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2Nerds and an Actor is your favorite pop culture and entertainment podcast where two "nerds" and "an actor" break down the latest in comic books, sci-fi, and geek culture. Hosted by Aisha Jordan, Frantz Jerome, and Michael Santana.
2Nerds and an Actor is brought you in partnership with Wondir Studios.
Tune in every week!
2Nerds and an Actor
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Bronx-based podcast with unfiltered opinions on nerd entertainment & culturally relevant programming.
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2Nerds and an Actor is your favorite pop culture and entertainment podcast where two "nerds" and "an actor" break down the latest in comic books, sci-fi, and geek culture. Hosted by Aisha Jordan, Frantz Jerome, and Michael Santana.
2Nerds and an Actor is brought you in partnership with Wondir Studios.
Tune in every week!
2Nerds and an Actor is your favorite pop culture and entertainment podcast where two "nerds" and "an actor" break down the latest in comic books, sci-fi, and geek culture. Hosted by Aisha Jordan, Frantz Jerome, and Michael Santana.
2Nerds and an Actor is brought you in partnership with Wondir Studios.
Tune in every week!
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Sinners: Best Movie of All Time?
It’s never too late to show love to brilliant cinema so we had to give it up to last year’s folk horror banger, Sinners! We sat down with actor, writer, and filmmaker Tarik Davis to chat about our love for this movie. We really tried to talk about everything under the sun (no pun intended). With two actors on set, Tarik and Aisha get real about the state of the film and TV industry. The gatekeeping, the nepotism, all the things that keep movies like Sinners from being made in the first place.
On top of all that, we get into all the cultural nuance Ryan Coogler packed into this flick. There’s a lot, but we get to talk through the use of southern Black culture and why Sinners bridged it with the Irish and Chinese Delta experiences. How this movie moves cinema forward, and why Black horror is still an untouched gold mine. Tarik and Frantz sing a spiritual while giving props to Eddie Murphy for possibly making the MCU possible. Want to know how? Pull up and kick it with 2Nerds and an Actor while we reminisce on the brilliance of Sinners.
00:00 — Welcome & Meet Tarik Rashaan Davis05:34 — Becoming a Movie & Comic Book Nerd08:08 — Sinners Without the Spoilers12:40 — Seeing Home on the Big Screen15:07 — SPOILERS BEGIN15:56 — First Impressions of Sinners18:03 — Blacula, Blade & Black Vampires21:13 — What the Vampires Really Represent24:00 — Why This Story, Why Now?26:15 — Eddie Murphy & Black Genre Cinema28:42 — Black-Ass Moments36:44 — Sammy Takes the Stage40:00 — The Scene That Changes Everything45:00 — When Critics Miss the Point53:28 — The Lore Runs Deep55:42 — New Jack City… With Vampires57:00 — The Sinners Cinematic Universe57:57 — Final Thoughts
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0000
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Wondir Studios
It’s never too late to show love to brilliant cinema so we had to give it up to last year’s folk horror banger, Sinners! We sat down with actor, writer, and filmmaker Tarik Davis to chat about our love for this movie. We really tried to talk about everything under the sun (no pun intended). With two actors on set, Tarik and Aisha get real about the state of the film and TV industry. The gatekeeping, the nepotism, all the things that keep movies like Sinners from being made in the first place.
On top of all that, we get into all the cultural nuance Ryan Coogler packed into this flick. There’s a lot, but we get to talk through the use of southern Black culture and why Sinners bridged it with the Irish and Chinese Delta experiences. How this movie moves cinema forward, and why Black horror is still an untouched gold mine. Tarik and Frantz sing a spiritual while giving props to Eddie Murphy for possibly making the MCU possible. Want to know how? Pull up and kick it with 2Nerds and an Actor while we reminisce on the brilliance of Sinners.
00:00 — Welcome & Meet Tarik Rashaan Davis05:34 — Becoming a Movie & Comic Book Nerd08:08 — Sinners Without the Spoilers12:40 — Seeing Home on the Big Screen15:07 — SPOILERS BEGIN15:56 — First Impressions of Sinners18:03 — Blacula, Blade & Black Vampires21:13 — What the Vampires Really Represent24:00 — Why This Story, Why Now?26:15 — Eddie Murphy & Black Genre Cinema28:42 — Black-Ass Moments36:44 — Sammy Takes the Stage40:00 — The Scene That Changes Everything45:00 — When Critics Miss the Point53:28 — The Lore Runs Deep55:42 — New Jack City… With Vampires57:00 — The Sinners Cinematic Universe57:57 — Final Thoughts
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It’s never too late to show love to brilliant cinema so we had to give it up to last year’s folk horror banger, Sinners! We sat down with actor, writer, and filmmaker Tarik Davis to chat about our love for this movie. We really tried to talk about everything under the sun (no pun intended). With two actors on set, Tarik and Aisha get real about the state of the film and TV industry. The gatekeeping, the nepotism, all the things that keep movies like Sinners from being made in the first place.
On top of all that, we get into all the cultural nuance Ryan Coogler packed into this flick. There’s a lot, but we get to talk through the use of southern Black culture and why Sinners bridged it with the Irish and Chinese Delta experiences. How this movie moves cinema forward, and why Black horror is still an untouched gold mine. Tarik and Frantz sing a spiritual while giving props to Eddie Murphy for possibly making the MCU possible. Want to know how? Pull up and kick it with 2Nerds and an Actor while we reminisce on the brilliance of Sinners.
00:00 — Welcome & Meet Tarik Rashaan Davis05:34 — Becoming a Movie & Comic Book Nerd08:08 — Sinners Without the Spoilers12:40 — Seeing Home on the Big Screen15:07 — SPOILERS BEGIN15:56 — First Impressions of Sinners18:03 — Blacula, Blade & Black Vampires21:13 — What the Vampires Really Represent24:00 — Why This Story, Why Now?26:15 — Eddie Murphy & Black Genre Cinema28:42 — Black-Ass Moments36:44 — Sammy Takes the Stage40:00 — The Scene That Changes Everything45:00 — When Critics Miss the Point53:28 — The Lore Runs Deep55:42 — New Jack City… With Vampires57:00 — The Sinners Cinematic Universe57:57 — Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
3715
What is Marvel Doing with The X-Men?
