This pod was born to be wild. The Midnight Boys are here to dive into the murky waters of 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' (04:50). They also discuss this being the final DCEU film and how this will affect the state of fandom in film (51:18). Later they also touch on the news that Marvel has parted ways with Jonathan Majors (81:36).
Hosts: Charles Holmes, Van Lathan, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Instant Reactions and the End of the DCEU | The Midnight Boys

The Ringer-Verse is your go-to nexus podcast feed for all things nerd culture and fandom, featuring:
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TV & Film

Jomi and Steve are joined by producer Kerm to discuss some of their favorite comics from the month of April! Along the way, the guys discuss ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ (00:00), ‘Deadpool’ (00:00), and ‘Rat City’ (00:00).
Hosts: Jomi Adeniran and Steve Ahlman
Producer: Jonathan Kermah
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
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April Comics Check-In | Mint Edition

Another episode of 'X-Men 97' is here and the Midnight Boys are back to talk about what they liked (12:29). They also have a discussion on the ins and outs of critiquing the state of fandom today, as well as their first installment of 'Midnight Musings' (67:25).
Hosts: Charles Holmes, Van Lathan, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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'X-Men 97,' the Criticism of Nostalgia, and 'Midnight Musings' | The Midnight Boys

The entire Ringer-Verse and 'House of R' crew assembles, crosses the streams, and forms a team beam for the inaugural edition of 'Ringer-Verse Recommends,' a new bite-sized monthly podcast and video series in which the hosts shout-out fandom favorites from TV, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond that were recently released but haven’t been covered in-depth on a full-length episode.
Hosts: Mallory Rubin, Joanna Robinson, Charles Holmes, Van Lathan, Ben Lindbergh, Jomi Adeniran, Arjuna Ramgopal, and Steve Ahlman
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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Ringer-Verse Recommends: April 2024

Ben Lindbergh and Jessica Clemons banter about the anniversary of Thanos’s fateful ‘Fortnite’ appearance, the most popular crossover characters in ‘Fortnite’ history, and whether to play ‘Hades 2’ in Early Access or wait for the finished game (2:00), then discuss the full first season of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ spinoff ‘Knuckles’ on Paramount+ and the future of the ‘Sonic’ franchise (14:20) before breaking down (in a spoiler-free manner) new PlayStation 5 release ‘Stellar Blade,’ both as a game (43:37) and as a flashpoint in the gaming culture wars (57:00).
Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guest: Jessica Clemons
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal
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‘Knuckles’ and ‘Stellar Blade’ Reactions | Button Mash

The Midnight Boys are back to give you another jam-packed episode. First, they take a look at the latest 'Deadpool & Wolverine' trailer (11:45). Then, they talk about the beautiful finale of 'Shogun' (26:33) as well as the latest episode of 'X-Men '97' (67:06). All before finally talking about some of the goings-on that happened at Van's birthday party (82:03).
Hosts: Charles Holmes, Van Lathan, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Instant Reactions and the End of the DCEU | The Midnight Boys

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