The Mediocre Takes
By Kar Marco Productions
The Mediocre TakesApr 23, 2024
Batman: Year One (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on the mediocre Batman: Year One. They also go on pretty long tangents in this episode (sorry about that).
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Gotham City: Year One by Tom King and Phil Hester
Marco’s Rec: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
We Hate Rocky in Lackadaisy (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts the popular pilot Lackadaisy!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Mordechai by Khruangbin
Marco’s Rec: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
The Legend of Pipi Broke Mal (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss The Legend of Pipi, which made Mal uncontrollably laugh for awhile.
Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: Instagram
Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: We Have Demons by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
Marco’s Rec: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Batman Under the Red Hood (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on Batman Under the Red Hood and finally finish their 2024 Batman marathon!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Red Hood: The Hill by Shawn Martinbrough and Tony Akins
Marco’s Rec: Fool’s Gold and Fool’s Gold Sands by Dingo Doodles
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on Superman/Batman Apocalypse as they continue their Batman animated retrospective.
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Batman/Superman: World's Finest by Mark Waid and Dan Mora
Marco’s Rec: Seashell (The Game Is On Steam)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco continue discussing their Batman animated retrospective!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Batman/Superman: World's Finest by Mark Waid and Dan Mora
Marco’s Rec: Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Batman: Gotham Knight (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on Batman Gotham Knight, which is basically 6 short stories.
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Batman: The Knight by Chip Zdarsky
Marco’s Rec: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
The Batman vs. Dracula (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts of The Batman vs. Dracula as they continue their Batman animated retrospective!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: DC vs Vampires by James Tynion IV and Matthew Rosenberg
Marco’s Rec: Every Heart a Doorway
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on Mystery of the Batwoman.
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Batgirls by Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad
Marco’s Rec: Welcome to Our Open Tabs
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco continue their Batman animated retrospective, specifically Return of the Joker.
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Mediocre Minute Rec:
Mal’s Rec: The Batman Adventures by Kelley Puckett
Marco’s Rec: The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on Batman: Subzero and continue their batman retrospective.
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Batman: One Bad Day: Mr. Freeze
Marco’s Rec: Catch These Hands
Batman: Mask of Phantasm (Batman Animated Retrospective)
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal starts their Batman animated movie retrospective.
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Batman: The Adventure Continues by Alan Burnett and Paul Dini
Marco’s Rec: Gays Gaze
Is It Queer?: The Watermelon Woman
In this podcast episode Mal and Marco discuss their first ever Is It Queer podcast episode. For this episode we specifically we discuss The Watermelon Woman.
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Mediocre Minute Rec:
Mal’s Rec: Love and compromise Mahalia
Marco’s Rec: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
We Watched Supa Team 4 S1
In this podcast episode Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on Supa Team 4!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Bothered/Unbothered by JER
Marco’s Rec: Less is Morgue
First Impressions: Craig of the Creek
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their first impressions of Craig of the Creek!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Static by Vita Ayala
Marco’s Rec: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Our Conflicting Feelings On BlacKkKlansman
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their feelings on BlacKkKlansman!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Return Of The Boom Bap by KRS-One
Marco Rec: Dunsparce and Drampa
First Impressions: Royal Crackers
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal's Rec: Trve Kvut by Scott Bryan Wilson and Liana Kangas
Marco's Rec: Wingbearer
Dave is the Worst Part of Satina E1
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Rhinoceros by Calva Louise
Marco’s Rec: Whisper Me A Love Song
Who Made Hugo British in Hugo's Mind Palace? (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on Hugo's Mind Palace.
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Mediocre Minute Recs: Mal’s Rec: Project Hadea by nyehilism Marco’s Rec: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Who Let Jax in The Amazing Digital Circus? (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on The Amazing Digital Circus!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Grief’s Infernal Flower by Windhand
Marco’s Rec: The Goat by Puppy
You Need to Watch Humans-B-Gone! E1-7
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco talk about how much they like HumansBGone!
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Mediocre Minute Recs: Mal’s Rec: This Is Why by Paramore Marco’s Rec: Lunchbox Radio
It's Always Free Palestine
It's always free Palestine
Shows and Movies We're Excited for in 2024
In this podcast episode, we discuss shows and movies we're excite for!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: The Mediocre Takes Podcast Marco’s Rec: Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu
A Little Update for 2024
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal share an update for their podcast in 2024!
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We Watched Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: A Joyful Holiday by Samara Joy
Marco’s Rec: Monologue Woven for You
Are Catra and Glimmer Redeemed in She-Ra S5 (2018 Reboot)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on She-Ra S5.
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Mediocre Minute Recs: Mal’s Rec: CosmoKnights by Hannah Templer Marco’s Rec: An Animated Female Unhunged by Harriyana Hook
Our Mixed Feelings On Glimmer in She-Ra S4 (2018 Reboot)
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on She-Ra S4, and discuss that they don't like Glimmer (even though that's the point).
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Mediocre Minutes Recs: Mal’s Rec: The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin Marco’s Rec: Nichijou
Catra is Our Unhinged Queen in She-Ra S3 (2018 Reboot)
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on She-Ra S3 and they love unhinged Catra!
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Mediocre Minute Recs: Mal’s Rec: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker Marco’s Rec: My Love-Mix Up by Wataru Hinekure
She-Ra S2 (2018 Reboot) Has Too Much Filler
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on the She-Ra reboot!
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Mediocre Minute Recs: Mal’s Rec: She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki Marco’s Rec: Within the Wires
She-Ra S1 (2018 Reboot) Should Have Never Created Swift Wind
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss Mal's comfort show She-Ra and the Princesses of Power!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Heavy Vinyl by Carly Usdin
Marco’s Rec: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Love, Death + Robots S3 is the Best Season Yet!
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on Love, Death + Robots Volume 3!
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The Best and Worst Shows and Movies of 2023
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on the best and worst of 2023!
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Mediocre Minute Recs: Mal’s Rec: United States of America: Ten Year Super Bonus Special Edition by The Presidents of the United States of America Marco’s Rec: Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
We're Thirsty for Blood in Love, Death + Robots S2
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on Love, Death + Robots S2!
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Shows and Movies We Watched In 2023 (Total Drama and The Batman)
In this podcast episode Marco and Mal discuss the shows they watched in 2023, such as the Total Drama Island reboot, and The Batman: the animated series!
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Mal’s Rec: Absolute Garbage by Garbage Marco’s Rec: Secrets of a Silent Witch
Love, Death + Robots S1 Has a Lot of Wieners
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Dead End: Paranormal Park S2 is Too Good for Netflix (Queer Show)
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Mediocre Minute Recs
Mal’s Rec: Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV
Marco’s Rec: Pikuniku
Rat From The Modifyers is Pathetic (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on The Modifyers, a short film about a rat trying to steal the all seeing eye!
The Rhino and the Redbill ARE Gay Lovers (Pilot/Short Film, Also Maybe Canon)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco share their totally canon thoughts on The Rhino and the Redbill, where they think the two main characters are probably gay lovers!
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal's Rec: The Adventure Continues by Alan Burnett and Paul Dini
Marco's Rec: There's a Lot to Unpack Here
Halloween (1978) is Kind of Boring
In this podcast episode, Marco and Mal discuss their thoughts on the horror film Halloween (the 1978 version)
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Mediocre Minute Recs: Mal’s Rec: Shock Shop by Cullen Burn
Marco's Rec: Recitatif A Story by Toni Morrison
Dead End: Paranormal Park S1 is Too Underrated (Queer Show)
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Mediocre Mintute Rec:
Mal’s Rec: Haunthology by Jeremy Haun
Marco’s Rec: Muddledash
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (Queer Movie Night)
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Mediocre Minute Recs:
Mal’s Rec: Unpacking
Marco’s Rec: Meanwhile by Jason Shiga
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (Queer Movie Night)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on the queer Velma movie Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
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Mediocre Minute Recommendation
Mal’s Rec: Final Girl Board Game
Marco’s Rec: TOEM
We Watched Welcome To My Life (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on the Cartoon Network short film called Welcome To My Life!
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Mal's Rec: Superman Smashes the Klan
Marco's Rec: Berry People
We Watched Welcome To Hell (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast, Mal and Marco discuss their thoughts on the short film/pilot Welcome To Hell!
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Mal’s Rec: Steal This Album! by System of a Down Marco’s Rec: Bloom by kevin panetta
We Watched Helluva Boss S2 E3
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss their opinions on S2 E3 of Helluva Boss!
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Marco’s Rec: Binti trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
Mal’s Rec: Sayonara Wild Hearts
Shows and Movie That Changed Our Lives (Utena, Frozen, and Inuyasha)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss the shows and movies that changed our lives!
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Mediocre Minute
Mal’s Rec: Celestial blues by king woman
Marco’s Rec: The witch boy trilogy by molly knox ostertag
We Watched Clicker (Pilot/Short Film)
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco talk about a 2022 short film called Clicker!
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Kajillionaire (Queer Movie Night)
Check out our latest podcast episode where we discuss our thoughts on a lesbian film called Kajillionaire!
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We Watched Helluva Boss S1 E8
In this podcast episode, Mal and Marco discuss the popular web series Helluva Boss, and after all this time the final episode of season 1 has come out!
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Youtube: @themediocretakespodcast
Marco’s Rec: Bunny by Mona Awad
Mal’s Rec: A Little to the Left
Sasaki and Miyano Has Problems (Queer Anime)
In this podcast episode Marco and Mal discuss the popular BL anime called Sasaki and Miyano! Mal didn't like it, but how does Marco feel?
Mal's recommendation: She loves to cook she loves to eat
Marco's recommendation: I want to be a wall
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