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Even in the anything-to-get-your-adrenaline-pumping world of Hong Kong cinema, RIGOR MORTIS stands out. The story of a famous actor, Chin Siu-Ho (played by actual famous actor Chin Siu-Ho — your heard us), who has to contend with a seedy apartment building whose walls reverberate with echoes of his most famous film, the hopping vampire horror-comedy MR. VAMPIRE — including mysterious spirits, a mystical warrior-cum-resterateur (played by MR. VAMPIRE cast-mate Anthony “Friend” Chan), and, yes, a hopping vampire — the film plays as both a tribute to, and a dark and dizzyingly intense reimagining of, a beloved sub-genre. Director Juno Mak makes his feature film debut with this visually stunning, shockingly violent, and at times surprisingly moving, effort, and we were eager to discuss the roots of the project in the legendary MR. VAMPIRE franchise, and the challenges of creating this effects-laden feast. Click on the player to hear the show.

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Episodes

You Bet Your Life

"Secret Word: Ink"

November 9, 1949

4:25

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
"The Price of Fame Matter"
February 2, 1958
34:55

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Steve is sent in to a lumbercamp to investigate the odd report of an OSI agent who has now gone missing. There, he finds a missile launcher targeting an approaching plane carrying VIPs.

Joining John and Paul to discuss this episode is The Six Million Dollar Blog author Alex Green.

Special thanks to Robin Spanell for supplying us with the audio for the television ad for this episode featured at the start of the podcast. Check out Robin's music, some which has also been featured on the podcast, at his homepage.

Purchase the season three Universal DVD release of The Six Million Dollar Man. In doing so, you help support the podcast.

Comment on the episode here or write abionicpodcast@gmail.com.

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Bionic Wiki entry

The Six Million Dollar Blog entry

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Alex Green was born in San Diego where he has lived his whole life, rarely venturing outside the safe confines of Southern California. Growing up, his parents tried to persuade him that the funny man running in slow motion on the television wasn't worth watching, but he knew better. He knew much, much better.

A lifelong fan of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, Alex hadn't been an adult for very long (some would say he still isn't) when he started making several trips a month up to Los Angeles to attend toy and collectibles shows in order to amass a huge collection of Bionic memorabilia. A vast collection that he no longer possesses due to an accident involving a pencil, a rabid weasel and a rapidly descending elevator (Actually, the advent of eBay in the late 90's took the thrill of the hunt out of it for him, so he gave it up).

Currently working out of his modest two-bedroom apartment (or twelve-bedroom mansion as he refers to it when describing his digs to people who’ve never visited him at home), Alex is a free-lance web designer and the webmaster of The Six Million Dollar Blog. The newest Bionic site on the web except for all the others that have come after. He hopes one day to meet his hero Lee Majors in person and his biggest regret in life is that he no longer fits into his Six Million Dollar Man jammies.

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott and Miles

Welcome to the Diner

If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

Tonight's Menu:

Trivia:

Luke Skywalker’s uncle Owen has just purchased two droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO. Luke has been assigned to clean and maintain them. In the process of working on R2-D2, Luke discovers that his ‘little friend’ is carrying a secret message, delivered by a beautiful holographic woman. When Luke asks C-3PO if he recognizes this woman, does C-3PO specifically identify her?

News: The Doctor Returns: Doctor will return to a familiar setting in the Who season 8 finale Can you believe it? Peter Capaldi is nearly done filming his very first year as the Doctor. Exciting! And, to finish off, he’s returning to a scene where his previous two incarnations visited not so very long ago — the National Museum of Cardiff. Doctor Who has filmed in that space a few times, including “Planet of the Dead” and “The Big Bang,” but it was used recently visited in the 50th Anniversary episode, “Day of the Doctor.” The reason that’s so notable, is because a prop was seen on set that seems decidedly Gallifreyan. Yes, what seems to be a grave marker that reads, “Rest in Peace. We Promise.” Well, if you promise, inanimate object, then it must be true. But probably not. Of course, the Gallifreyan symbol is what makes the prop so interesting. Who is that memorial stone for? The Master? All of Gallifrey? Or, indeed, the Doctor, himself? And, considering the fact that the last time we were at the Cardiff Museum, there was a very special guest appearance from a classic Doctor, we can’t help but wonder — is Tom Baker set to make a return? Speculate away!

News: Will Harrison Ford’s injury affect Star Wars 7? All you “Star Wars” nerds, take a deep breath. There’s no need for your brains to go all Death Star. UK website Jedi News reports Harrison Ford’s injury is worse than initially reported, and he could be away from the set of “Star Wars: Episode VII” for six months. Or possibly longer. Breathe … inhalers … come on, now … “Star Wars” fan sites are reporting there was an emergency meeting Monday morning at London’s Pinewood Studios, now that estimates say Ford will be away longer than estimated, recovering from the broken leg he suffered when one of the hydraulic doors on the Millennium Falcon fell on him.

Among the options reportedly discussed were temporarily ceasing production, re-writing the script to accommodate Ford’s recovery, or … (breathe) writing Ford out of the script entirely. Excuse me a second (begins sobbing, feverishly tears apart room, looking for inhaler). While we all keep breathing, remember that this is only a rumor and no one from LucasFilm, Disney or director J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company has commented. But even if part of these reports are true, it doesn’t bode well for the film’s planned December 2015 release. As U.K. pop culture site Metro reports, Ford was considered the lead actor in the movie, with Han Solo supposedly being a big part of the plot. Hey, I have an idea. Tom Selleck was almost Indiana Jones. Why doesn’t someone call and see what he’s up to?

Trek News: Nestle foods is trying to make a real-life, Star Trek-style food replicator What better way to make sure we’re all perfectly healthy, be it on a starship or right here on Earth, than to create a machine that figures out exactly what we need, then let it make the food to fill it. Welcome to the future. Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) has kicked off research and development on project “Iron Man,” which will investigate how essential nutrients affect the body, brain and gastrointestinal functions. They’ve already added 100 new scientists for the initiative. The goal? To develop a device to scan our nutrient needs, then design food around those needs, not unlike the replicators/previous models for food production featured in the various Star Trek series. In an interview with Bloomberg, NIHS director Ed Baetge said these proposed foods would be more effective at treating vitamin and nutrient deficiency than the supplements we currently use. According to Baetge, the goal would be for these devices to pop up in kitchens across the world over the next few decades, eventually becoming as ubiquitous as all our other creature comforts: “Out comes your food at the press of a button. If we do this right, it can be the next microwave in your kitchen.” This is a fascinating concept, and the applications are positively endless. Not only could this thing be a huge boon to health right here at home — with people finally having the access and knowledge to consume the exact items needed for optimal health — but, looking toward the future, you could pop one of these devices on a future Enterprise and keep your space explorers nice and healthy as they explore the stars. But the big questions — can it make a good cup of Earl Grey tea? How’s the ice cream? Can I get a martini?

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I am Clay Dugger, The Podcast Cowboy, and I want to welcome you to the fourth episode of Watching the Skies: From “Who Goes There?” to “The Thing”.

This five episode mini-series will explore “Who Goes There?”, the wonderful story by John W. Campbell, Jr., and all the great entertainment that it has spawned.

In this episode, I am once more joined by my good friend Paul Elard Cooley. He and I discuss the 2011 movie, “The Thing”, the prequel to Carpenter’s 1982 movie of the same name.

The podcast I have with my wife, “This and That with Him and Her (and sometimes It)”, can be found on the Chronic Rift Network. Go to http://chronicrift.com.

You can find my audio adaptation of “Who Goes There?” at http://mustbenicestudios.podomatic.com.

Comment on the episode here or write john@chronicrift.com. Take a moment to rate the episode by using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

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Paul Elard Cooley is a Houston, Texas author who writes historical fantasy, psychological thrillers, Science Fiction, and gritty puppet noir. Don’t ask.

Paul has several of his own books available and has collaborated with New York Times Bestseller Scott Sigler.

You can find Paul’s fiction and essays on the topic of creating over at https://shadowpublications.com.

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Transformers continues to dominate a box office that was a little on the weak side this holiday weekend.  But there's a new movie dawning on the horizon that promises to present box office bang that could knock the Autobots and Decepticons from the top spot.  Michael Falkner has this, plus news on the Gardians of the Galaxy soundtrack and Batman 66 coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on a new The Weekly Podioplex.

Check out the full show notes here and comment on the episode or write weeklypodioplex@gmail.com.

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Happy 4th America! Go light off some roman candles and grab a lemonade. Handsome Timmy D joins us to discuss !SPOILER ALERT! Spoilers. Plus some Special Edition Impossible Travia, more Dan: The Man, tales of taffy, and more red, white, and blue wholesome family fun. Tell a friend, make them listen! No seriously, force them to, it's the American way. It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• Yellow Alert: The Banana Laffy-Taffy Story
• Impossible Travia - Special Golden Girls Edition

ASK HANDSOME TIMMY D

• Spoilers!!! We talk about ‘em and why you shouldn’t be a spoiler.

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Bed Racing with the Hurdy Gurdy Girls
• iHandJob?
• Longh Nameh Winnah

SHOW CLOSE

• Dan: The Man
• July Thirth

Find us online at thedanandtravisshow.libsyn.com, at Facebook, follow us on twitter @thedanandtravis, add us on Google+, email the MailSac at danandtravis@gmail.com, or find us at The Chronic Rift Network.

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott and Miles

Welcome to the Diner

If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

Tonight's Menu:

In tonight’s show, we discuss the following: Thor: Dark World, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The 100, Hunger Games, Can’t Stop The Serenity and More.

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165 minutes! That's two and three-quarter hours! That makes TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION the ultimate epic of explosions, brought to you by director Michael Bay, the man for whom too much is never enough. Is this outrageously elongated toy commercial an audacious triumph of style or substance, or is it indulgent garbage? Listen to Steve Biodrowski and Lawrence French debate the pros and cons of this 3D IMAX extravaganza in the Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast, Volume 5, Number 24.

Comment on the episode here or write podcast@cinefantastique.com.

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We continue our weekly podcast run in between the first and second season reviews with an interview with Jim Beard.  Jim has been on the podcast twice before and will return for an early second season episode review.  He is the developer, editor and a contributor to Gotham City 14 Miles, a collection of critical essays on the Batman 66 series.  In this interview, Jim talks with John about the development of the book, the planned sequel, the role of race in the TV Batman universe, the sexuality of the three main villains, and the top three episodes to show the doubting viewer of the relevance of the Batman series.

Get your copy of Gotham City 14 Miles through our Amazon store.  In doing so, you not only get a great collection of essays on the 60's Batman series, but you support The Batcave Podcast as well.  Thank you.

Comment on the episode here or write batcavepodcast@gmail.com.

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Jim Beard was introduced to comic books at an early age by his father, who passed on to him a love for the medium and the pulp characters who preceded it. After decades of reading, collecting and dissecting comics, Jim became a published writer when he sold a story to DC Comics in 2002. Since that time he's written official Star Wars and Ghostbusters comic stories and contributed articles and essays to several volumes of comic book history.

His prose work includes GOTHAM CITY 14 MILES, a book of essays on the 1966 Batman TV series; SGT. JANUS, SPIRIT-BREAKER, a collection of pulp ghost stories featuring an Edwardian occult detective; MONSTER EARTH, a giant monster anthology; and CAPTAIN ACTION: RIDDLE OF THE GLOWING MEN, the first pulp prose novel based on the classic 1960s action figure.

Currently, Jim provides regular content for Marvel.com, the official Marvel Comics website, and is a regular columnist for Toledo Free Press.

Websites:

http://www.facebook.com/thebeardjimbeard

http://www.sgtjanus.blogspot.com

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The Weekly Podioplex returns with a new leader at the top of the box office.  Can Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots hold that position when they have to face, not Decepticons, but rather new movie releases?  Michael Falkner has this and more on a new episode.

Check out the full show notes here and comment on the episode or write weeklypodioplex@gmail.com.

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Over five years ago, John created an audio drama series with the intention of making it a regular occurrence.  It didn't happen, but now John is almost done with his grad school work and can devote his time more to a project such as this.  Because of that, he is releasing the first five episodes to get everyone on board with the story.  Take a moment to comment here or by writing john@chronicrift.com.

In 1977, the United States government determined that one in every ten million Americans was gifted with a paranormal ability. It immediately set up a commission to look into the growing phenomenon. It was decided that a special, top-secret research facility was needed to study the matter further. Today, in a world where the paranormal is normal, the unexpected happens within the walls of The Dome.

"Requiem" - It's the day of Parker's memorial service and as Anibal says a few words on his former security chief's behalf, Parker seems to be getting the final word via his discussion with a young paranormal who can talk to the dead.  What does he think of his former collegues and why is he so interested in this one paranormal when he clearly was afraid of them when he was alive?

Cast

Susan Drew - Anne Ramsay

Keith R.A. DeCandido - Anibal Ramirez

John S. Drew - Parker

Sheri Devine - Doctor Helen Smith

and introducing Jocelyn Proietti as Terri

Theme and segue music by Lenny Ackley

Incidental music by Positionmusic.com

This is a Lucky Shot Production, copyright 2011

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott and Miles

Welcome to the Diner

If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

Tonight's Menu: Star Trek Equinox

Samantha Lockwood (Shoot the Hero and Mexican Gold), Cindy Pickett (Ferris Bueller's Day Off and St. Elsewhere), Camren T. Burton, Quintus McDonald (Pro Football player with the Indianapolis Colts), Parris Mayhew (Director of Onyx's 'Slam" and Founder of the Cro-mags), and Jason Genser join us to talk about Star Trek Equinox.

Star Trek Equinox: The Night of Time is a story told by actor John Savage to a room filled with lucky Star Trek fans turns out a script that some Star Trek veteran cast and crew have called “The best script we have read in 10 years!”.

With Executive Producers in place, this INDEPENDENT production will be shot in 2014 in order to show the Star Trek community what episodes of Star Trek Equinox will look like.

Star Trek Equinox: The Night of Time stars acting veteran John Savage, reprising his role as Captain Rudy Ransom, iconic actor Gary Lockwood reprising his popular role of Gary Mitchell, best friend of James T. Kirk, in the classic Star Trek episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before“, and introduces Blanca Blanco as Lieutenant Commander T’Lexa.

Fifteen years after the destruction of the USS Equinox (approximate star date 2393) Captain Rudy Ransom, who was beamed from his doomed ship by the Krotownans, is held prisoner in the Delta Quadrant for crimes against the race including trespassing in Krowtownan space and the deaths of Krowtownan starship crew members. Captain Ransom has very few choices but one chance to return to the Alpha Quadrant some 30,000 light years away.

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Travis rates his fill-ins, we sweep across New England, and check out James Lipton's list of collective nouns (he's some kind of authority on them, it seems!) Plus more travia, more news, and some 90-inchers! It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• Izzard in the MailSac
• Who was best? Travis rates the fill-ins (hint: HE THINKS THEY ALL STINK)
• There’s a new England? Tell us more!
• Dan: The Man

THE COMPUTER PHONE CALL SAGA

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Those Florida Weedeaters are rampant this season!
• Burn, bakery, burn!
• Emergency Tubingenectomy

SHOW CLOSE 

• Impossible Travia: Name another!
• An everdying of collective nouns
• 90-inchers

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The Chronic Rift rumbles back to life with an interview with one of the masters of undead storytelling - Jay Smith.  Jay talks with John about the release of the novel based on his Parsec Award nominated audio work, The Diary of Jill Woodbine.  He talks about what went into making the novel, the development of it as a Kindle work for Amazon and his reasons for making it available now.  Take a listen to the podcast and then head on over to Amazon and get your copy today.

Pick up a copy of The Diary of Jill Woodbine via our Amazon store.  In doing so, you not only support Jay but you also support the podcast as well.  Thank you.

Comment on this episode here or by writing john@chronicrift.com.  Please rate the episode using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

Jay Smith is the creator and executive producer for the Parsec Award-winning audio drama series HG World.  Since 2009, Jay and his company of players and producers have been telling the story of survivors in the middle of a global zombie uprising.  Now in its third season, this "satellite" production has featured dozens of actors across four continents making it a production truly on a global scale.  Since its debut, episodes of HG World and its spin-off series, the Parsec finalist The Diary of Jill Woodbine and The Googies have been downloaded close to a million times.

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Penguin, Joker, Riddler, and Catwoman have all teamed up to hatch a plot that not only threatens Gotham City, not only threatens the country, but rather threatens the entire world.  Their objective - the United World Organization main assembly.  And only two people stand in their way - Batman and Robin.  Can the Dynamic Duo stop the Fearsome Foursome with the aid of their newest entries in their crimefighting arsenal?  Stay glued to your seats, Citizens.  It's going to be a bumpy ride as John is joined by Geek Radio Daily's Billy Flynn, Cinefantatique Online's Dan Person, and Gotham City 14 Miles editor and writer, Jim Beard to discuss the 1966 movie.

Comment on the episode here or write thebatcavepodcast@gmail.com. Take a moment to rate the episode by using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

Bill Vernon, AKA “the Wonderful Billy Flynn,” brings the funny each week on Geek Radio Daily! His daytime alter ego is mild-mannered (well, that part is a stretch) on-air talent at WRAR Radio Station in Virginia. He actually gets paid to sit on his butt and run his mouth! His “edumacation” is from UNC-Wilmington and the Columbia School of Broadcasting. When he is not gracing the podcasting airways with his comedic stylings, you can find Billy Flynn on Xbox Live (flynn71), rockin’ out on Guitar Hero or Rock Band, watching movies, reading comics, working out, or posting on the forums at geekradiodaily.com (ding!)

In his twenty plus years as writer and film journalist, Dan Persons has interviewed the likes of Paul Verhoeven, Wes Craven, Stuart Gordon, Satoshi Kon and John Kricfalusi; published the well-received novella, "A Game of the Apocalypse", in The Ultimate Silver Surfer, edited by The Chronic Rift's own Keith R.A. Decandido; and been an occasional, and somewhat peculiar, guest on the public access incarnation of the Rift. He presently is the host of Mighty Movies Temple of Bad, Mighty Movie Podcast, and The Cinefantastique Podcast when he isn't haunting the dining room of his local Popeye's.

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Jim Beard was introduced to comic books at an early age by his father, who passed on to him a love for the medium and the pulp characters who preceded it. After decades of reading, collecting and dissecting comics, Jim became a published writer when he sold a story to DC Comics in 2002. Since that time he's written official Star Wars and Ghostbusters comic stories and contributed articles and essays to several volumes of comic book history.

His prose work includes GOTHAM CITY 14 MILES, a book of essays on the 1966 Batman TV series; SGT. JANUS, SPIRIT-BREAKER, a collection of pulp ghost stories featuring an Edwardian occult detective; MONSTER EARTH, a giant monster anthology; and CAPTAIN ACTION: RIDDLE OF THE GLOWING MEN, the first pulp prose novel based on the classic 1960s action figure.

Currently, Jim provides regular content for Marvel.com, the official Marvel Comics website, and is a regular columnist for Toledo Free Press.

Websites:

http://www.facebook.com/thebeardjimbeard

http://www.sgtjanus.blogspot.com

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We are a part of the Chronic Rift Network of podcasts.

Tonight’s Diners: Scott and Miles

Welcome to the Diner

If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

Tonight's Menu: Welcome to the SciFi Rewind: Firefly

Firefly is an American space western drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear. The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a “Firefly-class” spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity. Whedon pitched the show as “nine people looking into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things”. The show explores the lives of a group of people who fought on the losing side of a civil war and others who now make a living on the outskirts of society, as part of the pioneer culture that exists on the fringes of their star system. In this future, the only two surviving superpowers, the United States and China, fused to form the central federal government, called the Alliance, resulting in the fusion of the two cultures. According to Whedon’s vision, “nothing will change in the future: technology will advance, but we will still have the same political, moral, and ethical problems as today” - See more at: http://scifidinerpodcast.com/#sthash.3OFlyp6j.dpuf

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I am Clay Dugger, The Podcast Cowboy, and I want to welcome you to the third episode of Watching the Skies: From “Who Goes There?” to “The Thing”.

This five episode mini-series will explore “Who Goes There?”, the wonderful story by John W. Campbell, Jr., and all the great entertainment that it has spawned.

In this episode, I am joined by my good friend Paul Elard Cooley. He and I discuss the John Carpenter 1982 movie, “The Thing”. This is one of the modern day Horror classics.

The podcast I have with my wife, “This and That with Him and Her (and sometimes It)”, can be found on the Chronic Rift Network. Go to http://chronicrift.com.

You can find my audio adaptation of “Who Goes There?” at http://mustbenicestudios.podomatic.com.

Comment on the episode here or write john@chronicrift.com. Take a moment to rate the episode by using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

Paul Elard Cooley is a Houston, Texas author who writes historical fantasy, psychological thrillers, Science Fiction, and gritty puppet noir. Don’t ask.

Paul has several of his own books available and has collaborated with New York Times Bestseller Scott Sigler.

You can find Paul’s fiction and essays on the topic of creating over at https://shadowpublications.com.

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Say it isn’t the end of IN THE FLESH! The BBC3/BBC America series created and written by Dominic Mitchell has been a captivating new take on the zombie genre, and this episode we look at the Series 2 finale and where things might go from there…if they just commit to making more episodes! The Doctor also gives us a report on his appearance at the Denver Comic Con, June 13-15, 2014, and fields a couple questions from listeners!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

We welcome all feedback at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com, contact@g2vpodcast.com, or on the G2V Facebook page! Find the show on Twitter at @DoctoroftheDead!

