The Earth Station One Podcast

The ESO Network celebrated the 30th anniversary of Dragon Con with a toast and tales from Mike, Mike, Dr. Scott Viguie, Debbie Viguie, Jason De La Torre, Rita De La Torre, Darren Nowell, Mary Lou Who, Amanda Campbell, Brad Jackson, Joe Harris, Rebecca McCoy, Mary Ogle, Angela Pritchett, Kevin Eldridge, Felicity Kusinitz, and the award-winning Mark Maddox. It’s an ESO family reunion! The ESO Network Dragon Con If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

Recorded live at Dragon Con 2016! Mike, Mike, Darren Nowell, Gary Mitchel, and Felicity Kusinitz (with special assistance from KC Ryan-Pierce sing songs about Skid Row, dentistry, unrequited love, and a mean green mother from outer space. Many thanks to the American Sci-Fi Classic track for hosting the panel and not feeding us to the plants. Links The ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio The American Classic Sci-Fi Track @ Dragon Con The Flopcast Little Shop of Horrors Directors Cut Little Shop of Horrors – Roger Corman version ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

Mike and Mike travel to the 31st century to apply for membership in the Super-Hero Podcast Club, but before they can get their flight rings, they are tested by Legion of Substitute Podcasters Darren Nowell and Paul French. Plus, Comix filmmaker Michael Valentine encounters the villainy of the Geek Seat. All this, along with the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open w Rants & Raves Remembering Gene Wilder 0:19:31 The Geek Seat w/ Michael Valentine 0:46:09 The Legion of Superheroes 1:48:05 The Khan Report 1:55:48 Show Close Links The ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio Ashley Pauls Kubo and the Two Strings review C & C Geekcast Earth Station One Podcast Live at Dragon Con 2016 – The 30th Anniversary of Little Shop of Horrors Earth Station Who Live at Dragon Con 2016 – What Makes A Good Companion Shacase: Legion of Super-heroes Vol 1 Legion of Super-heroes – The Great Darkness Saga Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds Legion of Substitute Podcasters Comix: Beyond the Comic Book Pages White Rocket Podcast #105 – Led Zeppelin Part 2 ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

Ready or not, the time has come! Dragon Con’s 30th anniversary party is about to begin and everyone is invited. Mike, Mike, Darren, MaryLouWho, and Dakoma report on some last-minute news and then are joined by Nikki Rau-Baker, Kevin Bachelor, Eternal Zan, and a variety of folks who left messages about what they are most looking forward to at this year’s show. But before we can lift our buckets or enjoy the pie, long-time listener Buddy Baker busts some common alcohol myths to help us prevail the long but fun weekend. Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open, Dragon Con News, What the Crew is Looking Forward To 0:45:56 Geek Behind the Lens w/ Nikki Rau-Baker 0:59:46 Eternal Zan – America’s Mart 1:14:53 Dragon Con Newbies w/ Kevin Bachelder 1:27:27 Buddy Baker and the Truth of Alcohol 1:43:24 Your Calls w/ Dragon Con Thoughts 2:19:40 Show Close DragonCon DragonCon Newbies Dragon Con Memberships The Dragon Con App on iOS Dragon Con App for Android If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

If you must blink, do it now. Pay attention to everything you hear from Mike, Mike, Ashley Pauls, Keith Johnson, and Paul Combs no matter how unusual it may seem. And it you look away, even for an instant, Paul may perish in the Geek Seat. The ESO crew review the latest Laika release, along with the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open w Rants & Raves 0:17:40 The Geek Seat w/ Paul Combs 0:30:29 Kubo & The Two Strings 1:27:47 The Khan Report 1:34:23 Show Close Links The ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio Ashley Pauls Kubo and the Two Strings review C & C Geekcast Earth Station One Podcast Live at Dragon Con 2016 – The 30th Anniversary of Little Shop of Horrors Earth Station Who Live at Dragon Con 2016 – What Makes A Good Companion ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Aug 28-29 – FumpFest (Chicago, IL) FLOP (Kornflake “Dementia Water Aerobics”) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

