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Married...with ContentWhat if God Was...Jack Kirby?? Part 2Part 2 of our discussion of the Fantastic Four: Hereafter storyline does not talk about the story at all and jumps right into an uninterrupted hour-long discussion about the hosts' and guests' religions, lack of them, or status in-between, in the least judgemental, least sanctimoneus of this kind of conversation that we've ever been a part of. We each found this discussion informative and enlightening. Let us know whether or not you agree marriedwithcontent@gmail.com. or mwcpodcast@bluesky.social We will answer all serious questions or comments, and will rea...
2025-08-251h 10
Married...with ContentWhat if God Was...Jack Kirby?? Part oneWe're back! Welll, I mean, we weren't like, gone, really, just not releasing shows. We released a show! And it's a part one of two, so that means we will have released two shows! Nothing will stop us now! One Halloween, long ago, one of our Crossover episodes got religion. Or rather, the discussion about the comic that we were covering with guests Tim Price and Sean, Podcast Host and Man of Knowledge, turned to that topic without having been planned that way, and we wound up having an informative and extremely interesting discussion. You...
2025-06-241h 24
Married...with ContentJL APE-Ril: Justice League vs Godzilla vs KongFeeling nostalgic for this year's JL Ape-ril crossover, where great comics podcast from across the sphere covered their favorite ape-related comics? Well, good news! Jon and Maggie have absolutely no sense of time, so here is the final installment four months late! Man, that was cool of us! Join us for around three hours of coverage of the entire 7 part series, as well as random disgressions into pretty much any topic you can think of! Check out these other entries in the crossover: The Outcasters Dial F for Flanger The...
2024-08-212h 50
Married...with ContentThe RodPod: Episode 16The RodPod is back! Maggie and the two Jons cover issues 13 of Robots in Disguise and More Than Meets the Eye, as well as Spotlight: Megatron, as we continue our coverage of IDW: Phase 2 Transformers comics. In MTMTE 13, more meta jokes than you can shake a psychic paper at, Ultra Magnus gets drunk, and we learn a secret about Swerve, which would be the most shocking reveal of the episode if it weren't for what's coming. Spotlight: Megatron adds some context and depth to Megatron and Starscream's releationship, which we, of co...
2024-06-302h 09
Married...with ContentMWC presents: A Deep Dive into Dragonlance, episode 9Jon M Wilson and Layne Join Jon back on Krynn, to cover chapters 7-9 of Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Listen in, as Jon gripes about and praises different parts of Weis and Hickman's ongoing new Dragonlance series, the trio comes up with ideas for what Jon would call a goth band, were he to be in one, and then be not-perplexed by the mystery this part of the book deals with, and see if you can figure out who the traitor is. (You won't be perplexed)
2023-12-0357 min
Married...with ContentMephisto vs the Podcasters 6(66), Podcasters in Vermont! AvengersJust in time for, uh, Thank-a-ween, Mephisto is back, and he's brought more podcasters than you can shake a pitchfork at! Jon M Wilson and Layne from Ninjas and Bots podcast and Tim Price from The Outcasters podcast join Maggie and Jon for a talk about Avengers #83, The first appearance of the Rutland Halloween Parade in a preview of the first unofficial Marvel/DC crossover! It's also the first appearance of Valkyrie and the Women's Liberation Movement in comics, so we actually mostly talk about that. Featuring way more detailed of an explanation of Radical vs Liberal Feminist Theory...
2023-11-232h 00
Married...with ContentTrailer: Mephisto vs the Podcasters, Year 6(66), Podcasters in Vermont!A Halloween crossover so epic that it had to wait until Thanksgiving! This crossover is huge that it needed to add a brand new podcast! Mephisto sends the Podcasters to Rutland, Vermont to cover the first unofficial Marvel/DC crossover. Listen to all of these podcasts to get the whole story: Married with Crossovers (MWC) Podcast with Jon and Maggie! The Ninjas and Bots Podcast! Unpacking the Power of the Power Pack! Resurrections: The Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast! Plus Sean Ross, formerly of The Secret Wars and Beyond po...
2023-11-2005 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents the RodPod episode 15MWC stands for Married with Cybertron, as Jon M Wilson joins the Schaefer-Hames on their journey through the IDW Phase 2 Transformers comics. On this episode, we cover issues 12 of RID and MTMTE. The Lost Light Crew battles a group of rogue Decepticons and fights to save the lives of some of their own, while back on Cybertron, Megatron's return is quickly unravelling all of the progress that's been done since the end of the war.
2023-09-041h 29
Married...with ContentMarried Watching Cartoons: Bluey! With Special Guest Ryan Daly.Ryan Daly from the Fire and Water Podcast network mentioned in passing that we should watch the cartoon, Bluey for a Married Watching Cartoons. Ryan was right! Join, Ryan, Maggie, and I as we talk about 3 episodes of what could be the best show of any medium currently running.
2023-07-041h 13
Married...with ContentJL MAY 2023! The Brave and the Bold 15 Nightwing/HawkmanIt's #JLMay once again! This time around, podcasts from all over the 'sphere have gotten together to cover 2007-8's The Brave and The Bold #15, featuring two characters that Maggie and Jon have never covered before and only know all that much about one of them. So, in true Brave and the Bold style. #JLMay2023 #JLMay Follow the Event with all of these great podcasts Overlooked Dark Knight Dial F for Flanger The Bat-Pod L.E.G.I.O.N.P.O.D.cast The Legion Project Teal Productions Wright On Network Justice Trek Popculture Affidavit It All Com...
