The Something Something Experience

Our guests are cosplayers, artists, and designers, Brian Davis and Alyssa Rosales. We spoke to them about cosplay, Wasteland Weekend, Monica Bellucci, growing up bored, media reboots, monster movies, The Hobbit, Cary Fukunaga, Chris Carter, the process behind CG video effects, Jurassic Park, scary clowns, Ray Harryhausen, Ryan Murphy, video and music stores, Star Wars, comic book movies, CG vs. practical effects, changes in the music industry, and serial killer stories.

Our guest is writer, actor, producer, director, the talented Heidi Hornbacher. Heidi, her husband Carlo Cavagna, and Michael talked about music video production, female empowerment, writing, Viva Variety!, comic book movies, Watchmen, Batman, Doctor Who, Reality TV, Hollywood Trades, Renaissance Faires, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, navigating adolescence, college radio, equality and social justice.

This is a special mini-episode with progressive rock band, Rocket Scientists. Michael sat down briefly with guitarist Mark McCrite, and bassist Don Schiff to talk about the origins of the band, their new album, Refuel, and some of their past music business experiences. We’ll have a full episode with them soon.

Our guest is creator of Tales of the Extraordinary and Adventure, writer and actor, Michael Coleman. We talked about the origins of our podcast, Dungeon Master, Tales of the Extraordinary, Adventure, voiceover acting, learning Russian vs. Japanese, teaching in Japan, appropriating comedy, nerd and alternative culture vs. normals, The Shadow of Mordor, Skyrim, 90s concerts, modern music, Doctor Who, and cosplaying as Little Finger.

This week, our guest is casting director, actress, model, art show curator, and internet personality, Lenora Claire. We talked to Lenora about Reality TV casting, Queer media, Judy Tenuta, Alternative art, Glenn Danzig, growing up in Los Angeles, dating game shows, trans-positive media, people watching, and macabre professions and hobbies.

This week, our guest is animation storyboard artist, Christian Roman. We talked to Christian about 2D and 3D animation, improv, Burning Man, Toy Story 3, The Simpsons, Mission Hill, Disney, experimental animation, Fillmore, Pixar, the creative process, spoilers, and The Hobbit.

This week, our guest is Los Angeles Artist, KJ, creator of The Picture of Everything, and owner of one of largest collections of Doctor Strange memorabilia in the world, Howard Hallis. Ash and I sat down with Howard and his fiancée, Sam to discuss collectibles, comic book movies, Doctor Strange, The Simpsons vs. South Park vs. Family Guy, scatological humor, Archer, lenticular art, The Picture of Everything, celebrity encounters, Karaoke, and Star Wars.

Halloween continues! Our guest this week is college professor of English and horror genre fiction, Sue Johnson. Ash and Michael spoke to Sue about comics, Literature, Neil Gaiman, alternative teaching methods and media, gender fluidity, fear marketing, monster fiction, real-world allegories in horror, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, women in genre fiction, the modern moviegoing experience, sexism, favorite monsters, Doctor Who, and dangerous messages in media.

Happy Halloween! This week, our guest is horror movie producer, director, casting director, and actress, Maria Olsen. Ash and Michael spoke to Maria about acting, starting her own production company MOnsterworks66, and the horror genre of films, books, comics, and TV.

This week, our guest is actress, singer, dancer, and all around super talent, Bonnie Gordon. Bonnie was recently a contestant on the fantasy immersive reality competition series, ABC’s The Quest. Ash and I sat down with Bonnie to talk about immersive reality competition TV, growing up different, her life-long career performing at: amusement parks, renaissance faires, Tony & Tina’s Wedding, The Star Trek Experience, The Second City Conservatory, The Magic Castle, Tales of the Extraordinary, Dungeon Master, Adventure!, and Batman: Deathwish, plus her childhood influences, and her upcoming project The Library Bards.