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The Greatest PodIs Fantasy The Greatest Genre“Is Fantasy The Greatest Genre?” From ancient legends, to Tolkien, to now the genre has split and subdivided over and over until it’s a new species from what crawled out of the primordial myth soup. Is the simple tale of “the boy who would be king” old hat in the age of the female driven “romantasy?” Is Tolkien still the best to ever do it? Are the present fantasy authors playing a way different, and less artistic, game than Tolkien? Is fantasy in a medieval state of arrested development? Why do so many new fantasy books lean so hard on…hard o...
2025-09-181h 07The Greatest PodOur Greatest Moments in FandomOur first ep back after hiatus is titled “Our Greatest Moments in Fandom”. It’s the whole gang of Ed, Ron and Producer Bill, breaking down the moments, movies, and magazines that turned us into such nerds. This is almost Patreon-esque in how personal we get. However, the vast array of pop ephemera that we talk about here will surely cause you to take your own trips down memory lane. It’s good to be back. New eps every Monday. Labor Day didn’t count! Bye!
2025-09-091h 42The Greatest PodFixing Star Wars Episode 3 Retcon of the Sith (Reboot It S5 Premiere)The Reboot Crew is back! After a 4 year hiatus, the internet's favorite development team has landed a new gig with one of Hollywood's most controversial figures: David Zaslav. Their first assignment: a whole new take on Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith....and ONLY Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith! With Episodes 1, 2, and 4-9 staying intact, the Reboot it Crew will have to work within the tightest constraints they've ever had. We all know Anakin Skywalker will turn into Darth Vader, but how we get there is about to look a whole lot different! The...
2025-05-081h 50The Greatest PodThe Greatest Reboots of Reboot It on YouTube“Our Greatest Reboots” features the gang reunited, including Billy Business of Hot Takes with Billy Biz and the YouTube Channel “Reboot It”! By the way, our sister show “Reboot It” is coming back. In this primer episode of The Greatest Pod, we discuss the “art” of the reboot, if such a thing exists. Also, much of this episode is looking back on OUR best reboots on the channel. Some real life reboots that were made during our hiatus were pretty similar to “our” imaginary versions. Barbie is in the same genre and nearly the same tone as our He-man Pitch. Our episode a...
2025-04-231h 51The Greatest PodThe Greatest Fake News (Daily Bugle, Daily Planet)In fictional universes somebody has to break the news. “The Greatest ‘Fake News’” is Ed, Ron and Producer Bill imagining what the media landscapes are in two of the most popular fictional universes. Why are superheroes attracted to the news? How intense would the politicization of Superman be? What jobs would you pick if you knew certain “the real deal” about the universe you lived in? Would you be a henchman? In this economy? Would people in superhero universes be even more sick of the tights, capes and lack of consequences than we seem to be in our world? What does the...
2025-03-111h 51The Greatest PodThe Greatest Superheroes that Aren't"The Greatest Superheroes That Aren't” is our crew, Ed, Ron, and Professor Bill, dissecting those movies and TV shows that center on someone with a superpower but nobody admits it! All types of heroic stories from Commando to Colombo feature heroes with superior powers that must fight unbeatable odds and we discuss these characters comparing and contrasting them with conventional super heroic fare.
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2025-02-121h 03The Greatest PodThe Greatest Futures in Pop Culture“The Greatest Futures” is mostly Ed and Ron trying to not talk about the dystopia we currently live in and failing BUT we do touch on some of the greatest futures in pop culture.
From Star Trek to Total Recall we examine how fictional futures dramatize the concerns of the present. We discuss how we’d fare in certain futures like being blood boys in Mad Max, or what virtual pleasures we would or would not partake in if we were living in certain futures. What parts of these fictional futures have already invaded our present. Enjoy.
2025-01-151h 30The Greatest PodThe Greatest Cops in Fiction Part Two“The Greatest Cops In Fiction Part Two” is us continuing to build our portfolio of powerhouse porcine patrolmen.This one features some great pulls by the gang and more specific examples of what we consider exemplary cops in fiction. Our personal philosophy is that there’s a difference between action fantasy heroes with badges versus actual police people in good stories.This ep has us defending our positions and having some big laughs about some of the most compelling characters in fiction.
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2024-12-311h 35The Greatest PodThe Greatest Cops in Fiction Part OneTis the season…to discuss crime and punishment in movies! “The Greatest Cops In Fiction Part One” is us dissecting the concept of law enforcement in this dystopian future we call the present. We talk about how cops are depicted in movies and TV and we try to get our heads around the sly thrill of watching various levels of copaganda since we were kids. We discuss several of your faves and some I bet you never thought of, I’ll guarantee you. This is funny and insightful and only one half of the massive conversation we had. You can get...
2024-12-2150 minThe Greatest PodThe Greatest Thanksgiving Special“The Greatest Thanksgiving Special” is Ed, Bill, and the returning Ron Swallow talking about pieces of pop culture we are thankful to have experienced at particular times in our lives. These are some of the art and the culture around said art that would form us into the weirdos you know and love. Ed talks Mack Bolan novels, Ron talks rollerblading and skate videos, while Bill reveals a past as a prominent purveyor of fan fiction in the early days of the internet. Thanks to all the people listening and to our Patrons. For you, we are eternally thankful.
2024-12-011h 24The Greatest PodThe Greatest Space CharactersWe had an impromptu convo about “The Greatest Space Characters” and it ended up NOT being “sTaR wArS vS. sTaR tReK” and more about why there will be rednecks in space and why can’t the Green Lanterns finally be truly cool. Ed and Producer Bill get into a debate about whether most science fiction aliens are “human plus” or “human minus”. We pitch some amazing “fixes” for certain characters while also showing a surprising appreciation of original loner in space folks like Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. This is one is a true trip into outer and inner spaaaaacce. Enjoy!
2024-11-211h 25The Greatest PodThe Greatest Recasting in Pop Culture MoviesWith Ron Swallow away on his honeymoon, Ed and Producer Bill discuss “The Greatest Recastings in Pop Culture Movies”. We do all the hits, Bats, Supes, Spidey, Bond and many others that aren’t as obvious. The debates come fast and furious, and the discussions get deep as we interrogate what it means to do a serial character “correctly.” Can someone be, say, the best recast Bond without being in the best Bond movies? What are the intrinsic values that are central to these characters and what makes one interpretation be seen as superior in our estimation? Another trip into the min...
2024-10-311h 40The Greatest PodThe Greatest Cats in Pop Culture“The Greatest Cats in Pop Culture” is our conversation about the feline fictional characters that impacted our lives. The cat has always been a mysterious, charismatic, enigmatic presence in the lives of humans. Earning the love of the small ones or running from the big ones seems to be baked into our DNA. Aslan, Mufasa, Shere Khan, Hobbes, Salem from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, there’s just a bunch of great cat characters. This conversation is silly and by no means comprehensive. Notable omissions, Garfield because he sucks, Heathcliff because our riff about him sucked and I cut it out, and B...
