Geek To Me Radio

0:00 SEG 1 Dan Riba, Diane Pershing, and Kevin Altieri talk about the first time they met Arleen Sorkin, creating Harley Quinn around her voice, not being over her death, deepening friendships during her illness, and passing on love from fans at the cons 24:55 SEG 2 Dan Riba and Kevin Altieri share memories about Arleen Sorkin including ‘Harlequinade’, ‘Days of Our Lives’, and her friendship with John de Lancie 41:03 SEG 3 Dan Riba and Kevin Altieiri talk about what it’s like to direct Batman: The Animated Series and some of the other amazing people from the series we lost  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Citizen's Debt Relief (https://www.citizensdebtrelief.com/, 877-811-1339), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome   Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl  Patreon -   https://www

0:00 SEG 1 We give away a box of toys from https://www.kokomotoys.com/  Greg Proops talks about seeing live shows in San Francisco, finding chemistry with his Whose Line castmates, learning the rules of improv so you can break them, doing 100 shows a year, the SAG-AFTRA Strike, his new album ‘French Drug Deal’, and improvising during standup and podcasts https://www.whoselive.com/  https://www.gregproops.com/blog/  15:00 SEG 2 Greg Proops talks about promoting himself with social media, his first IMDB credit in ‘Thanksgiving Day’ in 1990, and performing ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas’ live at The Hollywood Bowl 30:20 SEG 3 Greg Proops talks about performing for Prince Charles back in the mid nineties  39:29 SEG 4 Greg Proops talks about finding friends of a similar mindset and what from his career he is the most proud of.   47:35 Producer Joey V. gives his ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ review Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s

0:00 SEG 1 Brian Box Brown on his book ‘The He-Man Effect How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood’ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250261403/thehemaneffect  18:14 SEG 2 Brian Box Brown pt 2 26:51 SEG 3 Brian Box Brown pt 3 35:45 SEG 4 Louise Simonson is a comic writer and editor best known for co-creating Cable, Doomsday, and Apocalypse. Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), Citizen's Debt Relief (https://www.citizensdebtrelief.com/), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) 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/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/   Twitter -   https://twitter.com/geektomeradio   Instagram -   https://www.ins

0:00 SEG 1 Actor, Vince Lozano, talks about the film ‘Trauma Therapy: Psychosis’, playing the bad guy, transitioning to writing and directing, how he got into acting, becoming a breakdancer, his love for the theatre, and auditioning for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’  http://www.vincelozano.com/  https://twitter.com/vincelozano  18:09 SEG 2 Actor, Vince Lozano, talks about the importance of improv, working with Tom Sizemore in his final film, losing his friend Billy Drago, his kid figuring out that his dad is an actor, and voice acting in ‘Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends’  31:30 SEG 3 Chris McQuillen talks about the ToyMan Toy Show coming up on August 27th at the Machinist Hall in Bridgeton. Save on all those eBay fees and shipping and handling costs by going to ToyMan for your Christmas shopping. Chris talks about his love of Star Wars, the new way of buying toys through fundraisers, the Ahsoka Ghost ship through Hasbro Labs, the Thundercat’s Lair through Super7, and the surge in popularity for Barbie and N

0:00 SEG 1 Actor Thaao Penghlis on his career in soaps and his history podcast ‘The Lost Treasures’ 13:37 SEG 2 Thaao Penghlis continued https://www.instagram.com/thaaopenghlis/  https://twitter.com/LstTreasuresPod  39:45 SEG 3 Actress Sophia Lillis on her film with Michael Cera called ‘The Adults’ https://www.instagram.com/sophialillis/  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) 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/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/   Twitter -   https://twitter.com/geektomeradio   Instagram -   https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/  Producer - Joseph Vosevich https://twitter.com/

0:00 SEG 1 Chris Hacker of The Oblivion Bar Podcast talks about this year’s San Diego Comic Con, how the con became more comic book focused due to the actor and writer’s strike, why he loves artist’s alley so much, meeting Todd McFarlane, comparing San Diego’s Comic Con to New York’s, and his comic book tattoos https://www.oblivionbarpodcast.com/  29:24 SEG 2 James Enstall and producer Joey V. review Oppenheimer and Barbie 40:45 SEG 3 James Enstall and producer Joey V. review Oppenheimer and Barbie continued Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) 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/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook

Legendary writer and producer Ron Friedman talks about his incredible career. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295357/ Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) 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/    Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall  Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/   Twitter -   https://twitter.com/geektomeradio   Instagram -   https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/  Producer - Joseph Vosevich https://twitter.com/Joey_Vee  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jamesenstall/support

0:00 SEG 1 Shelley Herman talks about her memoir ‘My Peacock Tale: Secrets of an NBC Page’, the history of the NBC page program, why women weren’t originally included in the NBC Page Program, why it’s one of the greatest entry-level jobs ever, why it’s easier to get into Harvard than the NBC Page Program, working on gameshows, being a contestant on ‘The Dating Game’, curating items for a game show exhibit at a museum, and receiving items from Betty White’s estate 13:46 SEG 2 Shelley Herman talks about being a lifeline for Adam West on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’, ‘The Tonight Show’, Frank Sinatra, beating up a Nazi, dating celebrities, Freddie Prinze, traveling for book signings, her connection to Missouri, giving Gilda Radner a tour of Hollywood, and the laws of reprinting items for a book https://mypeacocktale.com/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/648946686120084  39:55 SEG 3 Howie Hirshfield of Not Quite Right Improv talks about his August 5th show at the Westport Playhouse, doing improv with his dau

