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What Is The Secret Identity Podcast?

 

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The Secret Identity Podcast began in March of 2006, when Brian LeTendre and Matt “Matman” Herring decided to start recording the conversations they had about the hobbies they loved.  Covering comics, games, movies and more, the Secret Identity Podcast was published twice weekly, and from 1996-2011, a week never went by without a brand new episode of Secret Identity coming out.  Brian and Matt recorded over 1000 hours of solid gold ear candy, and while there were 350 officially numbered episodes during that time, the actual episodes published are over 500.  Interviews with well over 300 creators from the comic, game, movie and television industries were featured in episodes of Secret Identity.

In July of 2011, Brian and Matt broke their streak of consecutive shows, and retired the original version of Secret Identity.

August of 2011 saw the relaunch of the podcast, with a new logo, a new format, and a new website. The core of Secret Identity remains the same--Matt and Brian publish two podcasts a week, and one weekly episode focuses entirely on new comic reviews. The second of the two weekly episodes is more of a departure from the previous version of Secret Identity, as there are a variety of different shows that fill that second slot.  

There are three Secret Identity shows that are on a fixed schedule. They are:

Secret Identity Sub List (Weekly)
Secret Identity’s flagship show is published weekly and features reviews of current comics.  Matt and Brian each discuss three books that have been released in the past few weeks.

Secret Identity Newsdesk (Monthly)
The Newsdesk is a bi-weekly show featuring a discussion on what’s happening in the comic, game, television and movie industries. The show also touches on the news, reviews and interviews being posted on the Secret Identity website, a roundup of community feedback from the SI message boards, and interviews with creators.

Secret Identity Time Capsule (Monthly)
The Time Capsule is Secret Identity’s look at all things yesteryear. Several segments make up the show, including:

-Out of the Longbox--a look at old comics
-Cartridgecade--retro gaming at its finest
-Plastic Fantastic--toys from our youth
-Saturday Morning Special--showing love to the cartoons we grew up with
-Saturday Matinee--films that make you want to go to the drive-in
-Bondage--Matman’s guided tour through the James Bond movies


When there’s no Newsdesk or Time Capsule, the second slot for a particular week will be filled by one of the following shows:


Secret Identity Gametime
A show about current games in all of their incarnations.  Segments include:

-Co-Op Critics--two reviewers giving their take on the same game
-The In-Depth--a lengthy discussion on a particular game
-APCP--tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, GURPS, True20 and more

Secret Identity Boob Toob / Big Screen Bonanza
Matt and Brian discuss their favorite shows and movies.

Secret Identity Trade-Off
Trade-Off takes a closer look at trade paperbacks or collected series, both new and old.  We also have a segment called Required Reading, which will take a look at one character and discuss the best issues or trades to find out more about them.

Secret Identity Specials
From podcasts recorded at cons like NYCC and MoCCA, to Secret Identity’s Summer Reading and Watching Projects, the specials are the shows that comprise the “everything else” of Secret Identity. Segments and show topics may include:

-Con Reports (NYCC, Baltimore, MoCCA, Big Apple, etc.)
-Live Broadcasts (recorded live at shows or other events like FCBD, etc.)
-Special Discussion Topics
-Watching Projects
-Reading Projects
-Secret Identity Board Meeting (a conference call with members of the SI community)


So, now that you’ve gotten a rundown of the new format, where do you go from here? Well, you can listen to the latest episode of the podcast on our Listen Now page, check out What’s New on the website, or jump into the Forums and hang out with the awesome members of the Secret Identity community!

The Secret Identity Mondo List of Creators We've Interviewed

Below is a list of artists, creators, actors and all around great people that Secret Identity has interviewed.  The number of the issue that they appeared in, as well as some of the work they are known for is listed as well.  

Please note, some of the past episodes are no longer available for download, but we are slowly getting the archives posted over on www.drivethrucomics.com and on www.archive.org, so there's a good chance you'll be able to hear them again.