Please help support the continued production of The G2V Podcast and Doctor of the Dead:

SHOW LINKS:
IN THE FLESH Series 1 DVD (Amazon)

IN THE FLESH (BBC America Site)

IN THE FLESH (BBC3 Site)

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Episodes

The Jack Benny Program

February 1, 1948

4:43

Dragnet

"The Big Bomb"

July 13, 1950

34:55

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Travis returns and regales us with tales of life as a married man.  Plus, there's a new round of DAN THE MAN, a new RUSH TO JUDGEMENT segment, the news with Travis, and the premiere of a new segment - MAY I SUGGEST.  It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• Travis recaps three weeks of wedded and homeymooned bliss.
• A new round of DAN THE MAN

RUSH TO JUDGEMENT - Ken is back to make some Peart-inent points on drummers

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Inflatable Intercourse
• A Salad for Your Sexing
• Another Comedy Bot: No Laughing Matter

SHOW CLOSE

IMPOSSIBLE TRAVIA – Real Names

MAY I SUGGEST… – New Segment! Travis reviews “And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead” album Source Tags & Codes and passes on a recommendation for Dan.

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott and Miles

Welcome to the Diner

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Tonight's Menu:

We are looking for those of you who are interested in becoming SciFi Diner Correspondents for the SciFi Diner Podcast. We are looking for people who can give us Science Fiction Convention reports, do interviews, and give us book and movie reviews. The perks of this is that we can get you into conventions as press and that means in many cases free. Once the form has been filled out, give us a week to look over it. We’ll have a code of Con-duct (spelling intentional) we’ll need you to agree to since you’ll be representing the Diner. It’s not too strenuous. And we’ll probably want to chat with you too. We look forward to having you on board. – See more at: http://scifidinerpodcast.com/correspondents/#sthash.Wl79gwYy.dpuf

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After receiving strange orders from superiors to keep away from HG World, McInnes and Grant turn their attention to the Happy Valley Militia, a quasi-military government reaching out from north-central Pennsylvania to control large sections of the state. As the public begins turning to these groups for help in the absence of a central government, rumors circulate of the mysterious "Generals" and their carnival-styled camps popping up in the western part of the state. Inside and under cover, Grant and McInnes find every kind of excess imaginable. Everything is for sale or trade. But what's beneath the surface?

Featuring KEITH R A DECANDIDO AS TODD RAGE, GLEN BARTRAM AS HUGH THE BARKER, AYOUB KHOTE AS McINNES, MICHAEL L STOKES AS GRANT, FRANK BEDENE AS HAL, SCOTT C WENTWORTH AS DUKE, KIMBERLY GIANOPOULOS AS ROSE, GWENDOLYN JENSEN-WOODARD AS JO, RON RUNEBORG AS YING, JULES ISMAIL AS DIRK AND KIRK and FRANK BEDENE as BENTON.

The episode was Written and Directed by Jay Smith. Dialogue Processing and Digital Services Provided by Michael Stokes Production Assistance by Martha Linbo-Terhaar, Carole Stokes, Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard and Ginny Stokes. Production Logo and additional Art by Adrianna Linbo-Terhaar This show was edited (FOR THE LAST TIME) with Magix Music Maker and (IN SOME GOOD WAYS BY) Reaper with some Sound Effects from freesound.org. For a full list of Freesound contributors, please visit us at www.goodmorningsurvivors.com.

Jonathan Coulton appears courtesy of the Creative Commons License. Visit jonathancoulton.com for music downloads and concert information.

HG World is a production of 3015 North Studios. www.goodmorningsurvivors.com.

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I am Clay Dugger, The Podcast Cowboy, and I want to welcome you to the second episode of Watching the Skies:From “Who Goes There?” to “The Thing”.

This five episode mini-series will explore “Who Goes There?”, the wonderful story by John W. Campbell, Jr., and all the great entertainment that it has spawned

In this episode, I am joined by my good friend Paul K. Bisson. He and I discuss the classic 1951 movie, “The Thing from Another World”. This is one of the first “space monster come to Earth” flicks that ruled the 1950’s.

Paul K. Bisson is the narrative voice of The Food Network’s “Restaurant Stakeout”. He has also been interviewed for the Time-Life “Six Million Dollar Man - The Complete Collection” DVD set.

Paul is the co-creator of “Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast”, found on The Chronic Rift Network.

You can find Paul over at www.bionicfans.net and www.abionicpodcast.com.

The podcast I have with my wife, “This and That with Him and Her (and sometimes It)”, can be found on the Chronic Rift Network. Go to http://chronicrift.com.

You can find my audio adaptation of “Who Goes There?” at http://mustbenicestudios.podomatic.com.

Comment on the episode here or write john@chronicrift.com. Take a moment to rate the episode by using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

For a poor kid growing up in Boston (where there wasn't much to do except watch TV or go outside and find trouble), they were doorways into the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comics. And they remain the cornerstones of Paul K. Bisson's inner Fanboy.

Today, Paul is an actor, writer, independent media producer, and all-around Geek. He still collects comics (mostly DC and definitely Wonder Woman), he founded the member-rich Bionic Fan Network (http://www.bionicfans.net) and an ambitious online Bionic encyclopedia, The Bionic Wiki (http://www.bionic.wikia.com), he's the webmaster of The Omen Chronicles, the only fansite devoted to the Omen film series (http://www.omenchronicles.com), and he's co-host and co-producer on Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast, (http://www.abionicpodcast.com) a mostly twice a month podcast looking at each and every episode of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.

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It's double your pleasure, double your fun as The Weekly Podioplex offers two weeks worth of movie and DVD release offerings.  First up though, it might be a new address, but enough people found 22 Jump Street to make it the number one movie at the box office this weekend.  But will the next two weeks of release offerings make it a one week hit wonder?  Michael Falkner has this and more on a new The Weekly Podioplex.

Check out the full show notes here and comment on the episode or write weeklypodioplex@gmail.com.

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The Batcave Podcast has just completed its look at the first season of the 1966 Batman television series.  Over the course of the first 17 episodes, the podcast has taken shape into something John hopes everyone enjoys.  But there was a different format John considered before going ahead with the show you are listening to today.  He tried out this format by sitting down with author Dayton Ward and the two recorded a commentary on the first episode of the series.  Here is the first part, edited in its entirety for your listenening pleasure.  Stay tuned, Batfans.  Next week, we're looking at the 1966 theatrical release.

TheRiddler has plans for Batman in the form of a lawsuit claiming false arrest, but Batman knows the Riddler is not as innocent as he seems. Can Batman deduce the Riddler's scheme from the puzzles he's hidden inside the lawsuit?  Can he figure out that Robin isn't Robin?  And can we find all the ideas that would be repeated throughout the series that first led to its success and would ultimately lead to its downfall?

Comment on the episode here or write batcavepodcast@gmail.com.

Dayton Ward is the author of numerous media tie-in fiction works in such realms as Star Trek and The 4400.  He is also the author of such original works as Counterstrike, The Last World War, Book 2 and The Genesis Protocol. When he's not writing or working for a software design firm, he's busy indoctrinating his two lovely daughters into the worlds that have so seriously warped his mind.

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Tonight’s Diners:M. Sieiro Garcia, Ann Carey, and Sarah Boyle

Welcome to the Dinette

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The SciFi Dinette: The Girls Take Over

You know, it’s about time the women took charge.  Sieiro Garcia, Ann Carey, and Sarah Boyle take over the Diner and give you a taste of everything. Some of the items on the menu are:

Dresden by Jim Butcher

Temeraire by Naomi Novik

The Joco Cruise

Artemis

Maleficent

Midichlorian Rhapsody

Batman: Hush

Knights of Bad Assdom

Charlaine Harris

Lois McMaster Bujold

Grover Gardner

Thundercats

Ultron

Power Rangers J

Jack Kirby

The Flash/Arrow

Buffy (movie and tv show)

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Handsome Timmy Davis fills in for Travis this week and speculates on how Travis is living as a married man.  The two discuss the sad, late mourning of the late Rue McClanahan.  There's also news from Tim and some archival material from the Pirate Ship days.  It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• Tim speculates on how Travis be livin’
• How To Spot The Conspiracy Theorists and Other Tales Of Facebook Fails starring Dan Lackaye, Tim Davis, and Scott Huler
• Ruing the late mourning of Rue

Follow Tim on WordPress: http://handsometimmyd.wordpress.com

Also, check out the Kickstarter Tim mentioned, Army Of The Lost Horizon, put together by some of our Emerson College classmates

SOME PIRATE SHIP CLIPS

• From the College Days – The Pirate Ship Pirate calls in from the high seas!
• From the Streaming RealAudio Days – Prank calls from the Superfriends

THE NEWS WITH TIM

• Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Slut For The D?
• Cool as a cucumber, being held tightly in the hand of a public library masturbator
• None Of The Above gets most of the love in Nevada

SHOW CLOSE

• Impossible Travia: Tim Edition – FAMOUS TIMS
• The Sports Education Of Handsome Timmy D Continues
• All by himself in Vegas, he stays in the airport and Timmy thinks that’s dumb

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It’s back to Roarton and IN THE FLESH, the BBC3/BBC America zombie…excuse us, PDS sufferers…television series created and written by Dominic Mitchell! We’re almost at the end of Series 2, and a lot has happened since we last looked in on Kieren Walker, Amy Dyer, and the rest of the gang. This time we catch up on episodes 2-5 just in time for what is sure to be a powerful finale, but is life – and death – getting any better for the residents of Roarton? Is a Second Rising looming in their future, and can it only happen if the First Risen faces his or her eternal doom? Can happiness and harmony be found in a new world where old fears and prejudices – not to mention new ones – have risen along with the “Redeemed?” And perhaps most importantly, can a zombie evolve and even find true love?

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

We welcome all feedback at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com, contact@g2vpodcast.com, or on the G2V Facebook page! Find the show on Twitter at @DoctoroftheDead!

Please help support the continued production of The G2V Podcast and Doctor of the Dead:

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Join THIS AND THAT WITH HIM AND HER host Clay Dugger as he explores our fascination with the unknown as explored from the novella "Who Goes There?" by John Campbell to the movie versions known as THE THING.  This five episode mini-series begins with a discussion of the story that started it all.  In August of 1938, Astounding Science-Fiction published John Campell's novella, "Who Goes There?"  A group of researchers in Antarctica locate a spaceship that has been embedded in the ice for 20 million years.  They recover the alien pilot and the story unfolds from there.

Each episode of the podcast will feature a different guest host to look at a different aspect of this growing phenomenon. Joining Clay for the first podcast is Dave Robison, host of the Roundtable Podcast.

