Monday, August 21, 2023Last summer rerun: Discussing the cinematic universes and superhero politics
In our final rerun, John and Liane talk with then-guest Jim Dandeneau (Den of Geek) comparing and contrasting cinematic universes before spending a li...
Monday, August 7, 2023Summer rerun time: Dr. Alexander Dunst and "The World According to Philip K Dick"
It's another blast from the past as the OWC summer break goes on. In this oldie, Liane and I have a conversation with Alexander Dunst, Assistant...
Monday, July 24, 2023Summer break rerun: "Art vs. Artist" with the H.P Lovecraft Historical Society!
In a repost of OWC's most controversial episode, John and Leanne spoke with Sean Branney and Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Societ...
Monday, July 10, 2023Is the Hollywood Blockbuster on the Way Out?
Seven Days film critic and editor Margot Harrison returns to OWC where we dare to ask whether the age of the giant tentpole blockbuster is winding dow...
Monday, June 12, 2023What's with all these bad Supermen?
Jim and John are joined by Hannibal Tabu and Quinn McGowan to unpack the modern fascination with evil Supermen and how it reflects our cultural mindse...
Monday, May 29, 2023Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn talk everything from Blue Devil to Geoff Johns to Leo Kottke
Jim and John have more fun than they deserve when they talk to legendary comics writers Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin. Naturally we talk about their legen...
Sunday, May 14, 2023Catching up on Screambox and more with Bloody Disgusting's Alex DiVincenzo
Jim goes AWOL as John talks horror stuff with Screambox publicist and Bloody Disgusting contributor Alex DiVincenzo. We get the 411 on the horror stre...
Monday, May 1, 2023Talking Picard
Jim and John are joined by John's ol' pal John Thornberry to discuss the recently-wrapped Picard series from soup to nuts, or rather from th...
Monday, April 17, 2023Science episode! AI and gray goo nanobots with Piper Welch and Kam Bielawski!
Jim and John nerd out on artificial Intelligence and microbiological robots with PhDs-in-progess Piper Welch and Kam Bielawski, who keep them from sp...
Monday, April 3, 2023Mark Russell talks Jesus (and other stuff)
Mark Russell (Second Coming Trinity, Red Sonja, God is Disappointed in You, Fantastic Four, etc) talks with Jim and John about the latest issue of Sec...
Monday, March 13, 2023Another from the vault! United Paizo Workers' Jenny Jarzabski and freelancer Joe Blomquist on organizing geekdom
Yet another from the vault (sorry!). In light of the recent announcement from Comic Book Workers United of a successful contract at Image Comics, it s...
Monday, February 27, 2023From the vault: film critic Margot Harrison on the evolution of the Hollywood "strong female character"
Rerun time! In one of our very first episodes, my then co-host Liane Allen and I pick the brain of film critic Margot Harrison on the history and the ...