HTP Episode 186 – Amy Imhoff

Amy Imhoff is one of the Star Trek fandom’s best… an accomplished writer, public speaker, and champion of diverse voices in STEAM. Amy has managed many events that brought together real-world aerospace experts with their inspirations from Star Trek, and she’s also gathered fans together on her extremely informative social media feeds. Today she comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about space travel, how much it resembles Trek lore, what the potential is for the future. Amy was also heavily involved in TrekTalks 3 (which we referenced in Episode 179) and presented the ‘Women in STEM’ panel.

You can follow Amy on Instagram, BlueSky, Twitter, and Facebook, as well as her official website. On her website, she maintains an extensive list of the articles she’s written and panels in which she’s participated.

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HTP Episode 185 – Jerry Carita

Jerry Carita is known to Hungry Trilobyte fans as the producer of AMC’s Comic Book Men, as well as several other reality TV shows. Today he’s launching his own indie comic book, The Grizzly Crew, about a group of bears who fight pirates. We discuss his world-building process for the furry adventurers, his time hanging with Ming Chen (last seen in Episode 35) and another book of his, Cicada Samurai.

Support The Grizzly Crew on Kickstarter! You can follow Jerry at Thorny Comics on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

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HTP Episode 184 – Wells Thompson

Wells Thompson is a comic creator and the mind behind the MechaTon series of indie comics. The next installment of MechaTon hit Kickstarter in February of 2024, and in this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Wells and I talk about mixing humor with darker themes and how Kickstarter is a boon to the indie comic creator.

You can follow Wells on Twitter and his official website. Support him on Ko-Fi!

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HTP Episode 183 – Kailee Rosen

Kailee Rosen is an illustrator based out of Milwaukee, WI, who has a broad range of styles ranging from fantasy-oriented travel posters to touching children’s book illustrations to very detailed anatomical diagrams. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Kailee and I sit down to talk about what the meaning of “art” even is, how she wraps her head around so many different visual styles, and how much mood and emotion influence our appreciation of the creative world. Other side-topics include the ability of a single Hollywood actor to open a movie, and Pokemon. Lots of Pokemon. We also give a shoutout to The Beetle Lady!

You can check out Kailee’s work on Instagram, TikTok, and her official website, as well as follow her on LinkedIn.

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HTP Episode 182 – Jay B. Kalagayan @ Fan Expo New Orleans 2024

Jay B. Kalagayan is the creator of MeSseD and the visionary behind each season story arc. He and I sit down at Fan Expo New Orleans to hash out unique storytelling possibilities of a story about fighting Cryptozoic monsters in a city sewer, as well as the more real-world importance of creating diverse characters. MeSseD is the story of Lilliput, a metropolitan sanitation worker who ventures into the already-strange world of the sewer and finds it to be full of strange creatures who prefer to stay hidden from the world.

Fun fact: If you watch the video version of this episode, actor Danny Trejo photobombs us at 7:45.

You can follow MeSseD at Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and their official website. You can download free digital comics from their site or purchase paper editions.

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HTP Episode 181 – Allyson Bode (SoulSpeak Studios) @ Fan Expo New Orleans 2024

Artist Allyson Bode and I find a quiet(ish) corner of Fan Expo New Orleans and have a chat about her work- SoulSpeak Studios! Not only her visual arts, but her background as a costumer come up. She and I have similar views on getting started with whatever tools you have, making improvisation and innovation part of your craft, and treating every convention as an adventure. 

On the video version of the podcast, you can also see some works by one of SoulSpeak’s partner artists, Michael Goodbar.

You can follow Allyson on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and the main website for SoulSpeak Studios. She extended SoulSpeak to be a platform for multiple artists, and you can follow her collaborators here.

During this episode, I happened to mention my book, Convention Survival Guide. If you know someone going to their first con, pass it their way!

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HTP Episode 130 – Kellan the ThriftyTrekkie

 

 

Kellan and I are two geeks who are in-between conventions and are just worn out from the travel. In this episode, we compare notes on our favorite conventions… from STTC, SDCC, Phoenix Fan Fusion, Emerald City Comic Con, Soonercon and even a local library con. We also take a deep dive into why geeks get into things like classic TV sitcoms/dramedy and how it relates to our scifi fandom. Prepare for lots of cosplay talk.

Please follow Kellan on Facebook and Twitter!

This episode also introduces our collaboration with Sci-Fi Coffee.  Use promo code HUNGRY for 10% off your order.

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HTP Episode 028 – Madison Spencer Engle …and Picard!

Madison Spencer Engle, who first appeared on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 10 and then again in Episode 22, is a favorite in the Star Trek Cosplay community. Here we wrap up our discussion of Season 1 of Picard, checking our observations from the earlier episodes and seeing how we feel about all the changes to our beloved universe.

Madison frequently does her cosplay to benefit such causes as Hope’s Kids and Walk for the Blind

Here’s where you can keep tabs on Madison, and follow her positivity:

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

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HTP Episode 022 – Madison Spencer Engle Returns!

Madison Spencer Engle, who first appeared on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 10, is a favorite in the Star Trek Cosplay community. This time around, she and I discuss the new series Picard, its relation to Discovery and other Trek series, and what it’s like to live in the new golden age of Trek. What’s the downside of using a replicator? How big of a moment is it to see Guinan and Seven of Nine? In her words, we are such geeks about this!

Madison frequently does her cosplay to benefit such causes as Hope’s Kids and Walk for the Blind

Here’s where you can keep tabs on Madison, and follow her positivity:

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Geek Resources:

The Digital Bits – A great website for getting news on the latest advancements in physical media (because there’s genemore to life than streaming).

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HTP Episode 010 – Madison Spencer Engle

Madison Spencer Engle is a favorite in the Star Trek Cosplay community. Not only is she one of the most popular “Beverly Crushers” on the convention floor, but she’s very active on social media giving advice and helping fellow cosplay fans get the recognition they deserve. Madison actually took her love of costuming into the industry, having spent years as a costumer for Star Trek: Voyager, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Austin Powers. She frequently does her cosplay to benefit such causes as Hope’s Kids and Walk for the Blind

Here’s where you can keep tabs on Madison, and follow her positivity:

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Geek Resources:

Satellite News – The prime resource for all things MST3k. Episode guides, episode reviews, cataloging of obscure references, and the most comprehensive history of the show ever in one spot. Also a moderate amount of Keefe.

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