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“Wow, you need to learn a lot about your own culture. I’ll make you a mix” This week is another edition of Millennium School of Pop Culture! We dive into the year 2016 to see what was making waves in the worlds of music, sports and pop culture. We talk about the albums Views by D ... Show More

How’s my favorite branch doing?! We’re back this week with another edition of Casual Thursday. We dive into a grab bag of random topics, including Edwin’s airplane notes, Alex’s birthday reflections, and an earnest inquiry into how much the average person sings on a daily basis. ... Show More

"They're making me out to be a Bond villain. I like to think of myself as a brilliant scientist, who will stop at nothing to remake the world. Like...not Dr. Moreau, someone good. Dr. Frankenstein! Dr. Jekyll! Not them. Dr..."This week we're drafting Scheme Teams! Alex and Edwin ... Show More

For a while, “Spider-Man 2” was considered the high water mark for superhero movies - but does it hold up 14 years deep into the MCU? We’ve got two words for you - ALFRED MOLINA. Self-professed “Blank Check rabble rouser” Chris Gethard returns to the pod (and apologizes to the Bl ... Show More

The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with our special guest: actor, writer and The Geek Buddies co-host Shannon McClung. All three of them explore one of the greatest superhero movies ever made: Captain America: The Winter Soldier ... Show More

<p>On today's episode, Josh and Oliver discuss the film that may save the MCU from disaster - <strong>Deadpool & Wolverine</strong>. What did they think of the plot? Do we think the MCU is saved? Will Josh finally like a Disney/Marvel movie? Tune in to find out!</p> <p>We are loo ... Show More

Because (some of) you demanded it! Today saw the debut of the second (and probably final) trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, the superhero team-up to out-cape them all. And, as it hit the internet just too late for us to bang on about it on the regular podcast, we decided to sei ... Show More

<p>In this jam-packed episode, we dive into some of the hottest topics in pop culture right now! First up, we explore the buzz surrounding Robert Downey Jr.&#39;s potential return to the MCU, but this time as the infamous villain Doctor Doom! What could this mean for the Avengers ... Show More

Because (somewhere around a dozen of) you demanded it, here it is: a podcast about a trailer. But not just any trailer. In this very special episode, Chris Hewitt and Helen O'Hara pop into the podbooth to discuss and dissect the second, and final trailer, for Avengers: Endgame. A ... Show More

On the week of its release in December of 2020, Griffin and David discussed Wonder Woman 1984. Together they examine the heated online discourse, Wiig's film career post-SNL, the state of the superhero movie and of course wish stones and how they work! Special thanks to The Great ... Show More

Friend of the pod and super director/cinematographer Glen Winter joins us to talk about directing season 7, episode 14: Traveler. We discuss opening up the world of Smallville and the technical aspects of what it takes to pull off this kind of show. In the episode, Virgil Swann's ... Show More

Now in the final stretch of the Zemeckis mini series, Chris Weitz returns to discuss 2016's WWII spy thriller, Allied. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! Buy some real nerdy merch. Conne ... Show More