Directed by Spielberg! Directed by Anthony Perkins in a Psycho flick! Directed by Zemeckis in a Back to the Future film! And – Sweethaven resident directed by Robert Altman. Brilliant actor Donovan Scott has just about done it all and he’s here to help me celebrate the 40th anniversary of the feature film Popeye, where he brought the iconic Thimble Theatre character Castor Oyl to life on the big screen!
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Date: September 26, 2020







Legendary science fiction author Alan Dean Foster joins me to talk about his time in the world of Star Trek adapting the animated series into prose, bringing Power Records stories to life, and developing the story for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. PLUS – we’ll spend some time in a galaxy far, far away to talk about ghost writing the original Star Wars novelization, writing the follow-up adventure Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, and I’ll get Alan’s thoughts on the latest Star Wars sequels!
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Date: September 24, 2020







Star Trek talk this week with author and TV historian Marc Cushman! Marc returns to the Lair at warp speed to chat about his latest “These Are the Voyages” Trek tomes highlighting the rise of Star Trek fandom in the 70s leading up to the classic film – Star Trek: The Motion Picture!
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Date: September 19, 2020







She composes the soundtracks for superheroes! Pinar Toprak drops by to talk about her recent Emmy nom for McMillions, and how a tryout for Wonder Woman led to super soundtracks for Captain Marvel, Krypton, and Stargirl!
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Date: September 12, 2020







From stand-up to superhero – the fantastically funny Joel McHale can do it all! Joel drops by to chat about his heroic role as Starman on the hit series Stargirl, but we also find time to talk about his comedic influences, sports, The Soup, game shows old and new, medical advice during the pandemic, oh – and the time he met Spider-Man!
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Date: September 5, 2020






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