My very Cool Friend Tara Nicole Whitaker is an INCREDIBLE illustrator and animator/director. She has illustrated books with such writers as Vanessa Williams, Jabari Asim, the team of Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade, and more! She's worked various jobs on shows like Family Guy, Gravity Falls, and most recently DIRECTED several episodes of the Disney+ series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (which is a phenomenal show, btw). Please enjoy this really fun interview where we talk about this, plus so much more, check out taranicolewhitaker.com, and follow her on IG at @taranicolewhitaker and on Twitter at @nicoledessine.

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Dan Telfer is my very Cool Friend and I'm STOKED he could take a minute to chat with me about a bunch of the cool stuff he does, such as being a professional nerd with Nerd Poker and Cortex RPG, a fantastic standup with tons of material available to listen to, our favorite nerdy spots, being the Senior Editor of Mad Magazine and just fountains of other nerdy things to whet your dorky little appetites.

So enjoy this episode, then go follow Dan on socials at @dantelfer and download his albums on BandCamp this Friday (BandCamp Friday!)

I'm so excited that my very Cool Friend Lanie Labens is joining me for this episode! Lanie is the Celebrity Talent Coordinator for ReedPOP (New York Comic Con, C2E2, Star Wars Celebration), the CEO of IDDS management, a published author, and a self-described Doll Girl, and she found time to talk with me, which is a huge honor. Not only do we talk about all of that, but we discuss our unorthodox friendship genesis in Albuquerque, awkward celebrity interactions, her adorable new kitten, and much more! Like, SO much more. Please enjoy and then follow Lanie at @lanielabens on Instagram!

My very Cool Friend writer/author/producer Ben Acker stops by to talk about a million things, not the least of which being his amazing new spooky book Stories to Keep You Alive Despite Vampires (preorder it today!), name doppelgangers, writing comics, nearly inventing the concept of the scripted podcast with Thrilling Adventure Hour, subsequently leaving said show, and so much more. This one is so incredibly dense and fun and I'm so excited to share it with you. Listen and follow Ben at @Bnacker on the socials and if you want to hear more, head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay for early uncensored episodes with bonus content and more!

My Cool Friend this episode is Cracked Senior Editor Logan Trent. Of course we talk about the elephant that's been in the room for the last 4 years, but more than that, Logan and I geek out about all the nerdy stuff we know and love, we even talk about sports (which you don't even like), our first con experiences, and, of course, so much more! If you love Logan (you do) go follow him  on social media (@theLoganTrent) and if you want early access to uncensored episodes with bonus content, make sure to head over to my Patreon (slash jeffmay) and sign up today!

My very Cool Friend Michael McMillian is an incredibly talented actor (True Blood, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and podcast host (Bigfoot Collector's Club, Slate Your Name) that you may have heard on the other show. Well he's back, baby! Buckle up because we talk about cryptids, creepy vampire fans, and so much nerdy crap that you wouldn't believe neither of us received a wedgie while recording this. If you like Michael (which, of course you do) make sure to check out his amazing pods and follow him on the socials @McMillzz

This episode's Cool Friend is Charlie Talbert (Watchmen, The Big Short, Love and Death). Charlie was Angus in the movie Angus. So what happens when you're plucked from a Wendy's line out of obscurity and poverty to star in a big time Hollywood movie? Well, Charlie can answer that. This is legitimately one of my favorite episodes of all-time because, after about 8 years of friendship, I finally tell Charlie how important he was to me as a kid. We also talk about the myriad of upcoming and impressive projects Charlie has coming down the line,  Charlie's removal of himself from acting, and his complete and total lack of ego in regards to his career. This one is truly not to be missed, and I if you enjoyed this, please feel free to check us out on Patreon.com/jeffmay for uncensored episodes with bonus content, exclusive podcasts, benefits and more!

Cool Friend and World-Record holding Comic Book Artist Scott Koblish (Deadpool, How To Draw: DC) is back to talk about comics and also literally everything else! This is the first episode of JHCF ever to be recorded in person, and we get into it in what can only be described as the most dense episode I've done to date. I watched Scott get married om Zoom, which is nice. Scott's new creator-owned book with Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn "The Secret History of the War on Weed" comes out on 4/20 so don't forget to preorder it from your LCS today! Then follow Scott on social media. Then send me jewels and money.

Super stoked to be joined by my Cool Friend Dave Perillo! If you follow me on social media, you're already familiar with Dave's work, as he illustrated my Twitter and IG profile pictures! Dave is one of the most preeminent print artists working today. You may have seen his work with Disney, the Philadelphia Eagles, and countless galleries across the world. He's been one of my favorite people for over 15 years, and we dive deep into Dave's work for the Festival of the Arts, certain legalities about making licensed art, Dave's metal lunchbox collection, the serendipitously accidental gifting of a Dave piece to me from a good friend, and so much more.

One of my all-time favorite people on the planet, this episode's Cool Friend is the amazing writer and power-nerd Jen Muro! Spoiler alert, she's one of the reasons this show even exists in the first place! When last we spoke (on a pod), Vox Machina was in development, and now it's here, and she wrote a whole bunch of it! She's co-created an incredibly popular young hero for DC Comics (Primer)! She's crossed Star Trek off of her nerdy writing hit-list as a writer for ST Prodigy! She is, without any hyperbole, one of the most successful and talented writers in animation today! But is that where she's staying? Listen closely to find out!