Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Director of the 2020 indie film, The E-Listers: Life in the Back Lane, Michael Mueller is one of the most promising independent filmmakers today. His movie is based on the lives and career struggles of

"extras" in the movie industry: people who have non-speaking parts in films. Based in Atlanta, GA, Michael took a script by Edward Reid and delivered a real love letter to people with a passion for making film.

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Jack O'Halloran is an actor from one of the greatest eras of Hollywood filmmaking. Star of some of my favorite movies, like Superman and Superman II, Jack has some amazing insights into movies. In this episode, he and I discuss working with greats such as Marlon Brando, Chuck Norris, and Robert Mitchum. Jack also shares first-hand experience with the JFK assassination and the rise and fall of the drug war and organized crime. His current novel, Family Legacy, looks to tell the true history of the connection between the Kennedy family and the lives of ordinary Americans in the 20th century.

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Deana Dolphin, MST3K’s “Fan Ambassador” has become a champion for the show and for getting MSTies around the world together– both online and in real life. Hosting watch parties, live events, and meet-ups, Deana reaches out to fans everywhere. In this episode, she and I talk about her adventures in the fan community, visiting the MST3k set, and her love of Agonywolf Media.

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Madison Spencer Engle, who first appeared on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 10, is a favorite in the Star Trek Cosplay community. This time around, she and I discuss the new series Picard, its relation to Discovery and other Trek series, and what it's like to live in the new golden age of Trek. What's the downside of using a replicator? How big of a moment is it to see Guinan and Seven of Nine? In her words, we are such geeks about this!

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Zoe Plait is one of MST3K's biggest "Professional Fans." She worked with Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff on "The Mads are Back" live show, and in this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, she and I sit down and get to the heart of what makes the show great. More than that, we address how fandom can have a positive effect on mental illness, and ponder her future writing projects. During the episode, we also bring up the MST3K Playstation Underground issue.

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Mur Lafferty is an author and podcasting pioneer. Having released her first book, Playing for Keeps, free as an audio podcast, she helped pave the way for e-books and audio distribution as we know it today. Authoring the novelization of the Solo movie, this brings her into the Star Wars universe, and with her latest book, "Minecraft: The Lost Journals," she brings life to the amazing video game franchise. Currently, she continues to connect with her fans via her podcasts "I Should Be Writing", "Ditch Diggers" and "Escape Pod". In this episode, we discuss how the digital landscape has changed since she got her start, what it's like to be an established writer, and how to keep up your motivation to be creative.

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Chris Cornell, known to the internet as "Sampo," has been one of the key webmasters for MST3k since websites were still new and different. In this episode, Sampo and I share stories of how fandom has grown since the birth of the modren internet, and how passion for a show can lead you to being involved in the show itself.

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Ian Ferguson is one of the hosts of the Completely Unnecessary Podcast, where he and his co-host Pat Contri analyze retro games, modern games, pop culture trends, and shaving with ranch dressing. More recently, Ian has started working with another team on a project called Yokoi Kids, celebrating the legacy of the Nintendo Game Boy. In addition to that, his new podcast Extra Napkins explores food and food culture. Our talk about all these projects was a lot of fun and I wish we'd had more time.

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Rebecca Hanson is an actor and writer on Mystery Science Theater 3000. She portrays the character Synthia as well as being the voice of Gypsy. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, we discuss what it's like to be a fan of a show and then have the chance to work on it, as well as different comedy styles and creative processes. Lots of good stories about her other MST3K cast-mates!

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Laurie Ulster was the Supervising producer for After Trek, and in addition, is a witty commentator and writer of many blogs and articles. In this episode, we discuss her experiences getting to step into fandom and appreciate genuinely good people working in Hollywood.

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