Why subscribe?

For two seasons and 130 episodes I was the host and time traveling detective of Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? A quiz show where I asked questions like:

• Who was the 13th President?

• What is the Chunnel?

• Is the singular of “spaghetti” really “spaghetto”?

But 25 years later I’m finding the more prevalent questions are:

• What the hell is going on in the world?

• How does one pivot from their established business?

• Is it possible to stay resilient and cultivate optimism in the face of difficult times?

• Why isn’t the singular of “Martini”. “Martino”?

So instead of guiding contestants through The Trail of Time, I’m using my own timeline of having worked with George Lucas, directed Stan Lee, collaborated with the rock band KISS, developed shows with Snoop Dogg and helped Mike Tyson solve some mysteries to help you AND me solve the TRUE mysteries of today. Like:

• Can we really manifest things?

• How do we know our worth?

• Can I still break in to TV writing?

• If so, how?

• What does it take to write a comic book?

• How do I put together a voice over real?

• Is there a trick to getting on Broadway?

• When should I write my novel?

• And a whole host of other things I have experience with.

Plus we’ll keep it fun and festive with anecdotes and updates on things like my upcoming graphic novel HOST MORTEM, my role as Dick Clark in the new Michael Jackson movie and all the projects, passions, opinions and problems that’ll come up in the coming year.

So if your first question of the day was “Why Subscribe?” hopefully you’ve gotten the correct answer and will stick around to keep playing.

Kevin Shinick is an Emmy Award-winning writer (Robot Chicken), a best-selling author (Star Wars: Force Collector) and a celebrated comic book creator (Spider-Man, The Flash, Batman, Guardians of the Galaxy) as well as a Broadway veteran, a renowned actor and voice artist and a multiple Annie award winning producer (MAD - The Animated Series). Shinick began his career as the host and Squadron Leader of the popular PBS series Where InTime Is Carmen Sandiego? and will soon return to his hosting roots portraying legendary American Bandstand host Dick Clark in the upcoming feature film, Michael, about music sensation Michael Jackson. Shinick continues his hosting hijinks in the murder mystery book series Host Mortem which launches on Kickstarter in February 2025. Follow Kevin @KevinShinick on IG, X, BlueSky and here on Substack.

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