Tara is joined by return guest Rob Carreira in a deep dive into Avengers: Infinity War.

Continuing this season's overarching thread of thought, we dig into the question "What does it mean to be an Avenger" as we discuss the theme of sacrifice, the ideology of Thanos, Steve's beard, and the many heroes of this film.

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

Tara is joined by power couple Erin Stewart and Sean Stewart in a conversation about Captain America: Civil War. We talk identity, rhetorical appeals, groupthink versus the wisdom of crowds, and more.

We also join in on the "Is the MCU cinema?" discussion a little bit! I could do this all day...

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

Tara is joined by college students Emily Calloway, Rachal Genualdo, and Brooke Pender who bring unique perspectives to 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron based on their areas of study (Social Work, Education and Literature, and 3D Animation respectively).

We also discuss how we think each Avenger would eat a bagel. You didn't see that coming?

Spoiler warning for both Ultron and Endgame.

Trigger warning for mentions of death and suicide.

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

Dance off, bro!

Tara is joined by friend and Music educator Rachel Malara in a conversation about 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.

We talk about the connections between the soundtrack and the characters' relationships and the impact of the music on our experiences as viewers.

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderiullstrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

"The Avengers. That's what we call ourselves. Sorta like a team."

We're kicking off Season 2 of the podcast with return guest Colleen Harwood! Tara and Colleen discuss the emerging collective identity of our favorite superhero team in 2012's The Avengers.

In the final segment of the episode, we share our takes on which Buffy the Vampire Slayer character is most analogous to each Avenger.

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

"The idea was to bring together a group of of remarkable people to see if they could become something more."

Host Tara Kearns introduces the concepts and movies that she and her guests will be digging into in season 2 of There Was An Idea...

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

I saw The New Mutants today! Here are my initial thoughts on the movie (with spoilers) and a little bit about my experience returning to the movie theater for the first time since March.

Once again, Buffy the Vampire Slayer references galore!

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

There you have it, folks. Host Tara Kearns-- along with friend and father of two little Marvel fans, Rich Camarda-- wraps up the first season of the podcast in a discussion about deception and technology in 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Is this real?

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Artwork by Brooke Pender: @bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia

If you've been enjoying this season of There Was An Idea... and you want to hear some of the stuff that didn't make it into the main episodes, this 5-minute glimpse behind the curtain is for you!

As always, we're on Instagram and Twitter @anidea_podcast and artwork was designed by Brooke Pender.

Season 1 finale on Spider-Man: Far From Home next week!

Higher, Further, Faster, Baby! Host Tara Kearns and friend Cy Harwood explore themes of identity, representation, and gender in 2019's Captain Marvel. There will be a lot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer references.

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Artwork by Brooke Pender:

@bpenderillustrations on Instagram

Music by Demeter Salvia