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  • Episode 69: Let's talk about BATMAN RETURNS (1992)

    Episode 69: Let's talk about BATMAN RETURNS (1992)
    Apr 21 2026
    In this episode, we revisit BATMAN RETURNS, one of the strangest major comic-book movies ever made. We talk Tim Burton’s over-the-top visual style, the movie’s tangled plot, Michael Keaton’s sidelined Batman, Michelle Pfeiffer’s unforgettable Catwoman, Danny DeVito’s grotesque Penguin, and Christopher Walken stealing scenes as Max Shreck. Messy, kinky, funny, stylish, and very Burton.

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of @Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla Ciity Stories (@theteslacitystories7337).

    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

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    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    53 min
  • Episode 68: Daredevil Born Again S2, Wonder Woman casting rumors, and more

    Episode 68: Daredevil Born Again S2, Wonder Woman casting rumors, and more
    Apr 18 2026
    This might be the best DAREDEVIL has ever been on screen!

    PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps
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    PODCAST: https://prodigioussaps.fireside.fm/

    Daredevil: Born Again S2 is REALLY getting good.This might be the best these characters have ever been on screen.

    ALSO:

    • P-Saps podcast and Patreon updates
    • rumored WONDER WOMAN/MAXIMA casting
    • comic accuracy debates and why casting—and how these characters look—still matters more than people want to admit.
    • Special guest caller: Brendan's older brother ROBIN JONES
    • an update on the possible buckyball-Supergirl escape pod connection
    • Supergirl & Star Wars concept artist Vincent Jenkins
    • STAR WARS: MAUL – SHADOW LORD

    00:00:00 — Podcast updates
    00:03:25 — WONDER WOMAN/MAXIMA casting rumors
    00:19:45 — Brendan's brother Robin calls in
    00:27:13 — DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN
    00:51:33 — WEREWOLF BY NIGHT sequel?
    00:52:55 — SUPERGIRL/buckyball update
    00:57:42 — Vincent Jenkins - Supergirl and Star Wars concept artist
    01:01:31 — MAUL - SHADOW LORD

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of @Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla Ciity Stories (@theteslacitystories7337).

    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    1 ora e 5 min
  • Episode 67: Following up on SUPERMAN (2025) with DC Comic artist CHRISTOPHER JONES

    Episode 67: Following up on SUPERMAN (2025) with DC Comic artist CHRISTOPHER JONES
    Apr 16 2026
    The podcast is BACK! Today we're talking comics and SUPERMAN with CHRISTOPHER JONES.

    PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps
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    PODCAST: https://prodigioussaps.fireside.fm/

    Our friend DC Comics artist CHRISTOPHER JONES returns for a wide-ranging comic book conversation that starts with the strange logic of superhero storytelling and eventually circles back to one of our favorite recent topics: SUPERMAN (2025). Along the way we get into awkward sidekick tropes, why all-ages comics still matter, and what makes Superman’s moral core so enduring.

    ALSO: LANTERNS, THE BATMAN PART II, SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, and the broader challenge of making comic book worlds feel emotionally grounded without sanding off everything that makes them weird.

    Check out Christopher Jones online:
    https://blog.christopherjonesart.com/
    https://instagram.com/chrisjonesart/

    00:00:00 — Welcome back CHRISTOPHER JONES
    00:06:05 — The awkward trope of young sidekicks
    00:09:12 — Comic book logic is WEIRD
    00:15:59 — Why all-ages comics still matter
    00:23:59 — Revisiting SUPERMAN (2025)
    00:25:20 — Superman's moral core
    00:50:52 — THE BATMAN 2, SPIDER-MAN & FANTASTIC FOUR

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    1 ora e 9 min
  • Episode 66: FULL breakdown of BATMAN v SUPERMAN (Ultimate Edition)

    Episode 66: FULL breakdown of BATMAN v SUPERMAN (Ultimate Edition)
    Jan 20 2026

    Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_OESPuVsBqg

    Three years ago, when we first started doing this show, Brendan admitted that he'd never seen BATMAN v SUPERMAN. Well, our brothers and sisters in nerddom... now he has.

    Chad requested that we review the Ultimate Edition, because he believes it is a better movie than the theatrical cut... for whatever that's worth.

    So what do you think of this movie? Good? Bad? Somewhere in-between?

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    2 ore e 8 min
  • Episode 65: FULL breakdown of MAN OF STEEL

    Episode 65: FULL breakdown of MAN OF STEEL
    Dec 18 2025

    By popular demand, we have rewatched Zack Snyder's MAN OF STEEL. And yes, we have notes

    Watch this episode on YouTube:
    https://youtu.be/l01ixMUodkw

    We both have a LOT to say about MAN OF STEEL because we care about the character of Superman so much... and of course, because this film has been such a remarkably divisive force in the fandom AND the industry ever since it came out.

    What do YOU think?

    00:00:00 - Overview
    00:16:02 - Breakdown

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    2 ore e 20 min
  • Episode 64: FULL breakdown of BATMAN (1989)

    Episode 64: FULL breakdown of BATMAN (1989)
    Sep 13 2025

    Watch this episode on YouTube:
    https://youtu.be/ohr1sdxvBvw

    This week, P-Saps dive into Tim Burton’s BATMAN (1989). We revisit the movie’s cultural earthquake—how it reshaped the superhero genre, influenced blockbuster marketing, and gave us a darker Gotham than audiences had ever seen.

    We unpack Michael Keaton’s unlikely casting and why it works, Jack Nicholson’s show-stealing Joker, Danny Elfman’s now-iconic score, and the film’s role in paving the way for modern superhero epics. Along the way, we share personal memories of first encounters with the movie, highlight its strengths and quirks, and reflect on how Burton’s gothic style still stands apart decades later.

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    2 ore e 33 min
  • Episode 63: FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Review

    Episode 63: FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Review
    Aug 28 2025

    Here's our review of FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS

    Brendan LOVED it immediately, while Chad had to chew on it for awhile... but we're pretty much in full agreement about this one: it's pretty damn great.

    SPOILERS ABOUND... so proceed with caution.

    Watch this episode on YouTube:
    https://youtu.be/1pXIVbAJ80U

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    1 ora e 3 min
  • Episode 62: Full breakdown of SUPERMAN RETURNS

    Episode 62: Full breakdown of SUPERMAN RETURNS
    Aug 19 2025

    We are currently on a brief hiatus as Chad is on tour with his band, Blaggards... so in the meantime we're putting out this audio-only version of our long-awaited SUPERMAN RETURNS breakdown. The final YouTube edit will likely wind up being somewhat shorter.

    ENJOY, P-Saps!

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards
    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories
    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods
    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    2 ore e 6 min