LIA MONTELONGO is known best as the character "SINDEL" from MORTAL KOMBAT 3 and "Sareena" in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero. Lia is a pioneer in the video game character acting world as the Mortal Kombat video game series was groundbreaking at the time with its revolutionary style and technology. Lia is also a fitness professional and an author and the absolute sweetest as you will hear in this episode. So join us for our fantastic first show of 2025. Thank you everyone. 

SUSPIRIA VILCHEZ is one of the most talented artists in the comic book industry right now and without question one of my absolute favorites. She has worked on numerous titles including The Crow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vampirella, Red Sonja, Elvira, plus she did the cover art for the LINKIN PARK comic book I wrote for publisher 10 Ton Press. She also does art for the Marvel trading cards with Upper Deck and she recently did the official tour poster art for one of the tour stops for legendary rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It is an absolute honor to end the year 2024 with an awesome episode of Passions Personified with my friend the one and only Suspiria Vilchez. 

RON WASSERMAN is the composer of some of the greatest and most memorable theme songs of all time. From X-Men: The Animated Series to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Mummies Alive, Ron has made his mark on the television shows we grew up loving. He even scored the music in Dragonball Z the show! It was an honor talking to him about the behind the stories to how many of these hit theme songs came to be. This is an episode you do not want to miss! 

AL MEGA is the CEO of the "Undercover Capes" podcasting network and the long running "Comic Crusaders" podcast and YouTube channel which is 474+ episodes and going strong with over 22,000 subscribers. Al is a pioneer in the comic book and pop culture industry and in this episode we get to flip the table and interview the man who is always doing the interviewing himself. Such a great conversation and great insight into all the work that goes into building the Comic Crusaders empire. 

SAMUEL GEORGE LONDON is the writer of "Alpha Guard" a sci-fi thriller novel most easily described as Jack Reacher in space! Samuel is from Hampshire in the United Kingdom and is also well known for his long running podcast called "Comics for the Apocalypse" which I was a guest on at one point. It was great having him on the show today and you can listen to the audio version of his book "Alpha Guard" completely for FREE wherever you listen to podcasts do yourself a favor and give it a listen after you are done listening to this episode of Passions Personified. 

Voice actor IAN JAMES CORLETT is well respected and known as the original voice of "Goku" from the first ever english dubs of the world famous anime Dragonball Z.  He is also the voice of "Mega Man" and my all time favorite Transformers character "Cheetor" from the hit show Beast Wars: Transformers. Even with the characters listed above it barely scratches the surface of all the amazing voice work he has done throughout his career. Your going to love this episode! And if you happen to be in the Palm Springs area Saturday May 4th, 2024 come meet him in person at the Palm Springs Entertainment Convention. 
Tickets are available at 
www.terrestro.com
www.palmspringsevent.com
or check out the show on instagram at @palmspringsconvention  

Musician BLAKE LEWIS is a longtime friend of mine and it is great to finally have him on the show. A talented beatboxer, singer, producer,  and all around musical artist Blake can do it all. Many of you know him from the 6th season of the hit show "American Idol" or from one of his many hit music albums released through the years including "Audio Day Dream" , "Heartbreak On Vinyl". "Portrait Of A Chameleon", and "Wanderlust Unknown".  Join us for a conversation where topics range from some more serious talk on the music industry to some fun pop culture banter on things we love. 

Check out his official website 

https://www.blakelewisofficial.com

C.E.O. of Critical Entertainment CHRISTOPHER REDA is on todays episode of Passions Personified. Chris is also the writer for the comic books "Zombie Zero", "The Cowboy With Many Hats" , and on top of this also published the comic for "Prisoners of the Ghostland" starring actor Nicolas Cage. 

As we embark upon a new year I just want to thank all of my listeners both new and old. I appreciate every single one of you.  Remember going into the new year. 

The first day of the new year is the first blank page of your 365 page book. Write a good one my friends. 

MATT and JOHN YUAN, also known collectively as The Yuan Twins, are twin actors, writers and comic book artists.  Their list of titles for 1First comics include "Serving Supes", "Inspector Oh" and their latest release "Love Town". The Yuans are also known for their roles in well known films like "Observe and Report" with Seth Rogan or their more recent appearance on the Marvel show "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.".  Join us for an epic conversation in which we learn about the origin story of The Yuans and their journey through the entertainment business in its various forms. 

WWE professional wrestling hall of famer Roy Wayne Farris aka "The Honky Tonk Man" joins me on this episode of Passions Personified.  The Honky Tonk Man is an icon and one of my earliest memories of watching Roy wrestle date back to his legendary moments in the World Wrestling Federation where he had epic battles against Macho Man Randy Savage, Jake the Snake, and the one and only Hulk Hogan, The Honky Tonk Man's reign as WWE Intercontinental Champion lasted an impressive 454 days, making him the longest-reigning champion in history. We talk about his amazing career and his upcoming appearance at the convention I run in El Centro, California. The Imperial Valley Entertainment Convention. 
www.imperialvalleyec.com