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WandaVision: Episodes 1-4 (w/ Emma Fyffe)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - July 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourWhat is this podcast, if not Nicole and Lauren persevering? Producer/writer/host/professional nerd Emma Fyffe joins us as we go from widescreen to the tube and dive into our first MCU installment on (and celebrating!) the small screen. Is the Scarlet Witch our favorite Marvel superhero?...
Avengers: Endgame (w/ Joel Kim Booster)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - June 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourAll good Avengery things must come to an end. Comedian/writer/actor and creator of Fire Island (arguably the best film outside the MCU), Joel Kim Booster joins Nicole and Lauren to wave a teary goodbye to the ensemble-est part of the franchise. They also do some NSFW Marvel-related shop...
Captain Marvel (w/ Emily Gonzalez and Sammy Smart of Too Scary; Didn't Watch)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - June 21, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutesThe MCU finally serves up a female lead superhero and Nicole and Lauren are... well, less than impressed. Emily Gonzalez and Sammy Smart of new Headgum show Too Scary; Didn't Watch go off-script to watch a non-scary movie with us, as we meet Carol Danvers and discuss the moral ambiguity...
Avengers: Infinity War (w/ Jon Gabrus)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - June 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourWell, well, well - if it isn't last season's Newcomers host Gabrus, reunited with Lauren and Nicole once again, not unlike the way the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy join forces in this week's MCU installment. We totally planned it that way! Join us, and them, as they fight to...
Black Panther (w/ Shaun Diston)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - June 07, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourBet you've been wondering when Lauren and Nicole would make it back to Wakanda. Well, they've arrived. And? They love it. True friend-of-the-pod Shaun Diston stops by with his well-worn copy of the Marvel Encyclopedia to teach us a thing or two about the Xhosa language, vibranium mines,...
Thor: Ragnarok (w/ Paul Scheer)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - May 31, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourEveryone said Nicole and Lauren would like this one. Since the start of the season, they all said: "Just wait 'til Thor: Ragnarok." And so we waited, traveling to Xandar and the Quantum Realm and the Avengers' mansion, until it was time for us to reunite with Thor and Loki and Heimdall ...
Spider-Man: Homecoming (w/ Zach Cherry)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - May 24, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourFiiiinallyyyy, Nicole and Lauren get to hang out with Peter Parker for a whole feature. And who better to take us through Spider-man's return to the MCU than actor, comedian, and Marvel's Next Breakout Superhero according to Stephen Colbert: Zach Cherry. And before you ask: yes, we watc...
Doctor Strange (w/ Scott Aukerman)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - May 17, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourSomeone call the doctor (but preferably one that doesn't text and drive): Nicole and Lauren love this movie! Our own person Ancient One, comedian/podcaster/author of several Marvel comics (!!!) Scott Aukerman joins us to explore the dark dimension of the MCU. Next week's movie: Spider-...
Captain America: Civil War (w/ Jason Mantzoukas)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - May 10, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourA house divided. We finally get actor/writer/comedian/owner-of-a-custom-built-shelf-for-storing-his-comic-book-collection Jason Mantzoukas (The League, Parks & Rec, How Did This Get Made?) to be our patient tour guide through the MCU as Lauren and Nicole choose sides in the Avengers' fa...
Ant-Man (w/ Caleb Hearon and Shelby Wolstein)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - May 03, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourNicole and Lauren sit down with their Headgum neighbors Caleb Hearon and Shelby Wolstein of Keeping Records to discuss just how cute and teeny tiny Paul Rudd is in Ant-Man. Featuring: a special cameo appearance by Caleb's roommate. **Editors note: our resident Marvel expert Leah would ...
Avengers: Age of Ultron (w/ Leah Marilla Thomas)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - April 26, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourAdmin reveal!!! Our resident Marvel expert and self-proclaimed nerd-for-hire Leah Marilla Thomas gets in front of the mic to guide us through arguably no one's favorite MCU movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Next week's movie: Ant-Man (2015) Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5 stars ...
Guardians of the Galaxy (w/ Kevin T. Porter)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - April 19, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourThis week on the pod, it's Nicole, Lauren, Groot, Rocket, and Kevin T. Porter just having a lot of fun. You guessed it, it's finally time for Guardians of the Galaxy! They laugh, they cry, they laugh/cry at the BTS footage of Vin Diesel saying "I am Groot" in multiple different language...
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (w/ Ify Nwadiwe)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - April 12, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourWell well well, leave it to our good friend/fossil Captain America to put a pep in Lauren & Nicole's step! Him and *checks notes* Robert Redford. Friend of the show and "horny & comics" expert Ify Nwadiwe (Grand Crew, Comedy Bang Bang!, Key and Peele) returns to discuss Captain America:...
Marvel's The Avengers (w/ Ashley Nicole Black)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - April 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourThe gang's all here! For Nicole and Lauren's first Avengers film, we invited on friend-of-the-pod (and recent Marvel stan!) Ashley Nicole Black (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) to find out what happens when you bring together a group of remarkable people…to see...
Captain America: The First Avenger (w/ James III)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - March 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourWait... could it be? A Marvel installment that Nicole and Lauren actually enjoy? We can all thank the handsome, wholesome Steve Rogers for this little MCU miracle. Comedian/writer James III (Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]) travels back with us to 1942 to discuss the pecs and pitfal...
Thor (w/ Eugene Cordero)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - March 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourThis week on the pod, Nicole and Lauren explore the fantastical ins and outs of 2011's Thor (dir. Kenneth Branagh). For their first journey to Asgard, they decided to bring along Eugene Cordero (Casey in the Disney+ series Loki) to fill in the gaps in their knowledge of everyone's favor...
Iron Man 2 (w/ Carl Tart and Lamar Woods)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - March 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourWell, well, well. If it isn't our old friend Iron Man, back at it again. Nicole and Lauren jump into the third movie in the MCU (and second of our abridged watch-through), 2012's Iron Man 2, with their friends from across the Headgum hallway, Carl Tart and Lamar Woods. Can you guess whi...
Iron Man (w/ Preeti Chhibber)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - March 08, 2022 09:00 - 1 hourNicole and Lauren are back to cover the Marvel Cinematic Universe (although, the Madea Cinematic Universe will always be their true MCU). Marvel expert, writer, speaker, and friend of the pod Preeti Chhibber joins them for the movie that kicked it all off: Iron Man (2008). Next week's ...
F9 (w/ Lauren Lapkus)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - September 28, 2021 08:07 - 1 hourLauren Lapkus is back to help Nicole and Gabrus finish out the season with the last film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—F9 (2021). Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what franchise they should check out next. Advertise on Newcomers via Gumball.fm ...
Hobbs & Shaw (w/ Michael Cruz Kayne)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - September 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourMichael Cruz Kayne (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) joins Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the ninth film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—Hobbs & Shaw (2019). Check out Michael's podcast A Good Cry, premiering September 30th, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Like the show? Rat...
The Fate Of The Furious (w/ Niccole Thurman)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - September 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourNiccole Thurman (Grace and Frankie, Jellystone) joins Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the eighth film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—The Fate of the Furious (2017). Follow Niccole on Twitter and Instagram and check out The Scroll Down on Headgum. Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars o...
Furious 7 (w/ Sam Richardson)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - September 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourSam Richardson (Veep, I Think You Should Leave, The Tomorrow War) joins Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the seventh film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—Furious 7 (2015). Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what franchise they should check out next. Ad...
Fast & Furious 6 (w/ Ryan Stanger)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - August 31, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourRyan Stanger (The Dumbbells, The ActionBoyz) joins Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the sixth film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—Fast & Furious 6 (2013). Follow Ryan on Instagram and Twitter and check out The Dumbbells on Headgum. Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts ...
Fast Five (w/ Jen D'Angelo)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - August 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourJen D'Angelo (Workaholics, Solar Opposites) joins Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the fifth film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—Fast Five (2011). Follow Jen on Instagram and Twitter. Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what franchise they should check...
Fast & Furious (w/ Geoffrey James and Reilly Anspaugh)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - August 17, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourGeoffrey James and Reilly Anspaugh (Review Revue podcast) join Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the fourth film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—Fast & Furious (2009). Be sure to check out Geoff & Reilly's on Review Revue and The Headgum Podcast on Headgum. Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-...
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (w/ Christine Nangle)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - August 10, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourWriter and producer Christine Nangle joins Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the third film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). Follow Christine on Twitter. Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what franchise the...
2 Fast 2 Furious (w/ Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - August 03, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourNick Wiger and Mike Mitchell (Doughboys) join Nicole and Gabrus to discuss the second film in the Fast & Furious Franchise—2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). Follow Nick (Twitter) and Mike (Instagram, Twitter) and check out Doughboys on Headgum. Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars on Apple Po...
The Fast and the Furious (w/ Betsy Sodaro)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - July 27, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutesLauren and Nicole have covered Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Tyler Perry's body of work. This season, guest co-host Jon Gabrus guides Nicole through their next feat—the Fast & Furious Franchise. Comedian and writer Betsy Sodaro joins them for the first film of the franchise, The...
Madea's Farewell Play (w/ Demi Adejuyigbe)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - June 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourDemi Adejuyigbe is back to help Lauren and Nicole finish out their Tyler Perry season with Madea's Farewell Play (2020). Follow Demi on Instagram, and check out The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock. Like the show? Rate Newcomers 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what franchise th...
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (w/ Naomi Ekperigin)
Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus - June 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourActress, comedian, and writer Naomi Ekperigin (Mythic Quest) joins Lauren and Nicole to discuss Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013). Follow Naomi on Instagram and Twitter, and check out Mythic Quest on Apple TV and her podcasts Couples Therapy and I Lov...
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