Nerd Quest Podcast

Popculturalist, actor/producer, and collector, Rob Bruce, talks Comic Book Men, pop culture, and about his love for collecting. 

Our favorite mutant, Cal Dodd, returns to talk X-Men, Australian Wolverine, jingles, and briefly discusses the return of X-Men: The Animated Series. 

Shane chats with Kelly LeBrock (Weird Science, Woman in Red, and more) about the start of her career as a model and actress, on up through present-day, as a rancher. 

In this episode, the adorable Zuzu Bailey herself, Karolyn Grimes, talks about her career as a child actor, which includes some incredible stories about her friendships with a number of Hollywood legends, and (of course) the timeless Christmas movie classic, 'It's a Wonderful Life'. To find out more information about Karolyn's work, visit: https://www.facebook.com/officialzuzu/

Manu Intiraymi sits with the boys and talked 'Star Trek: Voyager', 'Hell on the Border' and much more! enjoy the show and prepare to be assimilated; resistance is futile. To find out more about Manu and his current works, go to: Producer/Starring inwww.5thpassenger.comExecutive Producer/Writer/Starring inwww.thecircuitfilm.comProducer/ Starring inwww.bentroubles.comAssociate Producer/Starring in“Hell On The Border” opposite Ron Perlman, Frank Grillo, and David Gyasi coming Dec 13.HELL ON THE BORDER Trailer https://youtu.be/87hB_ubXBbMIMDB - Reel Pics etc....http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0409430/

Art the Clown himself, David Howard Thornton, returns with dramatic readings of Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Tell Tale Heart', and Alan Moore's 'The Killing Joke'. Music Credit: Introduction Music:BadWabbitz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuamTjmriNXLDdEti5Xl9w/about'The Tell Tale Heart' background music:Demo created in 2013. ©2013 Composer: Nadia Cripps: Royalty Free Piano. https://soundcloud.com/royalty-free-piano/haunting-tune-by-royalty-freeAll other musical elements produced by NerdQuest Productions

Shaney sits down and talks 'Beakman's World' with the man himself, Mr. Paul Zaloom. Premiering on September 16th, 1992 'Beakman's World' seemingly set the trend for teaching science to children in a manner that was fun and entertaining, as 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' entered the scene that following year. Paul discusses the beginning of his career in the entertainment business, and even settles the score about the alleged contentious relationship between the two scientific juggernauts. 

Ever wonder how the effects of shrinking would have on Ant-Man? Or perhaps you've wondered how Thor's hammer, Mjölnir, is unable to be moved unless wielded by one who is worthy? Or maybe you've been pondering how a well Iron Man's titanium-gold alloy suit would hold up in battle? This episode seeks to answer those very questions -- and more. James Kakalios is a physics professor at the University of Minnesota, as well as an author, and has even done consulting work for the 2009 hit movie, 'Watchmen'. And if that wasn't impressive enough, he is also the author of "The Physics of Everyday Things", "The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics", and our personal favorite, "The Physics of Superheroes". To find out more about James' work, visit: www.kakalios.com

With special guest Santana Maynard, the boys recap this Summer's Steel City Con. Also discussed in this episode are a bit about Santana's origin story, cosplay culture, being a musical artist, car hacking (yes, she's that talented!). And of course we talk about all the goodness that SCC always has to offer. Check out Santana Maynard at: Instagram: @SantanaMaynard Facebook: @SantanaCosplay Twitter: @SantanaCosplay Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SantanaCosplayYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwiKQMj03HDUv0KRPFd_SywSantana's Shoutout: @KesraCosplaywww.nerdquestpodcast.com

Renae Jacobs (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Moon Dreamers, Punky Brewster and more) shares with us some stories from her early childhood ambitions on through her time as our favorite Channel 6 News Reporter, April O'Neil. From the atmosphere and culture of the TMNT crew, to the development of our favorite heroes-in-a-halfshell, this discussion brings back so many fond TMNT memories. Cowabunga!Share some of your favorite TMNT memories at: www.nerdquestpodcast.com And if you want to us to try your favorite TMNT-inspired pizza and topics combination, drop us a line at www.nerdquestpodcast.com/contactAnd be sure to see Renae at Sunday, June 8th at Wizard World from 12 - 8 PM at Sony Studios in Culver City, and on July 27th and 28th at the Get Geeked Expo in Lansing, Michigan. And be sure to follow her on: Facebook

Marilyn Ghigliotti ('Clerks', 'Shooting Clerks' and more) chats with three guys (in a row) about her experiences with her iconic role as Dante Hicks' (Brian O'Halloran) love interest, Veronica Louhren. From the "craft services" to working with the then up-and-coming writer and director, Kevin Smith, Marilyn, talks about her early career on through the current anthology that she has in the works.Find out more about Marilyn at: FacebookInstagramTwitter IMDB