0:00 SEG 1 Lilian Sue talks about the Crowdfundr for her book, 'Publicity Prescription', how she get started in PR, the 2 biggest problems creative people have with social media, how the SAG-AFTRA strike is affecting how artists can promote their projects, crafting the publicity around the project, avoiding the spaghetti approach, helping out small businesses and entrepreneurs, and why she chose to go with Crowdfundr instead of Kickstarter https://crowdfundr.com/publicityprescription 19:20 SEG 2 Brad Meltzer and Susan Eisenberg discuss Brad's new book, ‘I Am Wonder Woman’. Buy it now https://amzn.to/44rJAWh  Brad and Susan also talk about what contributions from artists and writers at DC are incorporated in the book, naming the characters in his novels after deep-cut comic book characters, switching between a book about Nazis and a kid’s book, and crying while writing the Mr. Rogers book Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics an

0:00 SEG 1 ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ review 18:43 SEG 2 Heroes for Kids Comic Con in Perryville, MO on July 15th https://www.heroesforkidscomiccon.org/  27:35 SEG 3 ‘Movies Go Fourth’ author Mark Edlitz talks about the 4th film in movie franchises throughout history. Mark talks about interviewing the filmmakers, the ‘Rocky 4’ robot, each Bond actor’s 4th film in the franchise, why ‘The Ewok Adventure’ is the 4th Star Wars film, addressing 4th films that never got made, horror film reboots, appreciating Joel Schumacher’s Batman films, and ‘Meatballs 4’ http://www.markedlitz.com/ Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) 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

0:00 SEG 1 Mitch Hallock, the owner and operator of Terrificon in Connecticut, talks about researching his guests’ work, which new Star Trek series are his favorite, his thoughts on ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’, what it was like attending the Indy premiere, being the magic touch for actors’ careers, and  topping the previous year’s show  https://twitter.com/Mitch_Hallock   17:50 SEG 2 Mitch Hallock talks about outgrowing the Mohegan Sun convention center, whether the con could take place in 2 locations at the same time, attending conventions since he was 8 years old, Terrificion being first and foremost a comic book convention, and celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary  https://www.terrificon.com/ 32:10 SEG 3 Kenneth Lui, Marvel VFX artist, talks about his mockumentary ‘Artists in Agony', his favorite Christopher Guest movie, whether he is a Marvel or DC fan, whether he felt overworked, his VFX specialties, and what his office is like depending on the movie studio https://www.kennethlui.co

0:00 SEG 1 Jessica from The Foundry Art Centre & Robert from Two Plumbers Brewery + Arcade talk about teaming up to bring Art Of The Arcade to St. Charles July 7 - September 23 http://foundryartcentre.org/art-of-the-arcade-1  14:00 SEG 2 Jessica and Robert continued 31:32 SEG 3 Journalist Tony Harris talks about his show ‘The Proof Is Out There’ on The History Channel https://www.history.com/shows/the-proof-is-out-there/cast/tony-harris  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), Steve’s Hotdogs (https://www.steveshotdogsstl.com/ Coupon code GEEKTOME), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) 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/  Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/  Twi

0:00 SEG 1 Tony award-winning producer of ‘New York, New York’, Lamar Richardson, talks about attending the Tony’s live, not having to audition for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, his journey into acting, leaving his insurance job, how he got into producing, working with André De Shields, whether he prefers the stage over the screen, and ‘The Wiz’ revival https://twitter.com/Lamar_Alphonso  18:18 SEG 2 Jake and Phill Wamser of https://www.wamwamgames.com/ talk about why they started making board games,  being a clue on Jeopardy!, the Kickstarter for their moonshiner card game called ‘Shiner’, how easy it is to play ‘Turn for the Wurst’, St. Louis’ role in the gaming industry, what it’s like to set up at a convention, selling at farmer’s markets, and working on a game for years before it comes out  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wamwamgames-shiner1/shiner-the-prohibition-moonshining-game?ref=btto0m 33:07 SEG 3 Jake and Phill Wamser of https://www.wamwamgames.com/ demonstrate their new game, 'Shiner&#

0:00 SEG 1 David Dastmalchian talks about his latest horror film ‘The Boogeyman’, getting away with a PG-13 rating, how Stephen King is a gateway to horror for so many people, adapting a 7-page short story from the 70’s to a 90-minute film, whether he still has to audition for roles, not knowing if he was right for the role of Lester Billings, his upcoming Dracula film 'The Last Voyage of the Demeter', and dealing with negative criticism https://www.instagram.com/dastmalchian/    21:22 SEG 2 David Dastmalchian talks about working on ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’, helping raise money for the charity https://bigslickkc.org/, creating his comic book ‘Count Crowley’, making ‘The Belko Experiment, getting into character for ‘Oppenheimer’, and whether he is excited for for ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), Steve’s Hotdogs (https://www.steveshotdog

