Discovering The MCU (A Marvel Podcast)

We're excited to bring you Episode 18: our deep dive into the highly acclaimed film, "Black Panther". It took Pat two viewings to fully digest this one and comes out the other side with many Star Wars references and a much deeper understanding of the magical country of Wakanda.

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and unspoiled noob to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU (like Pat) and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in (like Bryan) and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

Hiya, friends!  {{We fought through some annoying technical issues to get this one recorded, so apologies for any feedback or glitchy noises in this podcast! }} We really had a good time chatting about the 17th installment in the MCU movie franchise, "Thor: Ragnarok".  You could certainly say it was an educational eXperience for us both-- hope you enjoy it!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and unspoiled newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

Hello, friends!  We're slingin' a web of good times in our discussion of the 16th film in the MCU franchise, "Spider-Man: Homecoming"!  We also plan our first podcast-related trip, we shill for FlexSeal™, and hit many other tangential and unimportant topics as we navigate this fun ride of a movie.

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

We're BACK, MCU friends!  After a summer away from the 'cast, Bryan & Pat return, this time going on a deep dive the beloved 15th installment in the MCU film franchise, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"!  Pat remains spoiler-free after the pause!  We fired up the cassette deck for this one too!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints,. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

Happy New Year, friends!  We tried our best on a couple of occasions to get a viewing party together for Avengers: Age Of Ultron, but times being what they are, things didn't work out... but that didn't stop us from charging forth with our 11th episode of Discovering The MCU where we do a deep dive of the aforementioned Avengers: Age Of Ultron!  We talk Infinity Stones, Slim Goodbody, we check out the big brain on Thor, and ask an important question:  Can Hulk truly find love?

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the Marvel Cinematic Universe respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all caught up and just need new Marvel content, we've got the podcast for you!

Happy Holidays, fellow Marvel fans!  We have been so eXcited to talk about this one that we rushed it through the editing room, and here it is!  Here, Bryan & Pat explore the super-fun 10th installment in the MCU film franchise, "Guardians of the Galaxy", and we're giving the music room to shine, so we hope you enjoy that!  We discuss such wide ranging topics as Mystery Fluids, law enforcement on Utopian worlds, and the fact that Pat has not seen... *checks notes* Moneyball.

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints,. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

We couldn't resist bringing you a super long podcast, because there was a TON to talk about when it comes to the ninth installment in the MCU franchise "Captain America: Winter Soldier".  Tons of new characters, Bryan pulls more deep comic book knowledge out to bring conteXt to the discussion, while Pat continues to seek and exploit parallels to Star Wars at every turn, and both devote far more time than should be allowed to the subject of vending machines.  Pat was genuinely surprised by a couple of the plot twists as well!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints,. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

We begin PHASE TWO! We're eXcited to bring you Episode #7 as we take a trip back into the wonderful world of Tony Stark with the seventh film in the MCU franchise, 2013's "Iron Man 3".  Bryan has another can't-miss spinoff idea for the suits up at Disney+ concerning a certain Stark road trip that needs to be explored.  Pat finally finds some minor moral grievances amidst his ever growing man crush on Tony Stark, and, *GASP* could he have missed the STAN LEE CAMEO?  Say it ain't so!  All that and, yes, a couple Star Wars and Twin Peaks shoutouts for good measure too!  It was a real fun recording session, we hope you stick around and enjoy it too!

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU (in the order of their theatrical release) from these two contrasting viewpoints,. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!

A huge movie warrants an equally huge discussion, so buckle up as we bring you Episode #6 of "Discovering the MCU", where we analyze the action-packed sixth film in the MCU franchise (and the final movie in Phase One), "The Avengers"!  In this episode, Pat has a real hard time buying into a certain Avenger and drops multiple more Star Wars references, while Bryan tells us as noobs what's important and what isn't, as we come to find out there's a lot more going on with this movie than you think!  

Hosts Bryan Shirley and Pat Moriarty are a devoted acolyte and newbie to the MCU respectively. Come along with us as we explore every installment of the MCU from these two contrasting viewpoints. Whether you've just discovered the MCU and want to see what it's all about or whether you are already all in and just need new content, we've got the podcast for you!  

Welcome to first installment of "Discovering the MCU", we begin by dissecting the 2008 film "Iron Man", the first on the long list of wildly popular films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.