Burdened with Glorious Podcast
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Hosts Maureen and Megan take a deep dive into the lore of Marvel's trickster god Loki, from his new TV show to the original comics to everything in between, with detours into fandom, pop culture, and more.
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Episodes
Hate Sex and Drizzle? Affection and Ball Lightning? Crushes and Weird Hail?
September 11, 2022 00:08 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBMegan and Maureen return from a truly ridiculously long hiatus to report on Thor: Love and Thunder.
So Uncivilized: A Little Princess
June 21, 2022 03:49 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBMegan and Maureen return for a special trilogy of episodes about everyone's sad space boyfriend, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his new show.
Special Episode: Burdened with Glorious... Pirates?
April 28, 2022 11:45 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBHiatus? More like high seas as Megan and Maureen chat about the pirate sensation that's sweeping the nation, Our Flag Means Death, in our first official inter-season episode.
Your Move, George R.R. Martin
April 22, 2022 15:04 - 1 hour - 105 MBIt's the season finale, and Maureen and Megan are finally discussing Thor: Ragnarok. Plus, find out what's coming up between now and the second season of Loki (spoiler alert: it involves pirates).
Shipping and Handling
February 18, 2022 02:37 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBRev up your bodices, 'cause we're about to start rippin' as we discuss the many loves of Loki, including the top ships on AO3 and fandom-favorite tropes.
Spider-Man: (In) No Way Hetero
January 22, 2022 02:56 - 1 hour - 90 MBHappy new year! Ring in 2022 with Megan and Maureen's belated holiday spectacular, including the question of what the heck Odin has to do with Santa Claus, what Spider-Man: No Way Home has to do with Loki, and lots of Lizard commentary from Megan Lerseth: Curt Connors Enthusiast ("There Are Dozens of Us").
Spice World
November 25, 2021 18:13 - 1 hour - 129 MBBecause we all know what Thanksgiving needed was more politics, Megan and Maureen bring you their long-awaited deep dive into... Dune? What?
The Burdened With Glorious Podcast Halloween Spooktacular
October 25, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBListener beware, you're in for a scare, because Megan and Maureen are off-book and getting spooky in time for Halloween.
Sorry for Party Rocking
October 14, 2021 03:06 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBMegan and Maureen get back on schedule... sort of... with a surprise episode discussing "What If... Thor Were An Only Child?". Release the foam.
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark World
September 23, 2021 02:17 - 1 hour - 109 MBBeloved listeners: You're about to hear an episode about murder, revenge, underutilized character actors, cycles of violence, musical theatre, bad CGI, and reshoots- all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts. Thank you.
That's Our Secret, Cap
September 09, 2021 18:43 - 1 hour - 127 MBBWGP returns from Maureen's DragonCon hiatus with an unusually angry and dark episode about... [checks papers] ...Avengers (2012).
And This? Is Gary Numan.
August 19, 2021 03:28 - 1 hour - 115 MBMegan and Maureen make like Anastasia and go on a journey to the past by discussing Thor (2011).
I've Seen the Future, and It Works
August 05, 2021 01:49 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBWelcome to the first episode of the rest of the podcast, in which the lack of new installments of Loki sends Megan and Maureen into the unstructured territory of wild theorizing about what's come before and what comes after, and also into courting those sweet, sweet Distinguished Competition promo bucks (BATMAN '89 IN STORES AUGUST 10).
Time and Space Jam: A New Legacy
July 22, 2021 01:24 - 1 hour - 148 MBWE'RE BACK! Following Maureen's visit to Reykjavik, one of the original homes of Loki lore, your fearless hosts delve into Episodes 5 and 6 of Season 1 of Loki for a Goosebumps Super Special-sized episode as we move to a new biweekly release format.
Hark! A Variant
July 06, 2021 05:29 - 1 hour - 121 MBMaybe you've heard of that terrible place Where the time-noncompliant are dragged by their hair Maybe you've heard of that mythical place That we call the TVA (hello, you're there!) [...] We find you totally innocent... Which is the worst crime of all... This episode has everything: Lightning McQueen, loaded hand touching, Munch's Make-Believe Band's weirdo cousins, a Loki who is also Thor, and Richard E. Grant in a yellow Kermit collar. (You know, like that thing Kermit the Frog has ...
Don't Call Me By Your Name
June 29, 2021 00:35 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBWho's that girl running around with Loki? Well, her name is Sylvie, and she's a variant version of Loki himself from another timeline, but what exactly does that mean? What if she isn't a variant at all? Megan and Maureen are here in a special Big Apple-icious episode to unpack some of the theories about this mysterious new character and what she means for the story at large, alongside other such pressing questions as "who's really running the TVA?" and (perhaps most importantly) "what if Lo...
Let Bicons Be Bicons
June 22, 2021 02:29 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBJust in time for Pride, Maureen and Megan discuss the complicated and not always positive relationship to queerness Loki, as a mythological figure and comic book character, has had over the centuries- but first, it's time to celebrate international treasure Bonnie Tyler. You know, as one does.
No Timeline for Young Gods
June 16, 2021 02:37 - 1 hour - 113 MBWelcome to your fully furnished luxury Loki podcast, featuring wall-to-wall bingo cards, local showings of Jesus Christ Superstar, Owen Wilson saying "wow", the cinematic masterpiece Shrek 2, and ample space for a week-long coke bender. Please refer any questions to your hosts, Megan and Maureen, and enjoy your stay.