Artist & author Dan Hogan returns to chat Redshirts, webcomics, cartoons, and Tim Hortons. Also joining the conversation is the always hilarious Tina who shares podcast recommendations and laughter with us.

• Allergies, yo!
• New Equipment is rad.
• This is Dan’s second visit to the show. Last season he was on the show and he was a recent guest on Film Frown.
• Don’t click this, Thicke of the Night.
• Chris giggles like a teen girl about South Park’s Go Fund Yourself and Freemium Isn’t Free.
• We talk Kickstarter, pluses/minuses.
• Dan reminds us of Dinosaur Comics, talks Ryan North’s book, To Be or Not To Be and the podcast he heard the story on, MakeItThenTellEverybody.
• The happy podcasters review John Scalzi’s Redshirts, a parody of Star Trek. Honestly, you can enjoy the book without any prior Star Trek knowledge. In fact, you can read the first few chapters here.
• Secret of the Lizard People (Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy #7) & Full House: That’s the Way It Crumbles, Cookie are recent book finds by Dan.
• Tina is reading the The Daily Mail because she’s heard enough about Star Trek.
• Burger King wants to buy Tim Hortons to be closer to Chris. Well, that and to move their HQ to Canada and pay less in taxes.
• Dan found Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom very interesting and from there Chris & Dan whirl down the Cory Doctorow rabbit hole, talking Little Brother and Rapture of the Nerds.
• While Dan & Tina lament the size of the GVSU campus, Chris shares important advice about avalanches.
• Dan suggests that you participate in NANOWRIMO and check out his new shirt design.
• The Saturday Morning preview with Scott Baio?
• Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince, Hammer Man, Little Rosey and Gravedale High.
• We discuss the first episode of Film Frown.
• Podcast recommendation: Dads Being Dads.
• Webcomic recommendation: The Molebashes.

Andy Luther is back in part two of our interview with the actor. We discuss his movie roles, triple threats, and working for The Onion. Part one can be found here.

• Andy tells us stories from his time on the set of Rory’s First Kiss, aka The Dark Knight.
• Andy is currently in We Three over at the side project theatre company in Chicago.
• Another recent project is a feature film still in production, Thrill Ride. There’s a touching story behind the making of the movie and a gallery of photos of the scenes that Andy talked about.
• Noises Off, apple boxes, The Hobbit and other fine subjects to ogle.

QUIZ TIME

• Paul and Andy learn about another Michigander, Sam Raimi.
• Dig this Sam Raimi cameo in this 80’s film.
• Sam Raimi’s 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 has appeared in most of his films.
• “This is my boom stick!”

Are you sitting down? Paul wins!

• Andy & Chris reminisce about Amber Waves and amazing actresses they worked with back in the day.
• Cherry County Playhouse brought big Hollywood names to Chris & Andy’s home town.
• Our guest rubs elbows with Gary Sinise. And by “rub elbows,” we mean that he practically knocked him over once back stage.
• We discuss the Star System from the golden age of Hollywood, Robert Osborne and his appearance on Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast.
• Andy thinks Gene Kelly is the definition of a triple threat and he cites, Singing in the Rain.
• Lasco Remodeling & Painting is Andy’s Chicago area business. He hires his fellow actors to help them make a living & teach them an additional trade.
• Andy recently appeared in a Clickhole video, Man Locks Himself In Hot Car To Prove That Babies And Dogs Are Cowards.

Thanks again to Andy Luther for joining us and sharing. Andy can be found through the Paonessa Talent Agency, his amazing agent. Put him in your show, viral video, play or magical lantern. Be sure to contact Paul & Chris by clicking their names. Don’t write them letters, letters are made of trees!

We have the awesome pleasure to chat with Andy Luther, an actor in Chicago. Andy studied in New York, he’s appeared in films and television but his passion is theater. When he’s not working, he has a contracting business and hires actors to give them a viable skill to support their art. We chat about acting, attending university as older students,

• Is this a family show? Andy likes bleep noises as much as Paul. He cites the bleeped out Count as one of the funniest things he’s seen.
• Keyboard background noises brought to you by our new foley artists, Colette.
• Aside from university training, Andy attended The Acting Studio in New York.
• We learn about Stanislavski and the Meisner technique.
• Chris and Andy remember their director, Jack Rice and Muskegon Community College.
• Paul and Chris suggest Orphan Black.
• The guys discuss Newsroom & House of Cards.
• Andy appeared in The Comedy of Errors at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
• We open a pizza parlor, but it’s trademarked. Do not steal it.
• Andy answer a question from our previous episode’s guest, Seth.
• We discuss the late night show hosts, the 2010 conflict and improv versus sketch comedy.
• Andy mourns the loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Williams and discusses how well comedians perform drama.
• We cover the difference between theater and film acting. Andy shares that the auditions are also different, recounting a recent Fargo audition.

Thanks to Andy Luther for chatting us up, like a boss. Here’s hoping he is one day immortalized in cartoon. If you’d like to make that happen or hire this talented actor contact his agency, Paonessa Talent Agency. Next episode, we’ll chat with Andy some more.

Continuing the show from last week, we’re chatting with our musician friend, Seth. The gang discusses the evolution of business on the web and changing technology over the last 10 years. Should you cultivate your passion as a hobby or as a profession?

• When Seth was working in news broadcasting, he totally dug using a Ross Video Switcher.
• Recent guest Justin Hall spoke at the xoxo festival recently. See his appearance here.
• Paul has a love-hate relationship with javascript.
• Paul argues that these days employers aren’t hiring people in technology for what they know and what they can do. Instead people are hired for how fast they can learn and for what they will be doing in two years. His advice, have a portfolio.
• Seth remembers the Real Genius days when folks interested in technology went to university to learn lasers.
• Living without human contact for 27 years? Check out the North Pond Hermit.
• Seth enjoys podcasts by Joe Rogan and Marc Maron.
• Paul says collaboration is the key to not getting stuck in the artistic loop — over thinking your work or being too critical of yourself.
• Seth is excited to see how Elon Musk and Tesla Motors change the world of business.
• Chris & Paul suggest people check out the community of developers on cupcake.io.

Check out Seth’s music on Reverb Nation. Remember to hitch a ride on your dream balloon and pursue your art! Make sure it’s your dream balloon and not one of those sadistic balloons.

On this episode we talk with Seth, who just made the leap from a career in television production to pursuing the starving artist lifestyle of musician. We talk interview skills, taming the creative brain and connectivity in the age of the smartphone.

• Edmonton has its own version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the form of a live show called Turkey Shoot. Of course we have another podcast called Film Frown where you can hear Paul & Chris make fun of bad movies.
• All the guys chat about Grand Valley State University and it’s robotic retrieval system. You can watch live for some reason.
• Seth collaborated with guitarist Brooks to make an album which is available to listen for free, Ravenous Magnet.
• The entire planet wears bluetooth ear pieces to get their daily advertising via this Doctor Who episode.
• Seth likes Akai products, but lately beat production has moved to computers instead of standalone machines.
• Chris suggests Jack Conte, part of Pomplamoose and maker of awesome music of all kinds including this video with robots.
• You could try some art hop from Big Ben and Edmonton local.

Be sure to check out the album Seth collaborated on, Ravenous Magnet, and tune in for the next episode of our show which will be part two with Seth.