Best Lurk Mode Podcasts (2025)

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701 - Where have all the gators gone? 25:52

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2d ago25:52

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Oh boy, [Steve] has been having a time of it. === ⁠⁠You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join ⁠ Transcripts for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. ⁠⁠Content advisories for this episode can be found here.: www.audaciousmachinecreat…

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, or "Death at a (Wakandan) Funeral" 2:08:26

5d ago2:08:26

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Pulp month comes to a close and we get back to business as the gang discusses Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever. Disney and Ryan Coogler's brief Eulogy for Chadwick Boseman and the over-two-hour postscript in which they desperately cast around for replacements for all the guys that retired before Covid. An origin film for not only a new Black Panthe…

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[TEASER] #whoreremembers 5:41

12d ago5:41

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For some people the mere mention of December 25th, 2010, or "The Day Gainax Ruined Christmas," instills fear and traumatic flashbacks to being Le Trolled. For Nicole, it was another day in dad's mancave on the family desktop computer lurking /a/. Full bonus episode on Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (along with full-length exclusive episodes, co…

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Creator Chats with Mac and Eleanor: Give me Away x World Gone Wrong 57:02

17d ago57:02

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We've got something special for today's episode- a chat between Eleanor Hyde (producer and creator of World Gone Wrong) and Mac Rogers, writer of the fantastic Give Me Away (among many other things), followed by an episode of Give Me Away from Gideon Media (selected by Mac). Give Me Away Season 1, Episode 5: My Body is Your Body. The story of Brook…

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Dick Tracy, or "The Color of Pomegranates" 2:06:12

19d ago2:06:12

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In our final Pulp Month outing before we return for duty back at the IP slop mines, we watched the Warren Beatty vanity/autistic-passion project Dick Tracy, yet another attempt by Disney to play catch up to Warner Bros. and Batman. A nearly $50 million black tank-top movie shot by the DP of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage where Al Pacino in heavy…

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[TEASER] The Rocketeer, or "Chekhov's Gum" 9:51

26d ago9:51

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A preview of our episode discussing 1991's The Rocketeer and the Dave Stevens comic on which it is based. If you like what you hear, please subscribe to our patreon for more full-length exclusive episodes, commentaries and more!By Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole

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606 - Do you want to see what the future will bring? 28:52

1M ago28:52

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Ok, so that last one didn't go how we hoped. We're back for a regular, pre-recorded episode folks. === ⁠⁠You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join ⁠ Transcripts for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. ⁠⁠Content advisories for this …

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The Shadow... or "Who Knows What Zesty Thoughts Lurk in the Hearts of Men?" 2:06:08

1M ago2:06:08

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He can cloud men's minds with braps of mediocrity. We continue our foray into Pulp Month with our first actual pulp character, The Shadow, starring Alec "walkemdown" Baldwin as the titular character. A special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, b…

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605 - What's lurking beneath the surface? 27:38

1M ago27:38

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We're live on Twitch! So cool! But in case you didn't tune in live, you can listen here later on. === ⁠⁠You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join ⁠ Transcripts for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. ⁠⁠Content advisories for this e…

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RRR, or "The British Really Were That Evil" 2:14:57

2M ago2:14:57

2:14:57

We return to our 'International Blockbusters' series with a conversation about S.S. Rajamouli's breakout Telugu-language historical action romance. As complete outsiders to the world's largest and most diverse film culture, we try our level best to situate the film in a historical and cultural context, interpret it's nationalist politics, and discu…

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[TEASER] Patron Raffle #12: Ang Lee's Hulk (2003) 6:41

2M ago6:41

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Is it as bad as everyone says, or a forgotten gem? In a rare confluence of reality and trite aphorism, the truth may be somewhere in the middle. Every three months or so we host a raffle in which all active patrons are automatically entered. The winner is then allowed to select the topic for an episode. If you want to hear the full episode, or win …

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604 - Why are all the dinosaur fossils gone? 32:16

2M ago32:16

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suesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesueSUEIMISSYOU === ⁠⁠You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join ⁠ Transcripts for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. ⁠⁠Content advisories for this episode can be found here.: www.audaciousmachinecreative.…

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Thor: Love and Thunder, or "Terminal Kiwi" 2:18:41

2M ago2:18:41

2:18:41

Oh my god shut the fuck up!!!!!! I'm going to turn these goddamn screaming meme goats into curry I swear to god. It's another demoralizing Marvel movie. You guys like these episodes huh? You like listening to us inflict great pain on ourselves? Well this one's a two hour Old Spice commercial that inexplicably costs $200 million and pisses away what…

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Girl Mode #4: Josie and the Pussycats (feat. Annapurna Sriram) 2:19:35

2M ago2:19:35

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On this jerkin' (FREE BONUS!!!!!) episode of the Girl Mode subseries, Nicole is joined by the iconic multi-hyphenate visionary behind Fucktoys, Annapurna Sriram, to discuss the once maligned and deeply misunderstood Y2K pop satire Josie and the Pussycats, another cult camp classic proudly reclaimed by the girls (and the gays) as the Best Movie Ever…

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603 - What do we talk about when there's nothing to talk about? 23:24

2M ago23:24

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He's BACK???!?!!? === ⁠⁠You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join ⁠ Transcripts for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. ⁠⁠Content advisories for this episode can be found here.: www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/wgw-cw-603 Credits: …

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Nope, or "American Spectacle" 2:34:30

3M ago2:34:30

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We're eating good again on the pod this week with Jordan Peele's spectacular, horrifying, and impeccably made third film, Nope, a modern masterpiece in its own right and (in)arguably one of the best blockbusters of the last twenty years. It's about bad miracles, filmmaking spectacle, the legacy and erasure of the black cowboy, aliens, UFOs, Travis …

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[TEASER] Mamoru Oshii's 'The Red Spectacles' 7:21

3M ago7:21

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A sample from our discussion of Mamoru Oshii's (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor) surreal first live action film, and the first entry in the multimedia alternate-history 'Kerberos' series. If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.…

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602 - How do you find a job in the apocalypse economy? 30:41

3M ago30:41

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Monster dot com, get at us about sponsorships! === ⁠⁠You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join ⁠ Transcripts for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. ⁠⁠Content advisories for this episode can be found here.: www.audaciousmachinecrea…

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, or "Gaping Orifices" 2:28:16

3M ago2:28:16

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Finally, some fucking mid. Even late-period Sam Raimi (more the guy who made Oz the Great and Powerful than Evil Dead or Spider-Man 2) manages to pick the bar up from the depths of hell to make something we can at least trip and stumble on. We literally remember nothing about the first Doctor Strange, so this is a marked improvement even if it's ma…

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[TEASER] Raimi's Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 10:00

3M ago10:00

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Not even ten minutes into our Raimi Spider-Man (maybe we'll do the third one eventually I don't know) double feature episode and Cole goes old head about sixties cartoons and an X-Men reference in a Wings song. If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/m…

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601 - How do you get out of survival mode? 30:15

3M ago30:15

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We're trying something new this time! === ⁠⁠You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join ⁠ Transcripts for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. ⁠⁠Content advisories for this episode can be found here.: www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/…

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The Batman, or "The Big One" 3:49:55

3M ago3:49:55

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It's finally here. A special bat-thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: Isaac, Porridge Fist, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, Jim, jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, Owen2, and Ronnie Gardocki. If you can, please lend some support to these organizations: PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palest…

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Creator Chats with Pacific and Eleanor: SCP Archives x World Gone Wrong 41:55

4M ago41:55

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We've got something special for today's episode- a chat between Eleanor Hyde (producer and creator of World Gone Wrong) and Pacific Obidiah (creator of the SCP Archives), followed by an episode of the SCP archives selected by Pacific. SCP Episode: PRI(DEMON)TH The sun had barely risen on the Las Vegas strip, and Director House was already regrettin…

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Creator Chats w/ Joe & Eleanor - Midnight Burger X World Gone Wrong 1:08:20

4M ago1:08:20

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We've got something special for today's episode- a chat between Eleanor Hyde (producer and creator of World Gone Wrong) and Joe Fisher (creator of Midnight Burger), followed by an episode of the Midnight Burger special series Welcome to the Horizon! You can learn more about Midnight Burger here: https://www.weopenatsix.com/ Credits: "The world Keep…

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Bloodshot, or "Jim Shooters" (feat. Graham) 2:17:20

4M ago2:17:20

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Today we tackle yet another incipient cinematic universe that never made it past one movie because half the character rights went to another studio before release and then had its opening weekend just as every theater in America was closing due to COVID. It's Bloodshot starring Vin Diesel (who's terrible in it by the way), the first and last entry …

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[TEASER] Michael Mann's Collateral (Patreon Raffle #11) 5:40

4M ago5:40

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Thanks to Patron raffle winner Glenn Shook, the gang enjoys an opportunity to talk about the 2004 Michael Mann thriller 'Collateral'. Would you like the chance to select an episode? If you want to hear more, or get a chance to select an episode, subscribe at patreon.com/marvelousdeath! Active patrons are automatically entered for each raffle, which…

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506 - Is there a way past the Bermuda Triangle? 32:23

4M ago32:23

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join A transcript for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts.Content advisories for this episode can be found here: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/wgw-cw-506. Credit…

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Space Jam: A New Legacy, or Goo Filled Lebron 2:20:10

4M ago2:20:10

2:20:10

Hell holds no surprises for us. A special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: Isaac, Porridge Fist, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, Jim, jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, Owen2, and Ronnie Gardocki. If you can, please lend some support to these organizations: Fundraisers related to Los Angeles 2025 fires PCRF (Palestin…

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[PREVIEW] Pitt-chat 8:15

5M ago8:15

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With Nicole away, Cole and Stu indulge themselves with a two and a half hour conversation about The Pitt, a popular new medical drama. It's just good TV. Would you like to hear more? Subscribe at patreon.com/marvelousdeath!By Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole

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505 - How are Unicorns like Feral Hogs? 41:43

5M ago41:43

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Watch out for magical liopleurodons! === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join A transcript for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts.Content advisories for this episode can be found here: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/…

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Spider-Man: No Way Home, or "Dweeb Splooge" 2:42:37

5M ago2:42:37

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It's the movie that finally got people back into the theaters after a global pandemic, a billion-dollar hype machine/feat of emotional manipulation that successfully weaponized our collective nostalgia by retrofitting two previous iterations of Marvel's flagship character into a snake sucking its own dick. Everything you once loved and found heart-…

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[PREVIEW] Hi-Octane Action Double Feature: The Raid and John Wick 9:56

5M ago9:56

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This is a preview of our double feature episode on two films that help revitalize the action genre in the 2010s, The Raid (2011) and John Wick (2014). Would you like to hear more? Subscribe at patreon.com/marvelousdeath!By Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole

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504 - Just How Famous is Your Parallel Universe Self? 33:34

5M ago33:34

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GUESS WHO === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join A transcript for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. Content advisories for this episode can be found here: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/wgw-cw-504. Credits: Malik…

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The Matrix: Resurrections, or "Assigned Morpheus At Birth" (feat. Violet) 2:15:41

5M ago2:15:41

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Divergent opinions on this episode as friend of the show Violet (@paradeofviolets) joins us to discuss this peculiar and belated fourth outing in the iconic turn of the millennium action sci-fi series. Whether or not you think it's good, it's certainly interesting and marks an artistically sincere change of pace from the usual franchise and 'legacy…

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TEASER: Nicole's Much Needed Vacation 9:40

6M ago9:40

9:40

While Stu and Cole were talking about Star Trek Nicole was hanging out in a dive bar watching metalheads mosh to music medieval bards played. Anyways we're talking about Cecil B. Demented and John Waters. If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelo…

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503 - Why does Everyone Love this Bridge Troll? 29:48

6M ago29:48

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IT'S CHORNKIN TIME === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here: https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join A transcript for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. Content advisories for this episode can be found here: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/wgw-cw-503. Credi…

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The Suicide Squad (2021), or "Project Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" 2:40:35

6M ago2:40:35

2:40:35

Nicole is still on vacation so enjoy a groundbreaking 'Marvelous!' first time event: A Stu and Cole solo episode. Free to hate-it up we talk about the enigma that is James Gunn, his Guardians rehash plot, the concept of 'rubber edge', bad casting, revisiting gen xcellence, the abuse and misuse of quality source material and classic silver age monst…

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502 - What are the Werewolf Influencers saying? 32:59

6M ago32:59

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Teen Wolf Insta is wild y'all. === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here! A transcript for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Credits: Malik: Michael Turrentine Jamie: Hilary Williams Written by Jessica Best, directed by Mic…

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife, or "Ghost Dad" 1:50:50

6M ago1:50:50

1:50:50

Hey there, do you remember the 80s? We don't. We weren't even alive then. But somebody does, and they want to make sure you remember it to, remember it the way they did, as babies. In this episode we pick apart the falsely imagined perpetual childhood of the GenX Movie Guy, trace the counters of the crassly commercial 'Legacy Sequel', ponder the pi…

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PREVIEW: Science Fiction is Dead? 9:48

7M ago9:48

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A preview of our latest Patreon exclusive episode on the 2016 'romantic' 'science fiction' dud Passengers. If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.By Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole

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501 - Who's Out There Picking Up the Slack For Rats? 31:47

7M ago31:47

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Duh nuh duh nuh duh nuh duh nuh / Duh nuh duh nuh duh nuh duh nuh / RAT WAVE! === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here! A transcript for this episode can be found on Apple Podcasts. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Credits: Malik: Michael Turrentine Jamie: Hilary Wi…

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Eternals, or "For Your Consideration" 2:30:07

7M ago2:30:07

2:30:07

In which Marvel Studios proves they can one-up DC in the ponderous epics department by releasing a two hour and twenty minute movie that feels longer than the seven thousand year timespan of its vacuous, shambling plot. They thought they where going to win an Oscar for this? The gangs all here to discuss all your favorite memorable characters like.…

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TEASER: Screen Memories 8:23

7M ago8:23

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A preview of the first several minutes of our supporter exclusive Patron Raffle episode on James Wan's 'Malignant' (2021), selected by supporter It's Brunhilda! If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.…

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Member's Content Teaser: Eleanor, Michael, and Gabriel talk Chapter 4 15:24

7M ago15:24

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Today, we're excited to share a teaser for our Member's Only content! If you'd like to hear more, we hope you'll join us as a member here: You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here! Your membership is what allows us to keep making World Gone Wrong~ === Join Eleanor Hyde, Michael Turrentine an…

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Dune: Part One, or Spice World 2:25:00

7M ago2:25:00

2:25:00

Stu returns from exile in the desert of the real. Cole gets hype. Nicole is easily amused. Finally, a movie we like: Hints of oedipus, the corrupting nature of power, the difficulties of adaptation, flying above the storm and threading the needle, midcentury freakboys, representation and engaging with art, outer thoughtworlds, women in space, when …

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TEASER: We're Sorry David :( (feat. Jake Tropila) 9:46

7M ago9:46

9:46

[Extreme Gordon Cole voice] I'M NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT DUNE! IN FACT, WE'RE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT DUNE AT ALL! If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.By Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole

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406- How Close is Too Close When a Kaiju is Involved? 27:21

8M ago27:21

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This is an emergency update- === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here! A transcript for this episode can be found here. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Credits: Malik: Michael Turrentine Jamie: Hilary Williams Written by Gabriel Urbina, directed and edited by Jeffr…

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage, or Out of the Hardy Closet (feat. Andy and Esther) 1:44:40

8M ago1:44:40

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They did it. They made this shit gayer. This week on Marvelous!, Nicole and Cole are joined by returning guests Andy (@Ex_AnarchoAnon) of TGOFV and Esther (@capybaroness) of Get Cynical/The Lost Broadcast to discuss Venom: Let There Be Carnage, an amazing film about gay couple Tom Hardy and the goop monster that lives in his ass fighting off agains…

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TEASER: Fell For It Again Award 9:58

8M ago9:58

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Still have no idea what else Cole expected from the rest of WandaVision other than boredom, crushing disappointment, and Paul Bettany's cock outline apparently. If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.…

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405- How Can You Be Together And Apart? 33:58

8M ago33:58

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Hey. Hey. Hey. We're gonna be okay. === You can get an ad-free feed and bonus material for the show by joining our Membership program here! A transcript for this episode can be found here. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Credits: Malik: Michael Turrentine Jamie: Hilary Williams Written by Gabriel Urbina, directed by Michael T…