Creator / Secret Identity Issue

Aaron Wood (RadBu) ConnectiCon 2006 Special
Clay Yount (Rob and Elliot) ConnectiCon 2006 Special
Richard Dachtera (Monster Guy) ConnectiCon 2006 Special
Tania Del Rio (Sabrina) ConnectiCon 2006 Special
Michael Whitehouse (Pi-Con) ConnectiCon 2006 Special
Peter Laird (TMNT)TMNT Special 
Rags Morales (Identity Crisis)Main Vein Special 
John Prescott (White Silver Publishing)Gaming Corner Special #1
Alana Abbott (Ramlar Redemption Trilogy)Gaming Corner Special #2
Jim Salicrup (Papercutz)Big Apple Con 2006 Special
Jamal Igle (Firestorm, Nightwing)#22.5
Joe Casey (GI Joe, Man of Action)#23.5
Freddy Willams II (Robin)#25.5
Rick Hershey (Empty Room Studios)#26.5
Eugene Lehnert and Mark Dworkin (Armageddon for Andy) #27.5
Billy Tucci (Shi, Heroes for Hire)#28
Howard Chaykin (Blade, Hawkgirl)#29.5
Mathew Clark (Outsiders)#30.5
Joe Caramagna (Model Operandi)#31.5
Chuck Satterlee (Of Bitter Souls)#32.5
Chris Benoit and Efrain Martinez (Deflated)#34.5
Alana Abbott (Steampunk Musha)#35.5
Daerick Gross (AK Comics)#35.5
Joe Rybandt (Dynamite Entertainment)#36.5
Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica)#37.5
Scott Hanna (Sensational Spider-Man)#40.5
Chad Ellis (Your Move Games)#41.5
Mike Bear (GI Joe: America’s Elite)#42.5
Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo)#45.5
Dean Haglund (X-Files)#46.5
Richard Comely (Captain Canuck)#47.5
Cully Hamner (Green lantern, Blue Beetle)#48.5
Mike Oeming (Omega Flight, Mice Templar)#49.5
Chris Wisnia (Doris Danger)#50.5
Dr. Michael Finger (Super Psyche)#51.5
Dan Evans (Texas Strangers)#52.5
Dan Faust (Rosen Publishing) #53.5
Joe Hauck (WixKids)#54.5
Flying Lab Software (Pirates of the Burning Sea)#55.5
Konami Games#56.5
Gary Jones (Stargate SG-1)#57.5
Brian Scot Johnson (Terra Major)#58.5
Todd McFarlane (Spawn, McFarlane Toys)#59.5
Archie Comics #60.5
Kyle Baker (Plastic Man, The Bakers)#61.5
Jess Hartley (White Wolf)#62.5
Fred Van Lente (MA Iron Man, Modok’s Eleven)#63.5
John Prescott (White Silver Publishing)#64.5
2K Games (The Darkness)#65.5
Matt Murray (MoCCA NY)#66.5
Bill Rosemann (Marvel Editor)#67.5
Michael Turner (Aspen)#68.5
Dave Ryan (War of the Independents)#69
Trevor McGregor (24 TCG)#69.5
Cameron Stewart (The Other Side)#70.5
Everett Soares (Sky Pirates) #71.5
Alex Bartos (Sabertooth Games)#72.5
Stephen Wacker (Marvel Editor)#73.5
Matt Meyers and George Sanger #74.5
Kevin McKeever (Harmony Gold)#75.5
Jeremy Mohler (Baeg Tobar, Cowboys and Aliens)#76.5
Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco (Zenescope Press)#77.5
Sean Wang (Runners, The Tick, Meltdown)#78.5
Mitch Breitweiser (Captain America: The Chosen)#79.5
Max Saltonstall (AnonyCon) #80.5
Dick Ayers (Sgt. Fury, Fantastic Four)#81.5
Ilja Rotelli (WoTC Director of Online Media)#82.5
Sgt. Tommy Rieman (US Army)#83.5
Alana Abbott (Cowboys and Aliens)#84.5
Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo)#85.5
