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Producer Brian Volk-Weiss (instagram.com/brianvolkweiss) from “The Toys That Made Us” and “The Movies That Made Us” talks about his latest docu-series “A Toy Store Near You” debuting on Amazon Prime and YouTube May 29th. Find out how he made a TV show during quarantine with the purpose of helping toy stores from all over the world stay in business. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres https://www.marcustheatres.com/ and Historic St. Charles, Missouri https://www.discoverstcharles.com/! 0:00 Segment 1 Brian on how he got the idea for “A Toy Store Near You” and what COVID’s role was in helping it get made. 12:24 Segment 2 Brian on why “A Toy Store Near You” is premiering on Amazon Prime on May 29th and how he was able to get toy stores from around the world to participate. 22:40 Segment 3 Brian on which toy stores he plans on visiting as soon as the travel restrictions are lifted and whether the toy market is being flooded by collectors who are panicking because of COVID.

Justin Burnette (https://twitter.com/JustinsComics1) , the owner of Justin’s Comics in St. Charles, Missouri, talks about how COVID-19 has affected comic book shops. Make your online purchases at https://www.justinscomics.shop/ Writer Richard Dinnick (https://twitter.com/richarddinnick) on his ongoing Twitter project of fan casting Doctor Who. Check out his Twitter account to see which Monty Python member he would cast in Matt Smith's role of the 11th Doctor if it was actually 1963. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres https://www.marcustheatres.com/ and Historic St. Charles, Missouri https://www.discoverstcharles.com/! 0:00 Segment 1 Justin Burnette, the owner of Justin’s Comis in St. Charles, on how COVID-19 has affected comic book shops 13:13 Segment 2 Writer Richard Dinnick on his Doctor Who fan casting 33:20 Segment 3 Has Richard Dinnick had any of the celebrities he's cast reach out to him? 42:57 Segment 4 Richard on why he hasn’t thought to cast James in any

We talk with the voice of Ash from Pokémon, Sarah Natochenny (https://www.instagram.com/sarah_natochenny/), about narrating the Serial Box original audio series “Marvel’s Black Widow Bad Blood” (https://www.serialbox.com/serials/black-widow). Composer Atli Örvarsson (https://atliorvarsson.com/) talks about scoring the Apple TV miniseries “Defending Jacob” starring Chris Evans from “Captain America: The First Avenger” and Michelle Dockery from “Downton Abbey” https://tv.apple.com/us/show/defending-jacob/umc.cmc.5h5mr0shyyqqahqdv55ywyilr. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres https://www.marcustheatres.com/ and Historic St. Charles, Missouri https://www.discoverstcharles.com/! 0:00 Segment 1 Sarah Notachenny on voicing Ash Ketchum and narrating the audio series “Marvel’s Black Widow Bad Blood” 17:14 Segment 2 Composer Atli Örvarsson on creating the music for the Apple TV miniseries “Defending Jacob” 27:43 Segment 3 Atli on what kind of research he does before scoring

We talk with writer Jim Ousley https://twitter.com/JimOusley about the kickstarter for the graphic novel Butcher Queen: Planet of the Dead. Kevin Kiner https://www.kevinkiner.com/, the composer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, talks about the 7th and final season streaming now on Disney+. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres https://www.marcustheatres.com/ and Historic St. Charles, Missouri https://www.discoverstcharles.com/! 0:00 Segment 1 Writer Jim Ousley talks about the kickstarter for Butcher Queen: Planet of the Dead and all the amazing perks they are offering. 16:49 Segment 2 How did composer Kevin Kiner feel when he found out there would be a 7th season of The Clone Wars and was it ever intimidating composing for such an iconic franchise? 27:47 Segment 3 Will the music be darker since it is the final season? 37:50 Segment 4 How does Kevin make all of his projects sound different even while he’s working on multiple

We talk with New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp  https://twitter.com/mariekeyn about writing DC’s latest graphic novel about Barbara Gordon titled  The Oracle Code. Then we talk to Dean Devlin  https://twitter.com/Dean_Devlin and Christian Kane  https://twitter.com/ChristianKane01 about their new WGN show Almost Paradise  https://wgnamerica.com/series/almost-paradise/ premiering Monday, March 30th. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres  https://www.marcustheatres.com/ and Historic St. Charles, Missouri  https://www.discoverstcharles.com/! 0:00 Segment 1 Marieke Nijkamp on DC’s The Oracle Code 12:13 Segment 2 Marieke Nijkamp on collaborating with artist Manuel Preitano on DC’s The Oracle Code 20:07 Segment 3 Dean Devlin and Christian Kane on WGN’s Almost Paradise 33:06 Segment 4 Will any familiar faces from Leverage or Librarians show up on WGN’s Almost Paradise 43:05

