Podcasts about dcu

  • 2,382PODCASTS
  • 8,281EPISODES
  • 1h 25mAVG DURATION
  • 6DAILY NEW EPISODES
  • Mar 1, 2026LATEST

POPULARITY

20192020202120222023202420252026

Categories



Best podcasts about dcu

Show all podcasts related to dcu

Latest podcast episodes about dcu

The Geek Buddies with John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung
Paramount To Leave James Gunn's DCU Intact? Zack Snyder Ready To Do JL 2

The Geek Buddies with John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 73:42


On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung talk Paramount Beats Out Netflix for WB, but will the leave James Gunn's DCU alone? Also, they talk the updates on Beyond the Spider-Verse, Max Landis Tapped to Write a GI Joe movie for Paramount, Zack Snyder's comments on Josh Horowitz's show that he is ready to direct a Justice League 2, Daredevil Season 3 being more street level and more! Remember to Like and Share this episode on your social media and to Subscribe to The John Rocha Channel below. #marvel #paramount #WB #netflix #jamesgunn #DC #spiderman #johnrocha #michaelvogel #shannonmcclung #thegeekbuddies ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Rundown 2:38 Paramount Taps Max Landis to Write GI Joe Movie 16:28 Zack Snyder Tells Josh Horowitz He's Ready to Direct Justice League 2 25:32 Lord and Miller Offer Huge 'Beyond the Spider Verse' Updates 32:13 Daredevil Born Again Showrunners Say Season 3 Will Be More "Street Level" 39:23 Paramount Gets WB After Netflix Drops Out, Will They Leave James Gunn's DCU Intact? FOLLOW THE GEEK BUDDIES: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Geek_Buddies Follow John Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays​​​​​ Follow Michael Vogel: https://twitter.com/mktoon Follow Shannon McClung: https://twitter.com/Shannon_McClung Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
SHOCKING! Paramount Wins The Bid For Warner Bros! Netflix Is OUT!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 132:25


Welcome back to The Kristian Harloff Show – your daily source for the biggest movie news, box office updates, and breaking Hollywood stories! Today we're diving deep into the massive industry shake-up as Netflix officially backs out of the Warner Bros. Discovery bid, leaving Paramount now set to win. What does this mean for Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max, DC Studios, and the future of streaming? We break down the latest reports on Paramount's plans for Warner Bros. Discovery, including potential changes to HBO Max, the integration of AI production tools, and what this could mean for DC Studios moving forward. Is this a game-changer for the DCU under James Gunn? How does this reshape the streaming wars between Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros.? Plus, Phil Lord & Chris Miller address the ongoing delays for the third Spider-Verse film. What's happening with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and when can fans realistically expect Miles Morales to return? And in box office news, Project Hail Mary is targeting a $50 million debut. Can the adaptation of Andy Weir's novel become the next big sci-fi hit? If you love movie news, DC updates, Marvel talk, box office breakdowns, and honest analysis, you're in the right place. Make sure to subscribe and join the conversation! SPONSOR: BUTCHER BOX: As an exclusive offer, new listeners can get their choice between organic ground beef, chicken breast or ground turkey in every box for a year, PLUS $20 off when you go to http://www.butcherbox.com/kristian  

Film Bros! Podcast
Ep 485 Netflix CEO responds to James Cameron, Paramount still working to get WBD, James Gunn DCU news and more

Film Bros! Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 107:42


In this episode the FilmBros discuss DCU news, Ted Serandos responds to James Cameron about paramount trying to get WBD and moreLeave a message on our socials! Twitter, TIktok, IG @FIlmBrosPodcastSupport the show

Highlights from Moncrieff
Why does the Cork accent sound close to a Jamaican one?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 8:03


Jamaicans are claiming a Cork TD as one of their own after a video of Thomas Gould speaking in the Dáil went viral.People on social media say that his strong Cork accent sounds “uncannily” Jamaican, and even Gould himself is seeing the funny side, joking he won't be releasing a Bob Marley album any time soon.He joins Seán, as well as DrEllen Howley, Assistant Professor at the school of English in DCU, to discuss.

Moncrieff Highlights
Why does the Cork accent sound close to a Jamaican one?

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 8:03


Jamaicans are claiming a Cork TD as one of their own after a video of Thomas Gould speaking in the Dáil went viral.People on social media say that his strong Cork accent sounds “uncannily” Jamaican, and even Gould himself is seeing the funny side, joking he won't be releasing a Bob Marley album any time soon.He joins Seán, as well as DrEllen Howley, Assistant Professor at the school of English in DCU, to discuss.

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Who will play the MCU Wolverine? Radcliffe says not him.

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 142:33


Dive into the hottest pop culture headlines on The Kristian Harloff Show's Stories For Today! Hosted by comedian and movie insider Kristian Harloff, this episode breaks down the biggest news in Marvel, DC, Hollywood controversies, and more—with sharp analysis, laughs, and unfiltered takes that fans love.Top Story: Daniel Radcliffe Shuts Down Wolverine Fan Casting Rumors Daniel Radcliffe addresses the persistent internet buzz about him stepping into Wolverine's claws after Hugh Jackman. The Harry Potter star makes it clear he's not interested in following such an iconic performance, joking about his "dimensions" suiting other roles like an older Spider-Man. Discover why he's content staying out of the MCU spotlight for now.BAFTA Swearing Incident Sparks Apologies Chaos at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards: A disruptive moment involving a racial slur shouted during a presentation leads to public apologies from BAFTA to Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo. Learn the full context involving Tourette's syndrome, the activist involved, and the backlash over the BBC broadcast.Nightwing Casting Buzz: Hudson Williams Gets Comic Book Writer's Approval Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams earns high praise from Nightwing co-creator Scott Beatty, who urges DC Studios to consider him for Dick Grayson in the new DCU. With fan casting heating up and ties to James Gunn's plans, could this be the breakout for the next Boy Wonder?Spider-Man: Brand New Day Rumor – Tombstone as the Next Trilogy's Big Bad? Fresh rumors point to Tombstone emerging as the overarching villain in the upcoming MCU Spider-Man trilogy. Explore the street-level threats, tech-outfitted foes like Scorpion and Boomerang, and how this "web of mystery" could tie into Peter Parker's past repercussions.Join Kristian Harloff for expert breakdowns, comic book insights, and hilarious commentary on everything shaping superhero cinema and Hollywood today. Perfect for Marvel fans, DC enthusiasts, and anyone obsessed with movie news!Subscribe to The Kristian Harloff Show for daily pop culture podcasts, movie reviews, and exclusive discussions. Don't miss out—watch or listen now and stay ahead of the headlines! SPONSOR: BUTCHER BOX: As an exclusive offer, new listeners can get their choice between organic ground beef, chicken breast or ground turkey in every box for a year, PLUS $20 off when you go to http://www.ButcherBox.com/KRISTIAN

THE FILM JUNKEE
Is James Gunn AFRAID of Matt Reeves' Batman? - Film Junkee Live

THE FILM JUNKEE

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 102:48


Is James Gunn AFRAID of Matt Reeves' Batman? Some would say he is and a rumor finally got debunked by him about how they want to fast-track Matt Reeves' Batman movies before they get Batman Brave and the Bold gets going from the DCU.

Highlights from Moncrieff
What's behind the boom in Bible sales?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 7:59


In a country once dominated by the Church and later known for turning away from it, a surprising trend is emerging. Booksellers across Ireland say more young people are buying Bibles, not for school or as gifts, but for themselves. So, what's behind the shift?Joining Seán to discuss is Seán O'Toole, second year law student at DCU and Founder of DCU Bible Study.

Moncrieff Highlights
What's behind the boom in Bible sales?

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 7:59


In a country once dominated by the Church and later known for turning away from it, a surprising trend is emerging. Booksellers across Ireland say more young people are buying Bibles, not for school or as gifts, but for themselves. So, what's behind the shift?Joining Seán to discuss is Seán O'Toole, second year law student at DCU and Founder of DCU Bible Study.

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Is The Batman 3 Being Fast Tracked To Make Room For Batman: Brave And The Bold?!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 119:36


The Kristian Harloff Show – Movie & TV News Breakdown On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, we dive into the biggest trending stories across DC and Marvel as new rumors, updates, and confirmations shake up the future of blockbuster franchises. First, a new DC rumor claims James Gunn may want to fast-track The Batman 3, potentially allowing him to move on to The Brave and the Bold and fully establish the DCU's version of Batman. What does this mean for Matt Reeves' universe and the long-term DC Studios plan? We also break down the latest reports surrounding Avengers: Secret Wars, including whether Marvel Studios is considering splitting the event film into two massive movies—and how that could impact Phase 6 and the MCU's future. Plus, new story details for Spider-Man: Brand New Day tease a "web of mystery" and lingering repercussions from Peter Parker's past. What could this mean for Spider-Man's next chapter in the MCU? Finally, Mike Colter confirms talks with Marvel about returning as Luke Cage, sparking fresh speculation about how—and when—the character could officially debut in the MCU. Join Kristian Harloff for analysis, speculation, and sharp takes on the stories shaping the future of superhero movies and TV. SPONSORS: LEESA: Go to https://www.Leesa.com for 30% off mattresses!   PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code KRISTIAN, exclusive for my listeners SQUARE: Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://www.square.com/go/kristian!  #squarepod CASH APP:  Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/76rlxe00 #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures.

RTÉ - News at One Podcast
Cabinet to consider new digital strategy including plans to restrict social media access for under 16's

RTÉ - News at One Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 5:45


Dr Darragh McCashin, Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at DCU, and Chair of The Observatory on Cyberbullying, Cyberhate & Online Harassment in the Anti-Bullying Centre.

RTÉ - Drivetime
Zelensky says Geneva talks 'difficult' but more meetings planned

RTÉ - Drivetime

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 4:50


Donnacha Ó Beacháin, lecturer at the School of Law and Government in DCU

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Academics call on Government to update Climate Action Plan

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 9:26


The Government is being urged to expedite its publishing of an updated national Climate Action Plan which is meant to be updated annually and include updated targets and initiatives to keep our long-term emission targets in sight. A group of five academics have written to the Taoiseach and Minister for the Environment urging them to expedite its updating as the budget for this year has not yet been published.Darren Clarke is an Assistant Professor in Climate in DCU, and joins Shane to discuss.

DC on SCREEN: Zack Snyder's Justice League
Supergirl Test Screenings, Wonder Woman Rumors, Lanterns Logo Revealed | DCU News Updates

DC on SCREEN: Zack Snyder's Justice League

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 118:38 Transcription Available


David C. Roberson and Jason Goss break down the latest DCU news, casting updates, rumors, and clarifications from DC Studios.Bud Cort Dies at 77We begin by remembering Bud Cort, who voiced:Toyman on Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, and Static ShockJosiah Wormwood on Batman: The Animated SeriesSupergirl UpdatesSupergirl Meets Lobo TV SpotA new TV spot for Supergirl featuring Lobo has surfaced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TuUiYuaWCUBaby Krypto RevealedNew footage featuring Baby Krypto debuted during the Puppy Bowl and was later shared by James Gunn. https://youtu.be/VoqjnU_wGJM“We're Not Telling Woman of Tomorrow”Gunn clarified that the film is not a direct adaptation of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, but rather inspired by its tone and structure.Supergirl Test ScreeningsReports suggest:A darker tone than SupermanA human trafficking storylineMore intense violenceStrong cinematographyA major role for Jason Momoa's LoboA redesigned, more menacing Krem of the Yellow HillsSources describe the film as balancing humor, darkness, and lightness.LanternsNew Lanterns Logo RevealedThe first official logo for Lanterns has been unveiled.ClayfaceProduction UpdateGunn confirms that director James Watkins is still working on the first cut of Clayface.The film remains on track for its 2026 release, though Warner Bros. has shifted the release date to October.Man of TomorrowBrainiac Casting ConfirmedLars Eidinger has been cast as Brainiac.Gunn shared that the character draws inspiration from multiple comic eras, including classic Otto Binder stories and more modern, darker interpretations.Casting UpdatesGunn confirmed:Smaller roles are currently being castThe rumored female role is NOT Wonder WomanMaxima RumorReports suggest Maxima may appear as a secondary antagonist before potentially shifting allegiances.Cinematographer ConfirmedSam McCurdy (Game of Thrones, Shōgun) joins as cinematographer.The Batman Part IICasting RumorsScarlett Johansson rumored as Gilda DentSebastian Stan rumored for Harvey DentReports suggest an older role may be Harvey Dent's fatherWe also discuss comic lore surrounding Harvey's abusive father and its potential influence.Batman: The Brave and the BoldChristina Hodson WritingTHR reports Christina Hodson is attached as screenwriter.Gunn defended her writing publicly, noting that screenplays often differ significantly from final films.No Actionable Script ReadyGunn says there is no “actionable script” yet and that DC is taking a measured development approach.Mister MiracleTom King confirms Mister Miracle is a DCU project with major implications and confirms Darkseid has been cast.DC Tea Batman & Wonder Woman Auditions Are FalseGunn states that rumors of Batman and Wonder Woman auditions are not true.He reaffirmed both characters' importance to the DCU.Wonder Woman Casting RumorDeuxmoi claims Adria Arjona is Gunn's top choice, though this remains unconfirmed.Dynamic Duo Not DCUThe animated Dynamic Duo project is not part of DCU canon.Grant Gustin Is Not the DCU FlashAfter hair-dye speculation online, Gunn shut down rumors that Gustin is the new Barry Allen.Blue Beetle 2?Director Angel Manuel Soto says he hopes to continue the story and would love to introduce Booster Gold, possibly even through animation.Creature CommandosSeason 2 AnimatingGunn confirmed that Creature Commandos Season 2 is animating, with more projects in development.Captain Atom RumorReports suggest Nathaniel Adam (Captain Atom) may appear in Season 2.“A Lot Close to Greenlight”When asked about upcoming DCU projects, Gunn stated that several are close to greenlight — and at least one already is.Zatanna & Lobo What-Could-Have-BeensEmerald Fennell revealed her darker, more psychological Zatanna script was likely “too far away from the genre” for DC Studios.Jason Fuchs reveals his Lobo plansSuperman Blu-ray SalesSuperman was the second top-selling Blu-ray of 2025, behind Wicked.

Agents of Fandom
Super Bowl Trailers Galore! Project Hail Mary, Supergirl, Disclosure Day Reactions, and More!

Agents of Fandom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 77:47 Transcription Available


The Super Bowl always brings a plethora of exciting new movie trailers, and this year was no different! Join us LIVE to break down the recently released trailers, teasers, and TV spots for Supergirl, Project Hail Mary, Disclosure Day, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and more. Come hang out! (00:00:00) Intro(00:02:00) Whatcha Watchin? - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Eternity, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die!(00:16:00) Project Hail Mary Final Trailer Breakdown(00:18:00) Did the Project Hail Mary Trailer Give Too Much Away?(00:31:00) Disclosure Day Trailer Breakdown(00:34:00) Religious Themes in Disclosure Day(00:47:00) SuperGirl Puppy Bowl Trailer Breakdown(00:54:00) Spider-Noir Trailer Breakdown - Will This Series Be Good?(01:02:00) Hoppers Trailer Reactions(01:07:00) Adventures of Cliff Booth Trailer Reactions Check out https://www.agentsoffandom.com for the latest TV and Movie reviews! 

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast
The key talking points at the Munich Security Conference

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 6:00


The US wants to build a “new world order”, according to its secretary of state Marco Rubio. He told European leaders at the Munich Security Conference that it must leave behind postwar “delusions” on trade, deindustrialisation, green policies and mass migration. All to discuss with Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics at DCU who is in Munich.

The Vodka Stream
AI Video MADNESS! PUPPY KRYPTO! SPIDER-NOIR CAGE! - w/ DJ Wiedrich - Vodka Stream

The Vodka Stream

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 304:26


AI Video MADNESS! PUPPY KRYPTO! SPIDER-NOIR CAGE! DJ Wiedrich who has been on the Vodka Stream before joins in tonight to talk about his new original comicbook, GLITCH. We will have a the panel join to talk PUPPY KRYPTO, TMNT The Last Ronin reveal, and of course, SPIDER-NOIR! I will also be giving my full review of Crime 101 and some more AI videomadness.

Irish Tech News Audio Articles
Scientists discover a new method for building DNA-damaging molecules with anticancer potential

Irish Tech News Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 4:57


Scientists at Dublin City University (DCU, Ireland), in collaboration with research teams in Chimie ParisTech – PSL (France), Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg (Sweden), and the University of Limerick (Ireland), have developed a new chemical strategy for designing metal-based compounds capable of damaging cancer cell DNA, offering a potential new direction for future anticancer drug development. Led by Professor Andrew Kellett, this European consortium has created a series of molecules that cut DNA through a distinct chemical mechanism compared with existing chemotherapy drugs. The research focuses on early-stage compounds that could form the basis of future therapies, particularly in cancers that become resistant to treatment. The scientists used click chemistry—a fast and reliable method for assembling molecular components—to create a family of compounds known as Tri-Click ligands. When combined with copper ions, these ligands form artificial metallo-nucleases, metal-containing agents designed to cleave DNA. Drug resistance remains one of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment. Tumours can adapt by repairing specific forms of DNA damage or by blocking the activity of conventional drugs. A key advantage of this new chemical strategy is that the compounds damage DNA via pathways that differ from those targeted by many current cancer treatments. This means they may avoid some of the typical mechanisms that cancers use to become resistant. Professor Andrew Kellett, Professor of Inorganic and Medicinal Chemistry at DCU, said: "Click chemistry has transformed how we build complex molecules, but its potential as a platform to assemble DNA-damaging chemotherapeutics is underexplored. One of the major challenges in cancer treatment is drug resistance. By developing compounds that damage DNA in a different way, we aim to open up new possibilities for overcoming some of the limitations of existing therapies. While this research is still at an early stage, it provides a valuable platform for future drug development." Professor Gilles Gasser, Professor of Bioinorganic Chemistry at Chimie ParisTech, said: "This work is clear evidence of the potential of metal-based compounds for anticancer research, going beyond the currently heavily used platinum-based drugs. While still in its infancy, this study is a first step towards new solutions for cancer treatment. On a completely different note, this work is another demonstration of the power of collaboration between European scientists and institutions." Professor Damien Thompson, Director of SSPC, the Research Ireland Centre for Pharmaceuticals & Professor of Molecular Modelling at UL, said: "This work exemplifies the value of systematic, deep screening of molecular properties in the development of more effective medicines. Support from SSPC, the Research Ireland Centre for Pharmaceuticals, enabled strong collaboration between our experimental and modelling teams, and this new design strategy marks a key milestone in developing sustainable, well-tolerated anticancer drugs." Professor Fredrik Westerlund, Professor of Molecular Bioscience at Chalmers University of Technology, said: "This study truly highlights how combined expertise across Europe can lead to innovative results in a research field of paramount importance. Novel treatments to resistant cancer tumours are highly desired in the clinics, and the metal compounds developed in this study have many of the properties that are eagerly sought for." The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-68911-5 The researchers emphasise that the findings are preclinical, and further testing is required before any potential clinical application. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe ...

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
More delays to the Children's Hospital

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 3:50


The Health Minister, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, said she hopes that the National Children's Hospital could accept patients from December this year if the hospital construction was completed by April. The Minister was asked at the Oireachtas Health Committee yesterday if construction would actually be finished by the latest deadline of April 30th. To which she replied, 'That's up to BAM'. Committee chair Padraig Rice said the Minister must begin legal proceedings against the company to ensure no more deadlines are missed.Joining Shane to discuss further is Public Procurement Expert from DCU, Paul Davis

children hospitals minister committee delays bam dcu health minister paul davis national children jennifer carroll macneill oireachtas health committee joining shane
El Fandalorian
Tráilers del Super Bowl, El Caballero de los Siete Reinos, Fallout: final de temporada

El Fandalorian

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 74:57


En el episodio de hoy: lo que nos prendió (y no) de los avances del Super Bowl, como The Mandalorian and Grogu, Disclosure Day, Hail Mary Project, el spin-off de Once Upon a Time in Hollywood y Supergirl del nuevo DCU.Además: el final de la temporada 2 de Fallout sí nos gustó y El Caballero de los Siete Reinos y Primal van DE POCAMADRE.Puedes ver y escuchar este episodio en ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o lo puedes escuchar en ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Desbloquea contenido solo para miembros en ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.¡Únete a la comunidad fandaloriana en ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!--⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠El entusiasmo por las ñoñadas ha reunido a Mareo Flores, Andrés "Boludo" Durán y Dani Forlann en un podcast que, además de hablar sobre el universo de Star Wars, también se clava en otras series, películas, cómics, videojuegos y nerdeces. This is the way.

Trinity Long Room Hub
Bridging the Gap: Can Inclusive Democratic Processes Shape Ambitious, Evidence-Based Policy?

Trinity Long Room Hub

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 50:20


Recorded February 11th, 2026. Continuing our Bridging the Gap series, this seminar explores how researchers, policy-makers and members of the public can work together to translate scientific knowledge into practical, lasting action. Drawing on her experience chairing Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, and more recently her work as Chair of the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration, Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin will discuss what insights we can take from examples of deliberative democracy and public engagement. Named a European Young Leader for her work to promote equality, innovation and inclusion in mathematics education, and in light of Ireland preparing to take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU in July, Dr Ní Shúilleabháin will also explore how academia can best contribute to the development of public policy. The seminar will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in connecting research and public participation. Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is an award-winning science communicator and educator and is Associate Professor in the School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global Studies at DCU.   She was appointed by the Taoiseach in 2022 to chair the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, and in her role as chair of the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration is contributing to the development of Ireland's Nature Restoration Plan.   Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

GAA on Off The Ball
Sigerson Cup Preview | James McCarthy & Colm Begley | 2012 DCU Team | OFF THE BALL

GAA on Off The Ball

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 21:15


Rachel Sheehan spoke to former DCU teammates James McCarthy & Colm Begley about their Sigerson success, Colm joining the team as a "mature" student, and the future of the Sigerson Cup. The lads also give their predictions ahead of this evening's final between UL and UCC.

YOUR NERD SIDE
#3 Dante Basco Actor Voltron Comic Books

YOUR NERD SIDE "THE SHOW"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 28:01 Transcription Available


Dante BascoAmerican actor. He is known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys, in Steven Spielberg's Hook, Dolph in the cult film But I'm a Cheerleader, the lead character Ben Mercado in the independent film The Debut, and for voicing the titular protagonist of American Dragon: Jake Longand Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender. His voice acting roles also include Zuko's grandson General Iroh II in The Legend of Korra, Quoc Wong in The Proud Family, Jingmei in The Boondocks, Tuck in Generator Rex, Scorpion in Ultimate Spider-Man, and Jai Kell in Star Wars Rebels.Supergirl (2026 film) – DC Studios' newest entry focused on Kara Zor-El/Supergirl. Release: June 26, 2026. Spider‑Man: Brand New Day – Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker in the next big MCU Spider-Man adventure. Release: July 31, 2026. Clayface – A DCU villain movie starring Tom Rhys Harries; Release: Sept. 11, 2026. Avengers: Doomsday – A major MCU crossover event movie directed by the Russo brothers, featuring a huge ensemble of characters. Release: Dec. 18, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars – Sequel to Doomsday and major culmination of the MCU's phase arc. Expected: Dec. 17, 2027. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse – Animated continuation in Sony's Spider-Verse world. Expected: Jun. 4, 2027(reported)Marvel and Sony opted not to premiere trailers for Avengers: Doomsday or Spider-Man: Brand New Day during Super Bowl 2026 despite fan anticipation. Chris Evans is confirmed to return as Captain America/Steve Rogers in Avengers: Doomsday, marking a big narrative role for his character. DC's Clayface was recently delayed slightly, now landing in October 2026 to fit the studio's broader release calendar. QUICK BUZZJenna Ortega is pushing for a role in Gremlins 3 — If it happens, that'll be a big nerd-culture sequel news item.A Star Wars comic just retconned part of the Millennium Falcon's story — classic lore gets a twist, sparking fan debate.Streaming news, new toys & trailers — From Avengers: Doomsday to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Mandalorian, nerd entertainment headlines are filling the slate for 2026.WikiFlix launches a streaming service with classic movies and no ads/algorithms — nerds who love old films are buzzing about nostalgia without the noise of modern platforms.

Couples Therapy
Allison Tolman Returns

Couples Therapy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 92:52


Allison Tolman is back for a healing hour, baby! It's been a couple years since Allison has been on - and obviously you all know her as the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated and Critics Choice winning Fargo actress, from shows and films like Krampus, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Why Women Kill and of course as one of the leads of the hit NBC sitcom St. Denis Medical! - and we dive right into her romantic and therapeutic life! We talk about parenting your inner child, Hollywood accounting, uncontrollable crying while understudying 33 Variations, becoming your own best friend, a DCU product pitch for James Gunn and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter!Get tickets to Naomi and Megan's online A Night of Cinema show here! Andy's latest essay can be found here! Also, we're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen!ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And:Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube!Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings!Theme song by the great Sammus! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Infinity Box Rewatch
#308- Wonder Man

Infinity Box Rewatch

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026


after a long break the boys are back to talk about all the news catchups in the DCU, Star Wars and MCU before reviewing the TREMENDOUS season of Wonder Man 

Geekable
MCU and DCU updates GALORE and Wonder Man full review!

Geekable

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 45:41


Oh man, what a week of news and updates we have in store for all our amazing listeners! Join Nick and Anas as they discuss:- Disney+ Wonder Man full review!- Hawkgirl confirmed for Man of Tomorrow movie and what this means for the DCU!- Clayface is now a Halloween film with a new release date!- Alex Ross launches a new Marvel original graphic novel!- Will Robert Downey Jr. play Iron Man after Secret Wars?- Absolute Batman #1 get an 11th reprint!!- MUCH MORE!!

Side Projekt Podcast
Ep. 194 - Getting To Know: @BatmanInHouston

Side Projekt Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 58:39


In an all-time exclusive, never before doing an interview or a public speaking — and in a very long time coming — I sit down with prominent Batman cosplayer: @BatmanInHouston!Honored to have him make the exception for the PRJKT, we're taking the opportunity to pick his brain a bit and get to know him in the process. How did he get into cosplay in the first place? What's the thought process behind never showing his face? Doing a Batman/Bruce Wayne with long hair? Unique.Being a more private person, we don't often get an insight on all things BatmanInHouston, let alone his thoughts on Batman in the DCU. So, join us as we talk about the above, as well as, and obviously, his cosplays (+ he gives us an exclusive sneak peak into the future!).▾ Cosplay Of The Week!: ▾ http://instagram.com/GravelRoadCosplay_____________►

batman unique honored dcu batman bruce wayne
Galway Bay FM - Sports
CAMOGIE: University of Galway intermediate manager Louise O'Connor with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly after they beat Trinity in the Fr. Meaghair Cup Final

Galway Bay FM - Sports

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 6:46


University of Galway intermediate also completed their own Third Level National championship double on Sunday (8th February 2026) as they hit the ground running before a comfortable victory over Trinity in the Fr. Meaghair Cup Final in DCU. Leah Murphy struck a first-half hat-trick, while Aoife Ní Driscoll found the net twice.  Caoimhe Callaghan put in a player of the match performance with the teams jointly captained by Jennifer Nicholas and Aoife O'Donovan. On their way home, University of Galway manager Louise O'Connor stopped to chat to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly on 'Sunday Sport' and they began by talking about the start that saw UG strike five goals.

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Did Netflix Just Confirm Superman Underperformed?!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 116:12


Did Netflix just accidentally confirm that Superman underperformed at the box office?

Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast
220. Talking MCU post-Secret Wars, DCU, and Comics ft. @Dcanon5

Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 68:59


MCU, DCU, and a little comic talk w/ @Dcanon5!!Socials:  @whysosidiouspod    X  -  Instagram  -  TikTok  -  YouTube  Subscribe, Like, or Comment to interact & request topics! Business Email:whysosidious@yahoo.comWebsite: https://codepen.io/whysosidiouspod/pen/KwdOWBdThis video is not affiliated with or endorsed by Marvel, DC, or Disney/Lucasfilm. All characters and images are the property of Marvel, DC, or Disney/Lucasfilm and are used under fair use for commentary/review purposes.

