Yearly Archives: 2014

Host Chris Bashen finally brings the first installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, A New Hope to the Nerd Outcast Podcast. Experts this week include myself and Theater Director Orion Couling.

The podcast's outcasts are nerd superstar Matthew Amador and newcomer, Melissa McNamara. Two outcasts and two experts set the stage for this in-depth discussion! Is it fair to expect better acting out of A New Hope? How well is the Hero's Journey portrayed in the film? Does it hold up? And what do Buddhism and Star Wars have in common? Listen and find out!

What happens when you get an actor, an actress, a casting agent, a director, and a writer in the same room talking Battlestar Galactica?  You get this two hour long episode!  Host Chris Bashen's guests include returners Heather Ash, myself, and Matthew Amador.  His newcomers are fellow pod-caster Clint Worthington and Stage/TV actress Allison Tolman. Where did Ron Moore get his start in television?  What are the hallmarks of his writing? Is the remake superior to the original?  How is Adama as Commander?  Who is our least favorite character on the show?  We get carried away and talk forever on all of this and so much more.  Please listen and enjoy!

Host Chris Bashen leads a rollicking discussion of the sci-fi comedy movie, Galaxy Quest.  My experts include returners Ryan Bond, Dominic Cianciolo, and newcomer Heather Ash (whom has an impressive writing resume to boot!)  Together, these noble experts fight off the hatred of my outcast, Andrew Kudla.

Actually, Andrew likes the movie too...actually, everybody really likes this movie.  How does Galaxy Quest pay homage to Star Trek?  Did William Shatner find it enjoyable?  Was Tony Shaloub high throughout the whole film?  And is Sam Rockwell bad in anything?  We discuss all of this and more on this science fiction episode!