Dad Podz

We recorded this last fall, took some time off from podding and uploading it now.  Have fun!  

For the first time ever, Dad Podz was recorded live in front of a studio audience.  Well, not an audience, and not in strudio.  Technically it was a hotel room, with no A/C and it was hot.  But we were face to face.  We got Marvel trivia. And the majority of our time we cover the MCU phase 4 and talk about the best characters in the MCU since the end of Endgame and it's fall out.  New characters only.  Listen and give us all the love you got!

Michael and Shane talk about some of the highs and lows so far with MCU's phase 4.  We also debut our marvel trivia segment where the guys test each other's knowledge of comics, movies, tv and other marvel media.

Michael and Shane cover the Dr. Strange sequel.  Multiverse!  Madness!  The Scarlet Witch!  Professor X!  We cover all the Sam Raimi ticks, head explosions, bisections and third eyes.  Fun conversation!

This episode, the Dads discuss the Disney + series, Falcon and The Winder Soldier.  We go over the hits, misses, bromances, heroes and villains, and the what could have beens.  Listen!  Follow!  Rate!  Do all that across all podcast formats.  Then send us cash.  

So, The Eternals is not strictly speaking good.  But it's NOT TERRIBLE!  Also, as you may have noted we don't record and post in the same week.  So you may notice some dated Chris Rock/Will Smith takes.  

We finish our ranking and end our discussion of Avengers:  Endgame.  Join us!  Listen!  Subscribe, rate and review!  

In part 1 of this epic two part episode, the guys break down OUR NUMBER 1 MCU movie of all time, Avengers:  Endgame.  Join us, tell a friend, share it on your social media, create a flyer with those little tear off tabs, maybe a haiku...

This week we cover The Black Panther, the best standalone MCU entry.  We go deep into this great super hero origin story.  

This week the guys cover the top 3 MCU movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier.  Great action.  Spies.  Really a flawless movie.  Listen!

It's been a minute, but we are still creating.  This week we cover the third installment of the Captain America franchise, Civil War.  So many heroes!  New faces!  Tony Stark still a douche!  Episode 75!  Listen!

We finally get to it!  The event of 2021 in early 2022.  Spider-Man NWH!  We cover it all!  Multiple spoilers in this one, so if you have not seen it, listen to us and get the whole movie spoiled!  It is a blast!

We are into the top 5 now, with the funniest entry in the MCU, Thor Ragnarok. We got beefcake, we got Hulk butt, and we got Cate Blanchett (who is not Tilda Swinton) and Jeff Goldblum fight over who is the best villain. And we cover this movie because that is what podcasters do. Listen!

If you tuned in this week to get the topical recap and breakdown of Spider-Man No Way Home, well here is a Spider-Man movie from a few years back for you. It's good! And so is this episode!

The Dad Podz guys cover the 2021 entry into the MCU, Shang Chi. We cover all the homages from Jackie Chan to Crouching Tiger. Star turn for Simu Liu. Does this entry with it's back story make the end before it began of Iron Fist in the MCU? Hotel California! Big retcon of Iron Man back story in the MCU. Join us!

I am Iron Man! Journey back to the start of the #MCU with #Marvel's own Tony Stark! Mike and Shane do a deep dive into all the hot takes you've come to expect from DadPodz. Starring @RobertDowneyJr in the comeback role of all comeback roles.

This nice episode covers Avengers: Infinity War. Is this too low in our rankings? Who is the best character from this film? Captain America better with beard? Join us for a rollicking conversation about the 3rd Avengers and the set up for Endgame.

The movie that upped the stakes for the MCU. Best Avenger? Where is Rhodey? Best Scenes! Is this a good plan by Thanos? Do our heroes fight one another? Memes! Dad Humor! Dadservations!

We cover the first installment of our intergalactic team of A-Holes. Join us for a fun recap and analysis of Marvels first super hero team that includes a talking rodent and anthropomorphic tree. Chris Pratt! Zoe Saldana! James Gunn! Dave Bautista! Bradley Cooper! Lee Pace! We talk a whole lot of Lee Pace. More than we anticipated. Listen!

This week we have undoubtedly the greatest Marvel character ever created, getting his sequel in the MCU. SPIDER-MAN! Europe! Mysterio! Handsome Jake Gyllenthal. Space! Skrulls! More reasons Tony Stark is a bad guy.

