turner on composing the music for the documentary series “Marvel 616” premiering on Disney+ November 20th  36:20 SEGMENT 4: Rob Price of Zoic Studios on being the VFX supervisor for “T

Laura Summer (https://twitter.com/LoveThatLaura) on her acting career, especially her role as Janine on "The Real Ghostbusters"    0:00 SEGMENT 1: Laura Summer on what it was like getting the role of Janine Melnitz on "The Real Ghostbusters", what the working environment was like on "The Real Ghostbusters", and what happens during automated dialogue replacement (ADR) sessions    12:01 SEGMENT 2: Laura Summer on what a day of ADR looks like, her on-camera work, and past comic convention experiences    19:24 SEGMENT 3: Laura Summer on connecting with fans over the internet and how COVID will change comic conventions    29:05 SEGMENT 4: Laura Summer on meeting Lorenzo Music, the enduring popularity of "The Real Ghostbusters", and Frank Welker taking over Lorenzo’s role of Garfield     36:56 SEGMENT 5: James will be doing fun giveaways on Twitter to celebrate his 200th episode. Make sure to follow @GeekToMeRadio on all the socials    Thanks to our s

Jonathan Greasley (https://twitter.com/winstondeath) and Gregory King of https://www.kingsoundworks.com/ talk about their work on the Hulu Original Film “Books of Blood”, adapted from Clive Barker’s anthologies.   Eric Martsolf (https://twitter.com/EricMartsolf) on “Smallville”, “Days of our Lives”, and Digital Sky’s “Rideshare the Series” (https://youtu.be/N811bjyHlyA)     0:00 SEGMENT 1: Gregory King on working on “Friday the 13th the Series”,  how Jonathan Greasley and Gregory King met, and creating the sound for “Books of Blood”     17:08 SEGMENT 2: Gregory King and Jonathan Greasley on how the sound and music departments collaborated on “Books of Blood” and what their favorite projects have been so far     25:36 SEGMENT 3: Eric Martsolf on working on soap operas and playing Booster Gold on "Smallville"    34:44 SEGMENT 4: Eric Martsolf on "Crisis on Infinite Earths", taking over an already existing role, l

New York Times Best Selling Author Kyle Higgins (https://twitter.com/KyleDHiggins) on the Kickstarter for the graphic novel “The Trap” (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/457252441/the-trap-presented-by-nfl-star-lance-briggs-and-kyle-higgins)   Actress Jane Slavin (https://twitter.com/JaneSlavin) on the Doctor Who projects she has done with Big Finish Audio (https://www.bigfinish.com/contributors/v/Jane-Slavin-2163)    0:00 SEGMENT 1: Kyle Higgins on what it was like collaborating with Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs (https://twitter.com/LanceBriggs)    12:43 SEGMENT 2: Kyle on collaborating with artists Danilo Beyruth (https://twitter.com/danilobeyruth)  and Tamra Bonvillain (https://twitter.com/TBonvillain), casting the movie version of “The Trap”, and the biggest surprise about Kickstarter so far    22:06 SEGMENT 3: Jane Slavin on how she first got involved with the Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish, transitioning to writing for Big Finish, and how Big F

Nigel Twumasi of Mayamada (https://twitter.com/mayamada) on their new manga “Serious: Through the Fog” (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mayamada/serious-an-empowering-survival-adventure-for-all-ages)   Aaron Dalla Villa (https://twitter.com/aarondallavilla) on acting and his movie “Pledge” which is on HULU right now (https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/pledge)   Jim Ousley (https://twitter.com/JimOusley) on the latest issues of the graphic novel  “Butcher Queen” (https://twitter.com/butcherqcomic)    0:00 SEGMENT 1: Nigel Twumasi of Mayamada on their latest manga called “Serious: Through the Fog” and whether dealing with the pandemic is unavoidable when creating new projects    16:34 SEGMENT 2: Aaron Dalla Villa on getting the role of Max in the movie “Pledge” from IFC Midnight and staying hungry no matter how much success he achieves in show business   25:30 SEGMENT 3: Aaron Dalla Villa on going through extreme physical changes for a role, directors he’d like to work w

J.M. DeMatteis (http://www.jmdematteis.com/) on Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons, his Imagination 101 Workshops (https://www.comixplex.com/plans/56411), and life during COVID    0:00 SEGMENT 1: J.M. (https://twitter.com/JMDeMatteis) on missing conventions during COVID, bringing his Imagination 101 Workshops online, Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons, and Superman: Red Son    14:49 SEGMENT 2: J.M. (https://www.facebook.com/jmdematteis) on what voices he hears in his head when he is writing and researching Deathstroke before writing Knights and Dragons     23:40 SEGMENT 3: J.M. on how he gets hired for these animated projects, keeping up with all the different comic book shows, staying productive during COVID, and writing the shorts for Neil Gaiman’s Death and Adam Strange which can be found on the Batman: Death in the Family Blu-Ray    34:20 SEGMENT 4: J.M. on how 2020 is like an episode of The Twilight Zone, new

