Episodes
WonderCon Anaheim is always chock-full of amazingly talented artists, so I spent a full day recording with a selection of the very best. Plus, I had a special opportunity to sit down and record with actor Cas Anvar of The Expanse, which was saved by its fans and will have a 4th season, now on Amazon Prime!
Published 04/15/19
Laura House, comedian, International Emmy nominated writer, and meditation teacher, sat down with me on a lazy Sunday afternoon to talk about the movies that influenced her to be the multi-talented woman she is today. Join us, as we discuss blue alien birds, getting paid to eat candy, professional class comedians, and prepared procrastination.
Published 04/01/19
Sofia Stefou, CEO of VidaCher and Actor/Producer, spent time with me to talk about the movies that made her who she is today. Join us, as we discuss basement bonding, croissants and sunglasses, 200 page train rides, and the right time for Los Angeles.
Published 03/18/19
To celebrate the 4th anniversary of the show, I gathered together some amazing past guests for a free-wheeling conversation about a little bit of everything. You'll hear from Elysabeth Alfano, Giovannie Espiritu, Eddie Furth, Jake Lloyd, and Ron Placone. Join this lively group as we discuss short lists, 25 cent autographs, fight clubs and tag sales, copycats and infringers, things we can't talk about, everything Gene Wilder, and mind blowing truths.
Published 03/04/19
Troy Conrad, professional photographer and creator of Set List, sat down with me to talk about the movies that made him the creative person he is today. Join us, as we discuss saving Latin, vomiting alone in the bathroom, making a ruckus, and supplemental rejections.
Published 02/18/19
Joe Meyers, co-host of Podcast Macabre and It's On My List, sat down with me on a rainy Los Angeles morning to discuss the movies that made him who he is. Join us, as we talk about sweating out Halloween, askew love, containing your Walter, and legal disclaimers.
Published 02/04/19
Laura Cathrine, college English instructor and Post Script Editorial Assistant, sat down with me during a recent visit from Texas to talk about the movies that made her who she is today. Join us, as we discuss oddball tribes, exacerbating Sinese, black and white foreign war movies, and aunt-moms & cuz-bros.
Published 01/21/19
Elysabeth Alfano, host of Awesome Vegans podcast, Accidental Vegan Chef, and The Celebrity Dinner Party sat down with me to chat about the movies that influenced her to be the amazing, creative woman she is today. Join us, as we discuss one take beauty, refusing the back seat, relaxation at the Circle K, and vegetarian elections.
Published 01/07/19
For this very special LIVE episode, I'm joined by Major Francis Monogram, head of OWCA (the Organization Without a Cool Acronym) and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, head of Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. of Disney's Phineas and Ferb,who shared a few of the movies that made them the men of good and evil, respectively, they are today. Enjoy the fun, as we discuss majestic women with low names, Theodore Poopypants, Rutherford B. Hayes' beard, Telephonenumber-inators, and diabolical plots.
Published 12/24/18
Jeremiah Jacobs, aka The Heartbreak Time Machine, musician, and composer of the Movies Made Me theme music, and also my cousin, sat down with me to talk about the movies that made him the talented and interesting man he is today. Join us, as we discuss listening to yourself, ostriches and spray paint, eleven foot moments, and atheist bible songs.
Published 12/10/18
Neil Landau, author of TV Writing on Demand: Creating Great Content in the Digital Era; co-screenwriter of Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead (with episode 17 guest Tara Ison); and Assistant Dean, Special Programs and Associate Director, MFA Screenwriting - Writing for Television with the UCLA School of Film & Television, sat down with me to share the movies that made him. Join us, as we discuss incorrigible optimism, real-life fictional father figures, uncertainty ever after, and...
Published 11/26/18
James Fairbanks IV, animator/writer and creator of Connie the Conjurer, sat down with me to chat about the movies that made him the up-and-coming name in the animation world that he is today. Join us, as we discuss the eternal high school Python, flying children, simple genius, and animated networking.
Published 11/12/18
Trevor Dillon, Programming Director at The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, CA and Writer/Director with Ghost Party Pictures, sits down with me to talk about the movies that made him. Join us, as we discuss tiny boat epics, venturing adventure, comfort food, and the timeless West.
Published 10/29/18
Tony Wayne, actor who has appeared in numerous episodes of Fox's 24, as well starring in the feature film Pinch (directed by episode 43 guest Jake Lloyd), sat down with me to discuss the movies that made him who he is. Join us, as we discuss the clap, Shakespeare of the Valley, Russian influence, and beginner's luck.
Published 10/15/18
Long Beach Comic Con's Artist Alley is rich with amazingly talented people, each offering their own unique approach to the creation of art and merchandise for fans of pop culture. I recorded with a variety of these creators and asked each to share a movie that influenced them to be who they are today. Please be sure to visit the websites and social media for each of my guests, follow them, and, perhaps, buy some of their work!
Published 10/01/18
Phil Johnson, host of Under the Crossbones: A Pirate Podcast, comedian and singer, sat down with me to talk about the movies that made him. Join us, as we discuss spoon-free comedy, digging backward, Ozzy for mom, and the world's most influential vest.
Published 09/17/18
Alexander Hoffman, artist and creator of Tales of Absurdity webcomic and book, joins me to talk about the movies that made him who he is. Listen along, as we discuss hang gliding into Disneyland, 1984 for 1984, dumb people in a smart world, and sonic notebooks.
Published 09/03/18
I spent the first day of Comic-Con International: San Diego recording with con-goers who attended our Podcast Advocates panel, artists selling their amazing work on Artist's Alley, and creators in the Small Press area. Each of them shared with me a movie that influenced them to be who they are today.
Published 08/20/18
Sonia Melinkoff, creator of amazing nerdy oven mitts and other delights, available through her Nerdy Novelty Design website, sat down with me to talk about the movies that made her who she is today. Join us, as we discuss scary balloons, inauthentic authenticity, how to read a book, and popular oven mitts.
Published 08/06/18
Mike Schmidt, comedian and host of the long-running podcast, The 40 Year Old Boy, sits down with me to talk about the movies that made him the man he is today. Join us, as we discuss Caan men, the Bemidji Holiday Inn, podunk phenomenons, and language lessons.
Published 07/23/18
Jarrett Seifert, co-host of Bombs Away podcast, sat down with me immediately after I recorded with his co-host Jonathan Young (see episode 87) in their recording studio in the projection booth of the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, CA, to talk about the movies that made him who he is. Listen in, as we discuss scrappy villains, two year binges, Hot Topic ads, and background comedy noise.
Published 07/09/18
Jonathan Young, co-host of Bombs Away podcast, invited me into the recording studio in the projection booth of the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, CA, to talk about the movies that made him who he is. Listen in, as we discuss childhood in a cabinet, singing history, striving for Stratton, and words for the unwordable.
Published 06/25/18
I spent two days at this year's WonderCon Anaheim and had a great time talking with a whole bunch of truly amazing creators throughout Artist's Alley. I asked each artist to tell me about one movie that influenced them to be who they are. While I was there, I also caught up with a couple past guests of the show, who were selling their awesome artwork to the throngs of con-goers.
Published 06/11/18
Jackie Kashian, comedian and host of The Dork Forest and The Jackie and Laurie Show podcasts sat down with me to chat about the movies that influenced her to be the woman she is today. Join us, as we discuss Opie moments, vagina altars, cussing with integrity, and basement time machines.
Published 05/28/18
Mysterie Peña, President of the Santa Monica College Gender and Sexuality Alliance and co-host of Lunch Meats podcast, sat down with me for a delightfully nerdy discussion of the movies that made him who he is today. Join us, as we chat about Steve Martin's Beatles, lesbian spies, how to address the easily offended, and Nerdist nerddom.
Published 05/14/18