Today's Guest: Joe Murray, animation creator, "Rocko's Modern Life," "Camp Lazlo" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of two-dimensional, banana-mouthed warthogs in the new new media capital of the world and home of the best team in baseball… St. Petersburg, Florida! Joe Murray has a natural flair for animation and characters... Continue Reading →
701 Cartoon Art Museum curator Andrew Farago speaks ‘Looney’! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Andrew Farago, curator, Cartoon Art Museum, author, Looney Tunes Treasury My brother Ira was a Popeye fan. Me? Looney Tunes all the way. I lost hours of my youth watching Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky, Tweety, the Road Runner, Sylvester and Marvin over and over again the way my son once watched The Bear... Continue Reading →
603 The Last Airbender gets graphic novel treatment! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Dave Roman, Alison Wilgus, co-authors, The Last Airbender: Prequel: Zuko's Story “Dad, my friends and I want to have an ‘Avatar’ sleepover marathon and then go see The Last Airbender movie in the morning. You said that would be okay weeks ago…” Apparently, Aang is knocking at the door and I’m in danger... Continue Reading →
Ming-Na beams in from Stargate to spend night with Charlie Sheen! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I always dreamed there would come a day when I would meet the lovely actress Ming-Na. But I thought it would be in a smoky, out of the way bar, we’d both be single… I’m sorry—where was I? MING-NA podcast excerpt: "As much as I'm proud to be part of the Disney legacy as... Continue Reading →
Clone Wars this! Cat Taber on voicing Star Wars’ Padmé Amidala! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Cat Taber, voice of Padmé Amidala on the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" I go back just as far as possible in the Star Wars viewing world. Before the original movie even opened in theaters back in 1977, my friend Bob Pinaha and I received invitations to its red... Continue Reading →
19 Kit Boss takes his Creature Comforts from animation! PODCAST INTERVIEW
BOB ANDELMAN: Kit, welcome to Mr. Media. (2012 UPDATE: Congratulations to Kit Boss, who shared an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Animated Program" as consulting producer of "Bob's Burgers" on Fox!) The confounding thing about seeing your friends become successful is that while you’re obviously happy for the good things that come their way, a... Continue Reading →