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What is grief, if not love persevering? Lani and Joshua come out of hiatus to talk about feminine grief, awesome aesthetics and how it wasn't actually Agatha all along. The post 72. WandaVision S1 appeared first on Chipperish Media.

We don’t feel so good, Mr. Stark… Listen Up A-Holes is going on hiatus! So this episode, Lani and Joshua spend a little time explaining why LUA is going on hiatus, they look back on what made the experience thus far so worthwhile for each of them, and then look forward to how they’ll be spending their time in the future. Download the mp3 here. Subscribe to the show! iTunes • RSS • Stitcher Show Notes: More about Lani Diane Rich. More about Joshua Unruh Support Pulp Diction Productions on Patreon! Support Chipperish Media on Patreon! Wanna know what episode is airing and when? Check out the Chipperish Calendar! Like Listen Up AHoles? Review it on Apple Podcasts! Listen Up A-Holes is entirely listener supported. Show your support for Chipperish Media and/or Pulp Diction Productions on Patreon! Listen Up A-Holes is a joint Chipperish Media and Pulp Diction production by Lani Diane Rich and Joshua Unruh, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

We always bounce back. For our final season of Agents of SHIELD, Joshua takes us on a spy-fi retrospective through the decades. Then he and Lani take a step back and just appreciate the magic that is Agents season 7.

We are a cautionary tale to steer children away from crime and excess. For the sixth season of Agents of SHIELD, Joshua explains the 616 antecedent to the Chronicoms and then Lani enjoys Joshua's less than enthusiastic reaction to the sixth season.

There's nothing you can do to get us to join your Evil League of Evil. It's a rough ride as Lani and Joshua close out this season. But before they hit the trail of narrative chicanery, Joshua tells Lani all about superheroes and their annoying offspring from the future.

We Don't Half-Hit People. For an introduction to the Lighthouse, Joshua talks about what agency looks to space in the 616 and then Lani discusses all the time, and story, out of joint.

Rain or shine, the man with the umbrella’s always ready. Joshua tells Lani about Villain Worlds and how they're different from Bizarro Worlds and makes some recommendations of Villain Worlds to read and others to avoid. Then they dive hard into the Framework to discuss returns of favorite and less favorite characters, ships that were a bad idea, and, just because they have time, they kick around the very nature of reality.

We are freakin' robots. For the LMD arc, Joshua points out two knock-off Captains America as well as the shell game that is LMDs and Doombots in the 616. Then Lani leads the conversation about identity, bad girl shenanigans, ill conceived ships, and the missed opportunities in LMD.

We know what a good light source is. A guy with a flaming head. It's a vengeance fueled story arc on Agents of SHIELD as they introduce GHOST RIDER! Joshua and Lani dive into the more mystical end of the Marvel comics before freaking out about how cool a flaming skull in a Dodge Charger is. 

We're running. Very Fast. Away. Just like real life, it is a cavalcade of difficult topics for Joshua and Lani discuss. Slavery, both fictional and otherwise, the misuse of police powers, and more are mixed into the usual, and enjoyable, spy and relationship shenanigans.

We'll discuss the consequences of your little science fair later. As we pick back up with the Agents, Joshua discusses the thematic overlap between Inhumans and the X-Men. Then Lani and Joshua kick around the various couples and how their relationships impact the arc.

We're leaving because of witches. Welcome to the new Dark Ages. Joshua discusses the many and deadly foes of Spider-Man while defending secret identities. Then, Lani and Joshua discuss how this could have been two great Spidey movies instead of one good one.

Until this exact moment, we thought you were Build-A-Bear At last! The ending of one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time! Lani and Joshua talk about the end to the Thanos Saga as well as the mixed bag of endings some of our original Avengers received. Joshua also goes back to the DC Universe of the mid 1990s to try and explain the time travel in this movie. (Spoiler: it isn't really time travel.)

We go higher, further, faster, baby! LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE as Joshua and Lani have a bit of a disagreement over CAPTAIN MARVEL. Lani hates it, Joshua loves it, but who will win? YOU DECIDE!

Look at the hairdo. We're all business. For an adventure this size, Joshua and Lani discuss the Winsome Wasp, the power of charm, and quantum sized Ulta.

We're not looking for forgiveness and we're way past asking permission. For INFINITY WAR,  Lani and Joshua discuss what happens when you think of Thanos as being METAL and then proceed to get real philosophical about this allegedly big dumb superhero story. 

One honey cone for the bear, one dragonfly ripple for the frog. Don’t get ‘em mixed up. For their first look at a feature length project, Joshua and Lani dig into THE MUPPET MOVIE. How do the Muppets’ particular brand of chaos transfer from skits and gags to the big screen? Pretty well, honestly, but not without some bumps in the road.

WAKANDA FOREVER! For BLACK PANTHER, Joshua and Lani discuss the joy of stories so full of amazing women and people of color, the history of Wakanda, both fictional and metatextual, and even dip their toes into afrofuturism and the Parliament Funkadelic. Are you hip to Easter Island?

We know him! He's a friend from work! In this episode, Joshua and Lani talk about post-colonialism, the humor of indigenous people, and feminine rage. Oh, and Lani decides she loves Thor. It's a Ragnarok miracle!

We do whatever a spider can! For Homecoming, Lani and Joshua talk about the angry origins of Spider-Man, their appreciation for superheroes that don't murder, and why the Vulture is one of the MCU's great villains.

We were told you people were conceited douchebags, but that isn’t true at all. For Guardians of the Galaxy v. 2, Joshua and Lani are joined by Rob Heiret of STAR WARS podcast Metaphors Be With You to discuss, as Lani puts it, "space stuff." And thank goodness he's here to help bear the load because this movie is...not great. But the Four Color Facts and the rants are a bit more enjoyable than the film...we hope.

We once stood in your place. We, too, were disrespectful. For DOCTOR STRANGE, Joshua and Lani are joined by their other favorite doctor, Kelly Jones! They discuss origins, Stark biting Strange's style, the joys of magical pedagogy, and Kelly flips out over libraries.

We want to punch you in your perfect teeth. For Civil War, Joshua and Lani figure out whether you should read the source material, hash out a philosophy of superpowers, and discuss mind control and culpability.

What are we? Pimp Stormtroopers? For the big Luke Cage season one wrap up, Joshua and Lani discuss the cultural impact and massive significance of Luke Cage while also dissecting the many, many parts of its narrative that just didn't work.

We drive all the way to Savannah to remember something you could have remembered without driving all the way to Savannah. Joshua and Lani have a few more Takes to Astonish and try to make sense of what is going on in this story now that Diamondback has arrived. At least Misty and Claire are bad ass.

We're about sick of always having to buy new clothes. For these episodes, Joshua and Lani talk about problematically named African American characters and how antagonists work. Hint: Luke Cage's first season is a little confused about how antagonists work.

We, like Wu Tang, ain't nuttin' to fuck wit. For their second look at Luke Cage, Joshua and Lani dive more into the character's comic book origins, lament some choices, but celebrate the appearance of Reva, Misty, and Claire!

Jesus saves. We don't For the inaugural episodes of Luke Cage, Joshua and Lani discuss the origins of Luke Cage the character and the narrative stumbles from the origins of Luke Cage the show.

WE DO AS PEGGY SAYS! For the big Agent Carter wrap-up, Joshua and Lani take listener questions in their new segment Takes to Astonish and then lament the sad state of romance in the show. Well, except for Manfredi and Whitney. They're a love for the ages.

We are presently engaged in a frenzied search for her while talking into our glasses like madmen. It's some of the best stuff the second season of Agent Carter has to offer in this episode! Joshua and Lani get some Four Color Facts about Oklahoma, both real and fictional, as well as superhero team-ups with villains. Then it's a discussion of useless flashbacks, romance off the rails, and the good and bad of Agent Carter's diversity.

Aside from danger, our middle name is charm Joshua and Lani return to Agent Carter with delightful enthusiasm as Peggy hops a flight to Los Angeles to solve a mystery involving science, starlets and, of course, Howard Stark. Jarvis returns to sidekick the shit out of things, and Sousa brings the simmer. Nothing but good times ahead!

We're like: Well, we got everything nowadays. We got a guy who jumps, we got a guy who swings, we got a guy who crawls up walls, you gotta be more specific. As they leave the the grit and grime of Hell's Kitchen behind them, Joshua and Lani are allowed to remember there is light in the MCU. It's Ant-Man, so of course they discuss the Ant-Men of the 616, the boundless joy of Luis, and the ageless charm of Paul Rudd.

We usually take a bit more romancing before we drop our pants For the big wrap up of Jessica Jones's first season,  Joshua and Lani find themselves discussing the Ship of Theseus and the nature of humanity during the Four Color Facts. During the discussion of the show, they celebrate the return of Claire, how to solve a problem like Trish, and what Jessica's door can tell us about the series as a whole.

We wish we had a Mother of the Year Award so we could bludgeon you with it. Joshua and Lani enter the soggy back third of Jessica Jones and, friends, it isn't pretty. The plans are half-baked, the characterization is maybe a quarter-baked, and the plot is still basically dough. It's a rough ride but at least it starts with Four Color Facts about the Jobs of Jessica Jones.

We're drawing your initials with a big heart around them on our Etch-A-Sketch. For this installment of Jessica Jones, Joshua talks about the Four Color Loves of Jessica while Lani uses the lens of two upstairs neighbor weirdos bringing pathos to discuss the show as a whole. Jessica's childhood home is turned into a mad house as she tries to tempt Kilgrave to the good side and our hosts to the math on heroism.

The beauty of what we do is that it can’t be explained. And if it can’t be explained, it can’t be believed For this week's episode, Joshua and Lani discuss the many comic book superheroic identities of Jessica Jones and finally hear about the Purple Man. Then, moving onto the episodes, they chat dive into the joys of Malcolm and Luke, the tragedy that is Simpson, and try to decide if they're supposed to like Trish or not.

We don't waste time circle jerking with a bunch of whiners. For the next set of Jessica Jones episodes, Joshua writes a love letter to his favorite superhero of all time and maybe even convinces Lani to read some comics. They go on to discuss the highs and lows of Luke and Jessica together, the mixed bag of these two episodes, and finally come face-to-face with Kilgrave.

Our greatest weakness? Occasionally we give a damn. For their first foray into Jessica Jones, Joshua and Lani discuss hardboiled detectives, the burden of being special, and begin to dig into fiction's place in helping us confront trauma in ourselves and others.

Until this exact moment, we thought you were Build-A-Bear.For Avengers: Endgame, Joshua and Lani welcome Metaphors Be With You's Rob Heiret to talk about meaningful deaths and time travel shenanigans in the most anticipated LUA hot take ever!

We're the guys who kill Gordon. (Accidentally.) In this episode, Joshua and Lani discuss psychic vampires and how the pulp fantasy of the 1930s influenced superhero comics even into the modern day. They also wrap up the second season of Agents: Jiaying is evil, Cal is sympathetic, Skye is competent, and May is going on vacation. It's a madhouse!

There are no strings on us. Joshua and Lani have a come to Whedon conversation about Age of Ultron. Spoiler: they didn't like it much, so if you loved it, they still love you, but you might want to give this episode a miss. But if you do tune in, get ready for some comic book revelations about Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's true father, Ultron's true creator, and just how Oedipal a robot can get.

We are really starting to regret that Hot Pocket earlier. This episode, Joshua and Lani finally discuss who Skye is in the 616, the evil(?) of Jiaying, and wonder why this NuSHIELD storyline happened at all. 

Higher, further, faster, baby! For this Hot Take,  Joshua and Kelly gush about their newfound love of Captain Marvel, defer on how complicated Carol's comic book backstory is, discuss how well this movie addressed identity-as-origin, and think a bit about compassion as a defining heroic trait.

Sorry, Eddie. The tiger's been loose for awhile. For this batch of Agents of SHIELD, Joshua and Lani discuss the tools of superheroing, whether Simmons is up to no good, and if New SHIELD is a delicious new flavor or just Diet Hydra.

We killed the man Cal planned to kill for two and a half decades. DISAPPOINTMENT! For this week's discussion of Agents of SHIELD, Joshua and Lani revisit the Savage Land, make heart eyes at Dark Jemma, Sif, and Raina, then try to figure out what exactly the hell is going on with the Kree.

We're going to go kill the man that ruined our lives. BEST. DAY. EVER. Joshua and Lani delve deep into the hidden alien city that barely was as well as the MacLachlan-magnificence that is (apparently) based on Thor villain, Mr. Hyde.

This is our speaking voice when we're upset with an unreasonable person! Lani and Joshua are deep undercover with their second batch of episodes from season two! Please ask us about our feminist agenda as we discuss the comic book history of Mockingbird and the Savage Land before diving into the growing tensions between Hydra and SHIELD, both within their ranks and without.

We don't know the German word for nuts, but we bet if we tie a blasting cap to him, we'll hear it. For our triumphant return to Agents of SHIELD, Joshua and Lani take a look at some Four Color Facts Greatest Hits, again lament the cancellation of Peggy Carter, and discuss how this show finally got good!

Nothing goes over our heads. Our reflexes are excellent, and we would catch it. For Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1, Joshua and Lani invite Rob Heiret, host of Chipperish Media's Star Wars podcast Metaphors Be With You, to talk about all the things that make Guardians great... and sometimes not so great.

We are the ill intent For the end of Daredevil Season 1, Joshua and Lani mourn Wesley, celebrate Matt's new suit, and appreciate the evil badassery that is Wilson Fisk. And we're also really glad that we survived being even this close to Karen Page because not many people walk away from her while still breathing.

Technically, we paid someone else to shoot him. Things get grim 'n gritty for Joshua and Lani as they finally learn the Four Color Facts that led to the dark approach Netflix took with Daredevil. It's yet more daddy issues, a little gay panic in your flashbacks, and a Handful of ninjas.