Geek To Me Radio

0:00 SEG 1 Stan Berkowitz talks about watching George Reeves as Superman when he was a kid, guesting on the Justice League Revisited podcast with Susan Eisenberg, differences between working on live-action and animated shows, now worrying about budget in animation, reading Adventure and Detective Comics when he was 8 years old, how Batman Beyond changed the game, and if the network was supportive of Batman Beyond 19:50 SEG 2 Stan Berkowitz talks about celebrating Batman Beyond 25 years later, animation not aging as poorly as live-action, Twilight Zone stories having a real punch to them compared to today’s shows, taking entertainment for children seriously, and how Kevin Conroy informed the tone of Batman: The Animated Series for other actors who didn’t quite get it 36:45 SEG 3 Stan Berkowitz talks about working on T.J. Hooker, superhero fatigue, being curious about what will happen with Aquaman after The Marvels bombed, whether Barbara Gordon will get a standalone show or movie, and how D.C. became very pr

0:00 SEG 1 Dustin Bryson talks about an event on November 19th at Two Plumbers Arcade called ‘Viva La Retro Video Game and Toy Con’ Get your tickets at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/viva-la-retro-video-game-and-toy-con-tickets-733658220487  https://twoplumbers.com/  https://twitter.com/DustinBryson  17:24 SEG 2 Dustin Bryson continued 34:45 SEG 3 John Cleese talks about everything from ‘Fawlty Towers’ to ‘James Bond’. See John Cleese live at The Factory in Chesterfield on November 16th for his ‘An Evening with the Late John Cleese’ Tour  https://www.thefactorystl.com/event/john-cleese/  https://www.johncleeselive.com/  https://twitter.com/JohnCleese  Check out the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast’ with Susan Eisenberg and James Enstall at https://anchor.fm/justiceleague  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Kokomo Toys (https://www.kokomotoys.com/)  Amazon Af

0:00 SEG 1 Rick Cosnett calls in live from Australia to talk about what drew him to the film ‘Shoulder Dance’, the film winning multiple LGBTQ awards, getting a chance to finally speak in his natural accent, partying with his castmates, going to film festivals, planning a watch party in Sydney, hating the audition process, starting out in theatre, and still being starstruck by people he admires https://twitter.com/SDTheMovie  https://www.instagram.com/rickcosnett/  https://twitter.com/rickcosnett  27:50 SEG 2 Larry Quiggins of Bug’s Comics and Games talks about the article in Variety titled ‘Is Marvel in Trouble?’. Does Marvel need to bring back the original Avengers cast? Can classic characters be recast? 40:26 SEG 3 Larry is having a 50% off sale this weekend (11.11 and 11.12) for the store’s 2-year anniversary. Larry talks about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang, bringing in Dr. Doom, having younger and older versions of the classic Avengers characters, and Ta

0:00 SEG 1 Ann Nocenti talks about working on Daredevil and creating characters like Typhoid Mary. https://www.annienocenti.com/  19:35 SEG 2 Ann Nocenti talks about researching characters before writing them. https://twitter.com/annienocenti  32:30 SEG 3 Ann Nocenti talks about co-creating Longshot. Ann Recommends the magazine https://panelxpanel.gumroad.com/ for comic education. She also talks about interviewing Francis Ford Coppola. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4563800/  Check out the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast’ with Susan Eisenberg and James Enstall at https://anchor.fm/justiceleague  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Kokomo Toys (https://www.kokomotoys.com/)  Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio  Website -   http://geektomeradio.com/   

0:00 SEG 1 Dave from Tatooine Sons podcast reviews the show ‘Ahsoka’. James and Dave talk about which seasons of ‘Clone Wars’ are essential viewing, Dave’s sons getting into Star Wars through ‘Rebels’, Lars Mikkelsen’s portrayal of Grand Admiral Thrawn, how great Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is in the series and to Star Wars fans, which Star Wars actors made the jump from animation to live action, and the importance of the Ezra Bridger character.  https://tatooinesons.com/  21:55 SEG 2 Dave from Tatooine Sons podcast talks about some of the huge things his show has accomplished and his predictions for the future of ‘Ahsoka’. 40:15 SEG 3 Dave and James talk about Hondo, Baylan Skoll, the passing of actor Ray Stevenson, how lightsaber science has changed over time, finding something to love about any Star Wars series, their love for ‘Andor’, and Hayden Christensen getting a chance to reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker. Check out the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast’ with Susan Eisenberg and James Enstall at https:/

