McSoss Podcast
554 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsA weekly podcast hosted by three long time comic book fans. Join Paul, Ian and Matt as they explore the world of comics, film, television and pop culture.
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Episodes
Episode 42: McSoss Private Reserve: 42 - Amanda’s Episode
November 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.91 MBHere is a preview of this week's #Patreon exclusive episode. This week the crew gathers together for Amanda's Patreon exclusive episode. This one's a little bit of a freestyle, we talked some Star Wars, some Batman, and some general trailer talk. Special thanks to Amanda for all her support!
Episode 392: Episode 393: Surprise! Comics Talk!
November 20, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBThis week, we cover all of the Disney+ Day announcements and reveals. Also, stick around for the hottest and latest take on the newest Spider-Man: No Way Home movie preview!
Episode 391: Episode 391: Paulonomicism
November 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThis week we watch the new not-really-MCU movie trailer for Morbius as well as The Book of Boba Fett trailer. Get the definitive word on these previews only from McSoss!
Episode 390: Episode 390: Smells Like Baby
November 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBThis week we discuss the trailers and news out of DC Fandome, including the new The Batman and Flash trailers!
Episode 389: Episode 389: Morgue Peep Show
November 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBThis week we review the biggest horror movie release of the year, Halloween Kills! Does it live up to the hype? Find out... if you dare!
Episode 388: Episode 388: Phantasm Copied Star Wars
October 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBIn this next week of McSosstober, we recap the Sci-fi Valley Con. We also analyze how Phantasm tried to copy Star Wars. And to cap the show, we discuss the beloved 80's classic, Monster Squad.
Episode 387: Episode 387: Double Dewds
October 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBWe kick off McSosstober 2021 this year by breaking down the convoluted Halloween timeline. Also covered in this spooky season is 80's video game brawlers, celebrity crushes and the inexplicableness of Phantasm.
Episode 386: Episode 386: The Bossk of Harry Potter
October 02, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBYou've always wanted to know who the analog to Bossk is in the Harry Potter universe. Wonder no more and tune in this week as we reveal that mysterious secret as well as discuss the new anime Disney+ show, Star Wars Visions!
Episode 385: Episode 385: Erie Comicon Roundup
September 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBWelcome new Erie fans! This week we recap our first convention in two years as we discuss our exciting trip to the Erie Comicon. Also, there was a new Hawkeye trailer for the Disney+ show coming this holiday season. Find out if we are energized for it or if we're fatigued for yet another Marvel show.
Episode 384: Episode 384: Fett Shaming
September 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThis week we take a look at the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer. What do we think of this multiverse preview? Listen and find out!
Episode 383: Episode 383: Surprise! Quark Talk!
September 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBIn this slow news week, we riff about how QuarkXpress still exists, Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox and sleep crying. And that's just some of the random stream of consciousness we discuss this week. This is a funny one, folks! Don't miss it!
Episode 41: PREVIEW McSoss Private Reserve: 41 - Fear Street Trilogy
September 01, 2021 00:00 - 59 seconds - 1.82 MBHere is a preview of this week's Patreon exclusive episode. Paul and Matt the review new Netflix horror trilogy Fear Street based on the works of R. L. Stine.
Episode 41: PREVIEW McSoss Private Reserve: 41 - Fear Street Trilogy
September 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.82 MBHere is a preview of this week's Patreon exclusive episode. Paul and Matt the review new Netflix horror trilogy Fear Street based on the works of R. L. Stine.
Episode 382: Episode 382: Ghoul's Gruel
August 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBWe check-in this week with some Whatcha Been Watchin'? Matt saw The Green Knight, Paul finally watched Toy Story 2 and Ian tried out the new Disney+ series, What If...?
Episode 40: PREVIEW McSoss Private Reserve: 40 - Concert Series: Vol 1
August 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 2.14 MBHere is a preview of this weeks Patreon episode: We are in the dog days of summer so it's the perfect time to talk about concerts! Paul and Ian break down songs that remind us of going to see live music.
Episode 381: Episode 381: Snake Play (The Suicide Squad Movie Review)
August 20, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBThis week, we visit the DCEU as we review James Gunn's The Suicide Squad. Did this sequel live up to Gunn's legendary pedigree or was it similar to 2016's version and make us want to kill ourselves? Find out!
Episode 39: PREVIEW McSoss Private Reserve: 39 - McSoss Mixtape: Vol 1
August 18, 2021 00:00 - 53 seconds - 1.65 MBHere is a preview of this weeks Patreon show: This week Paul and Ian discuss songs that remind them of each other. Take a trip down memory lane as we add to the McSoss Spotify playlist.
Episode 38: PREVIEW McSoss-PR-38-Castlevania
August 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 3.06 MBThis is a preview of this week's exclusive Patreon episode. This week Paul and Ian discuss the 4th and final season of Netflix Castlevania.
Episode 380: Numbers and Letters (Black Widow Review)
August 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBThis week we review Black Widow. Did we find it a glorious return to the theater or a bust? Also, we examine what film franchises are still considered A-tier. Spoiler alert: there aren't many. See if we missed any and let us know on social media!
Episode 38: Episode 378: Numbers and Letters (Black Widow Review)
August 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBThis week we review Black Widow. Did we find it a glorious return to the theater or a bust? Also, we examine what film franchises are still considered A-tier. Spoiler alert: there aren't many. See if we missed any and let us know on social media!
Episode 38: Numbers and Letters (Black Widow Review)
August 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBThis week we review Black Widow. Did we find it a glorious return to the theater or a bust? Also, we examine what film franchises are still considered A-tier. Spoiler alert: there aren't many. See if we missed any and let us know on social media!
Episode 37: PREVIEW McSoss Private Reserve: 37-Mare of Easttown
August 05, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBThis week Paul and Ian discuss the HBO series "Mare of Easttown". As I'm sure you can expect, we have a lot of good PA accent work in this episode!
Episode 379: Robutler (The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Review)
July 31, 2021 19:12 - 1 hour - 210 MBBy the power of McSoss... You've all had a chance to revisit Eternia in Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation. So have we! And this week, we review part 1 of the first season. Was it worth the wait to revisit on of our favorite IPs of all time? Or is this series all wet?
Episode 379: Episode 379: Robutler (The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Review)
July 31, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBBy the power of McSoss... You've all had a chance to revisit Eternia in Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation. So have we! And this week, we review part 1 of the first season. Was it worth the wait to revisit on of our favorite IPs of all time? Or is this series all wet?
Episode 377: Episode 377: Cutting Peaches with My Brain
July 19, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 99.6 MBThis week we examine movie sequels! But not just any sequels. We are looking at the ones that can be identified as franchise killers. Movies that signaled the beginning of the end (or just the end) of film series! Did you think of the same films as us that spelled the end of beloved film series?
Episode 377: Cutting Peaches with My Brain
July 19, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 99.6 MBThis week we examine movie sequels! But not just any sequels. We are looking at the ones that can be identified as franchise killers. Movies that signaled the beginning of the end (or just the end) of film series! Did you think of the same films as us that spelled the end of beloved film series?
Episode 376: McSoss Summer Check-In
July 09, 2021 15:41 - 59 minutes - 109 MBThis week we examine the full Masters of the Universe: Revelation trailer. We also discuss some of the social media blow back. Is it justified or is it fanboys being fanboys? Also, we give a McSoss summer check in with an update on our summertime, air-conditioned TV/movie watching agenda.
Episode 376: Episode 376: McSoss Summer Check-In
July 09, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBThis week we examine the full Masters of the Universe: Revelation trailer. We also discuss some of the social media blow back. Is it justified or is it fanboys being fanboys? Also, we give a McSoss summer check in with an update on our summertime, air-conditioned TV/movie watching agenda.
Episode 375: Destro In Progress
July 05, 2021 12:46 - 1 hour - 125 MBMcSoss returns to the movies this week! We discuss (and gauge our excitement for) the new trailers for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Halloween Kills. And then we go in the McSoss time machine to summers of years past to look at how summer movies affected our formative years.
Episode 375: Episode 375: Destro In Progress
July 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBMcSoss returns to the movies this week! We discuss (and gauge our excitement for) the new trailers for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Halloween Kills. And then we go in the McSoss time machine to summers of years past to look at how summer movies affected our formative years.
Episode 374: McSoss Revelation
June 28, 2021 11:54 - 1 hour - 112 MBAfter a short hiatus, McSoss is back! This week we give our thoughts on the Disney+ show, Loki. We also celebrate He-Man's return by discussing the new Masters of the Universe: Revelation trailer. And finally, McSoss is provided a revelation of our own by opening a fan-submitted mystery box. You DO NOT want to miss it!
Episode 374: Episode 374: McSoss Revelation
June 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBAfter a short hiatus, McSoss is back! This week we give our thoughts on the Disney+ show, Loki. We also celebrate He-Man's return by discussing the new Masters of the Universe: Revelation trailer. And finally, McSoss is provided a revelation of our own by opening a fan-submitted mystery box. You DO NOT want to miss it!
McSoss Private Reserve_Episode_36_Console Wars
June 11, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 60.5 MBThis week we are making our Patreon exclusive episode FREE for all subscribers to the main feed! In this episode, Paul, Matt, and Ian discuss the Paramount+ documentary The Console Wars as well as the book by the same name. The film is about the 1990s sales race between video game giants Nintendo and Sega in the 16-bit era and the rise and fall of Sega in the home console market.
Episode 373: Croc Dad (The Brand Episode)
June 07, 2021 13:58 - 1 hour - 129 MBThis week, we take a look at the new Eternals trailer from Marvel. Then we shift to the essential topic of branding. What brands do we love? Which brands do we irrationally dislike? Why do we feel this way?
Episode 373: Episode 373: Croc Dad (The Brand Episode)
June 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThis week, we take a look at the new Eternals trailer from Marvel. Then we shift to the essential topic of branding. What brands do we love? Which brands do we irrationally dislike? Why do we feel this way?
Episode 372: Son of Sandwich
May 23, 2021 12:38 - 1 hour - 124 MBThis week, dear listeners, is all about YOU! We asked what you've been watching on television lately and you lets us know. This episode has it all; new shows, vintage shows, crime docuseries, and even some good, ol' YouTube! Don't touch that dial, and keep it HERE for McSoss!
Episode 372: Episode 372: Son of Sandwich
May 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThis week, dear listeners, is all about YOU! We asked what you've been watching on television lately and you lets us know. This episode has it all; new shows, vintage shows, crime docuseries, and even some good, ol' YouTube! Don't touch that dial, and keep it HERE for McSoss!
Episode 371: Episode 371: National Lampoon's Venom Vacation
May 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBThis week, we look at the new Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer. Plus, (ahead of the curve as we always are) we discuss AT&T's 3-year ownership of the DC Comics brand and brainstorm possibilities where it could find a new home.
Episode 370: Episode 370: Poking Stan Lee's Corpse with a Stick
May 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBThis week, we take a look at Marvel Studios' recently released sizzle reel of Marvel Celebrates the Movies. Did this clip move our needle in anticipation of the upcoming slate of Marvel films? Or are we fatigued by Marvel's offerings and view this as nothing more than propaganda? Find out! Also, we finally get back to our roots with some comic book talk. Is there anything that would get us to be regular comic book buyers again or is the industry too changed for our tastes? Spoiler a...
Episode 369: Episode 369: Mortal Kombat 69
May 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBThis week, we take a look at the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection that Paul recently finished. Then we review the entire Disney+ series, Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Was it a worthy successor to WandaVision or are these characters better left on ice? And for round three of this extended episode, we review the new HBO Max film, Mortal Kombat. Find out if we thought it was a flawless victory!
Episode 368: Episode 368: Social Meatia
April 21, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBThis week we dig into our favorite devices. What do we use the most? What do we wish we had? What do we hate? Find out this week with a healthy heaping of device-talk! Not to be outdone, we serve up a charcuterie platter of delicious meat-talk! If you love gadgets and meat, there has never been a more perfect episode for you!
Episode 367: Episode 367: Converse Godzilla
April 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBOn a very special episode of McSoss this week, we take a look at the concept of separating the art from the artist. Sometimes the creator of something that we cherish turns out to be not such a great person. How do we reconcile that? Don't worry, this episode is still a lot of fun and we even get into discussing our reaction to Kong Vs. Godzilla.
Episode 366: Aliteration... King
April 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBThis week we review the first two episodes of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Then we take a look at the softly-rebooted The Suicide Squad trailer. Then we cap off the episode by scratching the surface on what the future of comic books could look like based on some of the rumors of DC licensing out their comics line.
PREVIEW McSoss Private Reserve: 32 - Shocking True Stories From McSoss
April 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.5 MBThis is a preview of this weeks exclusive Patreon episode: This week's listener request episode is from Matt Walker: Let's get a little personal. Give us a story about yourself that you particularly enjoy telling and one that maybe we (or your podmates) haven't heard before.
Episode 365: Episode 365: Remember the Teen Titans
March 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBAfter years and years of rumors and speculation, Zack Snyder's Justice League has finally been released. Not only did this mythical movie really exist, it was exceptionally different from the theatrical version we got in 2017. This week, we provide our thoughts and reviews on this ambitious, epic film.
Episode 364: Episode 364
March 21, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBThis week we take a deep dive (well, more like the deep end of the swimming pool) on fantasy. You've always been curious to learn about this intimidating medium but were always afraid to accept the quest. Have no fear, timid listener, as McSoss has arrived to help explain things and put into perspective how your favorite fantasy (i.e. Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, etc.) fits into the greater tapestry of one of the richest genres in entertainment.
Episode 363: Suitcase Fight
March 14, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBNow that we've had some time to sit with the series finale of WandaVision, Marvel's most experimental offering from the MCU, we reflect on that episode. Find out what are thoughts were on the series as a whole and why the finale needed more suitcase fighting!
Episode 362: Episode 362: Camp Hahn-A-Wana
March 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThis week discuss the penultimate episode of WandaVision. Is the show holding up to the unexpected whimsy of the early episodes or are we growing weary of the formula? Also, we give you a double-dose of He-Man (and who doesn't want that?) as we examine the newly released music and toys for the upcoming Masters of the Universe Revelation.
Episode 361: Episode 361: Magical Americans
February 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThis week we return to West View as we review episode 7 of WandaVision. Also, Amazon Prime's Invincible got a new trailer and release date. What do we think of it? Lastly, we round out the episode with a bit of Star Wars talk as we compare characters introduced int he middle movie of each of the three trilogies.
Episode 361: PREVIEW McSoss Private Reserve: 31 - Art Talk
February 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBThis is a preview of this week's Patreon exclusive episode. This week we discuss our artistic endeavors. We chat about the nuts and bolts of how we create art, what is currently inspiring us and Matt talks about his creation, Fatman.