Dad Podz covers Ant-Man and the Wasp this week. Funny! Small Stuff! Big Stuff! Luis story! Michael F-in Pena! Michelle Pfeiffer is in the MCU! Paul Rudd!

We are getting gooooood now. We cover Captain Marvel! MCU's first female standalone hero. We go deep into the mythos of Captain Mar-Vel and 1990s grunge music. Listen, Rate, Review, Follow. This podcast is presented in partnership with Rewatchable Media, home to several great podcasts and youtube channels covering their love of TV Shows, Movies, and Culture. Find out more on rewatchable.media.

The Dad Podz crew drops acid and watches Dr. Strange. Actually, we didn't need the drugs, this film is trippy enough on its own. We cover the great CGI, good performances and a really bad instance of white washing. Still a great film though and the MCU now has a wizard!

Have you ever wondered what it is like to have two grown men gush over another grown man, NOT in a sports context? Well look no further. Today Michael and Shane go deep into Captain America: The First Avenger. They talk about their love of the MCU character, marvel at the cast--one of the best for a comic book movie, and set up Cap for his epic decade long run as the heart of the MCU.

The movie that needed to come out last year, but did not because of the pandemic and also should have come out 5 years ago but did not because of implicit sexism. Black Widow! We cover all the ups and downs, the best moments, the breakout stars and those pesky Russian accents.

We are really getting good now. Dadpodz presents our recap of #GOTG2. We cover the action, the jokes, and the violence that somehow still resulted in a PG-13 rating. Join us for a fun recap of the MCU sequel. Follow, rate, review. Contact us for your comments. We would love to hear from you.

Our unofficial MCU rankings continue with our rewatch and discussion of Ant-Man. We break down the action, performances and some of the drama around the making of this entry into the MCU. Did both Pym and Cross just miss out on a billion dollar business model for shrinking inorganic material that would have revolutionized the shipping industry? That is the kind of discussion you come to Dadpodz for! #MCU #Ant-man #Disney #MarvelStudios

There is a lot going on in this episode and this movie. Much of it good. Some of it not so good. This is the last of the really flawed MCU entries. We cover all the good and bad. Robots! Mutants! Infinity Stones! Listen, follow, rate, love us!

We get into the nitty gritty on the first Marvel Phase 2 project, Iron Man 3. We cover the plot, the plot holes, the unforgettable moments and everything else from Robert Downey Jr.'s last solo Iron Man film. Why is this movie largely meh? Listen here to find out. @RobertDowneyJr @MarvelStudios @Iron_Man

If you are a fan of the MCU, we got you covered. We have NEWS... and NOTES! We talk about upcoming projects, new releases and casting announcements, plus rumors galore! Then we start our ranking starting from the bottom. We love the MCU but really can't defend the bottom four here. BUT, listen to us and you don't have to watch these! #MCU #THOR #HULK #IRONMAN

We would be finishing up our Pre-capping project for the D+ show Loki, but alas, Disney stopped returning our calls and refused to delay the show while DadPodz went on vacation. Do you know how long it has been since we had a vacation? We got to get behind the wheel and hit the open road. It was such a joyous experience we did not even need to threaten children with the 'I will turn this car around' or 'Don't make me come back there.' But we did sprinkle a few gems from the driver's seat like 'Wake me up when we get there,' or when passing cemetery 'People are just dying to get into that place.' But we digress. This episode is a recap of the entire Loki show. It's great! @LokiOfficial @michaelwaldron @iamkateherron @disneyplus

In this episode we interview @jerryjamesstone about food, food security, avocado storage, comic books and social media strategies. We go over what we got better at in the pandemic lockdown (not much), why food bloggers write 4 pages of anecdotes before the recipe ingredients, the importance of simple and fast recipes, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Jerry is awesome, you should listen to this episode.

We continue precapping Loki. What happened in episode 3? Go to another podcast. We cover what is going to happen in episode 4. @LokiOfficial @michaelwaldron @iamkateherron @disneyplus

Happy Father's Day! On this most holy of holidays, we continue our precapping gimmick. Is it working? Maybe! We take some tangents on the reopening of youth sports, swim meets and softball tournaments and eventually get to some pieces of genre that we DON'T like. In there we also hit Loki episode 3. Which is good, since that is what we set out to do. Like, listen, follow, subscribe, rate, review, send us cash.

