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Send us a textWelcome to The Blind Spot, the official after-show for Daredevil: Born Again! Host Frank Maguire, alongside co-hosts Rich Herrera and Bradley Butin, dives into the pulse-pounding premiere episodes of Marvel's latest series, and the heat's on from the jump. Frank's riled up over a bold twist he slams as “dirty pool” on the fans, Rich fires back that it's a fresh start worth taking, and Bradley's caught between his comic love and first reactions. They heap praise on standout performances and slick action, though Frank's got gripes about pacing and some puzzling calls.The trio hints at shocking turns, clever nods to Daredevil's past, and big questions about where this dark reboot's headed. Does it honor the faithful or stumble under the mouse's watch? Expect fiery takes, wild guesses, and Frank's shaky promise to ease up next time. The Blind Spot drops every Wednesday—join us after Episode 3 airs Tuesday at 9!Hosts: Frank Maguire, Rich Herrera, Bradley ButinSubscribe: Check out past episodes and ride along for Matt Murdock's latest chapter!Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

 Dive into our spoiler-rich episode as we unpack 'The Flash' starring Ezra Miller. With Dave Roberson of the DC OnScreen Podcast by our side, we'll break down the film's epic moments, emotional depth, and how it stands in the DC Universe. And yes, we'll be digging deep into that shocker of an ending. Heads up for those who haven't seen the film—spoilers ahead!!Better late than never right? We hope you can appreciate the irony of our spoiler hot review of The Flash being so insanely late.Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Just left the theatre, come here my spoiler free review and out of theatre thoughts on The Flash. Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

The Meanwhile crew swings into action to bring you our Spoiler Hot Review of Spider-man: Across The Spider-verse!Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Hey, we are fresh out of the theatre from Across The Spider-verse, here are our thoughts and a spoiler free review! Enjoy! Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Hold onto your rocket boots folks! Because it's time for Part two of our spoiler hot review of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3! With more laughs, tears, and fake-out deaths than you can shake a Groot at, this final installment of the franchise has fans raving calling it the best MCU film since Endgame, did it live up to such praise? And would we echo such a bold statement, well, you are going to have to stick around and find out. Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Hold onto your rocket boots folks! Because it's time for Part one of our spoiler-hot review of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3! With more laughs, tears, and fake-out deaths than you can shake a Groot at, this final installment of the franchise has fans raving calling it the best MCU film since Endgame, did it live up to such praise? And would we echo such a bold statement, well, you are going to have to listen to find out!Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Here it is!! Our fresh-out-of-the-theatre thoughts on Guardians of The Galaxy Vol.3 ! TOTALLY SPOILER FREE!Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile Back on the Podcast, it's our highly anticipated spoiler hot review of Shazam 2, The Fury Of the Gods! This DC movie has sparked some mixed reactions, with some fans calling it a refreshing jolt to the superhero genre, while others feel this lighting bolt missed its mark. And sadly, it's also been the lowest grossing DC movie to date, but is it deserving on this unfortunate record?Joining us today in the pod to shed some light on the matter is our newest team member, who we are very excited to introduce to you all. Together, we'll unpack the highs and lows of this electrifying sequel. And in true Meanwhile style, so much more. Without further ado, as little Darla might say "Hit the music, motherfuckers!" Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Hear my fresh-out-of-the-theatre reaction to Shazam 2: Fury Of The GodsWant to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile Back on the podcast. Ryan Dietrich and Saba Mir join me in the pod to celebrate international women's day in true Meanwhile style,  by discussing our favourite female fictional characters of all time! From Marvel, to Star Wars, to Anime and so many places in between we are giving you that sweet dose of heroines. So stay right there it's going to be a good one.Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast it's our Spoiler Hot Review of Ant-Man & the Wasp Quantumania. The first film in MCU Phase 5. Did we start this new phase off with a bang or a whimper? Well you'll have to stay right there to find out. And stick around after the FIRST Review because there is a second with a fan favourite. Ryan Dietrich is back and he and I end up discovering a startling detail in the story that is going to blow the minds of MCU fans everywhere! You don't want to miss this.Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Spoiler FREE!! Don't listen to Rotten Tomatoes! Go see it for yourself. Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or Stitcher.And if you want to be friends, check us out on Twitter

