Socially Distanced

The world's most terribly named review series comes to an end with the season (series?) finale of the Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Hosts Bill Bodkin and Al Mannarino are once again joined by comedian Ryan Barry and special guest Matt Kelly (Nando v Movies) to discuss the final episode of the hit Disney+ series. They also review the entire season and break down what the future of these characters might look like through Phase 4 of the MCU and beyond all while getting increasingly more inebriated throughout the lengthy episode.  

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It wouldn't be a penultimate review episode without our special guest this week -- Pop Break's podcast guru, Alex Marcus. Alex joins your hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin and series resident Ryan Barry to discuss The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5, 'Truth.' There's plenty of laughs in this one, especially when Ryan refers to John Carter as "America's Shiniest Boy." When the laughs subside they dive headfirst into the brilliant performance by Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley and how the episode (and the series) addresses the race. 

Elsewhere in the pod they discuss Julia Louis Dreyfus' appearance, the potential Thunderbolts storyline, the continuing saga of The Power Broker and so much more.

The Socially Distanced Podcast's third installment of its Falcon and The Winter Soldier looks at Episode 4 of the Disney+ series titled, 'The Whole World if Watching.' This week hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined by series resident Ryan Barry and special guest Nick Porcaro.

In the episode they discuss the continuing mystery of The Power Broker and how Marvel is tempting us to have wild theories, the "evolution" of John Walker, the involvement of Wakanda in the series (and how awesome it was), the bad takes on Twitter about the famous living room fight sequence, the grey area of the heroes, if Sam Wilson is being pushed to the back of the show and did Cali accomplish her goal of killing Captain America.

Pop Culture Recommendations:

Al Mannarino: Bob's Burgers

Bill Bodkin: HBO MAX's Made for Love.

Nick Porcaro: Hulu's Palm Springs and The Hold Steady's 'Open Door Policy'

Ryan Barry: The stand-up documentary Hysterical.

The third installment of our Falcon and The Winter Soldier review series 'Socially & The Winterdistanced' takes a deep dive in on the third episode of the Disney+ series, 'The Power Broker.' Your hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined this episode by the newly minted resident guest for the review series, comedian Ryan Barry! Al, Bill and Ryan talk about the identity of the power broker, where Sharon "Agent 13" Carter's alliances really lie, the glory of Baron Zemo's dance moves and will John Walker aka the new Captain America make it out of this series alive.

Pop Culture Recommendations For The Episode:

Al Mannarino: HBO Max's new Black Mirror-esque dark comedy Made for Love starring Cristin Milioti & Billy Magnussen

Bill Bodkin: AMC's new crime series Gangs of London and HBO MAX's Godzilla vs. Kong

Ryan Barry: Later by Stephen King and Walking Ned Devine ... but only DVD.

It's a new Disney+ review series on the Socially Distanced Podcast! The Socially and the WinterDistanced mini-series reviews the latest MCU series to hit the mega-streaming platform -- The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. On this episode, your hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined by comedians Ryan Barry (making his Socially Distanced debut) and Taylor Allen (who you last heard in our Mando & Music mini-series). In this laugh-filled romp they discuss the first two episodes of the series -- and it's quickly discovered Taylor did not watch the second episode so the guys have him guess the plot of that episode. Shenanigans aside, they talk about the role of John Walker as Captain America, the series tackling the issue of race and discrimination (please check out Pop Break's Blerd Watchers for an excellent breakdown of this topic) as well as the longevity of the series.

We celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast on this landmark (sorta) episode of The Socially Distanced Podcast. This episode it's just your hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin talking about the last 365 days of the Socially Distanced. In the episode they look back at the initial Episode 0 which Bill somehow managed turning into a 90 minute episode. They discuss the trends of the last year, how the podcast was not only a great hang but also highly therapeutic especially during the tumultuous times of 2020 and 2021. They also discuss the future of the podcast as well as some of their favorite episodes, special guests, and the pieces of pop culture that helped them through all of this.

It's a very special of the Socially Distanced Podcast as hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined by the rear admiral of The Ralph Report, stand-up comedian and actor Eddie Pence!

Eddie joins the guys discuss the world of the Ralph Report (hosted by Ralph Garman of Kevin Smith's Hollywood Babble On Podcast) -- including Eddie's aversion to certain foods, live shows and more. They also discuss Eddie's first standup special "(Un)Special" live from his hometown of Washington D.C. They also talk about fatherhood during the time of pandemic, figure and comic book collecting, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, the future of the Washington Football Team and of course, Bill manages to talk wrestling with Eddie.

Check out Eddie Pence: (Un)Special on Amazon Prime Video.

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It's the end of road for The Socially Distanced Podcast's "WandaDistanced" mini-series. Your hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined by special guest Ken Grand-Pierre (host of The New Exchange with Ken Grand-Pierre) and resident guests Kat Manos (Pop Break Music Editor) and Cole Rothacker.

This episode focuses on the WandaVision Finale, 'The Series Finale.' In the episode the panel discusses the future of the series, the future of the MCU, the brilliance of Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in the series, the frustrating plotholes of the finale and the series itself, the fate of Monica Rambeau, and so much more.

The penultimate episode of The Socially Distanced Podcast's "WandaDistanced" mini-series looks at the penultimate episode of the Disney+ series WandaVision entitled, 'Previously On.'

Hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined by resident guests of the WandaDistanced series -- Pop Break Music Editor Kat Manos and Cole Rothacker -- along with special guest, Rob Crowther IV, senior editor on Pop Break and the host of The Bob Culture Podcast.

In the episode they discuss 'Previously On' and its  balance of exposition dump and exploration of trauma. They look at Wanda's future and how turning her "bad" or "Phoenix-like" at the end of the series might not be a good idea. They also follow the breadcrumbs of potential big reveals for the finale as well as the fate of Agatha, Vision, Monica, the kids and Wanda.

Pop Culture Recommendations in a Time of Quarantine:

Al Mannarino: 'The Dying of the Light' by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Bill Bodkin: Superman & Lois on The CW Network

Cole Rothacker: AppleTV+'s Ted Lasso, Grosse Point Blank starring John Cusack & Martin Scorsese's After Hours

Kat Manos: Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso, Friday Night Lights - the series

Rob Crowther IV: The CW Network's Smallville

The 'WandaDistanced' miniseries continues with a deep dive on Episode 7 of Marvel's Disney+ series entitled, 'Breaking the Fourth Wall.' Your hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined by series regular Cole Rothacker and special guest Alex Marcus (Pop Break's podcast editor + host of The Cinema Joes Podcast, Good Bye to All That Podcast and TV Break). 

In the episode the guys talk about the episode's inspirations from Modern Family and The Office, the origin story of Monica Rambeau's new powers, the Nexus commercial and it's deep roots to the Marvel comics as well as the glorious, the ever-elusive mysterious astrophysicist, series-stealing montage featuring Kathryn Hahn's character and the absolute banger of a song it produced.

This Week's Pop Culture Recommendations in a Time of Quarantine:

Al Mannarino: Justified starring Timothy Olyphant and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order on Xbox.

Alex Marcus: Nomadland starring France McDormand now streaming on Hulu ad the Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show Podcast.

Bill Bodkin: Young Rock on NBC.

Cole Rothacker: Dr. Strange, Star Trek: The Movie and The Muppet Show which is now streaming on Disney+