Episode 130: Laura Mennell

Laura Mennell is a mystery. Sure, the Vancouver actress shines bright in all manner of roles, but who is she, really? Is she more like Nina Theroux, the character she played on Alphas who could override willpower in others and push people into doing whatever she asked of them? Is she more like Thelma Harris in The Man in the High Castle, a Nazi American journalist who was arrested for her affair with Nicole Dormer? Is she more like Rebecca from Van Helsing, a high-ranking (and bloody terrifying) vampire who had little use for human life? Or is she most like Mimi Hynek from Project Blue Book, a complex woman, wife, and mother who found her sense of self and purpose in a tangled web of government conspiracies, UFO sightings, Cold War paranoia, and a comely Russian spy? In this freewheeling conversation, Sabrina seeks to uncover the many mysteries of Laura Mennell, while also talking origin stories, sci-fi, government conspiracies, cats, filming Circle with Luna Ferguson during COVID, and favourite things. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA