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FAQs about Open World Chat:How many episodes does Open World Chat have?The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.
February 28, 2022Three Top-10 lists! Most Overappreciated Sci-Fi Films part 2Blast from the past part two! In the second part of this "lost" episode, John and former host Liane Allen have another conversation with filmmaker Bill Simmon in a follow-up to our very first episodes. This time, the three of us offer our lists of the top ten "overappreciated" sci-fi films. Between the three of us, there's plenty of material to get mad at each of us. Part one covers picks 5 to 1....more57minPlay
February 15, 2022Roy Thomas! Comics! Partying in Vermont! His life as a rocker! And more!Special video episode! John gets to talk with one of his heroes, the legendary Roy Thomas! We discuss his life in comics, antics at the legendary Rutland Vermont Halloween parade, singing at Carnegie Hall, his old band, Supersnipe, and what makes a hero super! How can you miss all that? Click on the episode link for the video, which includes rare photos of Roy from ages past!...more1h 1minPlay
January 31, 2022Three Top-10 lists! Most Overappreciated Sci-Fi Films part 1Blast from the past! In part one this "lost" episode, John and former host Liane Allen have another conversation with filmmaker Bill Simmon in a follow-up to our very first episodes. This time, the three of us offer our lists of the top ten "overappreciated" sci-fi films. Between the three of us, there's plenty of material to get mad at each of us. Part one covers picks 6 through 10....more41minPlay
January 17, 2022Does Gen Z Own Star Trek Now? Lacy Baugher Milas joins Jim and John to talk this and many other things.Lacy Baugher Milas (Den of Geek, The Nerdist, SyFy Wire, and more), Jim, and John discuss Star Trek's "generations" and the way the series has changed over the decades -- and on the way we digress all over the place. Big fun....more52minPlay
January 03, 2022Weekly World News CEO Greg D'Alessandro guests (with intro featuring Shannon Wheeler)John and Jim are joined by Weekly World News CEO and Editor-in-Chief Greg D'Alessandro on the rebirth of the revered publication and the many new projects in store for Bat Boy and more. We're joined in the introduction by last episode's guest, cartoonist Shannon Wheeler....more39minPlay
December 20, 2021Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man) on the Mueller Report, The Bible, the quality of Portland coffee, and what's still funnyJohn and Jim have a freewheeling chat with Shannon Wheeler (God is Disappointed in You, The New Yorker) about Shannon's work, The Bible, social media, Too Much Coffee Man tattoos, and what's still funny in this world. ...more44minPlay
December 06, 2021Jenny Jarzabski of United Paizo Workers and Paizo Freelancer Joe Blomquist: Are Unions Finally Coming to the Nerdosphere?John and Jim are joined by RPG company Paizo (Pathfinder, Starfinder) staffer Jenny Jarzabski (a member of the United Paizo Workers union) and freelancer Joe Blomquist to discuss the recent successful organizing campaign at the company. We discuss their efforts, along with the burgeoning organizing campaign at Image comics -- and what future efforts to organize at more "geek" companies might look like....more48minPlay
November 22, 2021Caitlin Rosberg (The AV Club) on Dune and the nexus of genre, format, form, and media.Caitlin Rosberg joins Jim and John to discuss the Dune film and the sometimes uneasy handshake between movie adaptations and their source material with a few digressions along the way, of course (who should play Alia in the next Dune movie?)....more55minPlay
November 07, 2021George Marston (GamesRadar+) on NFTs, their role in the comics industry, and what the heck they are, anywayGeorge Marston of GamesRadar+ is here to explain Non-Fungible Tokens to you. We discuss their appeal, their limitations, and their implications to artists, the comics industry, and the very nature of the art marketplace - as well as some perhaps unexpected environmental impacts......more42minPlay
October 25, 2021John and Jim review the buzz going into and coming out of DC FandomeDC Fandome has passed. What sounds good? What looked good? What looked "meh," and what's the buzz around the Milestone Initiative, the new bisexual Superman, and more....more45minPlay
FAQs about Open World Chat:How many episodes does Open World Chat have?The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.