Episode 57: 2nd Anniversary Celebration!

After our previous technical delay, we finally bring you the Movies Made Me 2nd Anniversary Celebration!  Our amazing group of guests kindly re-convened and again recorded a free-wheeling look back at the 2nd year of the podcast, while sparking new friendships and sharing fun stories.

Our anniversary guests:

Clancy BrownActor in multiple influential movies, including Highlander, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across The Eighth Dimension, and The Shawshank Redemption.  Voice actor, best known for his role as Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants. Movies Made Me’s biggest fan! (Hear his influential films in episode 19)

Brock PowellVoice actor, best known as the voice of the Kool-Aid Man and supporting roles in Milo Murphy’s Law on Disney XD.  Podcaster on the UnPOP Podcast.  (Hear his influential films in episode 39)

Bethany Brinton – Composer, Arranger and Performer, whose work can be heard at her website, as well as in this amazing new video of Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” reworked as jazz.  (Hear her influential films in episode 44)

Alisa Gonzalez – Our generous host for this 2nd Anniversary Celebration recording. Major podcast fan.  Civil servant for the City of Los Angeles.  (She hasn’t yet appeared on a full episode of Movies Made Me, but we’re working on convincing her to do one)

Joe Meyers – Podcaster on The Podcast Macabre.  Recent transplant to Los Angeles, who we’re delighted to have join us in the Golden State.  (He hasn’t yet recorded a full episode of Movies Made Me, but it won’t be long now)

Andrew Linde – Co-founder of the Benview Network.  Podcaster on Nerd’s Eye View and Pick Your Path.  Our sound board operator for this 2nd Anniversary Celebration. (He hasn’t yet recorded a full episode of Movies Made Me, but he wants to and we’ll get it done soon)

And, joining us for a special call-in:

Jeff “Swampy” Marsh – Creator and Executive Producer of Phineas & Ferb (Disney Channel) and Milo Murphy’s Law (Disney XD). President of Surfer Jack Productions. Board Member of A Walk On Water surf therapy.  (Hear his influential films in episode 7)

Have a thought to share about our 2nd anniversary?  Want to share a movie that influenced you, so we can read your story on the show?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 57:

The Heartbreak Time Machine

The Heartbreak Time Machine on Patreon – please support the amazing creator of our Movies Made Me theme music!

I Don’t Dream (That It’s Over) by The Heartbreak Time Machine (full song)

Be sure to join us May 15 for episode 58, featuring publisher/author/podcaster Russell Nohelty.

Episode 56: Zach Eastman

Zach Eastman, filmmaker and podcaster on Reel Nerds podcast, joins us to chat about the movies that have influenced him to be who he is today.  Listen in, as we discuss William Shatner masks, art deco Patrick Stewart, LSMFT, and being Leonard Maltin.

Have a thought to share about Zach’s movie choices?  Want to share a film that influenced you?  Have a question or comment about Movies Made Me?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Please help get the word out about Movies Made Me! Use the “share” links at the bottom of this post to share this episode!  Or, choose one of the following links and copy/paste it into a post on your social media to share Movies Made Me with your friends and followers:

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 56:

Reel Nerds Podcast

The After Show

Ear Buds

Twombley

The Boy Who Stares

Bugs Bunny in Carrotblanca

The Story Behind Walt Disney’s Fun and Fancy Free

Walt Disney on The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Radio Show (Sept. 21, 1947)

Be sure to join us May 1 for our 2nd Anniversary Celebration – Take 2!  We’ll have a great group of past guests and new friends, who’ll come together for a free-wheeling look back at year two of Movies Made Me.

Episode 55: Dave Schmidt

Dave Schmidt, theatrical director at Main Stage Irving-Las Colinas in Texas, sits down for an in-depth discussion of the movies that influenced him to be him.  Listen along, as we discuss friends of Dorothy, searching for your son in Hollywood, grandmas on rollercoasters, and warped realities.

Have a thought to share about Dave’s movie choices?  Want to share a film that influenced you?  Have a question or comment about Movies Made Me?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Please help get the word out about Movies Made Me! Use the “share” links at the bottom of this post to share this episode!  Or, choose one of the following links and copy/paste it into a post on your social media to share Movies Made Me with your friends and followers:

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 55:

Main Stage Irving-Las Colinas

Pepe – Theme song from the movie Pepe, sung by Shirley Jones

Be sure to join us April 17 for episode 56, featuring podcaster and filmmaker Zach Eastman. You can currently hear Zach as one of the Reel Nerds on the Reel Nerds Podcast.