We went to Gallifrey One 2020  http://www.gallifreyone.com/ and got to talk to Jason Haigh-Ellery from Big Finish Productions https://www.bigfinish.com/ about their original Doctor Who audio stories and actress Sarah Sutton a.k.a. Nyssa! We also share a previously unaired interview with the 8th doctor, Paul McGann, that we recorded back in 2016. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres  https://www.marcustheatres.com/ and Historic St. Charles, Missouri  https://www.discoverstcharles.com/! 0:00 Segment 1 Jason Haigh-Ellery, the Managing Director of Big Finish Productions and co-producer of their Doctor Who audio stories 16:12 Segment 2 Sarah Sutton a.k.a. Nyssa, the companion to Tom Baker and Peter Davison 29:12 Segment 3 Pt. 1 with Paul McGann, the 8th doctor 37:25 Segment 4 Pt. 2 with Paul McGann on who his doctor was 46:05 Segment 5 Wrap up Amazon Affiliate Link -    http://bit.ly/geektome Buy Me a Coffee -  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl

In an epic crossover episode, Max Foizey from Max on Movies on KTRS  https://twitter.com/MaxOnMovies had James on his show to talk about the best pop culture couples of all time for his Valentine’s Day episode and these segments are taken from that episode. Thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres  https://www.marcustheatres.com/ and Historic St. Charles, Missouri  https://www.discoverstcharles.com/! 0:00 Segment 1 Beauty and the Beast, The Princess Bride, Casablanca, Howard the Duck 15:46 Segment 2 I Love Lucy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sense 8, Doctor Who, The Avengers 29:45 Segment 3 Cheers, Titanic, Wuthering Heights, Twilight, Brokeback Mountain, Spider-Man, Superman, The Flash, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Star Wars, Captain America Amazon Affiliate Link -    http://bit.ly/geektome Buy Me a Coffee -  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon -    https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website -    http://geektomeradio.com/ Po

Joel Shryack  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795462/ talks about his career in Hollywood working in the sound department as a dialogue editor, sound editor, adr supervisor, and more. Find out what it was like working on the Jumanji sequels Gene Blalock  http://geneblalock.com/ talks about producing and directing indie films like his new horror film “The Nightmare Gallery” and his upcoming drama “Carpe Noctem”. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors  Marcus Theatres ( https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri ( https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! 0:00 Segment 1 Joel Shryack talks about how he got started in Hollywood. 14:56 Segment 2 Joel Shryack talks about growing up friends with Jake Kasden, what a dialogue editor does, if it’s hard to not be so critical of other movies, and what gets him excited to work on a project. 26:51 Segment 3 Joel Shryack on what his most inspirational projects have been, whether there will be a Jumanji 3, how he feels about a

Matt Dunford  https://twitter.com/mattdunford on San Diego Comic Fest March 5-8, 2020 at the Four Points by Sheraton in San Diego   https://www.sdcomicfest.org/ Erin Bried  https://twitter.com/ErinBried, the founder and editor of Kazoo Magazine  https://www.kazoomagazine.com/ , on “Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World” - A Graphic Collection from Kazoo  https://amzn.to/2v2sm5M Chad Werner  https://www.chadwerner.com/, writer director of the horror film “A Perfect Host” and the upcoming “The Get Together” And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors  Marcus Theatres ( https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri ( https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! 0:00 Segment 1 Matt Dunford on the perks of San Diego Comic Fest’s more intimate comic convention 13:06 Segment 2 Erin Bried on Kazoo Magazine and their graphic novel “Noisemakers” 24:25 Segment 3 Erin Bried on how the Kazoo Magazine kicks

Composer Frederik Weidmann (https://twitter.com/freddiewiedmann) on The Netflix Orginal anime “The Dragon Prince” season 3 (https://www.netflix.com/title/80212245) Composers Jacob Yoffee (https://jacobyoffeemusic.com/) and Roahn Hylton (https://twitter.com/Fbthemastermind) on the Youtube Originals documentary series “The Age of A.I.” (https://youtu.be/UwsrzCVZAb8) hosted by Robert Downey Jr. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors  Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! 0:00 Segment 1 Frederik Weidmann on how he is handling all the fans, awards, and success 12:09 Segment 2 Frederik Weidmann on watching “The Dragon Prince” with his kids 21:24 Segment 3 Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton on being musical collaborators 33:26 Segment 4 A heartfelt thank you to you the listener 37:06 Segment 5 Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton on working with Robert Downey Jr. Amazon Affiliate Link -    http://bit.ly/geektome Patreon -

