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Disney-owned Hulu is refusing to run controversial advertisements from the Democrats, and they're up in arms over the notion. This is a good thing, and it could be an indication that someone at Disney has said, "Enough" when it comes to diving into politics and the culture war. Meanwhile, George Takei's being used as a prop to normalize behavior that involves attacking our children. Feedback: live...

Author Declan Finn returns to talk about his latest entries in the SAINT TOMMY NYPD book series -- LIGHT BRINGER, which just came out, and DARK WEB (coming soon) -- along with other work he's been doing, and how well he's getting on up there in New York... https://declanfinn.substack.com/ https://linktr.ee/declanf https://twitter.com/DeclanFinnBooks https://upstreamreviews.substack.com/ Feedback:...

In a new article, ROLLING STONE magazine reports that data analysts have concluded that there may have been some trickery involved in getting the Snyder Cut released for the fans to enjoy. Was Snyder behind it all? Was the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut all a marketing manipulation? Are the Snyder Cut fans real? https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/justice-league-the-snyder-cut-bots-fans...

It's our regular look at things financial. And there's quite a bit out there to talk about. Dan Danford and Matthew Stevens are back to talk about. ESG? Google breaking up? Twitter suing Elon?  Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gboU11 http://www.twitch.tv/scifi4me...

You've seen her playing Aisha on MS. MARVEL. Now Mehwish Hayat joins us to talk about the experience, the cultural impact the show is having, and the expansion of her vocabulary... Kamran Pasha joins in as special co-host for this round of talk. https://www.instagram.com/mehwishhayatofficial/ https://twitter.com/MehwishHayat https://www.patreon.com/kamranpasha Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me....

He's an aerospace engineer and award winning writer and editor. Eric Choi stops by to talk about his new short story anthology, JUST LIKE BEING THERE. Fifteen hard SF stories with science blog afterwords to hone in on the actual science in the tales.  http://www.aerospacewriter.ca/ https://twitter.com/AerospaceWriter Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scif...

What's this about a nuclear attack? The city of New York has put out a PSA (public service announcement) giving you tips on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack on the city. What in the name of Sam Hill is this? Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gboU11 http://www...

Over the weekend, TheGamer.com ran an article quoting various visual effects artists with regard to the work they've been doing in Hollywood, and how Marvel Studios is the worst client for which anyone has worked. Shifting priorities, changing plans mid-stream, asking for sequences at the last minute...  But is Marvel the only culprit? And are they the only guilty parties here? https://www.th...

He's been singing its praises since the premiere episode, and now that he's taking a break from his YouTube hiatus, writer/producer Kamran Pasha is back to talk about the appeal of MS. MARVEL. https://www.patreon.com/kamranpasha Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gboU11...

Trekkies. Trekkers. Whovians. Browncoats. X-Philes. Gaters.  Just a few of the names given to various groups of fans of franchises. Fandom is everywhere, from genre entertainment -- movies, TV, books, comics, games -- to sports to music to theme parks and more. But what drives us as fans? And can that drive be soured in any way? Can that drive be sometimes...too intense?  Feedback: livef...

It's the headline Disney wanted to see with LIGHTYEAR, but didn't. Over the weekend, the new movie starring the animated Twinkies -- er, Minions -- broke box office records and proved that families are ready to get back into theaters to watch movies. So why did MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU beat LIGHTYEAR so handily? Probably for the same reason TOP GUN: MAVERICK continues to score. Feedback: livefromt...

A lot of people in Hollywood are upset this week, because Disney's board of directors unanimously voted to retain Bob Chapek as CEO for another three years. This comes in the wake of firing Peter Rice, the LIGHTYEAR bomb, the mess over Florida politics, the revolt by employees in certain divisions of the company, and the "hostage video" that some say demonstrated Chapek's weakness as a leader. But...

