Episode 67: Comic Con Palm Springs

It’s Comic Con season and, as we adventure through the Southern California area events, we’re bringing you special episodes along the way.  On this episode, we journey around the exhibition floor at Comic Con Palm Springs, to catch up with friends from last year’s event and hear about an influential movie from new friends we’ve just met.  You’ll hear from:

Scott Miller – Military man and occasional paranormal exterminator.

Ron Milts – Co-writer of Grace comic books for Inland Blue Comics, and co-host of Nerd Life Crisis podcast.  Follow Nerd Life Crisis on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Sonia Melinkoff – Creator of Nerdy Novelty Design.  Purchase her work on Etsy.  Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Alex Hoffman – Artist and creator of Tales of Absurdity webcomic. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

J. Salvador – Artist and creator of Super Emo Friends.  Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Buy his work on Etsy.

Jordan Monsell – Silhouette artist, illustrator, and author of Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorized Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters.  Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Buy his artwork on Etsy.

Madeleine Holly-Rosing – Writer and creator of The Boston Metaphysical Society graphic novels.  Crowdfunding consultant to independent creators and author of Kickstarter for the Independent Creator.  Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Kristi Schoeman – Cosplayer and winner of the Comic Con Palm Springs costume contest Judge’s Award.

Tell us what you think of this episode and the movies discussed!  Share your thoughts, or ask us a question.  It’s easy to reach us!  Just visit our Contact Us page to send us a message, or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.

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Be sure to join us October 2 for episode 68, featuring Darcy Staniforth; academic advisor, writer for Cinema Sentries, voice actor on the Puppet Hunt podcast, once and future improvisor/comedian, and aspiring magician.

Episode 64: Brandie Posey

Brandie Posey, comedian/writer/producer, joins us to chat about the movies that made her.  Brandie is a co-founder and host of the comedy and animation combining Picture This!, and can be seen performing at monthly comedy showcase, Harlequin Comedy at The Perky Nerd in Burbank, CA.  She can also be heard on her weekly podcast, Lady to Lady.  Brandie’s comedy album, Opinion Cave, hit #1 on iTunes and #12 on the Billboard comedy charts!  Listen in, as we discuss rhino awakenings, bringing your own bag, what Jeff Goldblum knows, and demolition bonding.

Tell us what you think of Brandie’s movie choices!  Share your thoughts, or ask us a question.  It’s easy to reach us!  Just visit our Contact Us page to send us a message, or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 64:

Brandie Posey website

Brandie Posey on Twitter

Picture This!

The Perky Nerd (watch their calendar for the Harlequin Comedy showcase!)

Lady to Lady podcast

Opinion Cave

Rockwell Table & Stage (check their calendar for performances by Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra)

Be sure to join us August 21 for episode 65, a compilation of conversations from our first-ever visit to San Diego Comic Con International!  Hear artists, authors, and attendees each share a movie that made them!

Episode 63: Andrew Linde

Andrew Linde, co-founder of Benview Network and host of Super Mario Brothers Minute podcast and Nothing New: A Remake Podcast, joins us to talk about the movies that influenced him to be who he is today.  Listen in, as we discuss sad circus contracts, time-out kids, the road from Chinatown to Toon Town, and Gilmore guys.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on Andrew’s movie choices.  Let us know what you think! Or ask us a question.  It’s easy to reach us!  Just visit our Contact Us page to send us a message, or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 63:

Benview Network

Super Mario Brothers Minute podcast

Nothing New: A Remake Podcast

Night Gallery – Trilogy of Terror: Amelia on YouTube

Babes in Toyland TV movie on YouTube

Be sure to join us August 2 for our next episode, featuring comedian/writer/producer Brandie Posey.  Brandie is a co-founder and host of the comedy and animation combining Picture This!, and can be seen performing at monthly comedy showcase, Harlequin Comedy at The Perky Nerd in Burbank, CA.  She can also be heard on her weekly podcast, Lady to Lady.  Brandie’s comedy album, Opinion Cave, hit #1 on iTunes and #12 on the Billboard comedy charts!

Episode 62: Gigi Johnson

Gigi Johnson, Executive Director of the UCLA Center for Music Innovation, host of the Innovating Music podcast, and creator of the Maremel Institute, recently sat down with us to discuss the movies that influenced her to be the fascinating woman she is today.  Join us, as we talk about ageing music, Bonding with friends, tracking through playlists, and anonymous alternatives.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on Gigi’s movie choices.  Let us know what you think! Or ask us a question.  It’s easy to reach us!  Just visit our Contact Us page to send us a message, or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 62:

Innovating Music podcast

UCLA Center for Music Innovation

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Maremel Institute

Gigi’s Book Club on Facebook

Dragonriders of Pern on Amazon

Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career by Herminia Ibarra

I Hope I Screw This Up by Kyle Cease

Be sure to join us July 24 for our next episode, featuring Andrew Linde, co-founder of the Benview Network and host of Super Mario Brothers Minute podcast, and Nothing New: A Remake Podcast!

Episode 60: Lauren Shippen

Lauren Shippen, creator/writer/actor of The Bright Sessions podcast, singer, and YouTube host of According to Tumblr, joins us to talk about the movies that have made her who she is today.  Join us, as we discuss annoying love, lighting powder kegs, automatic crying, and ignoring canons.

Have something to say about Lauren’s movie choices?  Want to tell us about 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!

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The Bright Sessions podcast

Lauren Shippen on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and YouTube

Be sure to join us June 26 for episode 61, featuring comedian/actor/writer Wayne Federman. Wayne is, perhaps, best known for his “Federman and out” cameo appearances in films and television, including Legally Blonde, Documentary Now, and the upcoming The House (starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler).  A regular at the Hollywood Improv and  comedy clubs across the nation, he recently released his first stand-up CD, The Chronicles of Federman; a 3 disc set, featuring highlights from 30 years of his comedy career.

Episode 58: Russell Nohelty

Russell Nohelty, writer/publisher of Wannabe Press, Kickstarter expert, and host of The Business of Art podcast, sits down with us to discuss his most influential movies.  Join us, as we discuss points without points, a plethora of mail planes, the funnel of life, and selling out.

Have something you’d like to say about Russell’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!

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Russell Nohelty online

Wannabe Press

The Business of Art podcast

Connections web series – Episode 1

Be sure to join us May 29 for episode 59, featuring Geoffrey Ashley, creator of the graphic novel Frontiers.

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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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!

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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 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!

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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 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!

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