Did the first episode work? Who knows? Do we catch you up on what you missed? Not really. Did we spoil stuff? Indeed. Do we decide to do it again? You betcha! Join us to listen to our mostly coherent ramblings about what we think will happen in episode two debuting on @disneyplus this coming Wednesday. @michaelwaldron @iamkateherron @lokiofficial

We don't even know the name of it! From the podcast that brought you a WandaVision recap show, 2 months too late, we bring you something else you didn't ask for! We are PREcapping every episode of Loki, the new show coming to Disney+ this week. You will get very little recap, but if you want weird predictions, wild speculation and approximately 150 Mephisto jokes per episdoe, you have come to the right place. @michaelwaldron @iamkateherron @burlaprobot @shanetyoung @lokiofficial @disneyplus

In this episode we talk to Alex from @6seasonspodcast. We briefly talk about the show, the awesome people he has gotten the chance to interview in and around the TV Show Community. But then we really go DEEP into youth sports, under 10 soccer, coaching your own kids, and the challenges and wonders of that world. Alex was awesome. Listen to us and listen to his podcast, because it is way better than ours!

This episode, Michael and Shane interview Matt from @communiess, a super fan account for the show Community. We cover how good he is at tweeting, why he superfans for Community, why Shane should actually watch the show (he started!), and parenting during the pandemic. This one is a good one. Special thanks to Matt for bringing it strong! The Community DadPodz crossover that you all have been clamoring for.

We conclude the great Disney+ Series with the season...series? finale. Thanks to everyone who listened and thanks to all the great creators for the show. #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

Holy Moly! Penultimate episode of WandaVision. It is a witchfest! Spoilers abound! #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

WandaVision jumps to the fake mockumentary style of the mid 00s, ala The Office and Modern Family. We do too! Listen! #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

We absolutely smash this episode out of the park. You want the 90s, you got 'em! #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

We cover WandaVision episode 5. 1980s! #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

We cover in detail the 4th installment of the great Disney+ Series. #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

We cover in detail the 3rd installment of the great Disney+ Series. #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

We cover in detail the 2nd installment of the great Disney+ Series. #jacshaeffer #mcu #MCUPhase4 #WandaVision #wandamaximoff #vision #kevinfeige @wandavision @disneyplus @BurlapRobot @shanetyoung @LMdonney @peterrcameron @SincerelyBobak @Mackenziedohr @Kevfeige

For season 3, Dadpodz will cover WandaVision the spectacular series that debuted on DisneyPlus earlier this year. This episode covers the first episode, "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience." Special shoutouts to all the creators and writers on this phenomenal series, included Jac Schaeffer, Matt Shakman, Gretchen Enders, Megan McDowell, Bobak Esfarjani, Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Chuck Hayward, Cameron Squires, Laura Donney, and of course Kevin Feige. Subscribe, Rate and Review. #mcu #wandavision #disneyplus #scarletwitch

This week on Dad Pods we 'celebrate' a year in pandemic while we look on the bright side. What has made this year bearable? Are we drinking too much? Should we cut down on the carbs? Wait, there is one of those things in our neighborhood? Listen, subscribe, rate, review.

This movie is so insane, we just recap it, analysis is mostly unnecessary. But we do ask how many times should Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt been killed. Why are bombs in movies so hard to diffuse? Is it necessary to 'tie' the explosions of two nuclear weapons together when they are less than a mile apart? Enjoy, Rate, Subscribe, Review. Do it all again.

Dadwatch presented by Dad Podz does the impossible. We recap Mission Impossible: Fall-Out. The most recent films in the 20+ year old franchise that in the 90s was based on a 20 year old TV show. That's nearly 50 years of popular culture. We break down scene by scene, discuss all the insanity of this soon-to-be-classic-but-too-recent-to-be-a-classic action film. This was fun. Rate, Subscribe, Review.

In this episode we continue our DADWATCH series. We breakdown and review Batman: HUSH now streaming on a streaming service that is NOT currently a sponsor, so if you want our plug you are going to have to pay AT&T! This is an animated entry into the DCAU, which thus far has been roughly 1000 times better than the live action DCU. This one doesn't disappoint as it introduces a new Batman Villain, HUSH. We cover the origin in the comics and how it compares to this version. As Batman tries to silence HUSH, we wonder why certain changes were made. We also note that this animated film has gone full PG-13, the occasional curse word and blood splatter abound. Also, is this bigger medical miracle than Batman in The Dark Knight Rises? This was brain surgery and concussions, that was back broken without surgical intervention. Also, where would we be without a mind controlled Superman? Rate, Subscribe, Review.