This Summer has been wild for the nerd world. We’ve been eating pretty swell this far, and we’re about to get a whole lot more. In this episode we try to wrap our heads around the insane amount of casting news that’s come to light. From the Harry Potter series reboot, a shuffling of their Gilderoy Lockhart casting, although no one’s divination skills can figure out why that one happened. On the set of Amazon’s God of War adaptation, a major setback on the titular character puts the whole show’s future up in the air. We heard that the Alabasta arc of the live-action One Piece announced a boatload of their new cast members, but we can’t talk about it just yet.Meanwhile, Marvel Studios is just letting it rip. After San Diego Comic Con and D23, the floodgates are open, the announcements got folks hyped, and the speculations are speculating. Feige is giving us leeway to talk about the Ghost Rider, X-Men, Black Panther 3 casting alongside a trailer for Vision Quest! We got a lot to talk about and never enough time in a day. So lock in and kick it with 2Nerds and an Actor for our takes on all this new information.00:00 — Getting the Name Right00:30 — When Casting News Takes Over the Episode02:40 — Another Trip to Hogwarts05:25 — The Black Snape Debate08:50 — Kit Harington’s Lockhart Era11:30 — Aisha vs. One Piece15:40 — Kratos Takes a Hit19:20 — Dave Bautista Enters the Arena21:50 — The New X-Men Assemble25:10 — Storm Gets Her Moment28:50 — Marvel’s Rogue Problem31:15 — Rogue’s Villain Era33:40 — The Mystery of Beast35:40 — Rewriting Magneto38:40 — The Ryan Gosling Mystery39:15 — Black Panther’s Grown-Up Son42:30 — Ultron Makes His Return45:35 — Bring Back James Spader46:18 — Deleted Scene: The Great Collectible Unboxing
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0000
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Wondir Studios
This Summer has been wild for the nerd world. We’ve been eating pretty swell this far, and we’re about to get a whole lot more. In this episode we try to wrap our heads around the insane amount of casting news that’s come to light. From the Harry Potter series reboot, a shuffling of their Gilderoy Lockhart casting, although no one’s divination skills can figure out why that one happened. On the set of Amazon’s God of War adaptation, a major setback on the titular character puts the whole show’s future up in the air. We heard that the Alabasta arc of the live-action One Piece announced a boatload of their new cast members, but we can’t talk about it just yet.Meanwhile, Marvel Studios is just letting it rip. After San Diego Comic Con and D23, the floodgates are open, the announcements got folks hyped, and the speculations are speculating. Feige is giving us leeway to talk about the Ghost Rider, X-Men, Black Panther 3 casting alongside a trailer for Vision Quest! We got a lot to talk about and never enough time in a day. So lock in and kick it with 2Nerds and an Actor for our takes on all this new information.00:00 — Getting the Name Right00:30 — When Casting News Takes Over the Episode02:40 — Another Trip to Hogwarts05:25 — The Black Snape Debate08:50 — Kit Harington’s Lockhart Era11:30 — Aisha vs. One Piece15:40 — Kratos Takes a Hit19:20 — Dave Bautista Enters the Arena21:50 — The New X-Men Assemble25:10 — Storm Gets Her Moment28:50 — Marvel’s Rogue Problem31:15 — Rogue’s Villain Era33:40 — The Mystery of Beast35:40 — Rewriting Magneto38:40 — The Ryan Gosling Mystery39:15 — Black Panther’s Grown-Up Son42:30 — Ultron Makes His Return45:35 — Bring Back James Spader46:18 — Deleted Scene: The Great Collectible Unboxing
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This Summer has been wild for the nerd world. We’ve been eating pretty swell this far, and we’re about to get a whole lot more. In this episode we try to wrap our heads around the insane amount of casting news that’s come to light. From the Harry Potter series reboot, a shuffling of their Gilderoy Lockhart casting, although no one’s divination skills can figure out why that one happened. On the set of Amazon’s God of War adaptation, a major setback on the titular character puts the whole show’s future up in the air. We heard that the Alabasta arc of the live-action One Piece announced a boatload of their new cast members, but we can’t talk about it just yet.Meanwhile, Marvel Studios is just letting it rip. After San Diego Comic Con and D23, the floodgates are open, the announcements got folks hyped, and the speculations are speculating. Feige is giving us leeway to talk about the Ghost Rider, X-Men, Black Panther 3 casting alongside a trailer for Vision Quest! We got a lot to talk about and never enough time in a day. So lock in and kick it with 2Nerds and an Actor for our takes on all this new information.00:00 — Getting the Name Right00:30 — When Casting News Takes Over the Episode02:40 — Another Trip to Hogwarts05:25 — The Black Snape Debate08:50 — Kit Harington’s Lockhart Era11:30 — Aisha vs. One Piece15:40 — Kratos Takes a Hit19:20 — Dave Bautista Enters the Arena21:50 — The New X-Men Assemble25:10 — Storm Gets Her Moment28:50 — Marvel’s Rogue Problem31:15 — Rogue’s Villain Era33:40 — The Mystery of Beast35:40 — Rewriting Magneto38:40 — The Ryan Gosling Mystery39:15 — Black Panther’s Grown-Up Son42:30 — Ultron Makes His Return45:35 — Bring Back James Spader46:18 — Deleted Scene: The Great Collectible Unboxing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
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Lanterns: Game Changer?
You know what time it is! The podcast is coming at y’all live from OA with a convo about HBO’s Lanterns. We can’t talk about how cool we think the show is without talking about the Ryan Reynolds movie. Like, that one definitely crawled through CGI uniforms so this one could fly. We get to the bottom of where we think this show is taking Gunn’s DCU, since the tone is so different from Superman and Peacemaker. (No Spoilae, but we found a very interesting link between all three!)
We try to answer what we think they got right in the adaptation from the Green Lantern comics to the show so far. Which then got us to dreaming about what we WANT them to put in the show! (We need Ch’p the squirrel lantern asap!) We drop some Nerdspiracy theories for y’all about some of the mystery plot points and give y’all our fearless banter along the way. Pull up and tap in as we get into one of the most talked about shows on TV right now on 2Nerds and an Actor!
00:00 — Welcome to the Lanterns Era02:32 — True Detective Meets DC03:46 — Can DC Finally Get Some Love?05:06 — Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern Legacy05:45 — What’s Powering This Show?08:01 — When Superheroes Look Actually Real10:08 — Hal Jordan: Messy, But Make It Work12:51 — The Things We Don’t Hate14:37 — Marvel vs. DC: Characters vs. Mythos17:28 — The Official Lanterns Rating18:34 — SPOILERS: The Rings Come Off20:08 — Jon Stewart, Daddy Issues & Buddy-Cop Energy23:38 — Could Lanterns Change the Superhero Game?31:30 — Jon Stewart’s Ring-Fu & the Big Theories36:54 — Red Lanterns, Atrocitus & Things Get Nerdy39:05 — Who’s Actually a Manhunter?41:52 — Is Hal Jordan Really Dead?43:00 — Parallax, Color Theory & the Final Clues44:31 — Legion of Doom at the VFW?
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0000
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Wondir Studios
You know what time it is! The podcast is coming at y’all live from OA with a convo about HBO’s Lanterns. We can’t talk about how cool we think the show is without talking about the Ryan Reynolds movie. Like, that one definitely crawled through CGI uniforms so this one could fly. We get to the bottom of where we think this show is taking Gunn’s DCU, since the tone is so different from Superman and Peacemaker. (No Spoilae, but we found a very interesting link between all three!)
We try to answer what we think they got right in the adaptation from the Green Lantern comics to the show so far. Which then got us to dreaming about what we WANT them to put in the show! (We need Ch’p the squirrel lantern asap!) We drop some Nerdspiracy theories for y’all about some of the mystery plot points and give y’all our fearless banter along the way. Pull up and tap in as we get into one of the most talked about shows on TV right now on 2Nerds and an Actor!
00:00 — Welcome to the Lanterns Era02:32 — True Detective Meets DC03:46 — Can DC Finally Get Some Love?05:06 — Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern Legacy05:45 — What’s Powering This Show?08:01 — When Superheroes Look Actually Real10:08 — Hal Jordan: Messy, But Make It Work12:51 — The Things We Don’t Hate14:37 — Marvel vs. DC: Characters vs. Mythos17:28 — The Official Lanterns Rating18:34 — SPOILERS: The Rings Come Off20:08 — Jon Stewart, Daddy Issues & Buddy-Cop Energy23:38 — Could Lanterns Change the Superhero Game?31:30 — Jon Stewart’s Ring-Fu & the Big Theories36:54 — Red Lanterns, Atrocitus & Things Get Nerdy39:05 — Who’s Actually a Manhunter?41:52 — Is Hal Jordan Really Dead?43:00 — Parallax, Color Theory & the Final Clues44:31 — Legion of Doom at the VFW?
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You know what time it is! The podcast is coming at y’all live from OA with a convo about HBO’s Lanterns. We can’t talk about how cool we think the show is without talking about the Ryan Reynolds movie. Like, that one definitely crawled through CGI uniforms so this one could fly. We get to the bottom of where we think this show is taking Gunn’s DCU, since the tone is so different from Superman and Peacemaker. (No Spoilae, but we found a very interesting link between all three!)
We try to answer what we think they got right in the adaptation from the Green Lantern comics to the show so far. Which then got us to dreaming about what we WANT them to put in the show! (We need Ch’p the squirrel lantern asap!) We drop some Nerdspiracy theories for y’all about some of the mystery plot points and give y’all our fearless banter along the way. Pull up and tap in as we get into one of the most talked about shows on TV right now on 2Nerds and an Actor!
00:00 — Welcome to the Lanterns Era02:32 — True Detective Meets DC03:46 — Can DC Finally Get Some Love?05:06 — Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern Legacy05:45 — What’s Powering This Show?08:01 — When Superheroes Look Actually Real10:08 — Hal Jordan: Messy, But Make It Work12:51 — The Things We Don’t Hate14:37 — Marvel vs. DC: Characters vs. Mythos17:28 — The Official Lanterns Rating18:34 — SPOILERS: The Rings Come Off20:08 — Jon Stewart, Daddy Issues & Buddy-Cop Energy23:38 — Could Lanterns Change the Superhero Game?31:30 — Jon Stewart’s Ring-Fu & the Big Theories36:54 — Red Lanterns, Atrocitus & Things Get Nerdy39:05 — Who’s Actually a Manhunter?41:52 — Is Hal Jordan Really Dead?43:00 — Parallax, Color Theory & the Final Clues44:31 — Legion of Doom at the VFW? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
3057
Lenore Zann's Rogue: A More Iconic Voice?
In a very special episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, host Aisha gets the utmost pleasure of sitting down with the legendary talent and voice of X-Men's Rogue, Lenore Zann. Lenore shares her unforgettable audition for the iconic role and the unreal response at their first comic con appearance. Zann talks about growing with Rogue from the OG X-Men animated series through the current revival X-Men '97. She's been on stages, won awards, spearheaded groundbreaking political movements, and warmed our hearts as the Southern bell and rough and tough mutant Rogue. If you like this episode leave us a comment rate and review it. If we get great ratings, we'll do more exclusive interviews and bonus content just for y'all!
00:00 — Meet the Voice Behind Rogue01:15 — From Guys and Dolls to the Stage02:46 — Playing Marilyn Monroe at 1903:30 — The Voice That Started It All04:11 — “That’s Rogue!”05:28 — Goodbye, X-Men?07:22 — “Are They Here for Us?”09:08 — How Lenore Became Rogue10:30 — Rogue’s Heart & Grief12:33 — From Rogue to Politics14:14 — Fighting Environmental Racism17:31 — 12 Years in Politics, Then Disney Called19:23 — Why X-Men ’97 Doesn’t Talk Down to Kids21:30 — Rogue, Magneto & “Deeper Than Skin”23:29 — Voice-Acting Advice from Rogue
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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:21:00 -0000
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Wondir Studios
In a very special episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, host Aisha gets the utmost pleasure of sitting down with the legendary talent and voice of X-Men's Rogue, Lenore Zann. Lenore shares her unforgettable audition for the iconic role and the unreal response at their first comic con appearance. Zann talks about growing with Rogue from the OG X-Men animated series through the current revival X-Men '97. She's been on stages, won awards, spearheaded groundbreaking political movements, and warmed our hearts as the Southern bell and rough and tough mutant Rogue. If you like this episode leave us a comment rate and review it. If we get great ratings, we'll do more exclusive interviews and bonus content just for y'all!
00:00 — Meet the Voice Behind Rogue01:15 — From Guys and Dolls to the Stage02:46 — Playing Marilyn Monroe at 1903:30 — The Voice That Started It All04:11 — “That’s Rogue!”05:28 — Goodbye, X-Men?07:22 — “Are They Here for Us?”09:08 — How Lenore Became Rogue10:30 — Rogue’s Heart & Grief12:33 — From Rogue to Politics14:14 — Fighting Environmental Racism17:31 — 12 Years in Politics, Then Disney Called19:23 — Why X-Men ’97 Doesn’t Talk Down to Kids21:30 — Rogue, Magneto & “Deeper Than Skin”23:29 — Voice-Acting Advice from Rogue
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In a very special episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, host Aisha gets the utmost pleasure of sitting down with the legendary talent and voice of X-Men's Rogue, Lenore Zann. Lenore shares her unforgettable audition for the iconic role and the unreal response at their first comic con appearance. Zann talks about growing with Rogue from the OG X-Men animated series through the current revival X-Men '97. She's been on stages, won awards, spearheaded groundbreaking political movements, and warmed our hearts as the Southern bell and rough and tough mutant Rogue. If you like this episode leave us a comment rate and review it. If we get great ratings, we'll do more exclusive interviews and bonus content just for y'all!
00:00 — Meet the Voice Behind Rogue01:15 — From Guys and Dolls to the Stage02:46 — Playing Marilyn Monroe at 1903:30 — The Voice That Started It All04:11 — “That’s Rogue!”05:28 — Goodbye, X-Men?07:22 — “Are They Here for Us?”09:08 — How Lenore Became Rogue10:30 — Rogue’s Heart & Grief12:33 — From Rogue to Politics14:14 — Fighting Environmental Racism17:31 — 12 Years in Politics, Then Disney Called19:23 — Why X-Men ’97 Doesn’t Talk Down to Kids21:30 — Rogue, Magneto & “Deeper Than Skin”23:29 — Voice-Acting Advice from Rogue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
1731
House of the Dragon: White Hair Black Names?
What’s good, people?! We’re jumping back into the wild world of Westeros to chat about House of the Dragon season three. You’ll notice Mike is cool and calm recalling things from the show, but Aisha and Frantz had to catch up from season one(!). So, after running through three seasons of GoT:HotD in four days we got all kinds of fever dream takes on deck. From how certain houses…’keep it in the family’ to what it means to have Black and Brown people so much more present throughout the fabric of this high fantasy. Aisha names the real-life political parallels she saw while binging and Mike highlights a potential sneak diss aimed at George RR Martin in the show.From the many twists, turns, scandals, and betrayals to the fact that Targaryans have white hair and Black names - we’re swinging for the fences here. How is HBO keeping up with the dragon VFX budget in this economy? Why are Aemon and Daemon the exact same person? What the heck happened to Rhena’s hair and why didn’t someone get her a loctician asap? We dig into some real questions about the direction of the series and whether prequels hold weight when audiences know how it all plays out. So get your saddles strapped in and get some dragon-sized black Air Force 1’s on layaway so you can tap in and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor.00:00 Welcome to the House of the Dragon Finale Review02:26 We Binged Three Seasons in Four Days03:18 Dragonfire: What We Loved This Season04:48 The Mysticism Finally Comes Forward05:15 The Dragons Still Look Incredible06:14 The Women of House of the Dragon07:08 The Incest Is Still a Lot08:40 Why the Violence Feels More Brutal12:05 Hidden Lore in the Opening Tapestries14:00 Sheepstealer, the Wildest Dragon Yet15:45 Our Biggest Season Takes18:13 Why We’re Rooting for So Many People to Die19:49 Rating House of the Dragon Season 322:09 SPOILERS: Finale Discussion Begins23:26 Daemon’s Strange Redemption Arc25:53 Rhaenyra’s Performance and Moral Decline30:13 Corlys, His Sons and the Velaryon Legacy34:58 The Dragonseed Problem36:50 Can Aegon Actually Be Redeemed?38:18 Daemon’s Vision, the Prophecy and Season 4 Theories39:26 Does Anyone Actually Deserve the Iron Throne?41:53 Rhaenyra vs Alicent: Power, Gender and Politics44:22 Season 4 Theories and George R.R. Martin Changes47:14 Final Thoughts on House of the Dragon49:03 Deleted Scene: We Need a Game of Thrones Parody
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Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:30:00 -0000
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Wondir Studios
What’s good, people?! We’re jumping back into the wild world of Westeros to chat about House of the Dragon season three. You’ll notice Mike is cool and calm recalling things from the show, but Aisha and Frantz had to catch up from season one(!). So, after running through three seasons of GoT:HotD in four days we got all kinds of fever dream takes on deck. From how certain houses…’keep it in the family’ to what it means to have Black and Brown people so much more present throughout the fabric of this high fantasy. Aisha names the real-life political parallels she saw while binging and Mike highlights a potential sneak diss aimed at George RR Martin in the show.From the many twists, turns, scandals, and betrayals to the fact that Targaryans have white hair and Black names - we’re swinging for the fences here. How is HBO keeping up with the dragon VFX budget in this economy? Why are Aemon and Daemon the exact same person? What the heck happened to Rhena’s hair and why didn’t someone get her a loctician asap? We dig into some real questions about the direction of the series and whether prequels hold weight when audiences know how it all plays out. So get your saddles strapped in and get some dragon-sized black Air Force 1’s on layaway so you can tap in and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor.00:00 Welcome to the House of the Dragon Finale Review02:26 We Binged Three Seasons in Four Days03:18 Dragonfire: What We Loved This Season04:48 The Mysticism Finally Comes Forward05:15 The Dragons Still Look Incredible06:14 The Women of House of the Dragon07:08 The Incest Is Still a Lot08:40 Why the Violence Feels More Brutal12:05 Hidden Lore in the Opening Tapestries14:00 Sheepstealer, the Wildest Dragon Yet15:45 Our Biggest Season Takes18:13 Why We’re Rooting for So Many People to Die19:49 Rating House of the Dragon Season 322:09 SPOILERS: Finale Discussion Begins23:26 Daemon’s Strange Redemption Arc25:53 Rhaenyra’s Performance and Moral Decline30:13 Corlys, His Sons and the Velaryon Legacy34:58 The Dragonseed Problem36:50 Can Aegon Actually Be Redeemed?38:18 Daemon’s Vision, the Prophecy and Season 4 Theories39:26 Does Anyone Actually Deserve the Iron Throne?41:53 Rhaenyra vs Alicent: Power, Gender and Politics44:22 Season 4 Theories and George R.R. Martin Changes47:14 Final Thoughts on House of the Dragon49:03 Deleted Scene: We Need a Game of Thrones Parody
