Why So Sidious? A Nerd Podcast
Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Lord of the Rings etc! Join hosts David Cochran, Jeremy Darr, Caleb Culver, and Andy Mosson as we dive deep into nerdy pop culture. Informative breakdowns, analysis, reviews, predictions, theories, and more!Follow us on X, Instagram, Tik Tok, and YouTube @whysosidiouspod Send questions, topic requests, or just interact!
DCeased Comic Review
An (non canon) DC comic book event. Darkseid finally achieves anti life. The Justice League can't save the world this time. Now it's all about survival and possibly escape. Heroes turned the mindless killing machines, twists, turns, and EPIC action in this great story by Tom Taylor. We are covering DCeased in this episode, in the future we will cover DCeased Dead Planet and DCeased War of the Undead Gods (the conclusion).
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Week in Geek 11/01/25 Avengers Doomsday Trailer and DCU Lanterns Details! + IT: Welcome to Derry E1 Review
Dr Doom central to first Avengers Doomsday trailer? A Green Lantern murdered on Earth? John Williams and Steven Spielberg on a UFO movie, IT prequel series episode 1 review & More!
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Alien Earth Review
A deep-dive review of the sci-fi series Alien Earth, exploring its storylines, themes, and the mysteries that kept viewers hooked. Xenomorphs, AI robots, and cyborgs, examining the human emotions and moral questions in sentience, mind, body, soul, life. Thoughtful analysis meets cosmic curiosity in this journey through the strange and intelligent universe of Alien Earth.
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Week in Geek 10/27/25 Ultron in Vision Quest, Hunt for Ben Solo Cancelled & Ahsoka Wraps Filming!
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Sidious Star Wars Roadmap
3 Movies - 3 Shows - 3 Books or Comics
Joined by returning guest CODY, we layout the Star Wars projects we would release if we were head of Lucasfilm. Old Republic, New Republic, Yoda, Darth Maul, Darth Vader SO much to explore so we let our hopes and dreams be heard for the future of this franchise.
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Week in Geek 10/11/25 Spiderman not in Avengers Doomsday!? Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Trailer, Peacemaker E7-8 & More!
Details on the upcoming ‘James Bond’ film
Rebecca Ferguson is returning as Lady Jessica in ‘Dune 3'
HBO’s ‘A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS’ showrunner Ira Parker made a promise to George R.R. Martin that the show will never shift to a perspective of anyone in the upper class of Westeros:
Tom Holland's Spider-Man is reportedly NOT in 'AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY' currently, but is expected to have a huge role in 'AVENGERS: SECRET WARS'
Marvel Studios’ upcoming projects:
• ‘Wonder Man’ <...
Hickman's Ultimate Spiderman Vol 1-3 Comic Book Review
A new origin for Peter Parker, a separate universe from the 616 with new takes on classic characters, Johnathan Hickman writing, Marco Checchetto on art. Volume 1-3 collects issues #1-18. Green Goblin, Kingpin, Kraven, Mysterio, and more Spiderman villains play big and unexpected roles. All leading to a climactic end in volume 4 which we will cover when it releases.
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Nerd Therapy MCU - Avengers Doomsday/Secret Wars & the X Men
Our first episode as the Fansmashstic Four - welcoming a new official member of Why So Sidious ANDY!! We're talking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe past, present, and future. LOTS of Avengers Doomsday/Secret Wars speculation as well.
Intro & YES/NO: Incursion in Wakanda? Magento/Scarlett Witch? etc
15:40 - MCU character interactions we haven't seen yet
23:30 Pick a Marvel movie, go back in time and assign that movie a director of choice
30:40 Top 3 Fox/Mutant/X Men movies
39:55 Most wanted actor or actress (to be cast in a Marvel movie...
Week In Geek 10/1/2025 + Peacemaker S2E1-6 Review
Join the crew as we bring you another edition of Week In Geek, followed by our review of Peacemaker season 2, episodes 1-6! (FULL SPOILERS)
We will start off with our week in geek topics, so if you have NOT seen Peacemaker S2E6, you can leave before we dive into that discussion! But after the plot twist episode 6 brought us, we felt the need to hop in the studio and discuss!
Week In Geek Topics include:
-Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon Updates
-Wolverine Video Game Trailer<...
Week in Geek 9/23/25: Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer, The Batman 2 Villain, Daredevil Season 3 Confirmed & More!
Marvel, Star Wars, & DC News!
1:30 Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer
10:00 The Batman 2 Villain has never been portrayed on the big screen
14:40 Man of Tomorrow Gunn teases Brainiac as next Superman villain?
21:15 Batman suit color in the DCU
24:20 Daredevil Season 3 green lit!
27:45 Tom Holland injury on set of Spiderman 4
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Top 5 MCU Movies
Finally completing our full ranking of all MCU movies, here is our top 5 MCU movies to date - September 2025. Spoiler alert, the Russo Brothers rule the list, Avengers Doomsday is surely in the right hands.
