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You have said - Hey! I know that guy! when you you saw our guest this week in one of his 192 acting credits spanning his career. This week we talk with Larry Hankin, the premier character actor. You've seen him in Escape from Alcatraz, Friends, Seinfeld, Star Trek, Breaking Bad and more! Listen to Larry tell stories about his different acting jobs and how he prepares for each role he's ever had. L...

Hey Ferb! I know what we are going to do today! Thats right kids, this week we chat with Dan Povenmire. Dan is the Co-Creator of the hit Disney classic animated series - Phineas and Ferb! Oh, and just so we dont forget - he also voices the villain of the Tri-State Area, Dr. Doofenshmirtz! We talk to Dan about his work on The Simpsons, The Family Guy, Spongebob Squarepants, Milo Murphys Law and oth...

You're a kid in the 1980's and its cartoon time. Among your choices are GI JOE, Voltron and Transformers. If you watched these shows, then you heard the vocal talents of the great voice actor and our guest, Neil Ross. But we don't just talk about those shows - we talk about his run in with Jim Morrison of The Doors and what that conversation was like and much, much more! So sit back with your Sunn...

Meet Rob Stringer - the creator and writer of the critically acclaimed podcast called - Oblivity! The podcast centers around a disgraced war hero is posted to Pluto on her toughest mission yet: to oversee a small, dysfunctional research team ... and yes, hijinks ensue.  Be sure to check out the Oblivity podcast and follow it on your favorite podcast destinations!   You can find out more about Rob...

Lacey Gilleran is our guest today. Lacey is the girl that always tries to work #StarWars into the conversation and is one of the Co-Hosts of the Resistance Network Broadcast on the Star Wars News Network. Come find out where Lacey has and hasn't worked Star Wars into a conversation and why she feels SOLO 2 needs to happen.   You can find out more about Lacey on Twitter - @laceygilleran or her show...

Sit down kids. I want to tell you a story about a boxer who was controlled by the mob, who turned to acting and ended up in one of the biggest superhero movies of all time. Let's not forget to mention that his boxing career had run ins with the likes of Ken Norton and THE Champ - Muhammad Ali ...  This isn't a fable, its the real life story of Jack O'Halloran who starred as Non in Superman I and I...

This week we talk to Pat Jankiewicz - actor, author and pretty much of king of nerd knowledge! We talk to Pat about his companion books for The Incredible Hulk Tv Series, Jaws Movies and the Buck Rogers TV Shows. Not to mention Pats ties to both Star Wars and Star Trek. Lots of laugh, lots of random info ... you dont want to miss this! Find out more about Pat Jankiewicz - go to his IMDB page or ch...

If you were planning on booking a trip in space I would have to give The Oz 9 – and its tiny crew of hopeless incompetents a pass. So far, they've been in space half an hour and several hundred people are dead. However, if you’re looking for a funny sci-fi Podcast then Oz 9 is your Ship! This week we have some fun with the delightful writer and podcaster Shannon Perry. Look her up on www.oz-9.com...

If you ever find yourself surrounded by a pack of Philosoraptors primed for an argument about time travel, our guest is the guy you need to have on your side. Our guest this week is scientist and science fiction author Terrence Zavecz. Terrance writes about space travel, time travel, and dinosaurs. We had a lot of fun talking Dinos, science, and writing with Terrance. Enjoy. You can find out more...

If you have questions about bats our guest this week can help, as long as your bats are billionaires dressed up in bat costumes and equipped with lots of high tech gizmos with “bat” in their name. Our guest, Frank Duran, is Head Content Strategist at Galaxy of Geek and Host of The Warped Shelf Podcast.  We had a great interview and a wonderful time. We hope you will enjoy this. You can find Franks...

How many times during an RPG game have you encountered a pack of hungry Vegan Velociraptors? You might be safe, but your Hyper Intelligent Rutabaga sidekick is in deep trouble. Our guest this week, James M. Ward has probably encountered every possible critter in his 40 years plus of roleplaying. Ward was one of the players in Gary Gygax's early Greyhawk games as Gygax developed the Dungeons &...

Meet Frank ... aka frankly_built. Frank is a CosPlay genius and 3D printing wizard. He creates masterpieces from the Movies, TV and Video Game screens that we would all love to have. You may have seen Frank on his YouTube Account or one of his other social media pages such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok! Be sure to check him out and see why he won an award for his IronMan CosPlay from...

