Episodes
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X-Men '97: Season 2 part 2 with Ethan Gould
"Danger says I learned this programming from watching YOU, Professor! I learned it from watching you!" Ethan Gould—artist and RPG designer—returns to cover the X-Men '97 season 2 episodes 6-10. We discuss the later half of this season of the Disney+ animated series, featuring: messy Southern...
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X-Men '97: Season 2 episodes 1-5 with Ethan Gould
"Speaking of sexual Tyrannosaurus, the tension between Wolverine and Sabretooth could be cut with a knife," - artist and game designer Ethan Gould returns to talk about X-Men '97 Season 2 episodes 1-5, now on Disney+. Don't be a time-tossed mutant, when it comes to X-Men and art history, whether...
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Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord w/ Prof Holly Schaeffer-Raymond
"To what extent can you throw a person away?" - Dr. Holly Schaeffer-Raymond on Darth Maul. Maul – Shadow Lord, the latest Star Wars animated series on Disney+ is stunning. It hits topics like raising kids amidst fascism, cycles of abuse, and it's even got Weird Little Guys. Resident Star Wars...
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Daredevil Born Again Season 2 with cartoonist & organizer John Leavitt
" It's not so much that Mayor Fisk is like [Former NYC Mayor] Eric Adams, it's that Eric Adams is a comic book character," -- John Leavitt is a writer and cartoonist who works with the DSA Upper-Manhattan Bronx chapter and a published Marvel author with Strange Tales Volume One. I've been…
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Marvel's Wonder Man with Filmmaker Brandon Wilson
Marvel Disney's recent TV series is about a struggling actor and I have the perfect guest to discuss it with me: filmmaker, life-long Los Angelino, and Marvel comics fan Brandon Wilson. Wonder Man is delightful and we've got a lot say about the show's portrayals of LA, Simon Williams's existence…
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Peacemaker Season 2 with Arturo Garcia, journalist and wrestling fan
The Real fantasy of Peacemaker is getting your friends to agree to listen to your favorite bands---and them like them. Journalist Arturo Garcia joins me for season 2 of James Gunn's HBO series Peacemaker staring John Cena. The first 15 minutes of this episode are spoiler free. In this episode…
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Superman: Supermensch. Winning the Disney boycott & more
The need for solidarity with Palestinians and Jewish Americans reconning with the historical myths we've been fed–– James Gunn's new Superman movie really went there and did it superbly. Who better to process it with than Rafael Shimoff and Shoshana Brown, the hosts of Beyond the Pale, radio's…
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Murderbot: A Premium Quality Queer Anti-Capitalist Violent Work-Space Comedy
Murderbot is a queer space opera with a sense of humor and a bone to pick with corporate power. You can stream it on Apple TV Join myself and Sarah Daniel Rasher, who co-hosts our Deep Space Nine podcast, for a look at the new TV series based on a series of novelas by Martha Wells. The first 13...
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Daredevil Born Again: Cuomo is Kingpin (& we can defeat him)
Daredevil returns to tangle with Mayor Fisk, a villain with shocking parallels to Andrew Cuomo: the real life disgraced former Governor of NY who is now running to be Mayor of NYC! Our real election ends June 24 and New Yorkers need a better outcome than the election in the Disney+ TV Series. I'm...
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Andor Finale: Political lessons from Star Wars and history
"No one can do this alone" Cassian Andor Season 2 That's why we've got Project Fulcrum, where Star Wars fans are uniting with movement organizers to connect the stories on screen with the real history and theory of antifascist movements. In this episode we cover the second half of Andor season 2,...
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Andor season 2 & anti-fascist movements in Star Wars & Our World (so far)
"The Empire cannot win. You'll never feel right unless you are doing what you can to stop them." Andor season 2. Bridging the gap between Star Wars' Andor and the real life history and theory of antifascist movements, organizer Anthony Vidal Torres from the Get Free movement and critic Klaudia...
