Clocked Out Podcast

Life gets busy and we get behind, but we get back together to talk about Fantastic Four. Is MCU back on the high rise or is it taking a nose dive? Also Eyes of Wakanda came out recently and surprisingly canonical to the current timeline

Madi tells us about her extensive dive into the Coldplay scandal, before we share our insights on the James Gunn Superman movie.

After sharing our thoughts on Ironheart's 3 episode premiere, we get into a crucial issue in the anime and media communities. A lot of people aren't willing to critically think which is killing off deep and complex storytelling.

With the ladies out this time around, Dan and Akeel catch up on what's new and whatever comes to mind. Nintendo Switches getting stolen, Dragon Ball hiatus update, Anime booms and passion jobs.

With too many games to talk about from Summer Games Fest, we shift focus to the Switch 2's landslide of a release after sharing our time at Fan Expo 2025.

The Lilo & Stitch live action movie is... divisive. Some characters are gone and the story is not all the same. However, that's making Victoria think: How do we feel about all these live action adaptations?

After we crack some laughs with icebreakers, we look at the beauty of looking back on amazing stories and prior experiences to grow into better people.

In light of our 50th episode celebration, we let Madi take lead in an episode with her book buddies, Ari and Victoria. Hopefully, this will become a regular thing. But first, let's keep her from going on a power trip.

This episode makes 50! Dan brings us back to relating with Marvel characters with 2 guests -Ari and Victoria. Thunder bolts is out, but we're clocking in.

This past weekend, Star Wars announced a lot of projects during their celebration weekend. We obvious want to talk about it after some ice breakers, so what's new in the galaxy far far away?

The Switch 2 has had a lot of conversation surrounding it, but is it even a smart move right now? We all like or video games and want more. However, can it really justify itself with the constant state of inflation?

A lot of news came out after our last episode, but the most noteworthy by far has been Marvel's cast list for Avengers: Doomsday. There's more cast to be announced later. For now though, what are we thinking?

President of LucasFilms, Kathleen Kennedy, is leaving the position this year. How do we think she did with the series? How will that change their key franchise Star Wars? Also, Stan Lee's assistant posted a kickstarter to release hours of footage on elder abuse in Stan Lee's final years. If he has hours of footage already, why wasn't this released sooner? Why is there a membership tier list up to $8,000? We end things off with the illogical practices of management that lead to things like this.

As we get back in the swing of things, Dan starts off the podcast with the Oscars, Madi shares her strong thoughts and Akeel wonders if it's actor/actresses are graded on the same scale. After, we get into the hardships of the working class and influencers.

Dan has seen the new Captain America movie, so he gives us his take while we discuss the future of the potential future of the new MCU timeline.

After recovering from illness, Dan and Akeel catch up about Kendrick's Halftime show, Marvel's new trailers, Sony's State of Play and minority discrimination.

Stores are removing Diversity Equity Inclusion programs and we find out Trump is the culprit.

After the last episode, Dan wants to know what characters we relate to across media? Madi is definitely gonna have a lot this go round.

Madi's obsession with the Wicked musical hasn't subsided, so we talk about how she drag Dan and Akeel into it. After, we discuss what we need to see and what might be exciting in movies.

Madi returns! After getting the detail of her honeymoon, we analyse what 2025 may hold and what we're thinking about leaving 2024.

As we visit Britt to see baby Coven, we get her take into BoxLunch's hot water with Dominique Brown, the Game Awards, and the anime news coming this month

Marvel Rivals is looks promising with being a better live service game, player choices for the game awards is mostly live service, and BoxLunch is in hot water after the death of Dominique Brown.

Madi feeling like raving about the "Wicked" movie. We get excited about Marvel Rivals releasing Friday. There's also a great deal of anime news this month to keep an eye out for.

Game Award nominees are out and strangely enough Elden Ring's DLC (Shadow of the Erdtree) was nominated. What do we think of the nominees? What's our highlights? Why do we feel like some games are missing???

