Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Ming Chen is a pioneer in podcasting, in addition to being a member of Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse. Star of the AMC series Comic Book Men, Ming has been a positive face on comic fandom and geek culture over the past decade. In this episode, he and I sit down and discuss the business podcaster-to-podcaster, as well as reflect on his love of video games and our affinity for bootleg DVDs.

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Pat Jankiewicz is an actor, writer, and collector of pop culture knowledge. He's written for Star Trek Magazine, Starlog, and is the author of books on Buck Rogers and The Incredible Hulk. Pat and I get into a great discussion on how the comic industry is shifting, and the importance of grabbing new readers. There's also a great discussion on the differences between online conventions and real-world ones.

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Ron Marz is a longtime writer of comic books, having worked for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, and other companies. I get to share my fondness for Ron's work at DC in the 90s, as well as that era of comics in general, then he and I swap notes about how comic fans deal with change... and the unique challenges that presents to the writers of comics. SPOILER: I'm a big fan of his Green Lantern story, Emerald Twilight.

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Amanda Deibert is a writer, currently working with DC Comics on titles such as Wonder Woman '77 and DC Superhero Girls. She's also a working mother with a huge social media following, and in our chat, we talk about the balance between professional interests and being a good parent and spouse.

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Chris Cornell, known to the internet as "Sampo," is the Webmaster for Satellite News and was first on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 19. This latest chat is a wild ride, fueled by COVID-19 and fan speculation. We discuss how to use MST3K as a "comfort food" in times of quarantine, Chris suggests using Pod People to go to sleep, I counter with Red Zone Cuba. Meanwhile, his favorite episode is The Violent Years, while I never get tired of Teenagers from Outer Space or I Accuse My Parents. And, of course, Manos comes up.

Chris breaks the news that Joel is doing the MST3K Live At-Home Show with Moon Zero Two. I reveal that I participated in the MST3K Home Game, while Chris was interviewing the cast prior to season 8.

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Todd Sullivan is the author of "Hollow Men", the first in a series of fantasy novels written with a fusion of Asian and Western themes. Born in the US, but having spent much of his life in Korea and now Taiwan, Todd has re-interpreted his life as a visitor in the form of a fantasy tale. The two of us spend a lot of time discussing what it's like to feel like a stranger, as well as our hopes for the future of our culture. Also, dragons.

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Alyssa Carson is an astronaut-in-training and is part of the "Mars Generation," a team of professionals looking to be on the first mission to Mars. In this episode, Alyssa and I sit down and talk about what it will take to get to Mars, the timeline involved, and her motivations and aspirations here on Earth.

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Madison Spencer Engle, who first appeared on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 10 and then again in Episode 22, is a favorite in the Star Trek Cosplay community. Here we wrap up our discussion of Season 1 of Picard, checking our observations from the earlier episodes and seeing how we feel about all the changes to our beloved universe.

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Independent comic artist Pete Doree has created an amazing tribute story titled "Stan & Jack", which puts Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the roles of Fantastic Four-Style superheroes. Pete and I sit down and have a chat about his project, as well as our love of Silver- and Bronze-Age comics from Marvel and DC. We also work through our pain points with the Batman movies as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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My journey into the world of science fiction would not be complete without a deep dive into the topic of the paranormal- unexplained phenomena that may be science fact, albeit at a level we can't yet quantify. Artie Hoffman is a life coach, psychic, and all around great guy. Not only do we get a good talk in about keeping your cool in a crisis, but he does a quick reading on me and definitely gets it right!

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