2023-05-2158 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: A Deep Dive into Dragonlance episode 8Jon, Jon, Layne, and Clinton cover chapters three through six in book two of Dragons of Autumn Twilight
2023-04-221h 32
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: Married with Christmas. Batman's Wonderful LifeMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Jon and Maggie. Layne stops by to help us cover the Batman: TAS episode, Christmas With the Joker and sticks around while we cover Frank Capra's classic Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life.
2022-12-251h 33
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: Deep Dive into Dragonlance, episode 7Deep Dive is back as Layne, Clinton, and the two Jons cover Chapters one and two of Book Two of Dragons of Autumn Twilight.
2022-12-2242 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents Fireside Favorites: Dear Fahrenheit 451Minisode alert! It's Married with College time again as Maggie helps Jon with one of his Library classes as they review Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence and write love letters and breakup letters to some of their favorite (and not so favorite) books and other media, including The Magician's Nephew, The Magicians, Bullet Train, Atlas Shrugged, Andor, and more!
2022-12-0529 min
Married...with ContentMWC Podcasts Presents: A Deep Dive into Dragonlance, episode 6The summer side project continues into the late fall, as Jon, Layne, and Clinton cover the last part of book one of book one. You read that right. Tolkein broke up his books into books, and so does Dragonlance. You gonna tell us that Tolkein was wrong? I don't think so! The heroes face Onyx, the black dragon in a final battle, the gods come back to Krynn, and we thankfully leave the gully dwarves behind, unfortunately not forever. Give it a listen!
2022-12-011h 02
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: The Rod Pod Episode 14The two Jons cover Robots in Disguise #10 with a cover and timey-wimey plot that will amaze you but nowhere near as much as the last page of Robots in Disguise #11 will. Things are about to kick into gear in IDW Phase 2!
2022-10-311h 10
Married...with ContentDeep Dive into Dragonlance ep 5: Interview with Author Ben Riggs!The Summer of Dragonlance draws to an end but we have more book to cover! Join Jon, Jon, and Layne as we continue through chapters 17 and 18 of Dragons of Autumm Twilight. Then stick around as Jon interviews Ben Riggs, author of Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons as they discuss Weis and Hickman's time at TSR as well as something called TSR West that you probably haven't heard of.
2022-09-081h 07
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: A Deep Dive into Dragonlance, Ep 4The Summer of Dragonlance continues as Layne, Jon, and Jon discuss chapters 13-16 of Dragons of Autumn Twilight! With discussions of the logistics of hauling around a giant wicker dragon, unintential dark humor while describing a scene where a character gets bathed in acid, and complex relations between people and gods reduced to the poem "Footprints", there's a lot going on in this one. (This podcast does feature adults using adult language. You have been warned.) Catch Jon M Wilson at jonreadscomics.com Layne is found at thebatmanuniverse.net
2022-08-221h 16
Married...with ContentMWC Presents The Rod Pod 13: Shadowplay, with special guest TFG1Mike!The Rod Pod returns! TFG1Mike stops by to discuss More Than Meets the Eye #s 9-11, the Shadowplay Saga with the two Jons. This one has an absolutely jaw-dropping finale and a last page you won't believe, so don't miss it!
2022-08-101h 23
Married...with ContentA Deep Dive into Dragonlance Ep 3Summer side project continues as Jon, Jon, and Clinton take on chapters 9-12 of Dragons of Autumn Twilight! This episode has everything! Really bad puns by one Jon and Clinton threatening to drive the other Jon out of his mind? Yep! Misuse of the word "Thee" in the text coming close to finishing the job? Oh yes! Jon literally moved to tears while reading a passage aloud? You know it! This plus pedantic discussions of AD&D vision rules, undead, spells, and Greek and Roman linguistics. I told you it has...
2022-07-271h 07
Married...with ContentDeep Dive into Dragonlance: Ep 2The whole gang is here! The two Jons, Clinton, and Layne cover Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Chapters 5-8, as well as an exerpt from the AD&D Module, Dragons of Mystery. The companions survive near drowning and flying arrows only to fall headfirst into combat with creatures from beyond their experience. Will the quest be over before it begins? Sent feedback to marriedwcomics@gmail.com or on Twitter @MWC_Podcast
2022-07-141h 28
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: A Deep Dive into Dragonlance Episode 1The Summer of Dragonlance continues, as my friends join me for a discussion of one of my lifelong favorites, The Dragonlance Chronicles! Layne and Clinton join me for a discussion of chapters 1 and 2 and a readthrough/discussion of 3 of Dragons of Autumn Twilight! Check out Clinton's stuff: http://coffeeandcomicspodcast.blogspot.com/ Check out Layne and her firends' stuff! https://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy this book! https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Chronicles-Dragonlance-ebook/dp/B004G606K8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dragons+of+autumn+twilight&qid=1656979671&sr=8-1
2022-07-051h 18
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Dragonlance, Episode 0Inacurrately Titled Summer Side Project Alert! Jon M Wilson, Clinton Robison, and eventually Layne from Batman Books: A Dark Knight in Prose podcast join me for a deep dive into one of Jon's childhood favorites. (The use of the word "Daily" is for alliterative purposes and will not imply the rate of release!)
2022-06-0859 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: The Rod Pod Episode 12New Rod Pod! It's two Jons for the price of one as Jon M Wilson joins me as we cover RID Annual 2012. With more esoteric nostalgia than you can possibly imagine!