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James Gunn's Creature Commandos with journalist Nicholas Slayton
"Do you think this Eric Frankenstein is into crypto?" "This Frankenstein probably invented crypto" "Frank-coin?" National security journalist Nicholas Slayton joins me to talk about James Gunn's DC animated series for HBO, Creature Commandoes. We've got gothic horror, geopolitics and an…
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X-Men X-Over with Referential's Dr. Khaliden Nas
A Team-Up with Referential Podcast's Dr. Khaliden Nas to talk through our feelings about the state of X-Men comics. The first half, taped in September covers the Fall of X and the end of the X-Men's 'First Krakoan Age'. In December we met again to talk about the state of the X-Office and…
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Spencer Ackerman on Writing Iron Man
Is Tony Stark a comrade? Spencer Ackerman, award winning national security journalist and author of the book "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump", brings his knowledge of geopolitics, corporate power, and deep Iron Man lore to writing the new Iron Man…
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Star Trek Lower Decks: The Final Season
"I love that Star Trek continues to change and adapt. And that includes an animated comedy show," John Arminio. Film critic and lifelong Trekkie John Arminio joins me to say farewell to Lower Decks, the animated Star Trek series we've grown to love. We open with a spoiler-free conversation about...
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Batman: Caped Crusader with Leslie Lee III of Struggle Session
"Batman spends more time fighting the cops than helping them" - Leslie Lee III "The most corrupt Gotham Police Department of any Batman media" -- Me...and I am here for that! Animated Batman is some of the best Batman. Does this new series from legends like Paul Dini, Ed Brubaker & Greg Rucka...
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"A Chinese James Bond" The Manchurian with writer Pornsak Pichetshote
"less about, China versus America..what he really believes is the power of community". Award winning co-creator of The Good Asian, sak Pichetshote returns to talk about his visonary new project for Image Comics: a series of five one-shot comic books titled The Horizon Experiment. Each has a…
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Kieron Gillen: X-Men Forever and The Power Fantasy
"The philosophy that leads to AI is the same philosophy as 19th Century imperialism and colonialism," Kieron Gillen. Writer Kieron Gillen returns to reflect on the end of his time contributing to the X-Men's First Krakoan Age and the start of The Power Fantasy, his new series with Caspar…
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Alex Ross and Steve Darnall talk Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition
"Alex Ross' work is really like outstanding community theater" - Steve Darnall and Alex Ross join me to talk about the rerelease of their groundbreaking policital graphic novel, Uncle Sam as well as Alex's Fantastic Four: Full Circle. "Timed for this year's election, UNCLE SAM by Steve Darnall…
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Hazel Newlevant: "Becoming Who We Are" and Protecting Each Other
"I really want to protect my ability to keep making my gay little comics. That's the important thing to me."- Cartoonist Hazel Newlevant makes art that shows us how to protect our future and understand our past. Whether its their new anthology Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up...
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X-Men '97 Finale: Magneto and Xavier's Meet Cute in the Mind Palace
"Mr. Sinister is obsessed with genetic purity and then this disaster bi bowling league shows up and stomps his ass," - Artist and Art Director Ethan Gould joins us to talk about the finale arc of Disney's X-Men '97 animated series. Episodes: Bright Eyes - Tolerance Is Extinction. We go deep on...
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X-Men '97 Episodes 3-6: Non-passing Mutants ACT Up
Covering the X-Men '97 TV series, episodes 3-6: Fire Made Flesh, Motendo, Lifedeath and Remember It with my Deep Space Dive co-host, education research consultant and former Shakespeare professor Sarah Daniel Rasher. We've got: 90's politics explained The love rhombus is really a hexagonEvery day...
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Star Wars the Bad Batch 3 & Tales of the Empire: Get animated with Holly Raymond
Space dads, space witches, and redemption arcs abound in the final season of Star Wars the Bad Batch and in the Tales of the Empire animated miniseries. Holly Raymond Phd, the poetess, professor, and reader of All The Star Wars Ever has returned to share her insights on these animated Star Wars...
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The Venture Bros. Remastered: Season 6 Episodes 5 & 6: Of Tanks & Warhol
This is an audio remastered version of an episode of The Venture Bros podcast originally recorded in 2016. One way we're memorializing my late friend and co-host Steven Attewell is by improving the audio quality of the earliest episodes of our podcast. Here's a favorite episode with new improved...
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It's Dick Tracy! With Writer Alex Segura
Award winning mystery writer Alex Segura is co-launching hardboiled 1930's detective Dick Tracy's latest incarnation. We discuss Chester Gould's iconic comic detective from Dick Tracy's roots in the funny pages, the character's surprising sci-fi twists to Segura's new comic book series. We even...
