The Quantum Leap Podcast

The final episode of the podcast for 2014, Pool Hall Blues is up. It contains an interview with Shari Headley, who was Violet Walters in that episode :)

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Happy New Year everyone!
 
The podcast for Maybe Baby is now up :)

In the twenty-eighth installment of The Quantum Leap Podcast, Albie and Heather discuss season two, episode twenty “Maybe Baby”. There are first impressions, an episode recap, thoughts and opinions, listener feedback, and a cool interview with Shaun O’Banion, Film Producer and honorary Quantum Leap crew member. The second episode of the original audio drama Quantum Leap: The Impossible Dream, Need You Now: Part 2, with special guest star Jennifer Runyon. Chris DeFilippis, Author of the Quantum Leap Novel Foreknowledge, The Seeker: A Novella of T.R.U.T.H., and creator of deflipside.com is welcomed to The QLP crew as a writer and segment producer, with his segment Quantum Reboot. A segment on car seat safety, and an article from Hayden McQueenie about the Quantum leap clip show that might have been. “Beyond this point there be dragons.”

Let us know what you think… Leave us a voicemail by calling (707)847-6682 and send in your thoughts, theories and feedback, send MP3s & email to quantumleappodcast@gmail.com. Also join us on Facebook.com/QuantumLeapPodcast and Twitter.com/QuantumLeapPod and www.patreon.com/QuantumLeapPodcast. You can also help out the show by shopping at Amazon using our affiliate link http://quantumleappodcast.com/Amazon :D Also check out our new affiliate Nerd Block…


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Everyone be sure to check out the Quantum Leap Podcast for our exclusive interview with Fabiana Udenio, who played Eva Panzini in "Leaping in Without a Net" and is probably best remembered as "Alotta Fagina" in "Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery" :D

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Everyone be sure to check out the Quantum Leap Podcast for our extremely informative and exclusive interview with Michael Gregory, whom leapers would remember as Colonel Wojohowitz (Donna's father) from the episode "Star Crossed".

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The latest of our Quantum Leap family interviews, Teri Copley, who played Dixie in "The Right Hand Of God" :D

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Also stay tuned, we have some MASSIVE events coming up over the next few weeks :D
 
We have a MASSIVE show lined up for you for Sea Bride, consisting of, not one, not two, but THREE interviews, one from Beverly Leech who played Catherine Farrington, one from James Harper who played Vinnie the Viper, and one from John G. Hertzler who played Weathers Farrington. Also thoughts and opinions, Part 3 of our audio drama "The Impossible Dream - Need You Now" with special guest Jennifer Runyon, an article from Chris DeFilippis about the '90s, and an article from yours truly about the Quantum Leap video game that should have been.

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We have an awesome interview with Marshall R Teague, who played Wayne in "How The Tess Was Won".

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Also, with MIA as the next episode of the podcast, we have officially finished Season 2. We'd love to know what are your thoughts about Season 2 as a whole?
 
To finish of Season 2 with a bang, please enjoy our podcast about my personal favourite episode of Quantum Leap: M.I.A.

In the thirtieth installment of The Quantum Leap Podcast, Albie and Heather discuss season two, episode twenty-two “M.I.A.”. There are first impressions, an episode recap, thoughts and opinions, listener feedback, an amazing interview with Susan Diol, who played Beth Calavicci in M.I.A. and Mirror Image, the fourth episode of the original audio drama, Quantum Leap: The Impossible Dream, Need You Now: Part 4 with special guest star Jennifer Runyon. Also Suzanne Smiley with her debut segment, The Music Replacement In Quantum Leap and an article from Hayden McQueenie about M.I.A.

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And if a shiny new episode isn't enough, as a special end-of-season treat, please enjoy our interview with "The Don" himself, he's television royalty, the creator of Quantum Leap, Donald P. Bellisario!

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For all the leapers and Quantum Mums out there, the Quantum Leap Podcast has just released a Mothers Day special - an audio commentary for the episode "Another Mother".

We had some very special guests. We were lucky enough to be joined the mother of Quantum Leap herself, Deborah Pratt, who wrote this episode. She had some great stories to tell about the making of "Another Mother" and answered some questions that had been burning in our minds for ages. The other special guest is someone very close to my heart. I was on my best behaviour because we were joined by none other than my mother - Mamma McQueenie <3

Happy Mothers Day to all the Quantum Mums out there! :D


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I've listened to a few of these and they are really good - especially the interviews! I plan to listen along to these as I rewatch the series. :)
 
This is the BIG one! Everyone please check out the Quantum Leap Podcast's exclusive interview with the one, the only, Scott Bakula! That's right folks, Dr Samuel Beckett himself was kind enough to talk to Albie about his experiences on Quantum Leap. Enjoy :)

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In the thirty-first installment of The Quantum Leap Podcast, Albie and Heather discuss season three, episode one “The Leap Home”. There are first impressions, an episode recap, thoughts and opinions, listener feedback, an amazing interview with The Star of Quantum Leap Scott Bakula, who played Dr. Sam Beckett in every episode. Also, Great segments from Chris DeFilippis and a cool article from Hayden McQueenie about The Leap Home.

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In the thirty-second installment of The Quantum Leap Podcast, Albie and Heather discuss season three, episode two “The Leap Home, Part II (Vietnam)”. There are first impressions, an episode recap, thoughts and opinions, listener feedback, two great interviews with David Newsom who played Sam’s brother Navy Lt. Tom Beckett and Andrea Thompson who played Maggie Dawson. Also, Great segments from Chris DeFilippis and an article from Hayden McQueenie about The unofficial trilogy and Quantum Leap 08: Pulitzer.

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Thank you so much for continuing to do this Podcast. Really amazing that you're able to get the guests. So can I ask what on which site most people are discussing this podcast? I guess most of it is on Facebook?

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Yes most of the discussion happens at the Facebook page (which I pretty much run), you can also contact us at Twitter, Instagram, and via email at quantumleappodcast@gmail.com :) of course, if we could start up some discussion here too it would be great :D

Glad you're enjoying it!

Also, we have a new giveaway, all you have to do is listen to the show and get the special code, and email us with the code.

Also, a fanfiction contest:

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Calling all writers!

Do you have an original Quantum Leap story that you want to share with fellow Leapers? Now’s your chance! Announcing the Quantum Leap Podcast’s short fiction contest.

Help Doctor Beckett Leap from life to life, trying to put right what once went wrong. We’re looking for your original Quantum Leap adventures about Sam, Al, Ziggy, Gushie, Donna, Beth, Leapers, Leapees — anyone or anything, as long as it’s set in the established Quantum Leap Universe!

Here are the ground rules:
◦We’re looking for original stories that haven’t appeared anywhere in print or online.
◦Keep it to 5,000 words or less. We’re not looking for your unpublished novel here.
◦The Quantum Leap Podcast reserves the right to edit stories before they are released.
◦E-mail submissions only. Please send stories to quantumleappodcast@gmail.com.

The first eight participants will get a small prize. And the top three entries–as judged by the Quantum Leap Podcast team–will receive an autographed copy of the Quantum Leap novel Foreknowledge.

Winning stories will be read on the podcast, and posted on our website.

So what are you waiting for? Hop into the Accelerator Chamber and make the Leap! Enter the Quantum Leap Podcast Short Fiction Contest now!
 
Yes most of the discussion happens at the Facebook page (which I pretty much run), you can also contact us at Twitter, Instagram, and via email at quantumleappodcast@gmail.com :) of course, if we could start up some discussion here too it would be great :D

Glad you're enjoying it!

Also, we have a new giveaway, all you have to do is listen to the show and get the special code, and email us with the code.

Also, a fanfiction contest:

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Calling all writers!

Do you have an original Quantum Leap story that you want to share with fellow Leapers? Now’s your chance! Announcing the Quantum Leap Podcast’s short fiction contest.

Help Doctor Beckett Leap from life to life, trying to put right what once went wrong. We’re looking for your original Quantum Leap adventures about Sam, Al, Ziggy, Gushie, Donna, Beth, Leapers, Leapees — anyone or anything, as long as it’s set in the established Quantum Leap Universe!

Here are the ground rules:
◦We’re looking for original stories that haven’t appeared anywhere in print or online.
◦Keep it to 5,000 words or less. We’re not looking for your unpublished novel here.
◦The Quantum Leap Podcast reserves the right to edit stories before they are released.
◦E-mail submissions only. Please send stories to quantumleappodcast@gmail.com.

The first eight participants will get a small prize. And the top three entries–as judged by the Quantum Leap Podcast team–will receive an autographed copy of the Quantum Leap novel Foreknowledge.

Winning stories will be read on the podcast, and posted on our website.

So what are you waiting for? Hop into the Accelerator Chamber and make the Leap! Enter the Quantum Leap Podcast Short Fiction Contest now!

My story's about half done!
 
The latest from the podcast:

Tripping the Couture Fantastic with Jean-Pierre Dorléac

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He imaginatively dressed up Lorne Greene in TV’s Battlestar Galactica and artfully dressed down Brooke Shields in the cult classic film The Blue Lagoon. But Quantum Leap fans will best remember costume designer Jean-Pierre Dorléac for giving their favorite show its most iconic image, and for giving their favorite hologram his flamboyant style.
In our post Mad Men, nostalgia-driven media culture, it’s hard to remember a time when costumes weren’t so much wistful distractions to be blogged about as they were tools to transport viewers into another time and place. And when it comes to embodying eras gone by, Don Draper ain’t got nothing on Sam Beckett.
And that’s thanks to Dorléac. In his series-long tenure as costume designer for Quantum Leap, Dorléac had one of the most important jobs on show. When Sam Leapt into a new time and place, his first clue as to who and where he was was often his outfit. It was a crucial, visual shorthand for both the character and the viewers—one that required Dorléac to reliably recreate four decades worth of fashions.
He rose to the challenge brilliantly; whether tracking a dropper named Clapper as noirish Nick Allen in “Play it Again, Seymour,” fighting sexism as a stylishly-dressed Samantha Stormer in “What Price Gloria” or romancing on the high seas as wealthy playboy Philip Dumont in “Sea Bride,” Sam convincingly inhabited any era a story required. And Dorléac made it look so natural and effortless that he was nominated for four Emmys for his work on Quantum Leap (including for the aforementioned “Sea Bride”). In fact, his QL period costuming was so effective that it is now studied in university classes.
But not only did Dorléac have to faithfully recreate the past. He also had to give viewers a glimpse of the future. And his fashion choices have given Quantum Leap its signature genre style.