Coming up on today's show! It's the spoiler hot review of the highly anticipated, and the last film in Marvel's Phase 4, Black Panther 2, Wakanda Forever. Kristina and our newest co-host Sunny join me in the pod as we revisit the kingdom of Wakanda, meet a slew of new characters like the formidable Namor, oops NA-MOR, Riri Williams, The Talokan like Atuma and Namora and of course Marvel's newest Black Panther. We'll talk characters, stories, performances, and about all those great action set pieces! 

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile! Kristina and our newest co-host, Sunny Atwal join us in the pod. You're going to love him! He's a geek through and through and he knows his shit! And he has some amazing insights into today's episode. The future of Marvel Studios! Join the three of us as we go from the rational to the conspiratorial as we give you our thoughts on where Marvel is right now, what they are doing wrong, what they need to change, and where we think they are going. Prepare your minds, they are about to be blown. 

coming up on today's show! Kristina and Saba are back. And the three of us are talking about a disturbing trend we have noticed in the magical land of super fandom. A decline in the quality of writing, from giant plot holes, to mountain sized logic gaps, and the purely non-sensical and in-world incoherence. We've seen it on the big screen, the small screen, and in Marvel, Star Wars, and even in Amazon's The Rings of Power. We'll examine some theories of the causes, and highlight some of the more egregious examples. Stay right there!

Coming up on today's show, we have a special guest in the pod, Thomas from The Joyshtick Show is back to join us for this supersized everything DC episode. First, is the spoiler hot review of Black Adam! And from there will give you our thoughts on the return of Henry Cavill as duh dut a duh Superman! And then will cap off the episode discussing the two new heads of the newly anointed DC studios, James Gunn and Peter Safran and we'll tell what we think this means for the future of DC. All this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast.

Frank just left Black Adam, come hear his initial thoughts fresh out of the theatre - NO SPOILERS promise!

Last week the Meanwhile crew was invited to join a watch party for the She-Hulk finale with our friends at The Joy Schtick Show and The Geek Freaks Podcast. Unfortunately, Frank was the only one who go, but it still was a great time, we did a running commentary throughout the episode and then did a round table chat after. Hope you enjoy it. Be sure you check these guys out, the both have great shows. 

Coming up on Today's show, the Meanwhile crew is back! After our long unannounced hiatus the great Ryan Dietrich joins me in the pod to breakdown everything! Well no not everything, but we haven't been behind the mics in a long time and we have so much to make up for. So over the next 2 hours, we'll share our thoughts on the shows and series that has Twitter a buzzing. First we'll talk about the newest offering from the folks at Lucas Film, Andor! And then from there we'll head over the newest on screen title from the twisted and brilliant mind of George RR Martin, the Game of Thrones spin off, The House of The Dragon. And then we'll cap the show off with a discussion about the most controversial Disney + series ever, She-Hulk! And with the recent Daredevil appearance, I've got quite a lot to say! 

On Friday August 12th, the meanwhile crew is hosting its first Twitter Space Event. It's going to be a LIVE interactive Q&A. And the topic will be who would win between The DCEU Justice League & Thanos AND The Infinity Avengers & Darkseid.Its going to be a great one, don't miss it! Find us on Twitter - meanwhile_podLink to space - https://twitter.com/Meanwhile_pod/status/1557399587505176578?t=sWJKOXL7UNHqF8mz9uI8JA&s=19

Hey listeners, The Meanwhile Crew is off till August 14th, but in the meantime we got some cool stuff going on we would like you to be a part of. Make sure you listen to the announcement. 

Hey Meanwhile Listeners it's another edition of our watch along commentary tracks, and for this one. We chose the original big screen Fantastic Four film. You know the one where Captain America plays the Human Torch, Dark Angel plays Sue Storm and the Commish/Vic Mackie plays the Thing. Oh and Ioan Gruffudd is Reed Richards. As always we crack some jokes, but this time Ryan showed up with some interesting facts about the movie, you aren't going to want to miss these. So head over to D+ and let's have a fantastic time together 

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile, Ryan and I are joined by a very special guest to discuss Rollingstone Magazine's most recent article related to Zack Snyder and the controversy around the Snydercut movement. We'll explore in depth, both sides of this story and tell you how we feel about not only the overt accusations there-in but we'll expand on some of the less than subtle implications made by the articles author. From there we move on to a much more pleasant topic, the rumoured return of Henry Cavill to the role of Superman, news dropped Wednesday, that Henry Cavill will be making an appearance this weekend at San Diego Comic-con during the WB/DC panel for something related to Superman. And we are going to dig into not only the announcement, but what a potential return of Superman could mean in a larger sense. And we end the show on a high note, as we explore the idea of comic book movie musicals, it's rumoured that Marvel Studios Marvels will have some musical performance quality to it, And only a few weeks ago it was also reported that Joker 2, might also be a musical of some sort as Lady GAGA has been added to the cast in the role of the incomparable Harley Quinn. Oh this is going to be a good one!

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile, Kristina and Ryan join Frank in the pod to breakdown that awe inspiring trailer for Rings of Power, the new Amazon Prime series dropping on Sept 2nd. Then from there, we revisit Thor and Thor Love and Thunder and discuss the future of the MCU's God Of Thunder, unpack some of the fan blowback from his latest big screen adventure, reminisce on classic Thor, discuss our favourite versions of the character over the years, and wonder what this OG Avenger may look like in the near future. And we close the show with some comiccon 2022 talk, with the show taking place this weekend we wanted to share our wishlists and predictions for what may be revealed or announced in San Diego this coming weekend. We've got all this and so much more. 

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile! It's one for the history books as our resident Ms. Marvel super fan girl Saba Mir is in the chair and has the Kahn as we look back on the Marvel Studios, Disney Plus, Freshman series, Ms. Marvel. Join Saba, Ryan, and Frank as we revisit this ground breaking, globe trotting, and heart filled coming of age story of Marvel's number one meta fan girl. Take it away Saba!

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile! Kristina, Taco, and Ryan join Frank in the pod to review and unpack the highly divisive, new Marvel Studios film, from Taika Waititi, Thor Love & Thunder! How much love did we have for this newest Thor adventure? Was Jane Foster worthy her promotion to Mighty Thor and did Gorr butcher his long anticipated debut in the MCU? Over the next two plus hours we'll answer all of these questions and so much more. Welcome to Jungle!

Frank and Ryan react to Thor: Love & Thunder fresh out of theatre, forgive the audio quality, Frank had to do this one on his laptop no mic. 

It's a small fix we'll have it up ASAP

On this episode of Meanwhile! Kristina, Taco and Ryan I compare notes on our all time top 3 poorly adapted characters from comic to screen. some are funny, some are shocking, and some are just down right controversial. And with all the buzz online around Fantastic Four this past week, we thought it would be fun for all of us to do a Fantastic Four dream cast. Wait till you hear who Taco picked for The Thing....this is going to be a good one.  

With today's biggest talking points being cameos, leaks, spoilers. Some of our culture's biggest content creators and the super fan media have sadly focused largely on the novel and turned away from the substance and science of good story telling. Unknowingly contributing to the subsequent dumbing down of geek kind.  We'll share our observations and discuss what you the listener can do to combat this and diversify your diet. From there we discuss the apparent return of Natalie Portman to the world of Star Wars and the role of Padme Amidala, we'll explore possible story ideas, examine the merit of a prequel post Obi-Wan Kenobi, and pitch a few story ideas of our own. All this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast. 

Coming up on this episode of Meanwhile. Taco and Ryan join me in the pod to wrap up the newest series from Disney plus and Star Wars. Obi-Wan Kenobi. From the characters to the story and how they both might feed into the larger Star Wars Universe the three of us have got a lot to say. We'll share our insights and take aways on all of it. From the ruthless return of Vader as he hunts down Obi-wan, to Reva,  to the Path and of  course little Leia. We'll leave no stone unturned over the next couple of hours. In the immortal relentlessly memed word of Anakin Skywalker. This is where the fun begins!

Coming up on todays show! The meanwhile crew tries to answer the question why was Morbius brought back into theatres and what exactly lead to it's attempt at a redemptive resurrection? From there we'll take a look at the super fan media space, sites like CBR, Comicbook.com and other sites and publishers of their kind and what role their interchangeable single note click bait headlines for casting announcements of actors that are POC, women, or members of the LGBTQIA+ might be playing in the polarization of the debate around inclusivity and diversity in super fan media. And last but not least, we'll discuss fan fatigue. With several streaming services consistently new content almost weekly, and the big three franchises, Star Wars and Marvel and DC with more to come. We ask the question is it just to much? And what does it mean if it is? All this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast.

After we published a short conversation about the Depp V Heard trial in Ep. 127, we got overwhelming feedback from listeners that you wanted us to an episode on the verdict. Well we aim to please. So, Ryan, Kristina and Frank hit the pod and had a lot to say about it. Kristina especially....we recorded this episode only a few days after the verdict was announced and unfortunately, due to technical glitch, this episode is only getting published now. BUT! True to the Meanwhile brand, our team did their best to see all the little nuances of both sides of the conversation. None of us were Depp or Heard super fans, so we can confidently say we did our absolute best to call this down the middle. Beyond the trial, we wanted to explore what this historic case meant for the future of cancel culture. Is this the end of it, does this civil verdict set a precedent? We hope you will join us for this important conversation. 

On today's show! First we are going to review and breakdown one of Marvel Studios most anticipated Disney + Series, Ms. Marvel. Starring real lift Marvel super fan, and Toronto's own Iman Vellani. From there we make out way to world of DC, and it's man in black, Black Adam. The Rock dropped the trailer this past week and we are going to be breaking it down. And to wrap it all up, we are going to talking secret identities. We've got all this and so much more! 

Coming up on todays show! The day is finally here Star Wars fans. The premiere of Obi Wan Kenobi on Disney Plus. And Taco and our friend Ryan Dietrich are with me in the pod today to break it all down. So, spoiler warning! If you haven't watched it yet, make sure you do before you click play.  We'll talk characters old, new, and younger. We'll talk settings, stakes, and how Obi-wan could impact larger Star Wars lore. Don't go anywhere, you don't want to miss this. 

Coming up on today's show! We are talking everything geek from this past week. First, we will give you some very quick thoughts on Depp V. Heard, why we aren't talking about it as much as everyone else an interesting theory that connects the trial to the release of the first ever Zack Snyder's Justice League trailer. Then, we give you our reactions to the newest Thor Love And Thunder trailer which gave us that highly anticipated first look at Christian Bale as Gorr The God Butcher. From the world of Marvel we don't travel to far as we share our insights and takeaways from the recent Vanity Fair/Star Wars article, titled, The Rebellion Will Be Televised. And we wrap up this already packed episode by asking some hard questions about Game Of Thrones and how we do we think House Of Dragon will fair when it debuts on HBO Max. All this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast. 

On today's show! It's the final episode of Into The Night. Meanwhile Back On The Podcast's official aftershow for Marvel Studios Moon Knight. In this episode we will discussing Moon Knight episode 4, 5, and 6! It's a 3 for 1 to wrap it all up. So stay right there, because I'm coming back with Taco and Brad and we are going to break it all down! 

On today's show! It's magic time folks! It's Meanwhile's spoiler hot review of Doctor Strange and The Multiverse of Madness. With an impressive opening weekend, Doctor Strange and The Multiverse of Madness seems to be a hit! However, it doesn't like all fans are applauding the cinematic slight of hand of the great Sam Raimi. From what I can see, there are pretty much two camps when it comes to sequel for Marvel's master of the mystic arts. You either absolute love it, or you revile it. There doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground when it comes to this latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How did the Meanwhile crew, and our multiversal selves feel about it? You'll have to stick around to find out.

Coming up on todays show! We look back on the life of one of the greatest and most prolific artists in comic history. The great Neal Adams. We'll discuss not only his impact on comic books, but comic book creators as well. From there Kristina, Saba, Taco and I give you are thoughts on the first Thor: Love And Thunder trailer and share some of our predictions and thoughts as we edge closer to it's premiere. And to wrap up the show we talk about streaming giant, Netflix, having recently lost over 200k subscribers this last quarter we wanted to talk about what this could mean inside a larger picture, and you can't talk about Netflix without looking back on it's critically acclaimed and fan loved Marvel programming. All this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast.

On today's show, it's episode two of Into the Knight, our newest after show. Where we'll be breaking down each and every episode of Moon Knight, the newest Disney Plus series from Marvel Studios. Starring Oscar Issacs, and Ethan Hawke. We'll talk story, characters, setting, performances and more. Join us for an indepth deep dive into episode 3! "The Friendly Type"

On today's show, it's episode two of Into the Knight, our newest after show. Where we'll be breaking down each and every episode of Moon Knight, the newest Disney Plus series from Marvel Studios. Starring Oscar Issacs, and Ethan Hawke. We'' talk story, characters, setting, performances and more. Join us for an indepth deep dive into episode 2! Summon The Suit. 

On today's show, it's our premiere episode of Into the Knight, our newest after show. Where we'll be breaking down each and every episode of Moon Knight, the newest Disney Plus series from Marvel Studios. Starring Oscar Issacs, and Ethan Hawke. We'' talk story, characters, setting, performances and more. Join us for an indepth deep dive into episode 1! The Goldfish Problem.

On today's show! It's our highly anticipated Spoiler Hot Review of Matt Reeve's The Batman! It's a long one, but that's because this movie gave us so much to talk about. Over the next 120 mins, we'll share what we liked, what we didn't like. Join us for a deep dive into the performances and these incredible rich and dynamic characters. We'll share a few unique insights and observations we had about the introduction of the Batmobile, some of the choices that were made for the Bat suit, and how The Batman did a lot to reflect our real world of today. 

On this episode we got a full serving of geeky goodness for you. We kick the show off with a mid season round table and critique of Star Wars's most recent small screen offering, the Book of Boba Fett. From there we'll talk about the latest phenomenon stealing the hearts of nerds everywhere, James Gunn's Peacemaker! We've got lots to say. Then we return to the world of Disney Plus to share our thoughts on the upcoming Moon Knight series, sharing some of our take aways from the most recent trailer. And then we cap the show off with a deep dive into the future of Marvel Studios. And share some of our most burning questions and concerns for Kevin Feige and company.

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On today's show we're finally sitting down to talk about Marvel Studios latest series - Hawkeye. Taco and Saba join Frank to unpack this newest small screen phenomenon from Marvel Studios. Join us as they share all the series highs and lows and reminisce on their favourite moments with Clint and Kate. After that the Meanwhile crew discusses the recent rumours surrounding The upcoming release from DC and Warner Bros. - Ezra Miller and Andy Muschietti's, The Flash. Leaks dropped earlier this week that have fans in an uproar. The rumours posit that not only will The Flash introduce some new characters to the DC cinematic universe but it is rumoured that it will also  serve to retcon the films of Zack Snyder and Superman and Batman out of existence. We'll give you our reactions, thoughts, and whether we think the rumours pose any need for real concern. All this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast.