Joe Praska
@joepraska.bsky.social
He/Him | Elementary teacher | Writer | #StarTrek fan🖖 | SFF/Horror lover | co-host of Frankenstein's Podcast & Deep Space Love | Writer with Twin Cities Geek | coffee enthusiast ☕️
Forgot to share this a while back:
This was such an exciting episode to record; Marshall is always a blast to talk to and Howard is an absolute VFX legend. The stories they bring to any conversation are nothing short of insightful.
Loved getting the chance to talk THE HOWLING with them!
This was such an exciting episode to record; Marshall is always a blast to talk to and Howard is an absolute VFX legend. The stories they bring to any conversation are nothing short of insightful.
Loved getting the chance to talk THE HOWLING with them!
Here's a close up of the original artwork our friend, @jimtandberg.bsky.social created for our recent ep. on @thejoedante.bsky.social 's THE HOWLING!
Also check out the episode w/special guests & friends of the pod, Howard Berger & Marshall Julius!
🔗 www.frankensteinspodcast.com/122-werewolv...
Also check out the episode w/special guests & friends of the pod, Howard Berger & Marshall Julius!
🔗 www.frankensteinspodcast.com/122-werewolv...
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Forgot to share this a while back:
This was such an exciting episode to record; Marshall is always a blast to talk to and Howard is an absolute VFX legend. The stories they bring to any conversation are nothing short of insightful.
Loved getting the chance to talk THE HOWLING with them!
This was such an exciting episode to record; Marshall is always a blast to talk to and Howard is an absolute VFX legend. The stories they bring to any conversation are nothing short of insightful.
Loved getting the chance to talk THE HOWLING with them!
Perfection
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Perfection
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It's fun to see Spielberg and Columbus involved & hopefully this is great for practical creature effects creatives, but can't help but feel a bit 'on-the-fence' as to whether or not this is a good idea. Does everything need a legacy sequel? Does everything need to be franchise-ed?
After many years of false starts, Warner Bros. has officially announced this morning that the GREMLINS franchise is returning to the big screen in 2027!
Steven Spielberg Producing New ‘Gremlins’ Movie for November 2027 Release!
After many years of false starts, Warner Bros. has officially announced this morning that the Gremlins franchise is returning to the big screen. And they’ve already set a release date! Gizmo will retu...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's fun to see Spielberg and Columbus involved & hopefully this is great for practical creature effects creatives, but can't help but feel a bit 'on-the-fence' as to whether or not this is a good idea. Does everything need a legacy sequel? Does everything need to be franchise-ed?
A not insignificant number of the upwards of 1,200 film workers who signed this pledge are Jewish themselves. Feels like anti-semitism might not be the actual issue at hand...🧐
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A not insignificant number of the upwards of 1,200 film workers who signed this pledge are Jewish themselves. Feels like anti-semitism might not be the actual issue at hand...🧐
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If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.
A ‘fun fact’ if I’ve ever seen one!
A new mayor of St. Paul - Kaohly Her - led me to Wikipedia to confirm if she will be the first female mayor. I discovered this strange tidbit from the 1910s: "Vivian" was once a gender-neutral name!
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A ‘fun fact’ if I’ve ever seen one!
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“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
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No one really knows what to do when a bad guy dies. Do you bow your head but do a wink to camera before you do, or do you do a dance (but respectfully)?
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
No one really knows what to do when a bad guy dies. Do you bow your head but do a wink to camera before you do, or do you do a dance (but respectfully)?
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“You go on. Laugh. It’s just a sandwich. Yeah. But what if instead of Italian, or whole wheat, that bad boy had been on rye? You ever had a damn caraway seed in the eye, man? You ever seen what that does to a man?”
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“You go on. Laugh. It’s just a sandwich. Yeah. But what if instead of Italian, or whole wheat, that bad boy had been on rye? You ever had a damn caraway seed in the eye, man? You ever seen what that does to a man?”
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Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
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Good morning and fuck you (not you, probably)
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Good morning and fuck you (not you, probably)
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Full artwork for this week’s Frankenstein’s Podcast episode. Inks to full digital cover. One of-if not-the best work I’ve done for the podcast. Thanks to Joe and Kalid for keeping this fever dream going. And a special thanks to Howard and Marshall for joining them on this amazing episode.
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Full artwork for this week’s Frankenstein’s Podcast episode. Inks to full digital cover. One of-if not-the best work I’ve done for the podcast. Thanks to Joe and Kalid for keeping this fever dream going. And a special thanks to Howard and Marshall for joining them on this amazing episode.
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jaw dropping headline
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
jaw dropping headline
Remember when they were upset about taking down statues?
Leavitt emphasized the president has total, unquestionable authority to alter the premises however he desires, repeatedly leaning on a legal precedent she failed to name. trib.al/92FhtvO
Trump's team is flagrantly ignoring the fact that any significant project requires congressional approval.
Trump's team is flagrantly ignoring the fact that any significant project requires congressional approval.
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Remember when they were upset about taking down statues?
My latest for @twincitiesgeek.com:
Got to speak with the folks at @zpuppets.org about their upcoming show, CELLULA, which combines blacklight puppetry with the concept of cellular mitosis. It sounds like an absolute blast - the show runs from Oct 23-25!
Got to speak with the folks at @zpuppets.org about their upcoming show, CELLULA, which combines blacklight puppetry with the concept of cellular mitosis. It sounds like an absolute blast - the show runs from Oct 23-25!
You can see this "joyous glow-in-the-dark performance of cell science" by @zpuppets.org in Minneapolis for three days only. #MNtheater #TwinCitiesGeeks twincitiesgeek.com/2025/10/cell...
Cellular Mitosis Meets Puppetry in “Cellula” from Minneapolis’s Z Puppets Rosenschnoz
Black-light puppetry may not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the concept of cell division.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My latest for @twincitiesgeek.com:
Got to speak with the folks at @zpuppets.org about their upcoming show, CELLULA, which combines blacklight puppetry with the concept of cellular mitosis. It sounds like an absolute blast - the show runs from Oct 23-25!
Got to speak with the folks at @zpuppets.org about their upcoming show, CELLULA, which combines blacklight puppetry with the concept of cellular mitosis. It sounds like an absolute blast - the show runs from Oct 23-25!
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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Absolutely loving the gnarly cover art for these issues of Star Trek: Red Shirts. Props to Christopher Cantwell & Megan Levans for putting together a really cool and unique Star Trek comic with this series so far. Lots of fresh ideas that never shy away from brutality & intensity!
October 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Absolutely loving the gnarly cover art for these issues of Star Trek: Red Shirts. Props to Christopher Cantwell & Megan Levans for putting together a really cool and unique Star Trek comic with this series so far. Lots of fresh ideas that never shy away from brutality & intensity!
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Great recs! Lots to add to the 'to-read' list!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Great recs! Lots to add to the 'to-read' list!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
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This is such a fun bts shot from Star Trek: First Contact. The Borg Queen has been somewhat of a contentious canon addition amongst Trekkies, but there’s no doubt that Alice Krige was fantastic in the role & Frakes directed the hell out of this movie.
October 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is such a fun bts shot from Star Trek: First Contact. The Borg Queen has been somewhat of a contentious canon addition amongst Trekkies, but there’s no doubt that Alice Krige was fantastic in the role & Frakes directed the hell out of this movie.
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Coming soon on the pod! Author @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social joins us to talk monsters as well as her latest book, ‘Where the Soul Goes.’
Look for our episode coming out next week!
Look for our episode coming out next week!
October 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Coming soon on the pod! Author @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social joins us to talk monsters as well as her latest book, ‘Where the Soul Goes.’
Look for our episode coming out next week!
Look for our episode coming out next week!
Love @daytonward.bsky.social’s Trek books and this cover absolutely slaps. Looks like it might be taking place post-season 3 too. Definitely stoked for this one!
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Love @daytonward.bsky.social’s Trek books and this cover absolutely slaps. Looks like it might be taking place post-season 3 too. Definitely stoked for this one!
Check out my latest science article for @twincitiesgeek.com! Got to chat with @microbesheik.bsky.social about a truly amazing discovery in our Great Lakes.
I always love learning more about these kinds of stories.
I always love learning more about these kinds of stories.
University of Minnesota Scientists Find New Life in the Great Lakes
When the R/V Blue Heron, a Great Lakes research vessel, exited Lake Erie and pulled into the Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland for repairs on a noisy propeller shaft, no one anticipated the detour wou...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Check out my latest science article for @twincitiesgeek.com! Got to chat with @microbesheik.bsky.social about a truly amazing discovery in our Great Lakes.
I always love learning more about these kinds of stories.
I always love learning more about these kinds of stories.