2022-06-061h 12
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: Married with College! Weird Western Book TalkIn the final of our book talk minisodes, Jon and Maggie chat about Weird Westerns! Discussing Territory, by Emma Bull, Six Gun Tarot, by R.S Belcher, Karen Memory, by Elizabeth Bear, Silver on the Road, by Laura Anne Gilman, and River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
2022-05-2020 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents Transformers: The Rod Pod Episode 11You've received a new transmission from the Rod Pod! Anthony Brucale from Transformers University joins Jon and Maggie for a deep dive into the 2012 MTMTE Annual!
2022-05-141h 17
Married...with ContentSci Fi Minisode and Book TalkJon and Maggie talk about Foundation by Isaac Asimov, Old Man's War by John Scalzi, Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers.
2022-04-2620 min
Married...with ContentMystery Minisode Plus Encyclopedia BrownMaggie helps Jon with one of his librarian classes as they discuss mystery books and TV shows before she reads him an Encyclopedia Brown mystery! Can Jon match wits with the world's smartest 10 year old? Can you? Download it now! Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 Mystery Book Talk: 3:00 Encyclopedia Brown and The Case of the Electric Clock: 27:30 Books mentioned in Book Talk: Murder at the Vicarage-Agatha Christie 1930 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie-Alan Bradley-2009 The Black Echo-Michael Connelly-1992 Cocaine Blues (Mi...
2022-02-2838 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: The Rod Pod Episode 10New episode! Join Maggie and Jon as they read through and review issues 7 and 8 of IDW's More Than Meets the Eye comics series. We meet the DJD who is scary as hell, and their leader Tarn, who could be the nastiest Decepticon in the series. We talk about the ramifications of eons-long warfare, good and evil in terms of the same, and the occasionally gray area between million year campaigner and war criminal. These and other fun topics on episode 10 of The Rod Pod!
2021-12-271h 02
Married...with ContentMarried Watching Cartoons Presents: The Tick! With Special Guest Ryan DaleySpoon! Maggie brings the Tick vs Pineapple Pokopo to the episode and to help us out with it, Ryan Daley from The Fire and Water Podcast Network stops by. We call him Speak, because that is what he does! Grab your surfboard and shark repellant and your taste for pineapple dishes as we discuss 90s ennui, the fallacy of the undistributed middle, monkeys in space, and Monkees as voice actors.
2021-11-211h 02
Married...with ContentMephisto vs the Podcasters 4: My Little Pony/Transformers Friendship in DisguiseIt's Halloween and that means Mephisto is up to his old tricks again, forcing us and 3 other podcasts to mix it up. This time around, Al Sedano from Resurrections: An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast joins us to cover the most unlikely crossover that you will ever love: My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise. Join us as we cover the episode "Suited For Success" from Friendship is Magic so that poor Al isn't going into this completely blind, before we dive into issue #1. Optimus and Bumblebee meet Twilight Sparkle! Rarity matches wits and vanity with Starscream! And Arcee kicks...
2021-10-281h 27
Married...with ContentSpider-Man and His Amazing Friends: The X-Men AdventureIn Married Watching Cartoons, Jon and Maggie take turns introducing the other to a cartoon they may not be as familiar with. This episode, Sean Ross from Secret Wars and the Bat Pod basically wouldn't let us do this episode without him, so here he his! We talk about quoting lines from cartoons as a means of seduction, muse about what Sean's baseball career would have been like if he'd never seen this episode, decide how a made-up-for-this-episode cyborg stacks up against other cartoon villains in and out of the Marvel Universe and cast our own Spider-Friends!
2021-04-201h 09
Married...with ContentMerry Marvel MARCHing Society 2021: Fantastic Four Acts of VengeanceJon and Maggie dust off their comic books and remind themselves how to appreciate static images as they cover Fantastic Four #s 334-336 which serves as both the end of the Acts of Vengeance storyline as well as the debut of Walt Simonson's run on the series. We are a Proud Participant in the Merry Marvel MARCHing Society 2021 event! Check out all the other participants: 3rd Degree Byrne Back 2 The Bins/Avengers Spotlight Coffee & Comics Comic Book Time Machine DoomSpeak Fanholes Podcast Fire & Water Podcast Presents Head Speaks Into The Weird Jeff and Rick Present...
2021-03-311h 06
Married...with ContentMarried Watching Cartoons! Episode 2: Pokemon!Jon and Maggie are watching cartoons while remaining married the entire time! Maggie's favorite thing ever is Pokemon while Jon knows it mostly as a collectible card game that he never played but complained about a lot. How will Jon feel about The Fortune Hunters? How many Pokemon can Maggie name in 30 seconds? Prepare for trouble. Better make it double.
2021-02-1355 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: An Encyclopedia Brown Mystery MinisodeJoin Maggie and Jon and they match wits with the world's greatest (10 year old) detective! Maggie reads Jon The Case of The Two-fisted Poet. Will Leroy lose Sally forever to a snobby kid who went to school in England? Then Jon reads Maggie The Case of the Wounded Toe where the weird kid who keeps teeth in a jar gets shot n the foot. The 1960's everyone! Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce cover Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subReinaDelCid
2021-01-3027 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents The Rod Pod: Episode 9You have received a new transmission from the Rod Pod. Jon and Maggie are trapped in a spacecraft shaped like Rodimus' head with only their cats and occasional issues of IDW's Transformers comics that the Autobot Sky Lynx periodically drops by. No one knows why any of this is happening. This month, Sky Lynx has brought Robots in Disguise issues 7 to 9, which includes the first part of the Combiners Wars. Things get tense on the political front as moral compromises get considered and the environment of Cybertron reveals its biggest threat yet! Se...
2021-01-231h 17
Married...with ContentMarried Watching Cartoons! Episode 1: The SmurfsWelcome to our new format! Jon and Maggie are taking turns introducing the other to cartoons that the other may not be as familiar with. On our debut episode, Jon introduces Maggie to the Smurfs! Take time out of the craziness of real life for some escapism. Jon brings in King Smurf, an episode which *checks notes* shows the Smurfs descend into full-on fascism as half of them develop a cult-like worship of one of their own which almost destroys them all. ... Look, we recorded this awhile ago, we swear.
2021-01-0959 min
Married...with ContentFantastic Four Annual #3 Year End SpectacularWe close out 2020 and this phase of our podcast with the comic that we nearly started with. Listen for one last comics hurrah before we change over to covering cartoons in 2021. Reed Richards and Sue Storm get married but not before having to deal with Doctor Doom's nefarious wedding gift and a blind guy driving a bomb into New York Harbor. Listen in to say "Good Riddance 2020" with us!
2020-12-3156 min
Married...with ContentSpecial Holiday Episode! He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special with special guest Clinton RobisonHappy Holidays from Married with Comics! Clinton Robison from Coffee and Comics as well as Fanfilm Fridays stops by to discuss one of his favorites and ours, the cleverly named, He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special! Celebrate the holiday of your choice while we dive into this 55 minute long toy commercial in which the Evil Lord of Destruction gets transformed by the Christmas spirit into something almost...nice?
2020-12-171h 00
Married...with ContentMephisto vs the Podcasters Three: God, Dracula, and everything elseIt's Halloween, so that means Mephisto has compelled us into a spooky crossover yet again, this time with Tim Price and Sean from Secret Wars and Beyond podcast. We cover Tomb of Dracula #44 and Doctor Strange #14 as the Lord of Vampires and Sorcerer Supreme fight to the death! Stick around as we veer off into tangents about Brahm Stokers' novel, God in comic books, and the 1970s. Happy Halloween everyone! In addition to the Secret Wars and Beyond podcast, make sure to catch Resurrections: An Adam Warock and Thanos Podcast as well as Unpacking the Power of Po...
2020-11-011h 42
Married...with ContentFireside Favorites: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Stomach PuncherJon matches wits with everyone's favorite 10 year old detective, and almost gets too distracted by how violent life was for the youth of the '60s to solve the case. Will he recover in time?
2020-10-2414 min
Married...with ContentBone: The Great Cow Race with special guest, Tim PriceNew episode! Mephisto casts the dastardly Spell of Comics Apathy on us and only Tim Price, the Podcrasher can save us with one of our favorite comics of all time, Bone #10. You'd be a stupid, stupid rat creature to miss this one!
2020-10-111h 15
Married...with ContentFireside Favorites: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Spinning EggJon reads an Encyclopedia Brown mystery to Maggie and she tries to solve it. Jon remembers this one from childhood and thinks the clue will be too obscure for Maggie to solve. Is he right, or will Maggie's repeat viewings of QI win her the day?
2020-10-0316 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: The Rod Pod episode 8The world may be a garbage fire, but at least there's a new Rod Pod! Jon and Maggie read through and discuss IDW Transformers More Than Meets the Eye #6: Interiors, where we deal with severe PTSD, depression, and someone accidentally getting shot in the head. MTMTE is the funny on purpose one, remember. In Robots in Disguise #6 Syndromica, Orion Pax, Hardhead, and some lizard guy named Garnak encounter the fruition of Shockwave's ancient plan. And Pax takes on Monstructor because that's how he rolls. With The Touch, Less Than Meets the Eye, and Intrigue!
2020-09-211h 02
Married...with ContentEncyclopedia Brown and the case of the Balloon ManMaggie Reads Jon an Encyclopedia Brown mystery and he tries to solve it. Can you solve the case of the Balloon Man, a case that has perplexed even the Chief of Police of Idaville before Jon can? (I wouldn't get too worked up. Chief Brown is stalwart and true, but his deductive reasoning skills are dangerously lacking, considering his job).
2020-09-0813 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane: Chapter 16 and final discussionThis is it! The final chapter of The Wounded Sky, read by all three of us followed by a discussion of the book. Thank you so much for putting up with the various delays and we hope you had as much fun listening as we did reading and recording it. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebooks at bit.ly/EBD50PctSale Feedback is appreciated. Send comments to marriedwcomics@gmail.com
2020-08-131h 24
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane, chapter 15We're almost to the the end of our Doses of of Star Trek, Daily or otherwise. Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, until we have the whole thing read. Jon reads chapter 15, where we say hello to a new universe and goodbye to a crewmember. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebooks at bit.ly/EBD50PctSale
2020-08-0743 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane: Chapter 14We're back with everyone's favorite inaccurately named Daily Dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, until we have the whole thing read. Layne reads chapter 14, in which the Enterprise crew mulls over how to best play God. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebooks at bit.ly/EBD50PctSale
2020-07-2627 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane: Chapter 13We're back with everyone's favorite inaccurately named Daily Dose of Star Trek Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, until we have the whole thing read. Maggie reads chapter 13 in which we find out why God would have need of a starship. Or at least a starship crew. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebooks at bit.ly/EBD50PctSale Send...
2020-07-2231 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane: Chapter 12We're back with everyone's favorite inaccurately named Daily Dose of Star Trek Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, until we have the whole thing read. Jon reads Chapter 12 as the crew comes face to face with something that may or may not be God and try to communicate with it. You know, the usual. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebo...