Adam Mersky (Turbine Director of PR)#86.5
Francis Manapul (LoSH, Iron and the Maiden)#87.5
Randy GreenBack (Red Storm Entertainment)#88.5
Mark Sparacio (Overstreet, Heroes for Hire)#89.5
Jeff! (One Live Beast)#90.5
Shawn Merwin (RPGA Living Forgotten Realms)#92.5
Bob Almond (Annihilation: Quasar)#94.5
George O’Connor (Journey into Mohawk Country)#95.5
Steve Kanaras (Free Lunch Comics)#96.5
Norman Lee (MA Spider-Man)#97.5
Drew Johnson (Wonder Woman, Supergirl)#98.5
JT Krul (Fathom, Soulfire)#99.5
Chris Perkins (WoTC RPG/Minis Story Manager)#100.5
Paris Battle (After comic) #101.5
Jason May (Artist, Summ Publications) #102.5
Chris Perkins and Sarah Girard (WoTC) #104.5
Mike Nelson (MST3K, RiffTrax) #105.5
Josh Williamson (Necessary Evil) #106.5
Jennie Breeden (Devil's Panties) #107.5
Jay Williams (New York Comic Con, Reed Exhibitions) #108.5
Chirs Giarrusso (G-Man, Mini Marvels) #108.5
Jim Salicrup (Papercutz) #108.5
Jamal Igle (Nightwing, Firestorm, Countdown) #108.5
Peter Spahn (Dreamwalker RPG) #109.5
Matt Murray (MoCCA) #110.5
Paul Castiglia (JMG Studios) #110.5
Mark Hair (12 Comics) #110.5
Joe Staton (Legion of Super Heroes, Green Lantern) #110.5
Yumy Odom (ECBACC) #110.5
Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man, She-Hulk, The Thing) #111.5
Mike McHale and Erica Mason (SEGA) #112.5
Bob Almond (Inkwell Awards, Quasar) #113.5
Andy Collins (Wizards of the Coast) #114.5
Mike Pellerito/Lindsay Cibos (Archie) #115.5
James Wyatt (Wizards of the Coast) #116.5
Antony Johnston (Wasteland) #117.5
Bill Rosemann (Marvel) #118.5
Jacob Chabot (Skullboy) #118.5
Michael Jasorka (Under the Gas) #118.5
Cliff Chiang (Green Arrow/Black Canary) #118.5
Joe Caramagna (Marvel/Model Opereandi) #118.5
Barry Caudill (Firaxis Games) #119.5
Fish (Marillion) #120.5
Andy Andrews (Ghost Hunters International) #122.5
Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon)#123.5
Ed Greenwood #124.5
Fred Van Lente (Comic Book Comics)#125.5
Mike Perkins (Captain America)#126.5
Ed Catto (Captain Action) #126.5
Ralph Tedesco (Zenescope) #126.5
Dr. Michael Finger (Super Psyche)#126.5
Jorge Vega (Gunplay)#126.5
Susan Soares (Sky Pirates) #127.5
Dana Powers (R2D2 builder)#128.5
Josh Elder (Batman Strikes) #129.5
Mike Dawson (Freddy and Me)#129.5
Chip Mosher (BOOM! Studios) #129.5
Joe Kelly (I Kill Giants) #129.5
Scott Rouse (Wizards of the Coast) #129.5
David Nakayama (Big Hero 6)#130.5
Kevin MCKeever (Harmony Gold) #131.5
Brian Warmouth (Devils Due Press)#132.5
Brian Haberlin (Spawn) #133.5
Steve Boyd (Comic Collector Live)#134.5
Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern) #135.5
Vincent Ferrante (Witch Hunter) #136.5
Pat McNamara (Dragonscarpe) #137.5
Todd Nauck (Wildguard) #138.5
Billy Tucci (Sgt. Rock) #139.5
George Lazenby (James Bond) #141.5
Shawn Smith (Shawnimals) #142.5
John Kotsis (Enemi Entertainment) #143.5
Larry Hama (GI Joe) #144.5
Jay Faerber (Dynamo 5) #146.5
Dominic Vivona (Gunplay)#147.5
