Genre Talk Podcast

25/06/2024

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21/06/2024

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19/10/2023

I am back to interviewing authors on CREATOR TALK LIVE on TikTok, 7 pm CST US every Monday-Friday. If you enjoyed , you will enjoy this. Here’s Episode 1 with Tori Eldridge

CREATOR TALK LIVE Episode 1 Interview with award-winning Author TORI ELDRIDGE, The Lily Wong series. Host: Bryan Thomas Schmidt

02/10/2023

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18/10/2021

Our last episode of Season 2 of GENRE TALK podcast is live now with guest Scott Sigler talking , , , podcasting and more. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/GT-2-17-with-Scott-Sigler-e18v2uo

14/09/2021

Our latest episode features Weston Ochse. Talking military horror and what makes it authentic, alien, and more. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-15-with-Weston-Ochse-e17b0si

What’s it really like to have PTSD? What separates authentic military horror from the rest? This weeks’ guest Weston Ochse answers these questions and more. Weston Ochse is a U.S. Service veteran as both active duty and independent contractor, having served multiple tours in Afghanistan, among o...

16/08/2021

Our latest episode of podcast features upcoming actress Heidi Danae Crane discussing launching a NY theatre career in the midst of a COVID showdown and much more. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-13-with-Heidi-Danae-Crane-e1613rk

What’s it like launching an acting career in the midst of a COVID-19 shut down? What’s it like to move across the country to one of the biggest cities in the world and build a career in the theatre capital of the world? What is it like to audition by video? Bryan and Phillip discuss these questi...

05/07/2021

The latest episode of GENRE TALK featuring master of voices Derek Stephen Prince is now live https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-10-with-Derek-Stephen-Prince-e13vgtr. How do voice actors make all those amazing voices? How do they break in? What’s it like to walk around unnoticed among fans who only know you for your voice? Get answers to all this and more now on Season 2, episode 10 of GENRE TALK.

How do voice actors make all those amazing voices? What inspires them? How do you break into voice acting? What’s it like to be unrecognized by fans who only know your voice? Learn all this and more as Bryan and Phillip interview voice actor Derek Stephen Prince on this week’s episode. He even a...

07/06/2021

Check out our latest episode 2.8 with guest Doctorow, Cory talking writing, learning from scifi greats, founding a successful blog, creative commons copyright and more. Listen now! https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-8-with-Cory-Doctorow-e12bgoa

Ever wondered how Creative Commons Copyright works? Or what it's like to hang with legendary writers of science fiction and learn at their feet? What's it like to have a blog read by thousands? These week's guest, New York Times Bestselling author Cory Doctorow has done all this and more. Listen to....

24/05/2021

What’s it like to sell a screenplay that launches a franchise? Get the inside scoop and more on Genre Talk 2.7 with https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-7-with-Peter-Briggs-e11fdif

What is it like to create a major studio franchise? Or to sell a spec script for 7 figures? Peter Briggs, screenwriter of the original (unproduced) Aliens Vs. Predator and cowriter of 2004's Hellboy with Guillermo Del Toro, knows the answers to both. He's been a Hollywood screenwriter and script doc...

10/05/2021

On our latest episode, editor Sheila Williams gives us the inside scoop on Asimov's Science Fiction: what she looks for in a good Asimov's story, what it's like behind the scenes, and what it's like working with legends like Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois, and Robert Silverberg. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-6-With-Sheila-Williams-e10k5em

How do you sell a story to the leading science fiction magazine? What does the editor look for? How do they deal with submissions? What's it like to work with legends? Find out the answers to these questions and more this week with our guest Editor Sheila Williams, the editor of Asimov's Science Fic...

08/05/2021

Here’s the rundown of our upcoming guests for the podcast. So coming Monday we have editor Sheila Williams of Asimov’s Science-Fiction. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast

A show about pop culture, featuring interviews with popular creators and talk about all things fannish led by Hugo-nominated national bestselling author Bryan Thomas Schmidt and cohost Philip Vargas, a top gaming writer.

