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Meanwhile Back on The Podcast

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 Get ready for the perfect weekly dose of geek speak, as we deliver a nuanced, yet fun conversation about all your favorite made-up s@#%! 


We've got the latest news, in-depth reviews, insightful commentary, brain-bending theories, and so much more. Every Monday, a rotating lineup of hilarious and insightful super fans will lead you on a journey into the vast corners of the magical land of super fandom.

 From the four-colour world of capes and cowls, to sci-fi/fantasy, gaming, anime, and everything in between, we've got everything your nerdy little heart desires. 

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Episodes

Ep. 108 - Spoiler Hot Review - Dune (2021)

Send us a text For your listening pleasure, we are proud to bring you our Spoiler Hot Review of Dune. Grab your criss blades, put on your still suits, and jump in your ornothopters because we're headed to Arrakkis. From the costume design, all the way up to the special effects. Frank, Kristina, and Saba are going to give you their takeaways on Denis Villeneuve's latest feature length project. Here we gooo! Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questi...

Oct 29, 20211 hr 17 minEp. 108

Ep. 107 - Interview with Marvel's Superstar writer - Jason Aaron Pt. 1

Send us a text Coming up on todays show, we have a special treat for you. Kristina and Frank sit down with one of Marvel's most talented and metal comic book writers. The man who made Jane Foster worthy, killed the watcher. And made Daredevil a god. Jason Aaron. This is a two part interview. this is part 1. And we leave no stone unturned as we discuss it all. You do not want to miss this one. It's going to be one for the ages. Listen now! Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note ...

Oct 23, 202140 minEp. 107

Ep. 106- Trailer Party - Matrix Resurrection, Hawkeye, Wolverine, GOTG, KOTOR, and more

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, we have got a trailer breakdown extravaganza! Everyone and I mean everyone was glued to their computer screen for the release of the Matrix Resurrections trailer! And going by the online buzz, it did not disappoint. Now the Matrix was alone in creating some trailer hype. During the Sony Playstation's State Of Play the world were treated to a few teasers for some very excited new games for the PS5 and a few trailers. Spiderman 2, Gu...

Oct 15, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 106

Ep. 105 - What If Season One Wrap up - Feat. What If..? head writer/EP AC Bradley

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, Geoff joins Frank to continue the recap of What If Season 1. The Meanwhile crew revisits episode 6-9, giving you a full breakdown on what they liked ,what didn't like and they share some of their most thought provoking take aways. And as an added bonus to this already jam packed episode. We cap things off with our interview with the Executive Producer and Head Writer of Marvel Studios What If...? AC Bradley. Join us as we discuss e...

Oct 09, 20211 hr 51 minEp. 105

Ep. 104 - Batman Day Celebration - Who is the GOAT of Big Screen Bats?

Send us a text Happy Batman Day 2021! Today is the 83rd birthday for the Dark Knight, the caper crusader, the Bat, the worlds greatest detective. And as we did last year, we have an episode for you that celebrates everything BATMAN! Geoff and Brad join me in the pod to try and answer once and for all. Who is the GOAT of big screen bats? Will it be Bale, Keaton, Affleck or will one us suffer a head injury and pick one of those other two guys? Stick around and find out. Nanananana Meanwhile! Want ...

Sep 22, 202150 minEp. 104

Ep. 103 - What If...? Mid Season Review

Send us a text On today's episode its our mid season breakdown/review of Marvel Studios What If...? Season 1. Spoilers ahead we'll be deep diving on first 5 episodes of this series. From Captain Carter, to Marvel Zombies we'll be breaking it all down. And we kick off the episode with an exciting announcement that you won't believe. So true believers stay right there, because we have got a great episode coming up. Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or...

Sep 18, 20211 hr 20 minEp. 103

Ep. 102 - Spoiler Hot Review - Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

Send us a text On today's episode it's another spoiler hot review! I think this is the first time in the podcasts history where we did two film reviews back to back! And speaking of history the film that today's spoiler hot review is focused on just broke the labour day box office record. Of course I am talking about Marvel Studios Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings. Marvel's first foray into the Martial Arts genre! And lead by former stock photography model, and Toronto's own, Simu Liu! ...

Sep 09, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 102

Ep. 101 - Spoiler Hot Review - The Suicide Squad

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile, it's our first episode back from our short hiatus. And Kristina, Taco, and I waste no time giving you our spoiler hot review of The Suicide Squad, not Suicide Squad. The Suicide Squad. James Gunn's DC debut. Was this another smash hit for this beloved director? Did he do the the source material justice? Was this the comic book movie with the highest body count? And who do we think really saved the world from Starro the Conqueror? We got our answers to...

Aug 31, 20211 hr 30 minEp. 101

Celebrating 100! These are 100 of our favourite things

Send us a text We thought long and hard about what we wanted to do for our 100th episode, and we lots of ideas, but only one of them checked the box that was most important to us, which was to give you the fans, something they would appreciate. So, for you our fans, this is Meanwhile's top 100 musts! Our top 100 recommendations, for what to watch, read, play, etc. Each of us curated a list of 20 of our favourite things from the wonderful world of spec/genre fiction. We've got comics, games, movi...

Aug 09, 20212 hr 31 min

Ep. 100 - Loki: Pod Of Mischief - For All Time. Always.

Send us a text On today's show it's the finale episode of Pod Of Mischief, Brad and Saba join me in the Pod at the end of time to discuss the season finale of Marvel Studios Loki. Episode 6, For All Time, Always. And as much as we wanted this episode to answer some questions, it ended up raising a lot more. Like how is Jonathan Majors so awesome? Is Loki forever changed? What was really motivating Sylvie, and where in time and space does the events of this episode take place, and how and when do...

Jul 18, 20211 hr 45 minEp. 100

Bonus: Spoiler Hot Review - Black Widow

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast. We've got out spoiler hot review of Marvel Studios, Black Widow. It's been quite along time since we've had a Marvel film to talk about, and we had quite a bit to say....We'll tell you what we liked, what we didn't like and we'll be gushing over Florence Pugh...a lot. But be prepared to have some truth bombs dropped on you like flying assassin training facilities from above. We've got all this and so much on this episode of Meanwhi...

Jul 16, 20211 hr 9 min

Update: Thank you! We made it to 100! Schedule change - yah we hate these too

Send us a text Yah, these are annoying to find in your feed, when you get notified that there is a new episode you get excited, and then when you see that its just an update or a trailer. your excitement quickly turns into dissapointment. We get it. But bare with us. You are going to like this one. Don't be like that, hit play. Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a future episode! And be sure to drop us a rati...

Jul 16, 20213 min

Ep. 99 - Loki: Pod Of Mischief - Journey Into Mystery

Send us a text On this episode of Pod Of Mischief. Brad and Taco join Frank to break down Episode 5, of Marvel Studios, Loki. Journey Into Mystery. in this penultimate chapter we found out where the TVA dumps it's trash, we met one new Loki after another, and this episode had the Meanwhile crew asking, has the MCU Loki truly casted off his evil ways? And Are all Loki's pre destined to be big bads? And we got a full breakdown of all the easter eggs scattered around the void. You don't want to mis...

Jul 13, 20211 hr 49 minEp. 99

Ep. 98 - Loki: Pod Of Mischief - The Nexus Event

Send us a text On this episode of Pod Of Mischief! Meanwhile's Loki Aftershow, Saba and Kristina join Frank to breakdown and unpack episode 4 - The Nexus Event. They'll give you a full recap, share their insights into the story and the characters. Lots to say about Loki and Sylvie, Rovanna and Mobius, and that big Wizard of Oz moment. And to cap it all off they some theories on who is behind the curtain. All this and some much more on this episode of Pod Of Mischief Want to have your say on the ...

Jul 06, 20211 hr 20 minEp. 98

Ep. 97 - Loki: Pod Of Mischief - Lamentis

Send us a text Coming up on the Pod Of Mischief, Saba and Taco join me for a breakdown of episode 3, Lamentis. We talk about the series newest character Sylvie. And how we think she fits into this story. Saba shares how she felt about the first 2 episodes, our characters, and some of her theories. We geek out over that incredible one shot, and we try to connect some dots. All this and so much more on this episode of Pod Of Mischief. Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE w...

