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Will and Trent wonder whether Marvel has started sacrificing showmanship for virality, and what gets lost when the big surprise becomes part of the marketing campaign. They also talk about whether remote podcasts still feel professional in 2026, the long-awaited arrival of Butter Bot, another questionable 3D-printing project, and why LANTERNS is winning Will over by trusting its audience and letting small storytelling details pay off.

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429: Spider-Man BND Spoiler Talk! by Will Wilkins

D23 dumped a ridiculous amount of Disney news on the world. Marvel. Star Wars. Pixar. Disney Animation. Theme parks.

But of everything Disney announced, what do we actually give a crap about?

Will and Trent dig into the announcements that actually got their attention—including Marvel's new X-Men, VisionQuest, Ahsoka, Star Wars: Starfighter and some major changes coming to the Disney parks.

Naturally, this also involves Will wearing a custom 3D-printed LEGO hairpiece precisely fitted to a scan of his own head. Because apparently that's important too.

Topics Covered:

- Marvel's newly announced X-Men cast

- Adam Driver as Mister Sinister

- Why VisionQuest completely changed Will's expectations

- James Spader's return as Ultron

- Ahsoka Season 2

- Ryan Gosling and Star Wars: Starfighter

- Pixar's Coco 2, Incredibles 3, Ghost Market and Gatto

- The future of Disneyland's Tomorrowland

- Disney World's changing Rivers of America

- Avengers Campus expansion

- Will's completely unnecessary custom 3D-printed LEGO hair

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day may be the best live-action Spider-Man movie yet—but not because it delivers bigger action or more multiverse spectacle.

It works because the movie remembers something essential: Spider-Man cannot exist without Peter Parker.

In this spoiler-light review, Will explains why Peter’s loneliness, humanity, and personal history make Brand New Day hit differently—and why Jon Bernthal’s Punisher nearly steals the entire movie.

Also in this episode:

Topics Covered:

- Trent’s reaction to The Odyssey

- The handmade quality of Spider-Man’s new suit

- Will’s 3D-printed Spider-Man mask—and Trent’s unfortunate first guess

- John Cena and the hidden storytelling of professional wrestling

- Will and Trent’s first Spider-Man comic books

- Why streaming services may have eaten themselves

- The uncertain future of Hulu and Disney+

- Will’s screen-accurate Indiana Jones fedora

- Processing grief through friendship, podcasting, and one very special hat

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Will begins to wonder whether his growing collection of robots, keyboards, gadgets, and 3D printers is the result of a buying problem—or simply modern technology making impulse purchases easier than ever. Along the way, Will and Trent discuss online shopping, instant gratification, grief purchases, La-Z-Boy recliners, and another installment of "What Is My Purpose?" featuring a tiny 3D-printed accessory for Will's work space.

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Last month, we released an episode called AI Killed My Podcast and accidentally stumbled into a much bigger experiment than we intended.

The internet had opinions. People argued about the title. They argued about the thumbnail. They argued about whether AI could possibly understand what makes content successful.

Then the analytics arrived.

This week, Will and Trent break down what happened when one of NetHeads' most talked-about episodes generated more clicks, more engagement, and more subscribers than expected—while simultaneously proving a hard truth about content creation in 2026.

Along the way, they discuss using AI and analytics tools to make smarter creative decisions, why podcasts continue to struggle on modern platforms, and how creators can better focus their limited time and energy.

Also this week:

- Lessons learned from the AI Killed My Podcast experiment

- Content Creator Corner: optimizing your editing workflow

- Daily content creation and the realities of building a channel

- The ongoing Mandalorian armor 3D-printing project

- Will's surreal experience attending an early screening of The Mandalorian & Grogu and watching it alongside Kevin Smith

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After weeks of trying to turn NetHeads into a YouTube growth machine, I finally stopped and asked AI a dangerous question:

“Should we even be doing this?”

The answer completely changed the future of the show.

In this episode, Will talks about why trying to force a long-form podcast into the YouTube algorithm may have been the wrong strategy from the start, how AI helped optimize the show into a dead end, and why NetHeads may be pivoting away from public live podcasting entirely.

Also in this episode:

Topics Covered:

- Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 finale discussion

- Building Mandalorian armor before The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters

- Why short-form content may actually be the future of the channel

- Happy S.I.R. Day!

Patreon Supporter of the Week: Sean Dempsey

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We just had one of the BEST Disneyland trips ever… and it wasn’t by accident.

Between rope dropping, stacking Lightning Lanes, and following Disney influencer strategies, we barely waited in lines and hit almost every major ride.

But it raised a bigger question…

Are we actually enjoying these experiences — or just optimizing them?

In this episode of NetHeads, we break down how technology, planning, and influencer strategy are changing the way we experience places like Disneyland… and whether “perfect” is actually better.

Topics Covered:

• Disneyland strategy (rope drop + Lightning Lane stacking)

• Influencer-driven travel optimization

• Tech vs experience

• Are we over-optimizing life?

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I didn’t expect Project Hail Mary to hit this hard… but it quietly explores something we’re all dealing with right now — how humans and non-humans actually work together. Because whether it’s AI, translation tools, or systems we barely understand… we’re already collaborating with things that don’t think like us.

In this episode of NetHeads, we break down why that matters, what it says about the future of AI, and why one fictional alien might explain more about real-world technology than most headlines.

If intelligence doesn’t look like us… can we still trust it?

Topics Covered:

• Human + non-human collaboration

• AI communication parallels

• Why understanding is greater than control

• Future of AI relationships

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In which the NetHeads talk about what actually makes your digital life vulnerable, why most people are unprepared for account loss, and what you can do now to protect yourself before something goes wrong.

If you lost access to everything tomorrow… would you be able to get it back?