The Chronic Rift

It's a brief episode as John presents the nominations for the best in genre for the year 2009.  Take a moment to head on over to the Chronic Rift website and place your vote.  The awards ceremony will be held in April.  This episode has been brought to you by 1-800-Petmeds.com.  Take advantage of the free shipping for orders over $39 by heading on over to petmeds.com/chronic. 

John and Orenthal sit down and geek out with illustrator/actor Arne Starr and Gamer's Haven Podcast host Ethan Parker about the rich history of the DC Comics animated universe.  Plus, Jay Smith makes a guest appearance at the beginning of the episode and then disappears.  Let us know what you think of the episode in our forums or by leaving us a message at 888-866-9010.  Plus, make sure you rate the episode at the bottom of this entry.Arne Starr went from graduating from a division of Pratt Institute in NY to working as an artist both in NY and CT, then got into his long time love, the comic book world, working his way over to DC Comics where he worked on most of the DC characters at some point or another and became the longest running artist on the Star Trek books, starting with the original Next Generation. (Eventually he worked at Marvel on theSpider-Man books as well.)That in turn got him involved with the online world, Genie, where he eventually ran the Science Fiction Media Roundtable, which covered Star Trek and the brand new (at the time) Babylon 5, and began his many years of appearances at Star Trek and Sci-Fi conventions as the Hollywood gossip guy with the goodies and the trailers. Working there with many of the actors of those sci-fi shows eventually got him invited with the late Mark Lenard’s Masters Acting class, followed by many years doing stage in CT and in FL.Finally he made it to Hollywood a few short years ago, but has managed to work in many genre movies such as Spider-Man 3, Iron Man 1 and 2 and of course, Star Trek. On TV, he has appeared on many shows in the background and sometimes in the foreground.  He appeared as a regular on series like Mad Men, as the (typecast) artist; on Grey’s Anatomy as the attending physician appropriately named Arne; onNCIS: Los Angeles as the Tailor; and most recently he got to play the Court Sketch Artist on the new David Tennant pilot, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.Arne still works on his art on shows as well having done a couple of pieces for Medium that were used on the air, as well as a set of caricatures done for the show Greek.Ethan Parker is a co-host and creator of the Gamer's Haven Podcast (http://www.canadiancrusaders.com).  He just turned thirty years old and laments on a daily basis that the original Tim Burton Batman movie is now over 20 years old.  He is currently living in Kansas City studying to become a vile, bottom-dwelling lawyer.  He works for the University News (http://www.unews.com), the weekly newspaper published by the University of Missouri Kansas City, as their Online Editor.  While he's not busy with school, he can usually be found running a variety of tabletop RPGs including Dungeons & Dragons and Deadlands: Reloaded.  Currently, his time has been consumed with organizing the KantCon local gaming convention in Kansas City. Please check out the savings offered by our sponsor, Budget at http://www.budget.com/chronic.com.

John met Luke recently through MySpace and where he discovered Luke's first novel, The Dark Path.  Luke talks with John about his desire to create a character that struggles against his goodness rather than reluctantly giving into it.  Make sure you rate the episode below and comment on it in the forums. Plus, you can leave a voice mail at 888-866-9010. Luke Romyn spent many years, fifteen in fact, working in the security industry. From doorwork in some of Australia's roughest pubs and clubs to protecting Mickey Mouse and the Disney crew from the overzealous jaws of tenacious toddlers, Luke has worked throughout Australia and internationally in a vast array of roles.He's done close protection for UK celebrities in Fiji and chased feral pigs and snakes out of the film set on Steven Spielberg and Tom Hank's upcoming epic: The Pacific. There are few things Luke hasn't seen.With all this experience behind him, it would be tempting to write a set of memoirs. Instead, Luke utilized it to fuel his own expansive imagination and began writing fiction. Initially starting with short stories, Luke rapidly progressed onto novels. His first book, THE DARK PATH, is now out and is already a #1 best selling Horror. His second novel, BLACKLISTED, is almost set to go and will blow the roof off action thrillers. This episode has been sponsored by Go Daddy.com.  Check out the great discounts Go Daddy is offering in website domain registration and hosting services by clicking on the link on the top left hand side of the Rift homepage.

We made it!  Twelve episodes in twelve days!  It wasn't exactly an episode a day, but we got them out in twelve days.  And in the this final episode, John shares some holiday music, holiday memories, thanks to all who make the show possible, and Bill Corbett reading, "Twas the Night Before Christmas".  Make sure you check out what Bill is up to over at http://www.rifftrax.com.  Also, take a look at the discounts Budget Rent a Car is offering our listeners by heading over to http://www.budget.com/chronic. Merry Christmas to all and the happiest and safest of New Years!  We'll be back on January 12th. 

It would be great if we could simply post whatever music we could, but it wouldn't be very fair to the artists who created it, now would it?  Fortunately, there are those people who one might consider true artists, people who create things for the sake of expression rather than making a buck.  Those folks have made their writings, audio dramas, music, and podcasts available for the world to see with nary a concern of the cost.  Well, David Alexander McDonald hosts today's segment in which he shares such holiday music with you. The songs are taken from http://jamendo.com. 1. Covered Clouds - Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten (G Neumark 1657, gm) (From WEINACHTEN) 2. Forty Winks - Christmas Visit (from CHRISTMAS VISIT) 3. Frozen Silence - Frozen Christmas (from CHRISTMAS CAROLS) 4. Les Residus Plasmiques- Le pere Noel dit (consomme et souris) (from ON FAIT PEUR AUX SAPINS!) 5. MMB Digidesigns - Light Bells Parts 1-3 (from CHRISTMAS BELLS) 6. Pascale Donati dite PasStelleM - Mes premiers Noels (from MES PREMIERS NOELS) 7. Pol B Binarymind -  Hymne a la joie (from LA TANGO DE DON COCHONCHIMSO 8. Torley On Piano - Santalales (from HOLIDIUM - FESTIVE HOLIDAY PIANO!) Make sure you take advantage of the deep discounts from Go Daddy as you prepare to launch that new website. 

NOTE: This is an updated copy of the episode as their was a technical hitch in the original posting.  Sorry for any inconvenience.  David Rozansky is the owner, publisher, and editor for Flying Pen Press, a small press publisher operating out of Denver.  John got to talk with David recently to learn more about the company, their publishings, their philosophy, and their shift towards platform publishing.  Learn more about the publisher at http://www.flyingpenpress.com. Make sure you also take advantage of the deep discounts offered by our sponsor, Budget by heading on over to http://www.budget.com/chronic.

Jay Smith was unable to bring the Rift listeners a Smith Family Christmas as he is busy completing the zero season of his smash audio drama podcast, HG World.  To make up for it, he offers another brief look at the series, with a short featuring the Rift's own Keith R.A. DeCandido as Todd Rage and John Drew as Dr. Jonas Drew (no relation).  You can learn more about HG World by visiting the homepage at http://www.goodmorningsurvivors.com.  And don't forget to take advantage of the great discounts offered by our friends at Budget by visiting http://www.budget.com/chronic. 

Not all things work exactly the way we want them to.  Case in point, today's Riftmas episode.  One of the crew was not able to put his piece together in time and John needed to think of something fast to fill in the gap.  Since he got some compliments about his own contribution, he decided to be a little vain and offer another such episode. This time around, he has taken an episode for an anthology series call The Old Curiosity shop that he created and wrote for.  In an an owner of an antique shop tells tales of the antiques he sells and they affect the life of the buyer.  In this episode, he tells how a watch, affects the life of a time travelling astronaut.

Dan Persons, contributor to our show and host of his own Mighty Movie Podcast interviewed Duncan Jones, director of this past summer's sleeper hit movie, Moon, way back in the podcast's early days.  Dan often edits his interviews to keep them in a certain time period.  Here, Dan offers Rift listeners the full interview, gaffes and all.  Thanks to Dan for offering us this glimpse into his podcast.  Make sure you check it out by subscribing through iTunes or by going to the website - http://www.mightymoviepodcast.com.   Make sure you also take advantage of the discounts and free shipping Petmeds is offering by visiting their site - http://www.petmeds.com/chronic. 

As a popfiend, Orenthal has a grasp of many elements of pop culture.  In this holiday offering, Orenthal shares a few of his favorite things that make up who he is. Make sure you also check out our great sponsor, Go Daddy. 

Keith's contribution to the 12 Days of Riftmas is a reading of his short story, "Letter from Guatalajara" from the forthcoming More Tales of Zorro anthology from Moonstone Books. Make sure you check out the great offers from our sponsor, GoDaddy.com. 

It's John's turn at the mike as he presents one of his original audio dramas from the Justin Case Murder Mysteries, "Murder in a One-Horse Open Sleigh".  John wrote this and other such works for WCRS Radio Stage, a group of players who perform audio dramas for the blind.  Don't forget to check out our great sponsor, Petmeds.com, with their great offer of deep discounts at http://www.petmeds.com/Chronic. 

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