Actor and writer Alana de Freitas (https://twitter.com/alanadefreitas)  on her indie drama "Before the Dawn" streaming now on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/Before-Dawn-Alana-Freitas/dp/B07YSSSVGD), beginning acting at the age of 9, writing the roles she wanted to act in, and her upcoming role in the horror film "Bashira" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8065292/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3 ) Rachel Pinnelas (https://twitter.com/racheaissance) communications manager for Serial Box (https://twitter.com/serialboxpub) on their new fictionalized audio drama "Marvel's Thor: Metal Gods" (https://www.serialbox.com/serials/thor). And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors  Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! 0:00 Segment 1 Alana de Freitas on "Before the Dawn" and having to write her own roles since she wasn't liking the ones she was being offered 12:32 Segment 2 Alana de Freitas on whether she has to turn off the writer par

In this episode we talk to Carl Lumbly (https://twitter.com/CarlLumbly) about a potential Justice League reunion, Ross Marquand (https://twitter.com/RossMarquand) about impressions and filming "The Walking Dead", and Chris Sullivan (https://twitter.com/SullivanTweet) about making audiences cry on "This Is Us". And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors  Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and  Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! 0:00 Segment 1 Carl Lumbly on whether he would be up for a Justice League reunion #JLReunion 13:20 Segment  2  How Carl Lumbly feels about receiving praise and accolades like the Dangerman Hero Award (https://dangermanheroawards.com/) 23:10 Segment  3  Carl Lumbly on his favorite roles 35:14 Segment 4  Ross Marquand on voice work, his favorite impressions to do, and the hardest parts about filming The Walking Dead 44:43 Segment 5 Chris Sullivan on making audiences cry on "This Is Us" and why he loves

In this episode we talk to Anya Chalotra ( https://www.instagram.com/anyachalotra/) and Freya Allan ( https://www.instagram.com/freyaallan/) from "The Witcher" (https://www.netflix.com/title/80189685) coming to Netflix December 20th, Brian O'Halloran (https://twitter.com/BrianCOHalloran)  from "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot", cosplayer Danielle DeNicola (http://danielledenicola.com/) , and comic book artist Bob McLeod (https://www.bobmcleod.com/) And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors  Marcus Theatres ( https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and  Historic St. Charles, Missouri ( https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! 0:00 Segment 1 Actors Anya Chalotra (Yennefer) and Freya Allan (Ciri) on "The Witcher" series coming to Netflix December 20th 14:27 Segment  2 Brian O'Halloran on performing live theatre, standup, and the response to "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" 21:02 Segment  3 Danielle DeNicola on the lengths she's gone to cosplay certain characters 28:03 Segment 4 Bob McLeod on the "New Muta

We talk to actor Eric Braeden about his autobiography I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama (Amazon Link https://amzn.to/2sdS4mz). And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors  Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and  Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! 0:00 Segment 1 How did Eric's book come about? 15:00 Segment  2 How does Eric discuss politics in today's climate? 25:22 Segment  3 What is Eric's favorite Seinfeld episode? 36:29 Segment 4 What was it like immigrating from Germany? 45:46 Segment 5  How does Eric use his BS Meter? Amazon Affiliate Link -  http://bit.ly/geektome Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website -  http://geektomeradio.com/ Podcast -  https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/ Twitter -  https://twitter.com/geektomeradio Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradi

We talk to "Arrow" and "Legends of Tomorrow" creator  Marc Guggenheim (twitter.com/mguggenheim) about The CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths event. Will we get to see Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, go up against Mark Hamill, the voice of Joker, in real life? And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres ( marcustheatres.com) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri ( discoverstcharles.com)! 0:00 Segment 1 12:13 Segment  2 26:12 Segment  3 33:15 Segment 4 43:46 Segment 5 Amazon Affiliate Link -  http://bit.ly/geektome Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website -  http://geektomeradio.com/ Podcast -  https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/ Twitter -  https://twitter.com/geektomeradio Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jamesenstall/support