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What’s good, people?! We’re jumping back into the wild world of Westeros to chat about House of the Dragon season three. You’ll notice Mike is cool and calm recalling things from the show, but Aisha and Frantz had to catch up from season one(!). So, after running through three seasons of GoT:HotD in four days we got all kinds of fever dream takes on deck. From how certain houses…’keep it in the family’ to what it means to have Black and Brown people so much more present throughout the fabric of this high fantasy. Aisha names the real-life political parallels she saw while binging and Mike highlights a potential sneak diss aimed at George RR Martin in the show.From the many twists, turns, scandals, and betrayals to the fact that Targaryans have white hair and Black names - we’re swinging for the fences here. How is HBO keeping up with the dragon VFX budget in this economy? Why are Aemon and Daemon the exact same person? What the heck happened to Rhena’s hair and why didn’t someone get her a loctician asap? We dig into some real questions about the direction of the series and whether prequels hold weight when audiences know how it all plays out. So get your saddles strapped in and get some dragon-sized black Air Force 1’s on layaway so you can tap in and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor.00:00 Welcome to the House of the Dragon Finale Review02:26 We Binged Three Seasons in Four Days03:18 Dragonfire: What We Loved This Season04:48 The Mysticism Finally Comes Forward05:15 The Dragons Still Look Incredible06:14 The Women of House of the Dragon07:08 The Incest Is Still a Lot08:40 Why the Violence Feels More Brutal12:05 Hidden Lore in the Opening Tapestries14:00 Sheepstealer, the Wildest Dragon Yet15:45 Our Biggest Season Takes18:13 Why We’re Rooting for So Many People to Die19:49 Rating House of the Dragon Season 322:09 SPOILERS: Finale Discussion Begins23:26 Daemon’s Strange Redemption Arc25:53 Rhaenyra’s Performance and Moral Decline30:13 Corlys, His Sons and the Velaryon Legacy34:58 The Dragonseed Problem36:50 Can Aegon Actually Be Redeemed?38:18 Daemon’s Vision, the Prophecy and Season 4 Theories39:26 Does Anyone Actually Deserve the Iron Throne?41:53 Rhaenyra vs Alicent: Power, Gender and Politics44:22 Season 4 Theories and George R.R. Martin Changes47:14 Final Thoughts on House of the Dragon49:03 Deleted Scene: We Need a Game of Thrones Parody Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
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Is X-Men '97 Season Two Worth the Drama?
Welcome back to this Danger Room session, y’all! The trio just had to mic up so we could chop it up about X-Men ‘97 Season Two! The anticipation’s been building and it’s finally back and the hype train is leaving the station. We get into the fly outfits and character designs with a light dive on the many deep cut references. We explore why the pacing of the show felt different this time around. Can’t talk about this show without getting into a conversation about the dismissal of the original showrunner and head writer Beau DeMayo, so we get into that too. Had to show love for the continuing and long overdue glow ups for Jubilee and Cyclops. We’ve been waiting for that. From the fight choreography giving ‘Fantastic Hands And Where To Catch Them’ and a bunch of cool cameos, this season delivered enough for us to talk for hours. Plus, the big questions: why does this season feel like we're speed running story arcs, smashing them all together? Is the creative team rushing towards potentially new original stories? You know it wouldn’t be us if we didn’t ask why Bishop, Forge, and Storm’s characters felt sidelined this season. We get into all that, what we loved, what we wished could’ve been, and our usual antics. Pull up, check out this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, and tell us what you think in the comments!00:00 — Welcome to the X-Men ’97 Timey-Whimey Zone01:44 — Season 2: Time Travel, Trauma & Mutant Mayhem06:57 — No-Spoiler Zone: Is Season 2 Worth the Watch?08:15 — When the Studio Gets in the X-Men’s Way14:00 — Is This Season a Bridge… or Just a Very Long Tease?17:03 — Mutations vs. Inhibitor Collars: The Good, the Bad & the Mutant18:16 — Jubilee Finally Gets Her Flowers22:34 — Who Got Left in the Danger Room?27:52 — The Heartstone Ratings Are In29:44 — SPOILAE: Spoilers Are Now on Deck ⚠️31:03 — Bishop, Storm & Forge: Where Did the Character Development Go?36:51 — Are They Speedrunning X-Men History?38:04 — X-Force, X-Factor & the Government’s Mutant Problem42:24 — Polaris, Nightcrawler & the Mutants We Loved47:00 — Bishop + Polaris: Ship Happens48:47 — Rogue Is the Emotional Center of Everything50:47 — The Black Character Problem55:44 — Celestials, Sacrifice & Apocalypse’s Big Cosmic Job59:09 — Is Nightcrawler Really...? Enter the Nerdspiracy01:02:31 — Are the X-Men ’97 Characters Headed for the MCU?01:06:30 — Deleted Scene: Stay for the End Credits
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000
full
Wondir Studios
Welcome back to this Danger Room session, y’all! The trio just had to mic up so we could chop it up about X-Men ‘97 Season Two! The anticipation’s been building and it’s finally back and the hype train is leaving the station. We get into the fly outfits and character designs with a light dive on the many deep cut references. We explore why the pacing of the show felt different this time around. Can’t talk about this show without getting into a conversation about the dismissal of the original showrunner and head writer Beau DeMayo, so we get into that too. Had to show love for the continuing and long overdue glow ups for Jubilee and Cyclops. We’ve been waiting for that. From the fight choreography giving ‘Fantastic Hands And Where To Catch Them’ and a bunch of cool cameos, this season delivered enough for us to talk for hours. Plus, the big questions: why does this season feel like we're speed running story arcs, smashing them all together? Is the creative team rushing towards potentially new original stories? You know it wouldn’t be us if we didn’t ask why Bishop, Forge, and Storm’s characters felt sidelined this season. We get into all that, what we loved, what we wished could’ve been, and our usual antics. Pull up, check out this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, and tell us what you think in the comments!00:00 — Welcome to the X-Men ’97 Timey-Whimey Zone01:44 — Season 2: Time Travel, Trauma & Mutant Mayhem06:57 — No-Spoiler Zone: Is Season 2 Worth the Watch?08:15 — When the Studio Gets in the X-Men’s Way14:00 — Is This Season a Bridge… or Just a Very Long Tease?17:03 — Mutations vs. Inhibitor Collars: The Good, the Bad & the Mutant18:16 — Jubilee Finally Gets Her Flowers22:34 — Who Got Left in the Danger Room?27:52 — The Heartstone Ratings Are In29:44 — SPOILAE: Spoilers Are Now on Deck ⚠️31:03 — Bishop, Storm & Forge: Where Did the Character Development Go?36:51 — Are They Speedrunning X-Men History?38:04 — X-Force, X-Factor & the Government’s Mutant Problem42:24 — Polaris, Nightcrawler & the Mutants We Loved47:00 — Bishop + Polaris: Ship Happens48:47 — Rogue Is the Emotional Center of Everything50:47 — The Black Character Problem55:44 — Celestials, Sacrifice & Apocalypse’s Big Cosmic Job59:09 — Is Nightcrawler Really...? Enter the Nerdspiracy01:02:31 — Are the X-Men ’97 Characters Headed for the MCU?01:06:30 — Deleted Scene: Stay for the End Credits
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Welcome back to this Danger Room session, y’all! The trio just had to mic up so we could chop it up about X-Men ‘97 Season Two! The anticipation’s been building and it’s finally back and the hype train is leaving the station. We get into the fly outfits and character designs with a light dive on the many deep cut references. We explore why the pacing of the show felt different this time around. Can’t talk about this show without getting into a conversation about the dismissal of the original showrunner and head writer Beau DeMayo, so we get into that too. Had to show love for the continuing and long overdue glow ups for Jubilee and Cyclops. We’ve been waiting for that. From the fight choreography giving ‘Fantastic Hands And Where To Catch Them’ and a bunch of cool cameos, this season delivered enough for us to talk for hours. Plus, the big questions: why does this season feel like we're speed running story arcs, smashing them all together? Is the creative team rushing towards potentially new original stories? You know it wouldn’t be us if we didn’t ask why Bishop, Forge, and Storm’s characters felt sidelined this season. We get into all that, what we loved, what we wished could’ve been, and our usual antics. Pull up, check out this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, and tell us what you think in the comments!00:00 — Welcome to the X-Men ’97 Timey-Whimey Zone01:44 — Season 2: Time Travel, Trauma & Mutant Mayhem06:57 — No-Spoiler Zone: Is Season 2 Worth the Watch?08:15 — When the Studio Gets in the X-Men’s Way14:00 — Is This Season a Bridge… or Just a Very Long Tease?17:03 — Mutations vs. Inhibitor Collars: The Good, the Bad & the Mutant18:16 — Jubilee Finally Gets Her Flowers22:34 — Who Got Left in the Danger Room?27:52 — The Heartstone Ratings Are In29:44 — SPOILAE: Spoilers Are Now on Deck ⚠️31:03 — Bishop, Storm & Forge: Where Did the Character Development Go?36:51 — Are They Speedrunning X-Men History?38:04 — X-Force, X-Factor & the Government’s Mutant Problem42:24 — Polaris, Nightcrawler & the Mutants We Loved47:00 — Bishop + Polaris: Ship Happens48:47 — Rogue Is the Emotional Center of Everything50:47 — The Black Character Problem55:44 — Celestials, Sacrifice & Apocalypse’s Big Cosmic Job59:09 — Is Nightcrawler Really...? Enter the Nerdspiracy01:02:31 — Are the X-Men ’97 Characters Headed for the MCU?01:06:30 — Deleted Scene: Stay for the End Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
4120
Was The Odyssey A Masterpiece?
What's good people? This go-round were chatting up Christopher Nolan's take on The Odyssey. Between the controversial casting, the racist backlash, the giant budget, and calls for historical accuracy - we got A LOT to say.
So much in fact, we had to bring in the homie, lover of Greek mythology and multimedia multi-hyphenate, Valerie Complex to chop it up. So pull up, tap in, and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor!
Like & Subscribe to the channel + download the episode on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! 🔔
#TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #MovieReview #GreekMythology #FilmPodcast #IMAX #MattDamon #TomHolland #LupitaNyongo #2NerdsAndAnActor
00:00 Welcome to The Odyssey
02:53 The Odyssey Explained Three Very Different Ways
06:16 Do You Really Need to See It in IMAX?
09:03 Was Travis Scott the Wrong Bard?
11:30 Nolan’s Most Political Movie Yet?
13:28 Our Ratings for The Odyssey
16:48 Valerie Complex Joins the Spoiler Review
20:16 Nolan’s Nonlinear Odyssey
24:49 Elliot Page, the Underworld & the Cost of War
28:50 Lupita Nyong’o and the Helen of Troy Backlash
35:12 What Nolan Changed From Greek Mythology
36:51 Cyclops, Circe & the Trojan Horse
40:51 Is the Celebrity Casting Too Distracting?
50:28 The Great Odyssey Hot-Take Debate
57:37 Is The Odyssey a Media Literacy Test?
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:35:00 -0000
full
Wondir Studios
What's good people? This go-round were chatting up Christopher Nolan's take on The Odyssey. Between the controversial casting, the racist backlash, the giant budget, and calls for historical accuracy - we got A LOT to say.
So much in fact, we had to bring in the homie, lover of Greek mythology and multimedia multi-hyphenate, Valerie Complex to chop it up. So pull up, tap in, and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor!
Like & Subscribe to the channel + download the episode on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! 🔔
#TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #MovieReview #GreekMythology #FilmPodcast #IMAX #MattDamon #TomHolland #LupitaNyongo #2NerdsAndAnActor
00:00 Welcome to The Odyssey
02:53 The Odyssey Explained Three Very Different Ways
06:16 Do You Really Need to See It in IMAX?
09:03 Was Travis Scott the Wrong Bard?
11:30 Nolan’s Most Political Movie Yet?
13:28 Our Ratings for The Odyssey
16:48 Valerie Complex Joins the Spoiler Review
20:16 Nolan’s Nonlinear Odyssey
24:49 Elliot Page, the Underworld & the Cost of War
28:50 Lupita Nyong’o and the Helen of Troy Backlash
35:12 What Nolan Changed From Greek Mythology
36:51 Cyclops, Circe & the Trojan Horse
40:51 Is the Celebrity Casting Too Distracting?
50:28 The Great Odyssey Hot-Take Debate
57:37 Is The Odyssey a Media Literacy Test?
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What's good people? This go-round were chatting up Christopher Nolan's take on The Odyssey. Between the controversial casting, the racist backlash, the giant budget, and calls for historical accuracy - we got A LOT to say.
So much in fact, we had to bring in the homie, lover of Greek mythology and multimedia multi-hyphenate, Valerie Complex to chop it up. So pull up, tap in, and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor!
Like & Subscribe to the channel + download the episode on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! 🔔
#TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #MovieReview #GreekMythology #FilmPodcast #IMAX #MattDamon #TomHolland #LupitaNyongo #2NerdsAndAnActor
00:00 Welcome to The Odyssey
02:53 The Odyssey Explained Three Very Different Ways
06:16 Do You Really Need to See It in IMAX?
09:03 Was Travis Scott the Wrong Bard?
11:30 Nolan’s Most Political Movie Yet?
13:28 Our Ratings for The Odyssey
16:48 Valerie Complex Joins the Spoiler Review
20:16 Nolan’s Nonlinear Odyssey
24:49 Elliot Page, the Underworld & the Cost of War
28:50 Lupita Nyong’o and the Helen of Troy Backlash
35:12 What Nolan Changed From Greek Mythology
36:51 Cyclops, Circe & the Trojan Horse
40:51 Is the Celebrity Casting Too Distracting?
50:28 The Great Odyssey Hot-Take Debate
57:37 Is The Odyssey a Media Literacy Test? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
4512
Spider Man: A True New Yorker?
Yerrrrrr! Pull up because we're chatting Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Feeling extra New York this episode we might as well be web slinging in Timbs. The original three hosts come together to discuss the trials and tribulations of Peter Parker as a NY lonely boy and what stress really does to the body when you have powers. We try to work out if Marvel is making Peter the face of the MCU or not, if MJ and Ned will get their memories back and is that bus going to Westchester? We debut a new debate format for our audience to join the convo. Each host will state their case for their strongest takes and you as listeners get to decide which take you agree with the most. Comment here, on YouTube, IG or TikTok or in DM's to let us know which take you vote for. The winner will be revealed in a future episode. Tap in and chill out with the 2Nerds and an Actor podcast!00:00 Welcome to the Brand New Day Debate02:39 Spider-Man Can’t Be the Face of the MCU?06:50 Does the Punisher Need a Softer Side?09:06 Is Tom Holland Passing the Baton?12:37 Final Ratings and Spoiler Warning15:21 The Flight Attendant Who Spoiled Everything17:26 What Brand New Day Gets Right21:02 Grief, Mental Health and Peter Parker25:47 Does This Spider-Man Have His Own Villains?29:38 Jean Grey, Mutants and the X-Men Setup34:31 The MJ Twist and Peter’s Lost Memories38:09 Hulk, Punisher and The Hand44:38 Skip Venom—or Finally Do It Right?46:06 Miles Morales, Nexus Spider-Man and Peter’s Death54:15 Battleworld, Westchester and Wonder Man
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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000
full
Wondir Studios
Yerrrrrr! Pull up because we're chatting Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Feeling extra New York this episode we might as well be web slinging in Timbs. The original three hosts come together to discuss the trials and tribulations of Peter Parker as a NY lonely boy and what stress really does to the body when you have powers. We try to work out if Marvel is making Peter the face of the MCU or not, if MJ and Ned will get their memories back and is that bus going to Westchester? We debut a new debate format for our audience to join the convo. Each host will state their case for their strongest takes and you as listeners get to decide which take you agree with the most. Comment here, on YouTube, IG or TikTok or in DM's to let us know which take you vote for. The winner will be revealed in a future episode. Tap in and chill out with the 2Nerds and an Actor podcast!00:00 Welcome to the Brand New Day Debate02:39 Spider-Man Can’t Be the Face of the MCU?06:50 Does the Punisher Need a Softer Side?09:06 Is Tom Holland Passing the Baton?12:37 Final Ratings and Spoiler Warning15:21 The Flight Attendant Who Spoiled Everything17:26 What Brand New Day Gets Right21:02 Grief, Mental Health and Peter Parker25:47 Does This Spider-Man Have His Own Villains?29:38 Jean Grey, Mutants and the X-Men Setup34:31 The MJ Twist and Peter’s Lost Memories38:09 Hulk, Punisher and The Hand44:38 Skip Venom—or Finally Do It Right?46:06 Miles Morales, Nexus Spider-Man and Peter’s Death54:15 Battleworld, Westchester and Wonder Man
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Yerrrrrr! Pull up because we're chatting Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Feeling extra New York this episode we might as well be web slinging in Timbs. The original three hosts come together to discuss the trials and tribulations of Peter Parker as a NY lonely boy and what stress really does to the body when you have powers. We try to work out if Marvel is making Peter the face of the MCU or not, if MJ and Ned will get their memories back and is that bus going to Westchester? We debut a new debate format for our audience to join the convo. Each host will state their case for their strongest takes and you as listeners get to decide which take you agree with the most. Comment here, on YouTube, IG or TikTok or in DM's to let us know which take you vote for. The winner will be revealed in a future episode. Tap in and chill out with the 2Nerds and an Actor podcast!00:00 Welcome to the Brand New Day Debate02:39 Spider-Man Can’t Be the Face of the MCU?06:50 Does the Punisher Need a Softer Side?09:06 Is Tom Holland Passing the Baton?12:37 Final Ratings and Spoiler Warning15:21 The Flight Attendant Who Spoiled Everything17:26 What Brand New Day Gets Right21:02 Grief, Mental Health and Peter Parker25:47 Does This Spider-Man Have His Own Villains?29:38 Jean Grey, Mutants and the X-Men Setup34:31 The MJ Twist and Peter’s Lost Memories38:09 Hulk, Punisher and The Hand44:38 Skip Venom—or Finally Do It Right?46:06 Miles Morales, Nexus Spider-Man and Peter’s Death54:15 Battleworld, Westchester and Wonder Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
4083
Is WONDER MAN Marvel’s Best Series Yet?
Hit play, subscribe, and talk that talk with us! 🎬🔥 What’s good, y’all? We’re back in the saddle with actor, writer, director, producer—and Aisha’s actual brother—Rafael Jordan of Village Park Productions!
Rafael may be the alternate-universe Wonder Man himself, so we had to bring him in to unpack Marvel’s new series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s take on Simon Williams, and why this might be the most painfully accurate portrayal of the working-actor experience ever put inside the MCU. 🦸🏾♂️🎭
We’re getting into Wonder Man’s comic-book origins, the show’s grounded approach to superpowers, Hollywood anxiety, disastrous auditions, self-tape nightmares, Trevor Slattery’s return, and whether signing an MCU contract is an actor’s dream—or a career trap. Rafael also tells us about the audition where he transformed a hotel room into a full-blown war zone, complete with homemade Foley, fake gunfire and a paperclip grenade. Yes, he really did all that. 😂💥
The first half is spoiler-free, but once the warning drops, all bets are off! Tune in, laugh with us and let us know: Is Wonder Man one of Marvel’s best shows yet—and which Marvel or DC character should Rafael play? 👀
2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!
00:00 Meet the Other Wonder Man03:10 Auditioning Alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II05:00 Rafael’s Nerd Origin Story09:23 Wonder Man: Spoiler-Free Review13:18 Wonder Man’s Comic-Book History16:05 Is This Marvel’s Best Series?18:42 Our Wonder Man Ratings20:18 Spoiler Warning!21:36 The Painfully Real Working-Actor Experience31:07 Self-Tape Nightmares, Superpowers & Marvel Dream Roles
#WonderMan #Marvel #MCU #YahyaAbdulMateenII #2NerdsAndAnActor
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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0000
full
Wondir Studios
Hit play, subscribe, and talk that talk with us! 🎬🔥 What’s good, y’all? We’re back in the saddle with actor, writer, director, producer—and Aisha’s actual brother—Rafael Jordan of Village Park Productions!
Rafael may be the alternate-universe Wonder Man himself, so we had to bring him in to unpack Marvel’s new series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s take on Simon Williams, and why this might be the most painfully accurate portrayal of the working-actor experience ever put inside the MCU. 🦸🏾♂️🎭
We’re getting into Wonder Man’s comic-book origins, the show’s grounded approach to superpowers, Hollywood anxiety, disastrous auditions, self-tape nightmares, Trevor Slattery’s return, and whether signing an MCU contract is an actor’s dream—or a career trap. Rafael also tells us about the audition where he transformed a hotel room into a full-blown war zone, complete with homemade Foley, fake gunfire and a paperclip grenade. Yes, he really did all that. 😂💥
The first half is spoiler-free, but once the warning drops, all bets are off! Tune in, laugh with us and let us know: Is Wonder Man one of Marvel’s best shows yet—and which Marvel or DC character should Rafael play? 👀
2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!
00:00 Meet the Other Wonder Man03:10 Auditioning Alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II05:00 Rafael’s Nerd Origin Story09:23 Wonder Man: Spoiler-Free Review13:18 Wonder Man’s Comic-Book History16:05 Is This Marvel’s Best Series?18:42 Our Wonder Man Ratings20:18 Spoiler Warning!21:36 The Painfully Real Working-Actor Experience31:07 Self-Tape Nightmares, Superpowers & Marvel Dream Roles
#WonderMan #Marvel #MCU #YahyaAbdulMateenII #2NerdsAndAnActor
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Hit play, subscribe, and talk that talk with us! 🎬🔥 What’s good, y’all? We’re back in the saddle with actor, writer, director, producer—and Aisha’s actual brother—Rafael Jordan of Village Park Productions!
Rafael may be the alternate-universe Wonder Man himself, so we had to bring him in to unpack Marvel’s new series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s take on Simon Williams, and why this might be the most painfully accurate portrayal of the working-actor experience ever put inside the MCU. 🦸🏾♂️🎭
We’re getting into Wonder Man’s comic-book origins, the show’s grounded approach to superpowers, Hollywood anxiety, disastrous auditions, self-tape nightmares, Trevor Slattery’s return, and whether signing an MCU contract is an actor’s dream—or a career trap. Rafael also tells us about the audition where he transformed a hotel room into a full-blown war zone, complete with homemade Foley, fake gunfire and a paperclip grenade. Yes, he really did all that. 😂💥
The first half is spoiler-free, but once the warning drops, all bets are off! Tune in, laugh with us and let us know: Is Wonder Man one of Marvel’s best shows yet—and which Marvel or DC character should Rafael play? 👀
2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!
00:00 Meet the Other Wonder Man03:10 Auditioning Alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II05:00 Rafael’s Nerd Origin Story09:23 Wonder Man: Spoiler-Free Review13:18 Wonder Man’s Comic-Book History16:05 Is This Marvel’s Best Series?18:42 Our Wonder Man Ratings20:18 Spoiler Warning!21:36 The Painfully Real Working-Actor Experience31:07 Self-Tape Nightmares, Superpowers & Marvel Dream Roles
#WonderMan #Marvel #MCU #YahyaAbdulMateenII #2NerdsAndAnActor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>
3549
Is Doctor Doom Marvel's Big Reset?
The trifecta is back on the case! 🕵️♀️🕵️♂️🕵️ On the heels of the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, we're chatting about Fantastic Four: First Steps and the road to Doom! ⚡️
Aisha Jordan, Frantz Jerome, and Mike Santana reunite to break down Marvel’s newest take on the Fantastic Four, from whether the MCU finally got Marvel’s First Family right to how the film sets up Doctor Doom, Secret Wars, and the next major chapter of the MCU. 🦸♂️🦸♀️
We get into the retro-futurist world of Fantastic Four: First Steps, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm’s rocky beard situation 🪨, the Silver Surfer switch-up, Galactus, Franklin Richards, and the big question at the center of the movie: would you give up the baby to save the world? 👶🌎
Plus, we talk Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, why Doom has to be one of Marvel’s greatest villains, how Fantastic Four connects to Thunderbolts, Spider-Man, the New Avengers, and what all of this could mean for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. 🕷️💥
Lock in with us for a full spoiler review, nerd theories, MCU chaos, and a lot of yelling about stretchy powers. 🌀
2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!
00:00 Ben Grimm’s Beard & The Cold Open
00:39 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor
01:23 Reuniting the Dream Team for Fantastic Four
02:26 Spoiler-Free Review Begins
02:54 What Is This Version of Fantastic Four?
04:04 The Powers, the Retro Tone & Marvel’s First Family
11:05 Pedro Pascal, Casting Choices & Reed Richards
15:04 Ratings Before Spoilers
16:29 Spoiler Warning & the Galactus Baby Dilemma
32:34 Doctor Doom, Secret Wars & What Comes Next
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Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:59:00 -0000
full
Wondir Studios
The trifecta is back on the case! 🕵️♀️🕵️♂️🕵️ On the heels of the Avengers: Dooms