MukPod

Simon and Josh sit down for an informal catchup to look back on the podcast so far and let you know what you can look forward to in future episodes. We also chat about the comfort movies we've watched while both sick this winter and (because we know you can't get enough) we round out the show with a Star Trek discussion, conveniently placed at the end of the episode. You're welcome!

Chris Maguren ~ (animator, freelancer and team leader at Mukpuddy) ~ @Kiwi_in_a_hat on instagram

Chris Battle ~ (animation character design artist) ~ @chrisbattle art on Instagram

Doug McFarlane is an animator, actor, artist and singer for his all-ginger metal band BLOODNUT. He chats with us about what it's like being a jobbing extra for film and TV, how there's never been a better time to be a vegan and how fanart mashups are art too. We also spend time yarning about Mike Flanagan, Orson Welles and Betty White. Now THERE'S a comedy team!

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Aleksander Sakowski phones in from Down Under (or slightly further up, for us) to explain why compositing animation is like a sandwhich. We chat about his futurist opus 'The Mecha Genesis', the incredible work he's made through his own production company and even such lofty ideas as the possibility of being able to look into the past (for example, recording a podcast discussing a project in the past tense which has since been released. Wow!) and he even shares how all of this was inspired by an episode of Home Improvement. *Tim Allen Confused Grunt Noise*

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Mike Glasswell, alias David Gleesman, chats with us about his many odd jobs before becoming an Animation Supervisor at Mukpuddy and finding creativity in his personal life. He also tries to explain the basics of Twitch streaming to Simon, how to play it cool when meeting your heroes and by some disturbance in the Force, there's hardly any Star Wars talk at all! It's a Life Day miracle!

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Kurt La Roche chats with us about his vital role at the studio in drawing, building and organizing digital assets for animation. He talks about his background in traditional fine arts and relearning how to draw in lead character designer Alex Leighton's signature style or as we like to say, studying Alextology. No, it isn't a cult. Josh and Simon tangent off subject to tell strange anecdotes about Garfield, Albert Einstein and Walt Disney.

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In our longest episode yet, we chat with TWELVE guests from around the studio about that inescapable force in pop culture, Star Wars. We chat with people who love the series, others who love particular parts and even a few who don't get what all the fuss is about and are sick of all the nerdy references. Maclunkey! Yub-Nub! Ootini!

33:15 - Ben Gilbert chats about the video games, the toys and being a fan of everything

49: 30  - Alan Parr & Dane Jacobs chat about the cartoons, the Ewok videos and the Holiday Special

1:06:56 - Aleksander Sakowski chats about the war in Star Wars and its limitations as science fiction

1:19:37 - Doug Mcfarlane and Tim Evans chat about Rian Johnson and celebrate The Last Jedi

1:34:10 - Diego Soriano chats about watching Star Wars for the first time 40 years after its release

1:45:17 - Alex Leighton & Ryan Cooper chat about Genndy Tartakovky's Clone Wars shorts

2:05:55 - Becky Kuek & Lannie Booton chat about not being fans of May the Fourth

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Becky Kuek is a Writer/Director/Actor and the creator of Tales of Nai Nai! In this episode, we chat about her incredibly diverse career, leaping from different roles to different mediums. We also find time to discuss soap operas, stuffed toys and quarter-life crises!

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Tim Evans is a founder of Mukpuddy and creator/writer of original animated series including The Barefoot Bandits, Jandal Burn, The Drawing Show and The Adventure of Tumeke Space.

In this episode, we chat with Tim about his knack for putting together creative teams, being unable to mentally visualise and how that relates to personal creativity. Also, Tim claims learning new skills is fun to him?? Sounds fake.

In this episode, we chat with Tim about his knack for putting together creative teams, being unable to mentally visualise and how that relates to personal creativity. Also, Tim claims learning new skills is fun to him?? Sounds fake.

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Watch Mukpuddy original series on TVNZ OnDemand (New Zealand region only)

The opinions expressed by the hosts 100% reflect those of Mukpuddy Animation and any disagreements should be taken up with management.

To celebrate First Contact day (May the 4th for Trekkies) Simon and Josh sit down to answer burning questions non-Trekkies need answers to, such as what is Star Trek? Which one is Spock? Why don't you get a life?  Is There in Truth No Beauty? Who Mourns for Morn? Now you too can understand these in-jokes and many more!

Simon recommends these channels for videos on where's the best starting point for new or curious Trekkies:

Rowan J Coleman: https://www.youtube.com/user/Battle5tarRJC

Jessie Gender: https://www.youtube.com/c/lostrekkie

Trek Culture: https://www.youtube.com/c/TrekCulture

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Watch Mukpuddy original series on TVNZ OnDemand (New Zealand region only)

The opinions expressed by the hosts 100% reflect those of Mukpuddy Animation and any disagreements should be taken up with management.

Ryan Cooper and Alex Leighton are two of the founders of Mukpuddy Animation and creators of original animated series including The Barefoot Bandits, Jandal Burn, The Drawing Show and The Adventure of Tumeke Space.