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"We're in the endgame, now." AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Megan Salinas, host of the No Love Lost podcast joins Daryl Smith, Sandra Dimas, and Justin Weaver to react to (and dig a little deeper into) AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Plus, Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast gives us some of her feedback on Endgame as well! This is a long one, but it's one you'll definitely want to listen to if you've seen AVENGERS: ENDGAME!    SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE MCU SERIAL PODCASTS: Week 1: IRON MAN in the MCU Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: More character journeys in the MCU - Part 1 Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The BEST Spider-Man Guest: Michael Gordon from the ESO Podcast Week 3: THOR in the MCU  Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: Characters who lived through Infinity War Week 4: NERDFIGHT: The BEST MCU Film Guests: ...to be announced AFTERCAST: Daryl & Jay share their favorite MCU movies Week 5: CAPTAIN MARVEL  Guest: Marie-Claire from the What the Force Podcast AFTERCAST: ...diggi

90s? Flurkens? Feminism? What important themes appear in CAPTAIN MARVEL? Marie-Claire Gould from the What The Force? podcast joins Sandra Dimas and Justin Weaver to dig deeper into the MCU's latest film... CAPTAIN MARVEL! AFTERCAST: Marie-Claire sticks around with Sandra and Justin to keep digging even deeper into CAPTAIN MARVEL... including discussion around Goose!   This is Episode 5 in our MCU series leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Next week, we will be LIVE on The Story Geeks YouTube channel with a full (spoiler-filled) reaction to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Catch us LIVE at 8:00PM (PT)!   SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE MCU SERIAL PODCASTS: Week 1: IRON MAN in the MCU Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: More character journeys in the MCU - Part 1 Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The BEST Spider-Man Guest: Michael Gordon from the ESO Podcast Week 3: THOR in the MCU  Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: Characters who lived through Infinity War Week 4: NERDFIGHT: The BEST MCU Film

What's the BEST MCU Movie? It's time for a NERDFIGHT! Episode 4 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Mike Ehmke, host of The Mighty Marvel Geeks podcast, and Megan Salinas, host of the No Love Lost podcast join Daryl Smith and Sandra Dimas to fight over the best MCU movie!!! Daryl Smith - The Referee/Moderator Megan Salinas - Captain America: The Winter Soldier Mike Ehmke - Captain America: The First Avenger Sandra Dimas - Infinity War THE AFTERCAST: Daryl and Jay hang out in studio with Sandra and Megan to discuss their favorite MCU movies... $2-a-month supporters get access to this and ALL our Aftercasts. More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE MCU SERIAL PODCASTS: Week 1: IRON MAN in the MCU Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: More character journeys in the MCU - Part 1 Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The BEST Spider-Man Guest: Michael Gordon from the ESO Podcast Week 3: THOR in the MCU  Guest

The Evolution of Thor in the MCU. Episode 3 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Helen O'Hara, editor-at-large and freelancer at Empire Magazine and one of the hosts of the Empire Podcast (and one of our favorite guests), joins Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer to dig deeper into Thor's evolution and his character journey through the MCU.   THE AFTERCAST: Daryl and Jay talk about more characters and their journeys throughout the MCU... this week: the characters who died in Infinity War (e.g., Gamora, Spider-Man, Black Panther, and more!). $2-a-month supporters get access to this and ALL our Aftercasts. More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE MCU SERIAL PODCASTS: Week 1: IRON MAN in the MCU Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: More character journeys in the MCU - Part 1 Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The BEST Spider-Man Guest: Michael Gordon from the ESO Podcast Week 3: THOR in the MCU  Guest: Helen O'Hara f

Who's the BEST Spider-Man? It's NERDFIGHT time!!! Here's Episode 2 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Michael Gordon, co-host of the Earth Station One Podcast and the writer behind Tiki Zombie, moderates today's NERDFIGHT between Jay Sherer, Justin Weaver, and Sandra Dimas.   SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE MCU SERIAL PODCASTS: Week 1: IRON MAN in the MCU Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: More character journeys in the MCU - Part 1 Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The BEST Spider-Man Guest: Michael Gordon from the ESO Podcast Week 3: THOR in the MCU  Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: Characters who lived through Infinity War Week 4: NERDFIGHT: The BEST MCU Film Guests: ...to be announced Week 5: CAPTAIN MARVEL  Guest: Marie-Claire from the What the Force Podcast AFTERCAST: ...digging even deeper! Week 6: AVENGERS: ENDGAME Reaction (also available on our YouTube channel recorded LIVE) Missed our deeper dive into Captain

IRON MAN in the MCU. Episode 1 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Helen O'Hara, editor-at-large and freelancer at Empire Magazine and one of the hosts of the Empire Podcast (and one of our favorite guests), joins Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer to dig deeper into Tony Stark as IRON MAN and his character journey through the MCU. SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE MCU SERIAL PODCASTS: Week 1: IRON MAN in the MCU Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: More character journeys in the MCU - Part 1 Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The BEST Spider-Man Guest: Michael Gordon from the ESO Podcast Week 3: THOR in the MCU  Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast AFTERCAST: Characters who lived through Infinity War Week 4: NERDFIGHT: The BEST MCU Film Guests: ...to be announced Week 5: CAPTAIN MARVEL  Guest: Marie-Claire from the What the Force Podcast AFTERCAST: ...digging even deeper! Week 6: AVENGERS: ENDGAME Reaction (also available on our YouTube channel record

The ideal superhero: SUPERMAN. Dan Jurgens, author of The Death of Superman, joins Daryl and Justin to dig deeper into this iconic story. Iconic comic book writer and artist, Dan Jurgens, explains how The Death of Superman was made. How the story and artwork came together. His approach to this classic story. And much more!   THE AFTERCAST: Daryl and Justin break down more iconic superhero deaths! More opinions from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP CONFESSIONS FROM THE FRIENDZONE   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

Our latest NERDFIGHT: Batman v. Batman v. Batman!!! Mike Gordon, host of the ESO Podcast and writer of Tiki Zombie, moderates our latest NERDFIGHT! Here are the fighters and their choices for the BEST live-action Dark Knight: Jay Sherer (@JaySherer): Ben Affleck Sandra Dimas (@sand_rad): Adam West Justin Weaver (@justintheweaver): Christian Bale Who will win? Who SHOULD win? Mike Gordon will decide! Listen to the podcast, and then PLACE YOUR VOTE on our poll in The Story Geeks Facebook Group poll!   THE AFTERCAST: Mike Gordon shares his opinion on who he thinks the BEST Batman is! More opinions from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP CONFESSIONS FROM THE FRIENDZONE   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

Top 5 Tim Burton movies! With Dumbo coming out soon, we thought we'd take a trip down memory lane to see what other Tim Burton movies we loved. Sandra Dimas and Justin Weaver are joined by Nick Duke and Josh Taylor (from Network 1901) to give their Top 5 Tim Burton Movies on today's The Story Geeks podcast! Special thanks to the following Patreon CONTRIBUTORS for sharing their lists: Jim and Merrie!   THE AFTERCAST: What came in at 10 through 6? Sandra, Justin, Nick, and Josh share theirs on our Patreon AFTERCAST! Available to Patreon supporters at $2-a-month or more!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

INFINITY WAR doesn't follow the common, three-act structure--not exactly. And yet, the plotting and inflection points are fantastic. Jay Sherer takes a writer's view of INFINITY WAR and breaks down the story: each act, all the inflection points, and the premise.   THE AFTERCAST: Jay looks at the wants (external goals) and needs (internal emotional desires) of the characters in INFINITY WAR! $2-a-month supporters get access to this and ALL our Aftercasts. More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR! We continue to dig deeper into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) by covering INFINITY WAR! Helen O'Hara, editor-at-large and freelancer at Empire Magazine and one of the hosts of the Empire Podcast (and one of our favorite guests), joins Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer to dig deeper into the precursor to AVENGERS: ENDGAME, INFINITY WAR!   On this week's AFTERCAST... Helen, Daryl, and Jay continue to dig deeper into AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. Extra content from The Story Geeks, available now on The Story Geeks Patreon account! You get exclusive access to Patreon for only $2-a-month!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

More INFINITY GAUNTLET content from The Story Geeks! Also... Jay keeps pronouncing "omnipotence" incorrectly... Play a drinking game and take a shot every time he does it. LOL. Tons of great, deep questions in this Marvel comic book series, INFINITY GAUNTLET! Jay Sherer compares the powers of the infinity gauntlet with the powers many of us associate with God. Are they the same?    THE AFTERCAST: Jay compares Thanos from INFINITY GAUNTLET to Thanos from INFINITY WAR! More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

Day 2 from Long Beach Comic Expo 2019! We're podcasting from the event floor! On day two Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer sat down with comic book artist Ryan Winn, the hosts of The Super Hero Hour Hour podcast, Bryant Dillon from Fanbase Press, and Sara from Comadres y Comics to answer these questions: What's the best Batman story? What version of Batman do you want to see in the DCEU? How do you hope that Captain Marvel impacts the MCU?   THE AFTERCAST: Daryl and Sandra's extended interview w/ artist Ryan Winn. This special edition Aftercast is FREE for everyone! More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

Long Beach Comic Expo 2019! We're podcasting from the event floor! On day one Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer sat down with Tony Kim (founder of Hero Within), Buddy Scalera (Marvel comics writer), and our good friend Michael Young (founder of NerdSoul) to answer these questions: Will Kylo Ren be redeemed in Episode IX (Bendemption)? In AVENGERS: ENDGAME... who will die?   THE AFTERCAST: Jay Sherer and Michael Young compare and contrast DAREDEVIL, Season 3 with the Book of Job (Wut? Yep!)... This special edition Aftercast is FREE for everyone! More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

The similarities and differences between INFINITY WAR and the comic that partially inspired it--INFINITY GAUNTLET (a six-part comic series from Marvel). Jay Sherer takes a writer's view of the comic and breaks down the story: each act, the premise, and the characters. More on plotting, pacing, and themes on this week's story breakdown! This is a brand new podcast format from The Story Geeks. Do you like it? Do you want more shows like this? Let us know!   THE AFTERCAST: Jay shares his thoughts on what could be done to make INFINITY GAUNTLET better! More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

AQUAMAN is great... but what would YOU change to make AQUAMAN even better? Daryl Smith goes head-to-head w/ comic book expert, Scott Niswander, the founder of NerdSync! Who makes the better points? What changes would make for a better storyline? Jay Sherer moderates--distributing points to each contestant--to decide the winner! Let's make AQUAMAN even better!!!   THE AFTERCAST: Jay, Daryl, and Scott share even more ideas on how to make AQUAMAN an even better movie! More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

Why is Christopher Reeve so compelling as Superman? What makes Superman: The Movie such a classic? The Emmy Award-winning Chuck Patton joins Daryl and Jay to dig deeper into the plot and characters of Superman: The Movie!   THE AFTERCAST: Daryl interviews Chuck Patton about his career in animation and comics! More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

The Horde ISN'T a villain?!?! That, and more controversial takes on M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, GLASS.  Daryl, Jay, and Sandra dig deeper into the plot and characters of GLASS. Who are the heroes? Who are the villains? And is this film a fitting ending to M. Night Shyamalan's trilogy? We discuss all that and more.   THE AFTERCAST: The Top BRUCE WILLIS Movies! Does GLASS make the list? More content from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

Are you more excited for AVENGERS: ENDGAME or STAR WARS: EPISODE IX? On this episode, Justin and Jay make their cases for why we should be more excited for AVENGERS: ENDGAME or STAR WARS: EPISODE IX. Jay chooses STAR WARS: EPISODE IX... Justin chooses AVENGERS: ENDGAME... Another classic battle between two giant Disney IPs... Marvel vs. Star Wars!!! Daryl awards the points... but did he get it right? Make YOUR voice heard by voting in The Story Geeks Facebook Group poll!   THE AFTERCAST: Which movie are we REALLY more excited for? More opinions from The Story Geeks on The Story Geeks Aftercast!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

BIRD BOX... Does it treat suicide appropriately? Why is it so popular? What are the creatures and what are they doing to people? Our two new The Story Geeks hosts, Sandra and Justin join Daryl and Jay to dig deeper into the latest cultural phenomenon and Netflix movie: BIRD BOX! What do we think of the movies released thus far? And what do we think about the movies coming out in 2019? THE AFTERCAST: BIRD BOX vs. A QUIET PLACE - Is it a copycat? Are these two films too similar? How are they actually different? We break it all down in this week's The Story Geeks Aftercast! Available to all $2-a-month (or more) supporters!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com