There's a lot happening in the Marvel universe right now. Ryan and David are on it.

This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David are back with the March 2026 Bugle — their monthly Marvel news roundup. First up: a full review of Wonder Man, the Marvel Spotlight series that nobody saw coming and most people quietly really liked. Think struggling actor, a scene-stealing Trevor Slattery, and a surprisingly sharp send-up of Hollywood — all in eight very digestible episodes.

Then it's on to the news: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 is almost here and Ryan is very excited. There's fresh set intel on Spider-Man: No Way Home including a certain big green surprise. X-Men '97 Season 2 finally has some details and Apocalypse is taking center stage. And Nicolas Cage is playing Spider-Man in a 1930s noir series — 70% Humphrey Bogart, 30% Bugs Bunny, by his own description — and David has opinions about Ryan's level of enthusiasm for it.

Next up on Puny Pod: Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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<description>There's a lot happening in the Marvel universe right now. Ryan and David are on it.


This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David are back with the March 2026 Bugle — their monthly Marvel news roundup. First up: a full review of Wonder Man, the Marvel Spotlight series that nobody saw coming and most people quietly really liked. Think struggling actor, a scene-stealing Trevor Slattery, and a surprisingly sharp send-up of Hollywood — all in eight very digestible episodes.


Then it's on to the news: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 is almost here and Ryan is very excited. There's fresh set intel on Spider-Man: No Way Home including a certain big green surprise. X-Men '97 Season 2 finally has some details and Apocalypse is taking center stage. And Nicolas Cage is playing Spider-Man in a 1930s noir series — 70% Humphrey Bogart, 30% Bugs Bunny, by his own description — and David has opinions about Ryan's level of enthusiasm for it.


Next up on Puny Pod: Spider-Man: No Way Home.


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Wonder Man review, Daredevil S2 hype, X-Men '97 updates, and Nicolas Cage doing 70% Bogart 30% Bugs Bunny. The March Bugle is live. 🎙️ #PunyPod #MCU #MarvelPodcast #MarvelCinematicUniverse #EarsUp

There's a lot happening in the Marvel universe right now. Ryan and David are on it.


This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David are back with the March 2026 Bugle — their monthly Marvel news roundup. First up: a full review of Wonder Man, the Marvel Spotlight series that nobody saw coming and most people quietly really liked. Think struggling actor, a scene-stealing Trevor Slattery, and a surprisingly sharp send-up of Hollywood — all in eight very digestible episodes.


Then it's on to the news: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 is almost here and Ryan is very excited. There's fresh set intel on Spider-Man: No Way Home including a certain big green surprise. X-Men '97 Season 2 finally has some details and Apocalypse is taking center stage. And Nicolas Cage is playing Spider-Man in a 1930s noir series — 70% Humphrey Bogart, 30% Bugs Bunny, by his own description — and David has opinions about Ryan's level of enthusiasm for it.


Next up on Puny Pod: Spider-Man: No Way Home.


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Puny Pod | The Monthly Bugle – March 2026: Wonder Man Review & Daredevil Born Again Season 2 is Almost Here

From the Quantum Realm…
Originally released behind the sacred Patreon paywall, this Super Secret Spoiler Show episode covering Thor: The Dark World has slipped through a tear in the multiverse and landed on the main feed.
This is not your standard, structured Main Show breakdown.
This is the chaotic one.
Recorded in full spoiler mode, we revisit one of the MCU’s most debated entries and ask the hard questions: Is The Dark World secretly better than its reputation? Is it still bottom-tier Marvel? And how many times can we dunk on Malekith before it becomes a bit?
Expect tangents. Expect overcorrections. Expect aggressively honest takes. This is the version of Puny Pod where the guardrails are off and the energy is… looser.
If you enjoy this flavor of unfiltered Marvel talk, you can get every Super Secret Spoiler Show episode over on the Earz Up Patreon.
The timeline is fragile. Enjoy responsibly.
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<description>From the Quantum Realm…

Originally released behind the sacred Patreon paywall, this Super Secret Spoiler Show episode covering Thor: The Dark World has slipped through a tear in the multiverse and landed on the main feed.

This is not your standard, structured Main Show breakdown.

This is the chaotic one.

Recorded in full spoiler mode, we revisit one of the MCU’s most debated entries and ask the hard questions: Is The Dark World secretly better than its reputation? Is it still bottom-tier Marvel? And how many times can we dunk on Malekith before it becomes a bit?

Expect tangents. Expect overcorrections. Expect aggressively honest takes. This is the version of Puny Pod where the guardrails are off and the energy is… looser.

If you enjoy this flavor of unfiltered Marvel talk, you can get every Super Secret Spoiler Show episode over on the Earz Up Patreon.

The timeline is fragile. Enjoy responsibly.

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From the Quantum Realm…  Our Super Secret Spoiler Show on THOR: THE DARK WORLD has breached the main feed. ⚡️  Full spoilers. No guardrails. Malekith slander included.

From the Quantum Realm…

Originally released behind the sacred Patreon paywall, this Super Secret Spoiler Show episode covering Thor: The Dark World has slipped through a tear in the multiverse and landed on the main feed.

This is not your standard, structured Main Show breakdown.

This is the chaotic one.

Recorded in full spoiler mode, we revisit one of the MCU’s most debated entries and ask the hard questions: Is The Dark World secretly better than its reputation? Is it still bottom-tier Marvel? And how many times can we dunk on Malekith before it becomes a bit?

Expect tangents. Expect overcorrections. Expect aggressively honest takes. This is the version of Puny Pod where the guardrails are off and the energy is… looser.

If you enjoy this flavor of unfiltered Marvel talk, you can get every Super Secret Spoiler Show episode over on the Earz Up Patreon.

The timeline is fragile. Enjoy responsibly.

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Puny Pod | Super Secret Spoiler Show - Thor: The Dark World (from the Quantum Realm)

It's the first breakdown episode of the year, and Ryan and David are heading to New York City for Christmas — whether Clint Barton likes it or not.

This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David dig into Hawkeye, the 2021 Disney+ miniseries that brought Jeremy Renner's reluctant Avenger back into the spotlight — this time alongside a sharp-shooting, clock-tower-demolishing newcomer named Kate Bishop.

They cover the show's comic book roots, the street-level MCU stakes, some very exciting returning faces, and why this one might be more important to the future of the MCU than it gets credit for. Plus the usual: production notes, comic breakdowns, MVP picks, and a debate about whether David made the right call on Broadway.

Next up on Puny Pod: Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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<description>It's the first breakdown episode of the year, and Ryan and David are heading to New York City for Christmas — whether Clint Barton likes it or not.


This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David dig into Hawkeye, the 2021 Disney+ miniseries that brought Jeremy Renner's reluctant Avenger back into the spotlight — this time alongside a sharp-shooting, clock-tower-demolishing newcomer named Kate Bishop.


They cover the show's comic book roots, the street-level MCU stakes, some very exciting returning faces, and why this one might be more important to the future of the MCU than it gets credit for. Plus the usual: production notes, comic breakdowns, MVP picks, and a debate about whether David made the right call on Broadway.


Next up on Puny Pod: Spider-Man: No Way Home.


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Clint just wants to get home for Christmas. Instead he's got tracksuit bros, a Kingpin, and a 22-year-old who blew up a clock tower. Hawkeye breakdown is live! 🎯🎄 #MCU #Hawkeye

It's the first breakdown episode of the year, and Ryan and David are heading to New York City for Christmas — whether Clint Barton likes it or not.


This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David dig into Hawkeye, the 2021 Disney+ miniseries that brought Jeremy Renner's reluctant Avenger back into the spotlight — this time alongside a sharp-shooting, clock-tower-demolishing newcomer named Kate Bishop.


They cover the show's comic book roots, the street-level MCU stakes, some very exciting returning faces, and why this one might be more important to the future of the MCU than it gets credit for. Plus the usual: production notes, comic breakdowns, MVP picks, and a debate about whether David made the right call on Broadway.


Next up on Puny Pod: Spider-Man: No Way Home.


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Puny Pod | Phase 4 Episode 8 - Hawkeye

The Monthly Bugle is back for 2026! Ryan and David kick off the new year by looking back at everything Marvel dropped in 2025 — the highs, the lows, and the stuff that surprised us the most — before turning ahead to what the MCU has lined up next.
We run through last year’s Disney+ shows like Daredevil: Born Again, Ironheart, Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, talking about what worked, what didn’t, and which ones ended up being our favorites. Then it’s movie time as we revisit Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts (New Avengers), and Fantastic Four: First Steps, including how they performed at the box office and where Marvel may have stumbled a bit.
From there, we dive into a full 2026 MCU preview, breaking down upcoming series like Wonder Man, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, X-Men ’97 Season 2, Vision Quest, and more — plus the big movies on the horizon like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday.
Oh, and of course… we settle our yearly Puny Pod bet, talk Marvel’s changing box office landscape, and draft our 2026 picks.
New year. New Marvel. Same Bugle chaos.


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<description>The Monthly Bugle is back for 2026! Ryan and David kick off the new year by looking back at everything Marvel dropped in 2025 — the highs, the lows, and the stuff that surprised us the most — before turning ahead to what the MCU has lined up next.

We run through last year’s Disney+ shows like Daredevil: Born Again, Ironheart, Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, talking about what worked, what didn’t, and which ones ended up being our favorites. Then it’s movie time as we revisit Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts (New Avengers), and Fantastic Four: First Steps, including how they performed at the box office and where Marvel may have stumbled a bit.

From there, we dive into a full 2026 MCU preview, breaking down upcoming series like Wonder Man, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, X-Men ’97 Season 2, Vision Quest, and more — plus the big movies on the horizon like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday.

Oh, and of course… we settle our yearly Puny Pod bet, talk Marvel’s changing box office landscape, and draft our 2026 picks.

New year. New Marvel. Same Bugle chaos.




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🎧 Marvel 2025 recap + a full 2026 MCU preview! The Monthly Bugle is back 🚨 #MCU

The Monthly Bugle is back for 2026! Ryan and David kick off the new year by looking back at everything Marvel dropped in 2025 — the highs, the lows, and the stuff that surprised us the most — before turning ahead to what the MCU has lined up next.

We run through last year’s Disney+ shows like Daredevil: Born Again, Ironheart, Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, talking about what worked, what didn’t, and which ones ended up being our favorites. Then it’s movie time as we revisit Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts (New Avengers), and Fantastic Four: First Steps, including how they performed at the box office and where Marvel may have stumbled a bit.

From there, we dive into a full 2026 MCU preview, breaking down upcoming series like Wonder Man, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, X-Men ’97 Season 2, Vision Quest, and more — plus the big movies on the horizon like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday.

Oh, and of course… we settle our yearly Puny Pod bet, talk Marvel’s changing box office landscape, and draft our 2026 picks.

New year. New Marvel. Same Bugle chaos.




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Puny Pod | The Monthly Bugle – January 2026: Marvel’s 2025 in Review & What’s Coming in 2026

In this episode of Puny Pod, Ryan and David take on one of the MCU’s most ambitious—and divisive—films: Eternals. From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Marvel, the conversation dives deep into cosmic lore, Jack Kirby’s massive ideas, and what happens when Marvel trades quips for existential dread.
The hosts break down the film’s sprawling ensemble cast, Chloé Zhao’s distinct directorial style, and the complicated mythology of Eternals, Deviants, and Celestials. Along the way, they explore why this movie looks incredible, why it confused so many viewers on first watch, and how its themes of free will, duty, and humanity set it apart from traditional MCU entries.
Expect thoughtful analysis, comic-book history, first-watch vs. rewatch perspectives, and plenty of Puny Pod banter as Ryan and David wrestle with a movie that asks big questions—and isn’t afraid to slow things down to do it. Love it or hate it, Eternals is a swing for the fences, and this episode gives it the full deep-dive treatment.
 
 
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<description>In this episode of Puny Pod, Ryan and David take on one of the MCU’s most ambitious—and divisive—films: Eternals. From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Marvel, the conversation dives deep into cosmic lore, Jack Kirby’s massive ideas, and what happens when Marvel trades quips for existential dread.

The hosts break down the film’s sprawling ensemble cast, Chloé Zhao’s distinct directorial style, and the complicated mythology of Eternals, Deviants, and Celestials. Along the way, they explore why this movie looks incredible, why it confused so many viewers on first watch, and how its themes of free will, duty, and humanity set it apart from traditional MCU entries.

Expect thoughtful analysis, comic-book history, first-watch vs. rewatch perspectives, and plenty of Puny Pod banter as Ryan and David wrestle with a movie that asks big questions—and isn’t afraid to slow things down to do it. Love it or hate it, Eternals is a swing for the fences, and this episode gives it the full deep-dive treatment.





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Gods, Celestials & Kirby chaos—We tackle Marvel’s boldest swing in Eternals. 🌌⚡

In this episode of Puny Pod, Ryan and David take on one of the MCU’s most ambitious—and divisive—films: Eternals. From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Marvel, the conversation dives deep into cosmic lore, Jack Kirby’s massive ideas, and what happens when Marvel trades quips for existential dread.

The hosts break down the film’s sprawling ensemble cast, Chloé Zhao’s distinct directorial style, and the complicated mythology of Eternals, Deviants, and Celestials. Along the way, they explore why this movie looks incredible, why it confused so many viewers on first watch, and how its themes of free will, duty, and humanity set it apart from traditional MCU entries.

Expect thoughtful analysis, comic-book history, first-watch vs. rewatch perspectives, and plenty of Puny Pod banter as Ryan and David wrestle with a movie that asks big questions—and isn’t afraid to slow things down to do it. Love it or hate it, Eternals is a swing for the fences, and this episode gives it the full deep-dive treatment.





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Puny Pod | Phase 4 Episode 7 - Eternals

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an ever expanding world with tons of stories. Have you ever wondered how they're connected or wished that you had a guide to help you go through them all? Puny Pod is the podcast for you. Co-hosts Ryan and David re-watch the whole universe one movie at a time in release order and share all the juicy details you may have missed while also covering all the news from across the Marvel world! Subscribe and watch along!

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