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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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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This week, we welcome Jamie Broadnax, creator of the Black Girl Nerds online community, website, and podcast.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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This week is our holiday gift to you: our mindblowingly awesome chat with superstar astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson! Enjoy!
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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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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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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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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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Today on the show, we’re talking to Shea Fontana, the dominant creative voice behind ‘DC Super Hero Girls.’
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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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Today on the show, we chat with Aubrey and Angela Webber, the brilliant duo who make up The Doubleclicks.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Today, we’re thrilled to be joined by Paige O’Hara and Richard White, the original voices of Belle and Gaston from Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ The film is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and we were fortunate enough to talk to Paige and Richard together for this episode.
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Today, we’re chatting with Chuck Palahniuk – a writer who almost defies description. His books are impossible to categorize, and – frankly – that’s just the way he likes it.
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Today, we’re chatting with Ben Blacker: co-creator of ‘Thrilling Adventure Hour’ and writer of just so many things.
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Today, we’re just thrilled to bring you our conversation with Clark Gregg: the one and only Agent Phil Coulson. If you’re a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or ‘Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD,’ then Clark certainly doesn’t need an introduction. He’s played the character in four films, numerous shorts, several animated series, and four seasons of the show.
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Today, we’re chatting with John Jackson Miller, who has written for some of the biggest geek franchises ever. On this episode, we talk about his career, the similarities and differences in working for the different ‘Star Wars’ “regimes,” the ‘Star Trek’ ‘Prey’ trilogy, the challenges in writing for established franchises, and his personal writing routines and habits.
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