Full Contact Nerd Interviews

By Cris Alvarez

I interview writers, artists, actors, academics, game designers and more about creating science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genre entertainment.... more

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The podcast currently has 175 episodes available.

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October 30, 2019 Sci-Fi and Science – “Exploring Science Through Science Fiction” 2nd ed (Springer, 2019) – Barry Luokkala interview
Barry Luokkala is a physicist and physics professor with Carnegie Mellon. He wrote a book on science and science fiction after he found that students enjoyed the class so much and he had enough material…
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33min
September 22, 2019 Animation history – Joel Adams interview
Joel Adams is an artist who worked on character designs for King of the Hill. He’s worked on numerous other character design and animation projects and we talked about his work, inspirations, and the state…
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27min
September 13, 2019 Children’s show and puppeteering history – Jim Martin interview
Jim Martin is a lifelong puppeteer. He was Garry Gnu on the Great Space Coaster and he worked on Sesame Street for 22 years. We talked about his distinguished career and his efforts to save…
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35min
June 11, 2019 Science Fiction Replicas – Master Replicas Group interview
Master Replicas Group is a producer of museum quality replicas from science fiction, science and other popular entertainment. I spoke with two of their senior members, Steve and Karl, at the GPCC 2019. 0:38 –…
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31min
May 27, 2019 Comic book history – Comic book writer – Christopher Priest interview
Christopher Priest has been a comic book writer for over 40 years and has worked for both Marvel and DC. He’s written for Deathstroke, Justice League, Vampirella and many other titles. He also helped to…
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47min
April 22, 2019 NASA space program history book – “Come Fly With Us” (University of Nebraska Press, 2019) – Mel Croft and John Youskauskas interview
Mel Croft and John Youskauskas are both space program enthusiasts who have previously written a book on the NASA space program. They recetly wrote another book on space shuttle payload specialists and we discussed this…
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1h 1min
March 29, 2019 Science Fiction history book – “The Technical Delusion” (Duke University Press, 2019) – Jeffrey Sconce interview
Dr. Jeffrey Sconce specializes in radio, tv, and film studies and is an assistant professor in communications studies. He’s written many books on the subject and we discussed his latest book on electricity, paranoia and…
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1h 7min
March 18, 2019 Animation history book – “Eat, Drink, Animate” (CRC Press, 2019) – Tom Sito interview
Tom Sito has been a film animator for decades and has worked on some of Disney’s biggest films. He teaches animation and is also a member of the Motion Picture Academy where he is also…
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1h 7min
March 04, 2019 NASA history book – “The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy” (University of New Mexico Press, 2019) – John Bisney interview
John Bisney has worked as a reporter, on news radio, in public relations and is a NASA enthusiast. We talked about the latest book he has co-authored “The Space’Age presidency of John F. Kennedy” which…
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46min
February 14, 2019 Supernatural studies history book – “The Spectral Arctic” (UCL Press, 2018) – Shane McCorristine interview
Dr. Shane McCorristine received his Ph.D. in history and now teaches at Newcastle University. His focus is on the “night side” of human experience. This means the study of social attitudes towards death, dreams, ghosts,…
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1h 10min

FAQs about Full Contact Nerd Interviews:

How many episodes does Full Contact Nerd Interviews have?

The podcast currently has 175 episodes available.