First we talk to  Todd Black (twitter.com/Guardians_Comic) about the Kickstarter for his comic      Tokyo Blade Detectives (kickstarter.com/projects/blackmagicwolf/tokyo-blade-detectives-1). Second we talk to  Michael Nardelli (twitter.com/thenardelli) about his Amazon Prime show  Dark/Web (amazon.com/Dark-Web/dp/B07VJ3892D). Finally we talk to  Casey Walsh (twitter.com/TheComixKid) of  Geeks World Wide (TheGWW.com) all about the latest geek news including the big changes happening in the world of streaming (Disney+, The Mandalorian, HBO Max, the future of the DC Universe, Harley Quinn, and Titans). We also talk The CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths event and whether the future for traditional comic books looks grim. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres ( marcustheatres.com) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri ( discoverstcharles.com)! 0:00 Segment 1 Todd Black 14:31 Segment  2 Michael Nardelli pt. 1 25:16 Segment 

Today's show is all about a couple really cool Kickstarter projects that need your help! First we talk with Samantha Sawyer about her animation project called S.A.L.E.M. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1343444467/salem. Then we talk to Martin Pierro about co-writing and publishing his comic called  From Blood https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1736291485/from-blood. And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres ( marcustheatres.com) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri ( discoverstcharles.com)! 0:00 Segment 1 Samantha Sawyer pt. 1 11:10 Segment  2 Samantha Sawyer pt. 2 21:46 Segment  3 Thank you to Marcus Theatres and Historic St. Charles, Missouri! Check out our Patreon      https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio 28:35 Segment 4 Martin Pierro 39:08 Segment 5 Email      GeekToMeRadio@Gmail.com if you would like to have us feature your Kickstarter project. Amazon Affiliate Link -  http://bit.ly/geektome Patreon

We talk with the incredible Ed Asner about playing Lou Grant, Carl Fredricksen, Granny Goodness, Santa Claus, and SO MUCH MORE! Find out more about Ed at his website https://www.officialedasner.com/bio and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheOnlyEdAsner And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres (marcustheatres.com) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (discoverstcharles.com)! 0:00 Segment 1 13:26 Segment  2 26:12 Segment  3 33:05 Segment 4 44:01 Segment 5 Amazon Affiliate Link -  http://bit.ly/geektome Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website -  http://geektomeradio.com/ Podcast -  https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/ Twitter -  https://twitter.com/geektomeradio Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jamesenstall/support

First we talk to the singing voice of Barbie, singer/producer Elli Moore ( instagram.com/ellimoore). Find out about issues facing female music producers, her upcoming solo music, and what it's like being the singing voice behind the iconic Barbie franchise. Check out the music video for her single "OK" at youtu.be/-RXkXDktHrU. Then we talk to director Peter Bishai ( peterbishai.com) about his film Rapid Eye Movement ( rapideyemovementmovie.com), which centers around a talk radio host trying to stay awake for 11 days straight while broadcasting from the middle of Times Square AND while being threatened by a deranged caller. Find out what it took to actually film in Times Square! And as always, thanks to our amazing sponsors Marcus Theatres ( marcustheatres.com) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri ( discoverstcharles.com)! 0:00 Elli Moore pt. 1 13:15 Elli Moore pt. 2 25:29 Elli Moore pt. 3 28:46 Peter Bishai pt. 1 33:28 Peter Bishai pt. 2 45:55 Peter Bishai pt. 3 Amazon Affiliate Link - http://bit.ly/geektome Pa

First we talk to Trevor Long of Ozark https://twitter.com/tdiddylong and his writer/director brother Owen Long about their new horror movie Seeds. Then we talk to writer Heli Kennedy https://twitter.com/helikennedy about the new Orphan Black series available at https://www.serialbox.com/serials/orphan-black. Also, thanks to Marcus Ronnie's Cinema and Legion M for allowing us to host the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Meet-Up on Tuesday, October 15th! Look for our review at https://thegww.com/. While there you can also check out our Maleficent: Mistress of Evil review. 0:00 Segment 1 Seeds pt. 1 14:19 Segment 2 Seeds pt. 2 23:17 Segment 3 Seeds pt. 3 30:55 Segment 4 Orphan Black pt. 1 41:06 Segment 5  Orphan Black pt. 2 Marcus Theatres - https://www.marcustheatres.com/ Historic St. Charles, MO - https://www.discoverstcharles.com/ Amazon Affiliate Link - http://bit.ly/geektome Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website - http://geektomeradio.com/ Podcast - https://anchor.fm/jamesenst