Milton's Comics & Culture Radar
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMilton's Comics & Culture Radar is a podcast on the lookout for what's good to read and watch: usually nerd-culture focused, sometimes mainstream. Interviews with smart people about comics, film, television, the creative process and the media business
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Episodes
This Pod Weighs One MechaTon (with Wells Thompson & Dalton Shannon)
January 17, 2022 06:03 - 56 minutesWells Thompson & Dalton Shannon are here with a ton of recommendations for your entertainment - we discuss obscure comics, tv, and film - and while we're at it, talk about the upcoming chapter of their "MechaTon" comic series. Podcast intro by Meredith Nudo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get Back with Dave Chisholm & Rick Quinn
December 14, 2021 03:57 - 1 hourDave Chisholm (@chisholmdave) & Rick Quinn (@riqkquinn) are here to discuss "Get Back" - the extraordinary new documentary by Peter Jackson about The Beatles recording of the "Let it Be" album. Podcast intro by @meredithnudo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cover of Darkness with George Michail & Chris Cam
November 08, 2021 03:32 - 46 minutesCo-writers George Michail & Chris Cam are here to discuss their new book "Cover of Darkness" - coming in January from Source Point Press. Podcast intro by Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joshua Grossberg & the Search for Cinema's Holy Grail
July 13, 2021 05:01 - 53 minutesJoshua Grossberg (@j_grossberg) is here to talk about his search for the lost print of Orson Welles's film "The Magnificent Ambersons" and his upcoming documentary detailing that quest. Follow the quest & documentary here: (@LostPrintMovie). Podcast intro by Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Into the Maelstrom with Riley & Dailen
June 17, 2021 04:33 - 51 minutesArtist Dailen Ogden (@DailenOgden) and writer Riley Dashiell Biehl (@RileyDBiehl) are here to discuss "Miranda in the Maelstrom" - a dimension-hopping adventure from Action Lab Comics. Podcast intro by (@meredithnudo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Martyn Lorbiecki's drone hovers into the "Uncanny Valley"
May 05, 2021 05:46 - 1 hourArtist Martyn Lorbiecki (@m3rtyn) is here to talk about his current project, "Uncanny Valley" - a sci-fi comic book anthology series about the disquieting space between the real and the artificial - NOW ON KICKSTARTER! Podcast intro by Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Writer/Editor Brittany Matter talks "Miranda in the Maelstrom" & "Off Into The Sunset" & more!
April 22, 2021 02:50 - 53 minutesBrittany Matter (@BrittanyMatter) is here to talk about comics from many perspectives - she's a writer, an editor, and has written for various comics publications, including Marvel.com and Image+ magazine. Brittany served as editor for the series "Miranda in the Maelstrom" - which will be collected in a trade paperback edition in June. She's also a contributor to the "Off Into the Sunset" anthology now campaigning on Kickstarter. Podcast intro narration by (@meridethnudo). Learn more about yo...
Matt Mair Lowery's "Thoughtscape"
April 01, 2021 01:43 - 1 hourComic writer Matt Mair Lowery (@mattmlpdx) is here to discuss his new comic anthology "Thoughtscape" - a dark-sci fi world with smarts and several compelling stories. You can find out more about "Thoughtscape" on its campaign on Kickstarter. Podcast intro by (@MeridethNudo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Computational biologist Dr. Christin Glorioso models the pandemic
February 23, 2021 06:33 - 1 hourChristin Glorioso, MD PhD (@DrGlorioso) is a computational biologist competing in the X-Prize to predict the course of the Covid19 pandemic. After a year-plus of demoralizing news on this topic, Dr. Glorioso might be able to provide us some optimism and maybe even see the light at the end of the tunnel. The latest data shows her model is the #1 ranked prediction model in the competition - take a look at this chart and see how her prediction model maps onto the actual case numbers in recent we...
Paul Zaentz: Movie Producer
February 10, 2021 05:37 - 1 hourPaul Zaentz is a film producer who’s worked on some of the greatest films in movie history - including the multi-Oscar winners “The English Patient” and “Amadeus.” Paul is here to discuss his latest project - “Coup 53” - https://coup53.com/ - a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953. Milton also interrogates Paul about “Amadeus” and breaks a little news about that masterpiece… Podcast intro voice by Meredith Nudo (@meridethnudo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
Samuel George London's Apocalypse Factor
January 21, 2021 05:54 - 1 hourComic writer and podcaster Samuel George London (@SamuelGLondon) is here to discuss his most recently published series, "The S Factor" - which you can get at Action Lab's store on Comixology. We recorded this episode before Samuel's newest crowdfunding campaign launched - check it out: Band of Warriors now on Kickstarter. We talk about "The S Factor," reality tv, contrasting UK and USA culture, apocalyptic scenarios, and much more. Podcast intro by Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). Learn more ab...
The Frank Martin Paradox
January 14, 2021 05:22 - 56 minutesFrank Martin is a comic book writer based in New York and just launched a Kickstarter for his upcoming 2-part comic mini-series The Polar Paradox. Frank and Milton talk about this icy thriller, his creative process, the joys of living just outside of New York City, his many upcoming projects for 2021, and Frank gives Milton some tips on the horror genre. You can find Frank on Twitter @frankthewriter. Podcast intro by @meredithnudo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dave Chisholm: Chasin' Interstellar Birds
December 01, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourComic creator and musician Dave Chisholm (@chisholmdave) is here to talk about the release of his new graphic novel Chasin’ the Bird: Charlie Parker in California, and his ongoing collaboration with me on Thompson Heller: Detective Interstellar.Podcast introduction by Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rick Quinn's Bundle o'Comics
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourRick Quinn is here to discuss his new comic “Chameleons” - a post-apocalyptic story set in a desolate frozen tundra. Story and Art by Martyn Lorbiecki, Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Rick is also here with a special offer - a pack of comics called The Georgia Senate Bundle - details here. Lots of fantastic comics at a discount price, physical or digital format!Find Rick on Twitter at @richquizzle and on the web at aphexquinn.com.Introduction by Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). This episode...
Frank Gogol's "Dead End Kids: The Suburban Job"
November 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourFrank Gogol (@fankgogol) is here to talk about his upcoming series “Dead End Kids: The Suburban Job.” Frank didn’t take the safe path in creating this sequel to the successful original “Dead End Kids” series - we talk about some of the risks (and rewards) of a fresh approach to continuing a series. Frank is also the writer of “No Heroine” and the “Grief” anthology. Podcast introductions by the multi-talented Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
@Nerdguru Pete Johnson's box-office prediction wizardry
September 21, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesThis episode, Milton’s guest is Pete Johnson. Pete is a Programmability & Cloud Principal Engineer for Cisco. Pete has used his skills to analyze and predict the box-office performance of movies (remember those?) and he goes by the twitter handle @nerdguru.Podcast intro narration by @meredithnudo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Ottlinger on Good & Bad Visual Effects
September 14, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutesDavid Ottlinger (writer, The Electric Agora) is here to discuss why some visual effects work but others don’t. David has developed a framework to explain this, which he introduced in a podcast episode on the Sophia program on MeaningOfLife.tv which I recommend checking out first.David on Twitter: @DavidOttlinger Podcast intro narrator: Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Pepose reports to the O.Z.
September 07, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutesDavid Pepose (@Peposed) is here to discuss his upcoming comic “The O.Z.,” now on Kickstarter. David is a comic book writer of many acclaimed series, including “Going to the Chapel” and “Spencer & Locke.” The intro & outro segments include a clip of “Heart of Tin,” the song for The O.Z. - Written and composed by George Marston. Recorded and produced by bed deth. Performed by George Marston and bed deth. Intro narration by Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo). Get on the email list at milton.substa...
Gamal Hennessy on The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing
September 01, 2020 03:33 - 57 minutesGamal Hennessy is here to discuss his new book “The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing” - A comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the business of comic book publishing.You can buy the book on Kickstarter now.Gamal on Twitter: @gamalhennessy Get on the email list at milton.substack.com
Gamal Hennessy is here to discuss his new book “The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing”
August 31, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutesGamal Hennessy is here to discuss his new book “The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing” - A comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the business of comic book publishing.You can buy the book on Kickstarter now.Gamal on Twitter: @gamalhennessy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bob Frantz & Kevin Cuffe, the Metalshark Bros
August 25, 2020 03:33 - 56 minutesKevin Cuffe and Bob Frantz, the writing duo behind the Metalshark Bro series are here to discuss their latest project: “Ninja Nuns: Bad Habits Die Hard” now on Kickstarter. The Metalshark Bros on Twitter: Bob: @bfrantz19 Kevin: @Kevin_Cuffe Get on the email list at milton.substack.com
Bob Frantz & Kevin Cuffe, The Metashark Bros
August 24, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutesKevin Cuffe and Bob Frantz, the writing duo behind the Metalshark Bro series are here to discuss their latest project: “Ninja Nuns: Bad Habits Die Hard” now on Kickstarter. The Metalshark Bros on Twitter: Bob: @bfrantz19 Kevin: @Kevin_Cuffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices