On the Mic with Tim Drake

Episode 137 - Reinaldo Marcus Green

On today's episode, we have Writer & Director, Reinaldo Marcus Green!

Reinaldo's debut feature film, "Monsters and Men" hits theaters this weekend! After winning the Special Jury Price at this year's Sundance Film Festival, "Monsters and Men" and continued to receive great praise from movie goers and critics alike. The film offers a unique take on the sensitive topic of police brutality and is a film we feel everybody should see. 

We talked with Reinaldo about how he and Austin met at the Sundance Labs while working on "Monsters and Men", the inspiration behind the film, growing up in New York, Directing episodes for a Netflix show, upcoming projects, and so much more. 

A huge Thanks to Reinaldo for taking the time to join us on this episode. He was only in LA for 48 hours and was kind enough to fit us into the schedule while the premier of his film was going on. Please get out and see this film and share it with your friends. Make sure to follow Reinaldo on all of the social media sites below to see all of his upcoming projects. 

Thanks, Reinaldo! 

Enjoy the episode. 

 

Episode136 - Katie Sarife & Tyler Steelman

On today's episode we have an actor doubleheader with Katie Sarife & Tyler Steelman! 

I briefly met Katie and Tyler earlier this year at the "Youth and Consequences" Premier as Katie was one of the stars of the show and Austin guest starred in a number of episodes. We had such a great time with Katie and Tyler on this episode, and it ended up becoming our longest episode at just barely over 2 hours.

We talked with Katie and Tyler about their careers, teaching acting, Katie's role in Episode 200 of Supernatural, how Sam and Dean smell, pranks on Austin, a really creepy story, and so much more. 

A huge thanks for Katie and Tyler for taking the time to join us on this episode. Make sure to follow them on all of the social media at www.onthemicpodcast.com and sign up for one of their acting classes when they're in a city near you. 

Thanks, Katie and Tyler! 

Enjoy the episode. 

Episode 135 - LIVE from Long Beach Comic Con

On today's episode we are coming to you LIVE from Long Beach Comic Con!

Austin Grant and I took a short drive down from Los Angeles to check out the 10th Annual Long Beach Comic Con. While we love the big conventions like SDCC and NYCC, smaller conventions like Long Beach offer us far more opportunies to meet and see so many great artists and comic book vendors. 

On the episode we talk about all of the great cosplay that we've seen, some of our favorite artists at LBCC, Austin forgetting to register his badge, foggy Long Beach mornings, and so much more.

Thank you to Long Beach Comic Con for allowing us to come and be a part of your 10 year anniversary show! We had such a great time and look forward to coming back next year. Thank you for having us. 

Enjoy the episode!

Episode 134 - Back From Hiatus!

We are back from our August hiatus! On today's episode Austin Grant and I catch up and talk about everything we've been doing throughout the last month. 

We usually take the month of August off to work on projects we put on hold to prep for San Diego Comic-Con. We talked about Austin's art store and upcoming events that he will be selling art at, acting and clown classes, our new sketch comedy channel, upcoming conventions, and so much more! 

Don't miss us this weekend at Long Beach Comic Con. We are excited to check out this convention and we will be recording an episode while we're down there as well. 

Enjoy the episode!

See you next week!

Episode 133 - LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con 2018

Today's episode is LIVE from 2018 San Diego Comic-Con!

Austin Grant and I took the show back to San Diego for our 4th year with our first panel exclusive! We always love doing this show at SDCC, even though the auditorium doesn't draw the biggest crowds. 

We talked about our SDCC experience so far, spending the morning in Mexico, hating the bird scooters, discovering new shows and comics, our missing guest this year, and more! 

Thank you to San Diego Comic-Con for having us back this year. We look forward to returning next year for our 5th year! Thank you to those who come out to support us. Give us a follow on the social media links on the website www.onthemicpodcast.com 

Enjoy the episdoe! 

Episode 132 - Todd Masters of Toddland

On today's episode, Austin and I took the show down to Newport Beach to sit down with Todd Masters, the brains behind Toddland!

Toddland has become one of the hottest companies at San Diego Comic-Con with their exclusives for Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and brand new for this year, American Dad. Their exclusives sell out incredibly fast and they're our favorite items to order. Most of my SDCC spending is usually at Toddland. 

We talked to Todd about this years exclusives, the joys of being a fan at SDCC, making rad stuff for fun people, a crazy fan almost punching Todd, our personal collections, how pre-order pickups may work, and so much more. 

A huge thanks to Todd for allowing us to come down to the Toddland offices in the middle of their SDCC mayhem to talk with him. Make sure you get your pre-orders in and don't forget, you MUST be at SDCC to pick up your items. 

Thanks, Todd!

See you in San Diego! 

Episode 130 - AT&T Shape at Warner Brothers

On today's episode, Austin Grant and I sit down and recap our time at the AT&T Shape event at Warner Brothers. 

Austin was only able to attend part of the first day as he had to head back to Salt Lake City to star in a movie. We talked about what we were able to do at the event while Austin was there, as well as the parts Austin missed out on. We had great panels with some of the filmmakers behind Ready Player One, panels with Issa Rae & P. Diddy, and incredible tech displays highlighting new science and technology in film. 

This episode also started a new podcasting experience for us. Since Meltdown closed at the end of March, we've been without regular spot to record the podcast. We bounce back and forth between my place and Austin's, but we thought it would be fun to record at interesting spots around Los Angeles. After hearing about the Los Feliz Murder House on an episode of My Favorite Murder, we decided to check it out since it was right up the street from my place. After checking out the creepy house, we decided to record the episode there. 

We have a few other locations in mind that we will be recording at, but if you have a spot you want us to check out on a future episode, let us know! 

Thanks for having us AT&T and Warner Brothers!

Enjoy the episode!

Episode 129 - CBS Emmy FYC

On today's episode, Austin Grant and I sit down to recap the CBS Emmy FYC Event. 

Austin and I went to the CBS Redford Lot in Studio City for Emmy presentations from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jane The Virgin, Star Trek: Discovery, The Amazing Race, and American Vandal. 

There were a few of these shows that neither of us have had a chance to watch, but after seeing their Emmy presentation, we are definitely compelled to dive into these shows right away. Listen to our recap and everything we learned from these shows while we were at CBS. 

Thanks for having us, CBS. 

Enjoy the episode!

Episode 128 - Jonathan Giles

On today's episode, I talked with comedian Jonathan Giles!

Jonathan and I first met doing an open mic at the Nerdist Showroom only to find out that we were actually working together there as well. Austin Grant joined us on this episode as we got to know more about Jonathan and his career. 

We talked with Jonathan about how he started comedy in Chicago, moving to Los Angeles, being a part of NBC's Late Night Writers Program, reminiscing over some of our favorite NerdMelt memories, a lot of riffs, and so much more. 

A huge thanks to Jonathan for taking the time to join us on the show. It was great to learn more about Jonathan and his career in comedy. Make sure to follow Jonathan on all of the links on www.onthemicpodcast.com and make sure to go see him perform! 

Thanks, Jonathan! 

Enjoy the episode. 

Episode 127 - Food Addiction, Murder, and Solo

On today's episode, Austin Grant and I sat down to catch up on what we've been up to the last few weeks. 

On this episode, Austin and I talk about his new art endeavors, attending the World Premier of Solo: A Star Wars Story, blood covering Hollywood Blvd, food addictions, Austin's weird audition, San Diego Comic-Con planning, and more. 

We have a lot of things coming up, including the launch of our new sketch channel with recently debuted the first sketch, Avengers: Xfinity War. Stay tuned for our SDCC announcements, as well as new merchandise and projects we're involved with. 

Thank you for your support! 

Enjoy the episode. 

Visit www.onthemicpodcast.com for links to our social media and pages.