This week we have traveled to a far and distant galaxy to find the wisdom of all things Star Wars with the all-wise, all-knowing Darth Chocolate.   We welcome Brandon McKinney to the show. Brandon is the host of “The High Ground Podcast”, known as Darth Chocolate to his YouTube and TikTok followers.  Be sure to check out his podcast on YouTube called - "The High Ground" and his great 1 m...

If you’ve ever encountered an unstable Gorn at a local comic con you’ll wish you’d read one of our guest’s latest books. The Star Trek: Kirk Fu Manual. But our guest isn’t a self defense expert, however. Our guest this week is the New York Times bestselling author of nearly forty novels and novellas, Dayton Ward. Mr. Ward has been nominated six times for, and has won twice, the Scribe Award from t...

If you haven’t been to the beach since 2018, Our guest this week might be the reason.   Steve Alten is the NY Times and international bestselling author of “The MEG” series, about Carcharodon Megalodon, the 70-foot prehistoric cousin of the great white shark, which was made into a motion picture.  The MEG was released August 10, 2018 and was number #1 in the U.S. and worldwide, grossing over $560m...

Ever have one of those days when you ask a teammate to check the warp engines and navigational computer only to find out it’s their secret mission to kill you and everyone else on the ship? This has happened to our guest hundreds of times. It might be that his friends are trying to kill him or because he is Marcin Świerkot the CEO of Awaken Realms, whose hit board game “Nemesis” puts you in a dead...

This is a Funny Science Fiction Member Spotlight. Today in the spotlight is Greg Ledford. Greg has been a long-time member of the group who regularly contributes memes, links, and comments on other's posts in the group. Enjoy his episode and be sure to look for Greg around the group and be sure to say howdy howdy howdy!  Welcome to the Funny Science Fiction Podcast where we tell jokes and you laug...

Abandoned with a dying laptop in the farthest reaches of known space, South Dakota, a young podcaster battles Microsoft Word for her survival. Facing the perils of the unknown with only her imagination and an endless supply of coffee. Hostile cheesemongers threaten her very existence.  But who is she really? Author, podcaster, motivational speaker, coffee gourmet, and marketing wiz, Sarah Rhea Wer...

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale. a tale of a fateful trip. These are the voyages of Gilligan Trek.  Obscure 70’s TV Sci Fi takes center stage with our Funny Science Fiction Member Spotlight Our guest this week is Mark Artuso, a lifelong science fiction fan. We experience and exploit Mark’s great sense of humor and ask why he likes our Facebook group! Come and join us on Facebook for the...

Have you ever wondered what your favorite memes would sound like if they could talk? Does Philosoraptor have a lisp? We took total advantage of our guest's unique imagination and awesome voice talents this week and created voiceovers for memes that until now have been voiceless. This week we'll be voicing an interview with voiceover master extraordinaire, Keith Silverstein who is known for his voi...

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Imagine you are sitting around a campfire when an old hermit approaches. You and your friends are repelled by the man at first, but as he starts spinning his tales you find yourself slipping into twilight. These are the type of stories our Facebook Group member Ben Tisseur writes. Currently Ben is waiting to hear back on the scripts he submitted to. Netflix for a series called Mr. Cooper's Tales—t...

Now roll your D20 Interviewing Skill… This week is a podcast where we roleplay a podcast with a master roleplaying podcaster, Guy Sclanders. Guy has the absolute most put together simple series on how you and your friends can get started in roleplaying as well as resources to make your RPG game a blast. Here’s what to look for in this week’s episode... Guy’s funniest roleplaying moment… but you ha...

Welcome to our first spotlight mini-episode. Today, you get to enjoy the conversation with Nancy Sovran and the foundation, Wish Upon a Teen. As many of you have noticed, we drink from Red Shirt Widows and Orphans Fund Coffee Mugs during episodes. The Fictional RSWOF charity was started by Drayton Alan in his book Custodians of the Cosmos, and we have been referring to it as a running gag since we...

Have you ever dreamed of traveling with the clone legions and raiding the universe of evil? Perhaps you’d like to spend time right here on Earth helping make things a little better for those less fortunate. This week you’ll learn how to do both! Our interview with the 501st. Captain Rex Clone Trooper might teach you how it’s done! Our Guest this week spends his free time cosplaying Captain Rex and...