The Official Marvel Podcast

Welcome back, dear listeners! This week we're sitting down with legendary casting director Sarah Halley Finn about the incredible experience of casting some of the most iconic characters in comic and cinema history across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then we sit down with Marvel Digital Design Lead Ann Marie Lombardo to catch up about the world of Marvel Unlimited in 2025 before diving into the comics history of Samuel Sterns — The Leader!

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Chapters:

01:10 - Sarah Halley Finn on Casting the MCU

19:36 - A Chat with Marvel Digital Design Lead Ann Marie Lombardo

27:42 - Character Study: The Leader

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Welcome back! Our coverage of the upcoming Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man by Marvel Animation continues with an interview with Hudson Thames — the voice of Peter Parker himself! 

Afterwards we chat with writer Ryan North about the impending One World Under Doom so you can get al caught up with the story before the digging into the event.

Chapters:

0:00 - Hello again!

1:40 - Hudson Thames, voice of Spider-Man

12:32 - The History of Doctor Octopus

22:39 - Ryan North on One World Under Doom

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This week we're still behind the scenes with the upcoming Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, chatting with Jeff Trammell and Mel Zwyer about bringing Peter Parker into the world of Marvel Animation! 

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back!

4:19 - Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man with Jeff Trammell and Mel Zwyer

23:05 - Captain America: Brave New World: A Hero Looks Like You

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Welcome back to the show! This week we're talking with Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt all about Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. She dives into the art direction for the show and her experience working on it. Next we Ask An Expert! Fiorenzo Omenetto talks all things Spiders and about creating real life spider-silk webbing that is capable of lifting items. Lastly, learn everything you to know about Nico Minoru.

02:45 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Interview (Dana V-E)

18:08 - Ask An Expert: Spider-Based

26:18 - CS: Nico Minoru

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Welcome back to the show! This week we're joined by Marvel Comics President and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort to discuss an important piece of Marvel holiday art by Jack Kirby, we catch up with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine's journey to Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, and take a look back at the comic book history of Winter Soldier!

Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back!

2:03 - The history of Ben Grimm and Hanukkah

9:41 - Spidey Book Reading!

19:32 - All About Winter Soldier

26:29 - What to Watch: Allegra de Fontaine

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Season 3 of Marvel Animation's What If...? is right around the corner, so on this week's episode of The Official Marvel Podcast we're kicking things off with a look back at the making of the series. After that we chat with writer Katharyn Blair about the upcoming TVA #1 with art by Pepe Larraz and learn about the inner-workings of the hyper-bureaucratic Time Variance Authority. To wrap things up, we go out with a smash as Jesse Falcon joins the show to illuminate the past, present, and future of the timeless Hulk Hands.

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Chapters:

1:10 - A Look Back at the Making of What If...?

8:04 - Writer Katharyn Blair Goes Inside the TVA

18:17 - The History (And Future) of Hulk Hands with Jesse Falcon

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Welcome back to The Official Marvel Podcast! This week is a special one as we sit down to talk with Marvel Studios’ Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding about the process of designing the look and feel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it. Afterwards we’ll chat with Marvel Games’ Danny Koo about Marvel Rivals’ creative interpretations of your classic heroes and villains. 

Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome Back!

1:09 - Ryan Meinerding

17:10 - Danny Koo

27:30 - What If...?

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This week on the show we're uncovering everything there is to know about Secret Wars! We start by chatting with former Marvel editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco about the origins of the era-defining comic book event before jumping over to the world of Hasbro to hear all about the latest Secret Wars figures. We wrap up the show by roaming the cosmos with the one and only Galactus for a character deep-dive.

Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome Back to the Show!

2:47 - The Origins of Secret Wars with Tom DeFalco

16:04 - Hasbro's Latest Secret Wars Figures

26:15 - A Galactus Character Study

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Vincent D'Onofrio and Charlie Cox join us to talk about returning to Daredevil and along the way share some memories from those early days on the show. Ben Brode, Chief Development Officer at Second Dinner, stops by to chat about the 30th season of Marvel Snap! We talk how the game has evolved since it's debut, how the game/cards are made and there might even be a tease if you listen closely.

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We bring back Joe Locke one last time to talk about being Billy Kaplan, working with Aubrey Plaza, and learning the truth about the witches road. And Jac Schaeffer returns to talk about the show's easter eggs!

Then the Lopezes break down the witches road, how their own musical backgrounds helped with this particular project, and the challenge of finding a song that could work for all the different versions required in the show.

2:00 - Agatha All Along (Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, & Jac Schaeffer)

13:41 - The Lopezes

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