The Spider-Man Problem

Government. The Big G. We like to imagine the free market and the invisible hand as being independent from political influence. But Nobel laureate, Simon Johnson, says that influence has been there since the birth of economics. Call it political economy. Call it government and bu ... Show More

If we think about the economic effects of President Donald Trumps big taxing and spending and domestic policy bill, we can roughly sum it up in one line. It goes something like this: We will make many big tax cuts permanent and pay for those tax cuts by cutting Medicaid and a few ... Show More

There's an economic fantasy you sometimes hear in D.C. It often gets trotted out when politicians are trying to add billions or trillions to the national debt. They claim that all the new spending will be worth it in the end because we will supercharge economic growth. This fanta ... Show More

Sony no longer will be apart of the Spider Man franchise. Also, Tom Holland is no longer the new Spider Man ? Listen now for all the tea ! #TomHolland #Sony #Podcast #SpiderMan --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ameenha/support 

In this episode, the crew talks about the new deal between Sony & Disney when it comes to bringing back Tom Holland's Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). We also discuss other movies we are interested in seeing before the year ends. Learn more about your ad choices ... Show More

The award-winning mobile game Marvel SNAP has taken the world by storm! We’re peeking behind the screens this week through an interview with one of the creators! We also celebrate a lot of big Spider-Man news, from new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer, to the launch an ... Show More

Giant Spider-Man fanatic Anthony is FINALLY reviewing Spider-Man: No Way Home. This is full of SPOILERS so if you haven't seen the film, click away! 

After its record-setting opening weekend, the third Tom Holland Spider-Man is already the most successful movie of 2021. David Sims, Shirley Li, and Spencer Kornhaber debate Marvel’s continued dominance of moviegoing — Will it continue? Do we want it to? For a film that navel-gaz ... Show More

With the new Spider-man animated movie coming to cinemas soon, KJ and AZ revisit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to remind everyone what the movie entailed. Was it good? Was it bad? Tune in to find out! 

Leading into the hype of Spider-Man No Way Home, we rewatch the MCU's Spider-Man sequel from 2019 Spider-Man Far From Home directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jake Gyllenhall for Kinda Funny's Spider-Man In Review. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:29:54 - ... Show More

Joel Zammit has returned and to celebrate we went to da movies to see Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Listen to this episode to hear our thought about Spider-Verse plus a recap of the current comics run. Turns out there's a lot going on right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast. ... Show More

Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Wolverine, Doctor Strange…it’s a big week for some of our favorite characters!! Spider-Man: No Way Home: The More Fun Stuff Version is swinging into theaters this summer and we have a brand-new image from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Plus there’s a ... Show More

The crew talks Captain Marvel, A-Force and Spider-Man as they take your questions, give you the latest Marvel news and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices