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00:00 - 8:30ish - Intros: Our friend and show patron, Ryan, joins us off screen/mic, Warhammer, the price of a PCCB,    8:30ish - 44:00ish - The other stuff we watched this time!   Curtis - Evil Dead II, In the Lost Lands, A Better Tomorrow, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Friendship, The Pit, Highlander, Ms. 45, O Brother Where Art Thou? The Pack (Community)   Austin - The Roses, Guardians of the Galaxy, 47 Meters Down, I Saw the Devil   Cody - The Pack (Community), The Roses, The Toxic Avenger, The Ugly Stepsister, Predator: Killer of Killers, Lilo & Stitch (2025), 5 Nights at Freddy's, Darkman, Until Dawn, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, Dangerous Animals   Lucas - 47 Meters Down, The Green Knight, Caught Stealing, Inglourious Basterds, Coco, The Life of Chuck, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Dollman   44:00ish - 1:17:00ish - 47 METERS DOWN UNCAGED - SHUDdown and discussion!   1:17:00ish - End - “Blbwblbwblbwblbwblbw” - Underwater Horror awards and our next theme!

You're listening to Burnt Toast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith. Today, my conversation is with Laura Birek. You probably know Laura as co-host of The Big Fat Positive Podcast, but today she's here to talk about her new book, co authored with Gia Gambaro Blount. It's called Good to Go: A Fresh Take on Potty Training for Today's Intentional Parent.I'm years past potty training (thank God!!), but I honestly remember the pain of it better than childbirth. This is often a very fraught parenting milestone. And as with all things parenting: That means we encounter a ton of societal expectations and pressures around how to get potty training right, which makes it all even harder. If you, too, have been a victim of that viral three day potty training method, you'll want to hear this conversation. Laura has amazing advice about how to recover and do it differently. But even if you're child-free or years out from this experience: What we're really talking about today is how perfectionism and performative parenting can make life harder for parents (especially moms!) and really get in the way of kids' body autonomy. And of course, promoting body autonomy is core to the work we do here on Burnt Toast.Today's episode is free! But don't forget, if you were a Substack subscriber, you have until October 28 to claim your free access to our paid content. Check your email for your special gift link! And drop any questions or concerns in this Google Form. PS. You can take 10 percent off Good to Go or any book we talk about on the podcast, if you order it from the Burnt Toast Bookshop, along with a copy of Fat Talk! (This also applies if you've previously bought Fat Talk from them. Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.)Episode 215 TranscriptLauraI am the co-author of a new potty training book that just came out called Good to Go: A Fresh Take on Potty Training for Today's Intentional Parent. You can find it everywhere. And then I am also the co-host of a long running parenting and pregnancy podcast called The Big Fat Positive Podcast. I've been doing that for over seven years now. Every week for seven years! VirginiaYou are an OG podcaster! I love the podcast. I've been on the podcast. But today we are going to talk about Good to Go. Because you reached out to me and you said, "Potty training culture is such a thing. Can we talk about it?" And I am not going to share my own children's stories. But I'm going to say, yeah, it is such a thing. And it really messes with our heads. And of course, my work is all about investigating cultural messages that mess with our heads, aka diet culture. So yes, let's talk about potty training diet culture today. You kick off the book with the story of how you tried and failed to train your older kiddo, who you call Augie in the book. And the impetus was that you read the super popular three day potty training book that I think most of our listeners who have potty trained a child have encountered. Why did the idea that you could magically change potty train your child in three days go so wrong?LauraSo we kind of fell into that new parent trap of "This kid's a genius!" He was hitting all his milestones early. He was such a talker. And I had been given that very, very popular three day potty training method that shall not be named. And I read it and really took it as gospel. And in the book, there were all these signs of readiness. And I was like, check, check, check, for Augie. It was stuff like, is he interested in the potty? And I thought, oh, this kid is ready, according to this book. And there were extenuating circumstances--namely, the pandemic. We were deep in the pandemic. We were also stuck indoors because there was a wildfire nearby, so we weren't even able to go outside. That's Southern California life for you. And I was in my second trimester with my second pregnancy. So all of these things came together to be like, well, you know, what the hell? Let's give it a try. VirginiaWe're trapped indoors anyways. LauraWe're trapped indoors. Let's spend three days naked and see what happens. And so the very first sentence of our book is: "I'm a failure at potty training." Which is a very weird way to start a potty training book.VirginiaBut so relatable. LauraOh, I hope it's relatable! Because the thing is, we thought we were a success at the very beginning. Right after those three days, he was mostly making it to the potty. We were like, okay, we can take away diapers. But what we didn't realize is that we had just entered into a state of constant vigilance with him. We were constantly reminding him to go, and we were always nervous about going anywhere and doing anything with him, like even just going to the park. We never got over the stress level, right? My mom would say, "He wasn't potty trained. You were potty trained."VirginiaYou were trying to take him to the potty obsessively and monitor all the signs.LauraExactly, exactly. And the other thing was, I had this idea that having two kids in diapers was going to be hard. I don't know where I got this idea! Everyone is like oh, you can't have two kids in diapers.VirginiaIt feels like a really common cultural message. I've heard a lot of friends say that, who have kids close in age. "Oh we have got to get her out of diapers before the next one comes!" LauraActually having two kids in diapers is way more convenient than one who's in a very early stage of potty training and a newborn! That was our first mistake. But we just continued to deal with this stress around going places. And at some point, I ended up having the baby. Augie was still out of diapers, but he was having accidents. In our book, we call them misses, but this author called them accidents, so we'll stick with accidents. It's the more familiar term. And he was having accidents all the time, and I was really stressed out about it. Then I take my new baby, we call him Sebastian, to a local place called the Family Room, which is where I did mommy and me classes, and then toddler and me classes with my now co-author, Gia Gambaro Blount. I brought him for a lactation support group. But Gia happened to be there, and I descended upon Gia. I was like, "Gia, I need your help. Augie is having all these problems with potty training. I don't know what to do." And she looked at me, and said, "Can I ask you something? When you decided to potty train him, did you tell him it was going to happen?" And I was like, "No." Because the book specifically tells you you're not supposed to do that. VirginiaYou just spring it on them.LauraThe book tells you, do not even have the little potties out, because it will confuse their little brains. And I didn't know anything about potty training at the time, so I was like, "Sure, that sounds legit. Whatever." So Gia was like, "You need to go back and ask him how he's feeling about this." So I go back and I look Augie in the eyes. I'm like, "Hey baby. I know we've been having a lot of accidents. Do you think you want to go back to diapers for a little bit?" And he was like, "Yes!" Instantly. "Yes, yes, yes, I want to go back to diapers!" And I was shocked by that, because I thought he was going to be like, "No, I'm a big boy!" VirginiaHe was like, no, I'm really not ready for that. LauraAnd so we went back to diapers, which, by the way, in the 3 day method is a big no no. Like, huge regression. And there was also this strict thing about having to potty train between 18 and 30 months, and if you don't do it between those times, you've ruined them forever. At least, that's that's the takeaway I had.VirginiaAnd if you could do it beforehand, even better.LauraYes! So I was really worried about all that. But the minute we put him back in diapers, the stress went away. And you know, TL/DR, he is not ruined forever. We ended up actually potty training him using Gia's help just after he turned three. VirginiaEverything in your story is so deeply relatable. Because I think those first years of parenting are such chaos. And this is certainly not all moms... but there's a certain kind of mom who is vulnerable to this message of "control as much of it as you can." Have the feeding schedules, track the ins and outs when they're newborns. There is a need to have a lot of information and structure around what is otherwise just this sea of "when will we ever sleep again? When will anything happen?" That makes us really vulnerable to messages like "You want to achieve this milestone by a certain age." Or "You want to achieve this milestone before you have another baby." There is this idea that we somehow get a gold star if we get it done at a certain point. And now that I have kids who are way, way older, and I'm just like, "I don't even remember when it all happened." You don't look at a bunch of seventh graders, and think, "Well, I can tell  you didn't potty train till 3.5." LauraAnd I think that I am one of those moms who is totally susceptible to that. We had a sleep schedule with my first. And I think part of it is that I had my kids later in life, I already had a career. And when you have kids, any control you have over your days, over your schedule, over your life, just flies out the window. So I think I was grasping at anything that would give me a sense of control in my life. And rightfully so! So I'm not saying that those things don't help people —I actually do think some of the sleep schedule stuff helped us. Or we got lucky, and that just happened to align with my kid's personality.VirginiaYou had a baby who was like, "Yes, fine, we'll do a schedule."LauraExactly. I don't know. There's no way to know, but it did give me a sense of control. The trap with that is, say you have a good experience, like I did with sleep training , and then you go to potty training and it's not as successful. Suddenly you think it's some kind of referendum on your own parenting. VirginiaYes! LauraHaving a second kid is really helpful — or third or fourth, I imagine, even more— but having more than one kid has really helped me realize that so much of parenting is luck of the draw with your kid's personality and temperament and all that stuff. But with your first, it can feel like such pressure and such responsibility for you to be the person who figures it all out. When it turns out that a lot of things are just not figure out-able, or need time or a different approach, or you need to be flexible.VirginiaSocial media has not helped in all of this, for sure. I mean, not that everybody documents their kids potty training on social media, but it's of a piece with needing to celebrate milestones in this public way, I think.LauraHopefully one of the gifts that we give with our book is this concept that potty training is not a light switch. It's not a binary. You're not either potty trained or not in some clear crossing the finish line manner. Instead, we describe it as a continuum in terms of how much parental involvement is required. So at the very, very beginning, those first days, weeks, even months, you're in the highly involved phase, where you are doing a lot of reminding and you're doing a lot of cleaning up of pee on floor. You're doing a lot of thinking about it. Then you go into the occasionally involved phase, which is fewer accidents, they know they need to go, but you still have to wipe their butts until kindergarten, at least usually. That's something that the other books don't really tell you. They frame it as, "oh, you're done after three days." But these kids need help! There are just some physiological reasons why little kids have trouble wiping their own butts. Their heads are huge! Their proportions are all off. Some kids physically cannot reach their butts. But no one's telling you that. So our goal in the book is to try to shorten the highly involved phase so that you're in the occasionally involved phase quicker, and then finally you'll get to the point where you're rarely involved. We say that there's some day in the future where you won't know the last time your kid went to the bathroom. But that's years away. I mean, in my house, it's still getting announced! So if you can think of it as the spectrum of where you're in this process, then you can be a little bit less like, oh, okay, so and so just posted "oh, my two year old potty trained in one weekend." You can know in your head: Okay, yeah, that just means they're not wearing diapers on a daily basis, right? But caregivers are still involved.VirginiaYeah, it doesn't mean the two year old is like, "Okay, mom, I'll be back in a minute!"LauraPeople will come out of the woodwork and be like, "My two year old self potty trained, they won't let me be involved. They do everything!" And it's like, I am so happy for you. But that is not the majority of kids and we need to just understand that's not an expectation we should have.VirginiaI also appreciate understanding the stages more, and the fact that you and Gia really emphasized that this means you can decide readiness, not just based on your kid. So: Are they achieving these certain milestones? Are they checking these boxes? But also: Consider yourself. Are you, the parent, ready? Maybe when you're about to have a newborn, you don't want to be in the highly involved potty training phase. If you don't think you can get all the way to "less involved" by the time the baby comes, maybe put this on hold for a while. And that just gives us so much more permission to center our own needs in the process. And to actually have needs, which is another thing the three day discourse really leaves out. The idea that you as the parent would have any other things going on other than potty training.LauraMost of the 3 day experts say you cannot leave the house for three days. Okay, that's great for a stay at home parent who has no other kids. But what happens when you have an older kid that needs to go to soccer practice? What happens if you have a prescription you need to pick up from the pharmacy?VirginiaOr you're a single parent.LauraOr a single parent doing it all. Exactly.We were in a pandemic, in a wildfire, and that's why I was like, okay, we can stay home for three days. There has been no other time in our lives we've been able to stay inside for three days. Those unrealistic expectations really set you up for failure. And then on top of that, the message in all these other methods is, "If your child is still having issues after the three days, you must have done something wrong. You must have not followed my method perfectly."That's with so much of parenting, right? But no, every kid is going to react differently and have a different timeline. And also, sometimes prescriptions need to be picked up at the pharmacy. VirginiaMy listeners frequently get a little annoyed when I say everything is a diet. But: A system that tells you that if it didn't work, it's because you didn't do it right is 100 percent classic diet culture. It's classic like, well, if only you'd followed it, if only you'd have better discipline... as opposed to: This just isn't a match for what you're trying to do right now. This isn't the way for you. Laura And it's trying to police this thing that everyone has to do, too. I think that's just such an interesting analog to diet culture as well. We all have to eat. I know you've written about this, right? Even the most restrictive diet is going to have to provide some food, because you will die. And we all have to eliminate our waste and, save children with medical issues that may prevent them from potty training, almost all of us are going to end up having to learn to use a toilet at some point. It's this thing we all have to do. And yet, we're being told there's this one right way to do it. But there are also at least five different people saying their way is the one right way. What gets more diet-y than that?VirginiaAnother thing I really appreciated is what Gia emphasizes in terms of assessing your child's readiness. Because it's not just the cognitive signs, like, do they have the language? Are they looking at the potty and interested or following you into the bathroom? She also talks about this concept of interoception, which is something that comes up a lot when we talk about helping kids be intuitive eaters. So again, there are these parallels between food and potty stuff. Can you explain how understanding where a child is with their interoception development can help you prepare for a more intuitive approach to potty training?LauraWe talk about the three realms of readiness: There are the cognitive signs, the social-emotional signs and the physical signs. But we further split those up into two categories. Some of these things are teachable signs, and then there are some unteachable things that are just developmental. A really good example of that is in the cognitive signs of readiness. An unteachable sign is whether your child is curious about you going to the potty, right? That is often listed as a sign of readiness, like, oh, your child wants to know what you're doing. Why are you sitting on the potty? Wants to come be with you in the bathroom. You can't teach that level of interest, right? And if you tried it would be weird. And interoception is another unteachable sign. There's nothing we can do to force your child to have more awareness of what's going on in their body. That's a thing we're kind of born with that is on another spectrum. Some people are incredibly sensitive. I'm a person who's been accused of being a hypochondriac, and I think part of that is I have heightened interoception. I feel every ache and pain. I always felt when I ovulated, for example. I also heard once that only some people can tell when their heart's beating. That's just a sign that some people have a more sensitive sense of interoception versus others, right? We can't teach it. It's just the way your kid is. What we can teach is supporting their interpretation of their interoception. An example that's not potty training related is if your child gets goosebumps, you can help them identify: Do you have goosebumps because you're feeling cold, or do you have goosebumps because you're scared? Goosebumps have a feeling associated with them, and you can't teach them how to feel that. But what you can do is try to connect language to the feeling. And that's hard. That is the hard work of potty training, honestly. And so Gia and I identified something we called the universal potty sequence, just to keep it short in our brain, which is, when we are as adults, go to the bathroom. We say we're going to the bathroom. We think of it as one step, but in reality, it's up to nine steps. We identified nine steps. But you know, it's a bunch of different steps that the kids have to learn. It's all new for them, right? So the first step is feeling. The sensation is that interoception, every step after that is kind of mechanical, right? Like you navigate to the potty, then you pull down your pants, then you sit on the potty, then you eliminate, then you flush, blah, blah, right? So we have this thing we call the rehearsal period. That's about two weeks ish--again, everything is flexible--before you actually plan to take away diapers, where you teach everything on the universal potty sequence, all those steps, all those new things, all those new mechanics for them. Except step one: Feel the sensation. That one we are leaving to when you take away diapers. The point is when kids are thrown into "we're taking away diapers. We're taking away this thing that you've worn your entire life!" this way, the only thing they have to learn is how to connect the sensation to the need to go. Everything else isn't brand new, so the other eight steps aren't so overwhelming. All we're focusing on is interoception, and so that's what we're trying to really center in our method to help our kids connect the dots. And that's why we also don't forbid prompting. Some kids are not going to have a strong sensation, and you're going to need to sometimes, in retrospect, be like, "hmm, there's pee on the floor now, you you had a miss." And we say miss, because we don't want there to be shame involved, right? We don't want to say, oh, it's an accident. It's not really an accident. They just didn't get to the potty in time, right? or they didn't even think to try to go. So we say, "Oh, you had a miss. Do you remember what it felt like before it came out? Next time we feel that feeling, let's see if we can catch it before we go." So we're working on that. And some kids need that extra support. Honestly, my six year old still likes to get hyper focused, and so he does need to get prompted to this day. And no one would say, oh, that six year old's not potty trained. He's definitely potty trained at school. He's fine, but sometimes we just need to help him connect. I mean, how many adults do you know who wait till the last second go to the bathroom?VirginiaThat's me, every work day. What I love about this is how you're really centering kids' body autonomy in this process. And in way that is so counter to how I've seen body training explained before. This feels like such a huge shift. I mean, I remember when I was doing it with my own kids, feeling like, "the way I'm doing this doesn't feel aligned with the way I'm thinking about feeding them," for example. When I'm feeding kids, I'm really focused on the power of their ability to say no to a food they don't like, and why that's important. And the importance of not pushing them past their fullness cues and helping them notice hunger cues. Their body autonomy is the center of it. And potty training is this thing where because we're so focused on getting it done, because we've got all this pressure on it, it's like... suddenly they don't have body autonomy in the process at all. And that feels really troubling.LauraIt does. I mean, I came to that same revelation. It was part of what allowed me to feel okay with putting Augie back in diapers, VirginiaYeah, because you gave him his power back. LauraExactly and I realized this exact same thing you said. I am so dedicated to respectful parenting. I'm a Virginia Sole-Smith fan girl! Like I read all your books, and I'm offering foods without judgment, and all of that stuff. And yet, in this one realm, I fell into the trap of not just not centering his body autonomy, I like full on ignored it. I mean, it sounds awful, but I really did violate his own body autonomy. I forced him to do things he wasn't ready for. And I do feel bad about it to this day. And it's not an inconsequential thing, right? Like, people say, No one's going to college still, still using a diaper. Everyone eventually learns to potty. And it's true. But there is a lot of shame around using the bathroom. There was some Vice article that just came out, which said, like, 83 percent of Gen Zers have bathroom anxiety. And a bunch of them want to quit because of it. They don't want to have a job because they're afraid of using the bathroom. VirginiaI'm an old millennial, but I have some women's magazine bathroom trauma. I understand what they're saying. It's a stressful place. LauraAnd I'm not saying I enjoy pooping in a public bathroom either! But there are consequences, and not just about anxiety. There are actual physical consequences to involving shame in the potty training process. There's encopresis, which is a specific type of constipation and a really big problem that is so hard to solve. I've heard from so many parents whose children have it. It's a form of chronic constipation, and what happens is you're so constipated that liquid poop escapes around the sides of the impacted stool, and kids can't tell anymore that they have to poop because their colon is so enlarged. And this is a much more common problem than people realize, and it's really hard to solve once it's started. It's something you really want to get ahead of. And that's the other reason we say if your child is refusing to poop in the potty, give them a diaper. You need to get that poop out one way or another, and it's not a judgment on whether you've been able to potty train them or not. We're looking at the long game here. We're trying to create a child who doesn't have long term problems that require a ton of medical intervention. What's worse, having to go to a GI doctor for the next five years or just giving them a diaper to poop in at the end of the day?VirginiaAnd giving them another month or six months in diapers, and then you try again. LauraIt goes back to the perfectionism, though. Like, when you put it that way, you're like, yeah, of course, I'll give them a diaper. But if you've been told no, they're going to be confused. It's failure. That's harder. It's not failure. These kids are way smarter than most people give them credit for, like, they will know the difference. They're not going to be confused about what's going on.VirginiaI think another piece of this body autonomy conversation is night training. I really love that Gia does not endorse night training. I mean, I have heard of parents setting alarms to wake toddlers up to pee at 11pm so that they could say they were night trained. Just tell us why this is so unnecessary.LauraNight training is absolutely unnecessary. We did a ton of research to make sure we were right. Night training is just not effective. It's really a one hundred percent developmental shift that happens in your child's brain and their body. When they are ready, they will be night trained. And there's nothing you can do to force it. One in 6 kids at age six still wet the bed at night. At age seven, that goes down to one in 10. But that's still a lot of kids! One in 10 kids in your second grade class are still wetting the bed at night. And that's fine and developmentally normal. And so if we know that, if we can normalize that, it may lessen the pressure for night training. There's a scientific term for waking them at night to sit them on the potty. They call it lifting. And the research shows that lifting has no measurable outcomes like lifting. People who practice lifting had no better results than people who just let their kids sleep. And I would imagine—this is just my hypothesis—that those parents are crabby because they have to wake up in the middle of the night to do it. And their kids are also probably crabby for having gotten woken up, even if they're half awake, right? So we are firmly in the belief that you don't have to do night training. That said, we tell you when to start looking for signs that it's time to take away night time diapers and how to do it. And also what to do when your kid is getting up to pee in the middle of the night, and that becomes a problem. So if your child is waking up in the middle of the night every night to go pee — we get into how to address that, what the root causes might be, and how to how to deal with that when the time comes. But we say do not do night training at the same time as daytime training. Your kids will likely just night train themselves during or after the process. One in 10 will take past age seven.VirginiaThe last thing I want to hit on is the stuff piece of potty training. There's a lot marketed to us, a lot of gear, different types of potties, all of that. And I would love to hear your take on what is actually useful and what is just marketing, and you can probably skip. LauraLike anything parenting-related, mom-related specifically, there are going to be people trying to sell you a bunch of stuff. But I mean, basically you need a pot to piss in, right? Like, that is the bare bones of what you need. A lot of people ask us about the floor potties: Do I really need a floor potty? A lot of people find them kind of gross, unsightly. I get it. You don't want to have a little toilet in your living room. Yeah, I didn't either. But if you buy nothing else, we recommend having a floor potty. And you don't have to buy them — there are going to be 20 parents in your neighborhood who are desperate to get these out of their basements! You can get over the fact that it was used by another kid, just get some Clorox. You know, you're fine. You don't have to spend actual money on any of this stuff, because it is a thing that you only need for a narrow window of time. So we recommend, at the bare minimum, having a floor potty for this reason: There are three types of awareness when it comes to your internal body awareness. There's sensation awareness, which is, oh, I have to go. The action awareness is: Is it pee or poop? And then there's urgency awareness, which is like, the real key to all of this. Urgency awareness is how much lead time you have between noticing the feeling and getting to a toilet. And when you are first potty training, in the first days and weeks, that urgency awareness window is seconds. We're talking like five seconds between when a kid recognizes and when they go. Because of that, we want to give them as many opportunities to have a win as possible, right? Like, you don't want to clean up pee off your floor, and you want your kid to feel successful, right? The more chances they have to successfully make it to the potty, the better everyone's going to feel, and the like, quicker the process is going to go. And sometimes the difference between a win and a miss is the time it takes to walk from the living room to the bathroom.In addition, there are a lot of things about the big potty that scare kids or just are really, really challenging for kids. It's high up, so you have to have a step stool or something. Usually you have to have some kind of insert for the seat. So like, if you're like, oh, I don't want to buy a floor potty, you're still having to buy a step stool and a seat insert. So that's two things versus the one floor potty. And kids can be scared of the balancing being high up. They can be scared of the plopping, like the poop falling all the way into the bowl. We have some techniques to help them get over that, but there are just more barriers to entry for most kids to use the adult potty at the get-go. Obviously, you can work towards that. And I always hear from people like, well, my kid wouldn't even go in the small potty. It's like, okay, there you go. Now, you know. All the more reason to get one from some other parent. If you have a really big house, two floor potties could be helpful so you don't have to be carrying them around everywhere you go. I mean the amount of time I've spent in my life carrying around a little floor potty full of pee. It's just so gross. It's such a glamorous life we live as parents. And then the only other thing that I'd say is really a good buy if you're in the car a lot, is a travel potty.VirginiaOne hundred percent. LauraThere are so many great ones now. I have the Oxo one, it like, folds up into this flat little package. And you can either pop the legs vertical, so that you put a little plastic bag in that has a little absorbent pad so that you can sit on the potty in the backseat of the car or the trunk or whatever. But it also folds out, so it can be a little seat to use in public bathrooms. And that's honestly really great. Public bathrooms are a whole other topic that we actually talk a lot about in the book. But one major thing is that their butts are too small. They just so you either have to hold them, and it's a whole thing, or you can have this travel potty with you, which gives them a seat that's their size and makes it more accessible. ButterVirginiaWell, this was fantastic. Speaking of stuff, though, it does not have to be stuff. Laura, do you want to give us some Butter today?LauraI do. Okay, so I went straight from saying you don't need to buy things for potty training, and then I'm going to tell you about this thing that I think you should buy for potty training. But I have to tell you about this because I have been giving these out to my friends left and right. Anytime I tell someone about it, they they're like their mind is blown. They've never heard of it before, and so I feel like I have to share it, because it's something that's been so helpful for us, and that is a disposable travel urinal. Have you ever heard of these? VirginiaI do not have children with penises, so no.LauraWell, guess what? It works for children with vulvas, too. VirginiaWow. Okay!LauraSo it's this universal spout. It's basically this sort of oval shaped spout that, if you have a penis, you point this the top part up, and if you have a vulva, you point it down, just so it catches the pee. And it's just a plastic bag, kind of like an emesis bag, but the difference is there's a little zip lock top, so you can seal it off, and there's like a gel pad at the bottom that's dry when you get it, but it absorbs liquid, kind of like what's inside of a diaper, right? And you can it folds up into this tiny little package that you can have in your purse. It's saved us so many times when you are places where you just can't get to a bathroom quickly, and they really have to pee. Because, I don't know about your kids, but no matter how many times I tell them, like we're leaving the park, let's go to the bathroom. Yeah, no, I don't have to go. And then five minutes into the drive home, I have to pee. I have to pee.And while I do have two children with penises, I don't usually like to have them pee on random people's yards, right? So really helps to be able to have this thing in the car. I will tell you the most clutch moment, which hopefully doesn't get me canceled, which is we were in line. My six year old and I were in line for the Guardians of the Galaxy breakout ride at Disney California Adventure. And it was an hour long line. And I was shocked that he was focused and able to stay in that line the whole time. But we were almost to the boarding area, and he's like, Mommy I have to pee and it was just me and him. I couldn't send him with his dad or anything. And this line is like a maze, you know how Disney does it's like they create this whole experience. But I didn't know how to get out in any quick way, even if they would have led us back in the line, I didn't know how to get out. And it was dark in there, all moody, and so it was scary. And I was like, okay, baby, just turn around. So I got him face away from the crowd, and he peed in the bag, and there was a trash can right there. And it saved us! so I highly recommend it. I have one in my purse at all times, just in case. I have yet to use it for myself, but it is apparently used by adults. Okay, yeah, yeah, absolutely so. And they, I don't have a brand recommendation. There's like 500 different brands, so just look up disposable urinal bags. VirginiaWell, my Butter is not something you can pee in, but It is body adjacent in thinking about this episode, and thinking back to earlier parenting years, because, as I said, I'm like, pretty well out of the stage. Now, I was remembering how much one of our favorite picture books at that time was Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder. LauraI love that book. VirginiaIt's incredible. It should be in every parent's library. It's a go-to baby shower gift for me forever, because it's just an amazing celebration of body diversity, which is all of Tyler's work. So that's a Butter I've given before, but just to re-up. But recently, a friend of mine gave me a print of Tyler's of this beautiful, fat mermaid. I'll put a photo of it in the show notes. And I actually hung it up by my bathroom, because our bathroom is near where our pool is. So now we have a lot of middle school girls changing into swimsuits all the time. And I am slowly making this bathroom my body celebration shrine. So I have three Tyler illustrations in that space. And I'm just adding to this little collection of body positive art so that when teenage girls are in there changing into swimsuits and having the feelings they can look around and be like, Oh, right. Bodies are cool. So, another way to think about your bathroom as a place to affirm that body autonomy matters. LauraYeah, it really does. VirginiaWell, this was a delight. Laura, thank you so much for joining us. Tell folks where we can follow you, how we can support your work.LauraYes. So as I said many times, my book Good to Go: A Fresh Take on Potty Training for Today's Intentional Parent is out in the US and Canada, wherever you buy your books. There's also an e-book version you can find. We are hoping to get an audiobook going soon. And we also have a website that you can find us at and then listen to my podcast. We have great conversations all the time. We had Virginia on for two episodes when Fat Talk came out and one of our favorite episodes ever. And we are Big Fat Positive a pregnancy and parenting journey.VirginiaAmazing. Thank you so much for being here. LauraThanks for having me. I love talking to you.The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith (follow me on Instagram) and Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, and Big Undies.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Farideh.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism!

BT & Sal's segment kicks off with a light-hearted, but fiery, debate about Guardians of the Galaxy and Avatar, before launching into a serious, "fixed NFL" discussion. Sal argues that the Chiefs are consistently given favorable calls, particularly citing an unusual instance where a flag was thrown late at the direction of "New York," suggesting the league may be subtly protecting its investment in the Mahomes/Kelce/Swift narrative. BT acknowledges the inconsistent officiating but stops short of calling it fixed, though he admits the rise of gambling and referee scandals makes the theory harder to dismiss. The segment then shifts gears to previewing the Yankees' year-end press conference with Aaron Boone, where the hosts are ready for a round of "Boone & Cashman Bingo."

BT & Sal gear up for the Yankees' year-end press conference by introducing "Boone & Cashman Press Conference Bingo"! The hosts predict the obligatory buzzwords—"94 Games," "Volpe," "Controllability," "Crapshoot"—while demanding the GM address the team's failed roster construction and stop deflecting with his pitching development success. They debate whether Cashman will fire back at Derek Jeter and A-Rod and reveal what they absolutely need to hear about the future of the team, Gerrit Cole's health, and potential payroll spending. The show also touches on the Giants' "big game hunting" for a receiver, the absurdity of hiring coaches based on team loyalty, and a fiery discussion on whether the NFL is fixed, especially with calls favoring the Chiefs. It all kicks off with Hoff's musical theme: "Guardians of the Galaxy."

This week's episode of Explore Weekly dives into the latest buzz from Hollywood and beyond, spotlighting blockbuster updates, heartfelt tributes, and deep creative insights from the stars and creators shaping pop culture. Tron: Ares Box Office Update The third installment in the Tron franchise, Tron: Ares, has pulled in $60.5 million at the box office so far, following its October 10 U.S. release. Directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, the film explores the collision of digital and real worlds with a $180 million budget. The Making of Tron Lightcycles A behind-the-scenes look at how the futuristic Lightcycles were conceptualized and brought to life for Tron: Ares, blending digital artistry with real-world engineering. Zoe Saldana on Motion Capture Mastery Saldana shares her journey mastering motion capture, from Avatar to Guardians of the Galaxy, and how the technology transforms performance. Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 Runtimes Get the scoop on how long each episode of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 will run, with fans bracing for extended storytelling in the final chapter.

Steve Agee is a beloved actor, writer, comedian, and all-around funny person, seen most recently as John Economos in the John Cena DC Comics series Peacemaker on HBO. You may have caught his work in films like The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 2. You didn't see him in Meatballs, the 1979 Bill Murray summer camp comedy, because Steve was just a wee boy back then. Steve has seen Meatballs, though. Oh has he ever. He loves the film, loves summer camp in general, although in his middle-age he has realized what a terrible employee Bill Murray's character really is in the film. Insubordinate rule breaker who should be fired, when you stop and think about it. Steve also talks about what it's like to have a job like his where a day of labor might mean having to kill a gorilla with a chainsaw. Not a real gorilla, Sleepyheads, it's just pretend. And we won't play that scene for you. We want you to sleep. Steve has a very soothing voice, by the way. So that will help. He even listens to the show! But he probably won't listen to this episode because that would feel weird.Watch Peacemaker on HBO Max.Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you'd like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?Email us at: sleepwithcelebs@maximumfun.org.Follow the Show on:Instagram @sleepwcelebsBluesky @sleepwithcelebsTikTok @SleepWithCelebsJohn is on Bluesky @JohnMoeJohn's acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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We're so back. Thanks for listening to our first episode back with a new name, Parkside Breaks. For our first episode we introduce our guest, Emily Dostie from Glass Slipper Concierge. We follow along with her as she reviews her trip to Disneyland. We break down why the West Coast parks feel calmer, kinder, and more walkable—and how that shift turns a packed itinerary into a truly luxurious experience. Think: direct hotel-to-park access at the Grand Californian, characters actually roaming, lighter Lightning Lane pressure, and mornings that don't start in a sprint.We compare the energy of Disney California Adventure to Hollywood Studios, gush over the length and thrill of the Incredicoaster, and get honest about Guardians of the Galaxy vs Tower of Terror. Cars Land glows like a memory you get to step into, and seasonal overlays—like Haunted Mansion's Nightmare Before Christmas—show how Disneyland layers charm without adding chaos. Oogie Boogie Bash wins points for balance: sold-out party, but breezy lines, organic character moments, and candy trails that keep things moving.Pulling back, we map smarter ways to travel across the Disney universe. VIP Tours that prioritize presence, Disney Cruise Line's expanding ports for easier access beyond Florida, and curated Adventures by Disney that erase planning friction across Europe, Africa, and the American West. For the explorers at heart, National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions offer small-ship journeys to the Galápagos, Antarctica, and Iceland, guided by conservation and storytelling. Our takeaway is simple: luxury at Disney isn't just a price point—it's less stress and more time together.If you loved this, tap follow, share it with a Disney friend, and leave a quick review. Tell us: what's your one guaranteed ride and one guaranteed treat on your perfect Disney day?

This podcast episode delves into the intersection of martial arts, stunt performance, and the vibrant world of anime, specifically through the lens of the highly anticipated Star Wars Visions Vol 3. trailer. Our guest, Gary Peebles, a distinguished stunt performer and martial artist, shares his profound passion for martial arts that ignited at the tender age of three, drawing inspiration from iconic figures such as Donnie Yen and James Liu. He elaborates on how the influences of anime have shaped his approach to stunt work in major productions like Black Adam, and the Guardians of the Galaxy series. Furthermore, Gary offers insightful commentary on the significance of representation for BIPOC individuals within the stunt community, highlighting the formation of the Stunt POC Crew and its collaboration with Blerd Station. Through this engaging conversation, we explore the cultural richness that informs both the martial arts and anime genres, while also underscoring the imperative of diversity in the entertainment industry. NEW EPISODE ALERT!! This Tuesday at 8 PM EST on Blerd's Eyeview we're sitting down with the incredible Gary Peebles. Stuntman, martial artist, and performer behind some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood! You've seen his work in: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame Black Adam Mike Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special…and so much more!We'll dive into his martial arts journey , how he broke into the stunt world , and the challenges of being a Black stuntman in mainstream Hollywood. Action. Hustle. Representation. This is a convo you don't want to miss! Tuesday | 8 PM EST Watch LIVE Twitch: / @blerdseyeview1Youtube: / @blerdseyeview> The latest episode features a comprehensive discussion centered around the highly anticipated "Star Wars Visions Vol 3" trailer, emphasizing the profound admiration for the anime style reminiscent of classic anime. The hosts articulate their excitement about the new artistic directions being taken in this beloved franchise. The conversation transitions to Gary Peebles, an accomplished stunt performer and martial artist, whose career began at the tender age of three. His passion for martial arts is palpable as he recounts influential figures such as Donnie Yen and James Liu, who have inspired his journey. Gary elaborates on how he integrates his love for anime into his stunt work, which can be seen in major films like "Black Adam" and the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series. The hosts and Gary delve into the significance of representation for BIPOC individuals in the stunt community, celebrating the recent formation of the Stunt POC Crew, which aims to uplift and support minority performers in the industry. Gary's insights provide a critical perspective on the ongoing efforts to diversify the film landscape, making this episode not only entertaining but also enlightening.> The episode intricately weaves together the themes of passion for anime, martial arts, and representation within the film industry. The hosts passionately react to the "Star Wars Visions Vol 3" trailer, expressing their excitement for the anime influence that has been a staple in the evolution of storytelling within the Star Wars universe. Gary Peebles shares his remarkable journey from a young martial artist, inspired by icons like Donnie Yen, to a successful stunt performer in blockbuster films. The discussion further expands to consider the essential topic of representation for BIPOC in the stunt community, as Gary emphasizes the importance of visibility and mentorship for upcoming talent. The establishment of the Stunt POC Crew is highlighted as a pivotal initiative aimed at fostering

Welcome back to Shoot the Hostage, it's the 4th episode in our season exploring the world of video game movies, and this week, Dan and Sarah are vaulting their way through the absolute mess that is Eli Roth's 2024 Borderlands adaptation! No holding back on this one. As a fan of the Borderlands game franchise, Sarah hoped for great things from this computer game adaptation, but it left her bitterly disappointed. Dan, meanwhile, just wants a signed agreement in blood to ensure this is the last Kevin Hart movie they cover. They'll dive into why this $115 million budget disaster only pulled in $33 million at the box-office, questioning every decision along the way, including the alleged dog-poo inspiration for Claptrap. Join them as they dissect the wildly inappropriate PG-13 rating for an 18-certificate game, the baffling casting choices (Cate Blanchett we love you but WHY) and where this game adaptation fits into the plethora of video game movies. What to expect from this Borderlands episode: Apologies for not covering the other (better) The Borderlands movie from 2013. Dan blames Sarah for making him watch Borderlands again. They ponder if the film was too expensive, even if watched for “free” on Amazon. Questions are asked about why this feels like an “Asylum version” of Guardians of the Galaxy. Sarah discusses the original Borderlands game that came out way back in 2009 and laments the films failure to capture the essence of the games. They question the odd casting, particularly Kevin Hart as Roland and Cate Blanchett as Lilith. Dan has a dream recast for the main characters. Would you like to see the full lineup for season 12? The only place you can see it is on Patreon but you don't need to be a paying member. Sign up for a free membership and get access to the lineup. If you do have some loose change consider signing up as a paid member. Our £3 a month Patreon tier will grant you access to all of our end of season wrap shows for seasons 1-11 and a minimum of 2 reviews of brand new movies each month. Plus the back-catalogue of reviews from 2023, 2024 and 2025.  Enjoy the show but can't support us financially? We get it. You could submit a review on the podcast player you're reading this on right now. Or if you listen on Spotify and you haven't given us a five-star rating yet, what are ye waiting for? It's easy. If you've done some or all of that and still want to do more, we would love it if you tell a friend about the show.   Or come find us on social media: Instagram | TikTok | Threads | YouTube

Happy Friday! Here is your Disney News for September 26th, 2025. Enjoy the magical updates! - Disneyland California's Haunted Mansion is getting a Halloween transformation with new special effects and a fresh storyline. - Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle in Florida will feature sparkling decorations and a dazzling light show for Disney's 100th anniversary. - Disneyland's California Adventure Park introduces a new "Guardians of the Galaxy" attraction with thrilling cosmic adventures. - Tokyo Disneyland launches "Autumn Harvest Festival" with themed decorations, seasonal foods, exclusive merchandise, and live performances. Have a magical day and tune in again tomorrow for more updates!

RIGHT OUT OF THEATER REVIEW!! One Battle After Another Movie Review - Paul Thomas Anderson returns with his biggest, boldest film yet — a mix of action, satire, thriller, and dark comedy inspired by Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Django Unchained, Inception) stars as Bob Ferguson, a former revolutionary forced to reunite with his old comrades when his daughter is kidnapped. Sean Penn (Mystic River, Milk, Dead Man Walking) plays Colonel Lockjaw, the menacing antagonist who resurfaces after 16 years. Benicio del Toro (Sicario, Traffic, Guardians of the Galaxy) is Sensei Sergio, Bob's unpredictable ally, while Regina Hall (Girls Trip, Scary Movie, The Best Man) and Teyana Taylor (Coming 2 America, A Thousand and One, White Men Can't Jump) round out the revolutionary crew. Rising star Chase Infiniti takes on Willa Ferguson, the daughter whose disappearance sparks the story. The supporting cast includes Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza, Women Talking, Haim music fame), Wood Harris (Remember the Titans, Creed, The Wire), Tony Goldwyn (Ghost, Scandal, Tarzan), and more. With a score by Jonny Greenwood (There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, The Power of the Dog) and Warner Bros. releasing it in IMAX, VistaVision, and 70mm, this is an epic cinematic experience critics are already calling “cinema at its purest.” Themes include generational conflict, extremism, father-daughter bonds, and the messy fallout of idealism. Packed with big action sequences, wild tonal shifts, and emotional performances, this might be Anderson's most personal film yet. Follow Coy Jandreau:  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coyjandreau?l... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coyjandreau/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CoyJandreau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYH2szDTuU9ImFZ9gBRH8w Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bois discuss Black Swan, The Dark Knight Rises, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Shang-Chi, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:38 Intro00:04:41 The Dark Knight Rises00:14:35 Guardians of the Galaxy 300:16:02 Shang-Chi00:17:14 Still Missing Morgan00:19:42 Repulsion00:22:49 The Conjuring: Last Rites00:30:40 Alama Drafthouse00:33:31 Black Swan00:59:54 Is It Cinema?01:02:52 DMT (Dumb Movie Title)01:03:54 Guess The Budget01:05:16 Actor Game01:07:41 Outro

We're back with our final Life in the Fast Lane for Lap 15, and it features one of my favorite brothers in the world! We kick off, as usual, with the Tokyo Drift Minute (#22), which is the type of minute we've been "fearing" (but it turns out okay!) and wherein Joey explores who Toshi is. We Run the VIN, where we find that Vin's Fast family is also hyping things up in his Instagram comments and where a screenshot Joey took uncovers a vastly different birthday post to Paul Walker. (How many Vinstagrams will we return to in the next Fast Lane? We worry.) Then, in On the Streets... Vin Diesel manifested one of his movies! Also: why is NBCUniversal bad-mouthing sending F9 to space? (More specifically: why now?) We open an overflowing mailbag. Joey shares news about Radiohead and navigating the depths of Danish Ticketmaster. We hear big news from the listeners, get the record set straight on Planet X, and discuss how Fast X breaks action movie protocol. We catch up on recently skipped segments (the Fast X Goof Troop and the Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Letterboxd game), talk about the first two weeks of the NFL season, and discuss some movies, some concerts, and some other live events. Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠family@cageclub.me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show your support at the 2 Fast 2 Forever shop⁠⁠⁠⁠!Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol's Most Wanted” level or above!Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

THE VIN DIESEL, BRAD BIRD CLASSIC! The Iron Giant Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Superman Movie Reaction:    • SUPERMAN (2025) DELIVERS ON THE HYPE!! MOV...   Get your New Customer offer + 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/REJECTS The Iron Giant Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Breakdown & Spoiler Review! Greg Alba & Andrew Gordon (Cinepals) revisit the 1999 animated cult classic The Iron Giant, directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the same studio behind countless DC classics like Superman: The Animated Series. The film stars Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy) as the voice of the Giant, Eli Marienthal (American Pie) as young Hogarth Hughes, Jennifer Aniston (Friends, The Morning Show) as his mom Annie, Harry Connick Jr. (Hope Floats, Independence Day) as beatnik artist Dean, Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore, Requiem for a Dream) as the paranoid government agent Kent Mansley, and John Mahoney (Frasier, Say Anything) as General Rogard. We dive into iconic scenes like Hogarth teaching the Giant “You are who you choose to be,” the unforgettable “Superman” sacrifice, the deer scene that teaches the Giant about death, Kent Mansley's escalating paranoia, and the emotional Cold War-era standoff that culminates in one of the most powerful endings in animated history. Famous quotes include “I am not a gun” and the Giant's heartbreaking “Superman.” We explore why this film flopped at release yet became a beloved classic, its influence on modern superhero storytelling, and how its themes of identity, war, and compassion still resonate today. Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The screenwriters Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn are cousins, and they grew up in the 1970s and '80s in a big Catholic extended family in St. Louis. The Gunns are an incredibly creative clan that has produced all sorts of actors and writers and directors, including Brian's brother James, who you might know as the director of the most recent “Superman” movie and the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise. Brian and Mark are both Jesuit educated twice over, alumni of St. Louis University High School and the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was during college that they started performing sketch comedy together, and they both moved to Los Angeles in the '90s to pursue Hollywood dreams. Since then, Brian and Mark have worked together on films and TV shows, including the family adventure movie “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and a 2019 superhero horror film called “Brightburn” featuring Elizabeth Banks. Their first project that made it big was a movie and series called “2gether,” which debuted on MTV in 2000. It was a hilarious parody of the boy band era of Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC and it was influential on the development of AMDG host Mike Jordan Laskey's sense of humor. The actors playing the boy band became an actual boy band themselves, opening for Britney Spears and hitting the Billboard charts with two different albums. If you are an elder millennial, all we have to say is, “I know my calculus,” and you'll sing back: “You plus me equals us.” Mike asked Brian and Mark about their family and their Jesuit education, how they work together as a writing team, and what it's like to work in the film industry. Mark and Brian also shared some creative tips they've learned in more than a quarter century in the trade. Finally, Mike couldn't let them go without reminiscing about “2gether” and marveling at the fact that 25 years after the movie's debut, the most popular film in the world right now is another movie about a fictional boy band. Though this new one is composed of demons and they're being hunted by a KPop girl group... Anyway, we think you'll enjoy this sneak peek into the lives of Hollywood screenwriters. www.jesuits.org/ www.beajesuit.org/ twitter.com/jesuitnews facebook.com/Jesuits instagram.com/wearethejesuits youtube.com/societyofjesus www.jesuitmedialab.org/

With video game adaptations raking in big coin at the box office, adapting the popular Borderlands series to screen seemed a no-brainer. But even pairing a puzzling high-profile cast—featuring Cate Blanchette, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jack Black—with a jokey and colorful Guardians of the Galaxy sci fi vibe didn't help Eli Roth's beleaguered directorial effort connect with fans or ticket buyers. Join Sebastian and Steve as they comb the junkyard wastes of Pandora (no, not that Pandora) for any pleasures they can salvage from this muddled, madcap mess.

We welcome back our in-house MCU experts, Nico Vasilo and Kevo Risse, to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! Will it hold up in an era of superhero burnout? Will Nico and Kevo like it more than they did when they covered it for mcu.html? We find out! After Nico takes James Gunn down a peg, we compare this Guardians film to Superman (2025), talk about the issues with Yondu redemption, and compare the Fast Family to the Guardians with regards to how they approach working together (and being a found family). We ask for insights about Planet X. Nico compares this movie to Final Fantasy VIII. Kevo explains the problem with Adam Warlock. There's lots of Fleetwood Mac talk, for some reason. Nico points out the vehicality of this film. Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠family@cageclub.me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show your support at the 2 Fast 2 Forever shop⁠⁠⁠⁠!Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol's Most Wanted” level or above!Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

Welkom bij Nerd Culture #225, de Gamekings podcast waar we alles bespreken wat de nerdwereld deze week bezighoudt. Van Dave Bautista die bijna Peacemaker werd tot de officiële bevestiging dat Netflix' BioShock-film gebaseerd wordt op de eerste game. We checken ook trailers van Christy, The Smashing Machine en The Rip, bespreken opvallend nieuws rond Superman, en nemen een kijkje bij Spielberg, Brendan Fraser en zelfs een onverwachte rol voor Ridge Forrester in Kees Flodder. Kortom: een aflevering vol verrassingen, nostalgie en flinke discussies over film, series en alles geeky.Dave Bautista wees rol voor Peacemaker afDave Bautista is wereldwijd bekend geworden als Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy, maar bijna had hij een nieuwe iconische superheld gespeeld. James Gunn onthulde dat hij oorspronkelijk de rol van Peacemaker speciaal voor Bautista had geschreven. Toch wees de voormalig WWE-ster de kans af – simpelweg vanwege geld. Bautista kreeg gelijktijdig een aanbod voor twee films en kon zich de lagere gage van de serie niet veroorloven. Uiteindelijk stapte Gunn over op John Cena, die het personage inmiddels volledig naar zich toe heeft getrokken en er een van de meest geliefde DCU-rollen van maakte.In de podcast bespreken we hoe anders Peacemaker had kunnen zijn met Bautista in de hoofdrol, en of zijn stijl bij de serie had gepast. Ook kijken we naar zijn ambities binnen de DCU: van Bane tot Lex Luthor, Bautista droomt nog altijd van een eigen stempel in dit universum.Bioshock film gebaseerd op eerste gameNa jaren van stilte is er eindelijk duidelijkheid: de Netflix-verfilming van BioShock wordt gebaseerd op de allereerste game uit 2007. Producer Roy Lee bevestigde dat regisseur Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games, I Am Legend) zich volledig gaat richten op het verhaal van Jack en de duistere onderwaterstad Rapture. Daarmee lijkt een langgekoesterde wens van fans in vervulling te gaan, want velen vreesden dat de film een losstaand verhaal zou worden zonder directe link met de games.De grote uitdaging zit volgens Lawrence in het tot leven wekken van Rapture op het witte doek: een dystopische stad vol verval, gevaar en filosofische thema's. Met het succes van recente game-adaptaties zoals The Last of Us en Twisted Metal is het vertrouwen echter gegroeid dat dit wel degelijk mogelijk is. In de podcast bespreken we of Netflix en Lawrence de sfeer van BioShock kunnen vangen, en of dit eindelijk de videogamefilm wordt die zowel gamers als cinefielen tevredenstelt.Timestamps:00:00:00 Nerd Culture #22500:00:26 Wat hebben we gekeken/gelezen/geluisterd?00:02:49 Thunderbolts00:14:12 Oceans (David Attenborough)00:18:03 Small Soldiers00:21:16 Peacemaker00:24:20 Lex Luthor en Superman slaan de handen ineen for Man of Tomorrow00:26:30 SUPERMAN SPOILERS!!1!00:27:36 Eigenlijk was het de bedoeling dat Dave Bautista Peacemaker zou gaan spelen00:30:04 Ondanks lagere box office opbrengst toch meer winst voor Superman00:34:20 Steven Spielberg blikt terug op Jaws00:37:54 Volgens Brendan Fraser moeten acteurs meer hun best doen door streaming00:39:50 Christy Trailer00:43:02 Cliffhanger sequel in de maak, nog vóór de reboot00:45:39 Smashing Machine Trailer00:48:07 Ridge Forrester gaat in Kees Flodder spelen00:50:21 Bioshock film gaat op eerste game gebaseerd worden00:53:52 Sigourney Weaver steekt de loftrompet af voor Alien: Earth00:55:38 Een eerste blik op Dr. Doom00:57:59 The Rip Trailer

Chris and I delve into the first of James Gunn's stellar trilogy. Plus, a deep dive into a puzzling thrift store find.

A new week means new questions! Hope you have fun with these!Fuad II was the last king of what country?There are two Swiss tennis players to have won the French Open men's singles. Name either. 2 bonus pts for bothWhich song by Looking Glass, about a barmaid who loves a sailor, was released in 1972 and was featured in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy 2. It helped make the title girl's name more popular.With a population of around 1.5 billion, what is the most abundant of all wild birds?In Southern German, what are known as Erdapfel, or Earth Apples in camparison to sky apples?The calcium carbonate residue that forms on surfaces when hard water evaporates or is heated is known as what?How many pairs of ribs do human beings have?Saturn is mostly composed of which common element?Which country lies immediately to the north of Chad?What is the name of the main protagonist in Kung Fu Panda?Which New York Financial Firm introduced the world's first traveler's checks in 1891?MusicHot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames, Ambush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Don't forget to follow us on social media:Patreon – patreon.com/quizbang – Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support!Website – quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question!Facebook – @quizbangpodcast – we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Instagram – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Twitter – @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it. Come for the trivia – stay for the trivia.Ko-Fi – ko-fi.com/quizbangpod – Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!

With the announcement of MAN OF TOMORROW, fans are buzzing with questions about what this means for the future of the DCU! On today's episode of Capes and Cowls, hosts Winston A. Marshall and Kris Carr break down all the latest Superman news and more from the world of comic book movies. We dive into whether James Gunn will officially title the film SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW and what the latest script update means for the character's journey. Plus, we cover the production start date for MAN OF TOMORROW and the rumors of several major characters joining the story. We also discuss Aaron Pierre's fascinating response to the Superman sequel news, what Sony's CEO had to say about the rising bar for Marvel films, and the surprising revelation that Darth Vader nearly appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy! Check out the full articles we're talking about here: James Gunn Reveals Whether MAN OF TOMORROW Will be Titled SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW, Shares Script Update  MAN OF TOMORROW Production Start Date Revealed; Several Major Characters Rumored To Appear  MAN OF TOMORROW: Aaron Pierre Shares Very Interesting Response To Superman Sequel News  "You Can't Make a Bad Movie": Sony CEO Acknowledges That The Bar Has Been Raised For Marvel Adaptations  Darth Vader Was About To Appear In Guardians of the Galaxy (And Almost No One Knew It)  Join us for a deep dive into Superman's future, Marvel's challenges, and some galaxy-sized surprises! SPONSORS: TRADE COFFEE: Get 50% off 1 month of Trade at https://www.drinktrade.com/kristian UPSIDE: Upside has given back $1 Billion dollars to its users. To find out how much you could earn, Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code KRISTIAN to get an extra 25 cents back for every gallon on your first tank of gas. That's an extra 25 cents back for every gallon on your first tank of gas, using promo code, KRISTIAN. PRIZEPICKS: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/KRISTIAN and use code KRISTIAN and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup!

Join Jeremy and Phillip as they dive into their latest magical Disney adventures! From unexpected flight delays to exploring the wonders of EPCOT and Magic Kingdom, they relive favorite moments like dining at Whispering Canyon and experiencing unforgettable rides such as Tron and Guardians of the Galaxy. Along the way, they uncover hidden gems, share not-so-hidden surprises, and sprinkle in plenty of laughter and Disney magic.But that's not all—this episode also features Makenzy's enchanting journey through the Disney College Program. From her first role in quick service food & beverage at Galaxy's Edge to her favorite stint in merchandise at the Contemporary, Makenzy shares insider tips, heartwarming guest interactions, and the friendships that made her program truly unforgettable.Whether you're a lifelong Disney fan, a foodie looking for the best park eats, or curious about the Disney College Program, this episode is packed with stories, insights, and inspiration you won't want to miss!

