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Maddy Myers and Ryan Pagella review and break down the queer subtext of every X-Men cartoon/tv show/movie/game/book EVER. And maybe date Wolverine. E-Mail: themutantages@gmail.com Discord server: https://discordapp.com/invite/VJ5P5ZH Voicemail: (508) 319-1668
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Movies... They're not just for babies anymore. They actually let you watch them now at any age. Joe Biden passed that law via executive order, and we thank him for it. And funny boys TV's Kevin Lanigan, Justin Germeroth, and Vern Tooley are taking this opportunity to explore all sorts of films meant for young people. From big hits like Barbie and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to classics from their youth like Popeye or Dick Tracy or even weird oddities like Donkey Skin and Head. Simply nothin ...
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Xavier is dead, and reality is rewritten. Apocalypse now reigns over North America, and Magneto leads the X-Men. Welcome to our new season of Power of X-Men: Apocalypse, the podcast where we review every single issue of the classic, reality-warping, high-octane, epic X-Men crossover event known as Age of Apocalypse! Each week we tackle a different chapter of this legendary 90s event with guest from all around the X-Men multiverse! Note: All of "Season 1" is Generations of X, hosted by both T ...
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A comedian, a movie critic, and a barber walk into a family-friendly pop culture podcast to humorously discuss movies, music, TV, food, video games & more!
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We're two brothers who love comic books and we're rewatching superhero movies! Marly Halpern-Graser is an Animation writer who's written superhero cartoons like Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Aquaman: King of Atlantis and Austen is a recent college grad who loves to make new friends! We're 12 years apart in age so will our perspectives have changed now that Austen isn't a child and Marly owns a house? Find out on Hero Rewatch!
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Hosts Rosalie Lewis and Tim Rosenberger dive each month into films released through boutique home video labels like the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, Flicker Alley, Shout Factory, Grapevine, etc. Podcast formerly The Criterion Collectors.
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Plot Points is a monthly podcast which discusses table-top role-playing games and their supplements as literature. Our quirky panel discusses games old and new, spotlights innovations in the hobby, and links to literature.
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Cosmic Crit is a weekly Actual Play podcast centered on the new Starfinder RPG from Paizo. Listen to the shenanigans as a seasoned GM, a couple of noobs, and some RPG veterans explore the galaxy and fight monsters on behalf of the Starfinder Society. It's a little roleplay, a lot of natural 20s (we hope), and plenty of fun.
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Maddy, Ryan, and Todd read the five-issue comic book series "X-Terminators" and loved it. We go over the major plot beats and outline all the reasons why it's great and everyone should read it. Namely that it's four women being hilarious hot messes who love each other and love ribbing on each other. They get into some hot water with Dazzler's shitt…
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Attention, Kmart Shoppers! After 36 years and a failed attempt at going Hawaiian, Tim Burton has finally made a sequel to Beetlejuice. Joel and Kent were able to watch this return to the Neitherworld and are ready to share their thoughts with you. We’ll begin this BaconBit with a spoiler-free review, where we’ll discuss our feelings about the film …
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We have another silly episode coming your way where we review our Top 5 Favorite Potato Preparations! We talk chips, crisps, fries, tots, baked, hashed, browned, Pringled, salad-ed, scalloped, wedged, Gnocchi’ed, soup’ed, and more! Also discussed: M/F/K - Candy Bar Edition, Genres we’re not into feat. Steampunk and Cyberpunk, the invention of the s…
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Baconsale has already taken a look at the music of 30 years ago this season, so why not roll back the clock another decade and pick some tunes from 1984? Well, because trying to decide which songs to include is like choosing a favorite child. There are so many good options from that year, even for Zack, who wasn’t even born yet! Nevertheless, we ar…
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CHOO-CHOO!!It's time for three train likers to take a ride aboard the trippy cosmic express with Gisaburō Sugii's Night on the Galactic Railroad before playing a little game of Name That Train (a game that asks you to name zero trains).cw: Catholics gonna catch a lotta strays in this one. And I'm not talking about stray cats!!!!Next time: Hudson Ha…
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Join us today on this super silly episode as we explore some of our favorite summertime movies, music, indoor/outdoor activities, and food! Also discussed: the return of Soda Chat, the Big-arms Jesus statue in Brazil, & we may or may not be mythical hooved-creatures! ————————————————————To see images of the stuff discussed, look at your device's sc…
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Whether you’re listening to this episode on Monday morning or Saturday Night, the Wicked Baconsale boys are ready to present the Megalopolis of movies that are slated to be released this fall & winter. We’ll begin by unleashing our Venom on five films we’re hoping will flop and throw them to the Wolfs. Then we’ll Transformers One topic into another…
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An unforgettable episode as legendary X-Men writer Scott Lobdell returns to the podcast! Dive deep into the creation of one of the most iconic versions of Wolverine in the classic Age of Apocalypse saga. Hear Scott’s behind-the-scenes stories on the emotional and impactful death of Illyana Rasputin due to the Legacy Virus and how that moment shaped…
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"eXploited" is by far the best episode of The Gifted yet, with Esme Cuckoo's machinations on full display and tons of other great scenes in the mix. Blink, Dreamer, and the Strucker kids are in captivity at Trask Laboratories, and the torture has begun. The Strucker parents track down Jace Turner and try to convince him he's doing the wrong thing, …
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After a raucous good time with the latest Marvel theatrical film Deadpool & Wolverine, we decided to revisit where it all began - 1986’s HOWARD THE DUCK! We talk about George Lucas’ involvement and the decent effects in a pretty bad movie, Lea Thompson being the only saving grace, if Howard is a superhero, and Steven has a pretty emotional response…