Lori Fetrick (American Gladiators, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) fills us in on her origin story of when she became the iconic gladiator "Ice" from the original American Gladiator series,  and her return to acting (with some wonderful detours in between). To find out more about Lori, "grab your balls" and go to: www.lorifetrick.com

If you grew up in the 90s, chances are that you enjoyed "X-Men: The Animated Series" during your Saturday mornings. In this episode Cal Dodd chats with Shane about his experiences as our favorite animated mutant, Wolverine. Cal also shares with us his greatest passion, meeting the Canadian PM, his exchange with Hugh Jackman. Also included is a deep philosophical discussion about his relationship with Wolverine. Be sure to follow Cal Dodd at:@realcaldodd 

Michael Sparaga is a documentary film maker, whose critically acclaimed film, "United We Fan" (2018), explores the death of some of our favorite shows, and the super-fans who made their return to television possible. From "Star Trek" to "Quantum Leap," Michael shares with us examples of some of the most successful fan-organized campaigns that resulted in the continuation of a number of your favorite shows. Available now on DVD or VOD.To find out more about Michael, visit: IMDBTwitter Facebook

If you're a 90s kid, Saturday, October 31st, 1992 was a pivotal moment for Saturday morning cartoons, as 'X-Men: the Animated Series' became a staple for many comic book enthusiasts. With its emphasis on a number of contentious issues, such as racial and religious differences, 'X-Men: the Animated Series' forged a legacy that continues to be revered nearly 27 years after its release.  After many failed attempts at adapting these stories and characters to television, -- remember 'Pryde of the X-Men'? -- fate brought together the right team of people, all at the right time, making the story behind the series as dramatic and triumphant as even our favorite X-Men episodes.With an executive risking her entire career on the success of a series that was the first of its kind, coupled with a love story that would even make Scott Summers and Jean Gray blush, Julia and Eric Lewald share with us the riveting and suspenseful tale behind the series that paved the way for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it today. To find out more about Eric and Julia go to: www.xmentas.comTwitter: @xmentasTo read more behind the scenes stories and to get an autographed copy of Eric's book, "Previously on X-Men: The Making of an Animated Series" go to: Jacobs Brown Media Group

Lion-o himself, Larry Kenney, joins us to take us on an adventure over the rainbow and all the way to Thundera. You can't help but go "Cuckoo" over the many voices that you'll remember from your childhood -- so many that you'll lose "Count."Also discussed on this episode: - Faux Lion-o walks into a Burger King in the late 80s.- Possibly the world's youngest radio personality.- What do Larry Kenny and GI Joe have in common?- Cereal killers and boxtops. - The outtakes that haunt our epic hero.- Voice-over fun: villains > heroes- Larry Kenney has his Best Week Ever- "Thunder Cats" Revival

Actress, fashion model, and producer, Diane Franklin, chats with the trio about her favorite memories of being an actress and fashion icon in the 80s. Diane doesn't disappoint, as she covers many of her works from the era, such as "Amityville II: Possession," "Last American Virgin," "Better Off Dead," and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." Not only does Diane share some behind-the-scenes details from her films, but she also drops some serious knowledge bombs about some projects that lie ahead. To find out more about Diane, visit: Diane Franklin's Official SiteFacebook: Diane Franklin Official Fan PageInstagram: @actressdianefranklinTwitter: @DianeFranklin80

For the first ever NerdQuest Podcast Theater, our good friend, David Howard Thornton, recites "Twas the Night Before Christmas" with some of his best voice work. From all of us here at NerdQuest, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to you and yours -- truly, thank you for such a wonderful year. 

In the spirit of the Christmas season, Diana Rein sits down to discuss her time on the set of the Holiday film classics, 'Home Alone' and 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York', wherein she portrayed Sondra McCallister. Also discussed in this episode are some of her family history and experiences when they came to America (Spoiler: it contains a beloved pet pig, a band of gypsies, and an impassioned political demonstration, all of which would nearly would read like a spy novel).Diana is now a singer/song writer of the blues-rock discipline. Her latest album, "Long Road" can be found at www.dianarein.com/collections/allTo find out more about Diana and her work, go to: www.dianarein.comInstagramTwitterFacebook

Charlie Talbert (Angus, The Big Short, and many others) talks about his breakout role as Angus Bethune in the 1995 film 'Angus', his love of 'The Walking Dead' and Fear the Walking Dead. Charlie, Shane and JT geek out over their favorite Football team and discuss rehearsing standup comedy routines in the buff. This is a very heartfelt episode, in fact, it could be more adequately described as pudding for the soul. To find out more about Charlie go to: TwitterInstagram