Matt Ryan (Bigger)#148.5
Scott Christian Sava (Dreamland Chronicles)#149.5
Curt Franklin/Chris Haley (let’s be Friends Again)#150.5
John Gallagher (Buzzboy)#151.5
Bob Almond (Inkwell Awards)#153.5
Eric Hayes (The Outer Space Men)#154.5
Alan and Chris Hebert (Lazerman)#155.5
Jason Crawford (SwitchGames)#156.5
Art Baltazar/Franco (Tiny Titans)#157.5
Robert Atkins (GI Joe: Cobra)#158.5
Joe Caramagna (Sleepy’s Hulk)#159.5
Ian Stevens (Tigon—Chronicles of Riddick)#160.5
Antony Johnston (Wolverine: Prodigal Son)#161.5
Jess Hartley (White Wolf)#162.5
Mike Allred (Madman)#163.5
Vito Delsante (FCHS)#164.5
Aubrey Norris (South Peak—Velvet Assassin)#165.5
Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe (Anime Boston)#166.5
Micheal Divito (Th3rd World—Stuff of Legend)#167.5
Nate Fox (Sucker Punch—inFamous)#168.5
Dan Vondrak (Raven—Wolverine)#169.5
James Clarendon (Red Fly—Ghostbusters)#170.5
Ken Wong (Secret Identities)#171.5
Brad Schlacter (Codemasters—Damnation)#171.5
Jay Piscopo (Capt'n Eli)#171.5
Chris Giarrusso (G-Man)#171.5
Barbara Kessel (Ghost Whisperer)#171.5
Adam Mersky, Kate and Fernando Paiz (Turbine)#172.5
Eric Nofsinger and Kerry Ganofski (High Voltage)#173.5
Scott Weinstein (After School Agent)#174.5
Matt Daigle (CT Con)#175.5
Billy Tucci (Sgt. Rock)#176.5
Jaime Jewitt (Game Universe)#176.5
Josh Williams (Codemasters)#176.5
Sergio Clavijo (Dragon Frog)#176.5
William Katt (Greatest American Hero)#176.5
Tom Hall / Daniel Bradford (Blacklist Studios)#177.5
Brad Guigar (Evil, Inc.)#178.5
Brahm Revel (Guerillas)#179.5
Sean Wang (Runners)#181.5
Brendan Dineen (Ardden Ent.)#182.5
Matt McElroy (Drive Thru Comics)#183.5
Patrick Capera and Alex Flagg (Crafty Games)#184.5
Keith Murphy (CAG)#185.5
John / Keith / E (Swass Adventures)#187.5
Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Dead Space)#188.5
Darrel / Ma’at (Dafixer’s Hideout, No Apologies)#189.5
Raven Gregory (Zenescope)#190.5
J. Scott Campbell (Gen 13, Danger Girl)#191.5
David Willis (Shortpacked!)#192.5
Aaron Wood (Near and Far)#193.5
Perry Fishman (Underachievers)#194.5
Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers)#195.5
Stephen Lindsay (Jesus Hates Zombies)#196.5
Tess Stevenson (Ground Up Studios)#197.5
Joe Madureira (Darksiders)#202
Randolph Hoppe (Kirby Museum)#204
A Life of Science (The Apneist)#206
Sterling Gates (Supergirl)#208
Phil Chan (Digital Pimp Online)#210
Chris Giarrusso (G-Man)#212
Jeremy Bernstein (Dead Space 2)#216
Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier)#218
Steve Kanaras (Free Lunch Comics)#220
Sergio Clavijo (Dragon Frog)#222
Dan Slott (Mighty Avengers)#224
Joe Kelly (I Kill Giants)#226
Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man)#228
Sarah Martinez (Interrobang Studios) #230
Professor William Foster #232
Mitch Hallock (ComicCONN) #234
Jamal Igle (Supergirl) #236
Jerry Ordway (Superman, Shazam) #238
Ray Hassett (Empire Strikes Back) #238
