Episode 016: You (Still) Don't know me, part 2 of Answering Your Questions

In this final episode of 2020, I answer some more of your questions. i discuss how many fandoms might be too many; describe what I’ve learned about the things I love since doing this podcast; confess my love of an annual sing-along event (where I even dress up).

I talk about where I plan to take the podcast in the future and try to be honest about some of the struggles of doing this as a one-person show., particularly how hard I sometimes find it to ask people to be guests. (P.S. If you have something you’re a superfan for and would like to be a guest, please, let me know).

As I discuss, I’m going to be taking a few weeks off for the holidays, backl I will be back in the New Year for more conversations about things people are passionate about.

They got the mustard out.

This is from the Buffy/Dr Horrible Sing Along event. If you’re in Winnipeg, it’s great fun. The photo was taken by the ridiculously talented @elliana_allon. Follow her on Instagram.

Episode 015: Dr. Mandy Elliott Presents... Alfred Hitchcock

In this episode I'm talking to my friend and colleague, Dr. Mandy Elliott about her love of Alfred Hitchcock. Mandy explains how much delight her grandmother took introducing her and her younger sister to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Mandy's grandma sounds like an awesome person.

Mandy and I discuss our own use of Hitchcock in the classroom, which films work well with University students and we talk a lot about Rear Window, especially Grace Kelly. We discuss Hitchcock's less appreciated British period, which is my personal favourite, spending a lot of time on The Lady Vanishes, particularly Margaret Rutherford and Charters and Caldicot (@ChartersandC).

You can follow Mandy Elliott on Twitter @mandy_elliott

You can follow me on Twitter @mwboyce to pass along feedback or ideas. I'd love to hear from you.

You can follow the podcast on Twitter @geek4pod and on Instagram @geek4pod

I respectfully acknowledge that I live in and work on Treaty One Territory and in the traditional homeland of the Métis nation.

Episode 014: You Don't Know Me, answering questions Part the First

This week I'm answering listeners' questions. I put the call on social media few weeks back, asking people to send me their questions about my fandoms. I was overwhelmed with the response. This is part one.

Here, I talk about my path to becoming a professor, the different subjects I was considering, and the influence of my advisor, George Toles, on my path; I describe many geeky things that I own that reflect my loves of Indiana Jones, the original Degrassi, sci-fi, Twin Peaks, comic books, and Breaking Bad; for your amusement, I relive my traumatic history with Doctor Who; and I discuss some current things I'm working on, including a featured role in an upcoming documentary, The Science Fiction Makers!