Comedic musical duo Paul & Storm have long been a staple of geek culture.  Along with Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage, Paul and Storm comprise a core component of the W00tstock music and comedy shows that have taken place throughout the US. Formerly half of a capella group Da Vinci’s Notebook, today they can often be seen touring alongside Jonathan Coulton accross the US, UK, and Canada. Paul & Storm have released four studio albums to date, links to which can be found on their website http://www.paulandstorm.com/, along with tour information and their blog!

They’ll be calling in at 6:00PM, so tune in then!

Mikey Neumann is a creative director for Gearbox Software, most well known for his work on Brothers in Arms and Borderlands. He writes, voice acts, and is a renaissance man of countless talents. He famously went on-the-record saying that he would play Borderlands on release day with anyone who could produce eveidence they had pre-ordered it, and—thanks to extensive coverage of the offer by several gaming blogs–ended up with his own gaming marathon as a result.

Despite some recent medical setbacks Mikey remains committed to his passions is presently hard at work on Borderlands 2, as well as several other creative endeavours.

Host of NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Peter Sagal is a playwright, screenwriter, actor, and regular columnist for the New York Times Magazine, and Runner’s World. He’s written for the Chicago Tribune, andHouston Chronicle.  His book, titled ‘The Book of Vice: Very NaughtyThings (and How to Do Them)’ was published in2007.

If you have anyquestions for Peter, leave them in the comments section below, and we’ll pass them along when he calls at 1:00PM.

Ernie Cline is a novellist and screenwriter who you may know best as the writer of the film ‘Fanboys’, released in 2009. In addition to his scriptwriting, Ernie has been named chamion of the Austin Poetry Slam on two seperate occasions and has recently published  a novel by the name of ‘Ready Player One’.

Ernie will be calling in at 11:00AM, so tune in and see what he has to say!

Monte Cook is most famous as co-designer of Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition, and writer of the third edition Dungeon Master’s Guide. He has worked on countless RPG products for Iron Crown Enterprises and TSR/Wizards of the Coast, including lines such as Champions, Planescape and Dark*Matter. In 2001, he became an independent publisher, and was one of the first to produce material online under the Open Gaming License. Under his Malhavoc Press imprint, he self-published many products, including Arcana Unearthed/Evolved, and cumulating in Ptolus, a book that is regarded by many as the ultimate fantasy RPG setting. He has since worked on an experimental subscription-based adventure project called Dungeon-a-Day and consulted on the design of the Pathfinder RPG. He now writes the “Legends and Lore” column for the Dungeons and Dragons website.

He’ll be calling in to Desert Bus at 10AM , so please leave him your questions below.

Also known as ‘The Bad Astronomer’, Phil Plait is a scientist, skeptic,  author, blogger, and TV personality. He’s served as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, written two books titled ‘Bad Astronomy’ (debunking abuses of science in general and astronomy in particular) and ‘Death from the Skies’ (detailing the various ways the universe might put an end to our little rock), And Hosted his own Discovery Documentary series called “Phil Plait’s Bad Universe”. He’s been featured in Episodes of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, he’s workd on the COBE and Hubble telescopes, and he travells regularly to speak at science and skepticism events around the globe. He is most commonly found dedicating his time to sharing discoveries and clearing up misunderstandings or misrepresentations of science on his Discover Magazine blog Bad Astronomy.

Phil will be calling in at 6:00PM, so make sure to be online, because this is a call that you won’t want to miss! If you have anything you’d like to ask Phil, please don’t hesitate to post it below.

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Chris Cashman is a comedian and voice actor who you may know best as the host of Xbox Live’s former gameshow series 1 vs 100. Chris hosted the series for it’s entire run, from 2009-2010. Today he can be heard as a regular cohost of the Geek Gamer Weekly podcast.

Chris will be calling in at 2:30PM, so tune in and have your questions ready to go!

Film reviewer and host of The Escapist’s Escape to the Movies and The Big Picture webseries’, MovieBob, will be calling in at 11AM to wish the Desert Bus team well. In addition to the two previously mentioned series, Bob is also known for his ongoing series The Game Overthinker at ScrewAttack.com, as well as his column Intermission, and his blog.

Questions for MovieBob can be posted in the comment section below!

A slightly late addition to our call-in roster, Neil Gaiman is an award winning author, screenwriter, and graphic novelist that needs little introduction. Behind such work as Sandman, Good Omens, American Gods, Coraline, Stardust, and much, much more, Neil’s work is a staple among any geek’s library.  More recently, Mr. Gaiman wrote the Doctor Who episode ‘The Doctor’s Wife‘, which aired earlier this year.Throughout his career, Neil has been nominated for, or the recipient of, more writing awards than it’s reasonable for me to list, though they include the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, The Eisner Award, and the Newbery Medal, among others.

Mr. Gaiman will be calling at at 10:00AM, so please submit your questions in the comments below, and tune in at 10!

Star of The Escapist’s Zero Punctuation webseries, Yahtzee needs little introduction.  With additional work ranging from his blog Fully Ramblomatic, to his novel Mogworld, to his column Extra Punctuation and his role as co-founder of The Mana Bar, Yahtzee has had a huge impact on gaming culture since he uploaded his first game review.

If you have anything to ask Yahtzee, post them in the comments below, and tune in for his call at 8:00PM.