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Discussing DCU Lanterns, Clayface, Batman, & Swamp Thing
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Week in Geek 9/15/25 Namor & Susan Storm in Avengers 5, DCU Man of Tomorrow, Star Wars Starfighter Cast & More!
Marvel, Star Wars, and DC News!!
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Discussing Avengers Doomsday, Superman Sequel Man of Tomorrow, Star Wars Starfighter & More!
MCU, DCU, Star Wars Open discussion about all the juicy nerd stuff featuring Andy from The Galactic Core Podcast!
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Week in Geek 9/02/25 Marvel, Star Wars, & DC News!
Diving into all the recent nerd movie news!!
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DC Comics: Batman & Robin New 52 Review ft. Yuhoo Comic Review
0:00 Talking indie comics including Black Science & Something is Killing in the Children (No Intro - technical issue)
10:15 MCU, Avengers Doomsday, Fantastic Four, and DCU Peacemaker S2
19:10 Daredevil Born Again
23:00 New 52 Batman & Robin Comic Book Review (Damian Wayne is Robin)
42:00 other Batman & Batfamily comics
47:00 Paul Dini Sleighride and more on the Joker & more of the comic review
63:45 Upcoming omnibus releases, a modern Darkseid comic please, & more comic talk
@yuhoocomicreview YOUTUBE & TIK TOK go follow!!
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199. Ironheart Season 1 Review
Join JD and David as we discuss the first season of the Disney+/MCU series, Ironheart! A series that we never planned on covering, but after being delightfully surprised at many aspects of the series, we decided to take it on.
In this episode, we discuss our initial impressions, character developments, and the surprising elements that made the series stand out. We explore the dynamics of technology and magic, the role of Mephisto, and the implications for future MCU projects. The conversation also touches on the quality of the finale fight and the potential connections to other...
198. Avengers Doomsday Speculation After Fantastic Four
Robert Downey Jr. returns to destroy the people he once saved. Theories on Avengers Doomsday & Secret Wars run wild in a post-Fantastic Four MCU! FULL SPOILERS for Fantastic Four.
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Week In Geek 8/11/25 Hulk & Punisher in Spiderman 4, Star Wars Starfighter, Peacemaker S2 & More!
MCU X Men, Star Wars' Mando-verse climax film, so much nerd news coming from Star Wars Marvel & DC
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197. Fantastic Four MCU Spoiler Review
Deadpool & Wolverine, Thunderbolts, and now Fantastic Four. The MCU is back.
FULL SPOILERS
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Week in Geek 7/22/25 Feige & Gunn Interviewed About MCU & DCU, Harry Potter Cast, & More!
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196. Talking Future of DCU After Seeing Superman! ft. Reel Anarchy
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195. Kingdom Come Comic Book Review
Mark Waid & Alex Ross on one of the BEST comics of all time. Alternate Universe, rogue heroes, and an old Superman and other Justice League members return to set the new generation straight
Intro & Comic Review
23:40 Geoff Johns continues the Kingdom Come storyline in his early 2000's JSA comics
30:00 Possible connections to Gunn's DCU
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194. Superman Full Spoiler Review
Join the crew as we discuss James Gunn's Superman! *FULL SPOILER WARNINGS!*
We discuss all of the aspects of the first DCU theatrical release, and how it all worked for us. We go through all of the many characters, including Green Lantern, Hawk Girl, Mister Terrific, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Krypto, and so much more...
We also compare this film with other recent comic book movie releases, as well as Man of Steel and the comparison between David Corenswet and Henrry Cavill. We also discuss the existing universe that is already full of metahumans, and...
192. The 3-Year Anniversary Episode!
Join the crew as we celebrate 3 years of Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast!
Topics include:
-Modern day Expendables lineup draft
-Video Game Characters draft
-Top 5 All-Time non-Fandom Movies
-Continuation of our MCU Movies Ranking List (#6-10)
-All this and MORE!
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193. Superman Spoiler-Free Review
Join the crew as we give our SPOILER-FREE thoughts on James Gunn's Superman!
We got an early access viewing of the movie, and discussed what we thought of the first film entry for the DCU. Did it set the right tone for the future of the DCU? Was it better than Man of Steel? Did Corenswet fit the role of Superman and Clark Kent?
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191. Red Dead Redemption 2 Full Review
Join Caleb and David as we fully dive into the Rockstar classic, Red Dead Redemption 2!
We go through the story of Arthur Morgan and the rest of the Dutch van der Linde gang as they go from Blackwater to Saint Denis.
After that, we discuss our top 5 single player campaign mode video games, and fan cast a Red Dead Redemption movie.
All this and more!
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190. The Last of Us S2 E5-7 Review
Join Caleb and David as we discuss the final 3 episodes of The Last of Us Season 2! We talk about Jesse, Tommy, Ellie and Dinah trying to escape Seattle as the war between the Seraphites and the WLF rages on around them.
Did this season match up to season 1, and are we excited or lukewarm regarding the upcoming season 3?
