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A Spider-Man movie can be huge without feeling bloated, and Brand New Day is the proof. We walk through why this film lands so hard by doing something simple: it pulls Peter Parker back down to the street, takes away the safety net of Stark tech, and forces him to survive on grit, instincts, and choices that actually hurt. Tom Holland delivers one of his strongest physical and emotional performances, and we dig into the parts that make this version of Spider-Man feel fully grown up.We also unpack the story mechanics that keep the pace moving without drowning the lead character. The movie packs in comic book Easter eggs, Damage Control chaos, and cameos like Yelena Belova as Black Widow, but the heart stays with Peter. Then the wild card hits: Jean Grey arrives as a telepath who body-hops, can't crack Peter's mind, and spirals after learning what VentMax really means. We argue about whether she's truly the antagonist, and how the movie quietly uses her to open the door for the X-Men in the MCU.From there, we get into the messiest emotional threads: Punisher's chaotic “crazy uncle” energy, the MJ mind-game sequence that weaponizes hope, and the real debate about agency when Peter withholds the truth for years. We also spotlight the scenes that surprised us, like the Ned reunion moment and Aunt May's memory becoming the thing that saves the day. Finally, we talk about the universal inhibitor Peter builds and why it might become a massive mutant problem later, plus our ratings and what we think Marvel is setting up on the road to Doomsday and Secret Wars.If you're into Spider-Man reviews, MCU breakdowns, and X-Men setup speculation, hit play, subscribe, share this with a fellow webhead, and leave a review. What rating do you give Brand New Day?Text us for feedback and recommendations for future episodes!Support the showWe thank everyone for listening to our podcast! We hope to grow even bigger to make great things happen, such as new equipment for higher-quality podcasts, a merch store & more! If you're interested in supporting us, giving us feedback and staying in the loop with updates, then follow our ZONE Social Media Portal to access our website, our Discord server, our Patreon page, and other social media platforms!DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions shared within are those of the speaker. We encourage everyone to do their own research and to experience the content mentioned at your own volition. We try not to reveal spoilers to those who are not up to speed, but in case some slips out, please be sure to check out the source material before you continue listening!Stay nerdy and stay faithful,- J.B.Subscribe to "Content for Creators" on YouTube to listen to some of the music used for these episodes!

In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Summer 2026 and rate them. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store: FALLARMOR The coupon code is valid through September 21, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 319 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September the 4th, 2026, and today I'm looking back at the movies and streaming shows I watched over Summer 2026. We will also have Coupon of the Week and an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is FALLARMOR. As always, you can get the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through September 21st, 2026, so if you need a new ebook for this fall, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Blade of Visions is done. It came to 99,000 words. It'd be kind of cool if it came to 100,000, but as I've learned in the 15 years I've been doing this, it's not a good idea to pad things for length. Editing is underway. I'm about 15% through the first pass of edits. I'm working on the cover design, so I'm on good track to have the book out before the end of the month. I also wrote a tie-in short story called Winter Crown and don't forget that [newsletter] subscribers will get a free ebook copy of that short story when Blade of Visions comes out later this month. So this makes a very excellent time to subscribe to my new release newsletter. I am also 12,000 words into Elven-Warlock, which will be the seventh book in the Half-Elven Thief series. Hopefully that will be out in October, if all goes well. In audiobook news, I think Blade of Thieves (as narrated by Brad Wills) and Cloak of Worlds (as narrated by Hollis McCarthy) are now finally available at all the usual audiobook stores, which includes Audible, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, Google Play, Chirp, and all the others. So if you want to listen to those if you are going on a Labor Day road trip, you can check those out. A reminder that Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete LitRPG trilogy (narrated by C.J. McAllister) is also available on Audible, so check that out. That's 32 hours long and that would also cover all your Labor Day travels. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing and audiobook projects. 00:02:22 Main Topic of the Week: Summer 2026 Movie Roundup So let's move on to our main topic this week. Our main topic this week is the Summer 2026 Movie Roundup and I always enjoy doing those. These episodes are a little less serious than some of the other episodes and it's fun to talk about things I enjoyed and that you might enjoy as well. And I did see a lot of new movies this summer. In fact, I went to the actual theater four times for Masters of the Universe, The Odyssey, Spider-Man, and Coyote vs. Acme, which is probably more than I've gone in a single season since before COVID times. So as usual, here are the movies I saw this summer (rated from least favorite to most favorite). The grades are totally subjective and based on nothing but my own thoughts and opinions. First up is The Breadwinner, which came out in 2026. This is basically standup comedian Nate Bargatze's act come to life as a movie. If you've seen Bargatze's standup, his usual routine is to portray himself as the dumb husband and bumbling Girl Dad, which is actually quite clever from a comedic standpoint since you're unlikely to have outraged mobs calling for your head if all you're doing is making fun of yourself. Anyway, Bargatze portrays Nate Wilcox, the best Toyota salesman in Nashville. (Don't worry, this is the first of only many product placement moments.) He lets his wife Kate manage the household and do the bulk of the work with their three daughters. When Kate's invention takes off on Shark Tank, she has to go to South Korea for two weeks to oversee manufacturing, leaving Nate in charge of the kids. Comedic chaos ensues. On the positive side of this movie, I did approve how this movie showed a married couple trying to work through a rough patch and do what's right for their kids and each other in a semi-productive way rather than blowing up their lives over nonsensical trivialities in the style of Eat, Pray, Love. On the downside, there was a lot of product placement, to the point where it at times felt like an extended commercial with bits of plot jammed in between product endorsement. No doubt most of the production budget came from product placement money. Will Forte was funny as an eccentric roofing contractor and Martin Herlihy as a shifty DoorDash employee. Kumail Nanjiani was funny as Nate's rival salesman at the car dealership. So overall, I would say this was blandly amusing and inoffensive with some funny slapstick moments. Overall grade: C- Next up is Supergirl, which came out in 2026. This movie really was sort of a strange combination of John Wick and the human trafficking subplot from 2020's Black Widow. The end result wasn't quite as good as Superman from 2025, alas. I did like this movie's interpretation of Supergirl. Kara Zor-El's departure from Krypton was way more traumatic than Superman's, so she's dealing with her unresolved emotional issues by traveling from planet to planet with red suns and getting hammered since the same yellow sun that gives Kryptonians their superpowers on Earth also keeps them from getting drunk because their bodies process alcohol too efficiently. However, Kara comes to a planet where a girl named Ruthye lives. Ruthye's family has been slaughtered by ruthless brigands yet led by Krem of the Yellow Hills and she's going on a quest for revenge. When Ruthye tries to recruit Kara for the quest, she's not interested, but then Krem steals Kara's spaceship and poisons her dog Krypto. Krem carries the antidote on his person, so now Kara and Ruthye team up to get vengeance on Krem and to heal Krypto. Krem is a nasty piece of work and he and his space gang travel from planet to planet abducting women to be their wives. I think the problem was that Krem was kind of a boring but nasty villain, but he was still boring. He was basically a space thug with too many piercings. Lex Luthor from 2025 Superman, by contrast, was a really interesting villain, this malignant narcissist who knows that his obsession with Superman is over the top, but he's going to act on it anyway. Additionally, I don't think this version of Supergirl is quite capable of being a lead character on her own. She'd make a superb secondary character, but I don't think she could quite carry a movie on her own. And Jason Momoa was pretty good as Lobo. Overall grade: C- Next up is Troy, which came out in 2004. I wanted to see this either before or after I watched The Odyssey this summer and ended up watching it the day before I went to see The Odyssey. I would say this movie was slow and ponderous, but I did enjoy watching it. This is an adaption of The Iliad and has the sort of slow stateliness of epic films from the '60s. It had good performances and good battle scenes. Brian Cox was enjoyable as a scenery chewing Agamemnon and Brad Pitt worked as Achilles. Interestingly, his version of Achilles reminded me of the interpretation of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen from Dune 2 as sort of a violent psychopath with his own twisted sense of honor. Oddly, despite the fact that this was rather a long movie, the ending seems a bit rushed, like we needed to hurry up and get to the Trojan Horse. It was amusing how Achilles' relationship with Patroclus was changed to "cousin" for the modern audience, but Greek views on sexuality would definitely be unpalatable with both right-wing and left-wing versions of the modern mind, which is a good thing because while the Greeks contributed a great deal to the development of civilization, they were into a lot of unsavory stuff. So overall, I would say this was a fun, epic movie, but I think this walked so the 2026 version of The Odyssey could run. Amusing fact: Christopher Nolan was apparently supposed to direct this, but the deal fell through and he got Batman Begins as a consolation prize instead. Overall grade: B- Next up is The Dink, which came out in 2026. This is an Apple TV comedy movie about pickleball of all things. I feel like this was made because some Apple executive got made fun of by some tennis players for playing pickleball and then decided to take revenge through media. Jake Johnson plays Dustin Boyd, a washed up former child tennis star who now works at his father's tennis club. The club has difficulties because of a growing influx of pickleball players who the hardcore tennis players hate. Dustin's father decides to use the club's bylaws to force a duel match to decide the issue, in the grand tradition of wacky comedy stakes. Dustin really wants to play the duel match, but his wrist is injured in an accident. To get his wrist mobility back, the doctor suggested he play some pickleball and Dustin views this as beneath him, but he really wants to play again, so he signs up for pickleball. This ends up being a wacky sports company/buddy movie as Dustin gradually befriends an eccentric older pickleball player. Ed Harris should really do more comedic roles. He was great as Dustin's stern, yet unscrupulous father. I do admire Apple TV's dedication to making random stuff. Overall grade: B- Next up is Green and Gold, which came out in 2025, and this is a melodrama about a farmer and his granddaughter dealing with the grim economic realities of farming. This is set in 1992/1993 era Wisconsin. Buck refuses to modernize his dairy farm in Door County, Wisconsin. His granddaughter Jenny is a talented musician and also a skilled farmer, and Buck wants her to take over the farm one day, but Jenny's ambitions are looking elsewhere. Events come to a head when Jenny realizes that Buck is deeply in debt to the bank, which is about to foreclose on the farm. However, Buck and the chief banker have a personal animosity, so they settle on a bet. If the Green Bay Packers win a Super Bowl title in 1993, the banker will give Buck one more year to turn things around on the farm. Meanwhile, Jenny begins to wonder if her music ambitions might generate the money to save the farm. Of course, if you are familiar with the history of the Packers, you know that they won a Super Bowl in 1996, not 1993. The movie has carried on the back of the very strong performances of its actors. It also has an ambiguously happy ending, as is true with so many things in farming. I like this movie because I've spent a lot of my life in the American Midwest, [and] I did appreciate how it shows the difficulties of the farming life. Also, this is important: a fall from a ladder is a plot point. Ladder safety is important, people! If you are going up a ladder, for heaven's sake don't climb the ladder in high heels like the character in question does. Wear sensible, well-fitting shoes with good soles. A very long time ago, I used to work with a guy who would climb extension ladders in cowboy boots. It is nothing short of the mercy of God that he didn't fall off and shatter half the bones in his body. Overall grade: B Next up is Grumpy Old Men, which came out in 1993. Apparently this is set in Wabasha, Minnesota, which is amusing because filming actually took place in several areas in the Twin Cities in Eastern Minnesota, but not actually in Wabasha. I found that personally amusing because I'm quite familiar with the area and so I recognize several filming locations. Anyway, the movie is about two retirees, Max and John, who are enemies and have been enemies for years, but Max is lonely and wants to get married again, and John is about to lose his house to the IRS due to tax problems. Things come to a head when an attractive literature professor moves across the street and both Max and John take an interest in her and start competing for her affections. However, it turns out that Max and John are actually best friends whose love language happens to be hatred and practical jokes, kind of like Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, but more on them below. This was a good character comedy/drama. It was interesting that the professor was an early version of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, albeit several decades before someone came up with the term. This is worth watching both as a character and comedy drama and a time capsule of the 1990s. Sometimes a movie ages a bit badly (Airplane and the Thomas Crown Affair from the Spring Movie Roundup come to mind), but this didn't. The sequel Grumpier Old Men from 1995 is basically the same movie, but with the characters acting about 20% dumber so a sitcom style plot can happen. Still entertaining, but not as good as the first one, so Grumpier Old Men only gets a B-, but Grumpy Old Men gets a B+. Next up is Masters of the Universe, which came out in 2026. It was amusing to read reviews of this movie because people thought way too hard about a movie that is essentially about battling action figures. Anyway, this was pretty good. It was nice to see a movie about a science fiction property that doesn't actually hate the source material. Basically it's a live action version of the cartoons from the '80s, albeit with somewhat more thoughtful moments. I heard someone suggest that it was close in tone to Thor: Ragnarok, and that seems accurate. The plot is that Skeletor conquers Eternia and 10-year-old Prince Adam is sent with the Sword of Power through a magical portal to Earth to keep him and the sword out of Skeletor's reach. However, Adam loses the sword while passing through the gate and 15 years later is working in human resources. He's still seeking for the sword despite his therapist trying to convince him that it was a trauma-induced fantasy. However, his persistence pays off and he does find the sword. Teela, who is one of the resistance leaders against Skeletor's rule, comes to Earth to find him and bring him back, but Skeletor's minions arrive to claim the sword as well. Adam and Teela escape back to Eternia and it's up to Adam to find a way to use the Sword of Power to become the hero that Eternia needs. Dolph Lundgren's cameo was great. Overall, I would say this is a fun movie to watch, especially if you're a Millennial or Gen Xer who saw the cartoons or the live action movie back in the '80s. Jared Leto has something of an increasingly questionable reputation these days, but he did a good job as Skeletor, played him halfway between the solemn gravitas of the 1987 version and the malevolent comedic cornball of the cartoons. Of course, in my opinion, the Frank Langella version from 1987 is the best version of Skeletor since he placed it with all the seriousness of a Shakespearean villain monologue at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In hindsight, it wasn't terribly surprising that this underperformed at the box office. It felt like it was made for guys my age, not for kids. I would've been comfortable bringing an eight-year-old to see The Mandalorian and Grogu or Super Mario Galaxy, but I would've been less certain bringing a kid that age to see Masters of the Universe. Additionally, it seemed very Marvel in tone, and I think the overall mood of the US these days is less "Marvel Cinematic Universe quips and banter" and more sort of the grimness of The Odyssey, which we'll talk about shortly. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Young Washington, which came out in 2026, a biopic of the early life of George Washington, covering how he more or less accidentally started the French and Indian War and how he recovered his reputation at the Battle of Braddock's Field. To be fair, the international situation at the time meant that someone was going to start the French and Indian War. It just happened to be Washington, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Overall, I liked this. It was reasonably historically accurate, though some of the emotional and family dialogue at times was a bit clunky. Additionally, Washington was portrayed as having revolutionary leanings much earlier in life than he actually did, since when he was a young man, he had no thoughts of being anything but a British subject and officer. That said, some of the most implausible stuff in the movie actually happened in real life. Like if I were to write in a novel that the future president of the United States personally rallied the army's rear guard to save as many men as possible from an ambush, and in the process had two horses shot out from under him and ended up with bullet holes in his hat and coat (all while fighting continuously), you would probably find that a bit implausible, but it actually happened that way. Washington's daring actions during that battle were one of the reasons he was appointed commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, that and there weren't many other colonials with as much experience of military command as Washington. In that vein, the battle scenes were the best part of the movie. They captured the brutality and messiness of 18th Century warfare without being especially graphic. Anyway, I'm glad this is getting a sequel. Maybe we'll end up with a Young Washington Cinematic Universe. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Meet the Parents, which came out in 2000, and this is probably one of the apex forms of cringe comedy. Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker, a nurse who's in love with schoolteacher Pam Burns. Greg wants to marry Pam, but overhears a phone call with her sister where she says her fiancé asked permission of her traditional father first. Greg decides that he's going to ask Pam's father's permission first to get off on the right foot, and so accompanies Pam to her sister's wedding and her parents' house to, as the title says, Meet the Parents. However, Pam's father is the former CIA counterintelligence officer Jack, and he and Greg immediately get on each other's nerves. To make things worse, the airline has lost Greg's luggage. From these two starting premises follow a cascading series of hilarious disasters that accumulate in a septic tank fire on the lawn. I'm not sure, but I think I saw this one in the theaters when it came out in 2000, and I thought it was funny then. With 26 years of additional life experience under the belt, I still think it's pretty funny, though you could still tell that this movie was filmed before 9/11 because if Greg had his airport meltdown seen today, the consequences would've been much worse. Overall grade: B+ Next up is O Brother Where Art Thou, which came out in 2000. This is a very, very, very specific adaptation of The Odyssey directed by the Coen brothers. George Clooney plays Everett, a convict who escapes from a chain gang in Mississippi during the Great Depression. He wants to find a treasure and he recruits fellow convicts Delmar and Peter to assist him. Along the way, Everett and his team encountered 1930s era versions of the Sirens, the cyclops, the blind prophet Tiresias, and other characters and foes from the original Odyssey myth. Everett and his friends end up running a scam where they pretend to be a Christian music group, but as it turns out, they're actually pretty good at singing, so this leads to unexpected hilarity and opportunities. This was also a very funny movie. Imagine The Odyssey is a comedy with a lot of singing set in the Deep South during the Depression, and you're there. If you're a fan of bluegrass music, this is worth watching. If you've seen Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, it's worth watching this just to ponder how the same source material can produce such wildly divergent interpretations. If you don't care about The Odyssey, then this is still a fun movie to watch. Proof: I mentioned to someone that I had seen this and she responded that she both loved the movie and was surprised to learn that he had in fact been inspired by The Odyssey. Overall grade: A- Next up is Hoppers, which came out in 2026. Like most Pixar movies, this was very high concept. Unlike many recent Pixar movies, it wasn't too depressing and didn't disappear up its own tailpipe. In the city of Beaverton, hot tempered girl Mabel bonds with her grandmother in their favorite place, a woodland grove favored by beavers. Years later, Mabel is a biology student under Dr. Fairfax, but is neglecting her studies to face off against her nemesis, the popular yet sketchy Mayor Jerry of Beaverton. Mayor Jerry wants to build an expressway that will wipe out the woodland grove, and he's perfectly within his rights to do it since no animals have been found living there. Since Mabel's grandmother has died, she's unwilling to give up the grove. However, Dr. Fairfax's research might give her a way. Dr. Fairfax has worked out a way to temporarily transfer human consciousness to a robotic beaver capable of speaking to real beavers, much like the plot of Avatar. In a funny scene, Fairfax angrily denies that it's just like Avatar. Mabel gets the idea to use this to convince real beavers to settle in the grove, thereby thwarting Mayor Jerry's plans. This touches off both a wacky yet poignant adventure. The plot was very well structured and it followed the proper rules of story structure, which I've talked about before. Mabel definitely is a protagonist who takes action, but experiences setbacks and problems of her own creation. It was pretty good. I say it was a return to form for Pixar after some of their weaker movies in the 2020s. Overall grade: A Now it's time for my three favorite movies of summer 2026, all of which I actually saw in the theater. First up is Coyote versus Acme, which came out in 2026. This movie had an extra surge of popularity from the fact that Warner Brothers canceled it as a tax write-off, but distributor Ketchup Entertainment revived it. That makes it a plucky underdog since Warner Brothers senior executives are kind of like the apex version of soulless corporate bug men. Like if I wrote characters in my books who acted like Warner Brothers senior executives, people would think I was being didactic and heavy-handed. Anyway, after decades of failures in efforts to capture the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote decides to sue Acme Corporation for its numerous defective products. Coyote teams up with a lazy strip mall lawyer named Kevin Avery, who specializes in getting small settlements from Acme. However, Avery and Coyote end up filing a massive lawsuit against Acme, which means they'll face the full wrath of Acme Corporation, including its ace lawyer Buddy Crane and its ruthless CEO, Foghorn Leghorn. What follows is a comedic courtroom battle as Coyote and Avery try to defeat Acme Corporation, defeat its sinister plans, and Coyote starts to realize that Road Runner might actually be his best friend. Both quite amusing and touching, and I'm glad this was rescued from the tax write-off vault. Overall grade: A Next up is The Odyssey, which came out in 2026. This wasn't quite as good as Oppenheimer in 2023 in my opinion, but it was still very good and very much worth seeing. It was weird that The Odyssey was briefly a football in the never-ending US culture war scrum because the movie isn't really political and doesn't really have a message beyond "war is destructive and bad", which every sensible person would agree with, and a lesser message of "violating the law of morality has unforeseen cascading bad consequences, including the destruction of civilization", which is also quite true and was one of the themes of Oppenheimer. Nolan himself dismissed the controversies as "irrelevant" and "part of the territory" since no one had actually seen the movie yet, and given that The Odyssey has made a billion and a half dollars as of this recording, I think that may have proved his point. I imagine the scrutiny from Batman fans back in the 2010s was way more intense since in the modern era, many people care more deeply about the accuracy of Batman than The Odyssey. I do think the debate over the historical accuracy in The Odyssey is pointless because the Odyssey is myth, not history. The Iliad and The Odyssey are a lot like Arthurian myth in terms of their actual historicity. Even when Arthurian legend was massively popular with English kings and nobles in the late medieval and early modern period (for example, Henry VIII's older brother was named Arthur in imitation of King Arthur), the version of Arthurian myth they celebrated and wished to emulate had virtually no connection to the reality of Britain in the 500s AD and was instead a sort of fantasy version of their own time in the 14th and 15th centuries. By the time The Odyssey was written down, no doubt a similar process was underway. Both The Iliad and The Odyssey and the Arthurian cycle probably have a kernel of historical truth buried underneath the tales of magic swords, sirens, cyclopses, and vengeful witches with magic islands. There likely was a Romano-British warlord who might have been named Arthur (or possibly Ambrosius Aurelianus) who held off the Saxons for a while before he was overwhelmed and killed. Likewise, Heinrich Schliemann was a highly eccentric and very sketchy crazy rich guy, but he did prove that there really was some version of the city of Troy that was destroyed at the end of the Bronze Age. But everything beyond those basic details came from thousands of years of embellishments and flourishes from later poets and writers. So arguing about the historical accuracy of The Odyssey is a bit like arguing if Star Wars portrays faster than light travel in an accurate way. That kind of argument is just missing the point entirely. It's also interesting to see how modern standards clashed with the ancient mindset. You know how I always say that everywhere in the United States is exactly the same right until it really, really isn't? I think ancient people are just like us until they really, really weren't. Like ancient people would have been superstitious to an extent that even the most credulous crystal and aura influencer on TikTok would find horrifying and frequently violent in a way that the most strident self-defense advocate would find shocking. The Odyssey's version of Odysseus feels guilt and remorse over his actions in a way an actual ancient Greek probably wouldn't have, but so what? This is The Odyssey viewed through the lens of the 21st century, just as those English nobles viewed the myth of King Arthur and his knights through the lens of their time. As I mentioned with Troy above, the ancient Greeks were often quite brutal and would celebrate sacking an enemy city. One side note before we get to the movie, I probably found it funnier than I should have how Nolan favorably cited classicist Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey as a source, and Wilson then had an extended and unintentionally comedic multi-article crashout about how much she hated the movie and of course how much she hated the commemorative Trojan Horse popcorn bucket. Apparently Wilson hated the movie so much she's going to do a new translation of The Odyssey, much to her publisher's baffled dismay. No one does offended huffy petulance quite like an academic. Anyway, back to the movie. It follows the familiar story of Odysseus through Christopher Nolan's preference for non-linear storytelling and practical effects. I did think it was interesting how in this interpretation, Odysseus explicitly connected the ruse of the Trojan Horse with the collapse of the Bronze Age and the rise of the Sea Peoples. It's also probably the most supernatural film Nolan has ever done with actual fantasy and supernatural elements as opposed to science fiction like Inception, Tenant, and Interstellar. Odysseus talks to Athena throughout the movie and it's left up to the viewer's interpretation whether or not he's actually talking to Athena or his own guilt-ridden hallucinations. That said, Odysseus encounters a witch with actual magic powers and travels to the underworld to speak with the shades of the dead, so it's entirely possible he's talking to the actual Athena. In this version, as I mentioned, Odysseus is guilt-ridden over the ruse of the Trojan Horse, which is shown as a violation of the sacred hospitality of Zeus's law and as great a crime as the creation of the atomic bomb in Oppenheimer, which of course is similar to Oppenheimer, where Oppenheimer's creation of the atomic bomb is treated similarly. There are also some genuinely scary sequences in the movie. The bit with the underworld is very spooky, the cyclops is actually quite frightening, and the character of Circe reaches the level of scary previously attained by Heath Ledger's version of The Joker in The Dark Knight. If Nolan ever decides he wants to do a horror movie, it will probably be one of the scariest ones ever made. To sum up, The Odyssey has great performances, great spectacle, great cinematography, and great action sequences. As an interesting interpretation of the original myth, definitely worth seeing. I think you can tell it was a great movie because of all the arguments on the Internet about "what does it really mean?" Great art often has that effect. Overall grade: A The final of my three favorite movies of [Summer] 2026 is Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which came out in 2026. There's a rumor, and I don't know if it's true or not, that Tom Holland found the experience of working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey so eye-opening that he insisted that if they made another Spider-Man movie, it had to have a reason for existing other than "make a lot of money". If this story is true, it clearly worked. Previously, I though the two best Spider-Man movies were Spider-Man 2 from 2004 and Spider-Man: No Way Home from 2021. I must now amend that opinion to say that there are three best Spider-Man movies and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is one of the three. It is pretty good. I would've trimmed it here and there, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and is an excellent Spider-Man story that totally captures the essence of the character within a good story. It takes place four years after the events of No Way Home erased everyone's memory that Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Peter has now been crime fighting full time, but it is taking a severe toll on his emotions and personal life that he's deliberately ignoring. Meanwhile, Spider-Man has become the beloved crime fighter of New York, trusted by both the NYPD and the Federal Department of Damage Control, which is a reoccurring frenemy for superheroes from other movies. When someone launches an attack on the headquarters of Damage Control, the director recruits Peter to fight their new enemy, a mysterious figure who uses telepathy to possess people from a distance. Peter is the only one who can sense it thanks to his spider sense, and he's also the only one able to resist the telepath's possession abilities. But despite his resistance to possession, fighting a telepath is a dangerous proposition for someone with as many emotional issues as Peter, and things start to spiral out of control when the telepath starts digging into his life. But there's another lesson Peter has to learn. People (and especially superheroes) who take the federal government at its word tend to regret it. For that matter, ignoring his emotional issues is causing Peter's spider powers to start acting in strange ways. But of course, at the end of the day, Spider-Man always follows his conscience, no matter how high the cost to him personally. Definitely an enjoyable movie. All the scenes with Spider-Man and Punisher were great, and the two of them had a great dynamic together. A few other Marvel Cinematic Universe people show up, but this is probably one of the most standalone movies the MCU has done in a while. Of course, the risk of MCU Continuity Lockout is always there (which is one of the reasons I started writing Half-Eleven Thief in 2023). Overall grade: A So I would say it was a pretty good summer for movies. It's also valuable lessons in not taking the Internet too seriously, which too many people do nowadays. There are all these dedicated analyses on X, Threads, and Reddit in June and May explaining why The Odyssey was going to fail for whatever reason, and instead it made $1.5 billion. So I think that's a good lesson in not taking everything you read on the internet a little too seriously. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show enjoyable. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.  

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We've got a special treat for this month's WCPE Book Club. If you saw Spider-Man: Brand New Day this summer, you got to see Damage Control highlighted in ways that we haven't seen before. So, Cullen had us go back to the Origin Story with Marvel Comics' 1989 Damage Control miniseries. For this episode, we are in for a treat as a friend of the show and frequent emailer, Rick Heinichen, stops by to discuss this with us. Stick around to the very end to find out about next month's selection for WCPE Book Club. Jerry is sending us to a satellite 22,300 miles above Earth..    We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics, 815 N Noland Road in Independence, Missouri. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find exactly what you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to complete a title's run, head to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

All three guys are back in the studio this week after a crazy travel schedule for everyone over the last month. Did you watch Lanterns yet on HBO? Jerry gives a lot of love to Kyle Chandler for his performance as Hal Jordan. Cullen attended the Capital City Comic Swap in Salem last Saturday. Plus, he got a mail call. Book club is next week. Have you read Damage Control yet? We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a look at last week's Top 10 books and a new Trivia question with a prize. We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics, 815 N Noland Road in Independence, Missouri. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find exactly what you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to complete a title's run, head to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.  

They skipped a month. The Marvel universe did not. This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David are back with the August 2026 Bugle — and after a month off, there is a lot to get through. This is the Thanksgiving episode. You have been fasting. There is food on the table. The headliner is a full review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. They go spoiler-free first — box office numbers, reception, a basic lay of the land — and then the guardrails come off. Four years after No Way Home, Peter Parker is alone, anonymous, and quietly mutating. Ryan and David dig into what that means for the character, what Sadie Sink is actually doing in this movie, why the Punisher and Spider-Man dynamic worked, what the Hulk showing up meant for the story, and why this might be the best MJ has ever been on screen. Plus: the Department of Damage Control, Ned's conspiracy board, and the most aggressive product placement in recent Marvel memory. Then it's on to San Diego Comic-Con. Ryan Coogler is returning for Black Panther 3, and the new Black Panther has been cast. Ryan Gosling is officially Ghost Rider, directed by Sean Levy, and fans are already doing the math on a potential Midnight Suns lineup. Kevin Feige confirmed there will be no Marvel movies between Doomsday and Secret Wars. Avengers: Endgame is getting a re-release on September 25th to go back after Avatar's box office record. And Ryan Reynolds spent Comic-Con cosplaying on the convention floor as Deadpool, because of course he did. Ryan closes things out with a full Avengers: Doomsday prep guide: which movies to watch, which ones you can skip if you're short on time, and what TV shows are actually worth adding to the rotation before the film hits. X-Men '97 is being saved for September. The Spokane wildfires are briefly addressed — if you can donate, inovia.org is one place to do it. Next up on Puny Pod: Mystery Men. Themes by J.R. Trimpe: https://trimpe.org/ ---------------- Support the show! Check out our super secret spoiler show on the EarzUp! Patreon Visit us on Etsy for the official Puny Pod Merch Check out Ryan's new Etsy shop for DCL-themed 3D printed gifts: BuccanEARs Outpost Come say hi on Discord! Subscribe on iTunes Start your own podcast with Zencastr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wizard X-Men Special from 2002 has us talking New X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, X-Men Unlimited and more as we discuss this X-perimental period in the history of the Marvel Comics mutant saga with Dalibor, the Indie Hype Man. Two different X-Men vs X-Men articles were featured in this special, plus plenty of comedy of the legitimate and Damage Control variety.For X-clusive access to an X-panded edition of this podcast with nearly 30 minutes of X-tra fun, subscribe at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS where you'll also get a PDF scan of the issue, ToyFares: The Podcast and more for just $5 a month! Thanks to our monthly supporters Elliott Sablan Professor Casey Steve Bada Matthew Strange Hombre Richard Cocchi Andrew Burt Brandon Whitmore Bill Gudde Michael Johnson Brock626 Tom Goodwin Matt and Lissy Poisso 918 Jobs Patrick McFadden Marvin Dupree Lunchlady Doris Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Hellions Team Damon Bjorn watson David Ellis acovio Alex Giannini Jeremy Cathey Nate Clark Mark Florio David Fink Brent Cranfill MarWe Dalibor Žujović Evin Bryant Gary Hutcherson Fernando Pinto Jeremy Dawe MeltFaceKillah Brian Acosta Joe Marcello DenimJedi Miitchell Hall Lee Markowitz Mark McDonald ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan MailSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY — FULL SPOILER REVIEWSpider-Man: Brand New Day gives Peter Parker a fresh start—but that doesn't mean things get any easier.After No Way Home, Peter is alone, forgotten by the people he loves, and fully committed to being Spider-Man. We go FULL SPOILERS on what that new life means and whether Brand New Day really feels like the beginning of a new era for Tom Holland's Spider-Man.We break down:THE PUNISHERJon Bernthal's Frank Castle gets plenty of screen time, laughs, and unexpected heart. We dig into his strange friendship with Peter and why Frank becomes such an important part of Peter's story.JEAN GREYSadie Sink's big reveal as Jean Grey changes the conversation completely. We break down her role, her powers, and what her arrival means for the MCU's future.THE CRAZY STUFFHulk, Damage Control, The Hand, Scorpion, Peter's organic webbing, and that wild post-credit scene all get put under the microscope.PETER PARKER'S NEW LIFEWhat's really going on with Peter's life after No Way Home? We talk about his missing day job, the Staten Island connection, his relationship with MJ, and the very practical question: how is Peter paying for all of this Spider-Man tech?Seen the movie? Hit play and join the conversation.Subscribe, share the episode with a fellow Marvel fan, and leave us a five-star review so more web-slingers can find Project Geekology.Twitter handles:Project Geekology: https://twitter.com/pgeekologyAnthony's Twitter: https://twitter.com/odysseyswowDakota's Twitter: https://twitter.com/geekritique_dakInstagram:https://instagram.com/projectgeekology?igshid=1v0sits7ipq9yYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@projectgeekologyGeekritique (Dakota):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBwciIqOoHwIx_uXtYTSEbASupport the show

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Asking questions about character motivation that Marvel never put to Echo Struggling actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman) hides his destructive ionic powers to land his dream role as Wonder Man in this 2026 Disney+ series.  But can Iron Man 3's Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) really expect to shed his Mandarin image if he's gonna villainously turn his super-scene partner into the Department of Damage Control? And shouldn't Hollywood be giving an Oscar to anyone who can permanently show Josh Gad the door?  Listen Now to learn if showrunner Andrew Guest (Brooklyn 99) found the real man inside this Stan Lee creation.

On this episode of FOX Across America, Jimmy Failla explains why DSA member Francesca Hong came up short in her bid to be the Democratic Party's gubernatorial nominee in Wisconsin. Host of the “Kennedy Saves The World” podcast Kennedy stops by to recap her glorious wedding in Hawaii. PLUS, New York Post financial correspondent shares her thoughts on whether New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could be a viable presidential candidate for the Democrats in 2028. [00:00:00] Francesa Hong loses in Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary [00:38:50] Big government is just getting in the way [00:57:50] Kennedy [01:16:20] Primary results in Minnesota [01:34:40] Lydia Moynihan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, you! Be a buddy and take our listener survey! It'll help us keep the show great and maybe even...make it better?! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! - Producer Marissa and the MaxFilm Gang *** Ken Plume -- author, filmmaker, and longtime host of A Bit of a Chat with Ken Plume -- joins us to talk about the movie that everyone seems to be talking about. Is it a great Spider-Man movie, or the greatest Spider-Man movie? Then, we answer a Hotline call (yes, we still take those!) about forbidden films of our youths.  What's Good? Alonso - Friends with pools Drea - Texting other people in a group Zoom Ken - Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee Kevin - Summer tabs! Urgent tabs! ITIDIC Netflix Sued Over Loss of Hard Drive With Unreleased Nicolas Cage Film Sundance to Expand Competition as Fest's Debut in Boulder Grows Nearer Staff Picks Drea - Late Fame Alonso - Nights of Cabiria Ken - 1941 Kevin - Practical Magic Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has shattered box office records, and after seeing it twice—including an IMAX viewing—it's time for a full spoiler discussion.In this episode, I break down why I believe this isn't just another Spider-Man sequel, but a reboot, an origin story, and a love letter to decades of Spider-Man history all at once. We dive into Peter Parker's evolution, the Raimi and Webb influences, the surprising similarities to Insomniac's Spider-Man, the roles of Frank Castle, Bruce Banner, Jean Grey, Damage Control, and Scorpion, along with the film's post-credit scene and what it could mean for Spider-Man's future in the MCU. Plus, I share my theories on where Peter goes next after Doomsday and Secret Wars—and reveal why this has become my favorite Tom Holland Spider-Man film and possibly my favorite live-action Spider-Man movie overall.

Plus a whole lot of Spider-Depression!Bankole's arachnoid genes are mutating. Before he goes full spider though, Oseghale & Tateyana have joined him to discuss Tom Holland's latest spider-romp, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Should Spider-Man be tipped? Was Magneto correct? Where does this rank in the Spider-Man franchise? They attempt to answer all that and more, while hopefully not creating the bane of mutant existence *cough* *cough*!(05:05) - General Thoughts on The Film (36:15) - Sadie Sink's Presence (49:25) - The Wider Marvel Universe's Role (1:08:13) - Damage Control's Future & Peter Parker as Oppenheimer? You can support us hereAlso available on YouTubeHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Oseghale and TateyanaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

El Hombre Araña está luchando por superar a su ex cuando un misterioso villano se le mete hasta adentro a media Nueva York para desentramar lo que está ocurriendo dentro del Departamento de Damage Control. Y también sale Hulk.Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)Dirigida por Destin Daniel Cretton-Puedes apoyarnos y tener acceso anticipado enhttps://www.patreon.com/updateando Show en vivo y más contenido enTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/updateando-https://www.instagram.com/updateando/https://twitter.com/updateandohttps://www.facebook.com/updateando/https://discord.gg/YftZeAj-Sigue a Lego:https://twitter.com/Lego_Rodriguezhttps://www.instagram.com/Lego__RodriguezSigue a Mei:https://www.instagram.com/meimeimei.___Sigue a Cham:https://x.com/Cham311#Spiderman #BrandNewDay #UnNuevoDia

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What a great turnout we had for our spoiler livestream about "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."  Here, we get into all the revelations we didn't want to ruin in our non-spoiler review, including who Sadie Sink plays, what Damage Control is really up to, and what the last shot of the movie means. The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movie had a record-breaking opening weekend, so we're assuming a lot of you have seen it at this point. We love having the opportunity to dig a little deeper when a movie merits this kind of conversation, so keep an eye out for more livestreams at our YouTube channel in the future. Thanks for being here!

INTRO:I'm Hank, longtime podcaster, filmmaker, and YouTuber, and this is my review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. This is a spoiler-filled review of the movie so you've been warned.BUDGET:225 million dollars.You want to hit a 2.5x to 3x for profitability.The movie hit a billion dollars worldwide in six days.SETTINGS:New York City feels alive, populated, expansive, and adds character to the film unlike many other films that feel so much smaller. Even the interior shots of Damage Control and even apartments, felt larger than life and realistic. The damage caused in the environment also feels like it will put other people in danger.CHARACTERS:Tom Holland: Peter ParkerZendaya: MJJacob Batalon: Ned LeedsSadie Sink: Jean GreyJon Bernthal: Frank CastleMark Ruffalo: Bruce BannerLiza Colon-Zayas: Det. Jean DeWolffFlorence Pugh: Yelena Belova Tramell Tillman: William MetzgerPlease follow the Facebook Page for our next movie called Not Scared. The page is titled Not Scared Movie. You can get your name in the credits of the film by donating. Head to NotScaredMovie.com for more information. I've lowered the amount to get your name in the credits.HITS:This movie lands on all emotional fronts.Happy, sad, fear, anger, disgust, surprise.I was finally invested in Peter Parker and MJ.Real Hulk returns!The Punisher and Spider-Man team up exceeded my wildest expectations!Why was The Hand there? Who cares, because the set pieces with them were next-level!Location, location, location. I felt like we were going all over New York and everything was interactive.Someone was cutting onions when we did the Aunt May flashbacks.The set pieces in this movie will be copied for years to come.The overall depth of Peter Parker/Spider-Man was something we haven't seen from Tom Holland's version of the character.MISSES:I hate when super hero movies add government oversight (save for Captain America Winter Soldier). Once you add the government you start asking questions that the story can't answer.The writing in some spots is clunky. Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, and rewrite contributions by Justin Kuritzkes. You have to do substantial re-writes in order to get credited.I am not a fan of Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner.I dislike the Jean Grey introduction and casting.She does not feel like the character at all to me.Plays a dislikable character.It was far too easy to see who the villain was going to be.Some of the swinging CGI scenes took me out of the movie.They lingered on the shots too long.CHECK OUT MY NEW SHOW CALLED: Low-Budget Movie ReviewsLINK: https://feeds.captivate.fm/low-budget-movie-reviews/MOVIE SCORE: 8/10DIRECTION: A Destin Daniel CrettonWRITING: B Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, and Justin KuritzkesCINEMATOGRAPHY: APOST PRODUCTION: (score/sfx/edit/color grade) AREWATCHABILITY: A1 Awful content = Fails on every single level.2-4 Poor = Terrible on almost every front.5 Mediocre = Some of the content is worthwhile but mostly broken.6 Average = Okay writing, acting, storytelling and execution.7 Good = Solid writing, acting, storytelling and execution.8 Great = Great writing, acting, storytelling and execution.9 Almost Perfect = Very minor nitpicks but otherwise excellent.10 Perfect = A masterpiece! No writing, acting or storytelling flaws. Would hold up against all time classics (e.g. M.A.S.H., Lost, Game of Thrones etc).

Tom Holland just posted the second-biggest opening weekend of all time — and after Spider-Man: Brand New Day, we're asking whether he's now officially the definitive Spider-Man. Sravan and Tarun (and Peter Barker) break it down spoiler-free for the first half, then dive into Jean Grey, the mutant-tech setup, and what the post-credits scene means for Secret Wars.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/msJKSGNKG_4⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(0:00) Cold Open(1:02) Welcome & Meet Peter Barker(1:41) Background: Destin Daniel Cretton & the Kang Dynasty Connection(2:17) Box Office: Second-Biggest Opening Weekend Ever(5:53) Cast Additions & the Red Carpet Spoiler(6:55) Spoiler-Free Reactions(22:15) SPOILERS START HERE(23:05) Jean Grey Revealed(23:37) Street-Level Villains: Tombstone, Scorpion & More(24:50) Damage Control & The Hand(28:52) Punisher & the Yelena Cameo(30:15) The Hulk vs. Spider-Man(34:56) Mutant Tech, Sentinels & What Comes Next(41:13) X-Men Casting Rumors(44:34) MJ, Ned & Where the Ending Leaves Them(49:20) The Climax: A Thunderbolts Callback(50:24) Post-Credits Scene Theories(55:02) This or That: Every Theatrical Spider-Man Movie(1:00:16) Box Office Draft & the Billion-Dollar Club(1:03:40) Remy's Pick & Sign-OffIf you want to support this podcast so we can keep producing our content for free consider the following options:Buy us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CRecalibrationIf you wish to contact us to ask a question or give us some feedback, please do so via the channels below:Facebook Page: Cognitive RecalibrationInstagram: cognitiverecalibrationTwitter: @CRecalibrationTikTok: @cogrecal#SpiderManBrandNewDay #TomHolland #MarvelMoviesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/cognitiverecalibration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Ep. 407 Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast! The web-head swings back into theaters and the Normies are here to break down every spectacular moment. From Peter Parker's fresh start after No Way Home to new allies, dangerous villains, heartbreaking choices, and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we're untangling it all. Does Brand New Day recapture the magic of classic Spidey stories? How does it stack up against the previous Tom Holland films? And what surprises have everyone talking? Grab your web-shooters, watch out for spoilers, and remember: with great podcasts comes great responsibility. It's time for another Normies Like Us! Insta @Normies_Like_Us https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/ @_j__a___c___o__b_ https://www.instagram.com/_j__a___c___o__b_/ @Mike_Has_Insta https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/ https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/ https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/ https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/

It's Marvel Monday and the multiverse breaks open! ABOUT SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME December 17, 2021 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Director: Jon Watts Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee Cast: Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man Zendaya as MJ Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon/Electro Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius/Doc Ock Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS If you recall the end of our last Spidey movie, Quentin Beck exposed Peter Parker as Spider-Man and framed him for his murder. Naturally, Peter's life is thrown into chaos. The Department of Damage Control, something I'm almost positive doesn't actually exist but how can you know, interrogates Peter, MJ, Ned, and Aunt May. Their attorney, Daredevil, gets the charges dismissed. Despite his legal victory, the public turns on him. Feeling bad about screwing up his friends' future, Peter asks Dr. Strange to cast a spell that will make the world forget he's Spider-Man. But Peter keeps interrupting the spell to add people he doesn't want to forget, causing it to go nuts and pull visitors from across the multiverse into their reality. Peter goes to talk to the MIT admissions person but ends up being greeted by Doctor Octopus who seems to know a lot about him despite Peter never meeting him before. Peter learns that the spell has summoned people who know Spider-Man's secret identity from across the multiverse. Strange tasks Peter, MJ, and Ned with capturing the interdimensional visitors, leading them to capture Electro, Sandman, the Lizard, and Norman Osborn. Peter soon realizes that each villain was pulled from their universe moments before their death and believes they deserve a chance at redemption instead of being sent back to die. Defying Strange, Peter steals the spell that would send everyone back to their own dimension and begins developing cures for the villains using Stark technology. Peter successfully restores Doctor Octopus, but Norman's Green Goblin persona takes over once again, convincing the other villains to turn on Peter. This leads to a massive battle that fatally injures Aunt May. Before she dies, she reminds Peter that "with great power, there must also come great responsibility," leaving him devastated and questioning whether he made the right choice. Ned unexpectedly discovers he can use Strange's sling ring to open portals. While searching for Peter, he and MJ instead find two alternate Spider-Men from different universes. Maybe you've seen them before in other movies?! I dunno. The three Peters unite and create cures for each enemy and lure them to the Statue of Liberty for one final showdown. It works! But rifts open across the multiverse. Realizing there is only one solution, Peter asks Strange to cast a new spell that erases Peter Parker from everyone's memory. The spell saves the multiverse, sending everyone back to their own universes. Peter visits MJ and Ned, intending to remind them who he is, but decides not to disrupt the new lives they've built. After paying his respects at Aunt May's grave and sharing a quiet moment with Happy Hogan, Peter embraces a fresh start. Now completely anonymous, he creates a new homemade Spider-Man suit and swings back into the city, beginning the next chapter of his life as a true friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This week's Dark Nation Radio starts off by taking a break with some relaxed electronica featuring Melllo, Sword Tongue, Hunter as a Horse, and Peter Murphy, before kicking into high gear with new material from bands including Anders Manga, Dommenation, Mouth Ulcers, Culture Kultür, Makes My Blood Dance, Damage Control ft. Leaetherstrip, Ex-Hyena, Blood Magick, Moons in Retrograde, and Eye New Dark. I hope you'll give it a spin! DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio Playlist 2 August 2026 Melllo, “The Gift” Sonum Unam, “Existence” Lights AM, “Wide Awake” Peter Murphy & Boy George, “Let the Flowers Grow” Santigold, “This Isn't Our Parade” Hunter as a Horse, “Dead Things” DEATH BY LØVE, “Ziro” Sword Tongue, “Diamonds to Rust (Anthony H remix)” Brittany Bindrim, “The Well” Dommenation, “Say Yes to Me” Anders Manga, “Don't Deliver Us From Evil” Mouth Ulcers, “Silent Pictures” Nyx Division, “Soldier of Love” Cliff & Ivy, “Hand of Freedom” French Police, “I'm Upset” Dead Souls Rising, “Chimère” Blind Seagull, “Body” Victor Sierra, “Black Steam” Thin Eater, “Silently Quitting at the Speed of Light” Dead Delicious, “Stvpid Bitch” Culture Kultür, “Leaving Your Memory” Moons in Retrograde, “Eternaljia” Eye New Dark, “Real Life” F13, “Kraft” Ex-Hyena, “Details Fade (Time Traveler mix)” Blood Magick, “Exsurge E Tumulo” Hot Hail!, “Flesh” Damage Control Ft. Leaetherstrip, “Obstacles” Makes My Blood Dance, “Impossible Odds” DJ CYPHER'S DARK NATION RADIO—25 years strong! **Live Sundays @ 9 PM Eastern US on Spirit of Resistance Radio sorradio.org **Recorded @ http://www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive **Downloadable @ http://www.hearthis.at/cypheractive **Inquiries to darknationradio[at] gmail[dot]com **Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/groups/darknationradio

In this episode of Behind the Story, Tim Rice sits down with Daily Wire investigative reporter Megan Brock to break down her explosive three-part exposé on WPATH, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, the group whose "Standards of Care" shape medical policy, treatment, and insurance coverage on transgender procedures worldwide. Using a creative FOIA strategy, Megan obtained nearly 250 pages of private member forum messages that reveal what WPATH members say behind closed doors, a stark contrast to their public messaging. Megan's full three-part investigative series is available now at  dailywire.com. Subscribe for more Behind the Story episodesRead Megan Brock's reporting: dailywire.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did the NYPD just reward controversy—or was Terrell Anderson's promotion simply the next step in his career? John Macari, Eric Dym, and Marlon Bethel examine the promotion of Terrell Anderson, the questions surrounding NYPD hiring practices, and whether the timing raises legitimate concerns about accountability, leadership, and public confidence. The crew breaks down the known facts, separates evidence from speculation, and discusses what this promotion could mean for the future of the department. Also in today's episode: Dr. Anthony Fauci's latest congressional testimony, the biggest moments from his appearance, and why his comments continue to fuel debate years after the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by Kalshi Trade smarter with Kalshi and receive up to a $500 bonus when eligible. https://kalshi.com/r/FINEST ️ Use code: FINEST Like • Comment • Subscribe for more NYPD, NYC politics, and public safety analysis. #NYPD #TerrellAnderson #AnthonyFauci #TheFinestUnfiltered #NYC #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #Politics #Kalshi #YouTubePodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I just got home from seeing Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and I had to hit record while the reaction was still fresh. This movie gave me the kind of Spider-Man story I was hoping for: Peter swinging through New York, fighting street-level threats, dealing with a major evolution in his powers, and trying to figure out who he is after losing the people closest to him. In this immediate spoiler-filled reaction, I talk about the Sadie Sink reveal, Jean Grey's role in the MCU, Damage Control, the Hand, Punisher, Hulk, MJ, Ned, Peter's mutation, and what this movie may be setting up for the future. This is not the final breakdown. I'm still processing a lot of what happened, and I'll be returning next week with a deeper look after the movie has had time to settle. Search Marvel Maniac wherever you listen, and assemble with us. ⭐ Enjoying Marvel Maniac? Follow the show so you never miss an episode. If you listen on Apple Podcasts, leave an honest rating or review to help other Marvel fans discover the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marvel-maniac-an-mcu-aftershow/id1549177829

Nick Wilson and Jonathan Peterlin analyze the performance of quarterbacks Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson during recent training camp sessions. The discussion shifts to an interview involving Shams Charania and Rich Paul, examining the PR strategy behind LeBron James' past interactions with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They also critique the current state of player empowerment and media manipulation within the NBA. 01:02 - Quarterback Training Competition 05:10 - Shams Charania Podcast Review 11:03 - LeBron James PR Tactics

It's been 281 episodes since the last live-action Spider-Man review. I'm old.SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the first of the MCU movies not to be helmed by Jon Watts. With this new change comes a new vantage point. Instead of this movie dropping Spider-Man (Tom Holland) into the wider MCU universe and its ramifications, this film gives the Webhead more of a chance to shine on his own.Some of this is by design: NO WAY HOME ended with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) granting Peter a spell to make everyone forget not only that Peter Parker is Spider-Man's secret identity, but also to forget Peter Parker even exists. The Witness Protection Program could never.In this isolation, Peter becomes a full-time friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, stopping robberies and cooperating with the cops while wistfully scrolling through Snap stories of his best friends Ned and MJ (Jacob Batalon & Zendaya), who are enjoying their four years at M.I.T.Peter's life at this moment is all work with some aunt-grieving on the side. The constant hero stress and bruising activates a response from Pete's arachnid DNA: it's morphin' time! With it comes a sort of Spider-puberty. He grows much stronger, develops organic webbing (I'm sure Tobey's in the other universe cackling. "How's the spinerette juice, fucker?") , and grows prone to a more feral, angry temperament. For a Spider-Man labeled by New York as a hero, the menace starts to creep in.But wait, there's more! (Rest in peace, Billy Mays.) A new threat begins attacking Damage Control centers throughout the city. This government agency is, in a way, picking up where SHIELD left off, with a focus on repurposing alien and enhanced-human tech for the betterment of all mankind. This threat has a way of possessing people's bodies, hopscotching their way past security officers and into vaults, searching for the most valuable technology called V-Max.A Spider-sense can only do so much against someone who can jump between bodies at will. It does even less against someone with the capability of finding Peter's loved ones and putting them in a danger he previously thought impossible. I haven't seen him this psychologically disturbed by a villain since Hobgoblin from the '90s TV show.The new ground-level approach does well for crafting a more lived-in New York. Holland's performance is better than ever. The different MCU characters introduced don't step on each other's toes. And yet, I find the big issue with these Spider-Man films remain: they're overstuffed. As a result, I spend more time looking at the clock rather than letting my heart get swept away by the drama.But as is, it's a good leap in the right direction for these movies. Let's hope the next film lands as a WINTER SOLDIER to this one's FIRST AVENGER.---Follow The Movies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw a couple dollars in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tip jar!

Venture into the shadowy realms of power and secrecy with Already Dead, where hosts Jose Galison (@towergangjose) and Austin Picard (@theatrethugawp) dissect the intricate web of conspiracy, covert operations, and the underlying political machinations that might just be pulling the strings of our society.What to Expect: Live Listener Interaction: Call in to share your theories, ask burning questions, or discuss personal experiences related to the topics at hand. In-Depth Explorations: Each episode focuses on a different conspiracy or hidden aspect of political history, offering a platform to question and analyze what's often left unsaid. Thought-Provoking Guests: We invite individuals with insider knowledge or those who've taken the red pill to discuss topics that range from the fringe to the forefront of conspiracy culture. Critical Analysis of Current Affairs: We don't just report on events; we interpret them through the lens of parapolitics, looking for patterns and hidden agendas.Join Us: Every Tuesday at 9:30 PM ET, dive into the depths of the unknown with us. Subscribe, participate in our live call-ins, and be part of a community that seeks to understand the world beyond the surface narrative.Disclaimer: This podcast thrives on speculation, hypothesis, and the examination of alternative theories. It's meant to provoke thought and encourage personal research. Not all discussed is proven fact, but rather a call to question, explore, and understand.Warning: For those not ready to challenge their worldview, tread carefully. Once you enter the world of Already Dead, you might find that the truth is often already dead to the uninitiated. Welcome aboard, where curiosity is your guide.Please consider supporting our work- Austin's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheUnderclassPodcastAustin's Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-underclass-podcast--6511540Austin's Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/TheUnderclassPodcastAustin's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnderclassPodcast#AlreadyDead #SchizoBros #Schizomaxxing #StoptheFlock #MassSurveillanceState #TotalitarianTechnocracy #TheOdyssey #GlorifiedPropaganda #CulturalSubversion #MindWarWeapon #SocialEngineering #CultureCreation #EpsteinDamageControl #JDonJRE #SonofSam #UntermyerPark #OmarMateen #PulseNightclubShooting #VoiceofAmerica #ModernGladioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-underclass-podcast--6511540/support.

Venture into the shadowy realms of power and secrecy with Already Dead, where hosts Jose Galison (@towergangjose) and Austin Picard (@theatrethugawp) dissect the intricate web of conspiracy, covert operations, and the underlying political machinations that might just be pulling the strings of our society.What to Expect:Live Listener Interaction: Call in to share your theories, ask burning questions, or discuss personal experiences related to the topics at hand.In-Depth Explorations: Each episode focuses on a different conspiracy or hidden aspect of political history, offering a platform to question and analyze what's often left unsaid.Thought-Provoking Guests: We invite individuals with insider knowledge or those who've taken the red pill to discuss topics that range from the fringe to the forefront of conspiracy culture.Critical Analysis of Current Affairs: We don't just report on events; we interpret them through the lens of parapolitics, looking for patterns and hidden agendas.Join Us: Every Tuesday at 9:30 PM ET, dive into the depths of the unknown with us. Subscribe, participate in our live call-ins, and be part of a community that seeks to understand the world beyond the surface narrative.Disclaimer: This podcast thrives on speculation, hypothesis, and the examination of alternative theories. It's meant to provoke thought and encourage personal research. Not all discussed is proven fact, but rather a call to question, explore, and understand. Warning: For those not ready to challenge their worldview, tread carefully. Once you enter the world of Already Dead, you might find that the truth is often already dead to the uninitiated. Welcome aboard, where curiosity is your guide.Please consider supporting my work- Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/nowayjose2020Only costs $2/month and will get you access to episodes earlier than the public No Way, Jose! Rumble Channel- https://rumble.com/c/c-3379274 No Way, Jose! YouTube Channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCzyrpy3eo37eiRTq0cXff0gMy Podcast Host- https://redcircle.com/shows/no-way-joseApple podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-way-jose/id1546040443Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/0xUIH4pZ0tM1UxARxPe6ThStitcher- https://www.stitcher.com/show/no-way-jose-2Amazon Music- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/41237e28-c365-491c-9a31-2c6ef874d89d/No-Way-JoseGoogle Podcasts- https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ZkM2JkYTE3LTg2OTEtNDc5Ny05Mzc2LTc1M2ExZTE4NGQ5Yw%3D%3DRadioPublic- https://radiopublic.com/no-way-jose-6p1BAO Vurbl- https://vurbl.com/station/4qHi6pyWP9B/Feel free to contact me at thelibertymovementglobal@gmail.com#AlreadyDead #SchizoBros #Schizomaxxing #StoptheFlock #MassSurveillanceState #TotalitarianTechnocracy #TheOdyssey #GlorifiedPropaganda #CulturalSubversion #MindWarWeapon #SocialEngineering #CultureCreation #EpsteinDamageControl #JDonJRE #SonofSam #UntermyerPark #OmarMateen #PulseNightclubShooting #VoiceofAmerica #ModernGladio

Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Youtube-Subscribe-SoapDirt Bold and the Beautiful 2-Week Spoilers for July 20 - 31, 2026 unveil surprises that sees Katie Logan (Heather Tom) devastated by slanderous accusations in an interview from Forrester Creations. As the drama unfolds, Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) must step in for damage control when Eric Forrester (John McCook) loses his composure on camera. Meanwhile, Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) is left stunned, and Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) returns from her spa retreat more infuriated than before. The week also sees Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) taking a personal hit.  B&B spoilers suggest that Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace) finds herself listening to RJ Forrester (Brayan Nicoletti) rant about Will, just before the grand launch of Eric's new couture collection. Unfortunately, Eric's interview takes a disastrous turn as he rants about Katie's fashion house, causing a rift that could overshadow the launch.  Spoilers for Bold and Beautiful hint at a heated confrontation between Will, Eric and RJ at Bikini, leading to unfortunate consequences that could intensify the feud between the Spencer and Forrester families. On July 23rd, the Forrester family makes their stance clear to Electra regarding her and Will.  More B&B spoilers reveal that Dylan (Sydney Bullock) steps in to support Will, while Katie and Eric revisit their past actions. Also ahead is the aftermath of Eric's couture collection launch, Hope's unwelcome visitor at Logan, and the beginning of the Monte Carlo episodes, promising more drama and life-altering events the weeks of 07/20-07/31/2026. Soap Dirt has grown to the most subscribed to YouTube soap opera channel. Visit our Bold and the Beautiful section of Soap Dirt: https://soapdirt.com/category/bold-and-the-beautiful/ Listen to our Podcasts: https://soapdirt.podbean.com/ And Check out our always up-to-date Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers page at: https://soapdirt.com/bold-and-the-beautiful-spoilers/ Check Out our Social Media... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoapDirtTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoapDirt Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/soapdirt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soapdirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapdirt/

The countdown reaches Spider-Man's MCU debut and the first film of the Sony-Marvel deal. Adam digs into why Michael Keaton's Vulture is one of Marvel's best and most sympathetic villains, why that homecoming car ride is one of the great scenes in the Infinity Saga, and the problem underneath it all: Peter Parker never gets to be the hero of his own movie because Tony Stark's shadow swallows the whole franchise. Plus the argument the MCU keeps refusing to make about Stark's legacy, from the Vulture to Mysterio to Damage Control.

The final chapter of a bitter ten-year celebrity separation has officially closed, but the shocking details hidden inside the court documents are only just coming to light. We revisit the chilling allegations behind the notorious 2016 plane incident and dissect the heartbreaking reason why the children are actively erasing their father's legacy.Plus, our favourite 90s nice guy Luke Wilson is facing a massive wave of disappointment after debuting an unhinged thirty-year age gap relationship. We break down the double standards of Hollywood's most controversial romances and look at why a famous comedian's recent social media experiment completely exposed the internet's deep-seated hypocrisy.And an existential crisis is hitting the entertainment industry as an actor who does not actually exist books a prime-time movie role. We contrast this terrifying creative shift with a highly anticipated new three-hour blockbuster masterpiece shot entirely on special cameras in real locations. This story will blow you away.Remember The Spill drops the tea twice a day in this feed so follow us for all the latest entertainment news OR you can WATCH our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and enjoy the watch! Link here.Plus, make our five minute Morning Tea podcast part of your routine to get across the latest entertainment stories first thing. Make sure to follow the Spill feed wherever you get your podcasts. THE END BITS Find and follow us on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespillpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thespillpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespillpodcast/ Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia: https://mamamia.com.au/entertainment/ Support Independent Women’s Media. Your subscription helps us continue to tell the stories that matter to women. Want to join the conversation? Have feedback or a topic you want us to discuss? Send us a voice message or email us at thespill@mamamia.com.au and we’ll get back to you ASAP! Executive Producer: Monisha Iswaran Audio & Video Producer: Michael Kean Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Hill and Dan Graney return from the Fourth of July weekend with Avengers on the brain, Spider-Man breaking trailer records, and X-Men '97 stretching Marvel history across thousands of years. They dig into the rumored new Endgame Encore tag, how Spider-Man: Brand New Day may be quietly setting up the MCU's mutant era, and why X-Men '97 Season 2 feels like both a great show and a smart primer for Doomsday. Then Jim and Dan crown their first-ever Doctor Doom of the Week as Sony's latest digital ownership moves spark a bigger conversation about physical media, preservation, and the original 1977 Star Wars returning to theaters. NEWS • Avengers: Endgame Encore is headed back to theaters with new footage, a fresh intro, and an exclusive end tag tied to Avengers: Doomsday. • Jim and Dan revisit their Doctor Doom theory as fans wonder whether Tony Stark's famous hammering sound could be recontextualized for Victor von Doom. • Spider-Man: Brand New Day is breaking trailer records while hinting at mutating DNA, Damage Control, inhibitor tech, and the MCU's coming mutant era. • Tom Holland says he wants to help bring Miles Morales into the MCU, echoing the mentor role Robert Downey Jr. played for him. • X-Men '97 Season 2 launches with a time-hopping three-episode premiere that moves from the future to 1997 to ancient Egypt. FEATURE • Sony earns the first Doctor Doom of the Week title after paid digital movies begin disappearing from PlayStation libraries due to expired licensing. • Jim and Dan unpack why GTA 6's reported physical release raises concerns about empty boxes, download codes, and the decline of game discs. • The conversation turns to preservation, ownership, and what gets lost when digital storefronts replace shelves of movies, games, and Blu-rays. • Disney's planned IMAX release of the original 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars offers a hopeful counterpoint for fans of film history and physical media. HOSTS • Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia, Instagram: @JimHillMedia, Website: jimhillmedia.com • Dan Graney - YouTube: @TheHubbubbery, Facebook: /thehubbubbery, Website: thehubbubbery.com FOLLOW • Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews • YouTube: @jimhillmedia • TikTok: @jimhillmedia • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia/ SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.com SPONSOR Save on Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando tickets with UnlockedMagic.com, from the team behind DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd reacts to America's World Cup exit, left-wing cheering against the U.S., and President Trump's involvement in the Folarin Balogun red card controversy. Then he turns to Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner, who faces a sexual assault allegation from Jenny Racicot and pressure from Democrat leaders to exit the race before the ballot deadline. Todd connects the Democrat response to the party's 2024 Biden problem and argues that political convenience drives their outrage.

Todd reacts to America's World Cup exit, left-wing cheering against the U.S., and President Trump's involvement in the Folarin Balogun red card controversy. Then he turns to Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner, who faces a sexual assault allegation from Jenny Racicot and pressure from Democrat leaders to exit the race before the ballot deadline. Todd connects the Democrat response to the party's 2024 Biden problem and argues that political convenience drives their outrage.

El Mundial dura un mes, pero los kilos de más y el hígado graso pueden durar mucho más. Entre botanas, cerveza, refrescos y desvelos, es muy fácil que la pasión por el fútbol termine pasándole factura a tu salud. Hoy vamos a hablar de cómo disfrutar cada partido sin terminar el torneo con cinco kilos arriba y un metabolismo fuera de juego.

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Summer House will start filming its eleventh season in less than two weeks and the rumors and nastiness have already started. Amanda demoted. Ciara's huge raise. The phase out of Lindsay, Carl and Kyle. Today, we cover it all. In other news, before RHONY even has a premiere date, Sai De Silva has let us know that she understands the assignment better than all her fellow apple holders. The latest proof, her knock em down feud with Daisy Toye over Martha Stewart's will and her very own ulterior motives. The RHOP ladies rally for Wendy. The Valley lives to see another day. Last, but sure not least, Teresa works overtime doing major damage control following Milania's arrest. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition)  PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, in a media interview Democrat Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester couldn't identify where socialism has worked / Senate re-votes on the War Powers Act / Democrat strategist James Carville says he's done with the Democrats / Latest on the Strait of Hormuz / Secretary of State Marco Rubio is doing damage control following statements last week from both President Trump and VP JD Vance / Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire due to his stock investments / The Housing bill will not make home buying cheaper / Factory jobs are down due to global demand and rising costs / Memorandum of Understanding popularity drops / Democrat nominee for NY-7 Claire Valdez says she wants to abolish pre-check and nationalize the entire airline industry / Low turnout in the New York City's primaries. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Okay lets be honest here, and set aside for just a minute THAT what we are basically doing with these next two AVENGERS films (DOOMSDAY especially), is goodbye to our for over 20 years X-MEN day players LOL LOL LOL LOL hahahahahaha before facing an "existential threat" .............. know as a REBOOT!!!!!!!!!!   Now before we get there tho, we've got X-MEM 97, a wonderful what didn't think I needed LOL LOL LOL hahahaha yet somehow I needed .................. WHO KNEW !!!!! Continuation of X-Men: the Animated Series, but lets call a spade a spade, it is much needed DAMAGE CONTROL to the X-Men BRAND before REBOOT, DAMAGE CONTROL only because FOX beat this BRAND into the dirt, that even when Disney bought it, it was gonna be a long, long, LONG wait to have the REBOOT moons align perfectly   On this episode of your hosts David Senden and your fill in host Kyle Wagner discuss the FINAL 5 episodes on X-MEN 97 Season 1   S1.E6 ∙ Lifedeath - Part 2 S1.E7 ∙ Bright EyeS1.E8 ∙ Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 1 S1.E9 ∙ Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 2 S1.E10 ∙ Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3   a BRAND NEW episode of Previously on X-Cast Days of Future Animated X-Men starts RIGHT NOW

David Harbour is emerging back into the spotlight to address the massive fallout from his public marriage breakdown and rumoured workplace tensions on the Stranger Things set. We look at the clever ways he navigated Lily Allen's deeply personal album and what his mended relationship with Millie Bobby Brown says about industry power dynamics.Then, Em Vernem is onto her favourite subjects, covering the high-stakes glitz of an international racing event where Kimmy K officially stepped out with her champion racing prince. We break down the trackside chaos that has fans spiralling online, including a cringey live television exchange and an unhinged post-race gaffe that left a teenage sports star completely bewildered.And the Summer House feud reached its dramatic conclusion (allegedly) as hidden timelines and secret partners were dragged into the light. We unpack the unbelievable news that a Hollywood A-lister was secretly lurking in fan forums to help Andy Cohen bring a toxic production leak to justice.Remember The Spill drops the tea twice a day in this feed so follow us for all the latest entertainment news OR you can WATCH our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and enjoy the watch! Link here. THE END BITS Find and follow us on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespillpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thespillpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespillpodcast/ Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia: https://mamamia.com.au/entertainment/ Support Independent Women’s Media. Your subscription helps us continue to tell the stories that matter to women. Want to join the conversation? Have feedback or a topic you want us to discuss? Send us a voice message or email us at thespill@mamamia.com.au and we’ll get back to you ASAP! Executive Producer: Monisha Iswaran Audio & Video Producer: Michael Kean Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#860: Welcome Ray and Kaila! Today we discuss Scott Pelley's firing at 60 Minutes and what the show and network's staff is doing to manage morale. Then, Meta is selling AI agents and people are loving all-inclusives. Then an honorary Neal's Numbers and the headlines you need to know to start your day.  To learn more visit https://www.sage.com/morningbrew  Checkout Kaila on Per My Last Email here: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/ Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠  Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ This is a paid advertisement. Today's episode of the Morning Brew Daily Show is brought to you by Sage — a trusted global provider and leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses. The following commentary reflects general information about Sage and its products. Specific features, capabilities, and availability may vary by product, region, and customer requirements. To find out more, visit sage.com/morningbrew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's show is packed with political drama, media hypocrisy, and viral moments. We break down the backlash facing the DNC's creative director after controversial comments about Stephen Miller, Nancy Mace's ongoing battle for Trump's endorsement, and why critics say she's completely crashing out.We also cover reports about Democratic proposals for paid menstrual leave, Peter Doocy's baby announcement, and the UK banning Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker. Plus, Trump weighs in on Freedom 250 performer cancellations while Matt Walsh pushes back on the rally plans.The Biden story continues as Jill Biden attempts to defend Hunter Biden's pardon and explain concerns about Joe Biden's condition. Meanwhile, Margaret Brennan suddenly sounds outraged over a Biden cover-up that many critics argue the media helped create.Later, we examine escalating tensions surrounding New Jersey's Delaney Hall ICE facility, attacks on law enforcement, DHS security measures, and the political fallout surrounding the controversy.We also dive into the latest allegations surrounding Graham Platner, including sexting accusations, campaign fallout, and explosive new developments. Then we check in on California politics as Spencer Pratt surges in the polls and releases a new round of AI-generated campaign ads.Finally, we break down the growing feud surrounding Candace Owens, including criticism from Ben Shapiro, Dana Loesch, Blake Neff, and others over her Russia trip, media appearances, and recent online battles.SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW!Schedule your FREE risk review from Bulwark Capital at https://KnowYourRiskPodcast.comDon't change your dog's food—just add Ruff Greens. Get your FREE jumpstart trial bag (just cover shipping) with code CHICKS at https://RuffChicks.comGive Dad the gift he'll use every week - Chef IQ Sense. Get 40% off sitewide at https://ChefIQ.com use promo code CHICKS. Subscribe and stay tuned for new episodes every weekday!Follow us here for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:YoutubeFacebookInstagramTikTokXLocalsMore InfoWebsite

Today's show is packed with political drama, media hypocrisy, and viral moments. We break down the backlash facing the DNC's creative director after controversial comments about Stephen Miller, Nancy Mace's ongoing battle for Trump's endorsement, and why critics say she's completely crashing out. We also cover reports about Democratic proposals for paid menstrual leave, Peter […]

Another feisty episode as spring practices march on. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too, including iHeartRadio. A […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks Bucs' Damage Control, O-Line Happiness, Bucs Vs. Rays For Stadium Funds, And Much More appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com.

A New Jersey congressman has been missing for 77 days. His office keeps posting like he's at his desk. His father is fielding press calls. And almost no one is talking about it.Tom Kean Jr. hasn't cast a vote since March 5. His team's answer? "Personal medical issue." "Back soon." "Trust us."That's not transparency. That's a cover-up with better branding.This episode breaks down the four things Kean's team is doing wrong, why "simulated presence" on social media erodes trust faster than silence ever could, and four predictions about where this story goes the second the news cycle quiets down.Inside the episode:Why "personal medical issue" stopped working around day 50The four specific moves Kean's team is making, and what each one signalsWhy "simulated presence" is the new crisis comms failureThe Princess Catherine parallel and what Kensington Palace eventually figured outFour predictions about what breaks next, including which party turns on him firstThe minimum disclosure every public figure owes the people who hired themPrivacy is a boundary. Secrecy is a strategy. When you confuse the two, you don't protect yourself. You hand the story to everyone else.Want More Behind the Breakdown? Follow The PR Breakdown with Molly McPherson on Substack for early access to podcast episodes, private member chats, weekly live sessions, and monthly workshops that go deeper than the mic. It is the inside hub for communicators who want real strategy, clear judgment, and a little side-eye where it counts.Follow Molly on Substack Subscribe to Molly's Weekly Newsletter  Need a Keynote Speaker? Drawing from real-world PR battles, Molly delivers the same engaging stories and hard-won crisis insights from the podcast to your live audience. Click here to book Molly for your next meeting. Follow & Connect with Molly:https://www.youtube.com/mollymcphersonhttps://mollymcpherson.substack.com/https://www.tiktok.com/@mollybmcphersonhttps://www.instagram.com/molly.mcpherson/...

Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.comHey everyone! In this solo episode, I jumped on to catch up with all of you - both my longtime supporters and everyone new who found me after my last two YouTube channels were terminated. I'm now in year six and season six of the podcast, and I shared how grateful I am that you're still here with me despite all the censorship, shadowbans, and obstacles.I opened up about the emotional journey of running this show while working a full-time job, the many times I wanted to quit, and how your support kept me going. I explained that I restarted my third YouTube channel in early 2025 after realizing Rumble wasn't getting the same traction. While YouTube has stopped deleting episodes as aggressively as before, they've shifted to a new kind of censorship - heavy shadowbanning that keeps my videos from reaching more people even as subscribers grow. I asked for your help sharing episodes so these important survivor stories can break through.I also walked through the resources I've created for you: detailed Substack summaries with timestamps and bullet points for every episode, my Tuesday “movie night” replays featuring rare historic survivor interviews and the powerful 1990s CKLN Mind Control radio series, plus our live community chats on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.On current events, I talked about the Epstein files and the new UFO/UAP disclosures. I explained that while these releases contain real information, they're carefully managed—they leave out the crucial connections to MK Ultra, Monarch programming, generational ritual abuse, and organized networks. I stressed how important it is for us to connect these dots ourselves and not let the information stay compartmentalized. I also touched on the upcoming MK Ultra-related congressional hearings and why this is a pivotal moment where we need to push hard for full truth, accountability, and real support for survivors.I ended by reminding everyone - especially those struggling right now - that you're not alone, your story matters, and there is hope and light ahead. I encouraged our community to stay united, use our creativity and imagination to drive change, and keep fighting for the truth together.Thank you for being here with me on this journey. I'm so grateful for every single one of you.CONNECT WITH EMMA:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficialRumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheImaginationPodcastEMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com OR standbysurvivors@protonmail.comMy Substack: https://emmakatherine.substack.com/BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimaginationVENMO: @emmapreneurCASHAPP: $EmmaKatherine1204All links: https://direct.me/theimaginationpodcastSupport the show

-Democrats suddenly develop selective amnesia, insisting they “never knew anything”… about the thing everyone knew about. -Dr. Nan Hayworth, a physician and former U.S. Congresswoman, joins the show to break down escalating economic policies in New York. She provides a detailed critique of proposed “soak-the-rich” taxes, including surcharges on high-value second homes, arguing these policies will drive away wealth creators and shrink the tax base rather than grow it. Today's podcast is sponsored by : CHAPTER - If you're turning 65 or already on Medicare, call Chapter at 27-MEDICARE for the plan that suits you best. RELIEF FACTOR - You don't need to live with aches & pains! Reduce muscle & joint inflammation and live a pain-free life by visiting http://ReliefFactor.com  ETHOS: Ethos makes getting life insurance fast and easy, 100% online. Just go to http://Ethos.com/NEWSMAX CRUISE & TOUR - Enjoy four days and nights visiting the most popular historic sites of Washington DC with your host Rob Carson! Hotels, meals, and gratuities included! Space is limited so Don't wait. Visit http://TravelWithRob.net to book your DC Getaway today… GHOSTBED - I used to think a mattress was just furniture, until I got my GhostBed! GhostBed is offering my audience their lowest prices of the season, plus an extra 10% off. Go to http://GhostBed.com/CARSON and use promo code CARSON BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday… Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett (http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy) You can now WATCH and chat with The Rob Carson Show LIVE on Newsmax's social media channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Rumble) Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  -Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  -X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter -Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG -YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV -Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV -TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX -GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax -Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  -Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax  -BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com -Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices