Animation, Television

Rocket Power

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Ali discusses the shredding Nicktoon, Rocket Power, created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó. Come along for the ride as she highlights all the ways this sports-centric series resonates with her now compared to when she watched it as a kid, namely all the sweet sibling moments between Otto and Reggie, the many hilarious lines from Twister stemming from his naive nature, the relatability of Sam aka Squid, Raymundo as an amazing dad and Tito as a wonderful fatherly figure, and much more, including what she thinks the four friends’ careers would be and a whole bunch of details she didn’t remember about the show—other than the iconic term, “shoobies,” and the celebratory handshake, “Woogity, woogity, woogity, woogity!”

Rocket Power
Animation, Books, Interview, Television, Writing

Muppets & More with Craig Shemin

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Ali interviews writer, director, and producer, Craig Shemin, who shares about his work with The Jim Henson Company and various Muppets projects, including his two books, Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson’s First Television Show and The Muppets Character Encyclopedia. He also shares about his experience on other shows he wrote for including The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss and Courage the Cowardly Dog, plus his personal favorite piece of Muppets memorabilia and much more!

Craig’s links:

Craig Shemin
Animation, Interview, Television, Voice Acting, Web Series

Creating Characters with Jayden Libran

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Ali interviews actor and puppeteer, Jayden Libran, who shares about his work on various projects that include The Happytime Murders, Helluva Boss, Beavis and Butt-Head, Class Acts, and much more!

Jayden’s links:

Jayden Libran
Animation, Television

The Legend of Korra

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Ali discusses the sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, coming in hot with a few nitpicky narrative criticisms before delving into all the ways this series resonates with its darker and more mature themes, unique villains with a unifying characteristic, Korra’s strength as the protagonist and how she stands out from Aang as the Avatar, and much more, including her thoughts on each of the romances culminating in a (potentially) hot take. “I’m [on a podcast], you gotta deal with it!”

Be sure to also check out her episode on Avatar: The Last Airbender with Harry Mackin.

Interview, Movies, Play, Writing

For the Love of Theater with Evan Marshall

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Ali interviews actor and writer, Evan Marshall, who shares about his play, The AllStore, along with other projects pertaining to theater and film.

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Animation, Anime, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting

A Celebration of Community at Collect-A-Con Los Angeles

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Ali recaps her experience attending Collect-A-Con Los Angeles, highlighting fun panels featuring beloved franchises including Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more!

More episodes on fan conventions:

Collect-A-Con