Jonathan Frakes is a prolific director, producer and actor. He is best known to audiences for his portrayal as ‘Commander William Riker' on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Frakes has most recently returned to the Star Trek family by directing episodes of “Star Trek: Discovery", "Star Trek: Picard," and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" for CBS All Access as well as the new LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION for ELECTRIC ENTERTAINMENT on IMDB TV.   He discovered his love and talent in directing during his seven years starring on “Star Trek: Next Generation” and ended up directing eight episodes of the series and was also invited to direct episodes from the spin-off series “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Star Trek: Voyager.”   His other directing roles include “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “The Orville,” “Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce,” “Castle,” ”Falling Skies, “Leverage,” ”The Glades,” “Burn Notice,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Hit the Floor” among others. In addition, he was a producing director for seasons three and four of the TNT hit show “The Librarians” and directed two movies within the Librarian franchise for TNT: “The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice” and “The Librarian: Return to King Soloman's Mine.”    The role of ‘Commander William Riker' brought him worldwide fame which led to other acting roles in several television series including “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Angie Tribeca,” “Hit the Floor,” “Criminal Minds,” and “The Glades.” Frakes will next be seen in the Hallmark movie "A Biltmore Christmas." He has also appeared as the lead in the primetime soap ”Bare Essence” and guest-starred on several classic hit primetime series including ”Charlie's Angels,” “Fantasy Island” and ”The Dukes of Hazzard.”    Frakes received critical praise for his work as the director on the feature “Star Trek: First Contact,” making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise to date. He also directed the follow-up, ”Star Trek: Insurrection,” and the sci-fi feature “Clockstoppers.” He is an accomplished voiceover actor, with recent credits that include J'Son, king of the Spartax galactic empire and father of Peter Quill/Star-Lord on the Disney XD animated show “Guardians of the Galaxy.” His previous voice credits include “Gargoyles,” “Family Guy,” “Adventure Time,” “The Super Hero Squad Show,” “Futurama” and several Star Trek video games.   We chat about Directing and Being in Movie Jail, Star Trek, Imposter Syndrome, Thunderbirds, Gratitude, Meditation, Christopher Reeves, Acting plus plenty more!   Check Jonathan out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathansfrakes/ Team Trek & Pancreatic Cancer (click the link on top right to donate): https://secure.pancan.org/site/TR?company_id=7699&pg=national_company ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 was such a delight. Man! I can't wait to see what James Gunn is gonna do next. 

View the video of this conversation here! A conversation about all things game music with composer, Richard Jacques! Games covered: Jet Set Radio Jet Set Radio Future James Bond 007: Blood Stone Headhunter Mass Effect Guardians of the Galaxy

EAGLY FIGHT SCENE!! Peacemaker Full Episode Reaction Watch Along   / thereelrejects   The Suicide Squad (2020) Movie Reaction:    • THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021) IS ONE OF DC'S BE...   Grab Our NEW Peacemaker Inspired Tee https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Get your New Customer offer + 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/REJECTS With James Gunn's Superman out on VOD, Greg, Roxy, & John are BACK for their the next chapter of their Peacemaker Season 2 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Breakdown, & Spoiler Review! Peacemaker Season 2 CONTINUES its deep dive into our beloved 11th Street Kids in the aftermath of the first season + the events of The Suicide Squad, along with even more multiversal hijinks in episode 2, "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird," written by James Gunn (Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy) & directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Paul, Adventureland). On the heels of last week's massive multiversal reveal, Chris & Vigilante (aka Adrian Chase) must dispose of alt-universe Peacemaker's body and figure out what to do next.. Elsewhere, Rick Flag Sr. (first appearing in Creature Commandos, then Superman) joins ARGUS in the hunt for Chris, we get alternate universe looks at Harcourt and Rick Flag Jr., and a badass Eagley fight!! Joining Cena's flawed heroism are returning 11th Street Kids: Danielle Brooks (Orange Is the New Black) as Leota Adebayo, Freddie Stroma (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) as the psychotic Vigilante, Jennifer Holland (Harley Quinn) as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) as Economos, and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2) as Peacemaker's morally deranged father, Auggie “White Dragon” Smith. New faces shake things up too: Frank Grillo (The Purge: Anarchy, Creature Commandos) clocks in as Rick Flag Sr.—gunning for Peacemaker over his son's death—while Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live) brings a uniquely quirky & hilarious presence as ARGUS agent Fleury. The current DCU slate includes the likes of Superman, Creature Commandos, Peacemaker, and Supergirl + upcoming projects such as The Batman 2, Lanterns, Mike Flanagan's Clayface, James Mangold's Swamp Thing, The Brave and the Bold, & MORE!! Follow Roxy Striar YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhirlGirls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/roxystriar Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special crossover episode of Men of Steel, we kick off a two-part team-up with the Long Live the Legion podcast! We're diving into “Foundations,” the early 2000s arc from The Legion—with special guests Jim and Jay from LLtL and the artist of the arc himself, Chris Batista! Together, we explore Superman's legacy in the 31st century, the evolving identity of the Legion, and what it was like illustrating this future-forward storyline. Part 2 continues on Long Live the Legion—don't miss it! Overview Case Aiken introduces crossover episode, featuring Jmike Folson, Jim Fetters, Jay McKiernan, and Chris Batista discussing the Legion of Superheroes 'Foundations' arc, celebrating its 45th anniversary. The plot centers on Darkseid snatching people from time to harness dark matter, with the Legion uncovering Superboy during the investigation. DNA (Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning) established as the core writing team; their earlier success with Marvel's cosmic stories enhances credibility. Chris Batista expresses concern over technology portrayal, advocating for a more advanced depiction of the Legion compared to Justice League. The Legion World headquarters is praised for its futuristic elements like replicated home worlds and teleportation gates. Despite rising sales and positive fan response, the series faced cancellation, causing frustration as issue 25 became the second-best selling of the series with a 25% readership increase. Character designs for the Servants of Darkness were mostly created by Chris Batista, with a conscious effort to maintain Kirby's aesthetic. Superboy's dual role as both Legion member and connection to Titans was anticipated, reflecting long-time fan expectations for character involvement. Kid Quantum is recognized as the first female leader of color in the Legion, showcasing character dynamics and development alongside Cosmic Boy. The evolution of Superboy's design aimed to match Teen Titans appearances, highlighting editorial influence on character aesthetics.   Notes ️ Podcast Introduction and Setup (00:00 - 02:09) Case Aiken introduces the Men of Steel podcast crossover episode with Long Live the Legion podcast, featuring co-host Jmike Folson and guests Jim Fetters, Jay McKiernan, and artist Chris Batista. Discussion focuses on Legion of Superheroes 'Foundations' arc, specifically issue 25 which serves as both story continuation and 45th anniversary celebration. Chris Batista reveals behind-the-scenes details about working as lead artist on the arc, noting DC doesn't produce this Legion continuity anymore so he can speak freely. Story Overview and Context (02:09 - 09:54) Jmike Folson summarizes the Foundations plot: people being snatched from time by Darkseid to steal dark matter for restarting Apokolips, with Legion discovering Superboy during investigation of warp phantoms. DNA (Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning) established as the writing team, with connections drawn to their later successful Marvel cosmic work including Guardians of the Galaxy. Legion Lost miniseries and Legion Worlds established crucial backstory, with 25 issues of world-building leading to this commemorative arc. ️ Technology and World-Building Discussion (09:54 - 16:05) Chris Batista expresses frustration with Paul Levitz rejecting advanced technology concepts for Legion, arguing they should appear far more advanced than Justice League. Legion World headquarters praised as major advancement - a planet with replicated home worlds and teleportation gates, making Legion feel appropriately futuristic. Discussion of how DNA run embraced technological advancement while previous runs kept Legion at similar tech level to 20th century heroes. Character Design and Development (01:01:03 - 01:24:10) Chris reveals Servants of Darkness designs were largely his creation except for Orion, with specific mentions of including Firestorm, White Martian, Lobo, Green Lantern, and Big Barda. Orion design intentionally modeled after Destroyer from Thor, maintaining Kirby aesthetic while creating intimidating servant appearance. Invisible Kid and Brainiac 5 romantic moment revealed as editor Steve Wacker's spontaneous addition 'just to mess with fans' - became lasting fan discussion point. Publishing History and Cancellation (01:24:16 - 01:59:06) Series cancellation explained as sudden higher-up decision despite rising sales and positive fan response to Superboy addition. Issue 25 was second-best selling of entire series with 25% increase in readership, making cancellation timing particularly frustrating. Original plans included Superboy remaining in both Legion and Titans simultaneously, with extensive story arcs planned for Element Lad return and Lightning Lad separation. Artist Collaboration and Creative Process (20:40 - 01:19:06) Chris describes working relationship with DNA as collaborative, with writers trusting him to design new characters like Legion cadets and including Easter eggs like Kent Shakespeare and Polar Boy. Multiple pencillers used for issue 25 to handle commemorative scope, with each artist assigned specific character groups to avoid overlap. Coloring technology evolution discussed, with modern computer coloring providing more tools but potentially reducing creative necessity of older 64-color process limitations. ⏳ Superman Connection and Time Travel Elements (34:02 - 01:54:06) Clark Kent and 90s Superboy both featured as characters pulled from time, with Clark becoming servant of darkness while Superboy joins Legion. Superboy wears classic costume with Legion belt buckle addition, fulfilling long-time fan expectations while serving story purposes. Time dilation plot involves universe getting smaller and past being erased, though hosts acknowledge the temporal mechanics don't fully make sense. Character Relationships and Dynamics (46:03 - 01:30:24) Mech (Lightning Lord) rehabilitation storyline discussed as more complex than typical villain treatment, showing struggle between evil nature and love for siblings. Kid Quantum established as Legion's first female leader of color, with organic romantic relationship with Cosmic Boy developing throughout arc. Livewire/Element Lad fusion creates extremely powerful character combining lightning abilities with matter transmutation in crystalline body. Technical and Production Details (01:36:23 - 01:51:38) Secret Files issue placement in continuity questioned due to timeline inconsistencies with main story events. Chris notes Superboy's physical design evolution throughout arc as editorial mandated size increases to match Teen Titans appearance. Force field technology and advanced Legion equipment discussed as properly futuristic elements that should distinguish team from contemporary heroes.

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universesTrammell Tillman, the break-out star of Severance who plays Seth Milchick on the Apple+ show, will be part of the Spider-Man: Brand New Day cast. Variety got the scoop on the Emmy-nominated actor joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but no details on who he's playing were announced. Move over Marvel and DC…Archie is here to take us by storm? In an interesting move from filmmakers Phil Lord and Chritopher Miller, Universal is fronting an Archie adaptation for the big screen. Comics legend Tom King is writing the screenplay and former 20th Century Studios President of Production Emma Watts is producing. King made the leap from page to screen recently in the DCU, penning Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow and the Lanterns series, but is well-known for his comics in Marvel, DC, and beyond. The CW show Riverdale adapted the Archie comics in its own unique way and plot details for this film are unknown. Universal also produced a version of the Archie characters in Josie and the Pussycats in 2001. Though we sing the praises for AppleTV+ loudly and frequently on this show, we've also often touted it as being one of the more inexpensive streaming services. Alas, all good things come to an end, as the streamer announced its cost jumped from $9.99 to $12.99 effective August 21. The annual rate of $99.99 has not changed yet. As of now, AppleTV+ stands alone as the only streamer that doesn't have an ad-supported option. Dafne Keen and Saara Chaudry have joined the third season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Keen will play Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt. Saara Chaudry will play Zoë Nightshade, an immortal hunter and Artemis' lieutenant.Guardians of the Galaxy and Jumaji star Karen Gillan has joined the cast of the Amazon MGM's Highlander reboot and will play Heather, the love interest of Henry Cavill's character.The first trailer for season 13 of Futurama has been released. All 10 episodes of the new season premiere on Hulu on September 15.Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in season five of HBO's True Detective.NBC has reversed course on the release schedule of the upcoming The Office spin off The Paper - shifting to a binge release. Instead of the previous plan of rolling out over four weeks, the show will now debut all 10 episodes at once on September 4.K-Pop Demon Hunters and Weapons duked it out for the top spot and the estimates on Box Office Mojo show Demon Hunters coming out on top. The Netflix sensation was only released for one weekend and clearly had a draw. Now production company Sony is in talks to create a sequel with Netflix. Variety has learned that despite announcing plans for a season two earlier this year, Paramount has opted not to move forward with another season of the Dexter prequel series Dexter: Original Sin. The studio is planning however on assembling a writer's room to develop a second season of Dexter: Resurrection, the sequel series.Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators behind Netflix's Cobra Kai are in talks to bring Knight Rider, the 1980s David Hasselhoff-led action drama centered on a computerized talking car, to the big screen. 

