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Marvel once again marks the arrival of the summer movie season with the appearance of Tony Stark, this time fighting a reliance on his armor as well as a radical terrorist threat known as the Mandarin. The boys are, unfortunately, fighting each other a little on this one as well: Paul is firmly in the pro-Iron Man 3 camp, while AJ remains mixed. Is Iron Man 3 a Shane Black movie instead of a superhero movie? What position does this installment's ballsier choices leave the character in? Is there a reason Ben Kingsley's Mandarin voice is so fucking awful? The answers to these questions and more will be found by enduring this thing we call an episode.

Next: the moment has arrived. Paul and AJ will once again torment themselves with a potentially (nay, probably) awful movie...Michael Bay's Pain & Gain.

Soon--not soon enough for the Ohioan of the group--summer will be upon us. Swimmin' pools and movie stars; big-ass movie stars, as a matter of fact. Robert Downey Jr. suits up as Iron Man once more, Hugh Jackman gets his claws on as Wolverine, Benedict Cumberbatch Star Trek(s) Into Darkness, and Leonardo DiCaprio is mad and stuff as Jay Gatsby. Plus there are smaller films, including a certain Joss Whedon production, as Paul and AJ guide you through 20 movies they're looking forward to this hopefully warm and hopefully sunny summer.

Next: speaking of suiting up, Iron Man 3 is here, boys and girls.

Late one evenin', the boys were recordin'

Talkin' about Bob Dylan

How AJ saw him live

To see if he was still freewheelin'

Paul, he said he liked Oblivion

Oh, that Tom Cruise

Hemlock Grove, Paul liked the pilot

AJ thought it'd make him snooze

And Boston unfolded right before our eyes

Police scanners heard

Fake tweets and false news

Also, Paul was attacked by a bird and now threatened by a herd

Tangled up in bluuuuuuebirds

Paul and AJ accidentally read some Latin so they were forced to see the new Evil Dead. And they talk about it. It ain't pretty! More unprettiness: AJ talks Spring Breakers, Paul talks To the Wonder, and they both discuss the Saga/comiXology controversy. There's also some fun conversation about pee. Everybody loves pee.

Next: FREESTYLE MADNESS. Or just another lame episode.

Gregory Sahadachny, host of The Debatable Podcast and all-around terrific tweeter, is in the Gobbledyhotseat this week. He discusses the price-gouging of collectibles and the divisiveness of Zack Snyder with the boys, which leads to some impassioned monologuing from all parties about elitism and the male gaze. Plus, Paul and AJ tell Greg which comics to read and the three of them eulogize Roger Ebert.

Next: Paul and AJ get some much-needed alone time.

Proving definitively that America and Britain are allies, the very British Wesley Mead joins the very American duo of Paul and AJ. Wesley--or Wezzo, as the cool kids call him--is one of AJ's fellow Ann Arbor Review of Books contributors. They've also been good friends for years...yet this is the first time they've ever communicated vocally. It is literally history in the making. As they speak voice-to-voice for the first time, they discuss the best of British TV, the new Tomb Raider game, Britian's lack of peanut butter-and-chocolate combos, and the new online comic book The Private Eye from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin. Plus, AJ has a very special questionnaire for Wezzo.

Next: nothing next week, as it's a certain bunny-oriented holiday (that's a pagan bunny thing, right?). When we return, the boys will be chatting with The Debatable Podcast host Gregory Sahadachny.

Jason Tabrys of The BastardCast joins Paul and AJ for a weird, wild,

blasphemous, and--yes--sexy experience. Everything from the new Pope to

Jurassic Park IV gets discussed, including thoughtful ruminations (sure)

on the Veronica Mars Kickstarter and whether or not digital comics will

destroy the print market. Very little of it makes any kind of sense, which

we suppose is par for the course.

Next: we're hopping across the pond, at least virtually, as the excellent,

very British Wesley Mead guests.

Hip hop? Bluegrass? The two genres might not be as different as you think, which Paul and AJ learn this week by talkng to Gangstagrass mastermind Rench. Rench discusses his attempt to bridge the gap and of how the fusion came about. Along the way, there's talk of Whedon, Axe Cop, and of course, Justified. Plus, AJ raves about Enlightened, Paul chats about the new comic Helheim, and there's more (yes, really!) Americans talk.

Next: the boys are joined by Jason Tabrys of The BastardCast.

The Oscars were over a week ago, you say? Who cares, when we're joined by Kenn Edwards, host of the podcasts So Let's Get to the Point and Project Batman? In addition to Hollywood's big night, Paul, AJ, and Kenn discuss Kenn's forthcoming podcast ventures, the unimportant death of an important Batman character, and whether or not The Office is worth watching in its final season.

Next: the boys are joined by Rench of Gangstagrass.

Noble Wisdom joins Paul and AJ to chat about his book The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life, his forthcoming series The Warrior Trilogy, the work of Tolkien, and so much more. Including but not limited to: the time he watched The Empire Strikes Back with Irvin Kershner, his experience as a veteran of the video game industry, and the ridiculousness of LEGOs.

Next: it's (probably) just the boys, doing what they do best. And what they do best is very geeky.