In The Fanbase Weekly, the Fanbase Press staff and a host of special guests from across the pop culture spectrum discuss the top geek stories of the week.
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Ashleigh Popplewell (artist/sketch card artist) and Jessica Silvetti and Ethan Kogan (writers/directors/creators – Shockheaded Peter – Part Two) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including SAG-AFTRA’s response to AI performers, a new host for Reading Rainbow, and James Gunn’s DCU/MCU crossover.
Hosts: Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief), Drew Siragusa (Fanbase Press Senior Contributor), and Claire Thorne (creator, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space)
Special Guests: Ashleigh Popplewell (artist/sketch card artist) and Jessica Silvetti and Ethan Kogan (writers/directors/creators – Shockheaded Peter – Part Two)
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Segments:
21:18 – (THR) SAG-AFTRA Slams AI Actress: “Tilly Norwood Is Not an Actor — It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion”
42:07 – (Book Riot) Meet the New Host of READING RAINBOW: Mychal the Librarian
53:15 – (GamesRadar+) James Gunn confirms Marvel exists in the DCU just as the DC Universe exists in the MCU, says Edgar Wright would have directed DC reality’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY films
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Produced by: Mikal kHill
Episode Photo by: Sean Foster
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