Comment on the episode here or write john@chronicrift.com. Take a moment to rate the episode by using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

Dave Robison has indulged in creative pursuits his entire life.  His CV includes writing Curious George fan-fiction at the age of eight, improv theater at age ten, playing trumpet at age twelve, as well as a theater degree, creating magazine cover art, writing audio scripts, designing websites, creating board games, hosting mythological roundtables and generally savoring the sweet draught of expression in all its forms.  His years of exploration give him a unique, informed, and eloquent perspective on the art of storytelling.

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The Penguin is back in town and his target is Alfred, the faithful butler of millionaire Bruce Wayne.  Batman and Robin are called in to investigate, but a short time later, Alfred is released, safe and sound.  What has happened to Alfred as he now has an odd twitch about him?  Will Batman and Robin find out before the Penguin is able to execute his entire caper?

Joining John to talk about the final episode of the first season is Batman fan, Mike Fichera.

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Mike Fichera got his start as a Bat-fan during infancy when, according to his brother Victor, one of his first words was shouting "Batman! Green ones!" from the high chair while attempting to miscolor the caped crusader. As a fan of the 60’s Batman show, he learned to exclaim BIF! POW! BAM!  with every stubbed toe, or tumble down the staircase. Years later, Mike became an occasional guest on the cable-TV Chronic Rift as a Spider-Man expert and as the “shameless guy who would dress in silly costumes” for sight gags. Since 2004, Mike has been a freelance writer and artist for Marvel Comics, putting his knowledge of Spider-Man to use for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Though more a Marvel than a DC, he owes much of his riddle-deciphering skills to the Dynamic Duo, and his breathy acting style to Adam West.

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The fault didn't lie in The Fault in Our Stars at the box office weekend.  The drama easily beat Maleficent to take the top of the box office.  Find out this and more as Michael Falkner hosts the third anniversary edition of the Weekly Podioplex.

Check out the full show notes here and comment on the episode or write weeklypodioplex@gmail.com.

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Episodes

The Great Gildersleeve

“Jolly Boys Election”

October 3, 1951

5:27

Have Gun Will Travel

“Fair Fugitive”

November 22, 1959

38:40

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Dan Persons says:

The speaker of the Louisiana State Senate. An agoraphobic starfish. Two copies of Playboy with their centerfolds torn out. These are probably the only things actor Doug Jones hasn’t been in his variegated career. In makeup and out, whether playing an amphibious scholar, a benevolent alien, or a mute, demonic organ harvester, Jones has managed to create roles that have been at once vivid, evocative, and memorable.

It happens to be a good time for Jones. Not only was there the recent video release of the ultra-violent grindhouse action film, RAZE — in which Jones plays the entitled overseer of an all-female death-match — but the complete third season disc set of FALLING SKIES, where Jones is the alien ambassador Cochise, has just come out, and now Jones appears as a wandering (and canny) minstrel in the dizzyingly eclectic post-apocalyptic/ROAD WARRIOResque/alien invasion/western, DUST OF WAR, which just became available on VOD. We’re thrilled to be able to talk with Doug Jones about all of this, and more, as we kick off our second season of THE CFQ INTERVIEW. Click on the player to hear the show.

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Gabe fills in for Travis on Show 028, and spouts soccer and we urn our keep. Plus, more classic Dan & Travis clips from the days of yore! It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• “I was saying ‘Bio-Urns’”
• A “Hands”-on look at the World Cup (but no hands on the ball itself)

SOME PIRATE SHIP CLIPS

• From the College Days - An Interview With Robert Smith From The Cure
• From the Streaming RealAudio Days – Tim looks for Damon and Affleck

THE NEWS WITH GABE

• Daddies+daughters+dishes=diverse job options
• The Great Beer Swindle of 2014
• Mr. Skin

SHOW CLOSE

• Impossible Travia: Gabe Edition – TWINS
• He likes to fly where eagles dare

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Maleficent cast quite the spell at the box office this past weekend, but does it have enough magic to hold that place as we move into the June box office season?  There's so big news for Marvel and other franchise movie properties.  Michael Falkner has this as well as new TV-on-DVD releases and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Check out the full show notes here and comment on the episode or write weeklypodioplex@gmail.com.

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The Riddler returns to Gotham and confounds Batman and Robin with a new string of riddles.  While the Dynamic Duo race about in response to the riddles, the Prince of Puzzlers is filming the entire thing.  What is his ultimate plan?  What is the purpose of the film?  Will Batman figure it out or misinterpret the clues?

Joining John to talk about Frank Gorshin's last first season turn as The Riddler is author Robert Greenberger.

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Robert Greenberger (born July 24, 1958) is a writer and editor.

Greenberger was born in Brooklyn in New York City, the son of Edwin L. Greenberger and Joan Greenberger. A lifelong fan of comic books, comic strips, science fiction and Star Trek, he drifted towards writing and editing, encouraged by his father and inspired by Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent.

While at SUNY-Binghamton, Greenberger wrote and edited for the college newspaper, Pipe Dream, moving from general assignment writer to Arts Editor, Managing Editor and ultimately Editor-in-Chief.  He served an internship at Gannett’s Binghamton Sun-Bulletin as a feature writer and reviewer.

Upon graduation, he worked for Starlog Press as Managing Editor ofFangoria.  He was also an Associate Editor for Starlog and while there, created Comics Scene, the first nationally distributed magazine to focus on comic books, comic strips and animation.  The magazine lasted 11 issues before its first cancellation at which time Greenberger went to work on their sports magazines.

In 1984, he joined DC Comics as an Assistant Editor, working with Len Wein and Marv Wolfman on DC’s Golden Anniversary projects Who’s Who andCrisis on Infinite Earths.  He went on to act as assistant editor to numerous titles for each editor until he was promoted to editor.  During his tenure, his titles included Star Trek, Suicide Squad, Warlord, Doom Patrol, Lois Lane, Action Comics Weekly, Time Masters, Secret Origins, The Hacker Files and others.

By 1990, he had given up editing to become the company’s Editorial Coordinator, helping grow the Editorial Administration department.  When he left the company, he was Manager-Editorial Operations.

In March 2000, he left DC to become a Producer for Gist Communications, television news and listings web site. After ten months there, he learned some new skills and got out before the dotcom bubble burst.

In January 2001, he joined Marvel Comics as Director-Publishing Operations.  During his year with the company, he oversaw editorial schedules, Production, Manufacturing, the Print Library, and other departments.

In January 2002, he left Marvel and rejoined DC in May 2002 as a Senior Editor-Collected Editions.  He helped grow that department, introducing new formats and improving the editions’ editorial content. He also managed DC’s ElfQuest publishing program.

He left DC in January 2006, becoming a freelance writer and editor.  His clients included Weekly World News, Platinum Studios, scifi.com, DC and Marvel. By June, he was offered the post of Managing Editor at Weekly World News where he helped transition the newspaper from being produced jointly in Florida and New York to just NYC.

When the paper folded in August 2007, he resumed his freelance career which continues to this date.  Along the way, he helped revitalize Famous Monsters of Filmland and served as News Editor at ComicMix from August through December 2008.

He is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America and theInternational Association of Media Tie-In Writers.  He served on the final Nebula Short Fiction Jury.

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott

Welcome to the Diner

If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

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George Lucas in Love is an independent, live action, parodical short film that started attracting notice in June 1999 when it was passed around Hollywood offices as a filmmaker's "calling card". The film was directed by Joe Nussbaum, a University of Southern California graduate.

In the film, George Lucas is a USC college student in 1967, and he's suffering from writer's block as he tries to write a movie about a young space farmer with a bad crop of "space wheat". Everywhere he goes, viewers see classmates and teachers that either resemble, or will influence the creation of, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt, R2-D2, and C-3PO. Lucas is surrounded by inspiration, but he sees nothing. Not even his advisor, who looks and speaks suspiciously like Yoda, is able to help him.

Eventually, young Lucas meets his muse, a young woman (with a very unusual hairdo) named Marion who is "kind of leading a student rebellion". After they meet, everything falls into place for Lucas, as she urges him to "write what you know." His writer's block dissipates and he quickly finishes his masterpiece. However, his shot at romance with the girl is blown when he discovers she's his sister. In a post-credits scene, a depressed Lucas gets a new idea when his neighbor introduces Lucas to his new pet... a duck named Howard.

Joe Nussbaum is an American film director. A graduate of the University of Southern California, he got his break into the movie industry by passing around Hollywood offices his short film George Lucas in Love. The success of the film eventually got him a deal with Dreamworks, and he has since directed films such as the 2004 production Sleepover, the 2006 film American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and the 2007 film Sydney White starring Amanda Bynes. His latest project was the Walt Disney Pictures film Prom, starring Aimee Teegarden and Nicholas Braun. He currently is working at MTV writing for and occasionally directing “Awkward."

Joe grew up in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota—a suburb of Minneapolis—through junior high school. At the age of twelve he received a camcorder and proceeded to write and make films without an editing machine. When he started high school the family moved to Brighton, New York—a suburb of Rochester. While in high school, he turned the morning announcements into a closed circuit television program. He also acted in high school plays and one at Nazareth College.

His parents are Daniel II, a retired developmental pediatrician and Alice née Rosenthal, a Jewish educator and internationally known Judaic needlework designer. His paternal grandfather was born in Germany. His maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother were born in Ukraine. His maternal grandmother's family probably came from northeastern Europe, but they have lost all their immigration data.

As a youth, Joe was active in haBonim, the labor Zionist youth movement. He spent many summers at their Camp Tavor in Three Rivers, Michigan, and a year on Kibbutz Urim in Israel.

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Over five years ago, John created an audio drama series with the intention of making it a regular occurrence.  It didn't happen, but now John is almost done with his grad school work and can devote his time more to a project such as this.  Because of that, he is releasing the first five episodes to get everyone on board with the story.  Take a moment to comment here or by writing john@chronicrift.com.

In 1977, the United States government determined that one in every ten million Americans was gifted with a paranormal ability. It immediately set up a commission to look into the growing phenomenon. It was decided that a special, top-secret research facility was needed to study the matter further. Today, in a world where the paranormal is normal, the unexpected happens within the walls of The Dome.

"Ethics" - A Russian satellite comes crashing down in upstate New York.  Its contents hold a special interest to the members of the Dome.  A paranormal with electrical manipulation abilities was on board the satellite, sleeping in a cryogenic state for over thirty years.  The crew must find him before he is found by the U.S. government or the Russian Mafia.  In addition, they have to come to terms with their trust of a new administrator who appears very mysterious to them.

Cast

Andrea K. Lipinski, Orenthal V. Hawkins, Toni- Marie Farrell, John S. Drew, Keith R.A. DeCandido,

Jordan Rivers, Judith Furnari, David Alexander McDonald, Jeremy Brown and Susan Drew

Written by John S. Drew

Produced and Drected by John S. Drew

Theme music and episode score by Lenny Ackley

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Hear how it all began as Dan and Travis present a classic Pirate Ship Radio show while Travis is recovering from his recent nuptials.  It's a somewhat new Dan & Travis Show. Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• Nuptial notes from Travis’s wedding
• Floppy bacon and personified pigs

A PIRATE SHIP FLASHBACK – SHOW 9 from 2001/02

• On this Flashback Episode of the Pirate Ship, Dan & Travis role doubly solo, anticipating the upcoming Handsome Trivia Challenge and pending robot takeover of the show. Enjoy!

THE NEWS WITH JULIEN

• Museum of Modern He(art)break
• Screw you, copper!
• Scoccer Science

SHOW CLOSE

• Pass the poulet!
• Impossible Travia – Julien Edition: Women In Sports
• Summertime? Summertime! Sum-sum-summah-time!!

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The future's looking bright for the X-Men as they easily beat Godzilla at the box office this past holiday weekend.  But can they hold out against the powers of Angelina Jolie?  Michael Falkner has this as well as new TV-on-DVD releases and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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This time on Presenting the Transcription Feature, Kevin Lauderdale starts off in the middle of World War II. The classic sit-com Fibber McGee and Molly paints a portrait of life on the Home Front when its stars decide to go to the movies. Between rationing and price controls, just getting inside the theater proves quite the challenge. Then we return to the world of quiz shows with another episode of Information Please, with guests newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams; sportswriter John Kieran; and pianist, comedian, actor, and raconteur Oscar Levant.

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“Fibber McGee and Molly” September 28, 1943 5:28

“Information Please” April 11, 1941 36:51

We return to THE WALKING DEAD webisodes with a look at the last two stories to date, 2012′s “Cold Storage” and 2013′s “The Oath!” Join “Doctor of the Dead” Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg and co-host Scott Alan Woodard as they venture into the shadowy realm of pinup mags and bowling trophies then head for some much-needed medical attention at an almost but not quite familiar enough hospital…

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

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Cold Storage 1: Hide and Seek

Cold Storage 2: Keys to the Kingdom

Cold Storage 3: The Chosen Ones

Cold Storage 4: Parting Shots

The Oath 1: Alone

The Oath 2: Choice

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Robbie Rist was born and raised in California.  He knew at an early age that he wanted to act and was allowed to by his supportive parents provided he never lost sight of who he was.  His parents also developed a love of music in Robbie that continues to this day.

As a child actor, Robbie appeared in numerous television shows - The Brady Bunch, The Bionic Woman, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Galactica 1980 and many more.  His angelic looks also carried with it a little devil on the side that he played to great advantage in many of his roles.

As Robbie got older, he continued to work in television and branched out into the world of voice acting.  He was the voice of the Michaelangelo in the orginal Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies.   He has lent his vocal talents to many animated series and features as well as video games such as Final Fantasy and Zach Bell.  He is currently performing as the voice of "Stuffy" in the highly popular Disney animated series Doc McStuffins.

Robbie's music career is as vast and varied as his acting career.  He has performed as the lead singer, guitarist, bassist and/or drummer for several Los Angeles rock bands, including Wonderboy, The Andersons (band), Cockeyed Ghost, Nice Guy Eddie, and Steve Barton and the Oblivion Click. The list of west coast pop bands Rist has performed with numbers is in the hundreds. He divides his time between film and music production, performing with Los Angeles alt-country band KingsizeMaybe and rock band Jeff Caudill & The Goodtimes Band (with Jeff Caudill of Orange County punk band Gameface and Michael "Popeye" Vogelsang of Orange County punk band Farside). Robbie has also produced a number of records for bands, including Suzy & Los Quattro, Backline, Ginger Britt and the Mighty, Jeff Caudill, Steve Barton and the Oblivion Click, Nice Guy Eddie, Kingsizemaybe and The Mockers. Rist produced the Rubinoos album Automatic Toaster and played drums on that album. He currently is the drummer for Your Favorite Trainwreck.

Robbie also hosts a podcast called The Spoon, "Join hosts Robbie Rist, Chris Jackson, and Thom Bowers, in their quest to understand the wide world around them and the insane people who populate it. Jumping through conversational hyperlinks like a trio of cats playing with a laser pointer, their mission is to separate the stuff from the stuff while providing a generous dose of broadcast irritainment."

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Tonight’s Diners: Jim

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Jim Arrowood's Interview with Nicholas Eftimiades (Jim's SciFi Blog)

I first learned about Edward Of Planet Earth and the author Nicholas Eftimiades by listening to an interview on the Scifi Diner Podcast. The idea intrigued me, so I went to Amazon.com and downloaded for my Kindle and began reading. I enjoyed the story and posted about it on this blog.

Nick was very appreciative that I would review his book on this blog and we began our on-line friendship. A few weeks ago, I contacted Nick to see if he might be interested in an interview. He was more than happy to accommodate me, so here it is. We talked about Edward and his two other non-fiction books on Chinese intelligence, and on how we Americans are viewed by people in other countries. But the discussion was not just limited to books, we also discussed the future implications of the evolution of our technology.

Those who are interested in learning more about Nicks Books can visit anywhere books are sold on-line. He can also be found on-line on his blog. Recently, he posted an article on his blog that outlines the intelligence implications of the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars. This was an interesting analytical look at Star Wars and a fun read. We also visited about The Federation of Galaxy Explorers, a non-profit organization intended to promote interest in space exploration in school aged children and young adults.

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Dr. J weighs in on bumbling TV dads, the marriage laws are checked in time for Travis' nuptials, and there's a look in the Pirate Ship archives, in addition to Travis with the news and another look at Dan the Man.  It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• New Words for the Hoi Polloi
• Schwat is up with Mǝntal Floss?!
• Rhode Island Marriage laws – Is Travis in compliance?

DR. J. ALFRED MARQUES ON HIS HIGH HORSE

• Dr. J. Gets Uppity on Bumbling TV Dads, Also Belmont (to keep with the horse theme)

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Here’s how to figure out if you’re at Applebees and a loser using your smartphone
• The Teddy Ruxkingpin gets busted
• Two robots walk into a bar. We’re all gonna die.

MAXWELL VAN ZANDT’S MEMOIRS – CHAPTER 433b

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Dan: The Man

• New Segment Alert: The Nameless Recommendation Corner
• Two old friends make alternating recommendations for things the other one thinks the other one might not have experienced and maybe would definitely like but maybe the other person also thinks maybe the other would hate and can guess if they’d like it or hate it! And it can be anything, not just movies or music or TV, but twitters or stuff you can listen or hear or read of! Really simple!
• THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATION (For Travis) – Source Tags And Codes by …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

LARGE STRAIGHT (from the Archives of the Pirate Ship with Dan & Travis)

ELVIS GASSEARLE

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Godzilla managed to stomp the box office competition to take the box office top spot.  Will a collection of shunned mutants have a chance of bringing the goliath down?  Michael Falkner has this as well as new TV-on-DVD releases and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott, Miles, David and Jim

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In tonight’s show, we discuss Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

The journey continues through the new Cosmos TV show, prog rock pride is looked at in "Rush to Judgment", and a discussion on least popular baby names are all here in addition to Travis with the news and another round of Impossible Travia.  It's a new Dan & Travis Show. Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• Planes + Cars = Planecars (The Future Is Now!)
• Least Popular Baby Names - are any of these yours?
• New Segment! Dan: The Man

DAN: THE MAN BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Jay-Z’s new Jiggabyte Hard Drive

RUSH TO JUDGMENT

• Friend of the show Ken Gardiner stops by to chat about prog rock pride, Gwen Stefani, and more!

MAXWELL VAN ZANDT’S MEMOIRS – CHAPTER 143

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• UTUTIOV (Unauthorized Taking Under The Influence Of Vodka)
• Ersatz Shit
• Robbery at trident-point

SHOW CLOSE

• The Dan & Travis Mail…………..Sac
• Cosmos – Michael Faraday makes magnets make magic, ‘mazing!
• Impossible Travia – This week’s category: World Cities

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We’re off to the village of Roarton, Lancashire, setting for the BBC3 zombie television series IN THE FLESH! Created and written by Dominic Mitchell and now entering its second year, this show offers a truly fresh (if such a word can be used for zom…sorry Amy, the “Redeemed!”) take on the genre. Kieren Walker is one of many that inexplicably rose from the grave seeking the brains of the living, and now thanks to a special medication he has regained his former personality and rejoined his family along with many other PDS (Partially Deceased Syndrome) sufferers. But in a world struggling to integrate these “Rotters” back into society – and wondering if they  even should – the living and the undead alike walk the Earth seeking answers amid a new reality of discrimination, hatred, and fear. The more things change…

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott and Miles

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In tonight’s show, we discuss the following: Star Wars Cast, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Warehouse 13, The 100, Arrow, and more.

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The box office top spot has some new Neighbors that have caused Amazing Spider-Man 2 to move down.  And now there are some monstrous movies waiting to move in.  Michael Falkner has this as well as new TV-on-DVD releases and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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A failed writer with an obsession with books has his sites on a rare collection of priceless works in the Gotham City Library.  But how does he plan to get past the near indestructible doors?  Batman and Robin match wits with the leather-clad Bookworm as played by Roddy McDowell in an episode that offers a number of firsts, including the first use of the harpsichord (which we totally forgot to mention in the podcast).

Joining John to talk about The Bookworm is RevCast host and DragonCon American Sci-Fi Classic Track director Gary Mitchel.

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Gary Mitchelis a writer, reviewer, geek blogger, gamer, sf/fantasy fan, comics reader, podcaster and International Man of Mystery (who’s too dangerous for the entire country of Canada) currently living near Seattle. He is co-host with Deanna Toxopeus ofRevolutionSF’s RevCast, the site’s weekly geek and pop culture discussion, which was nominated for a 2012 Parsec Award. It’s a convention panel in your iPod!

He has also appeared on the Shauncastic, Good to be a Geek, Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast, Earth Station One, and Saturday B Movie Reelpodcasts. He can be found on the Facebook and followed on the Twitter as @gary_mitchel (and yes, it’s his real name).Gary is also a frequent panelist at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, where he is the Co-Director of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track. There, he has discussed Sci-Fi TV, zombies, movies, video games, zombies, cartoons, comics and zombies. Some attendees have stated that he is “hilarious,” and Gary swears that said people are not related to him.

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

What happens when you Julian on his High Horse together with Sports with Gabe?  How about a rousing game of Which Sterling?  But that's not all you can expect on this episode.  There's phalli for all as Travis presents the news and Dan challenges Travis with another round of Impossible Travia.  It's a new Dan & Travis Show. Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web. 

SHOW OPEN

• Say Hey! Willie’s Birthday!
• Bachelor Party Hijinks?
• Impossible Travia – This week’s category: US STATES
• The Dan & Travis Mail…………..Sac
• MAIL SAC BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The Dan & Travis Limited Edition Mail…….Sac from The J. Marques Sack Company

40 POUNDS OF SPORTS WITH GABE with Special Guest “High Horse Julien”

• Racism in sports: wasn’t this outlawed in ’47? and other questions pertaining to the Donald Sterling situation, including a rousing round of Which Sterling?

