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Sci-Fi and Science – “Exploring Science Through Science Fiction” 2nd ed (Springer, 2019) – Barry Luokkala interview
Barry Luokkala is a physicist and physics professor with Carnegie Mellon. He wrote a book on science and science fiction after he found that students enjoyed the class so much and he had enough material to write a book on the subject.
Animation history – Joel Adams interview
Joel Adams is an artist who worked on character designs for King of the Hill. He’s worked on numerous other character design and animation projects and we talked about his work, inspirations, and the state of character design work today.
Children’s show and puppeteering history – Jim Martin interview
Jim Martin is a lifelong puppeteer. He was Garry Gnu on the Great Space Coaster and he worked on Sesame Street for 22 years. We talked about his distinguished career and his efforts to save and reshow The Great Space Coaster.
Science Fiction Replicas – Master Replicas Group interview
Master Replicas Group is a producer of museum quality replicas from science fiction, science and other popular entertainment. I spoke with two of their senior members, Steve and Karl, at the GPCC 2019. 0:38 – Steve and Karl talk about what the Master r...
Comic book history – Comic book writer – Christopher Priest interview
Christopher Priest has been a comic book writer for over 40 years and has worked for both Marvel and DC. He’s written for Deathstroke, Justice League, Vampirella and many other titles. He also helped to redevelop Black Panther.
NASA space program history book – “Come Fly With Us” (University of Nebraska Press, 2019) – Mel Croft and John Youskauskas interview
Mel Croft and John Youskauskas are both space program enthusiasts who have previously written a book on the NASA space program. They recetly wrote another book on space shuttle payload specialists and we discussed this new book.
Science Fiction history book – “The Technical Delusion” (Duke University Press, 2019) – Jeffrey Sconce interview
Dr. Jeffrey Sconce specializes in radio, tv, and film studies and is an assistant professor in communications studies. He’s written many books on the subject and we discussed his latest book on electricity, paranoia and conspiracy theories.
Animation history book – “Eat, Drink, Animate” (CRC Press, 2019) – Tom Sito interview
Tom Sito has been a film animator for decades and has worked on some of Disney’s biggest films. He teaches animation and is also a member of the Motion Picture Academy where he is also works in the short films and animation division.
NASA history book – “The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy” (University of New Mexico Press, 2019) – John Bisney interview
John Bisney has worked as a reporter, on news radio, in public relations and is a NASA enthusiast. We talked about the latest book he has co-authored “The Space’Age presidency of John F. Kennedy” which is a photographic history of NASA’s work during JF...
Supernatural studies history book – “The Spectral Arctic” (UCL Press, 2018) – Shane McCorristine interview
Dr. Shane McCorristine received his Ph.D. in history and now teaches at Newcastle University. His focus is on the “night side” of human experience. This means the study of social attitudes towards death, dreams, ghosts, hallucinations, and so on.