Episodes
Monday Dec 24, 2012
White Rocket 009: Movies of 2012, Part 1
Monday Dec 24, 2012
Monday Dec 24, 2012
THE YEAR IN FILM, Part 1: We welcome Bobby Politte back onto the show to discuss the MOVIES OF 2012.
Monday Dec 17, 2012
White Rocket 008: Richard Stark's PARKER!
Monday Dec 17, 2012
Monday Dec 17, 2012
Author Mark Finn ("Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E Howard") joins Van to indulge in their passion for Richard Stark's PARKER, the hard-boiled master thief from the typewriter of Donald E Westlake, star of more than twenty novels, and as seen in "Payback" and other films. And just in time for the new movie starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez.
Tuesday Dec 11, 2012
White Rocket 007: Marvel's Cinematic Universe, Pt 2
Tuesday Dec 11, 2012
Tuesday Dec 11, 2012
Presenting the second part of Van's fun conversation with writer/publisher/director/etc Jim Yelton, exploring Marvel's Cinematic Universe-- and in this installment, they also dig a little bit into what DC is doing, has been doing, and will be doing in movies.
Wednesday Dec 05, 2012
White Rocket 006: Marvel's Cinematic Universe, Pt 1
Wednesday Dec 05, 2012
Wednesday Dec 05, 2012
Talking the Marvel Cinematic Universe--Avengers & everything else, all the way back to the start of Marvel characters in other media--with the talented writer/director/publisher and more, Jim Yelton.
Thursday Nov 29, 2012
White Rocket 005: Superheroes in Novels & Beyond, Pt 2: The Golden Age
Thursday Nov 29, 2012
Thursday Nov 29, 2012
Van is joined this week by New Pulp Best-Selling author Jeff Deischer, whose THE GOLDEN AGE novel brings the classic Better/Nedor characters such as the Black Terror roaring into the New Pulp / novel realm. They discuss what makes pulp pulp, and what happens when you throw superheroic characters into that style of storytelling.
Monday Nov 12, 2012
White Rocket 004: James Bond
Monday Nov 12, 2012
Monday Nov 12, 2012
Van sits down with author David Medinnus for a discussion of all things 007, from the Ian Fleming novels to the films, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. There are *No Spoilers* for SKYFALL!
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
White Rocket 003: Superheroes in Novels & Beyond, Pt 1
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
Van's longtime collaborative partner, Robert J. Politte, joins him for a wide-ranging discussion of superheroes in various media--especially including the new and growing field of independent superhero novels. They also discuss influences from their favorite comics stories and creators of the past.
Thursday Nov 01, 2012
White Rocket 002: The Dark Tower
Thursday Nov 01, 2012
Thursday Nov 01, 2012
Author and artist David Wright joins Van this week to discuss Stephen King's monumental epic novel series, THE DARK TOWER. (Spoiler warning! They discuss everything including the controversial ending!)
Thursday Nov 01, 2012
White Rocket 001: Prometheus
Thursday Nov 01, 2012
Thursday Nov 01, 2012
In the premiere episode of the White Rocket Podcast, Van is joined by author and film reviewer Mark Bousquet to discuss Ridley Scott's "Prometheus."