Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Stanley Livingston is a veteran actor known for My Three Sons and Please Don’t Eat the Daisies. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about The Actor’s Journey, a comprehensive course on the business side of acting. Stanley and I concur that, even with the tools offered to today’s internet talent, the fundamentals of building a career with smart decisions haven’t changed much.

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Richard C. Meehan, Jr. is a self-published author who is making the most of the independent book circuit. In addition to his scifi novel Cometary Tales, he’s release a historical fiction book titled Ford the Pacholet. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Richard and I spend some time discussing the merits of knowing history by reading historical fiction and how an author of such books should handle real events within a fictional narrative. Ultimately, it comes down to a question of world-building within our real world and world-building within a purely speculative one.

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Janene Michaelis is the author of the short story Papagaia Dream, a finalist in the "Coffee Lifts Creatives" writing contest from Sci-Fi Coffee.  Like a lot of us authors, Janene has had points in her life that simply didn't make writing a reasonable outlet.  In this episode, she and I have a great talk about how to come to terms with having to choose between writing and dealing with life crises, as well as how to use spiritual tropes mindfully-- bearing in mind that talking about someone's faith in your writing will impact different readers in different ways, depending on their backgrounds.

Jeff Russo is the composer behind several of the newer Star Trek series, including Picard and Discovery. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about building music around emotion and his appreciation for building on the long-standing musical tradition of the franchise.

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Phillip Milton is the author of the short story “The Rocket Morning” published by the Sci-Fi Coffee company. A writer just finding his voice, Phillip is a great example of what we fans are capable of creating. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Phillip and I ponder where to take our creative work and our fandom from here.

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Austin Trunick is a film enthusiast and author of the two-volume series The Cannon Film Guide, soon to be expanding into its third volume. Austin and I spend some time talking about the history of the Cannon Film Group, and how their brand of cheap action films fit into the larger movie culture of the 80s. This involves a lot of comparing notes about early video rental places prior to the transition to DVD. We also dig drive-ins like the Mahoning Valley Drive-In.

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Dan Barr is the author of Go Boldly, the winning entry in the Coffee Lifts Creatives writing contest from the Sci-Fi Coffee Company. Dan and I spend some time discussing what it’s like to write for the love of the story, and the two of us recklessly speculate on if that’s happening elsewhere in the industry.

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Shylah Addante was the writer on a film titled The Christmas Dragon, which was a 2014 independent film. It is also currently scheduled to be used in an upcoming episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, expected December 16, 2023. Shylah and I have a great talk about what it’s like to grow up a film fan, how to transform that childhood interest into a lifelong career, and how MST3K plays a crucial role in making it easier for everyone to become a fan of goofy films.

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Marc Morales (last seen on HTP episode 105) returns with an update on his film 521 North Main Street. He and his team have finished production, navigated the treacherous waters that come with post-production, and have found an editing team to bring the whole process to a conclusion. In this chat, Marc and I reflect on the pains of being a first-time filmmaker and how important it is to have faith in the abilities of your team.

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David Giltinan is a video game writer currently working with the Geeks Line company on a new historical guide, The Game Boy and Virtual Boy Anthology. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte so that the two of us can discuss the Kickstarter for the anthology, as well as let me ruminate over how Nintendo tends to look away from the Game Boy as a whole, and how I sincerely believe the Virtual Boy is an awesome system.

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