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Oh yeah! This Baconsale commercial mascot battle just keeps going and going and going. What can we say? We like to party. And while things may get a little cuckoo on this episode, we are going to finish the bracket and declare which mascot packs the biggest vitamin-packed punch. Do you believe in magic? Because that’s going to come into play a few …
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On today's show, we discuss the newest film set in the canon of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and potentially the final film in Fox-Marvel timeline?), 2024's 'DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE'!We begin with a NON-SPOILER review of the film (check the chapters of your podcast player), but then we delve into SPOILERS as we discuss details the trailers purposely…
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Well, we know you heard it through the grapevine and the rumors are true! Baconsale is doing another ridiculous deathmatch. Why? Because they're gr-r-reat! On this episode, Joel, Kent, and Zack have randomly placed 64 popular brand mascots on a bracket to discover who can take a bite out of crime (and their opponent). And as these colorful commerci…
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The Year of the Turt' continues as we discuss the franchise's very first filmic adventure, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990)! We talk about how the movie blends the edginess of the original Mirage comics with the fun of the 1987 cartoon, how great the turtle costumes look, the relationships between the four turtles, the overall quality of acting,…
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Maddy and Ryan watch one of the best episodes of The Gifted in a long time, in which Esme Cuckoo continues to keep the plot moving along and gets the Mutant Underground on board with breaking in to Dr. Campbell's lab to rescue her family members (the other Cuckoos, not that any of the characters on the show know that). We also talk about Deadpool &…
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Remember that time we tiered trilogies? Well, it’s time for the sequel. On this episode of Baconsale, we have another batch of movie sets that Joel, Kent, and Zack are going to rank, including The Godfather, Austin Powers, Toy Story, Evil Dead, Bridget Jones, The Mighty Ducks, Divergent, and Crocodile Dundee. During this journey, we discover that K…
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Is ‘Glen Powell Summer’ over? Not in our hearts. We finish out this spectacular, impromptu series with an animated treat from one of our faves, Richard Linklater, with the 2022 film APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD (2022)! We talk about the interesting rotoscoped animation, the mundane suburban life made extraordinary at the hands of Linklater,…
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The uncanny X-temps are at it again! Joel, Kent & Zack have been hired to rank & organize villains from the X-Men universe as they arrive at Ryker's Island. We have a limited number of maximum-, medium-, and minimum-security cells at the prison, so we have to make sure we put the most formidable fictional foes in the right spots. However, let’s fac…
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This month, it's Moviez 4 Buttheadz as Vern shows TV's Kevin & Justin G. the 1996 Mike Judge vehicle, Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996). That's between a long riff about an evil farmer's market and a little game called Mike Judge Not Lest Ye Be Mike Judged.Next month: Night on the Galactic Railroad…
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On today's show, we're discussing not one, but TWO tornadic-activity disaster films: TWISTER ('96) & TWISTERS ('24) - SPOILERS!We discuss the directors & actors of each film, our feelings on disaster movies in general, how Oklahomans react to severe weather, tornado fighting, people from Arkansas, how a zebra = a cow, and for some reason...Debbie D…
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Finally, it's an episode of The Gifted that is pretty much okay. Not amazing, but okay! Esme Cuckoo is here at last for an anti-climactic entrance that does not foreshadow how significant her role is going to end up being, but Maddy and Ryan are very glad to see her nonetheless. Reed Strucker tracks down his estranged father and finds out some fami…
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Due to a clerical error, Baconsalia has been chosen as the next host city for the Summer Olympics. Prime Minister Bigmustache has tasked Joel, Kent & Zack to make some adjustments to help these games fit our limited budget and space. Therefore, on this episode of Baconsale, we’re going to be cutting traditional Olympic events and presenting simpler…
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In this thrilling episode of Cosmic Crit, the team ascends the eerie stairwell of the launch bay, only to encounter a mysterious Gray named "Censored." This enigmatic figure, who claims to be an old acquaintance of [REDACTED], is bent on thwarting Operation Sharpwing by setting the satellite for a premature launch. Our characters must race against …
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It’s been almost thirty years since the original Twister came out, which is why Hollywood decided to make a standalone sequel that doesn’t really have anything to do with the first movie. Regardless, Kent and Joel saw Twisters together and now they’re ready to review it. However, Zack is seeing it later this week, so he’s going to leave before we e…
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Today we continue our impromtu Glen Powell Summer with the 2023 romantic comedy ANYONE BUT YOU! We compare modern rom-coms vs their 90s counterparts, discuss the bad and generic titles these all seem to have nowadays, and we crush hard over Glen Powell once again!We also talk about muddy dogs, some recent celebrity deaths, Set It Up (2018 - Netflix…
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We’re caught in a trap. We can’t walk out. Because on this episode of Baconsale, we’re talking about Elvis Presley. We know some of you have a Burning Love for the King of Rock and Roll, but we also know that others think he’s just a Hound Dog whose songs belong In the Ghetto. Nevertheless, Joel, Kent & Zack listened to all of Elvis’s studio albums…
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In this gripping episode of Cosmic Crit, the crew prepares for the launch of Operation Sharpwing, an ambitious mission to deploy satellites that will revolutionize our colony's communication capabilities. Tensions run high as they navigate fraught negotiations with disgruntled labor and engineering unions, striving to secure the crucial workforce n…
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