0:00 SEG 1 Lee Rodriguez & Ramona Young chat about their respective roles of Fabiola & Eleanor from the hit Netflix series 'Never Have I Ever' before the 4th and final season drops on June 8th. https://www.instagram.com/ramonabishyoung/  https://www.instagram.com/leerodriguez/  14:02 SEG 2 Writer Alex Segura talks about his new book "Arana & Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow" from Marvel. (Amazon link to his book: https://amzn.to/42qxafr) 34:53 SEG 3 My spoiler-free review of the brand new film 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse'. Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), Steve’s Hotdogs (https://www.steveshotdogsstl.com/ Coupon code GEEKTOME), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome  Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website - 

0:00 SEG 1 Paul Sun-Hyung Lee talks about the reaction he gets from 'Kim’s Convenience' fans when they see him pop up in the Star Wars universe, adapting 'Kim’s Convenience' from stage to screen, growing up loving Star Wars and Star Trek, a fandom he has had trouble getting into, being his own worst critic, and being hopeful he will return to 'The Mandalorian'  https://twitter.com/bitterasiandude  https://www.youtube.com/c/BitterasiandudeInc  41:54 SEG 2 James and Joey talk about ‘The Boogeyman’ and other horror films 53:45 SEG 3 David Dastmalchian talks about filming reshoots for ‘Dune’, working on a live-action version of Count Crowley, and why he is so proud to be a part of ‘The Boogeyman’ https://www.instagram.com/dastmalchian/  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), Steve’s Hotdogs (https://www.steveshotdogsstl.com/ Coupon code GEEKTOME), and Marcus Theatres (https://w

Diedrich Bader talks about what character he’d like to revisit, wardrobe malfunctions on set, his love for Charlie Chaplin, why there isn’t a DVD collection of The Drew Carey Show, his love for Kevin Conroy, why he posts so many pictures of flowers on his social media, how Succession might affect Lucky Hank getting picked up for a 2nd season, and why the writer’s strike is so important https://www.instagram.com/baderdiedrich/ Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), Steve’s Hotdogs (https://www.steveshotdogsstl.com/ Coupon code GEEKTOME), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) 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/  Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/  Twitter -   https:/

0:00 SEG 1 Paul Eiding talks about missing dinner with his wife and kids on Mother’s Day to hang out with James, why the stage is his first love, playing Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ for 10 months, voicing an olive, and guest starring on TV shows vs being a series regular  https://twitter.com/4pauleiding  16:20 SEG 2 Paul Eiding talks about his iconic role on Star Trek, whether he collects all the toys based on his characters, voicing Colonel Campbell from Metal Gear, and working on Savage Dragon 27:12 SEG 3 Michelle Danner on the differences between directing stage VS film, attending the premiere of her film ‘Miranda’s Victim’, growing up in a show business family, how she gets great performances out of actors, and directing vs teaching  https://www.michelledanner.com/  37:40 SEG 4 Michelle Danner talks about an iconic mural in L.A. she was involved with, the film ‘The Runner’, ‘How to Go Out on a Date in Queens’, history of her film ‘Miranda’s Victim’, and how to sign up for her acting classes https://

0:00 SEG 1 Actor Eric Nelsen talks about auditioning for ‘1883’, going through cowboy camp with showrunner Taylor Sheridan, avoiding saddle rash, working with Sam Elliott, when he felt like he made it, whether he likes watching his work, and making ‘1883’ on location. https://www.instagram.com/ericnelsenofficial/  17:48 SEG 2 Eric Nelsen talks about partnering with Bucking Bull Bourbon https://buckingbullbourbon.com/ and lending his voice to a few Lucasfilm video games 28:42 SEG 3 Laura Alemán talks about wanting to always become a performer even while growing up in Puerto Rico, being a producer, how she got into doing stunts, and getting cast in ‘Casa Grande’ on Freevee. https://www.instagram.com/lauraalemanofficial/  40:57 SEG 4 Laura Alemán talks about her short film ‘The Outfit’, training with the Puerto Rican Ballet, and when she feels the most comfortable. James and Joey also give a quick review of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.di

0:00 SEG 1 Chris McQuillen of ToyMan Show on his May 7th show at Machinists Hall 12365 St Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO https://www.facebook.com/ToyManShow  21:32 SEG 2 Larry Quiggins from Bug's Comics and Games talks #FreeComicBookDay coming up on May 6th. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223  35:34 SEG 3 Actress Nicola Bryant, known for her roles as Peri Brown, a companion to both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors on Doctor Who https://www.nicolabryant.net/  45:32 SEG 4 The 6th Doctor, Colin Baker https://twitter.com/SawbonesHex  Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), Steve’s Hotdogs (https://www.steveshotdogsstl.com/ Coupon code GEEKTOME), Kokomo Toys (https://www.kokomotoys.com/), and Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome  Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon -   https://www.patreon.c