Social Media is everywhere! Most people even use it for the news, so what's so great about it? or so bad???

Christian, our film focused friend, comes onto the podcast and puts us in a cinematic mood for discussion.

The Election Day a corner away, we get a "presidential" about the state of America. Is Kamala Harris or Donald Trump going to win? Is it really going to make a difference? Why are people so afraid to vote? Let's think about it.

After an unexpected week off, the Clocked Out Crew is back! Dan has stories from his trip to New York Comic Con and is ready to spill the tea.

Madi watched a clip about sharing locations that inspired her to ask us about the red flags in relationships.

Madi says a lot of people tend to share too much information and she's not alone. With that in mind, what makes a good listener anyway?

Dan is pissed about a work situation that has him questioning the emotional intelligence of his coworkers.

The knot is officially sealed! Madi & John had their wedding. What was it like for us? How did they know they were ready? We discuss it all with a little side piece on Dan's job too.

Learning from past experiences helps us create the life we want and avoid the same mistakes. With that said, Akeel wants to know if we're trapping ourselves in our familiar routines. Are we afraid of change? Have our Mind Palaces become Mind Prisons?

With the closing of a lot of older companies like Blockbuster & Circuit City, are the old stores being cancelled and replaced with new stores? Are the ones left fading into the background?

We finally saw Deadpool & Wolverine together (though Dan saw it 3 times). We get into a deep dive and what it might mean for the MCU.

Disney is in the news due to a surprising accidental death, but that's not exactly the crazy part.

My Hero Academia has ended (in the manga) and Akeel wants to know what to look forward to. Sorry for the distortions. We wear our heart on our sleeves through our growing pains, but new equipment is coming soon!

School is back in session, but not for us. We decide to take a trip down memory lane to remember what our school days were like.

With San Diego Comic Con wrapped up, Dan wants to know if we're on board with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Akeel wants to know how childhood has changed because people don't "touch grass" like they used to.

Madi & John share a bad shopping experience they had before Madi explains what a "incel" is and her pet peeve with them. Akeel & Dan pitch in with dumb reviews and people expecting a hook up. Why do people leaves bad reviews for dumb reason? Why does Akeel think some barbers are too aggressive? Why do some places add a "tip" into the prices?

Dan gets into the distinction of Corporate businesses vs. Mom & Pop Shops. Akeel gives his insights as a customer rather than a employee. Madi & John are incognito this week. As for the little and big businesses: What makes them different? Do they operate similar or not at all? Which is better?

Akeel is curious to ask how our parents saw our childhood compared to us. Madi explains that bills being paid doesn't mean needs were met. Dan thinks our parents were big kids having kids. John gives credit that there were good parts more than bad. So how different are our childhoods?

After discussing some pet logic, we shift into some wholesome moments that get us teary eyed. Then, we end up on movie and tv shows like Across the Spider-verse, Game of Thrones, and Star Wars.

Dan loses his marbles over Madi & John never buying paper towels before we discuss how we rate content. As we flow through the conversation, we ultimately fall into the communication issues. *There is some small clipping since we were in a different space. All fixed for the next episode. Thanks for the understanding and support!

What a weekend! We went to Fan Expo in Dallas and we got a few things to say about it. Summer Games Fest also happened so we meant a few games we're excited for.

Akeel feels anime inspired to explain the original term of the anime "Big Three". The crew shares their choices if there was a new generation for it before sharing favorites and spice things up with our hot takes.

We mentioned her for a while and Brittany has now arrived! Find out who she is and how she was a center piece for us all meeting. Follow her art @august.moon.art on Instagram!

After Dan hosts a game for our engaged couple, John and Madi want to discuss the problems in the fitness community and Akeel chimes in on some of the misconceptions of bigger body types.

With it being Mental Health Awareness month, we converse on why it's necessary in today's hustle culture. We share our growth in learning the importance of self care while addressing the problems that arise from neglecting it