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Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Is the Meaning of Life really 42? Does anything unreal exist? Hosted by Aaron Bossig, The Hungry Trilobyte Podcast focuses on the power and creativity of the scifi, fantasy, and gaming communities. This podcast enjoys finding the best that fandom has to offer, and tries to better understand what being a geek means.

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00:38:39

HTP #135 - John Bukowski

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/07/28

John Bukowski is the author of Project Suicide, a technical thriller novel with a lot of genre-crossing potential. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, John and I discuss the real-world implications of writing about theoretical cures to Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and how independent writers have to act as their own marketing team. See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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01:12:55

HTP #134 - David Wilson

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/07/21

David Wilson is a horror author and radio hand from Scotland. He comes to Hungry Trilobyte to give a few takes on HP Lovecraft, Stephen King, and fandom! This episode also includes his works 'Children of the Cailleach' and 'Just a Bit of Fun' as bonus segments. See show notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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00:57:35

HTP #133 - Dan Decker Returns!

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/07/10

Dan Decker (last seen in Episode 60) comes back to swap some ideas about why fandom affects different people in different ways-- starting with very young kids and up through all stages of life. He and I pull from examples such as Ghostbusters, Star Wars: Episode I, Transformers, and of course, Star Trek. See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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00:41:25

HTP #132 - Ryan Britt

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/06/16

Ryan Britt is the author of the new book "Phasers on Stun" describing the building of the Star Trek franchise from the earliest days of TOS to the launch of Strange New Worlds. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Ryan and I look at how his book charts the facts while looking at the history of fandom and conventions. -- See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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00:54:29

HTP #131 - Christen Stovall Returns... with Jennifer...

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/05/19

Christen Stovall (from Episode 8) brings her writing partner Jennifer Sanders to Hungry Trilobyte! The two authors have completed a series of fantasy novels, The Fae-Touched Chronicles. During our chat, we discuss not only the release of the first book, Seer's Choice, but we create a writer’s forum where the three of us hash out different creative processes and friendly shenanigans. See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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00:36:46

HTP #130 - Kellan the ThiftyTrekkie

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2022/05/12

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, 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. See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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00:25:07

HTP #129 - Jim Dirschberger

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/05/05

Jim Dirschberger is the creative director at Wide Right Games, the company behind Rifftrax: The Video Game. Jim and I discuss the game from a design perspective, but also from the perspectives of two fans who really, really want to see riffing in new and exciting ways. See show notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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00:29:05

HTP #128 - Dr. Mohamed Noor Returns!

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/04/11

Dr. Mohamed Noor (last appearing on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 79) comes back to the show after a great time on Star Trek: The Cruise. He and I recap some of the fun of the trip, but quickly get down to discussing speculation on extraterrestrial life, how looking at fictional creatures can be used to move real-world biology, and another phase of his research. See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com

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00:42:28

HTP #127 - SegaMasterTim

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/03/30

SegaMasterTim is a veteran of the 90s Console Wars, having sat in the trenches at Australia’s Sega Hotline. Yes, not only does Tim have some great perspective of what gaming was like in the era of the Sega Master System, he also appreciates how the US and Australia had very different experiences with early gaming culture. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, not only do Tim and I get to talk gaming, but we extend those ideas and look at how our online socialization reflects the changes that

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00:38:16

HTP #126 - David Banks

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/03/25

David Banks has a passion for comic book history and preservation, and his latest project has turned him toward doing a full restoration of the comic series Micronauts. This is following his work on Rom: The Space Knight and Usagi Yojimbo. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, David and I talk about the importance of preserving niche comic topics and how some IPs fall through the cracks of history.

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00:45:38

HTP #125 - Chris Byrne, The Toy Guy

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/03/17

Chris Byrne is a toy enthusiast and historian. He operates a blog called The Toy Guy and a podcast called The Playground Podcast. Noting how children use play and imagination to form how they see the world, Chris has some great insights into the roles that toys hold in our lives- both when we’re young and when we’re old. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Chris and I look at how toys have shifted in the eyes of our larger culture. The two of us look into the rise of the adult toy collector,

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00:55:38

HTP #124 - Larry Hankin Returns!