To conclude our 2018 Halloween Spectacular, the gang makes our final stop at crazyville to discuss the movie "Terrifier" with none other than the man himself, David H. Thornton. In addition to talking about his role as Art the Clown, David also shares with us some of his fondest memories of growing up in Hunstville, Alabama. From oranges to Don Knotts, David covers a lot of ground. To find out more about David and his work, you can find him on: InstagramFacebook

Actor and stuntman, James Jude Courtney, chats with the fellas about his career in the business, and what it's like taking on the iconic role of Michael Myers in the upcoming film "Halloween 2018". From the inspiration that shaped his portrayal of the character of Michael Myers, to his own personal passion that he "nerds out" on, James covers a lot (A LOT) of ground. And as a bonus, being the positive force of nature that he is, James even shares with us some of the uplifting life lessons that he's learned over the years as a veteran in the film industry. Of course, be sure to check out this highly anticipated and critically acclaimed sequel, in theaters on October 19th, 2018. To find out more about the film, go to:www.halloweenmovie.comAnd be sure to visit us at: www.nerdquestpodcast.com

Sean Beard is a world-reknowned collector who possesses the world's largest collection of Beavis and Butthead memoribilia. In this episode, he shares with us the crucial turning point that altered his life's path, as well as the deeper philosophical underpinnings of the show and its characters that are often overlooked. If you wish to find out more about Sean and his collection, go to: Instagram: @beavisnbuttheadcollectorFacebook: Beavis and Butthead do FacebookPodcast: They Bite

Ron Wasserman is a musician, composer and all around musical badass who has been in the business for over 25 years. With over 2,000 film and tv credits to his name, some of his most famous works from that era include the themes for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and X-Men the Animated Series -- to name a few. In this episode Ron talks about the start of his career in the "business," how he approaches writing and scoring for television, as well as his experience with the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series under Saban, and his triumphant return to the franchise (and possibly even a little "dirt" about the infamous the "Mystic Force" debacle.To find out more about Ron go to:  www.ronw.comwww.fishertheband.comFacebook TwitterOf course, remember to stop by and visit the NerdQuest trio at: www.nerdquestpodcast.comFacebookTwitterInstagram

Sean Anderson is an independant/freelance artist, and in this episode he sits down to discuss with us his experiences with being on the "con" tour circuit, and JT talks about that time that he worked his special "charm" on Lou Ferrigno, nearly getting himself "hulked" out on.  To find out more about Sean and his work, to go: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Skyscraper48/Twitter: @skyscraper48Instagram: @skyscraper48_art

Ian Giatti is an actor who, after taking roughly a twenty year hiatus, is returning to his first true passion - acting. Some of his most iconic projects include "Highway to Heaven", "The Facts of Life", "Beverly Hills 90210" and of course "The Great Outdoors". And just as a "cherry" on top of it all, Ian also reveals one big project that he regrets missing out on most.In this quest we discuss his memories working with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd, comics, Saturday morning cartoons, his latest projects and much more. You can find out more about Ian at the following:Instagram: @imgiattiTwitter: @imgiatti

What is up, Nerd-Questers! After our recent difficulties in the last episode (wherein we operated with 2/3 of our guest lineup), Shane makes like Han and flies this ship "solo" as he makes up for lost time by sitting down to talk with the lovely Nakia Burrise about her experience with the "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" series as Tanya Sloan - the third Yellow Ranger in the lineup, as well as her music career with the all-girl group, Divine, as well as her role with the "power" packed film "The Order," as well as its graphic novel prequel, "The Order: Icarus Rising."To find out more about Nakia's work go to: www.theordercomic.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nakia.burrise/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nakiaburrise/?hl=enTwitter: @nakiaburrise

Karan Ashley and David Fielding (AKA Aisha Campbell - the "second" Yellow Ranger - and Zordon, respectively) stop by to talk about their time with the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, as well as to discuss their more recent projects, "The Order" and its graphic novel prequil, "The Order: Icarus Rising." To find out more about Karan and David's work, go to: www.theordercomic.comTwitter: @KaranashleyTwitter: @DavidjfieldingInstagram: karanashleyInstagram: djfielding_zordonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialkaranashley/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.real.zordon

Ahoy, true believers! stage/film actor, musician, and all around good dude, Andrew Cassesse, sits down with the gang to discuss his role in the 1984 all-time cinematic classic, "Revenge of the Nerds", sharing some of his most memorable experiences as a child actor. Andrew and the gang also air out a (not so) long-standing grievance as to why, Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the Joker is not his favorite.  To find out more about Andrew and his career go to:IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144119/Andrew Cassesse official site (coming soon) - http://andrewcassese.com

