Dr Paisley
Hey, it'sa me, Murray-o! Back for another weekend of outrageous fashion, nonstop snark, and general mayhem. Still fully armed and operational after almost 50 years in fandom, Dr Paisley looks forward to seeing old friends, making new ones, fleecing you at the Art Auction, and consuming mass quantities of the fine products of OKC's finest breweries. He is a staunch defender of the following: Trans Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, and the beauty of the Oxford comma. He lives in Kansas City with his remaining wife, Margene Bahm, and the obligatory feline.
2:00 PM | Location: Boomer A
The Age of the Mega Media Machine
Comcast, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros, Fox: The top 5 media corporations own a majority of the media we consume worldwide. Netflix is a close sixth, piloting the streaming model we enjoy today. That's A LOT of control over message and narrative. As Wilde said, "Things are because we see them, and what we see, and how we see it, depends on the Arts that influenced us.
Moderator: Daniel Erickson
Panelists: Caleb Masters, Daniel Erickson, Dr Paisley, Kevin Dilmore, Matthew Price, Scott Zrubek
Tracks: Pop Culture & Entertainment, Business & Marketing, Film & TV, History, Writing & Publishing, Art
1:00 PM | Location: Boomer A
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Drugs: The Spice Must Flow!
Hobbits have pipeweed. Star Trek has felicium. Star Wars has glitterstim. Wash the Red or Blue Pill down with a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster. Chems, Soma, Nuke, Substance D, Wireheading, Plutonium Nyborg, or even a puff or two from the caterpillar's hookah -- isn't SF already escapism? Why do characters want to escape from the worlds we want to escape to? Panelists discuss the applications of recreational and illicit drug use in speculative fiction.
Moderator: Tracy S. Morris
Panelists: Daniel Erickson, Dara Fogel, PhD, Dr Paisley, Scott Zrubek, Tim Frayser, Tracy S. Morris
Tracks: Pop Culture & Entertainment, Science Fiction, Fantasy
6:00 PM | Location: University C
Art/Charity Auction
Come bid high and often at the art and charity live auctions!
Moderator: Dr Paisley
Panelists: Dr Paisley, Mark Coughran
Tracks: Art, General Interest
7:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Interior Courtyard - Atrium
Literary Beers
Join panelists in the hotel lounge for lively conversation. BYO beverages, please.
Moderator:
Panelists: A C Smart, Aaron Bossig, Bradley H Sinor, Craig Wolf, Daniel Erickson, David J. Pedersen, Dr Paisley, Julia S. Mandala, L.L.Killjoy, Liz Campbell, Mark Finn, Michael "Gecko" Adams, Mike Kennedy, Tim Frayser, Tracy S. Morris, vickey malone kennedy
Tracks: Meetup, General Interest, Writing & Publishing, Art
11:00 AM | Location: Boomer B
Debate Is Not Dissent!
From fan wars (Trek vs. Wars) to TV-news ratings battles to political or philosophical discussion, how can creatives elevate the behavior around us? Have you learned a way to constructively emphasize commonality while discussing difference (and not devaluing it)? Has fandom inspired or prepared you to get involved in “the rest” of society – in a positive way?
Moderator: Daniel Erickson
Panelists: Daniel Erickson, Dara Fogel, PhD, Dr Paisley, John Allen Small, Rhonda Eudaly, What’s Up Fandom Podcast