0:00 SEG 1 D.G. Chichester and Karl Waller talk about the Kickstarter for their comic called ‘Axels Infernal’ and pitching this idea 20 years ago at Dark Horse Comics https://axlesinfernal.com/  https://twitter.com/dgchichester  29:55 SEG 2 Susan Eisenberg, the voice of Wonder Woman, talks about her new podcast with James Enstall called ‘Justice League Revisited’ where they recap every episode of Justice League with the people who helped to create it. https://twitter.com/OGJusticeLeague  41:20 SEG 3 Susan Eisenberg and James Enstall tease the next episodes of the ‘Justice League Revisited' Podcast, which will feature Phil Lamarr and Stan Berkowitz. Susan also talks about voicing a character in ‘Mortal Kombat 1’. Check out the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast’ https://anchor.fm/justiceleague  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Kokomo Toys (https://www.kokomotoys.c

0:00 SEG 1 Comic book writer, David Pepose, talks about his comic ‘The Devil That Wears My Face’, working at Marvel, working with Mad Cave Studios, loving body-swap stories, and working with the artist to breathe life into the characters. https://www.davidpepose.com/  17:40 SEG 2 David Pepose talks about working on Moon Knight, bringing in characters from the Moon Knight Disney+ series, working with Tom Brevoort, and attending New York Comic Con. https://twitter.com/peposed   29:30 SEG 3 Ryan Cooper talks about Legends & Lanterns, the big Halloween street festival that takes place on Main Street St. Charles this Halloween season. Ryan talks about the new characters and what goes into planning a festival like this.  https://www.facebook.com/legendsandlanterns  41:25 SEG 4 Ryan Cooper talks about Legends & Lanterns’ sister event, Christmas Traditions. https://www.facebook.com/stcharleschristmas Be on the lookout for the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast’ with Susan Eisenberg as co-host. https://an

0:00 SEG 1 Deborah Hays talks about the 1st annual Wicked Fest in Hannibal, Missouri on October 7th. https://visithannibal.com/events/wicked-fest-2023/  13:10 SEG 2 Deb Hays talks about how she found sponsors for Wicked Fest, dressing up as Madonna for Halloween as a kid, and her favorite horror films 24:25 SEG 3 James and Joey V. give their review of ‘Dumb Money’, which is about the Game Stop stock and stars Paul Dano, Seth Rogan, Shailene Woodley, Pete Davidson, and America Ferrera. 38:40 SEG 4 Director Menhaj Huda talks about his Showtime film ‘Heist 88' starring Courtney B. Vance https://www.instagram.com/directormenhaj/  Be on the lookout for the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast’ with Susan Eisenberg as co-host. https://anchor.fm/justiceleague  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Citizen's Debt Relief (https://www.citizensdebtrelief.com/, 877-811-1339) Am

0:00 SEG 1 Dr. Colton Scrivner, a behavioral scientist and author, talks about the science of fear and why we like scary movies. https://www.coltanscrivner.com/  13:00 SEG 2 We discuss the 10th Annual Eureka Springs Zombie Crawl, which Dr. Scrivner directs, as well as his upcoming appearance at the Haunted Garage Horror Film Festival right here in St. Louis https://www.eurekaspringszombiecrawl.com/ https://www.hauntedgaragehorrorfest.com/  32:40 SEG 3 Mykel McIntosh joins me to discuss the grand opening of the Videira Wine Shop and Bar in downtown St. Louis and what the menu will consist of at their brand new location. http://www.videirawineshopandbar.com/  Be on the lookout for the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast’ with Susan Eisenberg as co-host, coming soon. Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Citizen's Debt Relief (https://www.citizensdebtrelief.com/, 877-811-