Capes and Lunatics
Who Is Supergirl? Part 4

Capes and Lunatics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 77:27


Capes & Lunatics Ep #433: Who Is Supergirl? Part 4 This episode your team of Phil, Lilith, and Justin continue the monthly journey to present the history of Supergirl from DC Comics to prepare fans for the Supergirl movie coming from the DCU in June 2026. This time the team continues the Supergirl journey with a review of issues #1, #30-#31, and #50-#52 of the 1996 Supergirl series written by Peter David.   Tune in today and don't forget to review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you can!    Capes & Lunatics Links  → Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/capeslunatics.bsky.social → Twitter https://twitter.com/CapesLunatics → Instagram https://www.instagram.com/capeslunatics/ → Facebook https://www.facebook.com/capesandlunatics → YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CapesandLunatics   ==================  

The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Morten Handberg Breaks Down Leading Edge Erosion

The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 35:05


Morten Handberg, Uptime’s blade whisperer, returns to the show to tackle leading edge erosion. He covers the fatigue physics behind rain erosion, why OEMs offer no warranty coverage for it, how operators should time repairs before costs multiply, and what LEP solutions are working in the field. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Welcome to Uptime Spotlight, shining Light on Wind. Energy’s brightest innovators. This is the Progress Powering Tomorrow. Allen Hall: Morten, welcome back to the program.  Morten Handberg: Thanks, Allen. It’s fantastic to be back on on, on the podcast. Really excited to, uh, record an episode on Erosion Today.  Allen Hall: Wow. Leading as erosion is such a huge worldwide issue and. Operators are having big problems with it right now. It does seem like there’s not a lot of information readily available to operators to understand the issue quite yet. Morten Handberg: Well, it, I mean, it’s something that we’ve been looking at for the, at least the past 10 years. We started looking at it when I was in in DONG or as it back in 2014. But we also saw it very early on because we were in offshore environment, much harsher. Uh, rain erosion conditions, and you were also starting to change the way that the, the, uh, the coatings [00:01:00]that were applied. So there was sort of a, there was several things at play that meant that we saw very early on, early on offshore.  Allen Hall: Well, let’s get to the basics of rain erosion and leading edge erosion. What is the physics behind it? What, what happens to the leading edges of these blades as rain? Impacts them.  Morten Handberg: Well, you should see it as um, millions of, of small fat, uh, small fatigue loads on the coating because each raindrop, it creates a small impact load on the blade. It creates a rail wave that sort of creates a. Uh, share, share loads out on, uh, into the coating that is then absorbed by the coating, by the filler and and so on. And the more absorbent that your substrate is, the longer survivability you, you’re leading into coating will have, uh, if you have manufacturing defects in the coating, that will accelerate the erosion. But it is a fatigue effect that is then accelerated or decelerate depending on, uh, local blade conditions.  Allen Hall: Yeah, what I’ve seen in the [00:02:00] field is the blades look great. Nothing. Nothing. You don’t see anything happening and then all of a sudden it’s like instantaneous, like a fatigue failure.  Morten Handberg: I mean, a lot of things is going on. Uh, actually you start out by, uh, by having it’s, they call, it’s called mass loss and it’s actually where the erosion is starting to change the material characteristics of the coating. And that is just the first step. So you don’t see that. You can measure it in a, um, in the laboratory setting, you can actually see that there is a changing in, in the coating condition. You just can’t see it yet. Then you start to get pitting, and that is these very, very, very small, almost microscopic chippings of the coating. They will then accelerate and then you start to actually see the first sign, which is like a slight, a braided surface. It’s like someone took a, a fine grain sandpaper across the surface of the plate, but you only see it on the leading edge. If it’s erosion, it’s only on the center of the leading edge. That’s very important. If you see it on the sides and further down, then it’s, it’s [00:03:00] something else. Uh, it’s not pure erosion, but then you see this fine grain. Then as that progresses, you see more and more and more chipping, more and more degradation across the, the leading edge of the blade. Worse in the tip of it, less so into the inner third of the blade, but it is a gradual process that you see over the leading edge. Finally, you’ll then start to see the, uh, the coating coming off and you’ll start to see exposed laminate. Um, and from there it can, it can accelerate or exposed filler or laminate. From there, it can accelerate because. Neither of those are actually designed to handle any kind of erosion.  Allen Hall: What are the critical variables in relation to leading edge erosion? Which variables seem to matter most? Is it raindrop size? Is it tip speed? What factors should we be looking for?  Morten Handberg: Tip speeds and rain intensity. Uh, obviously droplet size have an impact, but. But what is an operator you can actually see and monitor for is, well, you know, your tip speed of the blade that matters. Uh, but it is really the rain intensity. So if you have [00:04:00] sort of a, an average drizzle over the year, that’s a much better condition than if you have like, you know, showers in, in, in, in a, in a few hour sessions at certain points of time. Because then, then it becomes an aggressive erosion. It’s not, it’s, you don’t, you get much higher up on the. On the, on the fatigue curve, uh, then if it’s just an average baseline load over long periods of time,  Allen Hall: yeah, that fatigue curve really does matter. And today we’re looking at what generally is called VN curves, velocity versus number of impacts, and. The rain erosion facilities I’ve seen, I’ve been able to, to give some parameters to, uh, provide a baseline or a comparison between different kinds of coatings. Is is that the, the standard as everybody sees it today, the sort of the VN curve  Morten Handberg: that is what’s been developed by this scientific, uh, community, these VN curve, that that gives you some level of measure. I would still say, you know, from what we can do in a rain erosion tester to what is then actually going on [00:05:00] the field is still very two very, very, very different things you can say. If you can survive a thousand hours in a rain erosion tester, then it’s the similar in the field that doesn’t really work like that. But there are comparisons so you can do, you know, uh, a relationship study, uh, between them. And you can use the VN curves to determine the ERO erosion aggressiveness. Field. We did that in the bait defect forecasting that we did in wind pile up with DCU back in 2019, uh, where we actually looked at rain erosion across Europe. Uh, and then the, uh, the actual erosion propagation that we saw within these different sites, both for offshore and for onshore, where we actually mapped out, um, across Europe, you know, which areas will be the most erosion prone. And then utilize that to, to then mo then, then to determine what would be the red, the best maintenance strategy and also, uh, erosion, uh, LEP, uh, solution for that wind farm. Allen Hall: Oh, okay. Uh, is it raindrop size then, or just [00:06:00] quantity of raindrops? Obviously drizzle has smaller impact. There’s less mass there, but larger raindrops, more frequent rain.  Morten Handberg: If you have showers, it tends to be larger drops. Right. So, so they kind of follow each other. And if it’s more of a drizzle. It will be smaller raindrops. They typically follow each other. You know, if you’ve been outside in a rainstorm before we just showered, you would have sense that these are, these are much higher, you know, raindrop sizes. So, so there is typically an a relation between raindrop size and then showers versus a drizzle. It’s typically more fine, fine grain rain drops. Allen Hall: And what impact does dirt and debris mixed in with the rain, uh, affect leading edge erosion? I know a lot of, there’s a lot of concern. And farm fields and places where there’s a lot of plowing and turnover of the dirt that it, it, it does seem like there’s more leading edge erosion and I, I think there’s a little bit of an unknown about it, uh, just because they see leading edge [00:07:00]erosion close to these areas where there’s a lot of tilling going on. Is it just dirt impact worth a blade or is it a combination of dirt plus rain and, and those two come combining together to make a worse case. Uh, damage scenario.  Morten Handberg: Technically it would be slightly worse than if it were, if there is some soil or, or sand, or sand contamination in the raindrops. But I mean, logically rain typically, you know, comes down from the sky. It doesn’t, you know, it doesn’t mix in with the dirt then, you know, it would be more if you have dirt on the blades. It’s typically during a dry season where it would get mixed up and then blown onto the blades. Honestly, I don’t think that that is really what’s having an impact, because having contamination in the blade is not something that is, that would drive erosion. I think that that is, I think that is, that is a misunderstanding. We do see sand, sand erosion in some part of the world where you have massive, uh, sand, uh, how do you say, sandstorms [00:08:00] coming through and, and that actually creates an, an abrasive wear on the plate. It looks different from rain erosion because it’s two different mechanisms. Uh, where the sand is actually like a sandpaper just blowing across the surface, so you can see that. Whereas rain is more of this fatigue effect. So I think in the, theoretically if you had soil mixed in with rain, yes that could have an impact because you would have an a, a hardened particle. But I do, I don’t think it’s what’s driving erosion, to be honest. Allen Hall: Okay, so then there’s really two different kinds of failure modes. A particle erosion, which is more of an abrasive erosion, which I would assume be a maybe a little wider, spread along the leading edge of the blade versus a fatigue impact from a raindrop collision. They just look different, right?  Morten Handberg: Yeah, so, so sand erosion you could have spreading across a larger surface of the blade because it, because it doesn’t bounce off in the same way that a raindrop would, you know, because that’s more of an impact angle and the load that it’s applying. So if it comes in at a, at a st [00:09:00] at a, um, at the, at the, at a, at a steep angle, then it would just bounce off because the amount of load that it’s impacting on would be very limited. So that’s also why we don’t really see it on the, um, uh, outside of the leading edge. Whereas sand erosion would have a, would, would have a different effect because even at a steep angle, it would still, you know, create some kind of wear because of the hardened particle and the effect of that. Allen Hall: Okay. So let’s talk about incubation period, because I’ve seen a lot of literature. Talking about incubation period and, and what that means. What does incubation period mean on a leading edge coating?  Morten Handberg: So that is, that, that is from when you start having the first impacts until you get the, the, the change in structure. So when you get to the mass loss or first pitting, that would be your incubation period, because that is from when it starts until you can see the actual effects. Would say that, that that is what would be defined as the incubation period of leading into erosion.  Allen Hall: Okay. So you wanna then maximize the incubation period where the coating still looks mostly pristine [00:10:00] once incubation period is over and you get into the coating. Are there different rates at which the coatings will deteriorate, or are they all pretty much deteriorating at roughly the same rate?  