The 2016 summer movie season is nearly over and Mike and Mike decide to take a minute to catch their breath and just before one of ESO’s favorite conventions of the year. Joining them on the back porch of the station for an informal chat is ESO-Pro’s Richard Ewell and the Geek Girl herself, Angela Pritchett. Sit back for some rambling along with the usual Rants, Raves, a Khan Report, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:00:00 Summer Geek Talk 1:26:12 A Geek Girl’s Take 1:29:03 The Khan Report 1:38:23 Show Close Links The ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio A Geek Girl’s Take ESO ProWrestling Roundtable White Rocket #104 ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Aug 19 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Aug 28-29 – FumpFest (Chicago, IL) FLOP (Kornflake “Dementia Water Aerobics”) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

The task force of Mike, Mike, Alex Autrey, Ashley Pauls, and the long-awaited return of JD Onesi, tackles the most recent installment of the DC cinematic universe, despite the less than favorable odds of survival. Plus, Raiders Guy Eric Zala makes a pit stop on his cross country road trip to fuel up in the Geek Seat! All this, along with the usual Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs!

After almost a decade, Jason Bourne remembers just enough to return to theaters for the summer movie season. Special agents Mike, Mike, Ashley Pauls, and Mark Heffernan review the entire Bourne portfolio including the latest thriller. Plus, Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open / Rants & Raves 0:24:13 Who is Jason Bourne? 1:23:24 A Geek Girl’s Take 1:25:38 The Khan Report 1:30:34 Show Close Links The ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio Jason Bourne review by Ashley Pauls Raiders Guys FloydFest Hogan’s Alley The Bourne Classifieds on Blu-Ray The Jason Bourne Series By Robert Ludlum ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Aug 14 – Atlanta Comic Convention ESO (MikeF, MikeG) Aug 19 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Aug 28-29 – FumpFest (Chicago, IL) FLOP (Kornflake “Dementia Water Aerobics”) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

There’s just a little over a month before the big event! So while you’re sewing your costume, fermenting your pie, training your body, applying for a loan, and waiting for the official app to go online, listen to Mike, Mike, Mary Lou Who, Dakoma, and Darren provide the latest news and discuss the do’s and don’ts of celebrity interaction. Plus, we speak with Jamie Poff and James Henson from the new Military SciFi Media track, and Lil Watson, the new Assistant Media Relations Director. All this, along with sage advice from Michelle Biddix-Simmons and Eternal Zan. Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open, Dragon Con News, Celebrity is Not Consent 1:06:40 Drop By Dragon Con w/ Michelle 1:31:10 Lil Watson – Asst Dragon Con Media Director 1:45:03 New Military SciFi Media Track 2:07:03 Eternal Zan – The Sheraton 2:24:30 Show Close DragonCon DragonCon Newbies Military SciFi Media @ Dragon Con Dragon Con Media Releations Dragon Con Memberships Atlanta Comic Convention Dragon Con VIP Raffle Dragon Awards Voting Registration Parking Panda Celebrity is Not Consent If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

This year, Star Trek celebrates 50 years! Mike, Mike, Ashley Pauls and Jennifer Hartshorn face the wrath of Krall and review the latest entry to the Trek film franchise. Plus, the final frontier finally pushes back and one of science fiction’s longest running institutions lands in the Geek Seat! All this, along with the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open / Rants & Raves SCC 0:16:15 Star Trek in the Geek Seat 0:50:49 Star Trek Beyond 1:47:48 A Geek Girl’s Take 1:49:40 The Khan Report 1:54:04 Show Close Links The ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Jul 30 – Doctor Geek’s Science Fair (Celebration, FL) DRGEEK (Scott, Debbie) Aug 14 – Atlanta Comic Convention ESO (MikeF, MikeG) Aug 19 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

It’s been a long time since there was something strange in the neighborhood, but now there’s a new group of Ghostbusters to answer the call. Mike, Mike, Ashley, and Alex charge the lines, create the vortex, and break the barriers on 2016’s most divisive movie. Plus, Van Jensen and Pete Woods come out of the shadows to expose the Cryptocracy and find themselves manipulated into the Geek Seat! All this, along with the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open / Rants & Raves 0:18:55 The Geek Seat w/ Pete Woods & Van Jensen 0:37:43 Ghostbusters 1:29:02 A Geek Girl’s Take 1:31:31 The Khan Report 1:36:39 Show Close Links The New ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio Cryptocracy #1 Art of Pete Woods Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man Ghostbusters review by Ashley Pauls Aurora Cineplex White Rocket Podcast #100 ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Jul 30 – Doctor Geek’s Science Fair (Celebration, FL) DRGEEK (Scott, Debbie) Aug 14 – Atlanta Comic Convention ESO (MikeF, MikeG) Aug 19 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

The battle of the supercomputers comes to an end in the fifth and final season of one of the most subversive shows on network television. Irrelevant numbers Mike, Mike, Drew Leiter, and the award-winning author Bobby Nash survey the conclusion and playback their favorite moments from the entire series. Plus, Timothy Price, Robert Scott Field, and Alan OW Barnes give us a glimpse into Big in Japan II and one of them ends up in the Geek Seat! All this, along with the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open / Rants & Raves 0:19:30 The Geek Seat w/ Alan OW Barnes 0:50:14 Person of Interest 1:45:12 A Geek Girl’s Take 1:46:49 The Khan Report 1:52:55 Show Close Links The New ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio Big in Japan II Wonder Cat Robert Scott Earth Station DCU Comic News Insider #700 Borderlands Comics & Games Person of Interest Seasons 1 – 5 on Blu-Ray ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Jul 16 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Jul 30 – Doctor Geek’s Science Fair (Celebration, FL) DRGEEK (Scott, Debbie) Aug 14 – Atlanta Comic Convention ESO (MikeF, MikeG) Aug 19 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

The summer movie season continues with some monkey business on a sunny afternoon. The Lord of the Jungle returns to the big screen and Mike, Mike, Dr. Scott Viguie, and Lin Workman trade in their space suits for loincloths and make like an apeman. Plus, writer, artist, and web developer Andrew LoVuolo opens a rift into the Geek Seat. All this, along with the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open / Rants & Raves 0:16:08 The Geek Seat w/ Andrew LoVuolo 0:34:31 The Legend of Tarzan 1:24:18 A Geek Girl’s Take 1:25:39 The Khan Report w/ Dr Geek 1:36:47 Show Close Links The New ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio Graphic Illusions Studios Andrew LoVuolo on Twitter Lin Workman Disney’s Tarzan The Original Tarzan Films of the 1930’s and 40’s Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Jul 9 – Doctor Who Comic Day @ Borderlands (Greenville, SC) ESO/ESW (MikeG) Jul 16 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Jul 30 – Doctor Geek’s Science Fair (Celebration, FL) DRGEEK (Scott, Debbie) Aug 14 – Atlanta Comic Convention ESO (MikeF, MikeG) Aug 19 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

*WARNING THIS EPISODE IS NOT FOR KIDS* ESO is off to see the Wizard! Mike and Mike are joined by friends of Dorothy Darren Nowell and Moxie Anne Magnus as they look over and under the rainbow. Plus, Moxie finds herself out of the Salonbay and into the Geek Seat! All this, along with the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Girl’s Take, and Shout Outs! Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open / Rants & Raves 0:11:35 The Geek Seat w/ Moxie Anne Magnus 0:35:07 The Wizard of Oz 1:27:49 A Geek Girl’s Take 1:29:36 The Khan Report 1:41:53 Show Close Links The New ESO Amazon.com E-Store ESO on iTunes ESO on Stitcher Radio Moxie Magnus Tales from Salonbay The Wizard of Oz on DVD The Wizard of Oz by Marvel Comics ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Jun 30 – Jul 3 CONvergence (Bloomington, MN) FLOP (Kevin & Mayor of Chickentown) Jul 9 – Doctor Who Comic Day @ Borderlands (Greenville, SC) ESO/ESW (MikeG) Jul 16 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Aug 14 – Atlanta Comic Convention ESO (MikeF, MikeG) Aug 19 – Speakeasy Electro Swing @ Red Light Cafe (Atlanta, GA) RETRO (Q) Sept 2-5 Dragon Con (Atlanta, GA) ESO Network Oct 7-9 Monsterama (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG, MikeF) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com

The big event is only a little over two months away and Mike, Mike, Darren Nowell, Dakoma Sanchez, and Nikki Rau-Baker share all the latest news and announcements. Featuring a frank discussion on diversity at Dragon Con – past, present, and future. Plus, reports from Michelle Biddix-Simmons and Eternal Zan. Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open, Dragon Con News, Guest List, Diversity @ Dragon Con 1:03:25 Drop By Dragon Con w/ Michelle 1:23:09 Eternal Zan – The Atlanta Hilton 1:39:00 Show Close DragonCon DragonCon Newbies Geek Behind The Lens Drop By DragonCon Lady Helhath on Facebook Has a list of all the Dragon Con hotel/rooms communities including those not on Facebook Official hotel info If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com