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Hosts Maureen and Megan take a deep dive into the lore of Marvel's trickster god Loki, from his new TV show to the original comics to everything in between, with detours into fandom, pop culture, and more.


    • Sep 11, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Hate Sex and Drizzle? Affection and Ball Lightning? Crushes and Weird Hail?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 53:26


    Megan and Maureen return from a truly ridiculously long hiatus to report on Thor: Love and Thunder.

    So Uncivilized: A Little Princess

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 69:36


    Megan and Maureen return for a special trilogy of episodes about everyone's sad space boyfriend, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his new show.

    Special Episode: Burdened with Glorious... Pirates?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 63:45


    Hiatus? More like high seas as Megan and Maureen chat about the pirate sensation that's sweeping the nation, Our Flag Means Death, in our first official inter-season episode.

    Your Move, George R.R. Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 76:41


    It's the season finale, and Maureen and Megan are finally discussing Thor: Ragnarok. Plus, find out what's coming up between now and the second season of Loki (spoiler alert: it involves pirates).

    Shipping and Handling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 71:56


    Rev up your bodices, 'cause we're about to start rippin' as we discuss the many loves of Loki, including the top ships on AO3 and fandom-favorite tropes.

    Spider-Man: (In) No Way Hetero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 65:31


    Happy new year! Ring in 2022 with Megan and Maureen's belated holiday spectacular, including the question of what the heck Odin has to do with Santa Claus, what Spider-Man: No Way Home has to do with Loki, and lots of Lizard commentary from Megan Lerseth: Curt Connors Enthusiast ("There Are Dozens of Us").

    Spice World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 93:41


    Because we all know what Thanksgiving needed was more politics, Megan and Maureen bring you their long-awaited deep dive into... Dune? What?

    The Burdened With Glorious Podcast Halloween Spooktacular

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 93:31


    Listener beware, you're in for a scare, because Megan and Maureen are off-book and getting spooky in time for Halloween.

    Sorry for Party Rocking

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 56:18


    Megan and Maureen get back on schedule... sort of... with a surprise episode discussing "What If... Thor Were An Only Child?". Release the foam.

    Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 79:04


    Beloved listeners:You're about to hear an episode about murder, revenge, underutilized character actors, cycles of violence, musical theatre, bad CGI, and reshoots- all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts.Thank you.

    That's Our Secret, Cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 92:17


    BWGP returns from Maureen's DragonCon hiatus with an unusually angry and dark episode about... [checks papers]...Avengers (2012).

    And This? Is Gary Numan.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 84:06


    Megan and Maureen make like Anastasia and go on a journey to the past by discussing Thor (2011).

    I've Seen the Future, and It Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 64:44


    Welcome to the first episode of the rest of the podcast, in which the lack of new installments of Loki sends Megan and Maureen into the unstructured territory of wild theorizing about what's come before and what comes after, and also into courting those sweet, sweet Distinguished Competition promo bucks (BATMAN '89 IN STORES AUGUST 10).

    Time and Space Jam: A New Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 107:36


    WE'RE BACK! Following Maureen's visit to Reykjavik, one of the original homes of Loki lore, your fearless hosts delve into Episodes 5 and 6 of Season 1 of Loki for a Goosebumps Super Special-sized episode as we move to a new biweekly release format.

    Hark! A Variant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 88:09


    Maybe you've heard of that terrible placeWhere the time-noncompliant are dragged by their hairMaybe you've heard of that mythical placeThat we call the TVA (hello, you're there!)[...]We find you totally innocent...Which is the worst crime of all...This episode has everything: Lightning McQueen, loaded hand touching, Munch's Make-Believe Band's weirdo cousins, a Loki who is also Thor, and Richard E. Grant in a yellow Kermit collar. (You know, like that thing Kermit the Frog has around his neck? That's a Kermit collar.) Who's that over by the bar? It's Inspector Javert, and he's citing Dr. Manhattan for public nudity.

    Don't Call Me By Your Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 58:32


    Who's that girl running around with Loki? Well, her name is Sylvie, and she's a variant version of Loki himself from another timeline, but what exactly does that mean? What if she isn't a variant at all? Megan and Maureen are here in a special Big Apple-icious episode to unpack some of the theories about this mysterious new character and what she means for the story at large, alongside other such pressing questions as "who's really running the TVA?" and (perhaps most importantly) "what if Loki drove a Hyundai?" But first: congratulations to Loki on coming out before the end of Pride!

    Let Bicons Be Bicons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 62:49


    Just in time for Pride, Maureen and Megan discuss the complicated and not always positive relationship to queerness Loki, as a mythological figure and comic book character, has had over the centuries- but first, it's time to celebrate international treasure Bonnie Tyler. You know, as one does.

    No Timeline for Young Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 82:08


    Welcome to your fully furnished luxury Loki podcast, featuring wall-to-wall bingo cards, local showings of Jesus Christ Superstar, Owen Wilson saying "wow", the cinematic masterpiece Shrek 2, and ample space for a week-long coke bender. Please refer any questions to your hosts, Megan and Maureen, and enjoy your stay.

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