Jun 27, 202159 minEp. 97

Ep. 96 - Loki: Pod Of Mischief - Glorious Purpose & The Variant

Send us a text Hello listeners! Welcome to the debut episode of Pod Of Mischief, Meanwhile Back On The Podcast's Loki Aftershow. And for this inaugural episode we've got two times the fun, as we'll be recaping and unpacking episode 1, Glorious Purpose and episode 2, The Variant. And this is going to be a deep dive folks. And, we've got the first letters in the clue phrase for Meanwhile's Nintendo Switch giveaway. Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or...

Jun 24, 20212 hr 1 minEp. 96

Ep. 95 - Batman Forever Watchalong/Commentary

Send us a text It's the 26th anniversary of Batman Forever, and Kristina, Brad, Taco and Frank are in the pod for another Meanwhile Back On The Podcast film commentary/watch along. And real talk, his was our funniest one yet. So many jokes! It was just to easy, sorry not sorry. So, go cue up your copy of Batman Forever and be sure to join us! #releasetheschumachercut Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE with your comments or questions, and we'll respond ON AIR on a futur...

Jun 19, 20212 hr 3 minEp. 95

Ep. 94 - GOTG(Guardians) game buzz, Year of the villains, WB Discovery Merger & Zack Snyder

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile, Brad, Geoff, and I are jumping into the pod to discuss the newly announced Guardians of The Galaxy game from Square Enix and Edios Montreal. We give our wish lists for what we want, and discuss what would make for some fun side missions. From there we enter Millarworld, to discuss Netflix cancelling Jupiter's Legacy to replace it with a show that will focus on the rogues gallery of the Union of Justice, is this the year of the villain? What is Hollywo...

Jun 11, 202153 minEp. 94

Ep. 93 - Multiverse big bads in Spidey 3/Eternals Trailer/A DCEU what if...and much more

Send us a text Coming up on today's show. We introduce you to Meanwhile's newest Co-host Brad Bee, we give you our thoughts on our first real trailer for Marvel's Eternals, unpack the recent plot leak from the highly anticipated Spiderman No Way Home, and from there we explore what the DCEU might have been like, had Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel taken place in the same world as Nolan's Dark Knight, and we cap the show off with Meanwhile's mission to put an end to spoilers, all this and so much more...

Jun 04, 20211 hr 18 minEp. 93

Ep. 92 - Marvel Studios: See You At The Movies - Trailer Breakdown

Send us a text Last week, Marvel gifted fans a small featurette. Its goal was to remind all of us of how much we miss going to the movies. The popcorn, the friends, the community, and of course the spectacle! And following that reminder, was an emotional trip down memory lane highlighting some of the MCU'S most moving moments.As well as some new footage from Black Widow and Shang Chi,the long anticipated first look at the Eternals,and some title card reveals for Black Panther 2, and Captain Marv...

May 21, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 92

Ep. 91 - Meanwhile's Guide To Dating For Nerds

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast! Taco, Frank, and Kristina are in the pod for Meanwhile's guide to dating for nerds. Nerds like you, and Nerds like us. Hey we all need love, but how is dating different for our kind? We'll we are going to try to best provide answers to those questions, explore the challenges, and real talk, it got pretty hoth on this one, as we shared some of our hilarious, and not so hilarious, personal dating stories. Buckle in for a lot of fun a...

May 15, 20211 hr 18 minEp. 91

Ep. 90 - Mortal Kombat Spoiler Hot Review

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast! it's our spoiler hot review of Mortal Kombat, but before we got to the review. Kristina, Saba, Taco, and I look back on our fondest memories of the fighting game that forever changed fighting games. We relive our favourite characters, our favourite memories, and of course our favourite fatalities! So stay right there you don't want to miss this one....get over here!! Want to have your say on the show? Leave us a voice note HERE wit...

Apr 29, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 90

Ep. 89 - The Falcon And The Winter Soldier After Show - 6/6

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, we regretfully bring this aftershow to a close, as Saba, and Geoff join Frank to recap and breakdown the season finale, of the Falcon And the winter soldier, episode 6. One World, One People. The Falcon is now Captain America, The Winter Soldier is now James Bucky Barnes, John Walker is the US Agent, Sharon is the Power Broker, Karli and the flag smashers are believed to be dead. And Isaiah Bradley is brought back to life in a most...

Apr 27, 20211 hr 57 minEp. 89

Ep. 88 - Justice League Mortal Pt. 2

Send us a text If you haven't listened to Part 1 of our Justice League Mortal breakdown, you can find it here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1190102/4439696 On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, It's another edition of Dead in Development, that's right listeners. It's the long awaited conclusion to our breakdown of Justice League Mortal. The George Miller lead Justice League movie that never made it to photography! The famed director of Mad Max fame, had the script, the players, costum...

Apr 22, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 88

Ep. 87 - The Falcon & The Winter Soldier After Show - Truth - 5/6

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, it's another edition of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier After show. And Kristina and another special guest join me in the pod to recap, episode 5, Truth! and boy do we get a dose of it in this weeks chapter. We kick off the show with the fight we have all been waiting for, we witness the consequences of John Walker's and Karli Morgenthau's actions from last week. Saw a new character join the story, had an eye opening visit with I...

Apr 18, 20211 hr 43 minEp. 87

Ep - 86 - Almost MCU Heroes Pt . 3

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast! It's the episode you have all been waiting for, climactic conclusion to Almost MCU Heroes! This is part 3! And man do we have a great show for you! Coming up, we'll tell you who who turned down the role of Ego The Planet, who was on the short list for Black Panther, and Captain Marvel. And as an added bonus we are going to tell you about the OTHER It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia cast member who was considered for Guardians Of the...

Apr 15, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 86

Ep. 85 - The Falcon & The Winter Soldier After Show - 4/6

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, Chris, Saba, and our special guest join me in the pod as we recap, Episode 4 of Marvel Studios - The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, The Whole World is Watching, and folks there couldn't be a truer statement! Because this episode is all anyone can talk about right now. It had it all, action, ideological conflict, powerful and transformative character developments, real consequences, and a nod to our favourite Canadian X-Man. We've g...

Apr 11, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 85

Ep. 84 - Interview w/ Andrew Winegarner - Creator of Duel Of The Fates Digital Comic

Send us a text On this weeks episode of Meanwhile, I sit down with Andrew Winegarner, the Star Wars super fan who took it upon himself to adapt Colin Trevorrow's Star War's Episode 9 script, Duel Of The Fates into a digital comic. Over the next 90 mins Andrew and I geek out over our mutual love for the episode 9 that could have been. And he tells us why he wanted to make it into a comic and how he did it. We trade points of view on Disney's stewardship of the franchise, and we even get into some...

Apr 08, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 84

Ep. 83 - The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Aftershow - The Power Broker - 3/6

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, it's another editon of The Falcon And Winter Soldier After Show. And Taco, Kristina and I are in the pod to recap episode 3, The Power Broker. Coming up, John Walker has loog on his face, Bucky finds a part of himself he hoped was gone, Sam goes pimpin in Marvel's verison of Tortooga, We get the sales pitch for Super Soldier Serum 2.0, Karli blows us away, and we get reacquainted with Agent 13, who can still kick some serious ass! ...

Apr 06, 20211 hr 16 minEp. 83

Ep. 82 - The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Aftershow - The Star Spangled Man - 2/6

Send us a text On this episode of Meanwhile, Saba, Kristina, and Harmony join Frank to unpack Episode 2 of the The Falcon and The Winter Soldier "The Star Spangled Man" We found out a little more about John Walker and the people in his life, we got the download on the GRC, and discover the dark history behind the shield. And the Flag Smashers do more head smashing than flag smashing. All this, and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast! Want to have your say on the show? L...

Mar 31, 20211 hr 54 minEp. 82
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