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/03/13

Last seen in Episode 118, Larry Hankin returns to Hungry Trilobyte to move beyond our discussion of comedy and acting. He’s now ready to release his new book, ‘That Guy’ and we have a chat about the struggles of writing and of a new author dealing with the publishing industry. Larry also offers some insight into the homeless problem, having lived that life for a year.

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00:30:52

HTP #123 - Tiffanie Lovett

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/02/17

Tiffanie Lovett is a figure skater based out of San Diego, CA. A lifelong fan of science fiction, one day she felt the need to perform her ice dances to the music from Star Trek, and a new passion for fusing her art with scifi was born! In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Tiffanie clues me in on the world of ice skating and the two of us compare notes on, not only Trek, but Babylon 5, Stargate, and the Olympics. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter -

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00:46:30

HTP #122 - Lorrisa and CJ Julianus

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/02/10

Lorrisa and CJ Julianus are a married couple who founded Binary Star pictures. Their first movie, The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater, is available now. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, we look at how the two made the call to create this film and how they set themselves and their project apart. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter - @AaronBossig Podcast logo and graphics by Marcie London www.MarcieLondon.com - @MarcieLondonArt

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00:39:17

HTP #121 - Allison Church

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/02/02

Author of numerous books, Allison Church comes to Hungry Trilobyte as part of the #Fans4Healing project. In this episode, she and I will talk about how getting into Star Trek fandom helped her understand how to understand her value as a person, as well as how to adapt to her life as a transgender woman. When discussing Star Trek, she mentions how much she loves both Discovery and TOS, and I offer a fan project called Star Trek: Aurora that might offer her a different perspective on the series.

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00:51:35

HTP #120 - John Vorhaus Returns!

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/01/30

John Vorhaus first visited Hungry Trilobyte in Episode #92. Today, he returns to refocus his talk on writing comedy into a talk on specifically writing stand-up comedy. His new book, The Little Book of Stand-Up is available now. John and I compare and contrast it with his earlier work, The Comic Toolbox. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter - @AaronBossig Podcast logo and graphics by Marcie London www.MarcieLondon.com - @MarcieLondonArt

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00:21:37

HTP #119 - Heather Antos

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/01/26

Heather Antos is currently a senior editor at IDW, after having worked with several other comic publishers. She credits her work to a life passion for telling stories, and in this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, the two of us talk about what we look for in a story. Did being a voracious reader as a child give her the tools to create as an adult, or is there more to it? — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter - @AaronBossig Podcast logo and graphics by Marcie London

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01:05:05

HTP #118 - Larry Hankin

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/01/19

Anyone who has seen Home Alone, Billy Madison, Friends or Seinfeld will recognize Larry Hankin in a second. Diehard fans will also spot him in Star Trek and Married With Children. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Larry and I start off by discussing acting and finding creativity (we all have it!) and then move on to trying to understand if we have any hope for surviving as a people—on earth or in space. Turns out, Larry looks at life from an anthropological point of view, and has some insights

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01:02:49

HTP #117 - Ash Congiliando

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2022/01/13

In addition to being a filmmaker and fellow podcaster, Ash Congiliando is the writer behind the Tales from the Toy Cave blog. In this episode, Ash and I have a frank talk about a possible end in the adult toy collector hobby, and how being film buffs for many years has given us different ways of looking at movies we might have (in another lifetime) trashed completely. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter - @AaronBossig Podcast logo and graphics by Marcie London

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00:36:20

HTP #116 - Frank Conniff

Hungry Trilobyte Podcast ·

2021/12/23

Frank Conniff (known to MST3K fans as “TV’s Frank”) is now the star of a riffing show called The Mads Are Back. The two of us spend a lot of time talking about discovering movies, appreciating offbeat cinema, and how the movie culture has grown and changed over the years, particularly in our lifetimes. From silent films, to the studio system era, to Disney’s takeover of Marvel, there’s a lot to cover in this chat! — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on Twitter -

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