For a very long time, creators on YouTube have been increasingly frustrated by the platform and its apparent favoritism for corporate media over the independent creators that made it such a success. Many have lamented the absence of any real competition. Now, there are a few platforms out there giving it a run, including Odysee, which we've been using with very few issues. Today, we're talking wit...

Another loss for The Walt Disney Company as the Pixar production LIGHTYEAR fails at the box office. With such poor performance, especially that 65% week to week drop, the armchair quarterbacks are already out trying to make sense of it. Some of them are making excuses. Some of them are avoiding the bigger issues.  Comscore Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian joins us to try to get a handl...

It's the gift that keeps on giving. In the aftermath of The Trial™ where we learned that a certain person was likely a liar, now we have the "Doubling Down Tour" where said person is sitting down for interviews, the PR company is sending out articles painting her as a victim of the system, the rich white guy, or take your pick and fill in the blank. Public relations expert Juda Engelmayer joins us...

OK, here we go! Today on the program, we're going to brew up a batch of Jeremy's Coffee Brand Coffee -- from opening the bag to first sip. You'll get an instant review of this coffee. For Mr. Boss, we'll be starting with blend number 003 - the medium roast.   @TheQuartering   Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://...

It's here. The collapse of cryptocurrency. Is it a sign of the coming apocalypse? Was it just a scam all along? An electronic Ponzi scheme? Or is this just a hiccup, a correction in the marketplace? And just what is crypto anyway? Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gboU1...

David Luxton is back to talk about artificial intelligence and whether there's anything to this story about a Google engineer thinking that one of the company's A.I. programs has had enough machine learning to gain sentience.  http://www.davidluxton.com/ https://twitter.com/DavidDLuxton Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www....

As the stock price continues to plummet, The Walt Disney Company seems to be facing an identity crisis. A crisis of culture. What kind of company do they want to be? Who's actually in charge in the executive offices? Will Bob Chapek be able to turn things around? Guests:  Dan Danford - https://www.youtube.com/user/DanDanford Culture Casino - https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureCasino Tom Connors...

A short segment today, mainly teeing up the rest of the week and avoiding the latest drama drama drama in various factions of fandoms. Are you getting tired yet? Tuesday - the Disney debacle continues; we'll take a deep dive with Dan, Culture Casino, and Tom from Midnight's Edge Wednesday - the Google AI is sentient? David Luxton joins us for discussion. Thursday - Juda Engelmayer stops by to disc...

The new trailer for BLACK ADAM has been released, so we're going to take a look and see what we can see. Also: two swatting incidents yesterday has Mr. Boss yearning for some coffee and a cabin in the woods. Also Two: We're throwing wrenches. Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter: http://eepu...

We've seen this before. Plenty of times, in fact. What's known as "The Mainstream Media" is at it again, fabricating a narrative that has Ms. Heard as the victim of the patriarchy and misogyny because the rich white male Mr. Depp won. But this is nothing new. Gamergate, the Sad Puppies, the coverage of "The Jast Jedi" and "Captain Marvel" (just to name a few)...  The media lies to you. ...

This week, we've seen a lot in the media (and social media ) about bullies.  Amber Heard bullied Johnny Depp and lied under oath about it. Lucasfilm claims Moses Ingram is the target of racism before said racism even appeared. Heather Antos is leading from behind and sending minions to bully Irene Strychalski. And you can bet they're waiting in the wings to go after Gina Carano again... Abuse...

The New York Post is reporting on research by a PhD student at the University of Vigo in Spain, and this student is of the opinion that he's found the source of the "WoW! Signal" which was first detected in 1977. And he thinks we need to be careful not to incite invasions by extra-terrestrials. Wait. What was that last? Article here - https://nypost.com/2022/05/30/milky-way-galaxy-has-four-malicio...

There are a lot of people who have been drawing parallels between what's going on in this country now and what went on in the 1970s. Maybe, maybe not. Some would argue that it's worse now. But consider that the end of the 70s brought us the 80s, and what a time it was. Music, television, movies, technology, and so much more came out of that time period to influence us still today. So, out of the m...