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Phucked by a Phantom Phallus
• Murder story featuring an amazing name
• Cohen ties cock named Franck to cock for art, gets arrested

SHOW CLOSE

• Cosmos – Giant Insects and Giant Continents and Giant Cranks
• D&T ponder the following: What is the one tech advance that you are glad you were born in time to experience and that amazes you most?

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Episodes

"The Plantagent  Matter" March 5-9, 1956  3:13

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Keith gets the opportunity to sit on the other side of the Chronic Rift table as a guest.  His latest Star Trek work, The Klingon Art of War has just been released and he sits with John to discuss the development and writing of the book.  Take a listen as Keith explains all including what is happening with his Dragon Precinct series on a new Spotlight episode.

Pick up a copy of The Klingon Art of War via our Amazon store.  In doing so, you not only support Keith and show the power that be at Simon and Schuster that you wish more Trek literature by Keith, but you also support the podcast as well.  Thank you.

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International best-selling author Keith R.A. DeCandido was born, raised, educated, and still lives in the Bronx. His Mom and Dad fed him a steady diet of Robert A. Heinlein, Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R. Tolkien, and P.G. Wodehouse, which corrupted him for life -- not only instilling in him a great love of science fiction, fantasy, and silly British humor, but also likely being responsible for his pretentious insistence on using both his middle initials all the time.

Keith has published over thirty novels, most of them in the realm of media tie-ins. The majority of his work has appeared in the worlds of Star Trek: Keith has written novels, novellas, comic books, short stories, and eBooks, and also edited several anthologies that cover all five TV shows as well as several prose-only series -- one of which, the Corps of Engineers eBook series, he co-developed. Several of his Trek novels have hit the USA Today best-seller list, and received critical acclaim from all over the map, both online and in print. Keith edited the monthly Star Trek eBook line from 2001 until the line came to an end in 2008.

He has also written in the worlds of Blizzard Games, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Command and Conquer, CSI, Doctor Who, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Marvel Comics, Supernatural, Young Hercules, and many more.

In 2004, Dragon Precinct, Keith's first non-tie-in novel, was published. It's a police procedural in a standard elves/dwarves/magic fantasy setting -- picture Law & Order meets Lord of the Rings. Stories in the same setting have appeared in the anthologies Murder by Magic, Hear Them Roar, Bad-Ass Faeries, and Pandora's Closet.

Keith's editorial career started in college -- serving on Fordham University's award-winning alternative newspaper, called, simply, the paper -- and includes a stint at Library Journal magazine and five years as an editor for the late Byron Preiss and his various companies (Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Byron Preiss Multimedia, BP Books, and ibooks inc.). Among his accomplishments in the latter job were editing a highly successful line of novels based on Marvel Comics's super heroes and helping bring Alfred Bester back into print.

From 1998-2006, Keith owned and operated the company Albé-Shiloh Inc., a provider of writing and editing services. ASI's most visible project was the Nebula Award-nominated anthology of original novelettes called Imaginings: An Anthology of Long Short Fiction. Keith has edited over a dozen anthologies since 1995, from the acclaimed OtherWere: Stories of Transformation in 1996 to the Star Trek anthologies Tales of the Dominion War and Tales from the Captain's Table in 2004-2005 to Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership in 2008.

For four glorious years, Keith worked on The Chronic Rift, a New York City public access talk show on SF, fantasy, comics, gaming, and other genre issues. Working with his best friend, Executive Producer and Director John S. Drew, Keith was cohost and Producer of the Rift, doing 100 half-hour episodes that aired in New York from 1990-1994.

Keith is a professional musician, currently the percussionist for the parody band the Boogie Knights. He's played on five CDs. From 1996-2000, he was with the Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, and besides his gigs with the Knights, he has been occasionally active in New York City clubs, backing up the Randy Bandits, Steve Rosenhaus, and the late David Honigsberg.

Besides all this, Keith is a student of Kenshikai karate (a brown belt, as of February 2008), and an amateur actor and voiceover actor (you can hear his work on some of the audio dramas produced and directed by his erstwhile Chronic Rift cohort John S. Drew).

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Is it any surprise that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 took the top spot at the box office last weekend.  And it looks poised to hold that position this weekend as the new theatrical releases are looking slim.  Michael Falkner shares the trailer for the movie that hopes to challenge the contender as well as new TV-on-DVD releases and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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Tonight’s Diners: Jim 

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Keith R.A. DeCandido was born and raised in New York City to a family of librarians. He has written over two dozen novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, eBooks, and comic books, most of them in various media universes, among them Star Trek, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Marvel Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Resident Evil, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Farscape, Xena, and Doctor Who. His original novel Dragon Precinct was published in 2004, and he's also edited several anthologies, among them the award-nominated Imaginings and two Star Trek anthologies. Keith is also a musician, having played percussion for the bands the Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, the Boogie Knights, and the Randy Bandits, as well as several solo acts. In what he laughingly calls his spare time, Keith follows the New York Yankees and practices kenshikai karate.

Klingon Art of War (Star Trek)

Passed down from the time of Kahless, ten precepts have shaped Klingon culture and indoctrinated Klingons in the Way of the Warrior. With this new translation, people from all walks of life—and all worlds—can harness the ancient Klingon wisdom and learn to embody courage, discipline, and honor.

• Choose your enemies well.

• Strike quickly or strike not.

• Always face your enemy.

• Seek adversity.

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We tear apart “Torn Apart,” the first of THE WALKING DEAD webisode series originally posted online just before Season 2 in October 2011…and no, it isn’t very pretty. Join “Doctor of the Dead” Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg and co-host Scott Alan Woodard as they examine the brief origin of the iconic “Bicycle Zombie!”

Now also on YouTube!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

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Torn Apart 1: A New Day

Torn Apart 2: Family Matters

Torn Apart 3: Domestic Violence

Torn Apart 4: Neighborly Advice

Torn Apart 5: Step-Mother

Torn Apart 6: Everything Dies

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Tonight’s Diners:Scott

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Pat Murphy

Pat Murphy has won numerous awards for her thoughtful, literary science fiction and fantasy writing, including two Nebula Awards, the Philip K. Dick Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Seiun Award, and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. She has published eight novels and many short stories. Her works include Rachel in Love; The Falling Woman; The City, Not Long After; Nadya; and Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell, a novel that Publishers Weekly called the “cerebral equivalent of a roller-coaster ride.” Her children’s novel, The Wild Girls, received a Christopher Award in 2008. In addition to writing fiction, Pat writes about science for children and adults.

The Falling Woman

Winner of the Nebula Award: An archaeologist with a strange power risks death to unlock the secret of the Mayans When night falls over the Yucatan, the archaeologists lay down their tools. But while her colleagues relax, Elizabeth Butler searches for shadows. A famous scientist with a reputation for eccentricity, she carries a strange secret. Where others see nothing but dirt and bones and fragments of pottery, Elizabeth sees shades of the men and women who walked this ground thousands of years before. She can speak to the past—and the past is beginning to speak back. As Elizabeth communes with ghosts, the daughter she abandoned flies to Mexico hoping for a reunion. She finds a mother embroiled in the supernatural, on a quest for the true reason for the Mayans’ disappearance. To dig up the truth, the archaeologist who talks to the dead must learn a far more difficult skill: speaking to her daughter.

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Over five years ago, John created an audio drama series with the intention of making it a regular occurrence.  It didn't happen, but now John is almost done with his grad school work and can devote his time more to a project such as this.  Because of that, he is releasing the first five episodes to get everyone on board with the story.  Take a moment to comment here or by writing john@chronicrift.com.

In 1977, the United States government determined that one in every ten million Americans was gifted with a paranormal ability. It immediately set up a commission to look into the growing phenomenon. It was decided that a special, top-secret research facility was needed to study the matter further. Today, in a world where the paranormal is normal, the unexpected happens within the walls of The Dome.

"Headgames" - Jared is the latest case study for the researchers of The Dome.  There is a major concern as his abilities are similar to the late Dr. Sullivan.  Meanwhile, Anne and Helen are combing through the late doctor's papers and discover some shocking details about his plans for world domination.

Think of this episode as a .5 episode.  It's a shorter story that acts as a bridge between the full length dramas in the series.

Cast

Andrea K. Lipinski, Orenthal V. Hawkins, John S. Drew, Susan Drew, Anna Ackley and Edd Drew

Written by John S. Drew

Produced and Drected by John S. Drew

Theme music and episode score by Lenny Ackley

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William Omaha McElroy has once again reverted to his evil alter-ego, the malevolent monarch of crime, King Tut.  He has created a giant Sphinx which emits his royal decrees to the citizens of Gotham from Gotham Central Park.  One of those decrees is the death of Batman and Robin.  But what is his ultimate goal in his latest caper?  Can Batman figure it out before it's too late for him and Bruce Wayne?

Joining John to talk about King Tut and the actor who portrayed him Victor Buono, is Gotham City 14 Miles editor, Jim Beard.

Get your copy of Gotham City 14 Miles through our Amazon store.  In doing so, you not only get a great collection of essays on the 60's Batman series, but you support The Batcave Podcast as well.  Thank you.

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A native of Toledo, Ohio, Jim Beard was introduced to comic books at an early age by his father, who passed on to him a love for the medium and the pulp characters who preceded it. After decades of reading, collecting and dissecting comics, Jim became a published writer when he sold a story to DC Comics in 2002. Since that time he's written official Star Wars and Ghostbusters comic stories and contributed articles and essays to several volumes of comic book history.

His prose work includes GOTHAM CITY 14 MILES, a book of essays on the 1966 Batman TV series; SGT. JANUS, SPIRIT-BREAKER, a collection of pulp ghost stories featuring an Edwardian occult detective; MONSTER EARTH, a giant monster anthology; and CAPTAIN ACTION: RIDDLE OF THE GLOWING MEN, the first pulp prose novel based on the classic 1960s action figure.

Currently, Jim provides regular content for Marvel.com, the official Marvel Comics website, and is a regular columnist for Toledo Free Press.

Websites:

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http://www.sgtjanus.blogspot.com

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A powerful female force took down Captain America this weekend at the box office.  But it wasn't the Black Widow.  It wasn't even Wonder Woman.  It was The Other Woman and the movie managed to score the top spot despite the near universal panning of the film by critics.  Now, there's a new hero waiting in the wings ready to take The Other Woman on.  But does the web-slinger in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have what it takes to take down this unusual movie?  Michael Falkner shares the trailer for the movie as well as new TV-on-DVD releases and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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Keith participated in a panel discussion at Dragon Con 2013 on writing for anthologies.  The panel consists of writers and editors who have extensive experience in writing short works.  They discuss the making of anthologies and what an editor is looking for when one is submitting a short work to an anthology collection.

