Thursdeighties: The Greatest Decade Podcast

On the 14th episode of the Thursdeighties podcast, Billiam talks to Jeff Bond - Jeff is an author, magazine editor and freelance writer living in Southern California. He is the author of The Music of Star Trek, Danse Macabre: 25 Years of Danny Elfman and Tim Burton, The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen and several Titan Books including (with Gene Kozicki) The Art and Visual Effects of Star Trek - The Motion Picture and Cowboy Bebop: The Making of the Netflix Series, as well as The World of the Orville, The Art and Making of Narcos, The Art of Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline and others. He has edited various incarnations of Geek magazine since 2006 and covered film music for The Hollywood Reporter for ten years.Sponsored by Anthology for Books (www.anthology4books.com) and Drive-by-Do-Gooders (www.drivebydogooders.org)!

In this very special 13th episode of the Thursdeighties podcast, Billiam celebrates the upcoming May the 4th Star Wars Day joined by Dr. S.G. Ellerhoff, literary scholar and author of several books, including the upcoming JUNG AND STAR WARS: A CONTEMPORARY MYTHOLOGY. Scheduled to hit bookshelves (and digital bookshelves) in August 2025, JUNG AND STAR WARS is a comprehensive deep dive analysis of the Star Wars phenomenon drawing from Jungian perspectives, as well as the influence of both Joseph Campbell and James Hillman. In his book, Dr. Ellerhoff examines the rich characters and history of the saga using concepts developed in the field of analytical psychology. He explores Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012 and the concept of canon, as well as examining the Force and a number of iconic characters - Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia Organa, and more. By coming to understand the psychological ground of its mythic aspects, Dr. Ellerhoff helps us to see Star Wars as a grand narrative of the human condition.Sponsored by Anthology for Books (www.anthology4books.com) and Drive-by-Do-Gooders (www.drivebydogooders.org)!

On the 12th episode of the Thursdeighties podcast, Billiam talks to Dave Blass - world-builder/production designer genius behind STAR TREK: PICARD, THE BOYS, LONGMIRE, JUSTIFIED, and so much more.Sponsored by Anthology for Books (www.anthology4books.com) and Drive-by-Do-Gooders (www.drivebydogooders.org)!

In this 10th episode of the Thursdeighties podcast, Billiam talks to Adrienne Barbeau, iconic actress of stage (she played the original Rizzo in Grease on Broadway), television (Golden Globe nominee for her role as Maude's divorced daughter, Carol Traynor, on the 70's ground breaking Norman Lear series MAUDE), and screen (THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, SWAMP THING) - 80's classics - and so much more!Sponsored by Anthology for Books (www.anthology4books.com) and Drive-by-Do-Gooders (www.drivebydogooders.org)!

Season 2, episode 9 of the Thursdeighties podcast introduces you to an up-and-coming writer/director talent, Nicholas Meyer. Ok, that's baloney - Nick has been writing and directing for more than 50 years, and his body of work includes franchise-saving STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, Emmy-winning and world-changing (literally) 1983 made-for-tv movie THE DAY AFTER, 6 Sherlock Holmes novels (including one he adapted for the screen, THE SEVEN PER-CENT SOLUTION, for which he received an Oscar nomination), time travel movie classic TIME AFTER TIME...and so much more. All this AND when I was 18 he gave me advice that I have carried with me my entire life and career. Give it a listen, won't you?Sponsored by Anthology for Books (www.anthology4books.com) and Drive-by-Do-Gooders (www.drivebydogooders.org)!

Season 2 continues with this 8th episode of Thursdeighties, where I have a conversation with motion picture ad legend Tony Seiniger. I met Tony back in 1995, and this time I found a way to make sure I could share that delightful experience - and Tony's fantastic stories about advertising and Hollywood over the years - with all of you. Sponsored by Anthology for Books (www.anthology4books.com) and Drive-by-Do-Gooders (www.drivebydogooders.org)!

Welcome to Season 2! On this, our 7th episode of Thursdeighties, I talk with WRITER / DIRECTOR / DESIGNER / VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR / BLU-RAY PRODUCER, Van Ling. I first met Van Ling back in 1989, and today's conversation picks up where that one left off...just with more gray hair (mine, not his). Sponsored by Anthology for Books (www.anthology4books.com) and Drive-by-Do-Gooders (www.drivebydogooders.org)!

In this episode of Thursdeighties, Billiam talks to Daren Dochterman - Star Trek: The Motion Picture luminary, podcast host (Inglorious Treksperts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inglorious-treksperts/id1439126593), and Captain Kirk impressionist (http://www.kirkkorner.com/). Enjoy!