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Let's Get Dangerous! Longtime Disney Animator and the man behind Darkwing Duck, as well as Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers, joins us for a conversation. Tad Stones talks with us about how Darkwing Duck came to be, how he was initially a James Bond Parody named "00Duck" and why that changed, and he gives the definitive answer as to why so many people think that Chip and Dale are dressed li...

FSF PopCast LIVE - Superhero Fatigue? Superhero Fatigue? Is it real? How does the concept affect our view of modern pop culture? Are there too many Superheroes? Jason, Mike and Max from 3 Geeks Podcast join us to talk about it. We want your thoughts on the topic as well - join in on the comments! For more information on 3 Geeks Podcast - Instagram and Threads - @3GeeksJay YouTube - https://www.you...

Acting with Intent We chat with up-and-coming actor Ian Poake about his acting journey and recent role in The Better Sister on Amazon Prime, not to mention why being on The Punisher was so important to a Marvel fan like Ian. Ian also shares his origin story, detailing how he got started in acting and the opportunities he found along the way. It's essential to recognize the significant role the art...

Wonder Woman is From Kansas (REPLAY - Originally Aired 7/5/24) We have the pleasure of sitting down with the amazing and award-winning voice actress Kari Wahlgren! Kari tells us about how she went from Kansas to being the voice behind so many characters that we have come to know and love. Whether it is Kung Fu Panda, DC Animation, Anime, Star Trek, or other stories - you will be surprised at just...

The Alex Project Alex Mallari Jr. of Ginny & Georgia, Dark Matter, and other great shows has come to the FSF PopCast to discuss his career, upbringing, and origin story. We discuss his book, "Pause Paws" (link below), a wonderful children's book that can help you and your little ones figure out how to make decisions. We discuss his love for the Power Rangers and how Bruce Lee had suc...

FSF PopCast LIVE - Strange New Worlds ** SPOILERS AHEAD** Season 3 of Strange New Worlds has dropped and we have LOTS to talk about. Join us if you’ve watched season 3s first two episodes, or if you don’t mind spoilers. We will be joined by the Terra Alpha Audio Drama crew and possibly the folks at Science Fiction Remnant and Crusher Convo Let’s talk some Trek! For more on our guests - Find them o...

Making the Murderbot Murderbot has become a huge hit over on Apple TV Plus - and we are thrilled to be joined by Chris and Paul Weitz, the men who are showrunners for this adaptation of the Martha Wells novels - The Murderbot Diaries. Chris and Paul talk about why they took an interest in the Murderbot story and some of the challenges they faced in making this story come to life, some of the reaso...

Beware Her Power ... Green Lantern's Might! She's Wonder Girl and Green Lantern in DC Animation. She's Torra Doza in Star Wars Resistance. She's also a character in Primos, World of Warcraft, and many others. Yeah, Myrna Velasco plays some pretty cool roles out in our nerdy pop culture world. But, then you sit down with her and you realize that the person and the personality behind the voices is j...

Episode Notes If you're not familiar with Tattiawna Jones, now seems like a super awesome time to change that. She plays Arada on the hit Apple TV+ series, Murderbot. And if you haven't watched Murderbot, well, now seems like a super awesome time to change that as well. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Tattiawna throughout this conversation. She has a fantastic sense of humor, and to be honest...

FSF PopCast LiVE - reviews and theories Lots to talk about tonight. Come chat nerdy with us! We have on schedule first 3 episodes of Ironheart for Marvel TV What are we looking forward to in Superman? What are we looking forward to in Fantastic 4? Doomsday theories For more on our show partners - Bones Coffee - http://www.bonescoffee.com/FSFPOPCAST and use code FSFPOPCAST Idea Farm - www.ideafarm....

From the Shores of Sanctuary Moon Meet Tamara Podemski, currently starring in the hit Apple TV series, Murderbot. Tamara has a fantastic background, which we dive into a bit in our discussion. She is the grandchild of World War II survivors from Poland, her father is Israeli, and her mother is First Nations in Canada. We discuss how that unique upbringing has impacted her life, her work, and her v...

Animation Reboots In recent years, we have seen a lot of animated to live-action reboots, but what about the other way around? Sometimes Animation does something for a movie or TV Show that live action can't do. So, what if we took live-action movies and rebooted them as Animated Films? Would that work for you? Would it be better? Let's talk about it ...... For more on our guests, please visit the...

Voicing Impa There are not many people in this world who can say that their life began on tour with Bob Dylan ... Andi Gibson can. Andi explains how this happened in the interview, so I will let Andi tell that story. However, Andi is a tremendous voice actor and singer, best known for voicing Impa in the beloved Legend of Zelda video games by Nintendo. Andi tells us how she got into voice acting,...

Area 51 Studios Don't look now, but acclaimed DC Animation screenwriter Ernie Altbacker has come back to the FSF PopCast! This time around we are talking with Ernie about his new Kickstarter campaign for his Indie comic called "Area 51 Studios" - a great story about how Area 51 isn't a place where Aliens and Alien secrets are stored, but a place where Alien Movie and TV producers shoot t...

FSF PopCast Sidebar Hey Ferb! I know what we're gonna do today! We're gonna get ready for 10 new episodes of Phineas and Ferb! We are also going to discuss how much HACKERS suck, but also - what we are doing to rebuild in the aftermath of being hacked in our Funny Science Fiction page on Facebook. There are fun, nerdy, and pop culture options available for you. We are also going to discuss the imp...

There Once Was a Man from Rhode Island Meet Marc Geller. Marc is a veteran of both stage and screen. We have enjoyed Marc's work on shows like Severance, Russian Dolls, The Onion, The Eric Andre Show, A Different Man, and many more. Marc shares with us his process for preparing for both stage and screen acting projects, his thoughts on the use of AI, how he became involved with Severance, his role...

The Interview-Inator Originally aired 2/8/2021 We are replaying this interview in honor of Phineas and Ferb's new season starting on June 5, 2025 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...

He's a Born Entertainer Matty Cardarploe is someone we have been wanting to get on the show for some time now. He's always at the center of some cool and nerdy project like Stranger Things, Free Guy, A Series of Unfortunate Events: Lemony Snicket's, and much more! However, you will also find that Matty is a stand-up comedian; I politely stole and reused one of his lines with him in the show. He's...

When Did Punk Rock Become Oldies The 12 year old in Kathleen just had her major fangirl moment. Bowling for Soup has been one of her favorite bands since about 2002-ish. So sitting down with lead vocalist Jared Reddick was a major deal for her. In this conversation, she talks with Jared about his origin story, the meaning behind songs, the bands touring and recoring schedule, what Jaret is doing w...

Execute Episode 66 In celebration of Star Wars month, we offer you this replay of our interview with the ever-amazing Sam Witwer! EXECUTE EPISODE 66! We welcome Sam Witwer to the FSF PopCast! We talk about a wide range of topics from his band The Crashtones and why he releases music in both Vinyl and Cassette formats, his acting in shows like Dexter, Smallville and of course Star Wars Clone Wars,...

FSF SideBar - Andor Series Finale! SPOILERS AHEAD! It's Over! Andor is over, and we know where this goes .. straight to Rogue One! But before we can get to Rogue One, we need to talk about these final few episodes and the masterful storytelling we have had throughout this show. This hasn't just been good Star Wars, this has been good television. Let's dig into it! For more on our show partners - B...

Beyond the Bat We are thrilled to share this conversation with you. Legendary DC Comics and Marvel Comics Animation writer, Stan Berkowitz joins us to talk about his time working on shows like Batman Beyond, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Spider-Man, TJ Hooker and much, much more. We also talk to Stan about his book - Beyond the Bat - which shares numerous behind the sce...

The Acolyte Season Finale Review (replay) Replay of the review of The Acolyte Season Finale. This originally aired the day after the release on Disney Plus Tim and Producer John are here to talk about the season finale of The Acolyte! Questions are answered! New questions arise! Cameos and more! .... BUT .... If you haven't watched Episode 8, then we are not responsible for the level of spoilers y...

FSF SideBar - Andor Season 2 Eps 7-9 The long awaited arrival of Andor season 2 is finally here. Tonight we review episodes 7-9 THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!! Come join us. Have some fun. Let’s talk Star Wars! For more on our show partners - Bones Coffee - http://www.bonescoffee.com/FSFPOPCAST and use code FSFPOPCAST Idea Farm - www.ideafarm.store - use discount code FSF15 Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly...

The Toys that Made Him We are joined by the CEO of the Nacelle Toy Company and producer, Brian Volk-Weiss. Brian is a super cool nerd who has helped bring forward some of the media we have loved, such as "The Toys That Made Us", "RoboForce", so many comedy specials, and of course, the Gates McFadden podcast called "InvestiGates". Brian discusses his childhood, the toy...