2020-07-1541 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane: Chapter 11We're back with everyone's favorite inaccurately named Daily Dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, until we have the whole thing read. Layne reads chapter 11, it's an absolutely beautiful chapter and Layne reads it wonderfully. That's it. That's the preview. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebooks at bit.ly/EBD50PctSale Feedback is appreciated. Send c...
2020-07-1127 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane: Chapter 10We're back with everyone's favorite inaccurately named Daily Dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, until we have the whole thing read. Maggie reads chapter 10 where we learn along with the crew what is going on and the extent of the danger. We ponder with Kirk the ethical quandries that come with every command decision and hopefully grasp how relevant a book written in the early 80s is...
2020-07-0736 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky: Chapter 9We're back with everyone's favorite inaccurately named Daily Dose of Star Trek Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, until we have the whole thing read. Jon reads Chapter 9 and things are getting really really weird. We're talking spontaneously generated landsharks, dream injuries becoming real and Sulu saving the Enterprise by doing something that is literally impossible. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Dian...
2020-07-0424 min
Married...with ContentMarried With Comics Squared: Double Date with Rachel and Michael BaileyIt's a double dose of Married With Comics as this episode gets you not one, but two entire married couples, a total of four people! We learn that the Baileys had once planned to start a podcast with the same name as ours, but we got there first, so the four of us have no choice but to fight to the death to determine who is truly married with comics. Actually that does not happen at all, and we have a pleasant conversation about Superfriends, a two part story from Batman #36 and #37 by Tom King and Clay Mann. Maggie kee...
2020-06-151h 08
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek: The Wounded Sky, Chapters 1-8 discussionLayne, Maggie, and Jon discuss the first half of The Wounded Sky.
2020-06-1534 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky: Chapter 8It's your (increasingly inaccurately named) daily dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, releasing episodes (roughly) once a weekday until we have the whole thing read. Layne reads Chapter 8, where we delve deeper into the Inversion issues and learn that at least one John Denver song is still known by the 23rd century. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Dia...
2020-06-1228 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: Not My Captain America with special guest Delvin WilliamsMaggie takes a break this episode so Delvin stops by to talk with Jon about Sam Wilson: Captain America 1 and 2, a completely not in any way controversial comic. We then spend some time talking about how not controversial it is. Then Paul Hix shows up from Australia! Give it a listen. Listen to Paul Hix's podcasts here: https://www.waitingfordoom.com/ Listen to more of Delvin at: http://www.longboxcrusade.com/ as well as an earlier conversation with Ryan Daly on a similar topic here: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fw-pres...
2020-06-081h 22
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky: Chapter 7It's your (week) daily dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, releasing episodes (roughly) once a weekday until we have the whole thing read. Maggie reads Chapter 7 where the second Inversion experience is more intense than the first was, to say the least. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebooks at bit.ly/EBD50PctSale Send...
2020-06-0146 min
Married...with ContentJL May 2020 The OMAC Project Part 2JL May is here! We are pleased to be a part of this year's crossover, where we cover the O.M.A.C Project tie-in to the Countdown to Infinite Crisis event! Part two of our coverage of O.M.A.C Project for #JLMay2020 Check out all of the podcasts covering this mega event: The Fire and Water Podcast Robin: Everyone Likes The Drake Pop Culture Affidavit It All Comes Back To Superman The Fanholes Podcast Justice's First Dawn The Bird...
2020-06-011h 23
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek: The Wounded Sky, Chapter 6It's your (week) daily dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, releasing episodes (roughly) once a weekday until we have the whole thing read. Jon reads chapter 6, where the crew deals with the aftereffects of the Inversion experience and we learn a little more about the cultural and mating rituals of the Hamalki. (They're giant glass spider people, it ain't what you're used to) La...
2020-05-2740 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek: The Wounded Sky, Chapter 5Back from the long weekend with your daily dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, releasing episodes (roughly) once a weekday until we have the whole thing read. Layne reads Chapter 5, In which the Inversion experience is not at all as expected as years before Kirk would assert that Spock should "Be one with the horse", Jim is one with his ship. In a far more literal w...
2020-05-2629 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek. The Wounded Sky: Chapter 4It's your (week) daily dose of Star Trek! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, releasing episodes (roughly) once a weekday until we have the whole thing read. Maggie reads chapter 4, in which the Enterprise gets attacked by Klingons. The only way they will be able to engage the Inversion drive before being destroyed is to destroy the Klingons first. Not to worry, there are only 7 Klingon ships. Lay...
2020-05-2343 min
Married...with ContentDaily Dose of Star Trek: The Wounded Sky Chapter 3Quarantine side project alert! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, releasing episodes (roughly) once a weekday until everyone has their very own Wounded Sky audiobook! On this episode, Jon reads Chapter 3, where we learn more about the mysterious Inversion Drive and may accidentally learn a little about theoretical physics in the process, as the technobabble deals with De Sitter Space, Megabubbles and other mind-blowing concepts as only Diane Duane can deliv...
2020-05-2221 min
Married...with ContentThe Wounded Sky Chapter 2Another daily dose of #StarTrek as Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight in prose reads chapter 2 of Diane Duane's The Wounded Sky. We meet one hell of an interesting new alien species, find out what officers do for fun when they're off shift and see the prototype for the holodeck. All just a download away. Layne appears courtesy of http://thebatmanuniverse.net/ Buy Diane Duane ebooks at bit.ly/EBD50PctSale Send feedback to marriedwcomics@gmail.com
2020-05-2043 min
Married...with ContentThe Wounded Sky by Diane Duane, chapter oneQuarantine side project alert! Maggie and Jon are joined by Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight In Prose podcast to read through Diane Duane's amazing Star Trek novel, The Wounded Sky, one chapter at a time, releasing episodes (roughly) once a weekday until everyone has their very own Wounded Sky audiobook. An audiobook with very amateur readers with questionable abilities to ape Scottish accents, and sound effects that are all over the place, but you can't beat the price!
2020-05-1937 min
Married...with ContentJL May 2020: The O.M.A.C. ProjectJL May is here! We are pleased to be a part of this year's crossover, where we cover the O.M.A.C Project tie-in to the Countdown to Infinite Crisis event! Coverage begins on Views From The Longbox, where Michael Bailey and a bunch of amazing podcasters cover Countdown #1 and then come back here, where Maggie is so reluctant to cover the events following her least favorite issue ever, that she allows herself to be freaked out in real time by the cover and splash page of Jack Kirby's original O.M.A.C #1 as we give...
2020-05-021h 41
Married...with ContentFireside Favorites: Gunsmoke!In this week's Fireside Favorites Jon takes a deep dive into the Gunsmoke radio drama and Maggie matches wits with Encyclopedia Brown! Send feedback to Marriedwcomics.libsyn.com and your comments will be read on the air next week!
2020-04-2657 min
Married...with ContentFireside Favorites: Lady MechanicaMaggie talks about one of her favorite comic characters and then reads Jon an Encyclopedia Brown Mystery. Can he solve it before you can?
2020-04-1830 min
Married...with ContentFireside Favorites: Moon Knight and Encyclopedia BrownThis new minisode includes a remaster of an earlier segment on Moon Knight. Also, Jon reads Maggie an Encyclopedia Brown Mystery and she puts on her thinking cap.
2020-04-1237 min
Married...with ContentMinisode Bart Regan: Spy! With added GTAThe Schaefer-Hameses are trying to hold onto their sanity any way possible during what our state is calling a "Safer at Home Order" (because that makes it sound downright pleasant) so Jon reads through a backup story from Detective Comics #38 while Maggie tries to win GTA races
2020-03-2717 min
Married...with ContentThe Rod Pod Episode 7: AutocracyNew Episode! Maggie's video game shenanigans summon Aaron Henley to the Rod Pod, who helps us out as we cover Autocracy, the prequel story which only kind of ties into Phase 2 comics, but we cover it anyway! Join us for Last Starfighter jokes, discussion on the relative worth of Ratbat and Sky Lynx, and Maggie getting excited about a version of Rodimus that isn't a complete dink. Also The Touch, Less Than Meets the Eye, and Rodimus Star awards are given. Upload complete...now.
2020-02-151h 39
Married...with ContentMaggie Hates Jimmy OlsenCould it be? A new episode of Married with Comics? You know it! Careful listeners of our show may have noticed that Maggie has occasionally voiced a negative opinion on Jimmy Olsen, so Coffee and Comics and Fan Films Fridays host Clinton Robison pops by with DC Comics Presents #93 to join Jon with 1990's Superman #93 and Maggie with 2019's Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 to get to the bottom of this. Find out if Maggie's irrational hatred is enough to withstand wacky stretchy hero shenanigans, Superman rescuing Jimmy from Hell, Superman rescuing Turtle Boy from falling from o...
2020-02-021h 18
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: Movie Mayhem, Mostly Star Wars EditionMaggie and Jon split a 6 pack of White Claw and talk about all of the movies they've seen since their last movie episode, including all of the #Star Wars movies up through The Last Jedi.
2019-12-191h 49
Married...with ContentMephisto vs the Podcasters 2 Podcasters in DreamlandHalloween means Mephisto has kidnapped us again for a crossover, this time trapping us in the Dream Realm and forcing us to review comics for his amusement. But our torment is your opportunity, as Al Sedano From Resurrections: an Adam Warock and Thanos Podcast and Jon M Wison, comics podcast mainstay join us to cover Sandman #17: Calliope and try to escape the realm of dreams. Content Warning: The issue covered includes a brief, non-graphic, rape scene, which is discussed. Make your listening choices with that in mind. Thanks so much to our gu...
2019-10-311h 09
Married...with ContentCat on a Hot Tin RoofOn Monday, we watch a movie. On Tuesday, We record ourselves ramble about what we think. On Wednesday, we publish the results pretty much unedited. Maggie chose Cat on a Hot Tin Roof this week, a movie she's seen many times, and Jon had never seen. They also talk a bunch about the play it is based on, and the life and death of Tennessee Williams.
2019-09-1247 min
Married...with ContentSquare Women, Round Table Jon takes a vacation this time around as Maggie hosts a round table of amazing women podcasters, who talk about a comic each of them has chosen. Stella From Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast brings Batgirl (Vol 3)#3, Layne from Batman Books: The Dark Knight in Prose has chosen Batman and Elmer Fudd, and Barbara from A Gal Walks Into a Comic Shop introduces us to Lucky, the Pizza Dog with Matt Fraction's Hawkeye #11. Maggie rounds things out with Alan Moore's Swamp Thing #40, a man's take on women's issues. Join them for Square Women, Round Table. A podcast with...
2019-09-041h 45
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: Movie Monday Minisode-Star Trek TMPSEE: Nothing, it's an audio medium. HEAR: Maggie and Jon talk about a movie they watched two days ago, in this, an episode recorded yesterday HEAR FURTHER: that they plan to do one of these episodes every week for awhile. WONDER WHY: Maggie and Jon say the words "penis" and "vagina" way more than you would expect them to. BE WARNED: This is barely edited, folks. This is raw banter, with more segues than an Arrested Development episode. DOWNLOAD: and enjoy.
2019-08-2144 min
Married...with ContentTransformers: The Rod Pod episode 6 with special guest Ryan DalyYou have received a transmission from The Rod Pod. Jon and Maggie are trapped on a spacecraft shaped like Rodimus' head, hurtling through space with only the IDW Transformers Phase 2 comics to keep them company. So they are sending their thoughts about these stories through subspace, hoping that someone will hear and send help. Or at the very least be entertained. TF Nation may have all of the writers, artists, celebrities, and toys associated with all aspects of Transformers, but we have something it doesn't: The Fire and Water Podcast Network's Ryan Daly, who we t...
2019-08-171h 10
Married...with ContentTransformers: The Rod Pod Episode 5The news about HasLab's Unicron toy is pretty dang exciting, but all the cool kids know that the biggest Transformers news of the week is the release of The Rod Pod: Episode 5! Any issue of Transformers issue has a lot to live up to when it comes to issue #5. Does one of the issues directly reference and pay tribute to Marvel Transformers Issue #5 because of this? (Yes) And does the other one say," Hold my beer, I'm jumping ahead to Marvel Issue #8 for my tribute" instead? (Also yes) This episode has it all: Flying shark poets, Ironhide, the Z...
2019-07-181h 16
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: Square Women, Round TableDo you like @maggientherain from this podcast? How about Stella from BatgirltoOracle? Or Barbara from @galwalks? Maybe Layne from BatmanBooks_DKP? Of course you do! Which is why this September, we're placing a series of shiny objects in strategic locations to keep Jon busy long enough for we gals to have a testosterone-free conversation about some of our favorite comics! Miss this one at your peril, true-believers!
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Married...with Content1939 Superman and Batman Who Warred It Best?Back for a new season with our two favorite heroes in one podcast together. Two stories from the Golden Age, when The Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader declare war! Superman against reckless drivers and Batman against the Dirigible of Doom! Listen to find out who warred it best! Send feedback to Marriedwcomics@gmail.com or at any of the following places: Main Site: marriedwcomics.libsyn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MWCPodcast/ Twitter: @mwc_podcast (Jon) @maggientherain (maggie) 3 Doors Down-Kryptonite )Cover by Dave Winkler & Lorena Kirchhoffer...
2019-06-231h 13
Married...with ContentTransformers: The Rod Pod PromoPromo for our spin-off podcast. Where we talk IDW Transformers! Listen to it! Share it with friends! Play it on your own podcasts! Play it at your weddings! Play it!! Then listen to our show!
2019-05-3101 min
Married...with ContentThe Rod Pod: Episode 4You have received a transmission from The Rod Pod. Jon and Maggie are trapped on a spacecraft shaped like Rodimus's head, hurtling through space with only the IDW Transformers Phase 2 comics to keep them company. So they are sending their thoughts about these stories through subspace, hoping that someone will hear and send help. Or at the very least be entertained. In this transmission, Jon and Maggie give their thoughts on Transformers:Robots in Disguise #4 "Divisive" Prowl investigates a murder and uncovers a Decepticon plot. What moral compromises will Prowl make while dealing with the thre...
2019-05-041h 07
Married...with ContentThe Rod Pod: Episode 3You have received a transmission from The Rod Pod. Jon and Maggie are trapped on a spacecraft shaped like Rodimus's head, hurtling through space with only the IDW Transformers Phase 2 comics to keep them company. So they are sending their thoughts about these stories through subspace, hoping that someone will hear and send help. Or at the very least be entertained. In this transmission, Jon and Maggie give their thoughts on Transformers:Robots in Disguise #3 "Stick Together." On Cybertron, Intrigue! mixes with cosmic threats as Starscream and Wheeljack join forces to stop the destruction of the...
2019-04-1547 min
Married...with ContentTransformers: The Rod Pod episode 2 Special Non-Horrible Audio EditionOur sincerest apologies to anyone who listened to the previous upload of this episode and heard what must have been Decepticon audio sabotage. Prowl was alerted and the culprit was dispatched with extreme prejudice. Well, he dispatched someone with extreme prejudice anyway. We find it best to not ask too many questions. Join us for a special Non-eardrum shattering version of Episode 2 of the Rod Pod, where we cover MTMTE and RID #2. Meet your new favorite character Skids. Check in with your old favorite character, Starscream. And Metalhawk is also there, for his 3 or 4 fans! Also a joke about Skrulls...
2019-03-3050 min
Married...with ContentDaredevil #1 (2019) with special guest J David Weter. Know FearThe new series of Daredevil is so good that we needed the help of Daredevil expert J David Weter, (whom you can call Dave) from Dave's Daredevil Podcast to cover issue #1. We discuss all sorts of Hornhead-related stuff. Like, Is Matt Murdock an addict? And will his addiction lead to him killing someone? Also, is Stilt-Man's thing just stilts? And why would you take Matt to a circus, Foggy and Karen? You jerks! All of these questions will be answered! Well...all of these questions will at least be posed! To find out which, download this thing!
2019-03-1545 min
Married...with ContentMWC Presents: IDW Transformers: The Rod PodIDW Transformers Phase 2 comics are so good that Jon and Maggie decided they needed their very own podcast, which they have tentatively titled "The Rod Pod" (some of you may already get the joke!). Join them on the beginning of their journey as they cover the political intrigue of a post-war Cybertron as well as the wacky hijinks of the Lost Light Crew! Covering The Death of Optimus Prime, Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #1 and Transformers: Robots in Disguise #1.
2019-02-2445 min
Married...with ContentRick and Morty vs Dungeons and DragonsNew Year New Episode! Jon and Maggie are joined by Bob and Barbara from A Gal Walks Into a Comic Show as we finish our Gaming Series by talking about Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons, one of the best comics of 2018. And since defeating him in a crossover isn't enough to make him go away, Mephisto drops in to cast Zone of Gaming Truth. Will they survive with their sanity intact? I mean, yes, obviously, but tune in to hear all about it!
2019-01-0155 min
Married...with ContentMephisto Vs The Avengers (Mephisto vs the Podcasters Part 4)Part 4 of Mephisto Vs The Podcasters. Halloween Special! The Podcast Crossover no one asked for! Join us as we are forced to review Mephisto vs The Avengers with Rick from Unpacking the Power of the Power Pack and see if we survive with our souls intact. Make sure you check out Unpacking the Power of the Power Pack (Part 1 vs the FF) The Secret Wars and More Podcast (Part 2 vs X-Factor) and Resurrections: An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast (Part 3 vs the X-men) before ending up here for part 4 (Vs The Avengers). With mixed up cast members, may...
2018-10-311h 04
Married...with ContentMore Dungeons, More Dragons, More Knights, More Dinner TablesGrab your Hackmaster +12 and ready your battle cry of "Hoody-Hoo!" Married with comics talks about one of their favorite comics, Knights of the Dinner Table. But we're not doing it alone. Coffee&Comics Podcast's Clifton Robison loves this series as much as we do, so he dropped by to help us cover issues #36 and #154. Stick around as Mephisto shows up again and forces the three of us to talk about our favorite gaming worlds, all making up part two of our exploration of The Dungeons and The Dragons.
2018-10-191h 11
Married...with ContentThe Dungeons and the DragonsMarried people play Dungeons and Dragons? And read comics about it? Jon and Maggie sure do! Join us in the first of series we're thinking of calling "Jon and Maggie alienate half their listeners as we spend some time talking about our love of D&D and review some comics about it: DC's Forgotten Realms 1 and 2, from 1989. Stick around also as Mephisto shows up and gives us a cryptic warning. But not before we read and respond to feedback! Bring your 20 sided dice and listen in as we nerd it up!
2018-10-031h 34
Married...with ContentAmazing Spider Man Annual #2We escape from the nether dimensions which delayed this episode to give tribute to the late Steve Ditko with our review of Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2, featuring Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. Join us as our heroes get taken out really easily by goons! Then listen as we argue over what constitutes a wand. Stick around for Jon talking about everyone's favorite Attorney-turned vigilante with the name of Matt on Fireside Favorites, and finish with discussion of evil plans toward our frenemies at A Gal Walks Into a Comic Shop.
2018-08-241h 10
Married...with ContentEpisode 4: Detective Comics 31 Batman Vs the VampireA new episode of Married With Comics is ready for your auditory pleasure! Join Jon and Maggie as they discuss their favorite comics while being married the entire time! We go old school this time around, as we dive into 1939's "Batman vs The Vampire" from Detective Comics 32 and 33. Explore the 5th appearance of the Dark Knight Detective, as aspects of the character that still exist today are born, as well as some that were thankfully abandoned. Wonder with us whether or not the writers of this issue knew the difference between a vampire and a...
2018-08-011h 34
Married...with ContentMaggie Loves Batman!A new episode of Married With Comics is hot off the pod presses. Join Jon and Maggie as they discuss their favorite comics while facing the challenges of being newlyweds! This episode is the first in our Maggie Loves Batman series, where we discuss various Batman comics from throughout his nearly 80 years of existence to explore Maggie's fandom of the character. We start with Batman #432, which is the first Batman issue that Jon bought off the rack, back in 1989. It's by Christopher Priest and Jim Aparo, and features Batman dressed like a fireman fighting FBI agents. Which is...
2018-07-171h 19
Married...with ContentEpisode 1 Part 2: Superman Vs The Amazing Spider-ManJoin us on Married With Comics as a lovable pair of newlyweds (at least we think so) talk about all things comics and have a great time and many laughs along the way! We complete our coverage of a comic Jon and Maggie bought on their honeymoon, Superman Vs The Amazing Spider Man! Join us as the "Vs" part gets full coverage. There is a fight, and there is a winner, but it doesn't go the way you'd probably think. Send your feedback to marriedwcomics@gmail.com or leave a...
2018-07-031h 17
Married...with ContentSuperman Vs the Amazing Spider-ManWelcome to the pilot episode of Married With Comics, a loveable (at least we think so) husband and wife team paraphrasing panels, explaining exposition, and commenting on all their favorite comics! Both our marriage and this podcast are incredibly new, so beat the rush and take a listen so you can tell all your friends that you were our fans before we were cool. (We imagine that there will be a time when we will be cool. We have a good feeling about these things.) Join Maggie and Jon as they read and review a com...
2018-06-201h 35Married...with ContentSuperman Vs the Amazing Spider-ManWelcome to the pilot episode of Married With Comics, a loveable (at least we think so) husband and wife team paraphrasing panels, explaining exposition, and commenting on all their favorite comics! Both our marriage and this podcast are incredibly new, so beat the rush and take a listen so you can tell all your friends that you were our fans before we were cool. (We imagine that there will be a time when we will be cool. We have a good feeling about these things.) Join Maggie and Jon as they read and review a com...
2018-06-201h 35
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