Caroline Stevermer writes historical fantasy and is best know for her Scholarly Magic series and River Rats . She recently published The Glass Magician a fantasy novel about magic and shapeshifting in gilded age New York. We discussed…
Ilana C. Myer is a former Jerusalem based journalist turned novelist. She has wrapped up her Harp and Ring Sequence with the third book The Poet King. We discussed the book and her writing process. 0:49 – Ilana…
Austin Moorhead is a financial reporter and a gamer. He decided it would be really fun to embed himself into the Overwatch League and write a book about it so he did. We discussed the book and what…
Veronica Roth is well known for her successful Divergent series of books which were also put on screen. She recently wrote a fantasy science fiction novel “Chosen Ones” and she spoke to me about that book and her…
Check out Attack on Titan Season One here Bryce Papenbrook has been doing voice acting since age 6 and has over 250 credits to his name. We spoke about his work, his inspirations, and voice acting in general…
Constance Sayers has published her first novel, an era-spanning tale of a witch reliving a doomed love affair and her attempt to fight back against inevitable sorrow. 0:49 – Constance talks about how she decided to write A…
Daman Mills is a professional anime voice actor with over 120 character credits to his name. We sat down at Anime USA 2019 and spoke about his approach to his work and some of his daunting challenges in…
Rebecca Thompson is a physicist who loves to teach and write about science. She spoke once about the science of Game of Thrones and then turned the idea into a really, cool book. We spoke about the book…
Faye Mata is a voice actress with over 60 credited roles in anime and video games. We discussed her approach to voie acting and some of the roles she’s done. 0:41 – Faye talks about how she got…
Keith Silverstein has been a voice artist for over 30 years with almost 400 credited roles to his name. He’s worked on anime, videogames, animation, radio and more. The role he says he is most known for at…
Barry Luokkala is a physicist and physics professor with Carnegie Mellon. He wrote a book on science and science fiction after he found that students enjoyed the class so much and he had enough material to write a…
Jim Martin is a lifelong puppeteer. He was Garry Gnu on the Great Space Coaster and he worked on Sesame Street for 22 years. We talked about his distinguished career and his efforts to save and reshow The…
Master Replicas Group is a producer of museum quality replicas from science fiction, science and other popular entertainment. I spoke with two of their senior members, Steve and Karl, at the GPCC 2019. 0:38 – Steve and Karl…
Christopher Priest has been a comic book writer for over 40 years and has worked for both Marvel and DC. He’s written for Deathstroke, Justice League, Vampirella and many other titles. He also helped to redevelop Black Panther.…
My interview with Ian McElhinney (Barristan Selmy) of Game of Thrones with re-engineered sound. https://youtu.be/nvam8jQs6n4 Ian McElhinney has been a stage and screen actor for close to 40 years. He’s done a wide range of roles including acting…
John Bisney has worked as a reporter, on news radio, in public relations and is a NASA enthusiast. We talked about the latest book he has co-authored “The Space’Age presidency of John F. Kennedy” which is a photographic…
Dr. Shane McCorristine received his Ph.D. in history and now teaches at Newcastle University. His focus is on the “night side” of human experience. This means the study of social attitudes towards death, dreams, ghosts, hallucinations, and so…
Charles Exley and Michael Tangeman are academics who both study Japanese language and literature. They both have an interest in Japanese mystery fiction and the three of us spoke about their latest project, a collection of 13 Japanese…
Joe Packer is a communications academic and became interested in how pessimism is expressed in popular culture. He co-wrote a book on the subject and we discussed it. 0:56 – Joe talks about how he got into writing…
Lee Gambin has been writing about movies and especially horror movies for the last 15 years. We spoke about his latest book on the famous werewolf horror movie “The Howling.” 0:49 – Lee talks about how he got…
Sean Gerrish is a software engineer and has worked as an engineer for Teza Technologies and as an engineering manager for machine learning and data science teams at Google. We spoke about his latest book on machine learning.…
Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodriguez teaches Spanish and Latin American studies at the New School in Atlanta, GA. We spoke about his latest book on the politics of Latin American horror films. 1:04 – Gabriel talks about how he got into…
Scott Poole is a professor of history in American pop and folk culture with a heavy emphasis on horror studies. We talked about his latest book that examines the effect World War One had on horror movies. 0:56…
Joe Haldeman is a prolific sci-fi writer who has won numerous awards for his work. His most significant novel is The Forever War which also had two follow on novels . His trilogy has recently been released in…
M. Keith Booker studies and teaches culture and literature. He worked as an engineer for many years before turning to the literary arts. He also has a passion for Star Trek and “nerd” stuff and we spoke about…
Shawn Malley is a Canadian professor interested in the Victorian period. We talk about his latest book that discusses the intersection between archaeology, science fiction and spectacle. 1:45 – Shawn talks about how he got into writing on…
Tom Sito has been a film animator for decades and has worked on some of Disney’s biggest films. He’s written a book on Disney history based on interviews with Disney animators who were working there during the 1941…
Nicholas Parisi is a musician and vocalist and serves on the board of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation. He’s recently written a book analyzing almost all of Rod Serling’s work and we discuss the book and Rod Serling’s…
Liz Denlinger co-curates the Shelley collection of the New York Public Library system. She has helped develop a new exhibition on Frankenstein and has put together a visual history of Frankenstein for it. We discuss the book and…
Dr. Marc DiPaolo is an English literature academic who likes to write on pop culture. We discuss his latest book deals with climate fiction as found in sci-fi and fantasy books and video entertainment. 1:26 – Marc talks…
Eva Horn is a researcher who is interested in how various kinds of disasters are presented in literature, television, and film. We talk about her latest book on the subject. 1:28 – Eva talks about how she got…
Professor Sam Gill has studied dance, religion and science fiction for decades. He’s written books on the subject and here we discuss his latest book on religion and artificial intelligence. 1:50 – Sam Gill talks about how he…
Peter Williams is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor best known to sci-fans as Apophis on Stargate SG-1. Peter has done a number of roles in movie and tv and we spoke at Shore Leave 2018 about acting and his…
Jonathan Risner is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Indiana University Bloomington. He discovered Argentine horror and wondered how much of the country’s brutal dictatorship impacted that country’s horror films. We discuss his book on the topic. 1:27 –…
Touba Ghadessi is an Associate Professor of Art History at the Wheaton College Massachusetts. We spoke about her book on how the “monstrous” form was portrayed in 16 th and 17 th century art found among noble courts.…
Peter Kelamis is a Canadian actor who’s done a lot of voice acting and live acting. He’s best known for his roles in Stargate Universe and as Rolf in Ed, Edd, and Eddy. He’s also played Goku in…
Chase Masterson was an actress on Star Trek Deep Space Nine for five years and is currently an activist with the Pop Culture Hero Coalition anti-bullying organization. She and coalition member Raymond Litster spoke to me about their…
Michael and Denise Okuda worked as graphic designers on Star Trek The Next Generation. They’ve also worked on a number of other Star Trek media projects and have written various books on Star Trek. In my intro I…
Aron Eisenberg is an actor and filmmaker who is probably best known to sci-fi fans as Nog on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He and I spoke at Shore Leave 2018 about acting. 1:01 – Aaron talks about…
Author Greg Bear has had and continues to have a prolific and successful career as a sci-fi and fantasy writer. Blood Music is one of his more famous novels and he also helped co-found the San Diego Comic-Con.…
Molly Glover is a game developer for Fantasy Flight Games. I spoke to her at Escape Velocity 2018 about how she got into the business, her inspirations, the gaming business and what she does in the field. 1:15…
Hugh Spight is a dancer and a “puppet performer.” He was a Mystic in “Dark Crystal” and a Gamorrean Guard in “Return of the Jedi.” He studied dance in London and worked in Germany before getting into the…
Ian McElhinney has been a stage and screen actor for close to 40 years. He’s done a wide range of roles including acting in both the Star Wars franchise, Krypton, and in Game of Thrones as Barristan Selmy.…
Jack Campbell has published multiple sci-fi and fantasy book series over the years that are extremely popular. Two of his most popular series are the Lost Fleet series and the Legacy of Dragons series. In March 2018 I…
Bob Camp is a cartoonist and cartoon developer who co-created the iconic Ren and Stimpy Show. He worked for Rankin Bass, Marvel Comics, Warner Brothers and has worked on numerous well-known animation projects. He currently teaches Visual Arts…
James Johnson is a builder with ShotanKazori Studio. I spoke with him about his work at Escape Velocity 2018. 2:33 – James talks about the props Shotan Kazori creates. They build every genre, Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon…
Aisha Matthews is studying for her PhD in science fiction literature, specifically Afrofuturism. She also plans the literature track at the Museum of Science Fiction’s Escape Velocity convention. I interviewed her about her studies, goals and interests. 1:29…
Jordan Clark is a comic book writer whom I interviewed at Far Point 2018 about his work. 1:35 – Jordan tells me about his writing on Bitch Planet comics. Then he discusses his comic book Duality which has…
Jordan Clark is a comic book writer whom I interviewed at Far Point 2018 about his work. 1:35 – Jordan tells me about his writing on Bitch Planet comics. Then he discusses his comic book Duality which has…
Bob Greenberger has been a writer and editor for decades. He’s worked on the Star Trek comic and as both a DC and Marvel executive he’s worked on numerous comic book projects. His latest work is a Captain…
Anthony Ur is a graphics designer supporting the military but spends his free time helping design graphics and special effects for an independent science fiction show, Dark Operations: Terminus. I interviewed Anthony at Far Point 2018. 1:16 –…
Anthony Ur is a graphics designer supporting the military but spends his free time helping design graphics and special effects for an independent science fiction show, Dark Operations: Terminus. I interviewed Anthony at Far Point 2018. 1:16 –…
Peter David has been a professional writer for over 30 years. He’s written novels, comic books, television, video games and so on. He wrote Incredible Hulk for 12 years and has written both DC and Marvel comics. He’s…
Peter David has been a professional writer for over 30 years. He’s written novels, comic books, television, video games and so on. He wrote Incredible Hulk for 12 years and has written both DC and Marvel comics. He’s…
Author Timothy Zahn has been writing professionally since 1984. He’s written a number of well-regarded Star Wars novels, as well as the Manticore Ascendent trilogy, the Cobra trilogy and the young adult Dragonback series. I was able to…
Author Timothy Zahn has been writing professionally since 1984. He’s written a number of well-regarded Star Wars novels, as well as the Manticore Ascendent trilogy, the Cobra trilogy and the young adult Dragonback series. I was able to…
Royce Essig has been pursuing a 25 year dream to produce a sci-fi drama. He and his team are close to completion and have used virtual reality technology to finish the product. I interviewed him at Far Point…
Royce Essig has been pursuing a 25 year dream to produce a sci-fi drama. He and his team are close to completion and have used virtual reality technology to finish the product. I interviewed him at Far Point…
Matt Stagmer is a prolific weapons maker. He’s part of the Man At Arms reforged youtube show and he spoke to me at Magfest about his work. 1:14 – Matt was in charge of making the Optimus Prime…
Matt Stagmer is a prolific weapons maker. He’s part of the Man At Arms Reforged youtube show and he spoke to me at Magfest about his work. 1:14 – Matt was in charge of making the Optimus Prime…
Jordan Pierson loves video games and started creating them himself. He’s with JEP games.com and I met him at Magfest 2018. He told me about their newest game Akari 1:22 – Jordan tells me about the game Akari.…
Rachael has been working with her friend on four games and I spoke to her at Magfest about their latest game, Akari. 1:40 – Rachael talks about the anime based game Akari. She has to go into the…
Robin C. Farrell is a writer and video editor. She has worked on the upcoming web series “Genre Wars” and has written a novel based on the story. I was able to interview Robin at Magfest 2018. 0:54…
Robin C. Farrell is a writer and video editor. She has worked on the upcoming web series “Genre Wars” and has written a novel based on the story. I was able to interview Robin at Magfest 2018. 0:54…
Jed Henry is a prolific artist who focuses on Japanese print style art. I was able to interview him at Super Magfest 2018. He’s worked on movie animation, video games, comic books and traditional and computer art. 0:37…
Nora McClellan is a Canadian actress who has appeared on my many shows including X-Files, Orphan Black and Killjoys . I met Nora at Far Point 2018 and interviewed her about her work and inspirations. 0:47 – Nora…
Nora McClellan is a Canadian actress who has appeared on my many shows including X-Files, Orphan Black and Killjoys . I met Nora at Far Point 2018 and interviewed her about her work and inspirations. 0:47 – Nora…
Matt Frewer is an American Canadian actor, singer, comedian and all around performer. He’s been on numerous shows including Max Headroom and Orphan Black . I was able to interview Matt at Far Point 2018. We had less…
Matt Frewer is an American Canadian actor, singer, comedian and all around performer. He’s been on numerous shows including Max Headroom and Orphan Black . I was able to interview Matt at Far Point 2018. We had less…
Bill Collison is a bladesmith and armorer. He’s with the show Man At Arms: Reforged. I met Bill at Magfest 2018. He’s been an armorer and bladesmith for over 20 years and has been the armorer for the…
Emile Park is a fantasy oil painter whom I interviewed at Illuxcon 2017. 2:26 – Emile talks about what it takes to finish a piece. 4:42 – Emile talks about his inspirations. He loved Conan, Boris Vallejo, Julie…
Linda Adair is a sci-fi and fantasy artist whom I interviewed at Illuxcon 2017. 1:33 – Linda talks about her favorite piece at the show “The Other Side.” It’s a personal piece. She also talks about what inspires…