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In this virtual Q&A recording moderated by Emmy award-winning broadcast news anchor Steph Stricklen. "Zachary Levi" answers questions from the media ahead of his appearance at Big Easy Con, the new three-day pop culture convention taking place in New Orleans November 1-3. Zac talks about his film and television career, Big Easy Con, and delivers a powerful message for those struggling with mental illness. For more info visit: https://twitter.com/ZacharyLevi bigeasycon.com/

In this virtual Q&A recording moderated by Emmy award-winning broadcast news anchor Steph Stricklen. Weird Al answers questions from the media ahead of his appearance at Big Easy Con, the new three-day pop culture convention taking place in New Orleans November 1-3. , and talks about his career, music, comedy, Star Wars, social media trends, and more! For more info visit: http://weirdal.com/ http://bigeasycon.com/

Interview with artist Paige Garland Recorded at Marx Library - University of South Alabama at the "Exploring The Art Of Gaming" event on Campus. In this interview I talk with Paige about her artwork, some of her recent creations, upcoming events she will be at, and more! For more info visit: https://www.instagram.com/jpaigegarland/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePrintedPaigeShop Want to help support our channel and also get added benefits? Then why not become a Patron today? www.patreon.com/SciFiction

Interview with Jessica of Generous Geeks Recorded at Marx Library - University of South Alabama at the "Exploring The Art Of Gaming" event on Campus. In this interview I talk with Jessica about the charity, the various things they do with "STEM" based learning, and more! For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/Generousgeeks/ https://generousgeeks.com Want to help support our channel and also get added benefits? Then why not become a Patron today? https://www.patreon.com/SciFiction

Interview with artist Chris Nelson of Art Of Acros Recorded at Marx Library - University of South Alabama at the "Exploring The Art Of Gaming" event on Campus. In this interview I talk with Chris about her art style of surrealistic horror, her gateway into art, some of her recent creations, and more! For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/ArtOfAcros/ https://www.instagram.com/acrosart/ https://twitter.com/AcrosArt

Interview with Jay Betbeze of Mobile Area Pathfinder Society Recorded at Marx Library - University of South Alabama at the "Exploring The Art Of Gaming" event on Campus. In this interview I talk with Jay about the roleplaying games Pathfinder and Starfinder that the society plays, the newly released Pathfinder second edition, including his character a goblin barbarian , the role in the society as game organizer, and more! For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MobileAreaPFS/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/120115198524924/ . (StarFinder Society) Every Sunday the society plays Pathfinder at Gamers N Geeks https://www.facebook.com/GamersNGeeks/

Interview with Owner/Operator at Engage Gaming Darius Crenshaw Recorded at Marx Library - University of South Alabama at the "Exploring The Art Of Gaming" event on Campus. In this interview I talk with Darius about his company, the evolution and history of gaming and graphics, the various popular games that are played at Engage, and more! For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/engagegamingmobile

Interview with Executive Director Lorene Flanders of USA Marx Library Recorded at Marx Library - University of South Alabama at the "Exploring The Art Of Gaming" event on Campus. In this interview we talk about the event exploring the art of gaming, the inspiration behind it's creation, Gary Patterson's cosplay art exhibit, and also their "Horror" themed event coming in October, and more! For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/pg/marxlibrary/

Interview with Illustrator/Pop Culture Artist Jason Lewis Recorded at Marx Library - University of South Alabama at the "Exploring The Art Of Gaming" event on Campus. In this interview I talk with Jason about the various pop art he creates, some of his new illustrations, including a super cool Samus Aran from Nintendo's "Metroid", the recent "Chasing Amy" themed set of trading card art he did for "Upper Deck", and much more!! For more info on Jason and his art visit: https://www.instagram.com/jaseventures/

In this Interview I talk with Kevin Huckabee and Hex Mortis of THE GATE. We talk about their super cool project, and the original antihero character called "The Gate" based off the comics, and is now on CryptTV as a live action sequence. Hex goes in depth into the creation process of "The Gate" suit and how it was brought to life! For more info visit: https://www.thegatemonster.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thegatemonster https://www.instagram.com/thegatemonster/

In this interview I talk with filmmaker Joel Guelzo about his science fiction time travel movie called Norman. We go over the process of creating the film, the visual effects, music, and techniques incorporated to produce what you will see on the screen, and more! Norman is about a time traveler and his A.I. companion. Norman becomes trapped and isolated in the past, jeopardizing life in both the past and the future. He must invent a way back to the future before the world collapses. For more info visit: https://www.normanthefilm.com/

In this podcast I interview Marc and Larissa of The Templin Institute. We discuss their various video series, and channel about investigating the alternate worlds of science fiction in television, film, and more! Marc will be on a panel at Star Wars Celebration April 12th at 1:30pm at the University Stage room W194AB at McCormick Place with Star Wars Explained, and Spacedock. They will be discussing the military of Star Wars. Feel free to check it out, as well as The Templin Institute online! For more info visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpqCsO-fb2_OzVxm7J9MslA https://www.facebook.com/TemplinInstitute/ https://twitter.com/TemplinEdu

In this interview I talk with David Sobolov about his career in voice acting, some of his most recent characters he has done for movies such as the upcoming "Alita Battle Angel", and the voice of "Blitzwing" in the film "Bumblebee". David talks about some of his television roles as well as playing "Gorilla Grodd" on DC's The Flash series. We talk also about the individuals that inspire him in his field. Lastly David gives his words of wisdom for aspiring individuals that are looking to get into the world of voice acting, or further their career. For more info visit: https://www.sobolov.com/ https://twitter.com/volobos

Interview with bestselling fantasy author Brian D. Anderson In this exclusive in depth interview Brian talks about his gateway into his writing career. Having started with his series of novels entitled "The Godling Chronicles", and after that "Dragonvein", which was turned into a very popular Audio book series. We discuss his "The Vale" & "Akiri" novels as well. Brian recently signed a three book deal with Tor Publishing, the largest publisher of science fiction, and fantasy. For more info visit: https://www.amazon.com/Brian-D.-Anderson/e/B00684NQ4E%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://briandandersonbooks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheGodlingChronicles/ https://twitter.com/briandanderson7

Interview with Filmmaker Brett Bonowicz We discuss the various films he has produced such as his science fiction/drama "Perfect 46", and "Closer Than we Think" a documentary that chronicles the life of futurist, illustrator, airbrush artist Arthur Radebaugh. Brett talks about his new film "Artist Depiction" a documentary series about NASA space art and the artists behind the depictions. The film features interviews with Don Davis, Charles Lindsay, and Rick Guidice. Also we talk about physicist and space activist Gerard O’Neill and his influence on the documentary series. For more info visit: https://www.clindar.net

Interview with writer/director Spencer F. Lee We talk about his background in film, and his documentary “From The Bridge”, which is a warp speed ride through the history and evolution of fandom. Hosted by George Takei and featuring in depth interviews with many prominent figures in sci-fi, fantasy, comics, and fandom in general. Spencer talks about his relationship with Kerry O'Quinn writer, magazine publisher, director and producer, who created Starlog, Fangoria, Cinemagic, and other magazine series. Also we discuss fandom as a whole, and the positivity of how it encompasses so many areas by bringing people together, and how the fan base is inspired by finding role models in pop culture. Spencer and I talk about the late great Stan Lee writer & publisher of Marvel Comics and how his creations along with the many talented artists involved in the creation process have made a type of timeless modern mythology that resonates with the fans. In closing Spencer talks about the message of his documentary

Interview with Artist/Writer/Creator J.R. Mounts We talk about the gateway into his art which lead him to create his series "Fried Pickle Noir", and "Scairy Tales". Also we discuss his new science fiction book "Silver Linings" which is about an alien crash landing to earth in a small town in Iowa where he becomes friends with an elderly man. J.R. also creates music we talk about his new album that accompanies the book "Silver Linings", and the message he hopes to deliver to the reader. Lastly J.R. gives us some info about upcoming projects including a new book he is working on. For more info visit: https://scairytalesnoir.com https://www.facebook.com/Scairy-Tales-Noir-229252067126479 https://twitter.com/pickledtweets

Interview with writer and executive producer Sky Conway We discuss his new sci-fi comedy project "Cozmos", starring Robert Picardo, & Ethan Phillips from Star Trek Voyager. We also talk about his other series on the Atomic network, science fiction, crypto currency, his friendship with Gene Roddenberry creator of "Star Trek", and much more!! For more info about "Cozmos" visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/145553614/cozmos-a-hilarious-science-fiction-comedy?ref=creator_nav https://atomicnetwork.tv/

Interview with Scott Wexler We discuss his involvement in sci-fi/fantasy fandom, in Louisiana and the various conventions he has founded, including Crescent City Con which ran for twenty years, as well as putting on the 1986 Worldcon in New Orleans LA. Aside from his conventions Scott also was directly responsible for the fiber optic lighting that illuminated the various panel displays, and 3D models for the iconic "Star Trek The Experience" which was a themed attraction which opened in January 1998 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Paradise, Nevada. Scott also talks about his gateway into sci-fi, his friendship with George RR Martin of "Game Of Thrones" fame, and the founding of the New Orleans Science Fiction & Fantasy Festival.

Interview with actor Sam Witwer Where we discuss his work on such shows as "Being Human" & "Battlestar Galactica" on (SyFy), his voice acting work for 'Star Wars Clone Wars", where he played "Maul" and the many video games where he does the Emperor. Sam talks also about the voice over work for Lucasfilm for the new movies, his passion for music, and more!! For more info visit: https://twitter.com/samwitwer