Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi

In this episode of Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi, we venture into the unknown with acclaimed actor David Clennon, whose career has spanned groundbreaking science fiction and deeply human storytelling. From his unforgettable role as Palmer in John Carpenter’s The Thing, to Miles Drentell in Thirtysomething and now Kurt in the mind-bending film, The Sound, Clennon has consistently portrayed char...

In this episode of Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi, a deep dive into Artificial, the groundbreaking interactive sci-fi series created by Bernie Su and Evan Mandery. The story centers on Sophie Lin, an artificial human designed by Dr. Matt Lin to explore the question: what makes us human? Through intimate live-streamed interactions with viewers, Artificial blurs the boundary between scripted narr...

From the roundtables at SDCC are Bruce W. Timm, Kevin Conroy, Ray Wise, Tara Strong, Brian Azzarello. and bonus comments from Mark Hamill with special thanks to Gary Miereanu Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus, Today

I chatted with co-creators Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle as we look at the story of James Crowley, stuck between life and death to hunt down all kinds of supernatural evil creatures. A strange back robbery involving frozen bank vault gets Crowley on the case but there's much more. We discuss world building and how this came together.  Start your free one year trial at Sci-fi Talk Plus, Today.

From 2018, I interviewed the cast and their director in a roundtable setting and also covered the red carpet. This is a compilation of these interviews that include director Mitzi Peirone and her actors, Madeline Brewer, Sarah Hay, and Imogen Waterhouse. Plus I chat with composer Michael Gatt. Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus, Now

Anson Mount talks about if Christopher Pike has a limited backstory and Sonequa Martin-Green talks about the complex Spock-Burnham relationship in season two of Star Trek Discovery. Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus, Today.

Interview with the stars and creators of genre film at The Tribeca Film Festival. Included is American Psycho director, Mary Harron.  Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus, Today  

From the roundtables are James Krieg and Bruce W. Timm about this interesting team up to bring down a world wide threat in this new animated series. Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today

Gaming In Color follows gay gaming involiving Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer gamers..Director is Phillip Jones features  George Skleres of Riot Games and Colleen Macklin who appeared at Gaymer X convention. I chat with Phillip Jones about the good, the bad and treatment of gay gamers. Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus, Today

Innovative Author and CSI creator who talked to me about his work at the time Dark Prophecy. This is an interactive story with links to videos in each page readers can see online. His Level 26 Trilogy concluded with Dark Revelations. Start Your Free One Year Trial To Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today.

An actor and voice artists who voices characters on Star Trek and Star Wars animated series tells me about his work as Murf in Star Trek Prodigy and also voice the clone troopers in Star Wars The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch. Start Your Free One Year Trial at Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today

In this episode, we sit down with the incredible Thora Birch to dive into her intense and gripping role as Special Forces Staff Sergeant Audrey Beach in the cinematic audio drama Overleaper. This fast-paced thriller follows Beach as she discovers an eerie truth—there’s another her from an alternate universe. How do you fight an enemy who shares your face, your skills, and your memories? Birch shar...

Fun chat with Dana Gould and Janet Varney on their table read of Plane Nine From Outer Space. Start Your Free One Year Free Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today.

In this episode, we dive into the newly released deluxe action figures from the legendary TV series The Prisoner. Fans of the show will recognize the iconic tension between Number 6, played by Patrick McGoohan, and the formidable Number 2, portrayed memorably by Leo McKern. Chris Doc Wyatt of Wandering Planet Toys talk about this new line explore the legacy of these characters, the psychological d...

There's also a review of The Ritual with Al Pacino, Tribeca Festival selection Queens Of The Dead, Tom Felton back as Malfoy, Andy Serkis on Animal Farm, and more news.  Start Your Free One Year Trial at Sci-Fi Talk Plus, today.

Bestselling science fiction author Andy Weir joins Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi  for an insightful, funny, and wide-ranging conversation about space exploration, writing hard science fiction, and the real-world Artemis mission. Tune in as Andy and host Tony Tellado dive into the intersection of science, capitalism, and imagination—along with plenty of behind-the-scenes peeks at Andy's researc...

In this episode of Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi, host Tony Tellado talked with the renowned actress Alice Krige, best known to Star Trek fans as the iconic Borg Queen. Alice discusses her powerful role in the film She Will, where she portrays Veronica Ghent, an aging movie star recovering from surgery in a mysterious Scottish retreat—a place infamous for its history with witch burnings. She d...

Rewind Episode Overview In this special episode, Tony Tellado dives into the 2016 summer series Braindead, a unique blend of political satire, sci-fi, comedy, and horror that is even more eerily relevant today. With members of the cast and co-creators Robert and Michelle King, we explore how space bugs eating politicians' brains becomes a clever (and hilarious) lens for examining extremism and the...

In this episode, Tony Tellado looks back at a key moment in Wonder Woman’s legacy: her first standalone animated film. With insights from key creators and talent behind the project, this episode shines a light on how the Amazonian icon finally took center stage in animation, the creative decisions that shaped her portrayal, and the mythology that grounds her character. Featured Guests Bruce Timm (...

Episode Overview: Tony takes listeners on a tour of the biggest headlines and developments in the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comics. This week’s episode is packed with news, opinions, and a touch of industry analysis from Tony’s unique perspective. Highlights: Superman Movie Update MPAA has rated the upcoming Superman film PG-13 for violence. Tony shares his early impressions...

My subscribers picked this episode at number 28 for The Mix 100 about a future, where a space station orbits a very toxic Earth. Astronauts find survivors in protective domes that houses the elites. So the question is, do they rescue them or themselves? Director  Magdalena Lauritsch based this script on a real life refugee crisis. Julia Franz Richter is one of the astronauts whom she cites gave he...

Based on his book, The Human Rights Movement, his film Interreflections is different in form from his book. The film is broken up in three different time lines with each scene is an investigation of social issues. There is also a satirical science fiction layer with an antagonist, a protagonist, they're debating life in space.  Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today 

At number 65 my subscribers picked my interviews from San Diego Comic Con for the animated series Undone. But star Rosa Salazar approached it like doing live action despite it being rotosoped. She was impressed by the painted backgrounds added later which she said look classical. You're hear from the creative team in how this series was put together.  Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk...

Interview with Paula Brancotti, Creator Aaron Martin, director Adam McDonald and executive producer Ian Carpenter on this horror series.  Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today 

Actor who plays Doc Holliday on this series talks coming back for the last season. He's Your Huckleberry. Start Your Free One Year Trial For Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today