About the show

Chad Smalley and Brendan Jones (friends for more than 30 years) reflect on movies, TV, music and comics… with a special focus on their shared love of Superman.

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Episodes

  • Episode 18: Gorilla Wearing a Wacky Hat

    March 2nd, 2023  |  58 mins 47 secs

    The Ghost Busters (1975), Charles Nelson Reilly & HELLO TOMORROW!

  • Episode 17: ANT-MAN and the WASP: QUANTUMANIA

    February 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min

    ANT-MAN and the WASP: QUANTUMANIA. Is It Too Weird? | PICARD S3 E1 Review

  • Episode 16: Batnipple Universe

    February 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 27 mins

    The Flash Trailer, Indy 5, Linoleum, Picard, Hello Tomorrow!, Batman and Son

  • Episode 15: Chewbacca Socks

    February 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

    Star Wars Story LPs, Disney's Robin Hood, #MegoSuperman, Peter Boyle & Reality Bites

  • Episode 14: Turns Out I'm the Choir

    February 2nd, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins
    all-star superman, amazo justice league unlimited, batman, batman the brave and the bold, composite superman, creature commandos, daredevil, dc comics, dc gods and monsters, dc the authority, dcu, grant morrison, guardians of the galaxy, lanterns hbo, legion of superheroes, marvel comics, spider-man, suicide squad, supergirl woman of tomorrow, superman, superman legacy, swamp thing, teen titans, waller dc

    A Closer Look at James Gunn's New DCU Slate

  • Episode 13: I Fought For the Trunks

    January 29th, 2023  |  1 hr 37 mins
    all-star superman, batman, batman the black glove, burger time arcade, classic video games, dc comics, dcu, grant morrison, indiana jones, indiana jones and the fate of atlantis, james gunn dcu, jedi knight outcast, judson scott the phoenix, kyle katarn, mappy arcade, ricardo montalban, rolling thunder arcade game, samurai shodown, star wars vector arcade game, superman, the last of us, the phoenix tv show 1981, wrath of khan

    All-Star Superman in the DCU? | The Last of Us | Classic Video Games

  • Episode 12: Hurray, Hurray Sweethaven

    January 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins
    bisbee arizona, blaggards, doug stanhope, elvis costello, fantastic four, harry nilsson, harry nilsson popeye demos, jack kirby, marvel comics, mcu, paul mccartney, popeye, popeye movie 1980, popeye village malta, quantumania trailer, robin williams, shelley duvall, spider-man, stan lee, steve ditko, zsu-zsu's petals

    Popeye, Harry Nilsson, and Fantastic Four in the MCU

  • Episode 11: Beatles, VHS Tapes and Farts

    January 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

    The Beatles Anthology, Peter Jackson's "Get Back", VHS Nostalgia & Everything Everywhere All at Once

  • Episode 10: Hi, I'm the DC Universe

    December 29th, 2022  |  1 hr 14 mins
    all-star superman, arkham asylum, batman, dc comics, dceu, dcu, death of superman lives documentary, grant morrison, grant morrison batman, green lantern hbo max series, james gunn, james gunn dceu reboot, jon schnepp, marvel comics, superman, swamp thing series, we3 comic, we3 comic review

    James Gunn DCU News | Green Lantern series? | Doom Patrol? | The Sandman Netflix Review | Jon Schnepp's "Death of Superman Lives"

  • Episode 9: Jimbo Gunn

    December 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 15 mins
    batman, dc comics, dc studios, dc universe, dceu, dcu, james gunn, marvel studios, superman

    The tantalizing possibilities of James Gunn's DCU

  • Episode 8: Jump On J.J.

    December 15th, 2022  |  1 hr 14 mins

    James Gunn's DCU Reboot | Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Retcon?

  • Episode 7: No Dooku

    December 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 32 mins

    Indy 5 Trailer, Andor Season 1, Wakanda Forever, and tons more.