Reel Wisdom with Derek Diamond

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Derek reads the iconic holiday story 'Twas the Night Before Christmas , with special Christmas songs performed by indie rock band The Unicorn Wranglers . Providing vocals is the lovely and talented Brooke Fleming , who is also making her podcast debut! Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast Follow Derek Diamond on Twitter @Derek_Diamond Music: Tomorrow’s...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Actor Zack Abramowitz and filmmaker Carlos del Rosario chat with Derek about Wild Men 's Kickstarter campaign, convention experiences, hardcore fandom, thoughts on the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War trailers, the inspiration for LOSERS , funny stories from the set, their anticipation for Star Wars: The Force Awakens , t...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, David Ducorbier and Brian Held, Jr . of The Week in Geek chat with Derek about some of their "nerdy interests," the meaning of LARPing, how they started their radio show, their excitement for Star Wars: The Force Awakens , debate the potential success of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice , their upcoming convention appearances, and more. Follow The Week...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Author T.S. Barnett chats with Derek about preparing for conventions as a vendor, why she became an author, her book series The Beast of Birmingham , their mutual love of villains, her love of Final Fantasy games, and more. Check out the work of T.S. Barnett Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast Follow Derek Diamond on Twitter @Derek_Diamond Music: Tomo...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, We take another look back at some of the shows previous interviews, which include comic book artist Steve Scott ( Batman, JLA, Smallville ), video game FX designer Jeffrey Larkin ( Mortal Kombat X, Injustice ), indie rock band The Unicorn Wranglers ( Murder Mystery Night, Atomics ), former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer ( Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals )...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Author Jason Woodham chats with Derek about their mutual love of Spider-Man, wanting to become a writer, his book Blaze: A Superhero Origin Story and how he used modern situations in the world as inspiration, getting an award from Troy University (his alma mater) being a football coach, and his upcoming projects. Check out Jason Woodham's work at BlazingK...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Author Ani Keating chats with Derek about her book Thirty Nights , being discovered through fan fiction, the pros of social media, using elements of reality in fiction, some of her favorite books, cooking seafood, her future projects, and much more. Follow Ani Keating on Twitter Enter to win a cool prize! Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast Follow Der...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Brewmaster Mark Robertson chats with Derek about growing up in a military family, how he got into the craft brew business, the process of making beer, how Pensacola Bay Brewery was founded, some of their best selling beers, Derek’s all-time favorite beer (the Vanilla Pumpkin Porter ), advice for anyone who wants to get into the brewing business, and much...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Bluegrass band Bear With Me chats with Derek about when they started playing music, how they met, how the band was formed, the process of songwriting, performing at Studio Amped, their album Worth the Weight ,   some of their upcoming shows, and more. Like Bear With Me on Facebook Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast Follow Derek Diamond on Twitter @De...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Adam Waldron , Ian Waldron , and Joey Truncale of The Unicorn Wranglers return to promote their new EP Atomics , Joey’s vocal background and why he joined the band, why their new EP is different than their other records, and some of their upcoming shows. Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast Follow Derek Diamond on Twitter @Derek_Diamond Music: Tomorrow...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Filmmaker Steve Kahn returns to chat with Derek about the release of his short film Fear to the web, the process of submitting to a film festival, how Caitlyn Jenner inspired his latest film The Prisoner , why Netflix shows are better than most major blockbusters, and the difficulties of acting. Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast  Follow Derek Diamon...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Author Illyria Brant chats with Derek about living in New York City, wanting to become an author, her debut book Love’s Siren Call (Book 1) , the appeal of romance novels for women, advice for aspiring authors, and more. Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast  Follow Derek Diamond on Twitter @Derek_Diamond Check out the work of Illyria Brant Music: Twin...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Voice actor Jim Cummings chats with Derek about the D23 Expo, growing up in Ohio, working as a deck hand in New Orleans, why he wanted to get into acting, some of his iconic roles that include Darkwing Duck , Winnie the Pooh , Pete , and Dr. Robotnik , his upcoming appearance at Pensacon , and much more. Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast  Follow Der...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Graphic designer/actor/musician/comedian  Michael Daw chats with Derek about college, comic books, his upcoming book A Very Krampus Christmas , some of their favorite stand up comedians, and much more. Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast  Follow Derek Diamond on Twitter @Derek_Diamond Donate to A Very Krampus Christmas Music: Twin Peaks by The Unicorn...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Pensacola Blue Wahoos co-owner Quint Studer chats with Derek about growing up in Illinois, why he wanted to get into medial healthcare, the process behind bringing the Blue Wahoos to Pensacola, the impact that the Wahoos have had on the community, and much more. Find past episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, and DDEpodcast.com Follow The Derek Diamond Experience...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, We continue our look into the world of minor league baseball. Derek sits down with various members of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos front office staff to find out how they got their job with the Wahoos, what it takes to prepare for a game, their favorite job memories, and much more. [03:04] Tommy Thrall (Radio Broadcaster) [11:20] Donna Kirby (Director of Gue...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Take a look into the world of minor league baseball. Derek chats with Pensacola Blue Wahoos players Ray Chang , Seth Mejias-Brean , Kyle Skipworth , Tim Adleman , and manager Pat Kelly about their time in Pensacola, what made them want to get into baseball, preparing for a game, some of their other interests, and much more. Check out the show on iTunes an...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Fantasy football analyst Matt Dulcan chats with Derek about growing up a San Francisco 49ers fan in the Bay Area of California, some of his all time favorite players, how he got into fantasy football, gives advice for upcoming drafts, and much more. Find the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and DDEpodcast.com Check out Matt’s website at 3rDown.com Music: Twin Pe...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Actress Karyn Parsons chats with Derek about growing up in Hollywood, what made her want to be an actress, her experiences on set of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , her non-profit organization Sweet Blackberry , and more. Donate to Sweet Blackberry Follow The Derek Diamond Experience on Facebook and Twitter Music: Twin Peaks by The Unicorn Wranglers Like them o...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Filmmakers Jeffrey Frame and Zack Kepner chat with Derek about their inspiration to work in film, drawing comic strips, creating music, their upcoming film Infidelity , and much more. Find all our shows on iTunes, Stitcher, and NerdCaveNetwork.com Purchase tickets for the premiere of Infidelity Music: Twin Peaks by The Unicorn Wranglers Like them on Faceb...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Writer/producer/director Jason Lewing chats with Derek about his new audio drama Steamboys Radioshow , what inspired him to do an audio show, his time as a theater actor, what makes an audio show unique, and much more. Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast  Follow Derek Diamond on Twitter @Derek_Diamond Check out Steamboys Radioshow on Facebook and Twit...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Former baseball player Travis Mattair chats with Derek about growing up in Washington, why he chose baseball over basketball, going through the minor league systems, his time playing with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos , his current role with the Pensacola Training Academy , and much more. Follow the show on Twitter @DDE_Podcast  Follow Derek Diamond on Twitte...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Filmmaker Maxon Hughes chats with Derek about his web series Victors and its spinoff Victors: Shadow City , his longtime love of film, their mutual anticipation for Star Wars: The Force Awakens , the struggles of independent filmmaking, and much more. Find all our shows on iTunes, Stitcher, and NerdCaveNetwork.com Check out Victors: Shadow City on Faceboo...

Author S. Usher Evans chats with Derek about growing up in Pensacola, her early days of writing fan fiction, her love of Harry Potter, the struggles of being an independent author, her book Double Life, appearing at Pensacon, working for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, BBC, and much more. Find all our shows on iTunes, Stitcher, and NerdCaveNetwork.com Check out the work of S. Usher Evans !...

This week on The Derek Diamond Experience, Podcaster/illustrator/drummer Jason Robbins returns to chat with Derek about his podcast Pop Culture Palate , joining the Nerd Cave Network, negativity on social media, dream podcast guests, Terminator: Genisys , our anticipation for Star Wars: The Force Awakens , his band Falls from Grace , and much more. Find all our shows on iTunes, Stitcher, and NerdC...