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 6: Hey Stevie

    November 17th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins
    andor, indiana jones, rogue one, superman

    What Went Wrong with Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?

  • Episode 5: Big News in the Super World

    November 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins
    ant man, batman, black adam, dc studios, dceu, dcu, doctor who, james gunn, quantumania, she-hulk, superman, thor love and thunder

    James Gunn and Peter Safran heading the new DC Studios, Black Adam, Thor: Love & Thunder, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer, and She-Hulk

  • Episode 4: Believe It or Not

    November 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins

    Nabokov's lost Superman poem, Superman IV, Greatest American Hero, Quantum Leap, and more.

  • Episode 3: We Have Words For Mr. Snyder

    October 27th, 2022  |  54 mins 59 secs
    batman, blaggards, dc comics, dceu, justice league, man of steel, superman, tesla city stories, zack snyder

    Superman ‘78 comic book series, Man of Steel, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Wonder Woman 1984, The Suicide Squad, and more.

  • Episode 2: Caped Wonder Stuns City

    October 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 34 mins

    We revisit Superman Returns, analyze its strengths and many flaws, and compare it to other portrayals of Superman. Who got it right? Who got it oh so wrong? How could it be done better? Also: should Matt Reeves' "The Batman" serve as the foundation for a new DCEU?

  • Episode 1: Opening Scrawl

    October 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 53 mins
    batman, blaggards, comic books, dc comics, superman, tesla city stories, zsu-zsu's petals

    Batman, Superman, the Arrowverse, Star Wars prequels, sequels and Disney+ shows, and tons more.