01/05/2021

FORTHCOMING GUEST SCHEDULE:
Sheila Williams-Asimov’s editor-Live May 10
Peter Briggs- screenwriter-Live May 24
Derek Stephen Prince-voice actor-live June7
AC Wise-author-June 21
Christine Taylor-Butler-author-Live July 5
Cory Doctorow NYT Bestselling author/blogger-Live July 19
Alethea Kontis-New York Times Bestselling author-Live Aug 2

26/04/2021

Learn all about making the transition from child actor to adult with our latest episode featuring Brandon Tyler Russell https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-5-With-Brandon-Tyler-Russell-evlo8q who acted with Peter Fonda then guest starred on Phillip Vargas Bryan Thomas Schmidt Author-Editor

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a child star? Even more so, how does a child actor transition successfully to an adult career? This week’s guest Brandon Tyler Russell has done both and tells us about it as well as working as a child actor with Oscar winner Peter Fonda, his appearance as a young...

26/04/2021

Learn all about making the transition from child actor to adult with our latest episode featuring Brandon Tyler Russell https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-5-With-Brandon-Tyler-Russell-evlo8q who acted with Peter Fonda then guest starred on Phillip Vargas

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a child star? Even more so, how does a child actor transition successfully to an adult career? This week’s guest Brandon Tyler Russell has done both and tells us about it as well as working as a child actor with Oscar winner Peter Fonda, his appearance as a young...

12/04/2021

Now live, GENRE TALK Season Two Episode 4, with Broadway Producer Eric Falkenstein taking us behind the scenes of the New York theatre world and discussing what that might look like in a post-COVID world. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-4-with-Eric-Falkenstein-eunbbf

Who doesn't like the excitement of a live show--especially on Broadway where performers at the top of their game give their all with no margin for error? This week's guest is a major Broadway producer, Eric Falkenstein, who takes us behind the scenes of putting together a Broadway show and fills us....

12/04/2021

Who doesn’t love Broadway and going to live shows—especially performers working at the top of the game with little margin for error? This episode Broadway producer Eric Falkenstein, the man behind some of Broadway’s biggest shows this past decade (The Butler, Moulan Rouge!, All My Sons, Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird) takes us behind the scenes of Broadway and joins Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Phillip Vargas for a candid discussion of what the future will look like for Broadway after COVID-19 and when you might see those shows and tours opening up again in theaters near you. All this and more on GENRE TALK Season 2, Episode 4 tomorrow at 8 a.m. at
https://www.podpage.com/genre-talk/

A show about pop culture, featuring interviews with popular creators and talk about all things fannish led by Hugo-nominated national bestselling author …

26/03/2021

Be sure and check out our latest episode woth guest Stacia Deutsch, The New York Times best-selling author I’ve over 300 titles. On Monday, our next episode will feature Dan Norton, the art director of Root Games and animator and artist of many titles. Find all of our episodes at anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast.

16/03/2021

Here’s your chance to submit questions for upcoming GENRE TALK guests. We will chose the best question or questions to ask during recording.

Upcoming guests:
Derek Stephen Prince Voice Actor
Alethea Kontis Author
Hank Phillippi Ryan

Submit in comments please.

15/03/2021

Now live GENRE TALK Episode 2.2 with New York Times Bestseller Stacia Deutsch, author of 300 books from tie-ins to original, primarily for children. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-2-With-Stacia-Deutsch-esjl2h

This week's guest is New York Times bestselling children's author Stacia Deutsch, author of more than 300 books. In addition to her award-winning creative chapter book series Blast To The Past, Stacia has also ghostwritten for a popular girls' mystery series (Nancy Drew), published non-fiction texts...

06/03/2021

Here’s a quick one minute preview of upcoming shows through this season  https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast

A show about pop culture, featuring interviews with popular creators and talk about all things fannish led by Hugo-nominated national bestselling author Bryan Thomas Schmidt and cohost Philip Vargas, a top gaming writer.

06/03/2021

This weekend might be a good time to check out the latest episode of GENRE TALK podcast wherein Phillip Vargas and I chat all things Alien Vs. Predator, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Acting, costume and makeup and more with actor Ian Whyte. https://anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast/episodes/Genre-Talk-2-1-With-Ian-Whyte-er8ep9

This is the first episode of our second season and the first official episode with new cohost Phillip Vargas joining Bryan Thomas Schmidt. Our guest, Ian Whyte, is a Welsh former professional basketball player turned stuntman and actor. Although he is probably best known for his portrayal of predato...