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Discovering The MCU (A Marvel Podcast)

Discovering The MCU (A Marvel Podcast)

By Bryan Shirley & Pat Moriarty

Bryan Shirley is a devoted MCU acolyte. His buddy Pat Moriarty is a complete noob. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you just discovered the MCU and want to catch up or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you! MUSIC: Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at blamsiss.bandcamp.com! #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS
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Episode 21: Captain Marvel

Discovering The MCU (A Marvel Podcast)Jan 26, 2024

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Episode 21: Captain Marvel

Episode 21: Captain Marvel

We're back with Episode 21, as we break down "Captain Marvel", a new MCU tale with new characters to dive into! Tangential discussions include Taco Bell™, Sports Illustrated, and Merkins.


Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and unspoiled noob to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU (like Pat) and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in (like Bryan) and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!


MUSIC: Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at ⁠⁠⁠blamsiss.bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS


Originally Recorded on 1/22/24 via Zoom.

Jan 26, 202401:44:04
Episode 20: Ant-Man & The Wasp

Episode 20: Ant-Man & The Wasp

Episode 20 is here, and in this installment size definitely matters as we tackle Ant-Man & the Wasp, a star-studded caper that we enjoyed the hell out of! Tracking the ultimate movie McGuffin, tangential discussions on tardigrades and good seafood ensue. Join us and be entertained!


Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and unspoiled noob to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU (like Pat) and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in (like Bryan) and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!


MUSIC: Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at ⁠⁠⁠blamsiss.bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS


Originally Recorded on 11/30/23 via Zoom.

Dec 01, 202301:47:46
Episode 19, Pt 1: Avengers: Infinity War

Episode 19, Pt 1: Avengers: Infinity War

At last, we bring you the highly anticipated Episode 19: our insanely deep dive into the bigboi of MCU movies, "AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR". Featuring (for the first time), a special guest: Andy Gillund, a good pal and fellow MCU geek. Clocking in at just over 3 hours, we've broken this episode into two digestible parts. We hope you enjoy and feel it was worth the wait!


Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and unspoiled noob to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU (like Pat) and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in (like Bryan) and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!


MUSIC: Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at ⁠⁠⁠blamsiss.bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS


Originally Recorded on 8/12/23 via Zoom.

Nov 16, 202301:35:27
Episode 19, Pt 2: Avengers: Infinity War
Nov 16, 202301:34:37
Episode 18: Black Panther
Mar 22, 202301:44:38
Episode 17: Thor: Ragnarok
Feb 14, 202301:40:48
Episode 16: Spider-Man: Homecoming
Jan 17, 202301:44:43
Episode 15: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Nov 10, 202201:47:17
Episode 14: Doctor Strange

Episode 14: Doctor Strange

Released *just* in time for the premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we present to you our deep dive into the original story: Doctor Strange, probably the trippiest of the MCU films to date thru our run!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the Marvel Cinematic Universe respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all caught up and just need new Marvel content, we've got the podcast for you!

Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at blamsiss.bandcamp.com!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS

Originally Recorded on 5/1/22 via Zoom

May 04, 202201:52:52
Episode 13, Pt 1: Captain America: Civil War

Episode 13, Pt 1: Captain America: Civil War

Part 1 of 2 // A huge movie naturally is going to field huge discussion-- so we've split this hefty episode into two digestible parts.  Join us on our deep dive (and the occasional tangent) of the action-packed 13th film in the MCU franchise, "Captain America: Civil War"!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the Marvel Cinematic Universe respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all caught up and just need new Marvel content, we've got the podcast for you!

Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at blamsiss.bandcamp.com!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS

Originally Recorded on 3/17/22 via Zoom

Apr 16, 202201:18:10
Episode 13, Pt 2: Captain America: Civil War

Episode 13, Pt 2: Captain America: Civil War

Part 2 of 2 // A huge movie naturally is going to field huge discussion-- so we've split this hefty episode into two digestible parts.  Join us on our deep dive (and the occasional tangent) of the action-packed 13th film in the MCU franchise, "Captain America: Civil War"!  Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the Marvel Cinematic Universe respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all caught up and just need new Marvel content, we've got the podcast for you!

Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at blamsiss.bandcamp.com!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS

Originally Recorded on 3/17/22 via Zoom

Apr 16, 202201:14:26
Episode 12: Ant-Man

Episode 12: Ant-Man

Finally, we’re back with Episode 12 as we unravel the story of Marvel’s “Ant-Man”!  Between the epic Thomas the Tank Engine scene and the tiny places this movie goes, there was a lot to love about this one!  Join us as our deep dive into all of the movies continues!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the Marvel Cinematic Universe respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all caught up and just need new Marvel content, we've got the podcast for you!

Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at blamsiss.bandcamp.com!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS

Originally Recorded on 2/6/22 via Zoom

Mar 09, 202201:39:06
Episode 11: Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Jan 31, 202201:45:03
Episode 10: Guardians of the Galaxy
Dec 19, 202101:52:06
Episode 9: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dec 10, 202101:53:12
Episode 8: Thor: The Dark World

Episode 8: Thor: The Dark World

The Marvel Gods have left us quite a story to tell-- in our THIRD attempt, we finally managed to make our new microphone setup work (for the most part), and probably put way more effort than most MCU fans would ever dare in dissecting the eighth film in the MCU franchise, 2013's "Thor: The Dark World" (2013). Our take on the much-maligned flick is still pretty entertaining, though, so JOIN US! Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you! MUSIC: Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at blamsiss.bandcamp.com!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS FROM THE "WE'RE A WORK IN PROGRESS" FILES: Original attempt at recording was made at Bryan's place back on 10/15/21.  We realized about 85% of the way through that our episode had likely not been recorded due to our inability to understand simple technology.  We finished it anyway, and the whole thing was recorded on video... so that first attempt exists, but for now it'll stay in the vault!  Attempt #2 was on the 27th and we realized less than five minutes in we were running into the same issue, and Bryan decided to go with a new mic altogether.  Attempt #3 is what you're listening to, and was recorded via ZOOM.  Does that mean we have plans for video?  Let's just say we're looking into it...
Nov 06, 202101:10:03
Episode 7: Iron Man 3

Episode 7: Iron Man 3

We begin PHASE TWO! We're eXcited to bring you Episode #7 as we take a trip back into the wonderful world of Tony Stark with the seventh film in the MCU franchise, 2013's "Iron Man 3".  Bryan has another can't-miss spinoff idea for the suits up at Disney+ concerning a certain Stark road trip that needs to be explored.  Pat finally finds some minor moral grievances amidst his ever growing man crush on Tony Stark, and, *GASP* could he have missed the STAN LEE CAMEO?  Say it ain't so!  All that and, yes, a couple Star Wars and Twin Peaks shoutouts for good measure too!  It was a real fun recording session, we hope you stick around and enjoy it too!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints,. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

MUSIC: Select tracks on this podcast graciously provided by our good friend, Minneapolis native, and artist Sam Bliss aka Blamsiss, check out these tracks & more of his incredible multi-instrumental talent at blamsiss.bandcamp.com!  #SUPPORTLOCALARTISTS

Originally Recorded on 10/2/21, this one was at Pat's house for the first time, so the sound is... different, but we tried to do the best we could with it in the mix!  (As always, we're a work in progress, friends!)

Oct 13, 202101:30:13
Episode 6: The Avengers
Sep 30, 202101:36:59
Episode 5: Captain America: The First Avenger
Sep 10, 202101:44:16
Episode 4: Thor
Aug 11, 202101:15:11
Episode 3: Iron Man 2
Jul 30, 202101:12:57
Episode 2: The Incredible Hulk
Jul 18, 202159:50
Episode 1: Iron Man
Jul 17, 202154:41