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A Memorial for Steven Attewell Phd, The Maester of Fandom
One of my greatest friends and frequent collaborator Steven Attewell has died. Here are some thoughts about his work and his history that I wanted to share with the fan community. You can make donations in his honor to the Emergency Workplace Organizing Fund https://workerorganizing.org/ Maester...
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X-Men '97 Premiere! Getting Animated with Steven Attewell Phd.
"Do not make me let you down" - Magneto From Henry Gyrich and the Great Replacement Theory to anti-mutant medical discrimination here's our conversation about the debut of the new X-Men '97 animated TV series. Steven Attewell brings a historian's perspective to X-Men '97 — the exciting revival of...
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Deep Space Dive, a Star Trek DS9 Podcast: Necessary Evil
Film Noir has been a cultural touchstone for nearly a century, and Deep Space Nine revels in it in season 2 episode 8. In "Necessary Evil" we flashback to Odo and Kira's very uncute meet-cute during the Occupation. Join us as we discuss Sarah Daniel Rasher's favourite DS9 episode, unpacking all…
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Jude Doyle on The Neighbors, his new horror comic series
"Everything you're doing is a perfectly logical way to save your own life" Horror author and cultural critic Jude Ellison S. Doyle returns to the podcast to talk about his new comic book series, The Neighbors with art byLetizia Cadonici and Alessandro Santoro. A queer family moves to a small town...
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Deep Space Dive: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine pod: Jadzia Axelrod on Jadzia Dax
Jadzia Dax is a woman in science, a member of a structurally gender fluid species, and a batleth swinging badass. She has one of the best coming out as trans scenes. She's lived many lives and she's the emotional glue that holds the crew together. Dax is a beloved Star Trek Deep Space Nine...
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Our Flag Means Death Season 2: Queer Pirates Return
Who lives to tell the tale of our favorite queer pirate romance/comedy? OFMD returned for a second (and final?) season on HBO Max. Linda Codega, journalist (and sailor!) joins me to discuss: What's up with Blackbeard tourism IRL?Is Buttons a sea druid?Can we make Calypso's Birthday the new queer...
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Spencer Ackerman: Amanda Waller's Kissinger-Sized Victory in Waller Vs Wildstorm
"Power doesn't shatter on impact with journalism," - Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Spencer Ackerman. Ackerman returns to talk about the thrilling conclusion of his DC comics debut, Waller Vs. Wildstorm, the role of journalism in social movements, blogging antiwar protests, why Tim Drake is…
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Deep Space Dive: Trekking While Nonbinary. (A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast)
Deep Space Nine inspired us as nonbinary people. On this episode the hosts (we're both nonbinary) delve into DS9 characters read through a nonbinary lens, especially Ezri Dax, Jadzia Dax, Odo and Pel, the Ferengi. Find out: Is it nonbinary to be a Bajoran hawk? Odo's "I can't get the ears right"…
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The Chromatic Fantasy: Trans Love, The Devils & Mel Brooks w/comics artist H.A.
"like a medieval manuscript full of demon sex...' but also written by an anime Mel Brooks." - H.A's stunning graphic novel is all this and more. H.A joins me to talk about his debut graphic novel, The Chromatic Fantasy available from Silver Sprocket Press. About the book: Jules is a trans man...
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Erica Henderson & Alex de Campi on Parasocial, their new graphic novel
A fading genre actor and an obsessed fan meet. It's not Misery at all, it's Parasocial, the latest graphic novel from the twisted minds of Erica Henderson and Alex de Campi! Parasocial is this creative team's newest collaboration since their critically acclaimed Dracula, Motherf--r! both…
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X-Men: The Fall of X w/ Spencer Ackerman and Kaetun Khlynne
Krakoa will never not exist. Will never not be an aspiration and an option. — Spencer Ackerman And do I have some news for Sebastian Shaw about civil forfeiture. — Kaetun Khlynne A journalist and a physicist join me to talk about The Fall of X, the 2023 summer X-Men comics event about the fall of...
