The Mind Reels

In this full-length Gen-Xcavators conversation, Catherine Mary Stewart reflects on some of the pop culture elements she loved while growing up - TV shows, movies and music - as well as how her family’s influence shaped her childhood. Instead of a career retrospective, this conversation rewinds to the stories, sounds, and shared experiences that fueled Catherine’s personal journey, and influenced h...

In this full-length Gen-Xcavators conversation, Pat Mastroianni reflects on some of the pop culture moments that shaped his childhood - from movies and TV shows to music and comic books. Instead of a career retrospective, this conversation rewinds to the stories, sounds, and shared experiences that fueled Pat’s personal journey, and gave rise to his current nostalgia-infused life. 🎬 Pat Mastroian...

In this full-length Gen-Xcavators conversation, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee takes us back to the pop culture moments that shaped his childhood — from the first movie he saw in theatres to the TV theme songs, music, books, comics, and games that defined growing up Gen-X. Instead of a career retrospective, this conversation rewinds to the stories, sounds, and shared experiences that fueled a generation - and...

Tim sits down and chats with writer/director Janis Pugh and actor Louise Brealey about their fantastic film, Chuck Chuck Baby before they have to race for the plane. Audio is presented raw and without edits.

Sue and Tim are joined by their friend, actor Mike Donis, as they dive into the classic Canadian series, My Secret Identity starring Jerry O'Connell. Do we love it, reboot it, retcon it, requel it? Find out in this week's entry!

Sue and Tim check out the family sit-com Small Wonder, and Tim wonders why he's never heard of it. Should they reboot it, requel it, or retcon it?

Sue and Tim tackle their first interview since 2019, and catch up with their friends director April Mullen, and producer Tim Doiron to chat about their new film Simulant, the heavy sci-fi and humanist themes that are woven into it, as well as the creative forces behind their new film. From a discussion of AI and manufactured intelligence to the placement of hot dog mugs, the episode runs the gambi...

Science Friction 008 Something Is Out There by The Mind Reels

Sue and Tim are joined by Mike Donis and Lindsay Lewis as they debate on whether the Starman television series, a sequel to the John Carpenter film needs to be revived, rebooted or retconned?

Sue and Tim head back to Saturday Mornings of 1986 to check out the classic Chris Columbus cartoon, Galaxy High? Reboot? Requel? Retconn? Find out on this episode of Science Friction!

Is it Tron? Is it better than Tron? Tim and Sue take a look at the short-lived 80s series, Automan, and decide whether to revive, reboot or retocon it.

Tim and Sue travel to some Otherworld to explore the 1985 pilot for the short-lived television series. Do they wanna hang around or find a way home?

Tim and Sue check out the classic 80s show, the short-lived The Wizard!

Science Friction 003 Misfits Of Science by The Mind Reels

Tim and Sue dive into some classic and not-so-classic television and decide whether it needs a revisit, a reboot, or should be retconned out of existence. This week, The Powers of Matthew Star starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr.

Tim and Sue sit down and chat with the lead cast from CBC's new show, Fortunate Son, Kari Matchett, Darren Mann, and Stephen Moyer. Characters, fashions, and story are discussed as well as the serendipity of one song... For video version: https://youtu.be/PtZaf0wZYto

Tim and Sue sit down and chat to the two wonderful leads from CBC's Coroner, Serinda Swan and Roger Cross. For video version: https://youtu.be/210NA3CnUBw

Tim and Sue sit down and chat with the two wonderful leads from CBC's fantastic comedy, Kim's Convenience, characters, honest stories, and laughs ensue. For video version: https://youtu.be/_r-aUGY7Dho

Tim and Sue sit down and chat with the showrunner, Floyd Kane, and the lead, Vinessa Antoine, for the Halifax based CBC show, Diggstown. For video version: https://youtu.be/B4DfZdZm2ys

Tim and Sue sit down to chat with the showrunner Petro Duszara and consultant Detective Gerry Belliveau for the third season of the true crime series, The Detectives. For video version: https://youtu.be/JEA_gTTEzXA

Sue and Tim sit down and chat with the two leads of CBC's Burden of Proof, Kristen Kreuk and Peter Mooney and have a lot of fun doing it! For video version: https://youtu.be/pakZb9RrtnA

Chatting with artist Gibson Quarter! For video version: https://youtu.be/QRYCNmQf2Vo

Had a fun chat with the very cool Niagara Ironman at Fan Expo 2019! Facebook: Niagara Ironman Twitter: @NiagaraIronman Instagram: Niagara_Iron_Man For video version: https://youtu.be/odOsV7m3x7E

We are joined by the creators and writers of comic book series Songs For The Dead, Michael Christopher Heron and Andrea Fort, to talk about follow-up series The Necromancer's Map! Vault Comics: https://vaultcomics.com/comic/the-necromancers-map/ For video version: https://youtu.be/AKBImOou69c

JEFF TERAVAINEN Recording Date: March 5, 2019 The Mind Reels was finally able to get the amazing Jeff Teravainen into the studio for a chat - and it was well worth the wait! imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1617292/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Twitter: @JeffTeravainen For video highlights: Quick Shots #1 https://youtu.be/WkYT1pHAUbk Quick Shots #2 https://youtu.be/ghVIIdLbiEE Quick Shots #3 https://youtu.be/25K...