The Sidebar Guests That Never Happened | SIDEBAR FOREVER

About this episode

The hosts reflect on past guest interviews that never happened and share a wish list of potential future guests.

The holidays are a time for looking back, so this week we’re doing exactly that. We’re talking about the ones that got away—the Sidebar guest interviews we sought out that never quite happened. We won’t spoil every name here, but let’s just say David Mazzucchelli, Jeffrey Jones, and Bill Sienkiewicz were among the many heartbreakers (kidding… mostly). We close out the conversation with a wish list of guests we never even got the chance to invite on, such as Serpieri, Claire Wendling, and Walt Simonson. Looking back on this era reminded us just how magical that run was—a stretch when incredible creatives were joining us week after week, and we loved every minute of it. So, join us for the final pod of 2025 as we walk down memory lane and share a few behind-the-scenes stories.

People in this episode

Guests: David Mazzucchelli, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Sienkiewicz, Serpieri, Claire Wendling, Walt Simonson

Topics covered

• holiday reflections
• guest interviews
• creative industry

Keywords

• memory lane
• behind-the-scenes stories
• creative guests

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: SIDEBAR

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