On this episode of the show, we bring you a double feature interview: Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom. Greg has had roles in all the things you love, and Lucas is a crazy-talented cartoonist. Together, they've created the graphic novel Dream Jumper. We chat with both of them about the book, its origin, and how the two of them work together. With Greg, we also chat about Geeking Out, having a Star Wars action figure of himself, the background that Snap Wexley (his Star Wars character) has developed in the comics and novels, how he's the portal through which the J.J. Abrams multiverse connects...and the insanely satisfying role of just being a dad.

On this episode, we talk to (illustrator) Nate Powell and (coauthor) Andrew Aydin--the creative forces behind the March trilogy of graphic novels--about the books, working with Lewis, the research they each did to prepare, the pressure associated with creating books that are immediately being taught in schools across the country, and their careers away from March.

This week, we're joined by television legends Sid and Marty Krofft. If you were alive during the 70s and 80s (or have an affinity for 70s kitsch), then they surely need no introduction. But if you don't know, the Kroffts are the creators of an impressive catalog of beloved shows: H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Land of the Lost, Electrawoman & Dyna Girl, Sigmund & the Sea Monsters, DC Follies, and so many more. On this episode, we chat about their career, their new shows, why their shows have defied the odds and stood the test of time, fighting for their (sometimes off-the-wall) ideas, and how the industry has changed over the years...and how they've managed to adapt and change with it.

This week, we welcome Bill Morrison to the show. Bill is perhaps best known as one of the cofounders - with The Simpsons creator Matt Groening - of Bongo Comics, which has been the one and only home of The Simpsons and Futurama comics for almost 25 years. On this episode, we chat about his time at Bongo, how they manage to keep coming up with new stories after more than 230 issues (and 27 seasons on TV), whether he ever got tired of the Springfield characters, his own series Roswell: Little Green Man, and his time working on commercial Disney projects and the urban legends he spawned (especially on particular poster for The Little Mermaid).

This week, we're thrilled to have a man (and voice) that needs no introduction: Kevin McDonald. One-fifth of the groundbreaking sketch comedy group The Kids in the Hall, Kevin is usually called "the funny one" by the other four. And that's high praise, indeed. In addition to his new podcast, we talk about the current state (and future of) sketch comedy, the merits of a live audience, censorship, and translating his physical comedy to animation. We talk about the conceptual, "unrefined" comedy of The Kids in the Hall and how they charted their own course to success. We talk about what a buddy comedy starring Agent Pleakley and Almighty Tallest Purple would look like. And we get Kevin to share the Kids in the Hall sketch idea that even he thought crossed the line. And he may or may not sing the song.

This week, we welcome voice actor James Arnold Taylor to the show. James is perhaps most well known as the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (where he was also Jedi Master Plo Koon). However, he's also given voice to hundreds of other characters, including Johnny Test, Ratchet (from the Ratchet and Clank games and movie), Cosmo and Yondu on Guardians of the Galaxy, The Leader on Hulk and the Agents of SMASH, Green Arrow and Guy Gardner on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Tidus from the Final Fantasy series, and dozens more.

Paul Salopek is walking in the footsteps of our ancestors, tracing their route out of Africa and around the globe: from the Great Rift Valley of Africa, across the Middle East, through Central Asia to the tundra of Siberia, eventually hopping a boat across the Bering Strait to North America, and trudging from there down the entire length of the New World. His unprecedented journey began in January 2013 in Ethiopia and will eventually end at the southern tip of South America - Tierra del Fuego - the last continental corner of Earth to be settled by humankind. On this episode, we connect with Paul in Uzbekistan and talk about the trip, his storytelling goals, cultural anthropology versus current events journalism, how he prepares for the unknowable, the importance of "slow journalism," what his day-to-day is like, and how his feet have been holding up.

This week, we welcome Benjamin Frisch on the show to talk about his new book (his first!) with Top Shelf Productions: 'The Fun Family.' We chat about the book, the road Frisch took to get it made with Top Shelf, our memories of 'The Family Circus,' and Frisch's own adventures in podcasting with Out on the Wire.

This week, it's a good old-fashioned Star Wars geekout with J.W. Rinzler. Aside from maybe George Lucas, there's no one else in the industry who's as steeped in Star Wars history as Rinzler. In this episode, we chat about his unprecedented access behind the curtain, his work on the Making of The Force Awakens book, Star Wars Detours (and other unseen-by-fans stuff), the existence of pre-Special Edition cuts of the original trilogy, George Lucas, fan theories, his short film Riddle of the Black Cat, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Fellow GeekDad contributors Corrina Lawson and Kishore Hari join Jamie to discuss Batman: The Killing Joke - the original book, the animated film, and our personal histories with the story. It ends up being (an incredibly civil) debate with both Corrina and Kishore taking polar opposite sides of the issue. Following that, we present the press roundtable interviews from San Diego Comic-Con for the movie. Interviews include Brian Azzarello (screenwriter), Ray Wise (Commissioner Gordon), Tara Strong (Batgirl), Sam Liu (director), Kevin Conroy (Batman), and Bruce Timm (executive producer).