Today's Guest: Peter Byck, documentary filmmaker, Carbon Nation Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of climate change deniers who are happy to be sweating in winter and freezing in summer… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I imagine that the first requirement of directing documentary... Continue Reading →
Cartoonist Howard Cruse packages Wendel for the modern gay readers! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of famous American cartoonists who could pass for gay… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 of 2 When it came to Howard Cruse’s comic strip character Wendel, the word “gay” really did mean “happy.” That’s one of... Continue Reading →
729 Writer W.K. Krueger sends Cork O’Connor into Vermilion Drift! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: William Kent Krueger, novelist, Vermilion Drift Don’t you love it when a friend recommends a book and it turns out he was right? That’s how I got turned on to William Kent Krueger’s new book, Vermilion Drift. A friend knew I would love a good mystery and said, “Read this.” WILLIAM KENT... Continue Reading →
A Cadillacs and Dinosaurs drawing lesson with Mark Schultz! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Mark Schultz, comic book artist, creator, Xenozoic Tales, a.k.a., Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Part 1 of 2 Back in the mid-1980s, when serious comic book fans heard that artist and writer Mark Schultz had created a world that crossed dinosaurs and Cadillacs, their first reaction was: “Cool!” Some no doubt thought that it... Continue Reading →
716 Animator Joe Murray gave modern life to Rocko and Camp Lazlo! VIDEO INTERVIEW
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 →
713 Samantha Lockwood takes Jay Mewes to romantic comedy hell! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Samantha Lockwood, actor, Shoot the Hero Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of slobbering horndogs in the new new media capital of the world and home of the best team in baseball… St. Petersburg, Florida! What’s a stunningly beautiful actress like Samantha Lockwood doing in a hail of... Continue Reading →
Bitch Slap star America Olivo meets Spider-Man on Broadway! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: America Olivo, actor, "Chicago P.D.," "Defiance," "DeGrassi: The Next Generation" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of shirtless, Levi Johnston wannabes… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! If you’re enjoying Mr. Media on video, you already know that the camera loves America... Continue Reading →
627 Borat’s Ken Davitian wrestles with me but keeps his pants on! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ken Davitian, actor, Borat, "Chuck" Granted, the role for which everyone best—or maybe worst--remembers actor Ken Davitian is “Azamat Bagatov,” Borat’s manager in the 2006 movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Anyone who saw it will forever have the image of... Continue Reading →
626 Novelist Anna David watches way too much reality TV! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Anna David, author, Reality Matters Has your television viewing been subsumed by reality television in recent years? I know mine has. Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmare, Big Brother, Survivor, The Dog Whisperer, The Apprentice—original, not the extra-crispy celebrity edition--and even I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here have... Continue Reading →
615 What would Rob Sachs do if stuck talking to Mr. Media for 30 minutes? VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rob Sachs, NPR podcast host, "What Would Rob Do," author, What Would Rob Do? Mr. Media is recorded live from the NEW new media capitol of the world and hometown of not one but two public radio stations, WMNF and WUSF… Tampa Bay, Florida! Self-help books are okay if you don’t... Continue Reading →