AMP - Episode 16: Sugar and Spice with Lydia Bugg

Pablo Hidalgo is the official lore advisor for all of Star Wars, but those who visit his socials for Star Wars knowledge usually end up walking away with Transformers knowledge instead. His lore expertise extends beyond just one universe, and he puts it on full display to discuss 1986's Transformers the Movie. As an additional bonus, the film takes place in the year 2005 for qualification as a "How has it aged".

AMP - Ep 17: Transformers the Movie with Pablo Hidalgo

Enter the world of KRULL, where Prince Krull must obtain the sacred Krull in order to defeat the evil Krull and rescue princess Krull. Special guest Robert Brockay and Zak agree: Krull rules. 

AMP - Ep 18: Krull with Robert Brockway

Special guest and author Dennard Dayle joins Zak to talk about Sinners in a way that you will either appreciate or become totally upset with. Probably similar to how people felt about Sinners itself. 

AMP - Ep 19: Sinners with Dennard Dayle

For today's "How has it Aged", we're traveling back to the past to talk about a movie that also travels back to the past. To do this, we bring in the one man most qualified to speak on it, because he named his daughter after it. It's Timecop with father of Timecop, Seanbaby.

AMP - Episode 20: Timecop with Seanbaby

Get ready for the grim and gritty apocalyptic world of 2019! It's Steel Frontier, the little known Road Warrior "inspired" film that boldly asks "what if everyone in the apocalypse agreed to be cowboys again?" Featuring our friend Dirk Marshall from the VH-US podcast

AMP - Episode 21: Steel Frontier with Dirk Marshall

In the wonderful land of 1993, true martial artists still held hope that one day their skills would be put to the test against a variety of gimmicky opponents. The protagonists of Shootfighter get more than they bargained for when some of those gimmicks include ripping out human hearts with their bare hands. 

AMP - Ep 22: Shootfighter with Merrit K and Secret Guest

New series coming at you, Tubi Tuesday. Tubi has become the modern day cable movie channel, suggesting only the raddest movies that no one would ever think to watch. First up is 2011's Priest with Paul Bettany. Since this is an Equilibrium clone, we bring in top Kurt Wimmer expert Robert Brockway to judge Priest's Wimmness.

AMP - Ep 24: Priest with Robert Brockway

From the makers of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew comes...CLOWN, a body horror nightmare about a loving father's gruesome transformation into a demonic childrens' entertainer. Suggested by today's guest, Marvel Comics senior editor Jordan D. White!

AMP - Ep 25: Clown with Jordan D. White

Before there was Jedi Party, Turbo and Ozone were out there settling all their grievances through the power of dance. Guest Lydia Bugg watches Breakin' for the first time and now has several street names to show for it. 

AMP - Ep 26: Breakin' with Lydia Bugg

I recorded this lecture for my English 161 class at UIC. In it, I explain how to write a proposal for a research essay.

English 161 lecture: How to write a research proposal

I'm the author of "I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture" (FSG 2018) and, with the artist Andrew DeGraff, "Cinemaps: An Atlas of 35 Great Movies" (Quirk Books 2017). In May 2018, I received my PhD in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

English 161 lecture: How to write a research proposal

Adam D Jameson