GBBP 123: Chris Sonnenburg (+ ‘Tangled’ Giveaway)
This week, we’re heading back to the kingdom of Corona! We’re chatting with Chris Sonnenburg, who developed and is currently executive producer on the new ‘Tangled: The Series.’
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GBBP 122: Space Poop Challenge
This week, we’re chatting with Kirstyn Johnson, a spacesuit technology engineer with NASA, and besides totally geeking out about her job, we talk about the infamous Space Poop Challenge.
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GBBP 121: Emily Calandrelli
On this episode, we talk to Emily Calandrelli about what set her on a path toward scientific disciplines, STEM vs. liberal arts, scientific illiteracy and skepticism, sci-fi tech, and what has her most excited for the future.
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GBBP 120: Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi
On this episode, we talk to Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi about ‘The Dam Keeper’ and ‘Moom,’ the importance of music in Tonko House’s storytelling, The Dam Keeper Educational Project, and the Totoro Forest Project.
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GBBP 119: Lisa Loeb
This week, we’re chatting with one of the most recognizable faces of 90s pop: Lisa Loeb. Seriously, her songs “Stay (I Missed You)” (video directed by Ethan Hawke!), “I Do,” and “Do You Sleep?” will basically time warp you back to the mid 90s. However, stopping there would be selling her short. Criminally so.
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GBBP 118: James S.A. Corey
This week, we’re chatting with the two mad geniuses behind the pseudonymous James S.A. Corey: Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. Together, Abraham and Franck write as James S.A. Corey for ‘The Expanse’ series of novels and show on SyFy.
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GBBP 117: Katee Sackhoff
Our guest this week needs no introduction. Though she had been working for years before, Katee Sackhoff rose to stardom as Starbuck on the rebooted ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and quickly became the centerpiece of that show.
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GBBP 116: Jamie Broadnax
This week, we welcome Jamie Broadnax, creator of the Black Girl Nerds online community, website, and podcast.
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GBBP 115: Nicole Perlman
Perlman burst onto the scene as cowriter of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’ She’s also cowriter on ‘Captain Marvel’; cowriting (with Alex Hirsch!) ‘Detective Pikachu,’ a Pokemon feature film; writer on the ‘Gamora’ ongoing comic from Marvel; and is attached to the upcoming “Hasbro Cinematic Universe” films. And that’s just what she can talk about.
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GBBP 114: Dee Wallace
This week on the show, we chat with Dee Wallace about her career, ‘Cujo,’ ‘E.T.,’ her role on the Amazon Original ‘Just Add Magic,’ which film she’s proudest of, breaking new ground as one of the first single mothers depicted in film, her own mother, and much more.
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GBBP 113: Steve Burns
We talk with Steve Burns about ‘Foreverywhere,’ the legacy of ‘Blue’s Clues,’ his experiences on the show, how he handled the potential pressure of teaching and inspiring millions of kids, and – perhaps the most pressing question of all – how on Earth did Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper conceive Paprika??
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GBBP 112: Terry Brooks
On this episode, we chat with fantasy legend Terry Brooks about the Shannara series, his recent announcement that he’ll be wrapping up the story for good, interacting with fans, where he draws inspiration, ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ on MTV, and ‘Star Wars.’
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GBBP 111: Rob LaDuca & Mark Seidenberg
Today, we’re embracing our inner 4-year-olds and chatting with Rob LaDuca and Mark Seidenberg. Rob and Mark are the executive producers of the brand-new Disney Junior show ‘Mickey and the Roadster Racers.’
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GBBP 110: Susan Eisenberg
Today, we chat with Wonder Woman. Well, Susan Eisenberg, to be exact. But if you’re a fan of the character, then Susan’s and Wonder Woman’s voices are pretty much one and the same.
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GBBP 109: Cressida Cowell
Today, we round out 2016 with the incredible Cressida Cowell. You’re welcome. If you’re unaware, Cressida is the author of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ series of books, upon which the massively successful Dreamworks films are based.
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GBBP 108: Neil deGrasse Tyson
This week is our holiday gift to you: our mindblowingly awesome chat with superstar astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson! Enjoy!
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GBBP 107: Rémi Chayé
Today, we’re talking high-quality, hand-drawn, 2D animation with Rémi Chayé. Chayé recently released his feature debut as director, ‘Long Way North.’
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GBBP 106: Sonia Manzano
Today, we’re sweepin’ the clouds away and chatting with the amazing and lovely (and amazingly lovely) Sonia Manzano. You probably know her best as Maria from ‘Sesame Street,’ where she was one of the most recognizable faces on the show for more than 40 years.
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GBBP 105: Nicholas Meyer
We continue SPACE WEEK with a good old-fashioned ‘Star Trek’ geekout. Because today on the show, we’re talking to Nicholas Meyer.
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GBBP 104: Pablo Hidalgo
Today on the show, we’re geeking out about ‘Star Wars.’ I know, what else is new, right? We’re joined by Pablo Hidalgo, who is one of the most public faces of the Lucasfilm Story Group.
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GBBP 103: Shea Fontana
Today on the show, we’re talking to Shea Fontana, the dominant creative voice behind ‘DC Super Hero Girls.’
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GBBP 102: Cecil Baldwin
Today on the show, we travel to that strangest of small desert towns, Night Vale. Cecil Baldwin is the narrator and voice of the community radio station, keeping us all up to date on the Sheriff’s Secret Police, the latest sightings of the glow cloud, the mysterious hooded figures, and the ever-changing roster of station interns. And the dog park.
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GBBP 101: The Doubleclicks
Today on the show, we chat with Aubrey and Angela Webber, the brilliant duo who make up The Doubleclicks.
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GBBP 100: Brad Meltzer
100 episodes. I kind of can’t believe it. I mean…I can. I know how much work it took to get to this point, but it’s still pretty remarkable. So it was an absolute thrill when we realized how fortuitous this episode would be. Episode 100. Election Day. Brad Meltzer. It’s all kinds of perfect.
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GBBP 99: Julie Newmar
On the show today, we chat with Catwoman herself, Julie Newmar. Julie has had a long and storied career, but she is perhaps most well known as the woman who originated the role of Catwoman for the small screen on the first two seasons of ‘Batman.’ And boy did she ever set a precedent.
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GBBP 98: Joe Hill
Happy Halloween! Today, we’re chatting with Joe Hill, author of the ‘Locke and Key’ comics, novels such as ‘The Fireman’ and ‘Horns,’ and the forthcoming ‘Tales from the Darkside’ scripts.
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GBBP 97: Doug TenNapel
Today, we’re chatting with Doug TenNapel, a guy whose career spans an impressive variety of genres and media. He’s worked in video games, graphic novels, film, and television, and our conversation really covers some ground.
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GBBP 96: Gerard Way & Nick Derington
Today, we’re bringing you our chat with Gerard Way and Nick Derington from this month’s New York Comic-Con. In addition to creative directing the entire Young Animal imprint for DC Comics, Way is also writing the newest incarnation of ‘Doom Patrol,’ and Derington is turning in the absolutely phenomenal art.
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GBBP 95: Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm
Today, we’re putting on our dancing shoes… OK, maybe more like our standing-around-and-awkwardly-tapping-one-foot-while-bouncing shoes. Either way, we’re talking to musicians Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm! That’s right–all of them. At once. It’s a party!
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GBBP 94: Mike & Denise Okuda
Today, we’re boldly going to the 23rd century (and beyond) with Mike and Denise Okuda. If you’ve watched and enjoyed ‘Star Trek’ in nearly any of its incarnations over the years, you have the Okudas to thank for so many different aspects of the shows.
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