Mike Dawson (Ace-Face) #240
Brea and Zane Grant (We Will Bury You) #242
Kelly Yates (Amber Atoms) #244
Colin Baker (Dr. Who) #246
Joe Caramagna (Iron Man & The Armor Wars) #248
Garan Madeiros (Contract)#252
Billy Tucci (Sgt. Rock, Jonah hex)#254
Karl Stewart (Crystal Dynamics)#256
Erin Gray (Buck Rogers, Silver Spoons)#258
Melody Anderson (Manimal)#260
Andy Kubert#262
Mike Kitchen (Spy Guy)#264
Christos Gage (Absolution) #266
Jan Duursema (Star Wars Legacy) #268
Brahm Revel (Guerrillas) #270
Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Witchblade) #272
Tom Breevort (Marvel Editor) #274
Caroll Spinney (Big Bird, Oscar) #276
Jim Shooter (Magnus, Marvel) #278
Jason May (Rob Bot, Cartridgecade) #280
Nathan Sawaya (Lego Artist) #282
Nikola Scott (Teen Titans) #284
Dawn Pinkney (GoldenEye 007) #286
Jay Katz (Invest Comics) #288
Paul Arendt (Echo Bazaar) #290
Nick Spencer (Morning Glories) #298
Mike Norton (Shazam, Young Justice) #300
Alex Williamson (Brass Falcon) #302
Niki Rubin (Lady Action) #302
Steve Mannion (Fearless Dawn) #302
Zach Mumbach (Dead Space 2) #302
Geoff Beckett (Shocker Toys) #304
Vin Ferrante (Monarch Comics ) #306
Kat Cahill (I Hate Gallant Girl) #308
Chris Giarrusso (G-Man) #310
Eric Hayes (Dionysus Wept) #312
David Steinberg (comiXology) #314
Dan Goodsell (Mr. Toast) #316
Laura Martin #320
Dan Parent (Archie) #322
Alana Abbott (Into the Reach ) #324
Tina Pratt (The Paul Reveres) #326
Jonathan Hickman (FF) #328
Dustin Nguyen #332
Roscott (The System) #334
Justin Peterson (Very Near Mint) #336
Aaron St. John (HitPoint Studios) #338
Steve Scott (Batman) #340
Rich Koslowski (3 Geeks) #342
Shannon Zigmund (Capstone Books) #344
Chris Staros (Top Shelf) #346
Greg Capullo (Spawn, Haunt, Batman) #348
Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman, Batman & Robin) #350
Christos Gage (Absolution, Avengers Academy) ANSI #1
Professor William Foster (Dreaming of a Face Like Ours) ANSI #5
Matt Ryan (Sentinels of Blood Island) ANSI #7
Hebert Brothers (Lazerman, Vindication) ANSI #9
Anthony Forrest (Star Wars) ANSI #11
Jeff Marsick (Z-Girl) ANSI #13
Chris Macht (The Force Among Us) ANSI #12
Tony Lee (Doctor Who) ANSI #15
Dave West (Accent UK) ANSI #17

Cliff Chiang (Neil Young's Greendale) ANSI #19
Antony Johnston (Wasteland) ANSI #21
Justin Mound (Lush comics) ANSI #22
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) ANSI #23
Kim Harrison (The Hollows Series) ANSI #24
Yehudi Mercado (Buffalo Speedway) ANSI #27
Jeff McComsey (FUBAR) ANSI #28
Jon Santana (Jaded) ANSI #30
Paolo Rivera (Daredevil) ANSI #32
Hilary Price (Rhymes with Orange) ANSI #34
Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo (Curls Studio) ANSI #36
Paul Levitz (Legion of Super Heroes) ANSI #40
Dan Abnett (Resurrection Man, Infestation) ANSI #42
Andy Lanning (Resurrection Man, Infestation) ANSI #46
Ed Catto (Captain Action) ANSI #48
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