0:00 SEG 1 Athena Aktipis, professor and founder of Zombified Media, talks about her upcoming appearance at the Haunted Garage Horror Fest at the Hi-Pointe October 5-7, her interest in the biology of zombies, starting Zombified media, real-life viruses, and why zombies are real https://www.hauntedgaragehorrorfest.com/  14:21 SEG 2 Athena Aktipis talks about her book ‘A Field Guide to the Apocolypse’, slow vs fast zombies, the official zombie survival guide issued by the CDC, her speaking engagements, and The Human Generosity Project https://www.zombified.org/  31:10 SEG 3 James and Susan Eisenberg are starting a podcast about Justice League Unlimited called Justice League Revisited 37:03 SEG 4 Chris McQuillen talks about toys from the movies including Star Wars, Ninja Turtles, and Barbie. https://toymanshow.com/  https://www.facebook.com/ToyManShow  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10

0:00 SEG 1 Dan Riba, Diane Pershing, and Kevin Altieri talk about the first time they met Arleen Sorkin, creating Harley Quinn around her voice, not being over her death, deepening friendships during her illness, and passing on love from fans at the cons 24:55 SEG 2 Dan Riba and Kevin Altieri share memories about Arleen Sorkin including ‘Harlequinade’, ‘Days of Our Lives’, and her friendship with John de Lancie 41:03 SEG 3 Dan Riba and Kevin Altieiri talk about what it’s like to direct Batman: The Animated Series and some of the other amazing people from the series we lost  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Citizen's Debt Relief (https://www.citizensdebtrelief.com/, 877-811-1339), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www

0:00 SEG 1 We give away a box of toys from https://www.kokomotoys.com/  Greg Proops talks about seeing live shows in San Francisco, finding chemistry with his Whose Line castmates, learning the rules of improv so you can break them, doing 100 shows a year, the SAG-AFTRA Strike, his new album ‘French Drug Deal’, and improvising during standup and podcasts https://www.whoselive.com/  https://www.gregproops.com/blog/  15:00 SEG 2 Greg Proops talks about promoting himself with social media, his first IMDB credit in ‘Thanksgiving Day’ in 1990, and performing ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas’ live at The Hollywood Bowl 30:20 SEG 3 Greg Proops talks about performing for Prince Charles back in the mid nineties  39:29 SEG 4 Greg Proops talks about finding friends of a similar mindset and what from his career he is the most proud of.   47:35 Producer Joey V. gives his ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ review Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s

0:00 SEG 1 Brian Box Brown on his book ‘The He-Man Effect How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood’ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250261403/thehemaneffect  18:14 SEG 2 Brian Box Brown pt 2 26:51 SEG 3 Brian Box Brown pt 3 35:45 SEG 4 Louise Simonson is a comic writer and editor best known for co-creating Cable, Doomsday, and Apocalypse. Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Citizen's Debt Relief (https://www.citizensdebtrelief.com/), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio  Website -   http://geektomeradio.com/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/   Twitter -   https://twitter.com/geektomeradio   Instagram -   https://www.ins

0:00 SEG 1 Actor, Vince Lozano, talks about the film ‘Trauma Therapy: Psychosis’, playing the bad guy, transitioning to writing and directing, how he got into acting, becoming a breakdancer, his love for the theatre, and auditioning for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’  http://www.vincelozano.com/  https://twitter.com/vincelozano  18:09 SEG 2 Actor, Vince Lozano, talks about the importance of improv, working with Tom Sizemore in his final film, losing his friend Billy Drago, his kid figuring out that his dad is an actor, and voice acting in ‘Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends’  31:30 SEG 3 Chris McQuillen talks about the ToyMan Toy Show coming up on August 27th at the Machinist Hall in Bridgeton. Save on all those eBay fees and shipping and handling costs by going to ToyMan for your Christmas shopping. Chris talks about his love of Star Wars, the new way of buying toys through fundraisers, the Ahsoka Ghost ship through Hasbro Labs, the Thundercat’s Lair through Super7, and the surge in popularity for Barbie and N

0:00 SEG 1 Actor Thaao Penghlis on his career in soaps and his history podcast ‘The Lost Treasures’ 13:37 SEG 2 Thaao Penghlis continued https://www.instagram.com/thaaopenghlis/  https://twitter.com/LstTreasuresPod  39:45 SEG 3 Actress Sophia Lillis on her film with Michael Cera called ‘The Adults’ https://www.instagram.com/sophialillis/  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio  Website -   http://geektomeradio.com/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/   Twitter -   https://twitter.com/geektomeradio   Instagram -   https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/  Producer - Joseph Vosevich https://twitter.com/

0:00 SEG 1 Chris Hacker of The Oblivion Bar Podcast talks about this year’s San Diego Comic Con, how the con became more comic book focused due to the actor and writer’s strike, why he loves artist’s alley so much, meeting Todd McFarlane, comparing San Diego’s Comic Con to New York’s, and his comic book tattoos https://www.oblivionbarpodcast.com/  29:24 SEG 2 James Enstall and producer Joey V. review Oppenheimer and Barbie 40:45 SEG 3 James Enstall and producer Joey V. review Oppenheimer and Barbie continued Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio  Website -   http://geektomeradio.com/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook

Legendary writer and producer Ron Friedman talks about his incredible career. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295357/ Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio  Website -   http://geektomeradio.com/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/   Twitter -   https://twitter.com/geektomeradio   Instagram -   https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/  Producer - Joseph Vosevich https://twitter.com/Joey_Vee  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jamesenstall/support

0:00 SEG 1 Shelley Herman talks about her memoir ‘My Peacock Tale: Secrets of an NBC Page’, the history of the NBC page program, why women weren’t originally included in the NBC Page Program, why it’s one of the greatest entry-level jobs ever, why it’s easier to get into Harvard than the NBC Page Program, working on gameshows, being a contestant on ‘The Dating Game’, curating items for a game show exhibit at a museum, and receiving items from Betty White’s estate 13:46 SEG 2 Shelley Herman talks about being a lifeline for Adam West on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’, ‘The Tonight Show’, Frank Sinatra, beating up a Nazi, dating celebrities, Freddie Prinze, traveling for book signings, her connection to Missouri, giving Gilda Radner a tour of Hollywood, and the laws of reprinting items for a book https://mypeacocktale.com/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/648946686120084  39:55 SEG 3 Howie Hirshfield of Not Quite Right Improv talks about his August 5th show at the Westport Playhouse, doing improv with his dau

0:00 SEG 1 Lilian Sue talks about the Crowdfundr for her book, 'Publicity Prescription', how she get started in PR, the 2 biggest problems creative people have with social media, how the SAG-AFTRA strike is affecting how artists can promote their projects, crafting the publicity around the project, avoiding the spaghetti approach, helping out small businesses and entrepreneurs, and why she chose to go with Crowdfundr instead of Kickstarter https://crowdfundr.com/publicityprescription 19:20 SEG 2 Brad Meltzer and Susan Eisenberg discuss Brad's new book, ‘I Am Wonder Woman’. Buy it now https://amzn.to/44rJAWh  Brad and Susan also talk about what contributions from artists and writers at DC are incorporated in the book, naming the characters in his novels after deep-cut comic book characters, switching between a book about Nazis and a kid’s book, and crying while writing the Mr. Rogers book Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics an

0:00 SEG 1 ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ review 18:43 SEG 2 Heroes for Kids Comic Con in Perryville, MO on July 15th https://www.heroesforkidscomiccon.org/  27:35 SEG 3 ‘Movies Go Fourth’ author Mark Edlitz talks about the 4th film in movie franchises throughout history. Mark talks about interviewing the filmmakers, the ‘Rocky 4’ robot, each Bond actor’s 4th film in the franchise, why ‘The Ewok Adventure’ is the 4th Star Wars film, addressing 4th films that never got made, horror film reboots, appreciating Joel Schumacher’s Batman films, and ‘Meatballs 4’ http://www.markedlitz.com/ Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio  Website -   http://geektomeradio