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EXCLUSIVE SEAN GUNN INTERVIEW!! Fresh Off Superman VOD & Peacemaker Season 2 Episode! Peacemaker 2x01 Reaction    • PEACEMAKER SEASON 2 Episode 1 REACTION!! B...   Meeting W/ James Gunn:    • MEETING W/ JAMES GUNN!! Superman & DCU Pre...   Save & Invest In Your Future Today, visit: https://www.acorns.com/rejects Coy Jandreau (DC Studios) sits down with SEAN GUNN just HOURS after the debut of Peacemaker Season 2 on HBO Max/Max, where his character MAXWELL LORD makes his BIG entrance in Episode 1! If you're buzzing from that Superman cameo and wanting for DCU insights, and behind-the-scenes tea, this EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW is a MUST-WATCH! In this epic chat with Coy Jandreau on Reel Rejects, Sean Gunn FINALLY opens up about playing the enigmatic billionaire MAXWELL LORD in James Gunn's DC Universe – from the leaks that spoiled it all, to his nuanced take on the character's grayscale morality, altruism, and that iconic branding of the Justice League! We dive deep into how Maxwell fits into the DCU future alongside Lex Luthor, Stagg Industries, and Wayne Enterprises. Plus, Sean teases his hands-on role in Peacemaker S2 and that teaser cameo in Superman (2025)! But that's not all – we geek out over GI ROBOT becoming a real-world anti-fascism icon from Creature Commandos, Weasel's tragic backstory, and hopes for Creature Commandos Season 2! Sean shares wild fan stories from conventions, his love for voicing extreme characters, and how James Gunn's scripts are "magic in a bottle." We even touch on his Marvel days as Rocket Raccoon and Kraglin in Guardians of the Galaxy, plus nostalgic vibes from Gilmore Girls and his ultimate fave: MF DOOM albums like Madvillainy and Operation: Doomsday! If you're a DC fan hyped for Superman Legacy, Peacemaker S2 reactions, or the full DCU slate (including Batman Brave and the Bold, Lanterns, and more), hit PLAY now! Don't miss Sean's thoughts on billionaire psyches, comic book rebellion, and why GI Robot is the hero we need today. Follow Coy Jandreau:  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coyjandreau?l... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coyjandreau/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CoyJandreau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYH2szDTuU9ImFZ9gBRH8w Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The Viall Files: Going Deeper edition.  Superman. Guardians of the Galaxy. The live action Scooby Doo films. These are just some of the things our incredible guest James Gunn has created, and we're incredibly excited and honored to welcome him to the show! James sits down for a chat to get into his childhood, writing process, music, the new season of Peacemaker, and more! (BONUS: he even loves reality tv!!) You will DEFINITELY not want to miss this one.  “I really enjoy watching people who get to shine." Listen to Humble Brag with Cynthia Bailey and Crystal Kung Minkoff! Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humble-brag-with-crystal-and-cynthia/id1774286896 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humblebragpod Listen To Disrespectfully now! Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disrespectfully/id1516710301 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCh8MqSsiGkfJcWhkan0D0w Start your 7 Day Free Trial of Viall Files + here: https://viallfiles.supportingcast.fm/  To Order Nick's Book Go To: http://www.viallfiles.com  Are you struggling with any sort of dating, relationship, or life dilemma? Do you want all the answers? Email asknick@theviallfiles.com with your question in the subject line to express interest in appearing on the show!  To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/theviallfiles   Thank You to Our Sponsors: Nutrafol - Find out why Nutrafol is the best-selling hair growth supplement brand at https://nutrafol.com, promo code VIALL. Quince - Keep it classic and cool — with long-lasting staples from Quince. Go to https://quince.com/viall for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Coop Sleep Goods - Upgrade your summer sleep. Visit https://coopsleepgoods.com/VIALL to get 20% off your first order. Pretty Litter - Right now save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at https://prettylitter.com/viall  Open Phone - OpenPhone is offering our listeners 20% off of your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/viall  Chewy - Chewy has everything you need to keep your pet happy and healthy. And right now you can save $20 on your first order and get free shipping by going to https://chewy.com/viall  Episode Socials: @viallfiles @nickviall @nnataliejjoy @jamesgunn

Former FBI Director James Comey released a 5 minute video about Taylor Swift because…well, no one is really sure why. Everything okay, Jimmy? Chris Pratt, who played a government employee on Parks & Rec and Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy, said something about how the mainstream media doesn't have to take a stand against every win that President Trump chalks up. So now he's a Nazi. YouTube show Surrounded featured a black radical and 20 black conservatives. We debunk her claims. An historic meeting took place at the White House yesterday when President Donald Trump hosted a slew of European leaders. Are they going to get their sh*t together? We'll see.GUEST: Josh FirestineLink to today's sources: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/sources-august-19-2025Buy the OG Mug Club Mug on Crowder Shop now! https://crowdershop.com/products/og-mug-club-mugBuild credit fast and get your first month for just a dollar at http://getkikoff.com/crowder today.DOWNLOAD THE RUMBLE APP TODAY: https://rumble.com/our-appsJoin Rumble Premium to watch this show every day! http://louderwithcrowder.com/PremiumGet your favorite LWC gear: https://crowdershop.com/Bite-Sized Content: https://rumble.com/c/CrowderBitsSubscribe to my podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/louder-with-crowder/FOLLOW ME: Website: https://louderwithcrowder.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scrowder Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/louderwithcrowder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevencrowderofficialMusic by @Pogo

[School of Movies 2025] This film began life before James Gunn was abruptly fired overnight, by Marvel. It languished for years through the triumph of Endgame, then the Pandemic, and Gunn's hiring by DC to direct their Suicide Squad sequel. The man who came back to pick up the script had been changed, and while Superman (2025) shows the sheer optimistic joy he's capable of imbuing his projects with, this farewell to the Guardians is a dark, furious requiem of betrayal, loss, bitter conflict and ultimately redemption. In choosing to make it all about Rocket Raccoon, the secret weapon of the MCU was taken out of the picture. He is attacked by newcomer Adam Warlock on Knowhere home turf, in a failed act of corporate reclamation. His killswitch is triggered, leaving him in a coma and it is up to the Guardians to investigate the Doctor Moreau-inspired High Evolutionary, and find out how to bring Rocket back. This leaves him absent for much of the present-day movie, stuck reliving his tragic past, and the earliest friends he made. These tragic events would twist his future actions into those of anger and neurotic rejection of even his closest companions. It is unlike any other MCU film, deeply personal and imbued with such vociferous anger that it actually becomes a mess, half hanging onto what was originally intended, half channelling the mixed, spiking emotions of going back to deal with your monster, saying goodbye to your dear friends and moving on to other and better things. The world is better for the confluence of events that led us to getting our new Superman and a brighter future of the DC Universe, but it was Gunn who took the damage, and this film exemplifies that. Next Week: The Marvels

Mark joins us on this episode to share his family's latest Disney World trip. Find out why his son is still checking wait times (even though they're back home), how they spent 15 credits on the Disney Dining Plan, and why his first trip was very VERY short. Also, Mark has a fear of elevators, so did he make it to Topolino's Terrace? And what about Tower of Terror? Plus, we have news of the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival including a new Guardians Of The Galaxy booth, and a hurricane warning. Resorts/attractions/restaurants mentioned: Tower of Terror/Smugglers Run/Runaway Railway/Figment/Rodeo BBQ

Talon Warburton stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. Talon recently became a dad and shared his experience about being a dad. We talk about the values he looks to instill into his son was he grows up. After that we talk about his role as Absorbing Man in the new Disney+ series, Iron Man and His Awesome Friends. We talk about how the lessons that kids and parents can learn from this series. In addition, he talks about his creative process when it comes to preparing for a new role. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.  About Talon Warburton Talon Warburton is an American actor and voice actor. Talon is known for voicing characters in various animated series, including Tryco in Guardians of the Galaxy, Talon in DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders, and Lord Nighty-Knight in Megamind Rules! He also the voice of Argenti in Honkai: Star Rail. You can see him voice the role of Absorbing Man in Iron Man and His Awesome Friends on Disney+. Make sure you follow Talon on Instagram at @talonwarburton. In addition, check out his show, Iron Man and His Awesome Friends on Disney+. Brainiac Is This Week's Podcast Sponsor Brainiac is the first and only line of snacks to contain the BrainPack, a blend of Omega-3s and choline. The company was started as part of their pursuit to provide the healthiest and smartest food for their our own kids. Brainiac Snacks offers foods kids love that parents can feel good about. They can be found at retailers like Walmart, Target and regional grocers nationwide. To learn more about their products and discover where you can purchase them, check out their website over at brainiacfoods.com.  About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast  The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Bob Odenkirk, Hank Azaria, Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a podcast! We burst into the feed with a special episode on the First James Gunn Superman Movie, 2025's Superman! We also want to know what you've done with the dog! Then it's all talk of hunks, kindness, quality acting, cuteness, good jokes, earnest people, and controversies in our quest to embrace the punk rock nature of being a good person. Plus, we get into some horror in the MouthGarf Report, and fight our way through I See What You Did There! Please go to the movies! Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts! Want to ask us a question? Talk to us! Email debutbuddies@gmail.comListen to the archives of Kelly and Chelsea's awesome horror movie podcast, Never Show the Monster.Get some sci-fi from Spaceboy Books.Get down with Michael J. O'Connor and the Cold Family and check out his new compilation The Best of the Bad Years 2005 - 2025Next time: "First," the Internet Comments Section Meme (1997)

This week on the Marvel Rewatch episode we have a double dose of Guardians of the Galaxy as we rewatch both of the GOTG films back to back and give you our thoughts. 

Hector & Devin are back (sorta) with an episode discussing Guardians 3 back in 2023.

Guardians of the Galaxy was released on this day and Justin Timberlake talks about his health issues.

Send us a textEver wondered if you could visit all four Walt Disney World theme parks in one day  with kids, teens, and grandparents in tow? In this episode of Well Hello Magic: The Podcast, I'm walking you through every magical (and exhausting) step of our family's Four Park Challenge to celebrate my niece's birthday.From rope drop at Animal Kingdom at 7:00 AM to leaving Magic Kingdom at 1:00 AM, we tackled 17 attractions, dined at 5 different locations, and covered over 12.5 miles. Whether you're wondering if this challenge is even possible with little ones or looking for a step-by-step breakdown on how to plan your own Disney park-hopping day, this episode is packed with everything you need to know.✨ In this episode, I break down:How to plan a Four Park Challenge with kids of different agesThe best route and park order to make your day efficientHow to use Lightning Lane to save time on the most popular ridesWhat to pack to survive 18 hours in the parksWhen to rest, when to push through, and when snacks save the dayHow to involve grandparents and still keep the day manageableWhy renting a stroller was essential even for our older kidsYou'll get our full itinerary what time we entered each park, which rides we hit, how we handled mealtimes, and how we made it feel magical for every generation. From Kilimanjaro Safaris and Guardians of the Galaxy to Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway and ending with TRON and Barnstormer at midnight, this was a day we'll never forget.Meanwhile, our littlest traveler enjoyed a slower-paced day back at the resort with the grandparents  and yes, that was part of our strategy too. This challenge doesn't have to mean dragging toddlers through the entire experience. In fact, I'll talk about how you can plan your own Four Park Challenge while splitting the day to fit your family's unique needs.You'll hear:How to do a Four Park Challenge at Walt Disney World with kidsThe most efficient way to park hop using Disney transportationWhen to schedule your Lightning Lanes and what to skipWhy EPCOT's International Gateway and the Skyliner are key to saving timeTips for squeezing in thrill rides Where to eat fast, what snacks to grab, and why cinnamon rolls after 10 PM taste betterHow to still enjoy fireworks, parades, and character photos without burning outFinal stats from our Four Park Challenge:17 attractions5 dining stops29,431 steps12.63 milesCountless memories madeThis is a real, honest look at how a family can take on the Four Park Challenge and make it work even when you're tired, it rains, or your daughter needs a stroller at hour 14. No highlight reel here, just the real magic.Tune in now on your favorite podcast app and follow @wellhellomagic on Instagram for more family Disney tips, park strategy breakdowns, and how to ke Support the showHey Welcome to Well Hello Magic! Well Hell Magic Website Instagram YouTube Pinterest Amazon Shop LTK Shop Ready to Plan your Disney Vacation? Free Planning Guide Join The Newsletter

Welcome back to the Working Perspectives Podcast, where the ultimate Marvel Infinity Saga tournament continues! In this highly anticipated second match of our semifinal round, we pit two fan-favorite blockbusters against each other: Captain America: The Winter Soldier faces off against Guardians of the Galaxy! The stakes are higher than ever as the winner moves on to the Grand Finals! In this two-round bout, we kick things off with a classic "Tale of the Tape" breakdown, diving into the key elements of each film. Then, in the first round, your hosts delve deep into the pros and cons of both Winter Soldier's gripping espionage thriller elements and Guardians of the Galaxy's vibrant cosmic adventure and comedic charm. Finally, in the thrilling decisive round, all three hosts cast their votes to determine which movie reigns supreme and earns its spot in the Infinity Saga Tournament Finals! Which film do YOU think will win? Let us know in the comments below! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don't miss any of our epic Marvel debates!

James Gunn is one of the most prolific and successful screenwriters and directors out there. After bringing the Marvel films, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, to the big screen, he was hired as the head of DC films to set up and bring to life the world of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. After successful products like THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021) and PEACEMAKER (2022), he's back with the true kickoff to the DC Universe with SUPERMAN (2025).From IMDB: “Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.”The new Superman film stars David Corenswet as the lead with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. The aggregate website Rottentomatoes has given it great reviews from both audiences and reviewers alike. Your co-hosts take a look at this big budget beginning to the DC Universe and give their thoughts.

It's been 2 years, but it is once again time to stop and rank all 53 MCU movies, Disney+ TV shows, and specials GET A FREE AUDIOBOOK Get a FREE audiobook with a FREE 30 day trial of Audible at http://www.audibletrial.com/seanchandler *AFFLIATE LINK* The Marvel Cinematic Universe has exploded to include 53 movies, Disney+ shows, and special presentations—and I've watched them all. In this video, I'm ranking every single MCU project from worst to best, from Iron Man to Endgame to Loki, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Werewolf by Night, and everything in between. Whether you're a lifelong fan or catching up on Phase 4 and beyond, this is the ultimate Marvel ranking to settle the debate. Agree? Disagree? Let me know your list in the comments! #MCU #MarvelRanking #MarvelCinematicUniverse #MarvelStudios #IronMan #AvengersEndgame #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #Loki #WandaVision #SpiderManNoWayHome #CaptainAmerica #MarvelMovies #DisneyPlus #SheHulk #ShangChi #MarvelPhase4 #MarvelPhase5 #SecretInvasion #EchoMarvel #XMen97 ✅ MOVIES (33 Total) Iron Man (2008) The Incredible Hulk (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010) Thor (2011) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) The Avengers (2012) Iron Man 3 (2013) Thor: The Dark World (2013) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Ant-Man (2015) Captain America: Civil War (2016) Doctor Strange (2016) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Black Panther (2018) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Captain Marvel (2019) Avengers: Endgame (2019) Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Black Widow (2021) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Eternals (2021) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) The Marvels (2023) Deadpool and Wolverine Captain America Brave New World Thunderbolts* | New Avengers The Fantastic Four First Steps

One half of power couple Zico (it's what TMZ has been calling them), yes, folks, it's Nico Santos! We had Nico and Zeke on together years ago, and now Nico returns for a solo ep (and of course Zeke will be back!). Now, you know Nico from Superstore, The Z-Suite, Crazy Rich Asians, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 and so much more, and today we get into it! Nico tells us about his dating life in Oregon and California (that's right, he's smooched in at least two US states); we talk about his family, Filipino family customs, boundaries he had to draw with his relatives when Zeke and he got married, 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!*Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* (Yes, still!)ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "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.

In this episode of The Main Attraction Podcast, hosts Justin Strawn and Ryan Nelson dive deep into their rankings of the top 10 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). They discuss their personal favorites, the impact of each film, and the evolution of the MCU over the years. From the iconic Iron Man to the emotional Avengers: Infinity War, the hosts share their thoughts on what makes these films stand out. They also touch on the cultural significance of films like Black Panther and the importance of character development throughout the series. The conversation is filled with nostalgia, humor, and a shared love for the superhero genre.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the MCU Rankings02:39 Setting the Stage for MCU Discussion03:12 Personal Connections to the MCU04:16 Ranking the Top 10 MCU Films06:46 Exploring the Thunderbolts07:11 Guardians of the Galaxy 3: A Heartfelt Goodbye09:18 The Original Avengers: A Pivotal Moment11:18 Thor Ragnarok: A Surprising Hit12:12 Captain America: Civil War - A Divided Avengers15:23 Shang-Chi: A New Era of Heroes17:34 Black Panther: Cultural Significance and Impact20:33 Spider-Man Homecoming: A New Beginning25:37 Thor Ragnarok: A Fun Turnaround27:10 Thor: Ragnarok - A Fan Favorite28:06 Captain America: The Winter Soldier - A Surprising Hit31:29 Guardians of the Galaxy - Unexpected Success35:05 Avengers: Endgame - A Cinematic Milestone39:25 Iron Man - The Birth of the MCU44:10 Infinity War - A Thrilling Experience

Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's comic book creation, has seen numerous incarnations over the last eight decades. The last son of Krypton has been heard on radio, and seen in animation, serials, films, and several TV series. While each is a product of its time, some are clearly hits while others are misses. At long last James Gunn, best known for Guardians of the Galaxy, has his turn at bat. And, in the view of critics, movie goers, and all three Regular Joes, he has hit it out of the ballpark. The Film both reclaims Superman‘s position as the cornerstone of the DC universe and heralds an exciting new era under Gunn's stewardship. Note: there will be SPOILERS. So, if you have had any hesitation, just see the movie. There's also the usual round of Random Topics and yet more What's in the Box! Thanks for listening!

Superman directed by James Gunn is finally here! But first, is Cody plotting Jake's murder? Are we looking forward to the future of the DC movie universe? Did the Justice Gang steal the show? Does Jame Gunn excel at ensembles? Did this world feel lived in? Did all the characters get enough screen time? Did this have some of the best casting for a superhero movie? How do we feel about Sean Gunn? Was this a Superman movie for comic book nerds? Did this movie fix everything we didn't like about Man of Steel? Did this feel like a street-level Superman? Did this movie get Superman right? Are these the best on-screen portrayals of Lex Luthor and Lois Lane? What did this movie get wrong? Is Lex the most GOATED hater of all time? Was it fun to see Superman get his ass kicked? How did we feel about Jimmy Olsen? Did we like the portrayal of Ma and Pa Kent? Is this more like a Year Three Superman? What unique perspective does Jake offer about the end of the movie? Did David Corenswet pull off an amazing Superman? Would this Superman smoke weed with us? Did everyone in our theaters pop for Supergirl? Was she straight off the pages of Woman of Tomorrow? Did the characters feel real? Is Ultraman Bizarro? Did Superman kill in this movie? Did we like the design of The Engineer? Was this movie stacked to the gills with baddies? Did Hawkgirl murder Benjamin Netanyahu? Did Nathan Fillion kill it as Guy Gardner? Was he the coolest onscreen Green Lantern we've ever gotten? Did Mister Terrific have one of the best scenes in the movie? Did this movie need more needle drops? Did Cody and Jake think there was too much Krypto in this movie? Was Krypto's scene with Lex Luthor too similar to Hulk vs. Loki in The Avengers? Did Superman use a ton of cool fighting moves? Did we like the way flight was shown in the film? How do we feel about the change to Superman's parents? Is Superman getting his ass kicked justified? Is there too much packed into one movie? Who are we in the movie? Does Anthony know all celebrity Anthonys? Do we want to see more Metamorpho? Are we going to see the Justice Society or Justice League in future movies? Is Slenderman in this movie? Was Lex Luthor's inter-dimensional prison The Phantom Zone? Was the movie paced in a weird way? Is Superman better when you watch it a second time? Does The Suicide Squad rank higher than this? How does it compare to Guardians of the Galaxy? Is this one of the best DC movies ever made? What will Superman 2 be about?New episodes every THURSDAYFollow us on social media! Bluesky // Instagram // Twitter // TikTok :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@comicsnchronic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/channel/UC45vP6pBHZk9rZi_2X3VkzQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-mail: comicsnchronicpodcast@gmail.comCodyInstagram // Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@codycannoncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @Cody_CannonTikTok: @codywalakacannonJakeInstagram // Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jakefhaha⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AnthonyBluesky // Instagram // Threads // Twitter // TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mrtonynacho⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

At last, I finally understand the dangers of investing in Krypto Director James Gunn leaves Guardians of the Galaxy behind to launch DC Studios, starting with the 2025 resurrection of Superman. But can David Corenswet be a Man of Steel to Metropolis after Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) smears his good name in a social media campaign that questions why dad Bradley Cooper sent him to Earth? And is the narrative even harder to control when reporter-girlfriend Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) challenges the way “Big Blue” protects foreign countries from invasion? Get the full scoop as the Now Playing Gang reunites.

James Gunn (Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) is a director, screenwriter, and co-chair of DC Studios. James joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the enduring impact of Super Friends, why people love the fact that Superman can beat up God, and how seeing the Sex Pistols as a kid altered life. James and Dax talk about once getting into such an intense argument with his dad about Prince that it almost came to blows, falling in love with and relating to the monsters in horror movies, and the dream of mixing animals and outcasts in his work. James explains how transformative it was to be compensated for doing something creative, why Guardians of the Galaxy has a reach beyond superhero movies, and how his most difficult moments made way for him to feel ok for the first time in his life.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.