Morten Handberg: I mean, for the really high durability. We don’t really have good enough data to say anything about whether the, um, the, the period after the incubation period, whether that would actually, how that would work in the field. We don’t really know that yet. I would say, because the, um, some of the, the shell solutions, some of the high end polyurethane coatings, if they fail, typically it’s because of workmanship. Or adhesion issues. It’s has so far not really been tied in directly in, into leading edge erosion. Uh, the ones that I’ve seen, so typically, and, and, you know, all of these high-end coatings, they’re just, they, they have shown, you know, some of them you couldn’t even wear down in a rain erosion tester. Um, so, so we don’t really know. Um, how, [00:11:00] how the, how the shells, they would, they, they, they, they, how they would react over the five, 10 year period because we haven’t seen that much yet. And what we have seen have been more of a mechanical failure in, in the bonding  Allen Hall: that, I guess that makes sense. Then operators are still buying wind turbine blades without any leading edge coating at all. It is basically a painted piece of fiberglass structure. Is that still advisable today or are there places where you could just get away with that? Or is that just not reality because of the tip speeds?  Morten Handberg: For the larger, I would say anything beyond two megawatt turbines, you should have leading edge protection because you’re at tip speeds where, you know, any kind of rain would create erosion within, um, within the lifetime of the late. That is just a fact. Um, so. I don’t, I don’t see any real areas of the world where that would not apply. And if it, if you are in a place where it’s really dry, then it would typically also mean that then you would have sand erosion. Is that, that, [00:12:00] that would, I would expect that it would be one of the two. You wouldn’t be in an area where it couldn’t get any kind of erosion to the blades. Um, so either you should have either a very tough gel code, um, coating, or you should have have an LEP per urethane based coating. On the blades,  Allen Hall: well do the manufacturers provide data on the leading edge offerings, on the coatings, or even the harder plastic shells or shields. Does, is there any information? If I’m an operator and I’m buying a a three megawatt turbine that comes along with the blade that says, this is the li, this is the estimated lifetime, is that a thing right now? Or is it just We’re putting on a coating and we are hoping for the best?  Morten Handberg: The OEMs, as far as I, I haven’t seen any. Any contract or agreement where today, where erosion is not considered a wear and tear issue, there is simply no, no coverage for it. So if you buy a turbine and there’s any kind of leading [00:13:00] edge erosion outside of the end of warranty period, it’s your your problem. There is no guarantee on that.  Allen Hall: So the operator is at risk,  Morten Handberg: well, they’re at risk and if they don’t take matters into their own hands and make decisions on their own. But they would still be locked in because within the warranty period, they will still be tied to the OEM and the decisions that they make. And if they have a service agreement with the OEM, then they would also be tied in with what the OEM provides.  Allen Hall: So that does place a lot of the burden on the owner operator to understand the effects of rate erosion, particularly at the at a new site if they don’t have any history on it at all. To then try to identify a, a coating or some sort of protecting device to prevent leading edge erosion. ’cause at the end of the day, it does sound like the operator owner is gonna be responsible for fixing it and keeping the blades, uh, in some aerodynamic shape. That that’s, that’s a big hurdle for a lot of operators. Morten Handberg: The problem is that if you have a service [00:14:00]contract, but you are depending on the OEM, providing that service. Then you have to be really certain that any leading edge erosion or anywhere on the leading edge is then covered by that contract. Otherwise, you’re in, you’re in a really bad, you’re in a really risky situation because you can’t do anything on your own. Because if you’re a service contract, but you’re beholden to whatever the, your service provider is, is, is agreeing to providing to you. So you might not get the best service.  Allen Hall: And what are the risks of this? Uh, obviously there can be some structural issues. Particularly around the tips of the blaze, but that’s also power loss. What are typical power loss numbers?  Morten Handberg: Well, there is a theoretically theoretical power loss to it, but for any modern turbine, the blade, the, the turbine would simply regulate itself out of any leading erosion loss. So, so the blades would just change their behavior that the turbine would just change, its its operation [00:15:00]conditions so that it would achieve the same lift to the blade. So. Uh, any study that we have done or been a part of, uh, even, you know, comparing blades that were repaired, blades that were cleaned, blades that were, uh, left eroded, and then operating the, uh, the deviation was within half, half percent and that was within the margin of error. We couldn’t read, we couldn’t see it even for really, you know, really er road blades. Of course there is different between turbines. Some turbines, they, they could show it, but I haven’t seen any data that suggests that erosion actually leads to a lot of power loss. There is a theoretical loss because there is a loss in aerodynamic performance, but because blades today they’re pitch controlled, then you can, you can regulate yourself out of that. Some of that, uh, power laws,  Allen Hall: so the control laws in the turbine. Would know what the wind speeds are and what their power output should be, and it’ll adjust the [00:16:00]pitch of each of the blades sort of independently to, to drive the power output.  Morten Handberg: Typically, erosion is a uniform issue, so what happens on one blade happens on three. So it’s rare to see that one blade is just completely erod in the two other they look fine. That’s really rare unless you start, you know, doing uh, abnormal repairs on them. Then you might get something. But even then, I mean, we’re not talking, you know, 10 per 10 degrees in, in variation. You know, it’s not, it’s not anything like that. It’s very small changes. And if they would do a lot of weird DA, you know, uh, different angles, you would get instant imbalance and then, you know, you would get scatter alarm. So, so you would see that quite fast.  Allen Hall: Well, let me, let me just understand this just a little bit. So what the control logs would do would increase the pitch angle of the blaze, be a little more aggressive. On power production to bring the power production up. If leading edge erosion was knocking it down a percentage point or two, does that have a consequence? Are like when you [00:17:00] start pitching the blades at slightly different angles, does that increase the area where rain erosion will occur? Is like, are you just. Keep chasing this dragon by doing that,  Morten Handberg: you could change the area a little bit, but it’s not, it’s not something that, that changes the erosion, uh, that the erosion zone, that that much. It’s very minimal. Um, and one, one of the, another, another reason why, why you might see it might, might not see it as much is because voltage generator panels is widely used in the industry today. And, and Vortex panel, they are. Uh, negating some of the negative effect from, uh, leading erosion. So that also adds to the effect that there, that the aerodynamic effect of leading erosion is limited, uh, compared to what we’ve seen in the past.  Allen Hall: Okay. So there’s a couple manufacturers that do use vortex generators around the tip, around the leading edge erosion areas right outta the factory, and then there’s other OEMs that don’t do that at all. Is, is there a benefit to [00:18:00] having the VGs. Right out of the factory. Is that, is that just to, uh, as you think about the power output of the generator over time, like, this is gonna gimme a longer time before I have to do anything. Is, is in terms of repair,  Morten Handberg: it does help you if you have contamination of the blade. It does help you if you have surface defects off the blade. That, that any, uh, any change to the air, to the aerodynamics is, is reduced and that’s really important if you have an optimized blade. Then the negative effect of leading erosion might get, uh, you know, might, might, might get, might get affected. But there are, there are still reasons why I do want to do leading erosion repairs. You should do that anyway, even if you can’t see it on your power curve or not, because if you wait too long, you’ll start to get structural damages to the blade. As we talked about last time. It’s not that leading edge erosion will turn into a critical damage right away, but if you need, if you go into structural erosion, then the, then the cost of damage. The cost of repairing the damage will multiply. Uh, [00:19:00] and at, at a certain point, you know, you will get a re structure. It might not make the blade, you know, uh, cost a, a condition where the blade could collapse or you’re at risk, but you do get a weakened blade that is then susceptible to damage from other sources. Like if you have a lighting strike damage or you have a heavy storm or something like that, then that can accelerate the damage, turning it into a critical damage. So you should still keep your leading edge in, in shape. If you want to do to, to minimize your cost, you should still repair it before it becomes structural. Allen Hall: Okay. So the blades I have seen where they actually have holes in the leading edge, that’s a big problem just because of contamination and water ingress and yeah, lightning obviously be another one. So that should be repaired immediately. Is is that the, do we treat it like a cat four or cat five when that happens? Or how, what? How are we thinking about that?  Morten Handberg: Maximum cat, cat four, even, even in those circumstances because it is a, it is a severe issue, but it’s not critical on, on its own. So I would not treat it as a cat five where you need to stop [00:20:00] the turbine, stuff like that. Of course, you do want, you don’t want to say, okay, let’s wait on, let’s wait for a year or so before we repair it. You know, do plan, you know, with some urgency to get it fixed, but it’s not something where you need to, you know, stubble works and then get that done. You know, the blade can survive it for, for a period of time, but you’re just. Susceptible to other risks, I would say.  Allen Hall: Alright. So in in today’s world, there’s a lot of options, uh, to select from in terms of leading edge protection. What are some of the leading candidates? What, what are some of the things that are actually working out in the field?  Morten Handberg: What we typically do, uh, when we’re looking at leading edge erosion, we’re looking at the, the raw data from the wind farm. Seeing how, how bad is it and how long have the wind farm been operated without being repaired? So we get a sense of the aggressiveness of the erosion and. Um, if we have reliable weather data, we can also do some modeling to see, okay, what is the, what is the, the, uh, environmental conditions? Also, just to get a sense, is this [00:21:00] material driven fatigue or is it actually rain erosion driven fatigue? Because if the, if the coating quality was not, was not very good, if the former lead leading edge, it was not applied very, very, very good, then, you know, you still get erosion really fast. You get surface defects that, uh, that trigger erosion. So that’s very important to, to, to have a look at. But then when we’ve established that, then we look at, okay, where do we have the, the, the, uh, the structural erosion zone? So that means in what, in what part of the BA would you be at risk of getting structural damage? That’s the part where that you want to protect at all costs. And in that, I would look at either shell solution or high duty, um, put urethane coating something that has a a long durability. But then you also need to look at, depending on whether you want to go for coating or shell, you need to look at what is your environmental condition, what is your, you know, yeah. Your environmental conditions, because you also wanna apply it without it falling off again. Uh, and if you have issues with [00:22:00] high humidity, high temperatures, uh, then a lot of the coatings will be really difficult to process or, you know, to, to. Uh, to handle in the field. And, you know, and if you don’t, if you don’t get that right, then you just might end up with a lot of peeling coating or uh, peeling shells. Um, so it’s very important to understand what is your environmental conditions that you’re trying to do repairs in. And that’s also why we try not to recommend, uh, these shell repairs over the entire, out a third of the blade. Because you’re, you’re just putting up a lot of risk for, for, uh, for detaching blades if you put on too high, um, uh, how do you say, high height, sea of solutions. Allen Hall: Yeah. So I, I guess it does matter how much of the blade you’re gonna cover. Is there a general rule of thumb? Like are we covering the outer 10%, outer 20%? What is the. What is that rule of thumb?  