Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics
We love all things entertainment and we want to share that love with you! We try to keep a respectful perspective, while also sharing our opinions. Our ranking system is “Must see/buy” or “Pass”. Follow us on Twitter @TalkingSMACPod and email at TSMACpod@gmail.com
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Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Josh and Alex welcome Josh Wilson from the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast to help them review the first blockbuster of 2026; Project Hail Mary
Intro (0:00)
Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (2:38)
Josh Skaar disappointed Winthrop Wilson (3:32)
Project Hail Mary non-spoiler thoughts (5:41)
Spoiler review- and Josh rants about the book (10:19)
Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:03:55)
Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, and join our Discord!
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
The guys come together to answer the most important question; What'cha Doin'?
Intro (0:00)
No On 15! All-Cast promo (3:04)
Dispatch (4:56)
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles (12:19)
Darkhaven demo (19:44)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/TMNT III (25:16)
Starfleet Academy (33:11)
Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man (39:27)
Murtagh (book) (49:14)
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 (51:38)
Resident Evil Requiem (1:00:32)
The Pitt season 2 & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (1:10:55)
Honorable Mention: Shrinking (1:28:15)
Honorable Mention: Kumail Nanjiani 'Night Thoughts' (1:29:02)
Goodbyes & social media plugs (1:31:24)
You can find Josh’s appearance on I Have Some Notes here
Please remember to check out the No On 15! All-cast, join our Discord
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Is Pixar back? Let's check out their newest entry into their library; Hoppers
Intro (0:00)
Hoppers non-spoiler review (2:15)
Is Hoppers a Must-See or Pass? (24:54)
Hoppers spoiler review (27:09)
Has Pixar really been on a downswing? (45:32)
Goodbyes and social media plugs (54:29)
You can find Josh’s appearance on I Have Some Notes here
Please remember to check out our Discord
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Mat Groom returns to talk about Inferno Girl Red Book 2 (and spoilers,) as well as his other works, including Immortal Legend Batman, his history in the industry and more!
Intro (0:00)
Mat Groom, what'cha doin'? (1:55)
Mat's transition from podcaster to comic writer (5:49)
How'd they get Christina Vee to be the voice of Inferno Girl Red? (13:49)
Prepping for kids/all-ages programming in the household (15:50)
Immortal Legend Batman (21:58)
Inferno Girl Red Book 2 *spoilers ahead* (32:27)
Why the bracelet/gauntlet for the "morpher?" (36:35)
Crafting a good villain (43:40)
Josh stumps Mat (48:49)
Josh is media literate! (53:03)
Compliments to the chefs (55:54)
Teasing/paying off teases from other Massive-verse stories (58:33)
Multimedia plans for IGR or other Massive-verse properties? (1:05:50)
Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:11:33)
Please remember to join our Discord!
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Josh, Alex & the returning Justin (from the Movie Wire) review the results of their 2025 draft class and reload for the 2026 blockbuster season.
Intro (0:00)
2025 results & winner (9:49)
2026 draft order and rules (13:35)
Round 1 (14:08)
Round 2 (25:33)
Round 3 (38:42)
Round 4 (53:09)
*Alex's supplemental pick (1:13:24)
Draft recap (1:18:33)
Goodbyes & social media plugs (1:19:41)
Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, and join our Discord!
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Josh and Alex discuss their favorite and not-so-favorite things about Fallout season 2
Intro/weather/Olympic discussion (0:00)
I Have Some Notes promo (5:01)
Don't trust the USPS with your poutine delivery (5:33)
Fallout season 2 discussion (7:49)
Josh gripes for a looooooong time (11:40)
Alex disagrees (16:52)
Who the hell is Justin Theroux: the sequel (34:10)
Alex stops paying attention (37:32)
Fallout season 2; must-see or pass? (39:22)
BIG-TIME SPOILERS (43:05)
Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:10:51)
Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes, join our Discord!
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
The Big Game has come and gone. A new champ has been crowned. But we don't care about that. What trailers were shown during the commercial breaks.
Intro (0:01): AI, gambling, and baldness
Game Club Pod promo (3:11)
NFL hates kickers/special teams rant (3:47)
Jurassic Park's Xfinity horror (11:47)
Good Will Dunkin (14:39)
Will Shat for Raisin Bran (16:12)
Scream 7 (19:36)
Masters of the Universe (22:38)
Supergirl (27:42)
Mando and Baby Yoda (29:43)
Disclosure Day (33:17)
John Williams musings & War of the Worlds (38:53)
Brad Pitt's Quentin Tarantino's David Fincher's Netflix's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spinoff: The Adventures of Cliff Booth (41:49)
Minions & Monsters (45:53)
Project Hail Mary aka The Martian 2 (49:05)
Wrap up: Join the Discord (53:55)
Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
We told you what movies to skip last week. This week, we'll let you know which movies to promote this Valentine's Day.
Intro/opening conversation on regional accents (0:00)
Game Club Pod promo (8:10)
Romantic movies we love (9:09)
Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (10:48)
Moulin Rouge (17:48)
Romancing the Stone (29:13)
Unconventional Recs (35:20)
Double feature rec: George of the Jungle & The Mummy (1999) (35:39)
The Mask of Zorro (38:02)
Spy Kids (40:07)
Son-in-Law (41:16)
Your Name (42:13) Cultworthy Episode featuring Your Name
Howl's Moving Castle (43:48)
Something's Gotta Give (47:57)
Honorable mention: Atonement (54:16)
About Time (58:07) Cultworthy episode About Time
Honorable mention: A Walk to Remember (1:08:31)
10 Things I Hate About You (1:10:31)
Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:19:38)
Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord