On today's episode I have actor Jesse Posey! I've had the honor of getting the know Jesse over the past few months while moderating panels and Q&A's for the film "Screamboat" that Jesse is one of the stars of. I was intrigued to know more about Jesse's career and growing up in an acting family and was thrilled to have him join me on the podcast. I talked with Jesse about growing up in Santa Clarita, playing baseball and skateboarding as kid, finding his way into acting, what he's learned fro...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 233
On today's episode I have comic book writers and filmmakers, Ben and Max Berkowitz! I first came across the Berkowtiz Brothers almost a year ago when I briefly met them at a signing for their comic book, "The Writer". I'll be honest, I wasn't at the signing for them, but for another comic and decided to pick theirs up while I was there. As soon as I dove in I was hooked! I talked with Max and Ben about growing up on the East Coast, their first introduction to comic books, getting involved with e...
May 12, 2025•54 min•Ep. 232
On today's episode of the podcast, I have actress Allison Pittel! I got to know Allison a little bit over the past few weeks while moderating the Q&A's for "Screamboat" at AMC. Allison is the star of the film, playing the "final girl" Selena! I was excited to have Allison join me on the show to get to know more about her and her career. I talked with Allison about growing up in Michigan, her early love for acting and performing, taking a break and studying economics and considering going to ...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 231
On today's episode I have artist and writer Nathan Hamill and Filipkowski! I first found Nathan's work at DesignerCon back in 2019, which eventually led me to the comic strip that he and Eric started making called "2 Dumb Dinos". After over 295 comic strips, they released a "2 Dumb Dino's" book back in October, and I have absolutely loved it! I talked with Nathan and Eric about how they got their start, what led to them creating "2 Dumb Dinos", Nathan working at Bongo Comics on "The Simpsons", E...
Apr 21, 2025•48 min•Ep. 230
On today's episode of the podcast, I have podcaster and content creator, Sadie Ingan! Sadie and I got to know each other on the set of "Demonetize", as she was filming all of our upcoming social media content and making some very fun videos with our cast. Sadie has such a great, fun energy that is infectious as soon as she walks in the room, and I couldn't wait to have her on the show! I talked with Sadie about how she started podcasting, her fascination with telling peoples stories, our shared ...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 229
On today's episode we are LIVE from WonderCon with creature actor, Trevor Newlin! Trevor is best known for his work as the Xenomorph in "Alien: Romulus", The Monstrosity in "Smile 2", a Wookie in The Mandalorian, and most recently the Chip (in demon form) in the 2025 Slamdance hit, "Portal to Hell"! I've become more and more familiar with Trevor's work and was thrilled to have him on the live WonderCon show. I talked with Trevor about growing up in Texas and his early ambitions of being a paleon...
Apr 07, 2025•50 min•Ep. 228
On today's episode, I have writer/director Steven LaMorte and producer/actress Amy Schumacher from the new horror/comedy, "Screamboat"! On January 1, 2024 the beloved Steamboat Willie became public domain, and Steven and Amy knew exactly what they were going to do when the clock struck midnight, turn it into a horror film! I was shocked at just how fast this was announced after the property became public, but Steve and Amy already had a plan in the works! After watching the movie this past week,...
Mar 31, 2025•46 min•Ep. 227
On today's episode of the podcast, comic book artist Sean Forney returns to the show! Sean first came on the show last summer ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, and returns to talk about the new Kickstarter that he's launching TODAY for his hit comic series "Scarlett Huntress Meets Mothman"! This is Sean's 7th Kickstarter campaign, and I anticipate it will be another great success. I talked with Sean about all that he has been up to since we spoke last July, as well as a bunch of new variant covers h...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 226
On today's episode I have comedy writer and comic book writer, Jordan Morris! I have been following Jordan's career for a number of years now since I first saw him on @midnight and became a fan of his comedy, and have been intrigued with his career as I followed along. It was great to finally have Jordan join me on the show to talk about how he got his start writing comedy and built his career. I talked with Jordan about growing up and discovering comedy and the likes of Kids in the Hall and MST...
Mar 17, 2025•59 min•Ep. 225
On today's episode I have the founder and presenter of SHORTS and the Oscar nominated ShortsTV program, Carter Pilcher! SHORTS is celebrating their 20th Anniversary this year, and prior to SHORTS presenting the Oscar nominated short film screenings, there was no way for the general public to view the nominated short films. Since the series was launched, it has become a massive hit, selling out theaters across the country before the nominees are even announced. On top of celebrating 20 years of S...
Feb 26, 2025•27 min•Ep. 224
On today's episode I have Oscar nominated filmmaker, Loïc Espuche! Loïc's animated short film "YUCK!" is nominated in this years Academy Awards. This is such a sweet film following a group of kids on vacation seeing all of the adults around them showing affection and kissing. Of course kissing is gross to kids, so they all squirm and of course exclaim, "YUCK!". I talked with Loïc about how the film came about, how he got into animation, what inspired the film, working with his girlfriend who pro...
Feb 24, 2025•32 min•Ep. 223
On today's episode I have actress, and filmmaker, Vera Drew! Vera's new the film "The People's Joker" is quickly becoming a hit after her recent win at The Gotham Awards. This film is unlike anything I have seen and is so incredibly unique as Vera tells her story of coming out as a trans woman through the lens of the Joker. I talked with Vera about how she got her start in the industry, how the concept of the film came about, the catharsis of telling her story on her own terms, advice for those ...
Dec 30, 2024•30 min•Ep. 222
On today's episode of the podcast, I have comedian and actor, Matthew Broussard! I first saw Matthew perform years ago while at a taping of Conan! This was his first late night TV performance. Funny enough, a few years later I saw him perform again in San Diego as part of Conan's Team Coco House. I've been a fan ever since! Matthew's new special "Hyperbolic" is out now on YouTube! This special is absolutely phenomenal and I cannot urge you to watch it enough. If you want to watch it right now, s...
Dec 23, 2024•58 min•Ep. 221
On today's episode we are coming to you LIVE from Los Angeles Comic-Con! For this episode I brought some of my Demonetize Productions team: Director and Co-Writer Alex Watson, Actress and Co-Writer Janine Hogan, and Producer Terrence Kiriokos. We were two days from our first prep week on the film and this was a great way to really get things going. This episode was recorded back in October, but since we immediately went right into production on Demonetize it's just seeing the light of day now. O...
Dec 18, 2024•52 min•Ep. 220
On today's episode of the podcast, I have actor and filmmaker Gregory Lay! Season 4 of Greg's show "Greg in LA" is out now! I had seen episodes of the show in the past on Instagram, but always thought they were just sketches and didn't realize they were part of a much larger body of work. As soon as I dove into the first episode of the show I was hooked! I also quickly learned that Greg runs two food companies here in LA, "Eastside Cheesecakes" and "Sweet Selma's Bagels". I'll have all of the li...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 219
On today's episode of the podcast, I have 5x Emmy winner and Grammy winner, Rob Kutner! Rob has been on the show a number of times as we writer for CONAN, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for his comic books "Shrinkage" and "Snot Goblins", and today he joins me to talk about the new animated show he's the head writer of called, "God's Gang". Since Rob's departure from CONAN, he dove head on into animation. While "God's Gang" does center around religion's co-existing and working together, even if...
Aug 26, 2024•47 min•Ep. 218
(Due to the live recording elements there unfortunately are some audio issues during the episode.) On today's episode I am coming to you LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con with Disney animator and storyboard artist, Peter Paul Bautista! On today's episode I am coming to you LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con with Disney Animator and storyboard artist, Peter Paul Bautista! I was so excited to have Peter Paul join us for this year's SDCC show. When I was first introduced to Peter Paul from Mike and JB at Fr...
Jul 31, 2024•46 min•Ep. 217
On today's episode I have comedian, Nick Callas! Nick's new comedy special "Wolf Pup" is out now! I absolutely loved this special and can't wait for all of you to see it as well. Nick is such a unique comic, and this special has such a unique look into it. As you learn more about Nick's background, you'll really see it come to life in this special. Nick is pretty physical onstage as well, doing handstands, doing the splits, he gives his special his all! I talked with Nick about growing up in New...
Jul 29, 2024•55 min•Ep. 216
On today's episode I have some of my favorite people from the Bob's Burgers community, Stephanie aka Tinapocalypse, and Mike and JB of From North to Wharf! If you are listening to this TODAY, July 24th, we are on the ground at San Diego Comic-Con, and that is exactly what why I wanted to have my friends on the show. Tinapocalypse and North to Wharf have teamed up for two awesome events at SDCC this year. Bob's Burger trivia, and of course, the annual Bob's Burgers Fan Meat Up. The Trivia will ta...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 215
On today's episode I have 3x Emmy Winning writer, producer, and the king of the fast food review, Bill Oakley! Bill is somebody that I have wanted to have on the show for quite some time now. He is best known as a legendary writer and showrunner of The Simpsons for Seasons 3-9, as well as his work on Futurama, Portlandia, Disenchantment, and of course Mission Hill. Bill and his longtime writing and producing partner Josh Weinstein will be in San Diego celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Mission ...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 214
On today’s episode I have comic book artist, writer, artist, and translator, Adalisa Zarate! Adalisa is the final episode of my San Diego Comic-Con series, and funny enough she was the first episode I recorded of the series. Adalisa was another international guest, joining the show from Mexico! Adalisa has such an incredible story about how she got involved with SDCC as a Mexican journalist and she immediately was hooked! She has also done translation for some incredible shows such as "Sailor Mo...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 213
On today's episode I have Juliette Calderon! Juliette continues our San Diego Comic-Con series of the many incredible panelists and artists coming to SDCC next week! When Juliette reached out to me we realized how truly of a small world it is as we both work at Warner Brothers, quite literally a few hundred yards apart. Juliette works on the accounting side for film and tv , analyzing tax incentives. She will also be part of two panels this year! I talked with Juliette about how she got into fil...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 212
On today's episode I have video game and movie critic, writer, and author, Garth Von Kallenbach of Skewed and Reviewed! This episode continues our series on the incredible talent coming to San Diego Comic-Con next week, and Gareth has such a rad story of how he became a part of the madness we all love. Long before we had sites like Nerdist, there was Skewed and Reviewed! This episode starts off the way that every episode should in my opinion; with cat chat! Gareth and I are big cat people and ou...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 211
On today's episode I have writer and artist Vince Alvendia, also known as Eggdrop Ramen! I have been a fan of Vince's for a while now and was thrilled when he reached out to be a part of our San Diego Comic-Con shows. Vince will be back in Artist Alley at Booth DD-02 this year, and he has some incredible pieces he's bringing with him. Personally, I can't wait to get my hands of some of his Masters of the Universe prints! I talked with Vince about growing up in San Diego and finding out about com...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 210
On today's episode I have artist and comic book artist, Sean Forney! Sean continues my series highlighting the insurmountable talent at San Diego Comic-Con as one of the incredible artists you'll find in artist alley. Sean's art and work has been seen in everything from Marvel and Disney projects, to his own comic series created by Sean and his wife, "Scarlett Huntress". I talked with Sean about growing up in Ohio, finding his way to comic books and art, his biggest inspirations, meeting his wif...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 209
On today's episode I have former model turned standup comedian, Mario Adrion! You may know Mario from his viral moment on "American Idol" where he performed in a speedo, and then had a catwalk off with Katy Perry. Mario's YouTube has amassed close to a million subscribers with his hilarious on the street and reaction videos as a German in America. I talked with Mario about growing up in Germany and discovering modeling, the culture shock of moving to New York from a small German town, learning h...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 208
On today's episode I have writer, director, and producer, Tomás Gómez Bustillo! His new film, "Chronicles of a Wandering Saint" opens in theaters in New York this Friday, June 28th, and Los Angeles, and other cities July 5th. I was so intrigued by the story and the trailer to the film (see below) was so captivating that I had to learn more about this film and more about Tomas ever growing career in film making. "Chronicles of a Wandering Saint" initially premiered at SXSW last year, winning the ...
Jun 26, 2024•46 min•Ep. 207
On today's episode I have cosplayers and cosplay builders, Anthony and Zoe of Alpha to Zeta Industries! This episode continues the series talking to the incredibly talented creators at San Diego Comic-Con. Anthony and Zoe have such a great story about how they got into cosplaying, which ultimately led to them launching their company, Alpha to Zeta Industries. Their cosplay props are next level and could be used in film and television. They're that good! I'm definitely going to be scooping up som...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 206
On today's episode I have Lisa Merback of Victron Printing! This episode is the first in a number of episodes leading up to San Diego Comic-Con where I've invited artists, vendors, cosplayers, and panelists to join me on the show to talk about their involvement with the convention, and Lisa kicks things off with a bang! Victron Printing is a small family run business made by artists FOR artists, and as you'll hear from Lisa, their passion is what makes their work so great! Lisa talked with me ab...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 205
On today's episode of the podcast I have artist Alex Pardee! It's crazy that I have been a fan of Alex Pardee's work for over 20 years now. I first came across Alex's work for the cover art for the band The Used on their album "In Love and Death". Alex did a few covers for The Used and I've been a fan and collector ever since. My wife and I have A LOT of Alex Pardee art covering our walls and it is an honor to have him on the show today. I talked to Alex about his inspirations, how he got involv...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 204