Morten Handberg: Typically, you know, you, you get a long way by somewhere between the outer four to six meters. Um, so that would [00:23:00]probably equivalate to the, out of the outer third. That would likely be something between the outer 10 to 15 to 20% at max. Um, but, but it is, I, I mean, instead of looking at a percentage, I usually look at, okay, what can we see from the data? What does that tell us? And we can see that from the progression of the erosion. Because you can clearly see if you have turbines that’s been operating, what part of the blade has already, you know, exposed laminate. And where do you only have a light abrasion where you only have a light abrasion, you can just continue with, and with the, with, with the general coating, you don’t need to go for any high tier solutions. And that’s also just to avoid applying, applying something that is difficult to process because it will just end up, that it falls off and then you’re worse off than, than before actually. Allen Hall: Right. It’s about mitigating risk at some level. On a repair,  Morten Handberg: reducing repair cost. Um, so, so if you, if you look at your, your conditions of your blades and then select a solution that is, that is right for that part of [00:24:00] the blade  Allen Hall: is the best way to repair a blade up tower or down tower is what is the easiest, I guess what’s easier, I know I’ve heard conflicting reports about it. A lot of people today, operators today are saying we can do it up tower. It’s, it’s pretty good that way. Then I hear other operators say, no, no, no, no, no. The quality is much better if the blade is down on the ground. What’s the recommendation there?  Morten Handberg: In general, it can be done up tower. Um, it is correct if you do a down tower, the quality is better, but that, that, that means you need to have a crane on standby to swap out blades. Uh, and you should have a spare set of blades that you can swap with. Maybe that can work. Um. But I would say in general, the, your, your, your, your cheaper solution and your more, you know, you know, uh, would be to do up tower. And if, and again, if you do your, your, your homework right and, and selecting the right, uh, products for, for your [00:25:00] local environments, then you can do up tower then leading it, erosion. Not something that you need to, you should not need to consider during a down tower. Unless you are offshore in an environment where you only have, uh, 10 repair days per year, then you might want to look at something else. But again, if we talk for offs for onshore, I would, I would always go for up, up tower. I, I don’t, I don’t really see the need for, for, for taking the blades down.  Allen Hall: So what is the optimum point in a blaze life where a leading edge coating should be applied? Like, do you let it get to the point where you’re doing structural repairs or. When you start to see that first little bit of chipping, do you start taking care of it then there I, there’s gotta be a sweet spot somewhere in the middle there. Where is that?  Morten Handberg: There is sweet spot. So the sweet spot is as soon as you have exposed laminate, because from exposed laminate, uh, the repair cost is exactly the same as if it was just, you know, uh, a light abrasion of the coating because the, the, the time to, to, um, prepare the [00:26:00] surface to apply the coating is exactly the same. From, you know, from, from, from light surface damage to exposed laminate. That is the same, that is the same repair cost. But as soon as you have a structural damage to your blade, then you have to do a structural repair first, and then you’re, you’re multiplying the repair time and your repair cost. So that is the right point in time. The way to, to determine when that is, is to do inspections, annual inspections, if you do 10% of your wind farm per year. Then you would know why, what, how the rest of your wind farm looks like because erosion is very uniform across the wind farm. Maybe there are some small deviations, but if you do a subset, uh, then, then you would have a good basic understanding about what erosion is. You don’t need to do a full sweep of the, of the wind farm to know, okay, now is my right time to do repairs.  Allen Hall: Okay, so you’re gonna have a, a couple years notice then if you’re doing drone inspections. Hopefully you put, as you put your blades up, doing a drone inspection maybe on the ground so you [00:27:00] have a idea of what you have, and then year one, year two, year three, you’re tracking that progression across at least a sampling of the wind farm. And then, then you can almost project out then like year five, I need to be doing something and I need to be putting it into my budget.  Morten Handberg: When you start to see the first minor areas of exposed laminate. Then the year after, typically then you would have a larger swat of, of laminated exposure, still not as structural. So when you start to see that, then I would say, okay, next year for next year’s budget, we should really do repairs. It’s difficult when you just direct the wind farm, maybe have the first year of inspection. It’s difficult to get any, any kind of, you know, real sense of what is the, you know, what is the where of scale that we have. You can be off by a factor of two or three if, you know, if, um, so I would, I would give it a few years and then, uh, then, then, then see how things progresses before starting to make, uh, plans for repairs. If you [00:28:00] don’t have any leading edge erosion protection installed from the start. I would say plan, at least for year, year five, you should expect that you need to go out, do and do a repair. Again, I don’t have a crystal ball for every, you know, that’s good enough to predict for every wind farm in the world, but that would be a good starting point. Maybe it’s year three, maybe it’s year seven, depending on your local conditions. That is, but then at least you know that you need to do something. Allen Hall: Well, there’s been a number of robotic, uh, applications of rain erosion coatings. Over the last two, three years. So now you see several different, uh, repair companies offering that. What does the robotic approach have to its advantage versus technicians on ropes?  Morten Handberg: Obviously robots, they don’t, they don’t, uh, get affected by how good the morning coffee was, what the latest conversation with the wife was, or how many hours of sleep it got. There is something to, with the grown operator, uh, you know how good they are. But it’s more about how well, uh, [00:29:00] adjusted the, the controls of the, of the, the robot or the drone is in its application. So in principle, the drone should be a lot better, uh, because you can, it will do it the right, the same way every single time. What it should at least. So in, so in principle, if you, you, you, when we get there, then the leading it then, then the robot should be, should outmatch any repair technician in, in the world. Because repair technician, they’re really good. They’re exceptionally good at what they do. The, the, the far majority of them, but they’re, they’re still people. So they, you know, anyone, you know, maybe standing is not a hundred percent each time, maybe mixing of. Um, of materials and they’re much better at it than I am. So no question there. But again, that’s just real reality. So I would say that the, the, the draw, the robots, they should, uh, they should get to a point at some, at some point to that they will, they will be the preferable choice, especially for this kind of, this kind of repair. Allen Hall: What should [00:30:00] operators be budgeting to apply a coating? Say they’re, you know, they got a new wind farm. It’s just getting started. They’re gonna be five years out before they’re gonna do something, but they, they probably need to start budgeting it now and, and have a scope on it. ’cause it’s gonna be a capital campaign probably. How much per turbine should they be setting aside?  Morten Handberg: I would just, as a baseline, at least set aside 20,000 per per blade  Allen Hall: dollars or a Corona  Morten Handberg: dollars.  Allen Hall: Really. Okay.  Morten Handberg: Assuming that you actually need to do a repair campaign, I would say you’re probably ending up in that region again. I can be wrong with by a factor of, you know, uh, by several factors. Uh, but, um, but I would say that as a starting point, we don’t know anything else. I would just say, okay, this should be the, the, the, the budget I would go for, maybe it’ll be only 10 because we have a lesser campaign. Maybe it will be twice because we have severe damages. So we need just to, to, to source a, um, a high end, uh, LEP solution. Um, so, so [00:31:00] again, that would just be my starting point, Alan. It’s not something that I can say with accuracy that will go for every single plate, but it would be a good starting point.  Allen Hall: Well, you need to have a number and you need to be, get in the budget ahead of time. And so it, it’s a lot easier to do upfront than waiting till the last minute always. Uh, and it is the future of leading edge erosion and protection products. Is it changing? Do you see, uh, the industry? Winning this battle against erosion.  Morten Handberg: I see it winning it because we do have the technology, we do have the solutions. So I would say it’s compared to when we started looking at it in 14, where, you know, we had a lot of erosion issues, it seems a lot more manageable. Now, of course, if you’re a, if you’re a new owner, you just bought a wind farm and you’re seeing this for this first time, it might not be as manageable. But as an, as an industry, I would say we’re quite far. In understanding erosion, what, how it develops and what kind of solutions that that can actually, uh, withstand it. We’re still not there in [00:32:00] terms of, uh, quality in, in repairs, but that’s, um, but, but, uh, I, I think technology wise, we are, we are in a really good, good place.  Allen Hall: All the work that has been done by DTU and RD test systems for creating a rain erosion test. Facility and there’s several of those, more than a dozen spread around the world at this point. Those are really making a huge impact on how quickly the problem is being solved. Right? Because you’re just bringing together the, the, the brain power of the industry to work on this problem.  Morten Handberg: They have the annual erosion Symposium and that has been really a driving force and also really put DTU on the map in terms of, uh, leading edge erosion, understanding that, and they’re also trying to tie, tie it in with lightning, uh, because, uh. If you have a ro, if you have erosion, that changes your aerodynamics. That in fact changes how your LPS system works. So, so there is also some, some risks in that, uh, that is worth considering when, when, when discussing [00:33:00]repairs. But I think these of you, they’ve done a tremendous amount of work and r and d system have done a lot of good work in terms of standardizing the way that we do rain erosion testing, whether or not we can then say with a hundred uncertainty that this, uh, this test will then match with. With, um, how say local environment conditions, that’s fine, but we can at least test a DP systems on, on the same scale and then use that to, to, to look at, well how, how good would they then ferry in in the, um, out out in the real world.  Allen Hall: Yeah, there’s a lot too leading edge erosion and there’s more to come and everybody needs to be paying attention to it. ’cause it, it is gonna be a cost during the lifetime of your wind turbines and you just need to be prepared for it. Mor how do people get ahold of you to learn more about leading edge erosion and, and some of the approaches to, to control it?  Morten Handberg: Well, you can always re reach me, uh, on my email, meh, at wind power.com or on my LinkedIn, uh, page and I would strongly advise, you know, reach out if you have any concerns regarding erosion or you need support with, um, [00:34:00] uh, with blade maintenance strategies, uh, we can definitely help you out with that. Or any blade related topic that you might be concerned about for your old local wind farm.  Allen Hall: Yes. If you have any blade questions or leading edge erosion questions, reach out to Morton. He’s easy to get ahold of. Thank you so much for being back on the podcast. We love having you. It  Morten Handberg: was fantastic being here. Cheers. A.

Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast
216. DCU & Avengers Doomsday/Secret Wars Speculation ft. Theory in the Lab!

Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 107:12


Getting to know our first time special guest @theoryinthelab with a top 3 Marvel & DC movies/shows. Then discussing the DC on screen universe, what we think of the DCU so far, where its going, and then we dive deep into the MCU's upcoming Avengers movies, why is RDJ Dr Doom, and for Youtube we are looking at some images from the Secret Wars comics and Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers comics to discuss whether or not certain scenes could play into Doomsday or Secret Wars!Socials:  @whysosidiouspod    X  -  Instagram  -  TikTok  -  YouTube  Subscribe, Like, or Comment to interact & request topics! Business Email:⁠whysosidious@yahoo.com⁠Website: https://codepen.io/whysosidiouspod/pen/KwdOWBdThis video is not affiliated with or endorsed by Marvel, DC, or Disney/Lucasfilm. All characters and images are the property of Marvel, DC, or Disney/Lucasfilm and are used under fair use for commentary/review purposes.

THE FILM JUNKEE
Is JAMES GUNN Going to Direct the DCU BATMAN MOVIE? - Film Junkee Live

THE FILM JUNKEE

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 88:38


Is JAMES GUNN Going to Direct the DCU BATMAN MOVIE? A new rumor is suggesting he might end up directing the movie after Man of Tomorrow which I do not think would be the best idea for the DCU.

The FliteCast
FLITE CHAT 0085: February 1, 2026

The FliteCast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 84:37


How badly does Gemini destroy a recent anti-BvS YouTube video? Plus, how great were the Mission: Impossible movies? And which comic look will inspire Damian Wayne's DCU costume? All of those answers and more on this week's FLITE CHAT. Contact Ray at: EMAIL: ray@theflitecast.com BLUESKY: @FliteCast THREADS: @TheFliteCast INSTAGRAM: theflitecast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheFliteCast/ Subscribe to The FliteCast: Apple Podcasts / YouTube / Spotify / Pandora / RSS Become a member of The FliteCast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFliteCast

ComicBook Nation
Marvel's Wonder Man Reactions & Dragon Ball Super's New Anime Announced (Episode 8x05)

ComicBook Nation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 109:23


The ComicBook Nation crew breaks down Marvel's Wonder Man and if it's a good new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We also review Sam Raimi's new horror-thriller film, Send Help,and discuss the epic implications of Dragon Ball Super getting its first new anime in nearly a decade.  PLUS: Daredevil: Born Again gets some fun updates, Super Mario Galaxy releases a new trailer, Absolute Batman goes to Hell (with Wonder Woman), Iron Man starts a bold new era in his new comic, and Jason Momoa's Lobo makes his official DCU debut in a new Supergirl teaser!   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Wonder Man Is The Top Rated Disney Plus Series!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 132:59


On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, the conversation kicks off with Marvel's Wonder Man, as the Disney+ series' audience score is revealed along with a full look at the official Wonder Man costume. Is this shaping up to be a win for Marvel Television, or are there warning signs already? We also break down some major TV and movie news making waves across Hollywood. Apple TV+ comedy hit Shrinking has officially been renewed for a fourth season — what does that mean for the future of the show and its characters? On the DC side, Jason Momoa weighs in on the uncertain future of Lobo and whether the fan-favorite antihero will actually land in James Gunn's DCU. Plus, Ralph Fiennes drops intriguing comments that could hint at who might take on Voldemort in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV reboot. And finally, we take a look at the first official photos from Ted Lasso Season 4 — what do they reveal about where the series is heading next? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, hit that like button, and subscribe for more movie and TV news every week.

Multiverse News
Exciting Trailers For Daredevil Season 2, Maul: Shadow Lord, and Masters of the Universe

Multiverse News

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 51:12


On the day of Wonder Man, Marvel also gifted us with the teaser trailer for Daredevil: Born Again season two, which will begin on March 24. Our full cast of characters returns, with the teaser even showing Foggy Nelson, and debuts Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones in the MCU. The eight episode second season looks promising and we know a third season is already greenlit.Lucasfilm's first property of 2026 will be the animated series Maul: Shadow Lord. The show's trailer dropped online last Friday to acclaim from fans of Star Wars animation. The eight episode series will premiere with two episodes on April 6 and release two episodes a week leading up to the finale episodes on May 4th - a significant day for Star Wars fandom. The character of Maul debuted in The Phantom Menace and has a storied reputation through other animated properties such as The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.It's Mattel's next outing bringing toys to life on screen as the trailer for Masters of the Universe premiered a few days ago. The popular 1980s franchise is becoming lifelike through performances of Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Jared Leto as Skeletor, and more stars like Idris Elba, Kristen Wiig, and Sasheer Zamata.Christina Hodson has been tapped to write The Brave and the Bold, an upcoming Batman film set in the DCU for DC Studios with Andy Muschietti set to direct. Hodson has several other DC credentials, having worked with Andy Muschietti on The Flash. She also penned the Margot Robbie-led Birds of Prey movie. Her other credits include the 2018 Transformers movie Bumblebee.Max Parker, star of the Netflix series Boots, has joined the cast of Prime Video's God of War adaptation series. Parker will play Heimdall who first appeared in the second God of War game, God of War Ragnarök, as an antagonist.Oscar nominations have been announced and Ryan Coogler's Sinners set a record with 16 total nominations. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another followed with 13 nominations. Warner Bros. scored 30 nominations in total, tying its record number of nominations set in 2005. Indie distributor Neon and streamer Netflix had 18 noms each, while Focus Features had 13 and A24 had 11. Netflix's Frankenstein, A24's Marty Supreme and Neon's Sentimental Value all garnered nine nominations, while Focus' Hamnet had eight. All are in the marquee Best Picture race joining Sinners, One Battle, Focus' Bugonia, Apple's F1, Neon's The Secret Agent and Netflix's Train Dreams.Illumination and Nintendo's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will now open on Wednesday, April 1 instead of April 3. Illumination also revealed an extended teaser trailer that features the first look at Yoshi.A massive winter storm impacting much of the U.S. is taking a toll on the domestic box office as numerous communities and cities advised citizens to stay home, and more than 400 hundred theaters closed. Overall revenue is expected to fall to the lowest point of the year to date. The weekend's winner is new thriller Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. On Saturday, MGM Amazon Studios reported an estimated $12.6 million opening before the extent of theater closures was known. Overseas, it started off with a promising $11.6 million.AppleTV has renewed Shrinking for a fourth season ahead of its season 3 premiere this week.

The Secret Origins of Mint Condition
305. DC Comics Final Night

The Secret Origins of Mint Condition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 62:01


Show notes provided by Joe PelusoIn the late Summer of 1996 DC Comics decided to dim the lights byblowing out the Sun! A cosmic force known as The Sun-Eater (first seenway back in Adventure Comics #352 from November 1966!) came calling to snuff out all life on Earth! Chronicled in a weekly event, the storywas entitled "The Final Night".And it sure as heck would've been, ifnot for the timely, last minute intervention of a once great seminalhero who had recently gone rogue.  Join hosts James, Chris, and Joe as they "shed light on" (Sorry,Chris, you know--low-hanging fruit.) on a new DC event that taxedEarth's greatest heroes in a race to save the world from becoming apopsicle.All kidding aside, this fast-paced saga had major stakes,major tragedies, and major repercussions for the DCU.   Seven days to restart the sun, or all life on Earth perishes.Superman, cut off from solar rays, is weakening by the day. KyleRayner, Earth's only Green Lantern, chucks a "Hail Mary" like BretFarve into space to convince the one and only capable "entity"Parallax (Hal Jordan ) to save the Earth. Lex Luthor is brought in towork with Brainiac 5. And Batman, as usual, multitasks.   It's a fun event told in four issues, one special issue, and oneaftermath remembrance issue, with limited tie-ins, that doesn't breakthe banks of loyal DC fans. Also there are some "heavy" discussions onthe meaning of heroes and villains, and loss and redemption, that wethink you will find quite interesting. It's been thirty years sincethis story dropped. No alternate dimensions, maddening multiverses, ortime travel trickery, just a solid story of survival on both the grandand human scale.

THE FILM JUNKEE
Lobo REACTIONS & Chris Pratt TRIES FOR BATMAN! - Film Junkee Live

THE FILM JUNKEE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 81:25


Lobo REACTIONS & Chris Pratt TRIES FOR BATMAN! Not much DCU news when it comes to today's show besides people talking about the Jason Momoa Lobo Supergirl promo.

Super Hero Homies!
Best Plot Twists of All Time | Superhero, Sci-Fi & Pop Culture Reveals Explained

Super Hero Homies!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 153:12


The SuperHero Homies! Podcast is back with a deep dive into one of the most beloved topics in pop culture: the best twists and reveals in fiction. We start the episode with a cold open discussing Batman: Brave & the Bold, sharing our concerns about the upcoming DC movie. We break down Andy Muschietti's involvement as director following The Flash (2023), Christina Hodson's role as lead writer, and what their track records could mean for the future of Batman in the DCU. We also touch on Kathleen Kennedy's repositioning at Lucasfilm and what that could signal for Star Wars moving forward. For the main discussion, we explore our favorite plot twists and shocking reveals across movies, TV shows, comic books, and video games, analyzing why they worked and why they still resonate with fans today. From M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable, to Darth Vader's iconic reveal to Luke Skywalker, to Omni-Man's jaw-dropping betrayal in Invincible, we celebrate the moments that redefined their stories and genres. We also break down what makes a great twist or reveal, including setup, character motivation, and payoff, while calling out examples of bad twists that felt unearned, confusing, or purely for shock value. If you're a fan of superhero stories, comic book discussions, MCU and DC debates, Star Wars, pop culture analysis, and spoiler-filled breakdowns, this episode is for you.

The Geek Buddies with John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung
LOBO Teaser, Christina Hodson Writes DCU's 'Batman', MOTU Trailer Breakdown

The Geek Buddies with John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 71:45


On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha and Michael Vogel talk the latest updates from DC including a LOBO teaser to pomote SUPERGIRL and Christina Hodson writing DCU's BATMAN movie. They also talk their thoughts on the Oscars nominations and the trailers for Masters of the Universe, Maul - Shadow Lord, and the Muppets. Remember to Like and Share this episode on your social media and to Subscribe to The John Rocha Channel below. #dc #superman #jamesgunn #lobo #supergirl #oscars #sinners #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #starwars #johnrocha #michaelvogel #shannonmcclung #thegeekbuddies ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Rundown 1:28 Oscars Thoughts - Sinners, OBAA, Superman Not Getting a Nomination 18:48 LOBO Teaser, Christina Hodson Writes DCU's 'Batman' 33:08 Masters of the Universe, Maul Shadow Lord, The Muppets Trailers FOLLOW THE GEEK BUDDIES: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Geek_Buddies Follow John Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays​​​​​ Follow Michael Vogel: https://twitter.com/mktoon Follow Shannon McClung: https://twitter.com/Shannon_McClung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_geek_bu... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Christian Geek Central Podcast
Pendragon Cycle: Rise Of The Merlin (CGC Podcast #898)

The Christian Geek Central Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026


ON THIS EPISODE: (TIME STAMPS BELOW) A review for the series premiere of The Pendragon Cycle: Rise Of The Merlin, and an exploration of how some basic, well-known truths about Jesus can transform for the better the way we think and feel about things on a daily basis! ‍ ‍ AND MUCH MORE! 00:00:30 Intro 00:06:37 Pendragon Cycle: The Rise Of Merlin Premiere Review 00:20:39 CGC & Christian Geek News(Worlds Collide by Clint Hall) 00:27:00 How Truths About Jesus Change Our Thoughts/Feelings/Actions (1 Timothy Geek Bible Study) 00:38:01 Listener/Viewer Questions/Feedback(Are Paeter's Reviews Really "Christian"?, The Holy Spirit & Feeling Guilt, Navigating Feelings & Responses To Nasty Comments) ‍ ‍ GEEK WEEK 01:17:27 MOVIES/TV SHOWS: Dark Season 1, Masters Of The Universe Trailer 02:03:55 VIDEO GAMES: Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Redemption 1, Grand Theft Auto 5, ‍ ‍ 02:30:37 On The Next Episode… ‍ ‍ 02:33:30 Essential Issues Weekly: DC Comics Reactions (Superboy has a moral dilemma that doesn't quite work, Green Lantern Corps is further exploring A.I. sentience/personhood while suggesting an unhealthy view of romance and human purpose, and Wonder Woman continues to barrel through the DCU being "right", but steps into delivering a self-defeating sermon... or perhaps her writer does. Action Comics 1093, Batman And Robin 28, Green Lantern Corps 11, DCKO 3) ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ Get The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz & More Audio Entertainment From Spirit Blade Productions HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44479037 or on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNC7Qz41mx8‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ Join Our Free Public Discord Channels! Invite HERE: https://discord.gg/5CRfFy2GG5 ‍ ‍ SUBSCRIBE TO PAETER'S SUBSTACK, @PAETERFRANDSEN: https://paeterfrandsen.substack.com/ ‍ ‍ Subscribe in a reader ‍ ‍ Open In i-tunes- itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 i-tunes Page Link- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 Get fun, exclusive rewards for your support! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Or Become a Patron! ‍ ‍ All episodes are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare CGC Bible Study/Devotional content include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org, The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2026, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Could Ackles be our Batman in BRAVE AND THE BOLD after all?! UFC vet KEITH JARDINE INTERVIEW!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 94:37


Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Avengers Doomsday's Action Will Eclipse Everything Else Marvel Has Ever Done?!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 119:09


On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, the panel breaks down a massive new rumor surrounding Avengers: Doomsday — with reports claiming the action in Marvel's next event film could eclipse everything the MCU has ever done before. Is this hype justified, or is Marvel once again setting expectations impossibly high? We also discuss Hulk reportedly sitting out Avengers: Doomsday, following comments from Mark Ruffalo, and what that could mean for the overall roster and story direction. On the DC side, new details and an image from Man of Tomorrow spark conversation around Maxima and how this project may shape the future of the DCU. Plus, casting rumors heat up around who will become the next James Bond, with reports pointing to a mid-2026 decision, and Kathleen Kennedy doubles down on the idea that Indiana Jones will never truly be finished. Big franchises, bold claims, and major implications across Marvel, DC, and beyond — let's get into it. SPONSORS: LEESA: Go to https://www.Leesa.com for 25% off PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code KRISTIAN, exclusive for my listeners! MARS MEN:   For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life plus Free Shipping AND 3 Free Gifts at Men Go To https://www.Mars.com. It's a perfect way to kick off the New Year strong.  After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. PRIZEPICKS: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/KRISTIAN and use code KRISTIAN and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Kathleen Kennedy Officially Stepping Down From Lucasfilm!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 138:52


Kathleen Kennedy is officially stepping down from Lucasfilm, and today on The Kristian Harloff Show we break down what this means for the future of Star Wars, Lucasfilm leadership, and the franchise as a whole. From the official exit to Kennedy's own comments on the current status of multiple Star Wars projects, this is a major turning point for one of the most iconic brands in pop culture. We also discuss Kennedy's reflections on the toxic side of fandom, her thoughts on what went wrong with Solo, and how audience expectations and studio decision-making have evolved over the years. What projects are still moving forward? What might be reworked or shelved? And what does this leadership change signal for the next era of Star Wars films and series? In addition, we pivot to DC Studios news as James Gunn responds to reports that The Brave and the Bold could be targeting a 2028 release date, and confirms that the Mister Miracle animated series is officially part of the DCU. Big leadership shifts, franchise strategy updates, and major universe-building conversations all collide in today's episode. Join Kristian and the panel as they analyze the implications, speculate on what comes next, and put these developments into context for both Star Wars and DC fans. SPONSORS: FACTOR: Head to https://www.factormeals.com/kristian50off and use code kristian50off to get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for 1 year. Make healthier eating easy with Factor. TRADE COFFEE: Get 50% off 1 month of Trade at https://www.drinktrade.com/KRISTIAN RUGIET: For a limited time only, head to https://www.Rugiet.com/KRISTIAN to get 15% off your order.

Word Balloon Comics Podcast
THE KING'S SPEECH PT. 2 with Tom King

Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 96:31 Transcription Available


Today we're dialing it up with one of the most provocative, inventive voices in comics: Tom King. We're breaking down all the big news around Tom's upcoming DC slate — including the Mister Miracle animated project that's turning heads with its bold reimagining of Scott Free, and the fresh twists he's bringing to Lanterns that are already reshaping the mythos of the emotional spectrum. Yep, we're talking what it means for the future of the DCU, what fans can expect, and why these books matter beyond just explosions and capes.But we're not stopping there. Later in the show: Archie Movie Roundup — we're diving into what's next for Archie on the big screen, how the classic juggernaut's Hollywood evolution is playing out, and what it means for the Riverdale universe and beyond. We'll also take a hard look back at classic movies that shaped storytelling — old favorites, hidden gems, and the films that keep influencing creators today.Plus: The usual deep dive into craft, comics philosophy, life lessons from panels and pages, and the sort of honest, sharp talk only you'll hear right here. 

Movie Trivia Schmoedown
BLADE Officially Canceled?! Instead Appearing In Midnight Sons?!

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 114:31


On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, we break down a massive new wave of Marvel and DC rumors that could seriously reshape the future of some of the biggest franchises in Hollywood. From shocking reports about Marvel Studios canceling the long-troubled Blade solo movie to claims that Mahershala Ali's Daywalker may instead debut as part of a Midnight Sons team-up, there is a lot to unpack for MCU fans. We also dive into a surprising new direction for The Batman – Part II, where new rumors suggest the sequel could shift focus away from Harvey Dent and instead introduce Gilda Dent as a potential female Two-Face. What would that mean for Matt Reeves' Gotham and the tone of the sequel? On the Marvel side, the Spider-Man: Brand New Day rumor mill is heating up again, with Sadie Sink's name being strongly linked to Jean Grey in the MCU. Could Marvel be setting the stage for the X-Men through Peter Parker's next chapter? Plus, we discuss new Man of Tomorrow rumors, including a mysterious spoiler reference and the possibility of Wonder Woman appearing in the DCU's Superman film. How much of this is setup for the wider DC Universe, and what does it tell us about James Gunn's long-term plan? Kristian Harloff and the crew break down what's real, what's rumor, and what it all means for Marvel and DC fans moving forward.   SPONSORS: RAYCON: Go to https://www.buyraycon.com/kristian to get 20% off sitewide. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring!