Tag Archives: Cartoons

Episode 81 – Jennifer Zhang

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This episode features producer, actress, model, cosplayer, and singer, Jennifer Zhang.  Michael and Jennifer discuss creative lapses, cosplaying, donuts, exercise, acting, Batman: The Animated Series, viral videos, fan films, true nerdiness, bullshit filters, horror films, Evil Inside, J-Horror, The Ring, masculinity, Bowie, celebrity deaths 2016, gender fluidity, childhood cosplay, peaceful resolutions, her album Emocean, Electronic Dance Music, community, DC Comics, Batman, Star Trek, Doctor Who, anime, and video games.

This episode is sponsored by WhedonCon 2017. Get your single day or full weekend tickets at http://whedoncon.com. 

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Jennifer Zhang offical site   
Jennifer Zhang on Instagram 
Jennifer Zhang on Twitter 
Jennifer Zhang on Facebook
DK’s Donuts
Evil Inside (2012)

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Episode 78 – Abby Polakow and Erica Lange

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This episode features the return of teacher, costume designer, and cosplay nerd Abby Polakow, and her creative partner, graphic designer, Erica Lange; known collectively as The Spindle Sisters. Michael, Abby, and Erica discuss paper dolls, Benedict Cumberbatch, old friends, terms of endearment, boys playing with girls, Grim Faerie Tales, justice in stories, nature horror films, Prince, Regency costumes, Victoria, waistcoats, Barbies, childless aunts, She-Ra, prolonged adolescence, New Age parents, nerdiness, children’s programming 70s vs. 80s, toy-based cartoons, The Four Yorkshiremen, Scotch tape, robbers, lock down drills, growing up with TV vs. without, heterogeneity, consumerism vs. passion, brain development,  home movies, LibraVox.org, The Santa Clarita Diet, and Werner Herzog.

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The Spindle Sisters on Facebook
The Spindle Sisters on Instagram
Spindle Sisters on Twitter
The Four Yorkshiremen sketch
Werner Herzog

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Episode 77 – Jen Saunderson

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This episode features comedian, Jen Saunderson. Michael and Jen talked about standup, Seattle, The Comedy Underground, roller derby, comedy clubs, strip clubs, burlesque, higher education, comedy podcasts, Laurie Kilmartin, baking, holiday parties, breads of the world, French onion soup, holiday cookies, childhood comedy influences, Garfield comics, The Rabbit of Seville, Muppet Babies, college comedy shows, grandma’s sex toys, wedding rings, Elijah Wood, Andy Dick, impressions, Justin Rupple, First Impressions with Dana Carvey, The Filling is Mutual, aphrodisiac cupcakes, oysters, seafood, the first date with her husband, soundtracks, The Twilight Zone, height disparity, Gilmore Girls, sex on TV, Victoria, The Walking Dead, and Black Mirror.

LINKS
Jensaunderson.com
Jen Saunderson on Twitter
Bam Margera Roller Derby Right Guard Commercial
Rabbit of Seville (1950)
The Filling is Mutual on IFC

Sponsor: Whedoncon 2017

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Episode 59 – Bryan Belleza

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Our guest is graphic designer and yogic acrobat, Bryan Belleza. Bryan, Kitty, and Michael talked about tequila, Andy Dick, Dick Grayson, spoilers, Star Wars, dick, 80s afternoon cartoons, variety shows, Ghostbusters, Tom Hiddleston, Indiana Jones, MMA, Rocky Balboa, fantasy violence vs. reality, Chuck Palahniuk, comics, Batman, Filipino culture, drugs, hipsters, intoxication, work spouses, Michael’s wife Dani, acroyoga, weight loss, eating pussy, porn, and Christmas music. 

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Bryan Belleza on Instagram
Sebastian Shaw (actor)
The Noid
Work spouses
Acroyoga
Acromaps
Sebastian Shaw (Actor)
Sebastian Shaw (comics)

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Episode 43 – Kevin M. Connolly

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This week, Michael and Kitty chat with voice actor, Kevin M. Connolly about Trainwreck, voice acting, demos, the VO industry, anime, Shadoe Stevens, audio books, Batman: The Killing Joke, Mark Hamill, DC comics franchise choices, Wonder Woman, Marvel Comics films, DC vs. Marvel comic book TV shows, Ant-Man, and comic book collectibles.

LINKS
Kevin M. Connolly on Facebook
Kevin M. Connolly on Twitter
315 Studio

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Episode 40 – Armando Olivas

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This week, our guest is punk rock nerd, Armando Olivas. We chatted about Kitty’s pets, dying for social justice, the march of progress, Marriage Equality, Punk rock, Emo, Latino Punk, the Chicano movement, comic art, social media, Jurassic World, Sea World, Inside Out, CGI animated movies, old roommates, Terminator Genisys, Superego, Nerdmelt, Amy Schumer, Another Period, Gay Rights, Pro Wrestling, comics, Sex Criminals, TMNT, anthropomorphic comics characters, cartoons, and Batman: The Animated Series.

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@wackymondo on Twitter
Side One Dummy Records
Racket Magazine
PunkNews.org
Eat.Geek.Play
Toxic Toast Records
The Mary Sue
Pro Wrestling Guerilla

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Episode 23 – Anastasios Gionis

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Our guest is 3D graphic artist and creature modeler, Anastasios Gionis. We talked about live podcasts, bones and anatomy, Warner Brothers cartoons, Robert McKimson, growing up Greek in America, Cyrillic vs. Greek letters, celebrity impersonations, 3D character modeling, digital creature rigging, CG vs. practical effects, Alien, Stan Winston and Legacy Effects, 90s animation, 3D digital sculpting, The Strain, The Seventh Son, Japanese Anime, nerd culture, Metal music, video games, Greek mythology, Ray Harryhausen, and Silent Hill.

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Taso’s Deviant Art
Taso’s professional reel
Necromance
Robert McKimson
Legacy Effects

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