Geek To Me Radio

0:00 SEG 1 Johnathan Fernández (https://www.instagram.com/jthanprime/) talks about auditioning for the ‘Lethal Weapon’ tv show, being nervous about the reaction to ‘Gossip Girl’, being directed by Andrea Fellers in the short ‘Do Better’, his new film ‘We Need to Talk’, and the world of video game streaming. 14:40 SEG 2 Johnathan Fernández talks about his love of motorcycles, how COVID changed things on set for ‘We Need to Talk’, ensemble acting, interning at ‘Total Request Live’ and ‘The...

0:00 SEG 1 Director Martin Campbell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132709/) talks about his new film ‘Memory’ starring Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, and Monica Bellucci. 11:20 SEG 2 Director Martin Campbell talks about acting in the Bond films he directed. 21:58 SEG 3 Director Martin Campbell talks about whether there will ever be a female James Bond 31:50 SEG 4 Director Martin Campbell gives his thoughts on the Green Lantern film he directed starring Ryan Reynolds. Thanks to our sponsors...

0:00 SEG 1 Adam Wallenta (https://www.punktaco.com/) talks about starting at Marvel in the ’90s, working with his 5-year-old to create a comic, winning a Ringo award for best comic, selling out of his 1st printing, creating science comics, selling on-demand merch on Amazon, and Kickstarter stretch goals. (apologies for Adam’s audio) 23:31 SEG 2 Comic artist Keith Williams (https://www.instagram.com/keithwilliamscomicbookart/) talks about falling into the role of inking, wanting to be a...

0:00 SEG 1 Adam Wallenta (https://www.punktaco.com/) talks about starting at Marvel in the ’90s, working with his 5-year-old to create a comic, winning a Ringo award for best comic, selling out of his 1st printing, creating science comics, selling on-demand merch on Amazon, and Kickstarter stretch goals. (apologies for Adam’s audio) 23:31 SEG 2 Comic artist Keith Williams (https://www.instagram.com/keithwilliamscomicbookart/) talks about falling into the role of inking, wanting to be a...

Marvel Editor, Roy Thomas Patric Reynolds (https://twitter.com/patric_reynolds) talks about working on Image Comics’ ‘Blood Stained Teeth’. https://murderingink.com/ 0:00 SEG 1 Marvel Editor, Roy Thomas, talks about growing up in Missouri, starting at DC, his favorite comic book he has written, mispronouncing super hero names, seeing ‘What If…’ come to life, and whether he still keeps up with current comics. 16:08 SEG 2 Marvel Editor, Roy Thomas, talks about his favorite artists to work...

0:00 SEG 1 Brad Meltzer (https://bradmeltzer.com/Discover.html ) discusses his career, his characters Zig & Nola from his new book "The Lightning Rod", and we chat about his "I Am..." kids series of books. 14:05 SEG 2 Brad Meltzer talks about writing "Identity Crisis" for DC Comics and his work on his stolen artifacts series 'Lost History' on The History Channel. 26:55 SEG 3 John Glen (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322515/) talks about his involvement in the contributions to the 007...

Director Donna Northcott and lyricist Jaysen Cryer talk about STL Shakespeare’s upcoming ‘Jurassic Park The Musical’ playing Apr 28th - May 8th at the Reim Auditorium in Kirkwood Park. Find out more at https://www.stlshakespeare.org/shows/index/season-35/jurassic-park Actor Naomi Grossman (https://twitter.com/naomiwgrossman) talks about her film ‘Bite Me’ and her career in film & tv including ‘American Horror Story’ . 0:00 SEG 1 Director Donna Northcott and lyricist Jaysen Cryer talk about...

Larry Quiggins, the owner of Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), reviews ‘Morbius’ with James. Jon Ekstrand (http://jonekstrand.com/) talks about composing the music for the film ‘Morbius’. 0:00 SEG 1 Larry Quiggins and James review the film ‘Morbius’. 17:12 SEG 2 Larry Quiggins and James discuss what the easter eggs in ‘Morbius’ mean to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Sony-verse. 26:03 SEG 3 Jon Eckstrand talks about the music for...

Director Dan Riba (https://www.facebook.com/dan.riba.3) , writer Rich Fogel (https://www.facebook.com/RichFogelWriter), and the voice of Wonder Woman Susan Eisenberg (https://susaneisenbergvoice.com/) share stories from working together on Justice League The Animated Series. 0:00 SEG 1 Dan, Rich, and Susan talk about their favorite episodes, their favorite Green Lantern, and their favorite guest voice actors. 20:00 SEG 2 James gives away two tickets to Planet Comicon in Kansas City. Dan,...

Filmmaker Jeff Smith (https://twitter.com/jeffcsmith) talks about his new documentary (https://twitter.com/WhoDoneItdoc) on the making of everyone's favorite board game based film ‘Clue’. Sound engineer and producer Brian Riordan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-riordan-816b533/) talks about his work on Peacock TV's new series 'True Story with Ed & Randall’ as well as his career working on countless television and film projects. 0:00 SEG 1 Jeff Smith talks about his ‘Clue’...

Bret Hoffman, The Director of Marketing for Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) , comes on to predict who will win an Oscar in the major categories. Catch the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27th to see if he was right. 0:00 SEG 1 Bret Hoffman gives his Oscar picks for supporting actress, supporting actor, and actress. 16:00 SEG 2 Bret Hoffman gives his Oscar picks for actor, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and animated film. 33:50 SEG 3 Bret gives his Oscar picks...

Jim Piddock (https://twitter.com/realjimpiddock) talks about his memoir ‘Caught With My Pants Down And Other Tales From a Life in Hollywood’ and what it’s like to be in some of the biggest projects ever made in the past 40 years. Order the book from his website at https://jimpiddock.com/ 0:00 SEG 1 Jim Piddock talks about what inspired him to write the book ‘Caught With My Pants Down’, working with just about everyone in Hollywood, staying busy during the pandemic, not know his whole family...

Lenore Zann (https://twitter.com/ZannLenore) talks about reprising her role of Rogue for the Disney+ show ‘X-Men ‘97’. Bret Hoffmann, the director of marketing for Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/), reviews ‘The Batman’ and previews his Oscar predictions. 0:00 SEG 1 Lenore Zann talks about the outpouring of love she has received for ‘X-Men The Animated Series’, what cons she will be attending this year, what she brought to the role of Rogue, working with Jackie Weaver in...

Chris McQuillen talks about the March 13th, 2022 ToyMan Show (https://toymanshow.com/) at The Machinist's Hall in Bridgeton. Larry Quiggins, owner of Bug’s Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), talks about his favorite Batman memories, comic storylines, and artists. 0:00 SEG 1 Chris McQuillen of ToyManShow.com talks about the upcoming convention on March 13th, 2022 at the Machinist’s Hall in Bridgeton, some of the amazing Batman toys he has come across over the years, and...

Comic writer Fabian Nicieza (https://www.fabiannicieza.com/) talks about his time working in Marvel’s promotions department and gives the backstory behind some of James’ favorite posters he’s collected over the years. Pick up his latest book 'Suburban Dicks'. 0:00 SEG 1 Fabian Nicieza talks about ways they tried to save money on posters, working with Jim Shooter as editor in chief, and the catch 22 of shelf talkers. 18:31 SEG 2 James blows Fabian Nicieza’s mind by showing off some very...

Ego Plum (https://www.egoplum.com/) talks about composing the music for ‘The Cuphead Show’ on Netflix. Jimmy LaValle (https://thealbumleaf.com/) talks about composing the music for the sci-fi/horror film ‘Something in the Dirt’ 0:00 SEG 1 Ego Plum talks about never losing his childlike wonder, being inspired by the weirdness of Danny Elfman, making punk-jazz for ‘The Cuphead Show’, being self-taught and admitting that sometimes he doesn’t know what he’s doing, and musicians needing to...

Greg Weisman (https://twitter.com/Greg_Weisman) talks about writing the new DC animated film ‘Catwoman: Hunted’ and reflects back on Gargoyles and Young Justice. 0:00 SEG 1 Greg Weisman talks about appearing on one of the 1st episodes of Geek to Me Radio, DC asking him to do more anime, why Batman is not in ‘Catwoman: Hunted’, working with Keith David again, not being present for any of the voice sessions because of the pandemic, and why he loves recording with the cast all in the same...

Christian Basel of The Legend of the Traveling Tardis (https://thelegendofthetravelingtardis.com/) and Rob Levy of the St. Louis Celestial Intervention Agency (https://stlcia.org/) join James for a discussion about Jodie Whittaker’s final episodes as Doctor Who and what is in store for the future of the series. Find more of Rob Levy’s projects at https://anglotopia.net/ and https://modernmusicology1.podbean.com/ 0:00 SEG 1 Christian Basel from The Legend of the Traveling Tardis and Rob...

Actress Alison Araya talks about landing the role of Amber in the HBO Max ‘Peacemaker’ series and her biggest regret while filming the show. Writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Rick Burchett talk about writing and drawing Peacemaker and Vigilante stories for DC comics back in the 80’s and how crazy it is to see Peacemaker become a mainstream character. 0:00 SEG 1 Actress Alison Araya (https://www.alisonaraya.com/) talks about playing Amber Calcaterra in the HBO Max series ‘Peacemaker’, why...

0:00 SEG 1 Actor Rory Ross (https://www.theroryross.com/) talks about acting in ‘The Book of Boba Fett’, his love of Star Wars starting when he was 6 years old in the children’s hospital, his early plans to become a mechanical engineer, getting the acting bug after playing a chicken on stage, when R2D2 met Jesus, creating the Boba Fett set in a parking lot, filming on the panoramic set called The Volume, how he got the part as a Tusken Raider, and putting out good vibes in order to manifest...