The panelists include:

• Chesya Burke - homepage
• Anthony Francis - homepage
• Lynn Abbey - homepage
• Kerrie L. Hughes - Twitter
• Keith DeCandido - homepage
• Trisha Wooldridge - homepage
  
  
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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Handsome Timmy D checks in with his thoughts on Hollywood.  Travis is officially old.  A new edition of Impossible Trivia is played and...clowns!  What more could you ask for?  It's a new Dan & Travis Show. Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• A plethora of wieners
• Happy Birthday Old Man Travis
• Impossible Travia - Prison Edition

ASK HANDSOME TIMMY D

• We want to know, has Hollywood run out of ideas?

THE NEWS WITH DAN

• Good Ol' Eddy Coke
• Eggs-tenuating Circumstances
• Post Date Doggie-nap
• Send in the Clowns...please.

SHOW CLOSE

• Opening up the Mail……..Sac. Brought to you by J. Marques Sack Co.
• Cosmos Recap: Gettin’ the lead out.

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Miles and Scott had the pleasure of chatting with Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris.

What do you get when you mix put a little League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a little Van Helsing and a little Warehouse 13?  You get the award winning Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.   To tell us about that world and how we can get a hold of some of this scifi/fantasy goodness are the authors, husband and wife team, Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine.

Tee Morris began his writing career with his 2002 historical epic fantasy, MOREVI The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana. In 2005 Tee took MOREVI into the then-unknown podosphere, making his novel the first book podcast in its entirety. That experience led to the founding of Podiobooks.com and collaborating with Evo Terra and Chuck Tomasi on Podcasting for Dummies and its follow-up, Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. He won acclaim and accolades for his cross-genre fantasy-detective Billibub Baddings Mysteries, the podcast of The Case of the Singing Sword winning him the 2008 Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama.

Along with those titles, Tee has written articles and short stories for BenBella Books’s Farscape Forever: Sex, Drugs, and Killer Muppets, the podcast anthology VOICES: New Media Fiction, BenBella Books’ So Say We All: Collected Thoughts and Opinions of Battlestar Galactica, and Dragon Moon Press’ Podthology: The Pod Complex. Tee bought all these skills to the award-winning Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series which he wrote with his wife, Pip Ballantine. When he is not writing, Tee enjoys life in Virginia alongside Philippa Ballantine, his daughter, and three cats.

Philippa (Pip) Ballantine Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa has always had her head in a book. For this she blames her father who thought Lord of the Rings was suitable bedtime reading for an eight year old. At the age of thirteen she began writing fantasy stories for herself.

She first earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Political Science and then a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library and Information Science. So soon enough she found herself working in the magical world of libraries where she stayed for over a decade Her first professional sale was in 1997, and since then she has gone on to produce mostly novel length fiction. In 2006 she became New Zealand’s first podcast novelist, and she has voiced and produced Weaver’s Web, Chasing the Bard, Weather Child and Digital Magic as podiobooks.

Her podcasts have been short listed for the Parsec Awards, and won a Sir Julius Vogel award. Philippa is the author of the Books of the Order series with Ace- Geist and Spectyr and Wrayth out now, and Harbinger to follow.

She is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series with Tee Morris. Phoenix Rising debuted in May 2011 and The Janus Affair came out in May 2012. She also has the Shifted World series with Pyr Books, with the first book Hunter and Fox out now. When not writing or podcasting, Philippa loves reading, gardening, and whenever possible traveling. With her husband, Tee and her daughter, she is looked after by a mighty clowder of three cats.

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Kevin Lauderdale is excited to see the release of the second volume of the Star Trek historical work, These are the Voyages.  This volume looks at the second season of the classic television series in great detail.

From the website:

• An Astounding Wealth of New Information About Star Trek
• Access to Gene Roddenberry's private letters, script notes, and other production details including set design, casting and editing.
• Hundreds of previously unpublished insights and recollections from actors, writers, directors, producers, and crew of the series.
• New interview material from creator Gene Roddenberry, privately recorded before his passing and made public here for the first time.
• Unique insight into genius Gene Roddenberry's creative process and instincts as he guided and shaped this ground-breaking television series.
• A first-ever interview with Gene Coon, Star Trek producer and writer whose extraordinary contributions helped to define the series.

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Captain America makes it a box office turkey in the good sense with three weeks at the top.  But can he maintain that hold for much longer?  Michael Falkner has some new movie releases that might challenge the Star-Spangled Avenger on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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We head to Italy and one of the wildest subgenres in the vast history of zombie cinema! Join “Doctor of the Dead” Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg and co-host Scott Alan Woodard as they discuss the origins of the Italian “zombi” craze, some of their favorite films from the heyday of the 1980s gore-soaked “video nasties,” and even how it all connects to a certain show we all know – THE WALKING DEAD! Bona fortuna!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

We welcome all feedback at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com, contact@g2vpodcast.com, or on the G2V Facebook page! Find the show on Twitter at @DoctoroftheDead!

Please help support the continued production of The G2V Podcast and Doctor of the Dead:

SHOW LINKS:

3 ‘WTF’ Moments in Italian Zombi Movies!

Hollywood Theatre (Portland OR) Italian Horror Double Feature – April 29, 7:30pm

LAST MAN ON EARTH (Amazon)

ZOMBI 2 (Amazon)

BURIAL GROUND (Amazon)

CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (Amazon)

THE BEYOND (Amazon)

THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (Amazon)

HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD/NIGHTMARE CITY (Amazon)

“Happy Zombie Jesus Day” Song

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In tonight’s show, we discuss the following: Captain America: Winter Soldier, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Warehouse 13, The 100, Arrow, and more.

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Gabe is back with a new 40 Pounds of Sports; a look at Megaman; Travia, it's trivia with a Travis twist; the news; and a recap on this week's Cosmos.  It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW OPEN

• Happy 420, Charlie Brown !
• Happy Easter, Peeps!
• Dame Commander Angela Lansbury
• DanMan, TravMan, and IMPOSSIBLE TRAVIA

SHOW OPEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The J. Marques Sack Company

40 POUNDS OF SPORTS WITH GABE

• “Boomer” Esiason, Daniel Murphy, excelling at fatherhood- one of these things doesn’t belong! And the thing that doesn’t belong is not Daniel Murphy or excelling at fatherhood!

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Paint-huffing Pitbull Puncher Pinched
• German Sheperd Jury Summons
• Parliament has gone to the dogs
• World’s first documented idiocracy

SHOW CLOSE

• Atsa Matta for you?
• Cosmos goes little and does the neutrino dance
• A trip inside the Mail………….Sac

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The Joker is back in Gotham City and he has a new scheme to hold the city for ransom while ruining Batman's good name.  Can Batman figure out the Joker's plan before it's too late?

Joining John to talk about the Joker's last outing of the first season is author and podcaster, Kevin Lauderdale.

Comment on the episode here or write thebatcavepodcast@gmail.com. Take a moment to rate the episode by using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

Kevin Lauderdale has written essays and articles for the Los Angeles Times, The Dictionary of American Biography, Animato, mcsweeneys.net, and teevee.org; and his poetry has appeared in Andrei Codrescu's The Exquisite Corpse.  He has published fiction in several of Pocket Books' Star Trek anthologies, including Constellations, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the original Star Trek.  His original fiction has appeared in Neo-opsis magazine and Cthulhu Unbound, the cross-genre Lovecraftian collection from Permuted Press.  He is a graduate of UCLA and a card-carrying member of SFWA.  In addition, Kevin is a host of his own podcast here on the network, It Has Come to My Attention and co-host of Mighty Movie: Temple of Bad.  Recently, Kevin took over as host of the old time radio podcast, Presenting the Transcription Feature.  Follow Kevin's exploits through his LiveJournal blog - http://kevinlauderdale.livejournal.com.

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Captain America held the top of the box office for a second week, but there are a slew of new movie releases that offer a challenge to Cap.  Michael Falkner has them, DVD releases, and the Quick Flicks on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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We go back to where it all began with a retro look at the very first episode of THE WALKING DEAD: “Days Gone Bye!” Following our usual weekly post-mortem format with Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg (DOC OF THE DEAD; ZOMBIEMANIA; “Zombies in Popular Media” at the University of Baltimore; world renowned zombie expert), this special bumper-length episode looks at how Rick Grimes woke from a coma into a horrifying nightmare world where the line between life and death had blurred forever.

Find out what was good, what wasn’t so good, and what sort of grade the Doctor thinks the episode deserves. With G2V Podcast producer and co-host Scott Woodard!

Show Music:“Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

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A new Case File focuses on actor, voiceover artist, and professional whistler Guerin Barry.  Guerin talks about his role on The Bionic Woman as the voice of the Alex 7000 computer in the episode, "Doomsday is Tomorrow".  In addition, he talks about his time with the group Sha Na Na, his appearances in various movies and television shows, his career as a professional whistler, plus a whole lot more.

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Guerin Barry was born in Manhattan and raised in Sunnyside Queens. He went Brooklyn Technical High School and then attended Pratt Institute for architecture. But left to go to work at a radio station in Vermont. From there, he went to Boston to study acting at the Leland Powers School of Radio, Television, and Theatre. By the time he finished acting school he was married and had a son and became a film editor for prominent Boston TV news station, WBZ. His TV work continued in New York as a producer and director for six years before he returned to acting and studied with Milton Katselas while working at an advertising agency. He ultimately moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 1975 to pursue acting full-time.

Stage work led to work in commercials (he famously embodied the character of the Mercury Grand Marquis) and supporting roles in movies and guest-starring roles in television (Quincy, Simon & Simon, Step by Step), including the soft-soaked voice of "Alex 7000," the Master Computer who gives who threatens to destroy the world unless Jaime Sommers can stop him in the sensational Bionic Woman two-parter, "Doomsday Is Tomorrow." Guerin's unique voice talent also gave life to the original Dr. Theopolis in the iconic Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. He was even up for the voice of K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider but lost to William Daniels. He was also the unseen voice of the "Salem Strangler" on the popular daytime soap, Days of Our Lives.

In the 80s, Guerin started a 50s band and played locally for six years, which led to an additional four years touring the globe with the acclaimed 50s rock and roll group, Sha Na Na. When he returned to Hollywood, he focused heavily on voiceover work. He's recorded a dozen audio books, and he's also found himself in the peculiar field of talking toys, for which he is the voice of thousands. Recognized as a "Professional Whistler," Guerin has whistled for many composers of TV, documentary and feature film music, promo music, music libraries and pop recordings. He also whistles live with jazz musicians. He is "On Pitch and On Time." He has whistled for the TV series, LA Law, episode titled "Whistle Stop." He is the only polyphonic whistler in the world, capable of producing two, specific and different notes at the same time.