Lonzo Starr (https://twitter.com/Lonzo_Starr) on creating Konkret Comics (https://twitter.com/KonkretComics)   James Gavise (https://twitter.com/JamesGavsie) from the “Who Would Win” podcast (https://twitter.com/WhoWouldWinShow) on producing the new audio drama “Rideshare” (https://youtu.be/db12QRcEwP8)    0:00 SEGMENT 1: Lonzo Starr on creating Konkret Comics (https://www.konkretcomics.com/), and the Kickstarter for the latest series of issues (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/konkretcomics/konkret-comics-presents-genesis-year-two)    14:45 SEGMENT 2: Lonzo Starr of Konkret Comics (https://twitter.com/konkretcomics) on reaching a larger audience with Kickstarter    24:51 SEGMENT 3: James Gavsie on being a producer on the audio drama "Rideshare" (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ride-share-ep-1-call-me-keith/id1491254282?i=1000491261926?i=1000491261926) for Digital Sky (https://twitter.com/DigitalSkyPod) and working with actors Eric Martsolf (https://twitter.com/eri

Bret Hoffman on what Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/)  has done to re-open safely during Covid and his thoughts on “Tenet” (https://www.marcustheatres.com/movies/tenet)   David Pepose (https://twitter.com/Peposed) on the Kickstarter for his new graphic novel “The O.Z.” (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theozcomic/the-oz-1)      0:00 SEGMENT 1: Bret Hoffman, the director of marketing for Marcus Theatres, on the steps Marcus is taking to reopen safely, reviewing the new Russel Crowe movie “Unhinged”, and reviewing Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet”.    14:50 SEGMENT 2: More thoughts on “Tenet” with Bret Hoffmann, the director of marketing for Marcus Theatres   Order food in advance with the code SEPTEMBER30 through September 17th to get 30% off in the Marcus Theatres mobile app or online at https://ticketing.marcustheatres.com/food/orderfood   24:55 SEGMENT 3: Comic writer David Pepose on coming up with the idea for The O.Z.   3

Associate Professor, Political Science Travis D. Smith, PhD of Concordia University (https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/polisci/faculty.html?fpid=travis-smith) discusses his book “Superhero Ethics: 10 Comic Book Heroes; 10 Ways to Save the World; Which One Do We Need Most Now?”. In the book, Professor Smith pits Hulk against Wolverine, Green Lantern against Iron Man, Batman against Spider-Man, Captain America against Mister Fantastic, and Thor against Superman to see who is the most ethical.   Buy the book on Amazon to find out who wins!  https://amzn.to/2ZhqkLG      0:00 SEGMENT 1: Professor Travis Smith on coming up with the idea for this book, the writing process, and reading comics since he was a kid.     11:02 SEGMENT 2: Professor Travis Smith on choosing between different interpretations of the same character and Marvel VS DC    18:50 SEGMENT 3: Professor Travis Smith on what a sequel would look like and fans relating to characters that don’t necessarily lo

Singer/songwriter/producer Alina Smith (https://twitter.com/thealinasmith) on her new single “Girl That Was Perfect” (https://music.apple.com/us/album/girl-that-was-perfect-single/1526381419), her podcast “Crossover Creative” (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crossover-creative-with-alina-smith/id1519309357), and navigating the complicated world of pop music as a female.   Louis Spahn of “Comic Book Nostalgia” (https://twitter.com/CBNostalgia) breaks down some of the biggest stories to come out of day 1 of DC Fandome (https://www.dcfandome.com).    0:00 SEGMENT 1: Alina Smith on meeting her creative partner Ellie Moore, returning to singing after focusing on producing for the last 10 years, struggles she dealt with early in her career, and why Asian pop music has become more mainstream.   14:57 SEGMENT 2: Alina Smith on her podcast “Crossover Creative”, staying productive during COVID, who she would cast in a movie about her life, and sharing music producing tutorials on YouTube (http

D.G. Chichester (https://twitter.com/dgchichester) talks about what he wished he could have done with Daredevil, his time working on Bloodshot and Sliders, and his new life in advertising.   Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)!    0:00 SEGMENT 1: D.G. on the Bloodshot comic/movie and the Sliders comic/TV show    9:00 SEGMENT 2: D.G. on Daredevil never getting much love from Marvel and his mindset going into beginning his run     21:02 SEGMENT 3: D.G. on a time-traveling Daredevil, working in advertising, and missing comic books    35:10 SEGMENT 4: D.G. on what kind of Kickstarter he would do, his website https://www.capitalistfiction.com/, and needing a Terror Inc. promo poster from James    42:39 SEGMENT 5: DC Fandome day 1 recap    Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charle