The Modern Meltdown

Matt sits down with Russall Beattie, the brains behind "The Empire Strips Back", Australia’s premiere burlesque show with a Star Wars twist. The pair discuss all things Star Wars and tackle some of the more controversial topics surrounding burlesque performance.

More and more Aussies are pursuing a career in the comic book industry than ever before. Shaun Keenan is one of those creators. Hear how Shaun takes independent comics to a professional level with his comic book series Xtreme Champion Tournament.

Find out more about the series @ http://www.xct.com.au/

In pop culture circles in the city of Canberra, there was always talk of a contemporary podcast to the Modern Meltdown, someone else wielding the lightsabre. So the Modern Meltdown reached through the multiverse and brought forward Craig Sutton from The Post Party at Spago's. Join us for the "podcasts of two worlds" crossover.

Combining music and pop culture fanaticism is all in a day's work for Meri Amber. Matt catches up with his con buddy to discuss Meri's life in music, how pop-culture has influenced her work, and her very interesting childhood. The pair also chat about the con scene and Meri’s EP "Retro Sherbert".

You can stream Meri Amber's work right now on Spotify or at http://www.meriamber.com/

Australian comics are one of the least-discussed corners of the industry. Nat Karmichael plans to change that with his indie compilation title "Oi Oi Oi". Listen as we go from concept to books in stores, and find out how you can be a part of the endeavour.

What do The Doctor, Batman, Gandalf and the Westro Baptist Church have in common? Well, The Worf Review of course! Matt sits down the cast and crew to chat about what is involved in taking these beloved characters and throwing them all together in one comedic pot.

Plus, as a bonus for Modern Meltdown listeners, we have an exclusive skit featuring the 11th Doctor played by Patrick Mules with Zoe Tegan.

Matt speaks with the creators behind the indie Superhero film “The Subjects”. On board for this podcast is Robert Mond (Writer / Director / Producer), Josef Gatti (DoP / Producer) and David Redman (Producer / Distributor). Come on board as we find out what happens when big Pharma plays with Superpowers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4224478/

Two men had a dream: to open a video gaming bar. So what does it take to bring a dream into reality? Find out as Matthew and Tommy sit in on a master class of entrepreneurship devoted to everything shaken and stirred.

During San Diego Comic Con 2015, a group of cosplayers were accused of charging ticket holders for photographs. We sat down with award winning cosplayer Annalise Fredericks (Scarlet Moth Cosplay) to discuss the wider implications that such a trend would have on the cosplay community.

In 2015, the story of a man being saved from certain death from a snakebite by his Stormtrooper armour was reported worldwide. But behind that story is the inspiring tale of one man pushing his limits to the breaking point to achieve an incredible goal. Take this inspiring journey with us, as we hear the untold story from Scott Loxley himself.