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All Tomorrow's Parties: A Velvet Underground Graphic Novel by Koren Shadmi
The Velvet Underground didn't sell many records at first but everyone who bought one went out and started a band*-- and now YOU can read a graphic novel about the Velvets! I interview cartoonist Koren Shadmi about his new graphic novel, All Tomorrow's Parties: The Velvet Underground Story. His…
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The Venture Bros. Show Series Finale: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Pop culture and history experts Elana Levin and Historian Steven Attewell host a close watch of the Venture Bros series finale, Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart. We'll guide you through its numerous references and themes-- from NYC geography to 60's B movies to 80s New Wave music... so…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse with a comics writer & movement organizers
"many singular people who feel alone, but together are at least feeling alone together" - Felicia T. Perez, Narrative Strategist and Zoe Tunnell, the co-creator of the comic Blade Maidens and official explainer of trans metaphor Gwen Stacy join me to discuss the latest animated Spider-Man movie,...
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The Cartoonist Cooperative: Cartoonists of the World, Unite!
#ComicsBrokeMe but organizing is the answer! The comics industry harms the artists, writers and editors who make the art we love. Building collective power is the strategy powerful enough to win. The Cartoonist Cooperative is a new vehicle for doing just that! I'm joined by one of this new...
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Cartoonist Cooperative: Cartoonists of the World, Unite!
#ComicsBrokeMe but organizing is the answer. The comics industry has always harmed the artists, writers and editors who make the art we love. Building collective power is the strategy powerful enough to win. The Cartoonist Cooperative is a new vehicle for doing just that! I'm joined by one of…
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Justice Warriors with cartoonists Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson
Possibly the most political comic on the stands, Justice Warriors is a brutal, hilarious and ornately drawn new satirical comic about policing, power and AI in the dystopian Bubble City. Join series co-creators Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors as we talk about their first trade paperback published by...
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Star Wars The Bad Batch: An Animated Dirty Dozen of Space Dads
Star Wars newest animated series is both fascinating and frustrating. Dig into the Bad Batch's big questions with guest Dr. Holly Schaeffer-Raymond. The Bad Batch reflects on the rise of fascism, biology as destiny and social programing. This episode's first 20 minutes are spoiler-free to help…
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Waller vs. Wildstorm: Spencer Ackerman's DC Comics Debut
"How the carceral state seeks to manipulate and dispose of its rogues, its dregs, its captives and put them to deniable use by intelligence agencies... It would be malpractice of me, for what I cover, if I wasn't interested in that!" - Spencer Ackerman, co-writer of Waller vs Wildstorm for DC...
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1/6 : A What If? comic about The Insurrection
What if the attack on the US Capitol succeeded? 1/6 is a 4 part comics series written by Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan and illustrated by Will Rosado. Prof. Jenkins and Golan joined me on the podcast to talk about their comic which combines comics journalism, speculative fiction and activism.…
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Creator Jadzia Axelrod on Galaxy The Prettiest Star for DC Comics
"Being normal was never going to save me," says Galaxy the trans space princess protagonist of GLAAD Award Nominated graphic novel Galaxy: The Pretiest Star. "That's my 'with great power comes great responsibility' moment. That's [Galaxy's] superhero moment," says co-creator, writer Jadzia…
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Dungeons & Dragons and IP Law: Getting Lawful Neutral with Linda Codega
Swift fan organizing gets the goods! Dungeons & Dragons planned to change how independent content creators could monetize their D&D-related work, but backlash caused the Hasbro-owned company to change the controversial plan. Hear what this Gargantuan news from the world of tabletop role playing...
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What are the top 50 comic book events of all time?
Shelfdust.com asked 150 comic book critics to list our favourite event storylines, "You know the type – something big, dramatic, crossing over a dozen different comics across the course of a few months, with everybody being effected by whatever it is that happens at the end of the story. Whether…
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Andor S1 part 2: "The Internationale" Goes Intergalactic, Star Wars Style
Rebel organizer Charles Lenchner and Jedi Master Klaudia Amenábar return to cover the second half of Andor season 1, showrunner Tony Gilroy's revolutionary Star Wars show-- which airs, somehow on Disney+. In part 1 of my podcast's Andor coverage (listen to that episode first...
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Black Panther Wakanda Forever: Film Critics and Movement Organizers Discuss
From the sound of Mayan spoken in a Marvel movie, to the beauty of wearing a mask to breathe, Ryan Coogler's new Black Panther movie, Wakanda Forever has a lot to say. And so does my panel of experts: Moji Alawode-El, Feminist Buzzkills Podcast https://www.aafront.org/fbklive/ Marcus Pinn, Zebras...