Also, mark your calendar to join us May 1 for our 2nd Anniversary Celebration – Take 2!  We’ll have a great group of past guests and new friends, who’ll come together for a free-wheeling look back at year two of Movies Made Me.  And this time, we mean it!

Episode 54: Kaela Berry

Kaela Berry, host of The Artist Tree podcast and producer of Midnight Marinara podcast, sits down to discuss the movies that have influenced her to be who she is today.  Join us, as we discuss pink elephants and Brazil, growing up with Mel Brooks, when bad is good, and using martial arts to get into college.

Have a comment to make about Kaela’s movie choices?  Want to share a film that influenced you?  Have a question or comment about Movies Made Me?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Please help get the word out about Movies Made Me! Just choose one of the following links and copy/paste it into a post on your social media to share Movies Made Me with your friends and followers (or use the “share” links at the bottom of this blog post to share this episode!):

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Click here to listen to episode 54.

Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 54:

The Artist Tree podcast

Midnight Marinara podcast

The Benview Network

Tara Ison’s The List

Be sure to join us April 3 for episode 55, featuring theatrical director Dave Schmidt.

Episode 53: Catherine Elhoffer

Catherine Elhoffer, geek fashion designer, discusses the five films that have influenced her to be the woman she is today. Make sure you visit Elhoffer Design to peruse and purchase Catherine’s amazing pop-culture inspired clothing.  Listen in, as we discuss finding your future in boredom, turning down wizards, exacting demands, and nerdy analysis.

Have a thought about Catherine’s movie choices?  Want to share a film that influenced you?  Have a question or comment about Movies Made Me?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Please help get the word out about Movies Made Me! Just choose one of the following links and copy/paste it into a post on your social media to share Movies Made Me with your friends and followers (or use the “share” links at the bottom of this blog post to share this episode!):

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 53:

Elhoffer Design

Anaheim Muzeo – Dressing Downton exhibition (Feb 12 – May 7, 2017)

FIDM Los Angeles – Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition (Feb 7 – Apr 22, 2017)

StoryWonk – podcasts

Be sure to join us March 20 for episode 54, featuring podcaster Kaela Berry, host of The Artist Tree and producer/co-host on Midnight Marinara on the Benview Network.

Episode 51: Mauricio Abril

Mauricio Abril, independent artist, concept artist, and art instructor, sits down with us to discuss the movies that have influenced him in his journey to becoming the creative man he is today. Be sure to check out Mauricio’s new children’s book, Small Dogs, featuring his original story and delightful artwork. Listen in, as we discuss giddy nightmares, removing your cap, romancing superheroes, and welcoming failure.

Have something to say about Mauricio’s movie choices?  Want to share a film that influenced you?  Have a question or comment about Movies Made Me?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Love Movies Made Me? Then, please, help us reach new fans!  Just choose one of the following links and copy/paste it into a post on your social media to share Movies Made Me with your friends and followers:

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 51:

Mauricio Abril online

Small Dogs

A Smallville Man – short film

A Gotham Fairytale – short film

Computer Graphics Master Academy (CGMA) 2D Design Programs

Be sure to join us February 20 for episode 52, our 2nd Anniversary Celebration! We’ll be bringing together a fantastic group of special guests to take a fun and wildly off-topic look back at the past year of Movies Made Me!

Also, join us for episode 53 on March 6, when we’ll bring you a great conversation featuring Katherine Elhoffer, creator of Elhoffer Design geek bound apparel.

Episode 50: Hal Lublin

Hal Lublin, voice actor and podcaster, joins us to expand on the conversation we started during episode 46 from the Los Angeles Podcast Festival. Hal can currently be heard as Omnibus in Mighty Magiswords on Cartoon Network and as Wide Wale and Manolo on The Venture Brothers on Adult Swim.  He can also be heard on numerous podcasts, including We Got This With Mark and Hal, Tights and Fights, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, and Welcome to Night Vale.  Listen in, as we discuss Darth Vader in the doorway, fighting wars with witchcraft, Saturday Night goals, and bathtub reading.

