Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Screaming Chuy (first appearing on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 76) returns with his friend and musical colleague, Arlyn Adriana.  The three of us discuss what it's like to get your start as a creator, as well as looking at the similarities and differences between her goals (being a singer) with that of a writer or podcaster.  We also throw out some ideas about horror movies and tequila. — See Show...

Jim the Podcast Sherpa is your guide to the many, many podcasts of the internet. As the host of the podcast ‘Too Many Podcasts!’ Jim likes to dig up deep cuts and show a new listener why they’d want to try a certain podcast. Often, he does this by looking deep into why the host does their show, and why they do it a certain why. Appropriately, Jim and I spend a lot of this episode discussing why ou...

Brad Jones, known widely as his character the Cinema Snob on the web series of the same name, has been entertaining fans since 2010. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Brad and I talk MST3K: The Movie and the meta-ness about creating a commentary program for a commentary program. There’s also a lot of discussion about what challenges an online creator will face years into their big project. — Se...

Stanley Livingston is a veteran actor known for My Three Sons and Please Don’t Eat the Daisies. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about The Actor’s Journey, a comprehensive course on the business side of acting. Stanley and I concur that, even with the tools offered to today’s internet talent, the fundamentals of building a career with smart decisions haven’t changed much. -- See Show Notes at...

Richard C. Meehan, Jr. is a self-published author who is making the most of the independent book circuit. In addition to his scifi novel Cometary Tales, he’s release a historical fiction book titled Ford the Pacholet. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Richard and I spend some time discussing the merits of knowing history by reading historical fiction and how an author of such books should handl...

Janene Michaelis is the author of the short story Papagaia Dream, a finalist in the "Coffee Lifts Creatives" writing contest from Sci-Fi Coffee.  Like a lot of us authors, Janene has had points in her life that simply didn't make writing a reasonable outlet.  In this episode, she and I have a great talk about how to come to terms with having to choose between writing and dealing with life crises,...

Jeff Russo is the composer behind several of the newer Star Trek series, including Picard and Discovery. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about building music around emotion and his appreciation for building on the long-standing musical tradition of the franchise. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter - @AaronBossig

Phillip Milton is the author of the short story “The Rocket Morning” published by the Sci-Fi Coffee company. A writer just finding his voice, Phillip is a great example of what we fans are capable of creating. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Phillip and I ponder where to take our creative work and our fandom from here. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter - @AaronBoss...

Austin Trunick is a film enthusiast and author of the two-volume series The Cannon Film Guide, soon to be expanding into its third volume. Austin and I spend some time talking about the history of the Cannon Film Group, and how their brand of cheap action films fit into the larger movie culture of the 80s. This involves a lot of comparing notes about early video rental places prior to the transiti...

Dan Barr is the author of Go Boldly, the winning entry in the Coffee Lifts Creatives writing contest from the Sci-Fi Coffee Company. Dan and I spend some time discussing what it’s like to write for the love of the story, and the two of us recklessly speculate on if that’s happening elsewhere in the industry. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter - @AaronBossig

Shylah Addante was the writer on a film titled The Christmas Dragon, which was a 2014 independent film. It is also currently scheduled to be used in an upcoming episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, expected December 16, 2023. Shylah and I have a great talk about what it’s like to grow up a film fan, how to transform that childhood interest into a lifelong career, and how MST3K plays a crucial...

Marc Morales (last seen on HTP episode 105) returns with an update on his film 521 North Main Street. He and his team have finished production, navigated the treacherous waters that come with post-production, and have found an editing team to bring the whole process to a conclusion. In this chat, Marc and I reflect on the pains of being a first-time filmmaker and how important it is to have faith...

David Giltinan is a video game writer currently working with the Geeks Line company on a new historical guide, The Game Boy and Virtual Boy Anthology. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte so that the two of us can discuss the Kickstarter for the anthology, as well as let me ruminate over how Nintendo tends to look away from the Game Boy as a whole, and how I sincerely believe the Virtual Boy is an awesome...

John Bukowski is the author of Project Suicide, a technical thriller novel with a lot of genre-crossing potential. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, John and I discuss the real-world implications of writing about theoretical cures to Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and how independent writers have to act as their own marketing team. See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com

David Wilson is a horror author and radio hand from Scotland. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte to give a few takes on HP Lovecraft, Stephen King, and fandom! This episode also includes his works 'Children of the Cailleach' and 'Just a Bit of Fun' as bonus segments. See show notes at www. AaronBossig.com

Dan Decker (last seen in Episode 60) comes back to swap some ideas about why fandom affects different people in different ways-- starting with very young kids and up through all stages of life. He and I pull from examples such as Ghostbusters, Star Wars: Episode I, Transformers, and of course, Star Trek. See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com

Ryan Britt is the author of the new book "Phasers on Stun" describing the building of the Star Trek franchise from the earliest days of TOS to the launch of Strange New Worlds. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Ryan and I look at how his book charts the facts while looking at the history of fandom and conventions. -- See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com

Christen Stovall (from Episode 8) brings her writing partner Jennifer Sanders to Hungry Trilobyte! The two authors have completed a series of fantasy novels, The Fae-Touched Chronicles. During our chat, we discuss not only the release of the first book, Seer's Choice, but we create a writer’s forum where the three of us hash out different creative processes and friendly shenanigans. See Show Notes...

Kellan and I are two geeks who are in-between conventions and are just worn out from the travel. In this episode, we compare notes on our favorite conventions… from STTC, SDCC, Phoenix Fan Fusion, Emerald City, Soonercon and even a local library con. We also take a deep dive into why geeks get into things like classic TV sitcoms/dramedy and how it relates to our scifi fandom. Prepare for lots of c...

Jim Dirschberger is the creative director at Wide Right Games, the company behind Rifftrax: The Video Game. Jim and I discuss the game from a design perspective, but also from the perspectives of two fans who really, really want to see riffing in new and exciting ways. See show notes at www. AaronBossig.com

Dr. Mohamed Noor (last appearing on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 79) comes back to the show after a great time on Star Trek: The Cruise. He and I recap some of the fun of the trip, but quickly get down to discussing speculation on extraterrestrial life, how looking at fictional creatures can be used to move real-world biology, and another phase of his research. See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.co...

SegaMasterTim is a veteran of the 90s Console Wars, having sat in the trenches at Australia’s Sega Hotline. Yes, not only does Tim have some great perspective of what gaming was like in the era of the Sega Master System, he also appreciates how the US and Australia had very different experiences with early gaming culture. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, not only do Tim and I get to talk gamin...

David Banks has a passion for comic book history and preservation, and his latest project has turned him toward doing a full restoration of the comic series Micronauts. This is following his work on Rom: The Space Knight and Usagi Yojimbo. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, David and I talk about the importance of preserving niche comic topics and how some IPs fall through the cracks of history.

Chris Byrne is a toy enthusiast and historian. He operates a blog called The Toy Guy and a podcast called The Playground Podcast. Noting how children use play and imagination to form how they see the world, Chris has some great insights into the roles that toys hold in our lives- both when we’re young and when we’re old. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Chris and I look at how toys have shifte...

Last seen in Episode 118, Larry Hankin returns to Hungry Trilobyte to move beyond our discussion of comedy and acting. He’s now ready to release his new book, ‘That Guy’ and we have a chat about the struggles of writing and of a new author dealing with the publishing industry. Larry also offers some insight into the homeless problem, having lived that life for a year.