Word Balloon Comics Podcast
John Siuntres
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1 on 1 interview show featuring the creative minds behind Comics TV Film Novels & Animation. Hosted by Chicago Pop Culture expert, John Siuntres
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JAN 9, 2026
Scene Missing Anatomy Of A Murder
Today On Word Balloon Scene Missing takes a deep dive into Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder, the landmark courtroom drama that shattered Hollywood taboos and rewrote how adult themes could be portrayed on screen. Joining me is Chicago radio...
66 MIN
JAN 8, 2026
Tim Seeley X-Factor Godzilla Revival TV and More
Tim Seeley joins met talk about many current projects includng Deadpool, Godzilla, He-Man, X-Factor Psylocke Ninja, and the status of his SyFy TV Show Revival,
77 MIN
JAN 7, 2026
Chris Roberson Enters the Trek Continuum
On this episode, I’m joined by writer Chris Roberson for a wide-ranging conversation about Star Trek past, present, and occasionally frustrating. Chris discusses his Star Trek novella and his ambitious IDW Comics crossover teaming up the original...
96 MIN
JAN 4, 2026
Father Of US Pulp Fiction Edgar Rice Buroughs
Today a discussion of one of the father's of pulp hero fiction. Edgar Rice Burroughs , honoring the legendary creator of Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, Carson of Venus, and a galaxy of other characters who helped define adventure and imaginative...
86 MIN
JAN 3, 2026
Best of 2025 Trek Author David Mack
Welcome back to Word Balloon! Today, we’re diving deep into the Star Trek universe with one of its most accomplished storytellers — David Mack. You know his work from the Deep Space Nine episodes “Starship Down” and “It’s Only a Paper Moon”, two...
90 MIN
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