2024-10-101h 18The Greatest PodThe Greatest Goths in Pop Culture“The Greatest In Goth Pop Culture” is admittedly a weird topic to be talking about today but with the new Crow movie bombing it made us think about how truly ubiquitous goth culture was in the 80’s and 90’s. What happened? Why did this brand of melancholic existentialism / nihilism fall out of fashion after being basically the aesthetic of 90’s action movies and many of the teens going to see them. The discussion of greatest works in goth movies and literature is truly inspired and one of our proudest moments. So lay on a grave, turn your walkman on and listen to...
2024-09-291h 35The Greatest PodThe Greatest Mentors in Pop CultureIn this super sized episode Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill discuss and debate “The Greatest Mentors In Pop Culture.” We interrogate the different expressions of the mentor. Some are father or mother figures, some started out as replacement parents and became trusty butlers. Some are space wizards you meet for a week, or alien holograms or long dead uncles. DIfferent mentors make different heroes so in essence we are tracing the in world origins of the greatest pop culture protagonists.
2024-09-061h 57The Greatest PodIs the Boys The Greatest Superhero Show“Is ‘The Boys’ The Greatest Superhero Show?” You might think, “Well obviously that’s madness…right?” I’d say surely we’ve seen something about superheroes that was more hopeful. Maybe funnier? Maybe more life affirming? But better? I don’t know man. The show manages to do pretty decent super action on a budget and the characters are pretty damn cool. Their mission to kill/neutralize “superheroes” is at direct odds with every other show or movie on the subject. It’s almost the only story in pop culture media that shows superpowers as something that doesn't automatically make anything better. Yes, it...
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Friends & FictionFriends & Fiction with Greer MacallisterOn this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Mary Kay Andrews welcome bestselling author Greer Macallister to discuss THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND, the story of scandalous heiress Aimee Crocker, who lit up the Gilded Age tabloids with her devil-may-care attitude and worldwide adventures. Greer Macallister’s historical novels, including THE MAGICIAN'S LIE, GIRL IN DISGUISE, WOMAN 99, and THE ARCTIC FURY, have been named Book of the Month, Indie Next, LibraryReads, Target Book Club, and Amazon Best Book of the Month picks and optioned for film and television. As G. R. Macallister, she is the author of the Five Queendoms series, which Pa...
2024-08-1631 minThe Greatest PodThe Greatest Predictons from SDCC 24You can’t trust Producer Bill and Ed Greer to do the “boring” thing of just dryly recapping this monumental San Diego Comic Con, Of course we talk Fantastic Four news, Robert Downey Jr., Mcfeel, and the Russos coming back…and some stuff from DC too. All of that’s great but we think it’s prime time to think about the comic book movie as an organism. It seems to have evolved to survive in a post spoiler world where the biggest movies have to organize their stories like a stream of billion dollar breadcrumbs. And if we are followin...
2024-08-031h 49The Greatest PodThe Greatest Batman Analogues“The Greatest Batman Analogues” started as a companion to our “Greatest Superman Analogues” episode but it quickly grew into a conversation about how powerful and impactful a Batman could or should be. Many Twitter dorks including us have tried to put real world morality on this particular comic book character given our frankly natural suspicion and disdain for billionaires. It isn’t actually clear that the original creators of Batman wanted his wealth to be a key part of his badassery in any way besides gadgets and free time. Almost all of the original comic book men of action were rich...
2024-07-261h 35The Greatest PodThe Greatest Lone Wolf Characters“The Greatest Lone Wolf Characters” are iconoclastic powerhouses who don’t always get it done with their fists. Wolves don’t even have fists. From Wolverine to John Wick. From the Punisher to Ron mentioning some of his favorite fantasy characters like Allanon we hit it all. In this episode we explore the concept of the outsider hero and why they seem so important to the American myth. Some of the characters left off our list will shock you, the others will enthrall. Either way get ready for well reasoned takes by smart people, you know that thing that seems to h...
2024-07-191h 56The Greatest PodIs Ultimate Spider-man The Greatest with Grant PardeeThis is a classic Nerd Goat episode with Grant Pardee going deep on Ultimate Spider-man but also just talking about how great the web head is in general. The fun part about these old episodes is we now want to go back and check in with all of our buddies to see where they are at on their character choices and who knows we might just do that.
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2024-07-071h 14The Greatest PodThe Greatest Adaptation of The X-Men“The Greatest X-Men Adaptation” is obviously X-Men ‘97 and we spend this action packed and hilarious hour breaking down why. It’s pretty light on spoilers but it’s probably best if you’ve seen about half the episodes. We discuss the show’s themes, pacing, writing, art style, and how it depicts our favorite outcasts. Enjoy. We’re BACK BABAY!!!!
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2024-07-011h 04The Greatest PodIs Grand Admiral Thrawn the Greatest with Brian SimpsonThis is another Nerd Goat Classic while Ed is on the road with Brian Posehn. We have the hilarious and now famous like he deserves to be Brian Simpson on to talk about Grand Admiral Thrawn. This is before the show came out but maybe we will have him on again to talk about this amazing character. We talk about this characters struggles, how they moved up in a society where that's hard and how their genius and actions moved them to the top of a xenophobic Empire in the Star Wars universe to be their most secret of...
2024-06-291h 04The Greatest PodThe Greatest Comedy MoviesThe boys are back in town!!!! We return with an ep about taste, culture, and social engineering disguised as a jolly talk about “The Greatest Comedy Movies”. As always these are the ones that impact us and there are some glaring omissions cuz we do these off the top of the dome but once you hit play you’ll get a dose of our signature analysis and feel right at home amongst friends because you are!! Welcome back folks!! Also Ed is sad he didn’t bring up Boomerang. That movie is funny as shit.
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2024-06-201h 48The Greatest PodAshley Edward Miller says Magneto is The GreatestThis is a classic Nerd Goat episode where the screenwriter from X-men First Class (Among many of the movies he has written) talks about Magneto a character that he may have arguably had the most influence on in pop culture. From his roots as in a concentration camp to the decisions he makes as an older man and mutant. We explore the depths of one of the most powerful and interesting mutants in all of Marvel.
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2024-06-111h 27The Greatest PodIs Skeletor the Greatest Villain with Rick WoodThis is a classic Nerd Goat episode with Rick Wood talking about how Skeletor is misunderstood and is barely a bad guy. Truly, he is battling against the oppressive regime of a monarchy. That is just an example of the many fun and silly ideas we roll with in this episode. Don't worry everyone. We will be back with new episodes soon.
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2024-05-301h 11The Greatest PodGP Presents Classic Nerd Goat: KITT from Knight Rider with Travis ClarkWe all got busy doing various projects and are so sorry for falling behind. We will have new episodes out soon. We thought it would be nice to delve super deep into the past and give you one of our favorite episodes of Nerd Goat with Travis Clark where we talked about KITT from Knight Rider. Enjoy!
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2024-05-181h 17The Greatest PodThe Greatest Pod Reboot DC Comics“The Greatest Pod Reboots DC Comics” is our attempt to explain what we think is not quite optimized in the modern DC Comics universe. Of course, we talk about reimagining the role of “The Trinity” of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman BUT WE ALSO want to make characters like Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, and The Question become more important to the fans. DC has so many forgotten characters that need bolstering and so many sections of their universe that need more exploring. We love DC Black Label and Elseworlds but the main universe needs some rejuvenation babay and we have some...
2024-04-091h 16The Greatest PodThe Greatest Low Budget Movies with Henry McComasThis episode features Ed going crazy in the middle and our special guest, filmmaker Henry McCommas (Wolfman’s Got Nards, The Camp Host) talking him off the ledge. Besides that bit of scintillating radio we have an awesome (if male filmmaker centric) conversation about the “The Greatest Low Budget Movies” of our lifetimes. We’ll do another acknowledging the works of the gals and non binary pals but this one is a fairly two-fisted appreciation of what certain filmmakers, mostly from the 80’s and 90’s, did to start a shoestring budget revolution that ripples till this day.
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2024-03-311h 20The Greatest PodThe Greatest Powers ReduxIn this episode titled, “The Greatest Powers Redux” we TRY to have a conversation about the greatest superpowers but it quickly turns into another psychological exploration about the nature of power as conceived of by nerds without it. This time Producer Bill joins us so it gets even more serious and navel gazey but you know us, riffs aplenty and we say five to ten thousand things that could get us canceled. Enjoy!!
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2024-03-181h 15The Greatest PodThe Greatest Heist Movies (Heat, Inside Man, Oceans 11, Point Break and More)In this one we discuss and debate what makes “The Greatest Heist Movies.” Many pieces of media are said to be Rorschach tests, but your appreciation or lack thereof for the heist genre sparks a great conversation about crime, punishment, and taste. What counts as a heist movie? The ingredients seem to be a plan, a crew, and a dramatic need but when you really delve into the genre it’s about the viewer’s relationship with the law. Do you think life is “for the taking” literally? Who do you sympathize with in these movies? The cops, the outlaws, the...
2024-03-121h 45The Greatest PodThe Greatest Iteration of Star TrekEd, Ron, Producer Bill, and superb guest comedian Fifi Dosch discuss and debate which is “The Greatest Iteration of Star Trek.” Is it the original that basically started the nerd and convention culture? Is it the Next Generation, Deep Space 9, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Lower Decks, Discovery, Prodigy, Strange New Worlds….Picard??? The discussion is truly star-spanning and the rants come at Warp 9. Star Trek is sci-fi about a mostly hopeful future whose adventures range from drawing room drama morality plays and space exploration to cultural exchange and Space Navy warfare. If you don’t have a favorite Star Trek this is...
2024-02-231h 25The Greatest PodThe Greatest Pod Goes Evil (Killmonger, Kingpin and more)“The Greatest Pod Goes Evil” is about what we would do IF we were evil, which villains we most identify with, and what even is “evil?” Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill discuss the other side of heroism. You get a real insight into our conception of what evil is and why so many revolutionary things are labeled evil even if they are actually justice. Or is that just what someone evil would say??
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2024-02-071h 10The Greatest PodThe Greatest Action Hero Draft (Battle Royale w/ Jackie Chan, Rambo, John McClane, Dutch and More)“The Greatest Action Hero Draft” is an instant classic with a battle royale to end them all. I almost envy you because you get to hear this podcast for the first time right now. These are some of the most iconic characters to ever kick ass onscreen and you know Ed, Ron and Producer Bill bring the pathos, philosophy and extreme humor to these proceedings. Dutch from Predator vs. John Matrix from Commando versus Jackie Chan vs. Rambo Vs. John McClane vs. Conan vs. Bruce Lee vs….you get it now listen!! And enjoy!!
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2024-01-291h 35The Greatest PodThe Greatest Creatures in Fiction“The Greatest Creatures In Fiction'' is about the legendary animals that most impacted us. No not Air Bud or some shit like that, we’re talking minotaurs, dragons, chimera, and stuff. Our list is as offbeat and weird as we are. Ron talks about dragons and unicorns and stuff. Producer Bill and Ed get their mythology rocks off in an epic pitch that we've already registered with the writer’s guild babay!! This one is a powerhouse addition to the constellation that is The Greatest Pod!
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2024-01-191h 39The Greatest PodThe Greatest Myths in Nerd Culture“The Greatest Myths In Nerd Culture” is our discussion on some of the beliefs nerds had in the past and some that persist to this day. But overall this is a fun convo about a changing landscape and about some of the ways so called “nerd culture” has evolved. The ability to see that some of your core beliefs are outdated or flawed is a key to being intelligent. We think it’s high time people examine the rampant consumerism that they pass off as a personality…uh I mean examine their fandoms. Yeah that other thing was a typo. Anyway...
2024-01-121h 07The Greatest PodThe Greatest Cartoon Reboots(Thundercats, Space Ghost, Conan?)“The Greatest Cartoon Reboots” could be misleading. We aren’t trying to rank cartoon reboots, we are talking about the ones that deserve it according to us. There are so many action cartoons from different eras that seem like they’d be slam dunks in our modern IP obsessed times but these seem forgotten or relegated to development hell. This isn’t just nostalgia (well some of it is) we’re really trying to identify why a cartoon would make a good movie or show right now and we even hatch an idea for a killer cartoon version of a certain ti...
2024-01-041h 23The Greatest PodThe Greatest Year End Review and MAILBAG“The Greatest Year End Review and MAILBAG!!” is a truly unique show because we try to sum up our year but get sidetracked by the “how do we ‘save’ comics” conversation that comics retailers and people like Mark Millar ignited this last week online. Then we deftly transition into some truly illuminating mailbag questions that have us questioning our innermost beliefs about everything from crime and punishment to the arguable genius of Wes Anderson. This is a great and eclectic convo that shows you where our and our supporters’ thoughts are centered in December 2023. Enjoy!!
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2023-12-141h 13The Greatest PodThe Greatest Films of the Last Five YearsOf course this can’t be THE definitive list of “The Greatest Films of The Last Five Years” but it’s the ones that sprang to mind while we recorded this. We’re here to debunk the notion that “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” Because they kinda do but you’re missing them because you’re a slave to the algorithm and marketing. Ron said during the recording that we’d provide a list of all the movies we talk about but, um no, just listen to the damn episode and you’ll see we aren’t mentioning any Marvel flic...
2023-11-221h 36The Greatest PodThe Greatest Vacation Spots in the MultiverseYou ever want to get away? Of course you do, you’re listening to a pop culture podcast. So we present to you the “The Greatest Vacation Spots in The Multiverse.” Would you book a trip to Gotham City? Is the theater scene worth all the crime? Is Metropolis real estate insanely expensive? Would you live anywhere in Star Wars? Is visiting Latveria under Dr. Doom or the city of the Elves from Lord Of The Rings like going to Dubai? This one’s about world-building and trying to look at these many fantastical lands as possible vacation destinations for us me...
2023-11-081h 26The Greatest PodThe Greatest HorrorsJust in time for Halloween, we discuss “The Greatest Horrors.” This isn’t just about movies or novels or comic depictions of horror, it's a revelatory look at what scares us as a group. Is open water more scary than Michael Myers? Is Chucky more scary than Annabelle? What makes horror work for us as a genre? Producer Bill, Ron, and Ed tell what makes them shiver and hopefully we can bond over the universal language of fear.
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2023-10-311h 44The Greatest PodThe Greatest Thing About Independent Comics with Artist Jeff JohnsonJeff's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1536854088/rogues-kingdom-issue-1?fbclid=IwAR1ijZ4jXC-GZ9WYuXkChjadCQoaEEX_TBPmkPr6ufu8Due1_3PjV4Osnkw
“The Greatest Thing About Independent Comics” is the subject of our chat with comic book artist, and storyboard savant Jeff Johnson. He’s got an independent, fantasy adventure comic on Kickstarter called Rogues’ Kingdom with James Robinson and Brennan Wagner. We talk and look at some images (see our Youtube version of this podcast!) but mostly we get Jeff’s ethos on storytelling and dig into the life of a comic book artist. Listen and learn from a master st...
2023-10-251h 21The Greatest PodThe Greatest Writers in Comics Super Sized Finale(Morrison, Millar, Ennis, Simone, Kirkman and more)This is the senses-shattering conclusion to our series on “The Greatest Writers In Comics.” We discuss canceled people, low-key right-wingers, idea guys, and luminaries…some of these writers are all of these things at once. We get into the business of comics writing and cover some of the people who have decided that “working for the man” i.e. the Big 2 isn’t for them. Or they use the Big 2 (Marvel and DC) to get a name and make their own empires elsewhere. Are comics the best way to become a ‘creative’? Are business success and accessible stories the truest indicator...
2023-10-112h 07The Greatest PodThe Greatest Comic Book Writers Part II (Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Claremont, McDuffie, Gaiman, and Mark Waid)In part two of The Greatest Comic Book Writers we try to get to the modern guys but the giants like Miller, Gaiman, Dwayne McDuffie, Mark Waid, Alan Moore etc., emerge to lead us through the 1980’s and the 1990’s using their vision to expand what comics could be.
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2023-09-271h 10The Greatest PodThe Greatest Writers in Comics Part 1(Stan Lee? Jack Kirby?)“The Greatest Writers in Comics” (Part One) MOSTLY concerns people who work for “the big 2” meaning Marvel and DC, however within that framework we will discuss everyone from iconoclasts to “jobbers” as the Cartoonist Kayfabe guys say. There are also people who can do both superhero AND independent “mature” work with equal aplomb. We will speak with some nuance about what these men and women accomplished in the formative years of comics, building the giant shoulders on which contemporary comics stand. We try to determine exactly what constitutes the beginning of “modern” comics and what qualifies as an actual evolution or revolut...
2023-09-191h 08The Greatest PodThe Greatest Powers?*Next week we will be back on a more or less weekly schedule. Thanks for enduring the dog days.* The question mark in “The Greatest Powers?” refers to Ed’s relentless pursuit of the downside of superpowers if they were to exist. Would having them be the greatest? This made for a slightly more interesting conversation than the typical “who could beat who” feats convos that dominate the nerd space. Enjoy the plethora of sex jokes that happen when we don’t have Producer Bill for ballast.
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2023-09-111h 09The Greatest PodThe Greatest Pet Peeves in Pop Culture“The Greatest Pet Peeves In Pop Culture” is our attempt to discuss the tropes and trends that Ed, Ron, and Bill dislike the most in pop culture. Can we stop shooting everything from diner scenes to space battles in the same four by five area against a greenscreen? Can we stop the generic superhero origin story with no twists? Can characters in movies stop obsessively mentioning other movies? Can writers stop using dialogue to lampshade weak plots and cliche situations? This episode also takes modern audiences to task. We lampoon criticism that doesn’t give any thought to context. We tal...
2023-08-221h 48The Greatest PodThe Greatest Future For Movies“The Greatest Future For Movies” is about what it takes to get people back into the movie theater now and in the near future. The crew asks what drives people to movies now and what will it take in the future. Will it be spectacle, intellectual properties, or concepts and stories (ha) that get people into the theater? Notice how we didn’t say movie stars. We’ve debated before whether they actually exist anymore. But maybe the problem is that the type of movies that make movie stars don’t exist anymore either. The whole subject is ripe for discus...
2023-08-141h 12The Greatest PodThe Greatest Cinematic Experience“The Greatest Cinematic Experience” means different things to different people. To some it’s a stirring script, others it’s innovative direction, and then there’s the people who simply love certain actors. We, Bill and Ed, tend to think it’s a mix of all three and some other things like practical effects, a sense of scope, and a main character that doesn’t necessarily have to break the mold. Obviously these are our personal choices and ourr favorite films tend to be somewhat modern and American, however,after listening to this conversation you’ll know what we mean when we say...
2023-08-031h 43The Greatest PodThe Greatest Archenemies(Lex Luthor, Magneto, Shooter McGavin?!)“The Greatest Archenemies” is our attempt to examine villainy in our pop culture lifetimes. What qualities must an archenemy possess to attain that status? Serialized fiction lends itself to operatic cycles of violence which seem necessary for archrivals to exist. So how do creators keep these classic fights and relationships fresh? This one’s for the haters and the people who love them. From Lex Luthor to Shooter McGavin we hit them all.
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2023-07-191h 31The Greatest PodThe Greatest Costumes in Comics (Wolverines, Batman, Spider-man and more)This is our thorough yet not at all comprehensive podcast (best experienced on our Youtube Channel which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/@thegreatestpod5755) about our “Greatest Costumes In Comics”. Yes it’s too obsessed with the big two and the comics we read as kids in particular but trust me, this series isn't over by a damn sight so look out for our next installments.
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2023-07-112h 34The Greatest PodThe Greatest Lovers in Comics“The Greatest Lovers In Comics” is Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill discussing the best couples, partnerships, and situationships in the medium. Of course, there’s some movie talk too but we really tried to respect the opportunities and limitations of comics as the basis of this conversation. Mary Jane and Spider-Man, Reed and Sue, Big Barda and Mr. Miracle, Dick and Babs, Dick and Kory, Supes and Lois, Scott and Jean, Wolvie and Jean, Storm, and Forge…look there’s a fair amount of X-Men talk because they were one of the greatest soap operas in comics for Claremont’s whole run...
2023-06-281h 29The Greatest PodThe Greatest Origins (Wolverine, John Wick, Spider-man, Superman and more)“The Greatest Origins” is our conversation about comics, movies, and novels' origins and backstories. Origins define most superheroes, like Spidey and Batman, etc. But then again mystery is often the coolest thing about certain characters and when you find out their definitive origin it ruins them…like Wolverine. We also discuss the origin story of everything from our podcast, to some of the filmmakers we were sold as though they were heroes themselves. It’s philosophical in the least boring way. Enjoy and also buy Ron Swallow’s Album “On The Wing Of A Dragon” avail June 17th on all music stre...
2023-05-291h 34The Greatest PodThe Greatest Vehicle in Pop Culture (Batmobile, KITT, Silver Surfers Board)Ed and Producer Bill get into a star spanning, turbo charged conversation about “The Greatest Vehicles” in pop culture. We discuss Millenium Falcon, Mad Max’s V8 Interceptor, KITT from Knight Rider, and many more pop culture vehicles including weird ones like Silver Surfer’s board. This one has all of the funny riffs and oddly moving philosophical dissertations you’ve come to expect from us.
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2023-05-101h 39The Greatest PodThe Greatest Weapons in Pop CultureThis is a conversation about “The Greatest Weapons'' in pop culture. Lightsabers, Wolverine claws, Batarangs, that sharp starfish thingy from Krull, and MANY more sci-fi and fantasy weapons are discussed. We end up having wild conversations about everything from prophecies to labor unions. Also, don’t miss Ed and Bill trying to convince Ron that a certain Marvel character is plausible. Nerds nerding out in a funny way. You came here for it now press play.
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2023-05-031h 40The Greatest PodThe Greatest Redefinition of Nerd Culture (100th episode special)“The Greatest Redefinition of Nerd Culture” is our 100th episode!! Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill ask, “What does ’nerd’ mean when everybody thinks they are one?” Or when everybody, via the internet, can connect to like-minded souls and be nerds about damn near anything? Nerd culture has gone from niche to a major part of entertainment marketing. If everything that was once nerdy is now mainstream what is the “new” pop culture nerdom going to be about? We explore that AND we read an excellent letter from one of our thoughtful fans! This one’s a milestone and an instant classic ro...
2023-04-251h 21The Greatest PodThe Greatest Sports MoviesToday we discuss “The Greatest Sports Movies” BUT we aren’t some normal podcast so of course our pics are weird. All of us played at least high school level sports and Producer Bill played D1 football but we are all nerds to the core and our talk proves it. This one has some serious laughs and insights from both sides of the nerd/jock coin. Amongst the films discussed are obvious pics like Field Of Dreams, Any Given Sunday, A League of Their Own, White Men Can’t Jump, etc. but we get into stuff like Uncut Gems, Moneybal...
2023-04-172h 00The Greatest PodThe Greatest Movie Scores (Jaws, Indiana Jones, Rocky, Black Panther and more)"The Greatest Movie Scores" features Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill talking about the music that makes you feel something while you're at the movies. A companion to our "Greatest Movie Soundtracks" episode, this one is about classic movie composers like John Williams, Bernard Herman, and Ennio Morricone and the movies they scored. But we also discuss our personal faves like Basil Poledouris, James Horner, Vangelis, and more. If you've ever cheered, gasped, or cried at the movies, chances are the score was a factor. So listen as we talk about the unsung heroes of film.
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2023-04-121h 49The Greatest PodIs Frank Quitely the Greatest Part 2WATCH THIS on THE GREATEST POD YOUTUBE CHANNEL!! https://www.youtube.com/@thegreatestpod5755 This is the titanic conclusion of our opus on one of the greatest living comic book artists. In this one we examine the brilliant Scottsman’s work on books like WE3, All Star Superman, Jupiter’s Legacy, Pax Americana, Batman and Robin, a host of cover images and even some paintings. This and Part 1 are our attempts at being one of THE definitive pieces of analysis on Frank Quitely’s work and we hope to do other, shorter, dissertations on the very few artists who can give h...
2023-04-033h 46The Greatest PodThe Multiverse of Movie Star Mayhem“The Greatest Pod and The Multiverse Of Movie Star Mayhem” pits some of our favorite movie stars against themselves!! Could Maverick beat Ethan Hunt? Could Mike Lowry from Bad Boys beat Robert Neville from I Am Legend? Could Rambo beat Rocky in a boxing match?? Could Black Widow defeat the AI in HER????? This one is nuts and the start of a series. Follow us down the rabbit hole into the multiverse as we try to determine who is the toughest character that each of these movie stars have played in their career. So if we didn’t mention your f...
2023-03-291h 40The Greatest PodIs Frank Quitely the Greatest Part 1This is part 1 of a giant-sized VIDEO of Ed and Producer Bill asking, “Is Frank Quitely The Greatest”. WATCH us go through his entire career chronologically on The Greatest Pod YouTube https://youtube.com/@thegreatestpod5755 accompanied by visual examples of specific pages from his illustrious career and you’ll SEE why we think so. A comic book artist has to be a designer, a draftsman, a character designer, an architect, and most of all a problem solver. If someone does one or two of these things supremely well you can be a superstar comic book artist, but if you do all...
2023-03-212h 44The Greatest PodIs The Authority The GreatestThis episode, “Is The Authority The Greatest” could also have been called “Is The Authority The Greatest Influence” because we make a case for the original Bryan Hitch and Warren Ellis run being the most ripped-off comic book of the last thirty years. Its influence ripples to this day in the modern conception of the superhero film from looks to morality, especially in the MCU. Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill talk about how The Authority fits (or DOESN’T) into DC’s future publishing and movie universe under James Gunn. If you want a primer on the characters or an in-depth...
2023-03-141h 30The Greatest PodThe Greatest Movie Soundtracks (The Crow, The Matrix, Do The Right Thing & More)This one is going to show The Greatest Pod’s musical tastes and our ages, but we also make some compelling arguments for our “Greatest Movie Soundtracks”. There are of course interesting choices and glaring omissions. We discuss and debate the soundtracks that introduced us to new songs back in the pre-Tik Tok music market. How fresh did “Regulate” by Warren G and Nate Dogg on the Above The Rim soundtrack make a young Producer Bill feel? Did Ron reach his athletic peak listening to a song from the Rocky 3 soundtrack? Which song from the Jackie Brown soundtrack gives Ed the rel...
2023-03-071h 17The Greatest PodThe Greatest Immortal (Highlander, Galactus, Lestat, Vandal Savage, and Ra’s Al Ghul)“The Greatest Immortal'' is where this episode starts but Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill quickly find themselves discussing what their individual goals would be if they could not die. Sure there’s some talk about Galactus, The Highlander, demons, vampires like Lestat, and such but the episode is very much a Rorschach test. Fantasies we’ve never told anyone bubble to the surface and questions abound. Does morality remain a part of your life FOREVER if you know you’ll never actually “meet your maker”? Anybody can be a good person for 70 years, what about a thousand? Conversely, is it possible...
2023-02-281h 38The Greatest PodThe Greatest Supersoldiers (Captain America, Black Panther, Deathstroke the Terminator)This one is a nerd’s dream. “The Greatest Supersoldiers” is Ed and Producer Bill breaking down the concept of the soldier as superhero. Have the changing cultural attitudes about the military industrial complex affected pop culture depictions of this type of character? The way the guys discuss the bodies, powers, adventures, morals, and skills of these ultrahuman characters is truly inventive. This one’s another classic deep dive as we dissect the past, present, and future of the super soldier archetype. Enjoy!
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2023-02-211h 34The Greatest PodThe Greatest Comic Book DoppelgangersBang this one in the comic book shops cuz it’s provocative! It really gets the people going!
Everybody knows that Marvel and DC copy each other’s characters so in “The Greatest Comic Book Doppelgangers” Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill try to determine which of these extremely similar characters is the best. Who is Marvel’s Martian Manhunter? Who is DC’s Daredevil? The answers may surprise you. Who is the best between Aquaman and Namor or Hawkeye vs. Green Arrow? What characters are more or less equal and why? Another all-timer from the crew with plenty of la...
2023-02-141h 27The Greatest PodIs Eddie Murphy The GreatestEd and guest host, author, actor, and comedian Anastasia Washington ask, “Is Eddie Murphy The Greatest”. They share what Eddie Murphy means to their comedy and their lives and examine his profound cultural impact. They discuss the highs and the lows and the mistakes of the past but this one is full of heart and laughs. This episode includes an examination of the movie scene that might have awakened the sleeping giant within Ed as a kid. How were they so fluent in Eddie Murphy’s comedy when they were way too young? Which of Eddie Murphy’s many hit (and...
2023-02-061h 36The Greatest PodThe Greatest Superhero Bodies Part 3 (Wonder Woman, Galactus, Superman, TMNT, Nightwing)“The Greatest Superhero Bodies Part 3” is the continuation of a series that we started on our Patreon (patreon.com/TheGreatestPod) about what superhero bodies would *really* look like in order to function the way they do. We talk about some popular favorites like Superman and Wonderwoman as well as some oddballs like Lobo and cosmic gods like Galactus. This contains some of our most hilarious riffs and some of our nerdiest thinking. A great way to introduce others to our pod. This one is us in a nutshell. *Special Thanks to Chuck Clarke for inspiring a lot of this episo...
2023-01-301h 25The Greatest PodThe Greatest Justice League DraftThe Justice League is the largest and most powerful team in comic books. “The Greatest Justice League Draft” features the most titanic Battle Royale Ed, Ron and Producer Bill have created. They draft three separate Justice League teams built around Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman respectively. The rest of the spots are full of oddballs selected by three truly inventive minds and pitted against each other in a fight for the ages. Who’s team will reign supreme? Regardless of who wins, the DC Universe will never be the same. Also your boys did their first ad read! Truly a mile...
2023-01-231h 14The Greatest PodThe Greatest Comic Book ReconceptionsIn “The Greatest Comic Book Reconceptions” Ed Greer and Producer Bill try to retool several comic book characters so that they live up to their names. Remember when Stan Lee took a crack at reimagining the DC Universe? This is like that but even crazier. This pod is always a creative exercise but in this session we really worked up a sweat. We’ve tried to stop coming up with sellable pitches on this podcast but we just can’t stop! In this ep we may have created or recreated a few characters basically from scratch. Save this podcast because...
2023-01-1647 minThe Greatest PodThe Greatest Avengers Draft (Captain America, Spider-man, Captain Marvel, Thor, Iron Man?) “The Greatest Avengers Draft” features Ed Greer, Ron Swallow, and Producer Bill each picking a team of Avengers to wield against each other in a Battle Royale! In Marvel Comics, The Avengers have always been Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fighting the world’s greatest challenges. Sometimes their greatest fights were against each other. See us show what we value in an Avengers Team. Our individual personalities are on full display in this one. How many Captain Americas and Captain Marvels did we pick? Who picked Hercules over Thor? Did Scarlet Witch kill everybody? These and other questions will be answered...
2023-01-101h 22The Greatest PodThe Greatest 2022 Retrospective“The Greatest 2022 Retrospective” is The Greatest Pod crew thoughtfully and hilariously reflecting on our “hot takes” from last year. Where were we right? Where were we wrong? Was the worst-rated episode of the year actually our best? Who would Bill have on his team if he was the leader of the X-men? Was “The Batman” really great or a piece of weird copaganda? Is AI an exciting new tool or is it another example of the banality of evil? Click play and find out!
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2023-01-051h 27The Greatest PodThe Greatest Future for DC MoviesTwo days after Christmas 2022 Ed and Producer Bill try to determine “The Greatest Future For DC Movies”. What starts as a good faith attempt to extol the virtues of Black Adam (c’mon there’s…a couple) turns into our speculation over what James Gunn will do with DC and in turn what we would do. In the spirit of giving we literally throw those enterprising Warner Bros execs some pretty decent principles for putting this disparate universe back together so that it can truly compete with Da Mouse Gang over at Disney. What would we do with Martian Manhunter...
2022-12-271h 27The Greatest PodThe Greatest Action Movies: Christmas Edition w/ the writers of VIOLENT NIGHTThis is Ed and Ron interviewing the brilliant minds behind Universal’s "Violent Night" starring David Harbour. The hit film was written by our guests Pat Casey & Josh Miller ("Hey Stop Stabbing Me", "Sonic 1 & 2") who know a thing or two about action-comedy screenwriting. Pat & Josh share their thoughts on “The Greatest Action Films : Christmas Edition.” They talk eloquently about the action movies that shaped their sensibilities, some of which take place at Christmas. Their love of these snowy punch ‘em ups eventually led to them writing one of the ultimate Yuletide action films of all time in “Violent Night.” This one has...
2022-12-121h 06The Greatest PodThe Greatest Box Office Draw (Tom Cruise, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and More)In the age of the comic book movie and the utter domination of franchises, are movie stars still “The Greatest Box Office Draw”? We discuss whether the movie star is going out of vogue OR are there just more types of actors considered “stars” these days. With the myriad ways people can get famous these days, does that threaten the craft of acting? Are movie stars even the best examples of good acting? Is that truly what most of them are there for? Is typecasting still even a thing? Questions abound in this star-spanning episode as we discuss everything from the...
2022-12-051h 21The Greatest PodThe Greatest Belated Thanksgiving SpecialThis supersized episode is indeed “The Greatest Belated Thanksgiving Special.” This episode is a rambling recollection of Thanksgivings past including this last one where Ed was strapped into a rollercoaster of emotion concerning a fried turkey. We also give a real insight into our concept of what The Greatest Thanksgiving meal should be.The second half is a pastiche of the pop culture things we are thankful for right now including Keanu Reeves, media literacy, Andor, Twitter, and so called “new media”. We also talk about friend of the show Lon Harris’ idea for saving the movie theater experience. This one’s...
2022-12-011h 33The Greatest PodThe Greatest Pod on Black Panther 2 Wakanda ForeverIn this episode dubbed, “The Greatest Pod on Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever” we discuss and debate the film. But this episode is also an examination of how fans perceive super hyped and pivotal pieces of comic book entertainment. They can’t just be stand-alone pieces of entertainment and satisfying by their own standards. No, now each comic book movie is supposed to advance its main narrative while also planting seeds for future stories and weaving important sections of a grand tapestry we’ll be able to see later. But for now, all across a reactionary internet the neckbeards and the cultu...
2022-11-221h 07The Greatest PodThe Greatest Sidekicks (Watson, Spock, Robin, Short Round, Lois Lane)”The Greatest Sidekicks” and supporting characters are so important to the stories we love. This episode is dedicated to the bards, partners, love interests and buddies that power the greatest tales in pop culture. We talk Watson, Spock, Robin, Short Round, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, and many others. We show the value of these second bananas and the functions they serve in the stories. We even nominate some for a promotion to Main Character! The end of this episode contains a wonderful fan letter and we pitch the greatest ”sidekick-to-hero” story of alllll tiiiime!!!
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2022-11-141h 36The Greatest PodThe Greatest Street Level Superheroes (Batman, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Punisher, Catwoman and MORE)There are superheroes who fly through the sky, run fast enough to time travel and save the world on a daily basis. These are not them. This conversation concerns “The Greatest Street Level Superheroes.” Does Batman count? Isn’t it weird how many of the street-level superheroes in DC are just members of the Bat family? Is Spider-Man ”street level?” Kevin Feige thinks so. Do we? How many street-level heroes have transcended being street-level? Was that good for those characters? Questions abound in this supersized gem. Stay til the end to hear a fantastic fan letter that truly encapsulates what’s so...
2022-11-071h 48The Greatest PodIs AI The Greatest Villain“Is AI The Greatest Villain?” This is Ed and Bill talking about AI and it's one of the more insightful episodes that we've ever done. We discuss and debate the merits of Elon Musk's recent assertion that AI is the biggest threat to mankind's future. We, as a society, have been afraid of AI since we first found out it was possible in films like 2001, The Terminator, (the original) Westworld, the Matrix etc. We give our thoughts on whether the rise of the machines is serious or not. Is there a more human face to how destructive AI is and w...
2022-11-011h 09The Greatest PodThe Greatest Comic Book Movies by Decade Part V The Finale!This is it! The FINAL chapter in our epic discussion of “The Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade”. This is the one where we give our top 5 lists of the Greatest CBM’s of ALLL TIIIIME!!! We also discuss 2019-The Present in this one. Will a movie from this latest era like Joker, The Suicide Squad, Thor Love and Thunder, Multiverse Of Madness or The Batman make it onto our best of all time list? Press play and find out!! It’s the Final Countdown! (You know you heard the song start in your head)
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2022-10-251h 34
Reboot ItReboot It Presents Movie Mashup: Terminator as a David Lynch Surrealist Horror FilmReboot It Presents MOVIE MASHUP! The Rules are simple. We randomly select one Hollywood franchise and one genre, and then we have 30 minutes to try to make SOMETHING out of it. Will it work? Probably not. Will it be the best damn 30 minutes of your day? Hell yeah. This week we take the Classic sci-fi thriller Terminator and do... What the heck?! The Reboot It Crew is:
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2022-10-2139 minThe Greatest PodThe Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade Part IV“The Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade Part IV” ….boy we really thought we could do this in like one or two episodes, tops. But no, around 2016 they started making so many damn comic book movies it was like a nuclear arms race!! Captain America: Civil War and Batman vs Superman coming out in the same year???? Madness. From Suicide Squad and Antman Quantum of Solace (or whatever) to bangers like Enter The Spiderverse and Infinity War this half decade was amazing for the genre. Captain America : Civil War and Batman vs Superman coming out in the same year??? Madnes...
2022-10-191h 39Reboot ItMovie Mashup: Shrek as a Time Traveling ComedyFor this episode of Movie Mashup Billy Business, Ed Greer and Ron Swallow they are given the task to make a version of Shrek that is a Time Traveling comedy and boy does it go well! Leave a 5 Star rating and review and check this same show on YouTube. Also, check out The Greatest Pod with Ed and Ron.
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2022-10-1138 minThe Greatest PodThe Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade Part 3This is “The Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade Part 3”. We discussed everything from 2010 to 2015. This is where we get your X-Men First Class, your Avengers, and your Guardians of the Galaxy on, to say nothing of Edge of Tomorrow, Age Of Ultron, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier! We sift through the Bronze Age of comic book movies in an attempt to determine the cream of the crop according to our specific and well-refined tastes. Cool offbeat gems like James Gunn’s Super are discussed as well. Which Greatest Pod member cried during Man of Steel? Who reeeeeaaaallly likes...
2022-10-102h 09The Greatest PodThe Greatest Movies By Decade Part DeuxThis is “The Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade Part 2”. We discussed everything from 2000 to 2009. From Unbreakable and X-Men to The Dark Knight and Iron Man. This was the decade when comic book flicks shifted into overdrive. The progression of the comic book movie was almost exponential after 2000 and even small graphic novels started being made into truly great movies. So enjoy this ultra mega-sized ep and tune in for Part 3 next week! From Iron Man to The Dark Knight Rises there were so many good movies that came out.
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2022-10-031h 59The Greatest PodThe Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade Part 1 (Superman, Batman, Blade and More!)We’ve decided to call this one “The Greatest Comic Book Movies By Decade Part 1”. We discuss everything from the 70's to the 90’s explosion in this one. There’s more to discuss than you think. The genre evolved in fits and starts. Each stage was noteworthy and frankly thrilling to examine. This mega-sized episode is equal parts nostalgia and analysis. We even coined the phrase “reverse comic book movie” in this one. Truly a fun conversation full of notable low lights (There were 3 Darkman movies) as well as seminal highs (Blade, Superman, Batman 89 and The Crow). Listening to this one will...
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Friends & FictionWB-S2E39 Less is Lost with Andrew Sean GreerWRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Kristy Woodson Harvey talk with Pulitzer Prize winning author Andrew Sean Greer about his newest book, Less Is Lost which is a follow-up to his hugely popular Less.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2022-09-2336 minThe Greatest PodThe Greatest Spider-Man Villains“The Greatest Spider-Man Villains” are characters who show the fortitude and ethos of Spider-Man as a character. Many of them are old dudes jealous of this teen with superpowers. He’s Marvel’s flagship character but to them, he’s often a nuisance, a “fly in the ointment” ruining their plans for world (or more likely citywide) domination. Some of them are only alive because Spider-Man refuses to punch their heads off while others are so much more powerful than Spidey that they still haunt his nightmares. All of them form the fraternity that we discuss in this episode. In the end, I’...
2022-09-181h 26The Greatest PodThe Greatest WerewolvesThe Greatest Werewolves” Who are they and what makes them the greatest? Producer Bill and Ed Greer asked each other that for about an hour and this is what they’ve come up with. This is the guys recalling some of the most compelling werewolves they’ve come across in pop culture from The Howling to the Thriller video. The “greatest werewolves of our lives” could have been the title of this but they thought it sounded weird. A bonus about this episode is how many movie pitches it contains including the guys resurrecting 80’s hit Manimal!!! This one’s really fun a...
2022-09-131h 05The Greatest PodIs She-Hulk The GreatestWIth the debut of her new show and the controversy it has caused, the question, “Is She Hulk The Greatest?” has never been more timely. This is the boys talking about She Hulk as a unique entertainment product and a symbol of the present day Marvel Universe. This being the MCU’s first foray into straight comedy, the show and the character have their detractors. But what is it about this particular version of a “smart hulk” that makes her so much cooler than A-Bomb or The Abomination? Is her twerking an Abomination? We wax rhapsodic (well Ed does) about when...
2022-09-081h 00The Greatest PodThe Greatest Lessons and Questions EpisodeIn this episode, you hear the story of when Ed “worked with” Jerry Seinfeld last week. This is also us at our most vulnerable as we ask ourselves what are “The Greatest Lessons and Questions” that remain after doing these podcasts for a while now. This episode is a free-flowing examination of us as people, our biases, our blindspots, and what we’re doing to change BUT it’s also a plainspoken examination of what makes us tick and a recalibration of certain guns that we’re gonna stick to. There are definitely a couple of self-help sections that manage to be i...
2022-08-291h 17The Greatest PodThe Greatest NON Marvel or DC SuperheroesWe certainly meant to only talk about “The Greatest NON Marvel or DC Superheroes”, but this
king-sized ep has many digressions. This one is Ed Greer and Producer Bill at their most
effusive and nostalgic. Some of the characters we mention are just great character designs,
some are the whole package with stories that match their brilliant art. We also talk about some
creators who should’ve just shut up and ate their food instead of sabotaging their careers or
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2022-08-231h 56The Greatest PodThe Greatest Superman AnaloguesWho are “The Greatest Superman Analogues”? What makes a good one? Are there any that are as resonant as the original superhero? These are the questions we ask in this episode and the answers may surprise you. In modern times it seems as though we want to deconstruct everything and the Superman mythos is certainly one of the easiest targets. Why not make a character that looks like the big blue boy scout but he lasers people to death or runs a criminal cabal or serves an alien race instead of championing Truth Justice and whatever the hell? It’s fun...
2022-08-151h 20The Greatest PodAre Comic Book Movies The Greatest for Comics“Are Comic Book Movies & TV The Greatest For Comics?” Comics Book movies are huge but are comic books themselves? Are comics actually reaping the proper benefits for being the medium that fuels the present slate of movies/TV for the biggest studios? This is what we discuss and debate this episode. We also get into what we’d do if we ran THE BIG 2. We definitely don’t have it figured out but it was a fun thought experiment. This was also taped during the fallout of Discovery purchasing Warner Bros so you get our reaction to that as well. Ou...
2022-08-091h 03The Greatest PodIs Jack Kirby’s New Gods The GreatestThe New Gods represent Jack Kirby, a comic savant, at the height of his powers with almost no oversight. Darkseid, Orion, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, and other New Gods introduced in his proposed miniseries in the 70’s still loom over DC Comics continuity to this day. There’s a clear case to be made that Kirby’s saga about the next generation of celestial deities inspired Star Wars. The power of the ideas Kirby introduced and the stealth cultural impact of these characters has us asking, “Is Jack Kirby’s New Gods The Greatest?”
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2022-08-041h 20The Greatest PodIs Tom Cruise The GreatestThere are movie stars who come along, delight us, then exit the center stage fairly quickly. Then there are character actors with decades-long careers. There are even movie stars who shine for decades and they are the true greats. Then there’s Tom F–ing Cruise. He’s been famous for as long as many of us have been alive and he seems to be getting stronger through the ages. He’s gone from youthful heartthrob to reliable cipher, to super producer and the American answer to Jackie Chan in the Mission Impossible franchise. This convo spans his career. Of cours...
2022-07-261h 35
Build a Vibrant Culture PodcastCreating a Culture of Honesty and Trust | Ron CarucciWhat if there was a way you could predict the conditions that foster dishonesty in the workplace?What if there was a study that identified specific actions that made team members more trustworthy?What if there was an area of leadership you could focus on to make your organization six times more likely to act ethically?Our guest this week has these answers for you. After a 15-year longitudinal study and more than 3200 interviews with leaders, Ron Carucci knows what makes a business environment...
2021-11-1751 min
Dinner Conversations with Mark Lowry and Andrew Greer[VIDEO] Musical Theology feat. Buddy Greene and Ron BlockTwo of Nashville music's most inspiring musicians, Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter Buddy Greene (who co-wrote "Mary, Did You Know?" with our own Mark Lowry - http://buddygreene.com) and Grammy-winning songwriter-banjo extraordinaire Ron Block (of Alison Krauss + Union Station - http://ronblock.com) join hosts Mark Lowry and Andrew Greer for an expressive table talk on how music helps form, and inform, our faith. Plus, lots of live music and guest appearances by singer/songwriter Cindy Morgan and hymn expert/author Robert J. Morgan! Don't miss a single episode— subscribe below! Sponsors:Partner with Dinner Conversations an...
2018-03-1432 minDinner Conversations with Mark Lowry and Andrew GreerMusical Theology feat. Buddy Greene and Ron Block [AUDIO]Two of Nashville music's most inspiring musicians, Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter Buddy Greene (who co-wrote "Mary, Did You Know?" with our own Mark Lowry - http://buddygreene.com) and Grammy-winning songwriter-banjo extraordinaire Ron Block (of Alison Krauss + Union Station - http://ronblock.com) join hosts Mark Lowry and Andrew Greer for an expressive table talk on how music helps form, and inform, our faith. Plus, lots of live music and guest appearances by singer/songwriter Cindy Morgan and hymn expert/author Robert J. Morgan! Don't miss a single episode— subscribe below! Sponsors:Partner with Dinner Conversations an...
2018-03-1431 min