The designer’s futuristic flourishes take front and center in the show’s very first scenes. Al’s neon star lapel pin and matching shoe appliques are prominently featured in the tease for “Genesis,” as are Tina’s LED high heels and earrings. And while we’re still grinning over this retro-future chic, Dorléac hits us with Quantum Leap’s most iconic image: Sam, in his clean, white Fermi suit, arms outstretched, being buffeted by quantum energy in the Accelerator Chamber as he prepares for his first Leap.
Fashion, both real and imagined, was critical to the success of Quantum Leap. And fashion would remain the show’s primary tool to differentiate the past from the future, embodied mainly by Al.


Al’s flamboyant fashion choices were a brilliant counterpoint to Sam’s historic mien. And while the metallic fabrics, funky cuts and garish hues may have started out as a visual gimmick to make the hologram an anachronistic standout in Sam’s pedestrian surroundings, they evolved into an abiding character statement for Al. For a man who spent five years in filthy black rags as a POW, Al’s colorful clothes proclaim that he remains unbroken, and that he’s full of joy and lust and a zest for life.
Quantum Leap wasn’t the first time Dorléac recreated historical fashions for show creator Donald P. Bellisario. They started working together on Bellisario’s 1930’s era series Tales of the Gold Monkey. And Dorléac lent his futuristic vision to a parade of genre shows through the 1970s and 80s: Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century, Automan, The Greatest American Hero, Max Headroom, Knight Rider and the aforementioned Battlestar Galactica, for which he won his first Emmy. And his impressive roster of film work includes another time travel classic, Somewhere in Time, starring the late Christopher Reeve.


Dorléac has chronicled his storied career in his new memoir, The Naked Truth: An Irreverent Chronicle of Delirious Escapades. In it, the costume designer relates never-before-told, behind-the-scenes stories about working in theater, couture, television and film.
And in the vein of those never-before-told stories, The Quantum Leap Podcast is proud to bring you Jean-Pierre Dorléac’s first-ever interview about his work on Quantum Leap. Listen as he recounts his time with Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell and the unique challenges presented by Sam’s trips through time. Along the way he tells us more about The Naked Truth, and his passion to preserve historic Hollywood fashions.
Join us as we take this couturistic leap!

Signed copies of The Naked Truth: An Irreverent Chronicle of Delirious Escapades, are available at Mr. Dorléac’s website jean-pierredorleac.com
The Naked Truth: An Irreverent Chronicle of Delirious Escapades is also available on Amazon.com and wherever good books are sold.



Also the first two entries of the fanfiction contest...

The Gift - By Lesley Wentzell

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Donna Get Married - by Tiffany Schneider
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And a look back at The Leap Back convention in 2009:

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Thank you, Podcast crew for my 'small prize' which arrived today. I LOVE IT!!!
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Not giving details as don't want to spoil the surprise for any other recipients still waiting for theirs.
 
Glad you like it Helen :) we will be releasing your story soon, and you're in the running for a major prize of a signed copy of Foreknowledge. Good luck :)
 
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In the thirty-third installment of The Quantum Leap Podcast, Albie and Heather discuss season three, episode three Leap Of Faith. There are first impressions, an episode recap, thoughts and opinions, listener feedback, a great interview with Bud Sabatino, who played Sam’s leapee, Father Frank Pistano. Also, two great segments from Christopher DeFilippis, The Italian Problem, and Quantum Leap Radio Sightings: Genesis Redux. Also an article from Hayden McQueenie about Al, and religion in Quantum Leap. And an awesome song, I Always Feel Like (I’m Gonna Quantum Leap) – Rockwell Parody by Bonecage.

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In the thirty-fourth installment of The Quantum Leap Podcast, Albie and Heather discuss season three, episode four “One Strobe Over The Line”. There are first impressions, an episode recap, thoughts and opinions, listener feedback, and two great interviews, one with Susan Anton, who played Helen Le Baron in One Strobe Over The Line, and an interview with the author of the Quantum Leap novel Independence John Peel. Also, two great segments from Christopher DeFilippis, Origin Story, and Quantum Leap Radio Sightings: 3.4 One Strobe Over The Line. Also an article from Hayden McQueenie about wibbily wobbly timey wimey bits in Quantum Leap.

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Yes "Residential Leap" was great :) and you're welcome to post any links to anything that you like. Picking the top 3 winners of the competition will be extremely difficult as there are so many contenders.

Once we are back in the full swing of things we will upload our remaining entries.