Episode 81 – Jennifer Zhang

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

LINKS
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 71 – Sex Nerd Sandra

This week’s guest is blogger, podcaster, and sex educator Sex Nerd Sandra. Michael and Sandra talked about recording equipment, Nerdmelt, socializing, sex education, books, consensual non-monogamy, sexuality, repressed memories, the mind, marijuana, altered experiences, internal vs. external experiences, Bill Hicks, mushrooms, salvia, consent, virginity, first times, terminology, parents, rough sex, fine art porn, feminism, 70s porn, STDs, Doctor Who, comics, podcasts, Filipino dating, Asian representation in media, waving one’s freak flag, comic book movies, parenting, adulting, college, and sex positivity. 

LINKS
SexNerdSandra.com
MakeLoveNotPorn.com

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Episode 68 – Hayden Black Returns!

This episode is the return of writer, producer, and friend of the podcast, Hayden Black. Hayden and Michael talk about UK accents, british TV, british culture, Sundays in the UK, Doctor Who, Count Dracula, Louis Jourdan, GenZed, animation, The Simpsons, South Park, Ripping Yarns, Monty Python, Last of the Summer Wine, Happy Valley, Gogglebox, Crashing, The Young Ones, Rik Mayall, Believe Nothing, Bottom, Filthy, Rich, and Catflap, ‘Allo ‘Allo, Are You Being Served?, radio series, League of Gentlemen, Alan Partridge, Big Train, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Simon Pegg, The World’s End, Extras, Fresh Meat, bleak American TV, Jessica Jones, Sense 8, Agent Carter, comics, podcasts, Serial, James Bond, Spectre, Lost, M. Night Shaymalan, Wayward Pines, Steven Moffat, and classic Doctor Who.

LINKS
Hayden Black on Twitter
Gen Zed official site
Gen Zed on Twitter

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Alyssa from Whovian Feminism

This week’s guest is Alyssa from the Whovian Feminism blog. Michael and Alyssa met at the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles, sat poolside and discussed, Feminism, Doctor Who, companions: Martha Jones, Sarah Jane Smith, Jo Grant, Liz Shaw, Rose Tyler, Leela, Romana, Clara Oswald, Donna Noble, Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka.

LINKS
Whovian Feminism blog

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Episode 63 – Tara Price

Our guest is filmmaker, Tara Price. Tara and I met at Ground Control by way of kind introduction by former Something2XP guest, Patrick Duncan. Tara and I talked about her short film The Routine, science fiction, The Twilight Zone, retro sci-fi, 50s and 60s culture revival, Ray Bradbury, timeless art, David Lynch, challenging art, Doctor Who, Tales from the Dark Side, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, time travel, Dean Stockwell, accents, Mad Max, representation in media, #OscarsSoWhite, systemic intersectionality in media, roles for women, Ellen Ripley, feminism, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Sisters, comedians in drama, Bridesmaids, Robin Williams, The World According to Garp, John Lithgow, John Irving, The Office, Fight Club, Harry Potter, Alan Rickman, nail polish, the death of intolerance, unixex bathrooms, entitlement, parenting, Las Vegas, creative minds, Bowie, death, short films, visual storytelling, John Nance, her new film Earworm, and the New Year. 

LINKS
Tara Price on Twitter
Tara Price on Facebook
Tara Price on Vimeo
Dana DeLorenzo

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Episode 57 – Patrick Duncan

Our guest is LA filmmaker, actor, and writer, Patrick Duncan. Michael, Kitty, and Patrick discussed karaoke, live theatre, Patrick’s short film Jes and Lora, The Twilight Zone, Star Wars, David Lynch, screenwriting, Rod Serling, The Night Gallery, Sexism in Cinema, American Puritanism, Control, female writers, Follow the Money, Splice, May, female villains and protagonists, wielding privilege well, racism, institutional systemic sexism, Masters of Sex, sex ed, STDs, Planned Parenthood, domestic terrorism, Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Smith, and safe spaces.

LINKS
Patrick Duncan on Facebook
We Make Movies official site
WeMakeMoviez on Twitter
WeMakeMovies on Facebook
JesAndLora on Twitter
Jes and Lora on Facebook
Support Something2XP via Audible.com

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Episode 55 – Matt Kirshen

Our guest this week is standup comedian, Matt Kirshen. Michael, Kitty, and Matt talk about archery, mansplaining, science TV, Mr. Wizard, Santa Claus, The Krampus, German Christmas markets, American vs. British TV, Doctor Who, Tommy Cooper, Matt’s comedy career, stand-up vs. open mics, comedy writing, comedy clubs, Star Wars, Harrison Ford, conventions and fandom, The Martian, and Benny Hill.

LINKS
Matt Kirshen’s official site
The Probably Science Podcast

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Episode 51 – Return to the Real World

Michael and Kitty talked about Wasteland Weekend, LA Podfest, Lost Angels, Dr. Ken, The Muppets, Crimson Peak, male vs. female nudity, Doctor Who, horror movies, and books.

LINKS
Wasteland Weekend
Lost Angels
The Muppets on ABC
Dr. Ken on ABC

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Episode 48 – Ron Swallow

Michael and Kitty chat with comedian Ron Swallow about Martial Arts, Star Trek, Marvel and DC Comics, stand-up comedy, acting, goth culture, kink and consent, treating people with respect, on-line dating, Doctor Who, Panda Express, racial comedy, wealth disparity, office jobs, roller derby, racism, small dicks, David Bowie, big dicks, The Elfstones of Shannara, Dear White People, Parks and Recreation, lazy comedy, Star Wars, the Krampus, horror movies, Twitter, nerdy shirts, Sith vs. Jedi, Disney, and archery.

LINKS
Liquid Zoo Open Mic Wednesdays
Ron Swallow on Facebook 
Ron Swallow on Twitter
Ron Swallow on Instagram
Kitty on Instagram
Michael on Instagram

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Episode 27 – Hayden Black

Our guest this week is English actor, writer, regular on BBC America’s The Brit List, and creator of the popular web/TV series, Goodnight Burbank, Hayden Black. We discussed con flu, Gallifrey One, his upcoming animated web series Gen Zed, transpeople in media, the progress of genre media and fandom, podcasting, Doctor Who, Goodnight Burbank, stand-up comedy, Blake’s 7, haunted houses, Los Angeles wildlife, and making your creative dreams happen.

GenZed

LINKS
Gen Zed
Goodnight Burbank
Hayden Black on Twitter
Trans Lifeline — You are not alone (877) 565-8860
It Gets Better

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