Have something to say about Hal’s movie choices?  Want to share a film that influenced you?  Have a question or comment about Movies Made Me?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Love Movies Made Me? Then, please, help us reach new fans!  Just choose one of the following links and copy/paste it into a post on your social media to share Movies Made Me with your friends and followers:

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Click here to listen to episode 50.

Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 50:

Mighty Magiswords on Cartoon Network

The Venture Brothers on Adult Swim

We Got This With Mark and Hal podcast

Tights and Fights podcast

The Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast

Welcome to Night Vale podcast

Carter Parton Rogers

Be sure to join us February 6 for episode 51 with Mauricio Abril, artist, teacher, and author/illustrator of the children’s book Small Dogs.

And, coming February 20, don’t miss episode 52: 2nd Anniversary Celebration!  We’ll be bringing together a fantastic group of special guests to take a fun and wildly off-topic look back at the past year of Movies Made Me!

Episode 49: PJ Haarsma

PJ Haarsma, Executive Producer of Con Man on Comic-Con HQ and author of the Softwire Series Rings of Orbis books, sits down with us to discuss the movies that have influenced him to be who he is today.  Join us, as we discuss silk shirts, tuna fishing, sleeping through alien visitations, and the Hogwarts Express to outer space.

Be sure to watch Con Man season 2, starring Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion, available now on Comic-Con HQ.  See if you can spot our host, Cheryl Jones, in select Long Con and Shock-A-Con crowd scenes! Even if you’ve never attended a comic con, you’ll love Con Man and its very funny look at the struggles of actor Wray Nerely to escape his cult sci-fi TV past.

Have a thought about PJ’s movie choices?  Want to share a film that influenced you?  Have a question about Movies Made Me?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message.  Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Love Movies Made Me? Then, please, help us reach new fans!  Just choose one of the following links and copy/paste it into a post on your social media to share Movies Made Me with your friends and followers:

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Click here to listen to episode 49.

Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 49:

Con Man on Comic-Con HQ

Con Man: The Game

Spectrum comic book

Con Man on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

The Softwire book series

Rings of Orbis online game

Be sure to join us January 23 for episode 50, featuring Hal Lublin, voice actor who you can hear as Omnibus on Mighty Magiswords on Cartoon Network, as well as Welcome to Night Vale podcast and Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast. Hal also co-hosts the We Got This With Mark and Hal podcast and Tights and Fights podcast.

Episode 48: Los Angeles Podcast Festival, part 3 of 3, featuring Samm Levine, Wayne Federman, Todd Glass & Dave Anthony

Welcome to the final of our three special episodes recorded in the Podcast Lab during the 5th annual Los Angeles Podcast Festival at the Sofitel hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, Sept. 23-25, 2016.  We’re already looking forward to next year’s festival and invite you to join us! Keep an eye on the L.A. Podcast Festival website for more information and make your plans to be there!  It’s an amazing and extremely entertaining weekend for podcasters and fans, alike.  Our continued thanks to Graham Elwood, Chris Mancini and Dave Anthony for creating and producing this annual highlight.

We spent the weekend recording segments with our fellow podcasters and special guests, who we asked to tell us about one film that influenced them to be who they are.  In this episode, you’ll hear from:

Be sure to check out all the terrific podcasts and projects mentioned in this episode!

Join us again January 9 for episode 49 with PJ Haarsma, author of The SoftwireSeries, Rings of Orbis books and Executive Producer of Con Man starring Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion on Comic-Con HQ (season 2 now available!).  Be sure to check out the Spectrum comic book and Con Man: The Game!

Also, be sure to join us January 23 for episode 50 with Hal Lublin, voice-over actor currently appearing in The Mighty Magiswords on Cartoon Network, Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast and Welcome to Nightvale podcast, and co-host of We Got This With Mark and Hal podcast and Tights and Fights podcast.

What do you think of the films chosen by our guests in this episode?  Visit our Contact Us page to send us your thoughts.  Or you can send us a message directly by emailing moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  We’d love to hear from you!

Be sure you follow us on FacebookTwitter and Instagram for all the latest Movies Made Me information, DVR alerts, and unique content.

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