Look, up in the sky! It’s a paper kite! It’s a helicopter! It’s an idealized representation of modern society!
Fasten your towel capes and put your undies on the outside, because this week’s episode is all about superheroes. First, we talk about the current success of super hero themed movies, a trend which is only now starting to really pick up steam. A touch on everyone’s favorite hero, Batman, leads us into a discussion on how actual people are putting on the masks and hitting the streets to make our world a better place, for better or for worse. And then of course we check out some people who have actual, real, super powers. It’s pretty amazing stuff! So raise em up and give a listen!
And make sure to check out the link at the bottom of the show notes about the real life super powers and watch the videos of the Lion Whisperer.
Drinks
Show notes
| 3:20 |
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Sony Pictures hacked, 1000000 passwords stolen |
| 3:47 |
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Find out if your info was exposed in a Sony hack |
| 4:28 |
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RSA Security Breach |
| 5:01 |
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Elway Being Sued |
| 6:37 |
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We <3 you Paul Bettany |
| 6:57 |
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George Lucas Strikes Back |
| 7:37 |
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Why Han dropped Jabba’s cargo |
| 8:15 |
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Whiskey Fungus Among Us |
| 11:15 |
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Thor finishes on top of Bridesmaids |
| 13:15 |
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This summer’s super hero movie trailers: X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, Thor, Avengers |
| 15:29 |
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Super Hero Movie Grosses |
| 15:30-17:14 |
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The Ultimate Matrix Collection, The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, Batman Collection, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man Trilogy, X-Men Trilogy, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Superman Anthology, Blade Collection |
| 18:41 |
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Dark Horse Comics |
| 18:42 |
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Vertigo Comics |
| 21:20 |
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Religious Affiliations of Comic Book Characters |
| 21:55 |
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DC Comics |
| 21:56 |
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Marvel Comics |
| 23:43 |
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Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes |
| 24:57 |
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra |
| 28:51 |
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The Cape: Complete Series |
| 29:54 |
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Phoenix Jones thwarts car robbery |
| 31:33 |
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Phoenix Jones gets his nose broken |
| 32:29 |
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Apologies. It wasn’t a rape. It was the murder of Kitty Genovese. And it’s called the Diffusion of Responsibility |
| 34:28 |
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Kick-Ass |
| 34:44 |
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Take Back the Night |
| 35:17 |
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Real Life Super Hero Groups: Real Life Super Heroes Now Patrolling, New York Super Group, RealLifeSuperHeroes.org, RealLifeSuperHeroes.com, World Super Hero Registry, TheRLSH.net |
| 36:32 |
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Stan Lee’s Superhumans |
| 39:07 |
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Shout out to Jen’s Comic Book Shop, Dark Side Comics |
| 39:25- 45:30 |
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People with real life super powers |
