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Mesa, AZ
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This is How We Geek Out: Interviews, Reviews & More
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@sliceofscifi
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English
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Episodes
Talking About “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” History
8/31/2024
Authors Maria Jose Tenuto and John Tenuto talk about their newest book, The Star Wars Radio Dramas: Brian Daley and the Serializations that Saved NPR, which goes into the story and the history of the radio dramas. What science fiction stories would you like to see adapted into audio dramas? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:01:00:15
In Development: “John Carter of Mars” Audio Drama
8/17/2024
The John Carter of Mars audio drama production team from Pocket Universe Productions stops by to talk about the status of the Kickstarter and the production updates. What pulp era fantasy adventures would you want to see adapted into audio or graphic novels? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:52:52
Discussion: The Women of “Star Trek: The Original Series”
8/3/2024
We talk about Star Trek The Original Series this week, with a deep discussion about some of the women characters from the original series cast, and the essays written about them for the Women Take the Conn anthology. What examinations of "Star Trek" characters and series would you want more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:01:12:37
“Oddity”: Actors Carolyn Bracken & Gwilym Lee on playing unsettling parts
7/20/2024
Actors Gwilym Lee and Carolyn Bracken stop by to chat about Oddity, the new horror thriller from IFC Films and Shudder, out in theaters July 19. Written & directed by Damian McCarthy, this tense, quiet suspense-horror feature may be the surprise movie of the summer season. What appeals to you about tales of quiet horror? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:24:43
“The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out”: Eugene John Bellida & Deborah Rickey
7/13/2024
Director Eugene John Bellida and producer Deborah Rickey are here to talk about their indie suspense-horror feature The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out. They both shared in the writing with Fabrizio Fante, and there were many questions! What do you hope for most in a low budget film: story, character, acting or effects? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:01:06:51
“Black Panther Declassified”: Maurice Broaddus on the iconic Avenger
6/29/2024
Author & teacher Maurice Broaddus stops by to talk about Black Panther: T'Challa Declassified: Notes, Interviews, and Files from the Avengers' Archives, the latest entry in the Declassified series from Smart Pop Books. Which comics characters would you like to see a deep dive history and analysis for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:47:55
“SHOOK!”: Black Indie Comics Publishing
6/22/2024
Second Sight Publishing's CEO Bradley Golden and COO Marcus H. Roberts are here to talk about Second Sight's horror projects, and how the graphic novel "SHOOK! A Black Horror Anthology" and the collaboration with Dark Horse Comics came about. If you're suffering from superhero comics fatigue, do you actively seek out comics created by or telling stories about cultures and countries around the world? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:41:05
“Latency”: James Croke, Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren with brain tech games
6/15/2024
Writer/Director James Croke and actors Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren stop by to chat about the new scifi-thriller LATENCY. We chat about brain technology and possibly how such tech could influence or be influenced by mental disorders. Would you want to test out devices designed to be implanted in or directly connected to human brains for easier access to internet or virtual reality applications ? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:30:08
Discussion: Alessandra Seggi on “Youth and Suicide in American Cinema”
5/18/2024
Professor Alessandra Seggi is here to talk about her book "Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Context, Causes, and Consequences", an academic treastise on suicide and entertainment. Do you think about any potential real-world influences from certain plot or story elements in movies? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:01:11:50
“Breathe”: Director Stefon Bristol on family and survival
4/27/2024
Director Stefon Bristol stops by to talk about BREATHE, and getting into the family side of a survival story. What do you look for in your dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:28:32
“Max Beyond”: HaZ Dulull talks creating animations with Unreal Engine
4/20/2024
Writer-Director-Producer Hasraf "HaZ" Dulull is here to talk about his new animated feature MAX BEYOND, which was fully created with the Unreal Engine, and is just the first chapter in this new world of story possibilities. What other uses for Unreal Engine would you be interested in seeing creatives try out? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:51:52
“Deep Sky”: Documenting the James Webb Space Telescope
4/17/2024
Writer-Director Nathaniel Kahn stops by to talk about the new IMAX Original Documentary, DEEP SKY, chronicling the building, launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as its evolving mission. What space science breakthroughs would you like to see documentaries for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:38:33
“Sting”: Director Kiah Roache-Turner on making a horror fairy tale
4/13/2024
Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner is here to talk about his latest feature, STING, and how he wanted to make a fairy tale story... with unusually large spiders. Which critters are your horror movie trigger? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:33:12
2024 International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival
4/6/2024
International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival Director Monte Yazzie returns to tell us all about the features and shorts being showcased in this year's festival (its 20th year!) What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:30:42
“Monstrum”: Dr. Emily Zarka talks King Kong
3/30/2024
Dr Emily Zarka, professor and host/creator of PBS Digital's creature feature series MONSTRUM, stops by to share details of their next episode, a look at the history and the future of King Kong. What creatures of myth and legend would you like to see Monstrum feature in an episode? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:53:38
11th Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival
3/16/2024
Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival director Daniel Abella is here to tell us about this year's festival, the films, the shorts programs, the Q&A panels and more. What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:39:24
Comics Talk: “Haunt You to the End” writer Ryan Cady
2/24/2024
Writer Ryan Cady stops by to talk about HAUNT YOU TO THE END, a limited series from Top Cow / Image Comics, and we dive deep into his fascination with ghosts and more. What other types of near future horror tales would you like to see in graphic novels or short films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:01:05:45
Indie Scifi: “Monolith” Matt Vesely & Lily Sullivan
2/17/2024
Director Matt Vesely and actor Lily Sullivan are here to talk about MONOLITH, a new indie scifi-thriller, featuring a unique storytelling approach. Is combining science fiction and thrillers the type of indie movie you'd want to see more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:30:55
Indie Horror: “Out of Darkness” Director Andrew Cumming
2/10/2024
Director Andrew Cumming is here to talk about OUT OF DARKNESS, a new horror-thriller that not only takes a unique story set 45,000 years ago, but includes an entirely new language, Tola, designed specifically for the film. Would more speculative history horror set in the distant past be something you'd want to see? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:29:04
Indie Comics: “The Omega Eleven”: James Aquilone & Zac Atkinson
2/3/2024
Monstrous Books publisher James Aquilone and artist Zac Atkinson have a new project, The Omega Eleven, a 5-issue series that's a mix of Doctor Who and Ocean's Eleven. Yes, a magical heist is in the works. Are indie comics stories something you look for or look forward to? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:32:11