Two Geeks Talking

After our January livestream broke expectations (thank you!), host Izolda Trakhtenberg (Your Creative Mind Podcast) reassembles an all-star panel to dissect the unspoken challenges of podcasting. No fluff—just tactical insights from veterans who’ve navigated these waters.

This Episode’s Firestarters:

Kurt Sasso (Two Geeks Talking)

Reena Friedman Watts (Better Call Daddy)

Barney Smith (Story Comic Presents)

Izolda Trakhtenberg (Your Creative Mind Podcast)

Michael Regina, the passionate voice behind  @readthefreakingcomics  dives into the fascinating intersection of comic books, comic book research, and historical preservation. Michael shares his journey exploring single-issue comics from Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse. This is more than just entertainment; it highlights these cultural artifacts and their importance in documenting the history of comics. From uncovering hidden stories from the artists and writers who created them; to examining the history of these single issues through their advertisements, current events and the legacy of local comic shops. Michael offers a unique perspective on why these comics deserve recognition in the broader conversation about art, history, and pop culture.

Laurie Calcaterra is the creator and writer of the comic series Path of the Pale Rider, a podcast host, martial arts master, hot sauce maker, and advocate for undead ethics in comics. We explore her creative process, from naming characters and animals to creating scratch-and-sniff stickers that smell like the undead. Plus, we discuss her Kickstarter for Issue 6, which has funded and hit stretch goals!

Author Eric Sonnenschein is a Writer, Poet, Journalist, was in a Rock and Roll band called the Erotics in the 1970s in New York, joined the Peace Corps and because a teacher, a husband and father. From a continuous drive to  write and never stop writing to creating "Rocked and Rolled!" his account of the New York Rock Scene playing in a band and more!

Patrick Joseph Healy returns to Two Geeks Talking to discuss "Please, Let Me Save You" Book Two in the Agony Trilogy series. We discuss the characters of this next book. How nuclear dystopia compared to reality of this current dystopia is passé. How having ADHD has allowed him to access short content marketing and creativity he never knew he possessed and more!

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Scott "Snake" Watson is the writer and letterer for the series: View of the Phoenix Trees. It is a comic series from stories of his grandparents and parents escape from Vietnam. The comic follows a group of 'Hoi boat people' escaping and travel towards freedom. The stories weaves tales of old tales passed down between family members in Vietnam, a touch of fantasy, and a semi-biography, all while shedding light on a time when the people never knew if this was their last day.

Chase McPherson is a web-based journalist by day and an author by night. His popular series Bloodbound brings Hunter (a person struggling with mental health) being turned into a Vampire / Demon hybrid into the world of the supernatural.  Chase returns to talk about his newest novel in the series: Bloodbound: Extreme Temperatures. We dive into this latest issue, character development from issue one to issue four and more!

In this Podcast, Aaron Ryan is a bestselling author and voiceover artist currently working on his 27th, 28th, and 29th books, with his most notable work being the Dissonance sci-fi post-apocalyptic saga. His recent publications include the sci-fi thrillers "Forecast" and "The Slide," children's books "The Ring of Truth" and "The Sword of Joy," and business reference books on voice-over production. The Dissonance Volume I: Reality has been adapted to a screenplay by Alan Roth and is currently being pitched to major streaming networks.

Braxton Cosby is the CEO of Cosby Media Productions and returns to the show to discuss his newest book BROKEN, the direction of the company with Comic imprints, the change in publishing and technology and how AI is affecting the creative space in all media.