Geek To Me Radio

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, Miss...

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,...

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 (...

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. re...

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   ...

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...

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...

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 ‘...

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...

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/...

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...

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...

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 Tomorro...

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://twit...

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...

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...

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://bu...

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 comp...

0:00 SEG 1 Ryan Myers from ‘Broke! The Game Show Show’ playing at the Westport Playhouse through May 19 talks about the show being created specifically for The Westport Playhouse, growing up in St. Charles, his love for Christopher Guest movies, and what got him into improv.   ‘Broke the Game Show Show’ plays Fri & Sat nights at 7:30 pm through May 6, with a matinee on May 19 at 2 pm.  Tickets...

0:00 SEG 1 Actor and model, Cody Renee Cameron, talks about her Harley, getting hit by a Dodge Ram that fled, her favorite genres to work in, weird COVID restrictions, her dog having to audition for roles, when it’s okay to eat people, her favorite holidays, and why being helpful on set leads to more jobs https://www.instagram.com/HeyItsCodeE/   15:28 SEG 2 Cody Renee Cameron talks about social me...

Keep up with 2024’s Planet Comicon guests at https://planetcomicon.com/     0:00 SEG 1 Voice actor, Roger Craig Smith, on his early standup career, transitioning to voice acting, meeting fans, his love of photography, recognizing cosplay based on his work, seeing friends at cons, following in the footsteps of Kevin Conroy, the best part of recording voices for video games, and finding the voice fo...

0:00 SEG 1 Legendary comic artist and writer, Trina Robbins, talks about The San Francisco Standard’s article about her ( https://sfstandard.com/arts-culture/the-first-woman-to-draw-wonder-woman-wants-you-to-know-shes-alive-and-well-in-sf/ ), the underground comic scene, head shops, the lack of women in mainstream comics, working with Colleen Duran, loving comics growing up, when Wonder Woman lost...

0:00 SEG 1 Director April Wright talks about her new documentary ‘Back to the Drive-In’, visiting 500+ drive-ins, and the switchover from film to digital https://twitter.com/driveindoc   18:30 SEG 2 Director April Wright talks about how she shapes her films as she goes, her favorite drive-ins, going to drive-ins as a kid, what it will take to save the drive-in, her next doc about girl skateboarder...

0:00 SEG 1 Julian Glover discusses working as an actor and tells the story of how he got cast in 'For Your Eyes Only'. 16:41 SEG 2 Julian tells some behind-the-scenes story of 'For Your Eyes Only' as well as how he met Pierce Brosnan. He also chats about his theater work. 33:25 SEG 3 Julian Glover talks about working on 'Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade' as well as how...

0:00 SEG 1 Kat Cressida talks about her some of her early acting roles opposite Angela Lansbury and Dick Van Dyke as well as being the voice of The Bride at Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction!! https://katcressida.com/   14:07 SEG 2 Dee Wallace discusses working in horror films, her role as Mary in the now classic 'E.T. The Extraterrestrial' and what role made her feel that she'd...