Guerin's voice can also be heard in the popular video games, War of Warcraft and Starcraft. He's appeared in Reeve Carney's music video for "Love Me, Chase Me." And he's currently the deep bass voice of the Doo-Wop group, Dukes of DooWop.

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Twitter

IMDB page

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Dr J. Alfred Marques rides in on his high horse where he talks about the new KISS/Def Leppard tour, Travis has the news, and there's bloopers and mail in the ...sac.  It's a new Dan & Travis Show.Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW NOTES

• The Wu-Tang’s Plan
• Rooney/Pinette/Peaches/UW – what makes a death triple?

SHOW OPEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The Legitimate DVD-Ray Store for Worner Brothers and Others Cartoons for Kidz

DR. J. ALFRED MARQUES ON HIS HIGH HORSE

• Glam metal legends? Or glum pants-poopin’ old farts? Julien sounds off on the recently announced KISS and Def Leppard tour.

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Grannies and G-strings
• What’re you gonna pick? Hot Spa-kets!
• Cops and tans don’t mix

SHOW CLOSE

• Farewell France (and all other foreigners, apparently)
• Mr. T eBay update – lots of animal magne-T-cism
• A trip inside the Mail………….Sac

BLOOPIES™ (AKA BLOOPERS)

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Captain America continues to fight the good fight as The Winter Soldier takes the top spot at the box office.  And while there is a shortage of TV on DVDs being released this week, there are a number of box office releases that could offer a challenge to the Captain.

Check out the full show notes here and comment on the episode or write weeklypodioplex@gmail.com.

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Tonight’s Diners:Scott, Miles, & Ron.

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Tonight, we are sharing our Farpoint 2014 panel on Arrow.  Scott Hertzog, Miles P. McLoughlin, and Ron Hall discuss this fabulous series, where it has come from, and where we think it might be going.  Arrow is by far one of the best superhero shows out there. Thanks to David Moulton who ran sound for this event.

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This time on Presenting the Transcription Feature, Kevin Lauderdale tickles your funny bone and your little grey cells. The cast of The Jack Benny Program take part in the annual Easter Parade stroll down Los Angeles' Wilshire Blvd. On quiz show Information Please, the guests are sportswriter John Kieran, newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams, lexicographer Wilfred Funk, and mystery novelist Rex Stout.

Episodes

03:49 The Jack Benny Program, "Easter Parade" April 17, 1949

33:08 Information Please, August 29, 1939

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THE WALKING DEAD fans are the best fans in the world! OK, OK, that may be easy for us to say, but how about proof? Look no further than a new documentary currently needing YOUR help on Kickstarter: THE WALKERS AMONG US! Join “Doctor of the Dead” Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg, co-host Scott Alan Woodard, and special guest, WALKERS director Cris Macht, as they discuss what makes WALKING DEAD fandom so special. It’s an entire episode about YOU, the fans that have made the television show, its comic book source, and the zombie genre that spawned both, into an unparalleled mainstream phenomenon!

SHOW LINKS:

Walker Stalker Con

The Rolling Dead: Zombie Tech Facebook Page

Cris Macht on IMDb

Cristian Macht’s YouTube Channel

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Over five years ago, John created an audio drama series with the intention of making it a regular occurance.  It didn't happen, but now John is almost done with his grad school work and can devote his time more to a project such as this.  Because of that, he is releasing the first five episodes to get everyone on board with the story.  Take a moment to comment here or by writing john@chronicrift.com.

In 1977, the United States government determined that one in every ten million Americans was gifted with a paranormal ability. It immediately set up a commission to look into the growing phenomenon. It was decided that a special, top-secret research facility was needed to study the matter further. Today, in a world where the paranormal is normal, the unexpected happens within the walls of The Dome.

"Avatar" - A tragic accident inside the walls of The Dome leads to a a visit by a senator with many questions.  Meanwhile, a ghostly image that has been moving through the corridors of the complex visits the widow of one of the victims of the accident with news of what really happens in the examination rooms of The Dome.

Cast

Thomas Himinez, Andrea K. Lipinski, Orenthal V. Hawkins, Sheri Devine, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Katelyn Ackley,

Anna Ackley, John S. Drew, Marina Frants, Jim Heddley, Karen Holliday, Lenny Ackley

Written by John S. Drew

Produced and Drected by John S. Drew and Lenny Ackley

Theme music and episode score by Lenny Ackley

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Krissy Myers recently attended the Reversed Polarity Convention.  There, she got to interview a number of people who had a hand in shaping Doctor Who as a series.  The first one she presents is an interview with actor Peter Davison.  Davison portrayed the fifth Doctor in the series during the 80s and he set Krissy's heart aflutter as she relates in this episode.

Comment on this episode here or by writing john@chronicrift.com or by calling 888-866-9010.  Please rate the episode using our star system at the bottom of this entry.

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Welcome to the Diner

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Top Ten Moments in SciFi Diner History

Top Ten Most Downloaded Episodes of the SciFi Diner Podcast

Top Ten Interviews

Top Ten Science Fiction TV Shows To Make 200 shows or more.

Why are TV Show Theme So Boring?

What’s Up With The Leviathan Chronicles?

What Are Our Favorite Episodes of The X-Files, Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Firefly?

Top Ten Most Downloaded Shows:

1. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 185 – Our Interview with Amanda Tapping (Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Sanctuary, Supernatural)

2. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 153 – Our Interview with Mackenzie Mason (Cortana from Halo 4)

3. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 192 – A Babylon 5 Rewind (The Diner Was Hijacked To Bring You This Episode)

4. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 165b – Fringe: Everything Ends – Our Fringe Panel at Farpoint 2013

5. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 174 – Star Trek Into Darkness

6. SciFi Rewind Episode 22 – Blade Runner

7. SciFi Diner Conversations 91 – Listeners discuss Agents of Shield, Big Bang Theory, Sleepy Hollow and More.

8. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 193 – Contact (A SciFi Rewind)

9. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 186 – Our Interview with Vic Mignogna (Star Trek Continues, Full Metal Alchemist, Dragon Ball Z)

10. SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 150 – Our Interview with Jonathon Young (Nikola Tesla from Sanctuary) at Shore Leave 34

Top ten SciFi Shows to hit 200

Space Patrol  1110

Doctor Who  801

The Tribe 260

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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

Handsome Timmy D returns to talk Wrestlemania, but the real question is - what's the best way to spend a day at the spa?  There's news from Travis, a look at the latest Cosmos, and a welcome and good-bye to the show's French listeners (Jerry Lewis eat your heart out.) on a new Dan & Travis Show. Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW NOTES

SHOW OPEN

• Obtenir notre sur le français.
• Cosmos comments- Ghostars; Searle and Stewart- BFFs
• Au revoir Frahnch listeners

ASK HANDSOME TIMMY D

• On the eve of Wrestlemania XXX, we ask Tim, what’s the right way to do a day at the spa?

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• More plastic plagiary
• I’m For Some Fun Sexiii
• Auctioning off the Hoff

SHOW CLOSE

• Celebri-T T-elephone call (HINT: soon to be a multiple hall-of-famer)
• A short dip into the Sac

Find us online at thedanandtravisshow.libsyn.com, at Facebook, follow us on twitter @thedanandtravis, email the MailSac at danandtravis@gmail.com, or find us at The Chronic Rift Network.

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No fooling around here.  Michael Falkner is back with an all new The Weekly Podioplex.  Get in on the latest releases from Hollywood in theaters and on DVD and check in with the Quick Flicks and the box office results from last weekend.

Check out the full show notes here and comment on the episode or write weeklypodioplex@gmail.com.

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All roads lead to Terminus in the savage Season 4 finale of THE WALKING DEAD, “A!” It’s our weekly bite-sized post-mortem with Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg (DOC OF THE DEAD; ZOMBIEMANIA; “Zombies in Popular Media” at the University of Baltimore; world renowned zombie expert). Rick, Carl, and Michonne reunite with Daryl and make it to the end of the train tracks, but not before a shocking confrontation leads Rick to embrace his darkest, most brutal side. And he’ll need it where they’re going…Terminus looms ahead.

Find out what was good, what wasn’t so good, and what sort of grade the Doctor thinks the episode deserves. With G2V Podcast producer and co-host Scott Woodard!

SPECIAL NOTE: Rest assured the Doctor WILL go on! We’ll be continuing to discuss all things WALKING DEAD, zombie, and much more, with interviews, reviews, and commentary until the series returns to our screens with the Season Five premiere this October! Stick with us because the best (or worst, if you think in apocalyptic terms) is yet to come!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

We welcome all feedback at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com, contact@g2vpodcast.com, or on the G2V Facebook page! Find the show on Twitter at @DoctoroftheDead!

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Keith participated in a panel discussion at Houseing Works Book Store and Cafe this past February on Media Tie-Ins.

The panelists include:

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• Ginjer Buchanan
• Keith DeCandido - homepage
• Cici James - homepage
  
  
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The Chronic Rift Network is thrilled to be able to have the comedy stylings of Dan Lackaye and Travis Searle on our network. The voyage of radio genius continues with a new episode.  Starting out as The Pirate Ship in the 90s, the boys charted the rough waters of the early days of the Internet and managed to deliver comedy gold week after week.  They were one of the inspirations for The Chronic Rift becoming a podcast.  Last fall, Dan & Travis reunited with a new podcast, bringing back many of the elements of the original Pirate Ship, and John has been on their case to join the network ever since.

As promised, Dan relates his story of the paranormal to his home and the two discuss the latest episode of Cosmos.  Plus, Old Man Gabe returns with a look at the NCAA brackets and since Spring is in the air, he talks baseball as well.  All this, plus Travis with the news you need to know, on a new The Dan & Travis Show. Check out all the fun of past episode by visiting them on the web.

SHOW NOTES

SHOW OPEN

• A paranormal visit to a skeptical place
• Weekly “Cosmos” recap – Comets and gravity
• Walter chimes in

A SPECIAL 40lbs of SPORTS

• The Return of Old Man Gabe! - NCAA hoops and MLB

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Putting the plastic in plastic surgery
• Is that a gun in your pants or are you just…
• Free with Walmart purchase – toe sucking

SHOW CLOSE

• Danger Zone: Money vs Loggins

Find us at facebook/thedanantravis, follow us on twitter @thedanandtravis, or email the MailSac at danandtravis@gmail.com.

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Interview:  Alan Dean Foster (Star Trek, Transformers, Star Wars, Alien, and Much More)

Trivia: Our Episode 200 Giveaways

TV News:  A look at The 100; Leaked set pics reveal first look at Gotham's Batman baddie the Penguin; First look at The Last Ship and the trailer for the new season of Falling Skies

Graphic Novel News: Buffy's James Marsters on his new Spike graphic novel (plus a 4-page preview!)

Movie News: Walt Disney Pictures Announces Cars 3 and The Incredibles 2

SciFi 5 in 5:  Top 5 SciFi Catchphrases by Scott