Ahoy, true believers! Documentary filmmaker and self-described comic book lover sits down with the gang to discuss his documentary entitled "Comix: Beyond the Comic Book Pages," which is scheduled to air on WQED on August 11th, 2018.  To find out more about Michael's work, go to:  www.comixthemovie.com

Hold on to your butts, true believers, because we have one helluva show for you! With the 25th anniversary of "The Sandlot", we chat with Shane Obedizinski (The Sandlot, My Girl, Matinee, Cop and 1/2, to name a few) to talk about his memories as a child actor, as well as some of his "nerdy" interests. To find out more about Shane go to: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643184/Facebook: Shane ObedzinskiTwitter: @shaneobedzinskiInstagram: shaneobedzinski

Ahoy, True Believers! The gang is back with a special episode with noneother than our favorite animator, Chance Raspberry! Chance is the character layout artist on "The Simpsons," and, if that wasn't impressive enough, has done work with "Family Guy," "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends," and is now undertaking a new animated projected, "Little Billy," the worlds first special-needs cartoon that is inspired by his experiences growing up in the 1980s with Tourette's Syndrome.To find out more about Chance and "Little Billy," go to: The "Little Billy" Store: https://littlebilly.bigcartel.com"Little Billy" Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/littlebilly/memberships"Little Billy" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oAopgJzvh4Twitter: @heslittlebillyInstagram: @heslittlebillyFacebook: www.facebook.com/heslittlebilly/Tourette Association of America: www.tourette.org

Ahoy there, true believers! The trio's back to discuss DICK... of the Tracy variety, anyway. Shaney continues to make fun of Teddy's Irish heritage (what else is new) and JT plays an impressive game of double-handed pocket pool (again, what else is new) -- all sprinkled with some other random shenanigans. 

AHOY, fellow Nerd Questers! In this episode, Shane and JT talk about their recent visit to Steel City Con, shit gets real as Shane and JT gang up on Ted for having to cancel to "nest" in preparation for the delivery of his first-ever child. Oh, and apparently Shane and JT met Tiffany and Gary Busey. 

Ahoy, NerdQuest-ers! What's that? You want your MTV? Well, you got it! The gang attempts to stay on track to disuss MTV, Ted bears his soul and shares with everyone the time he fell on a kerosene heater when pretending to be Master Splinter. JT and Shane laugh, at Ted's expense, and create a "hilarious" and "ground-breaking" new form of superhero. And a few other shenanigans. 

Ted loses the actual episode 8, and the gang gets into the St. Patrick's Day spirit by almost discussing Robocop. Shane almost ate a healthy salad; JT reveals his latest obscure Goodwill toy find, which much to the surprise of Shane and Ted, in fact, was not a circle.  as well as some other ridiculous shenanigans. Check out www.nerdquestpodcast.com to share with us some of your favorite Robocop memories. 

Ahoy, there, Nerdquesters! In this episode, we share our thoughts on the Netflix Original Series, 'The Punisher'! As Millennials (or Xennials?), we share our memories of the late 80s and early to the mid-90s incarnation of the highly skilled, totally B.A. vigilante hero in fabulous white go-go boots (but, hey, his skull logo makes up for that fashion faux pas). So sit back, enjoy the shenanigans, and above all, share in the conversation @ www.nerdquestpodcast.com   

In this episode, the NQ trio discusses their reactions to the teaser for the Netflix original series, 'The Punisher'. Then they attempt to be more mature and discuss their thoughts on the Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement.  

Just your friendly neighborhood Nerd Quest gang here assaulting your earholes by discussing the one, the only, the Spectacular Spiderman. And if that's not enough to get your Spidey senses tingling, the fellas talk about their favorite "talented" Hollywood starlets. Excelsior! 

Welcome back, true believers! On this episode, the gang embarks on an epic journey with a set of the most beautiful, sexy, dominatrix, triplets they have ever laid their eyes. Unfortunately for Ted, the triplets are related to him (Wah wah wahhhh). Oh well more for Shane and J.T.! Anyways, the journey, yes, well the journey is through Pittsburgh PA’s Steel City Con. Two of the cast members are rupturing their comic con cherries on behalf of Steel City and J.T.! What the Nerd Questers did not know was that their minds were about to be blown to smithereens. The cast meets some of the celebrities in attendance at the show, as well as some interesting comic con shoppers and entertainers. Please do not turn your dials, this episode is a must listen!  

Episode 1 - As we castoff on our maiden voyage, we're getting chatty about the batty! We cover everything from the '66 Batman to Christopher Nolan's -- and yes, even Schumacher. We talk about Bob Kane's legacy and how it impacted us as kids (and as man-children).Find out more at www.nerdquestpodcast.com