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189. Top 5 Comics OAT & Discussing the DCU's Future Ft. KHI BUCKS
Intro, Indie Comics, & What we been reading lately.
04:30 Favorite Marvel DC & Star Wars movie & Reeves' Batman 2 Script?
08:45 Top 5 Comic Books: Ultimate Spider Man, Hickman Avengers/Secret Wars, Batman Long Halloween, Johns' Green Lantern/Blackest Night, Court of Owls, DCeased, Something is Killing the Children, Annihilation, & OLIs: East & West, Morrison Animal Man, Bendis Daredevil etc
36:45 Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow and DCU talk! Superman, Lanterns, Batman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Constantine, Zatanna, Blue Beetle, Cyborg, what's coming to the big screen for DC? & MCU Spider Man ups and downs
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Week In Geek 6/22/25: Hulk in Spiderman!? Peacemaker S2, Harry Potter Trio Cast & More
Nerd News Star Wars Marvel DC & More!
Avengers Doomsday schedule, DCU cameos, Elden Ring movie, James Gunn DC canon movie and series timeline
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188. Superman Birthright Comic Review & DCU Speculation Wonder Woman Batman Creatures Commandos etc
Cold Open - Creatures Commandos Spoiler Review
6:15 Intro & Overall Thoughts
11:35 Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen
14:20 Superman Powers, Lex Luthor, & Francis Yu Art
21:48 Ma & Pa Kent
26:06 DCU speculation - cameos, Wonder Woman Batman Aquaman Flash casting, James Gunn & DC at Comic Con Superman Boc Office & Reeves' The Batman 2, Constantine 2, and what movies should James Gunn
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Nerd Therapy What if Tony Stark had the Super Soldier Serum? Surviving Order 66 & More!
Nerd News Star Wars Marvel DC
SRY FOR THE DEALY IN EPISODES, OUR LAST WEEK IN GEEK COULDNT BE RELEASED DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
Intro & Heist
7:50 Steve Rogers has the Iron Man Suit, Tony Stark has Captain America's super serum. What happens?
11:30 Team Tom vs Tom Chris (Spiderman Venom & Loki VS Captain America Star Lord & Thor) Holland, Hardy, Hiddleston VS Evans, Pratt, Hemsworth
15:15 48 Hours to survive order 66. Where do you go, how do you survive?
18:35 The Death Star and realistic Human Resources
22:20 Action Movies & Classic Video G...
187. Luthor Comic Review & DCU/Superman Speculation!
Featuring @THEGALACTICCOREPODCAST Lex Luthor is one of the most sinister villains in comics, this is a comic book review (Azzarello & Bermejo graphic novel) diving into the psyche of the character. There's also a batman vs superman hidden gem found here. We've also got a nice dose of speculative DC movie talk. Lets get ready for James Gunn's SUPERMAN!!
Intro
01:48 Luthor comic review
21:00 On Screen DCU - Will Lex Luthor or the Legion of Doom become a (grounded) Thanos-esque long term villain for the Justice League? & Lanterns
25:00 Superman Trailer & DC Elseworlds structure
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186. Andor S2 Ep 7-12 Review
Star Wars' best content since Rogue One comes to an end. Disney Plus Series Review
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185. DC & Marvel Trailers: Superman, Spiderman Noir, Peacemaker S2, Iron Heart, & more Comic Book Talk!
Intro & Superman trailer review
11:30 Peacemaker season 2
15:20 MCU Sentry vs Thanos & Spiderman Noir
20:00 Iron Heart
24:00 Pick an X Men comics storyline for the MCU to adapt
28:10 Will the Thunderbolts *New Avengers stick around after Avengers Doomsday?
32:40 Who's the single most powerful villain in all of comics?
35:45 Create the single most powerful character by merging 2 of their powers into 1. One villain. One hero
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Week In Geek 5/6/25 + The Last of Us S2E2-4 Review
Join Caleb and David as we bring you another edition of Week In Geek, followed by our review of The Last of Us season 2, episodes 2-4!
Week In Geek Topics include:
-Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith Theatrical Re-release
-Kevin Feige Comments and the current state of Marvel Studios
-Video Game Corner (Ghost of Yotei, GTA VI, Red Dead Redemption II)
-2025 Box Office Draft Update
1:45- Week In Geek Topics
26:15- 2025 Box Office Draft Updates (Minecraft, Snow White, Thunderbolts*)
30:00- The Last of Us S2E2...
184. Thunderbolts MCU Spoiler Review
*New Avengers (?)
Marvel studios brings Sentry to the big screen to face off against the Winter Soldier, Yelena, Red Guardian and the rest of the Thunderbolts. Valentina bought Stark Tower, and finally we are starting to see a direction for the MCU leading into Fantastic Four and Avengers: Doomsday!
Cold Open: blind ranking MCU movies
7:30 Intro & movie summary
10:00 Movie Review
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183. Andor S2 Ep. 1-6 Review
Join Caleb and David as we discuss the second season of Andor, covering episodes 1-6! We pick up where Cassian and the rebellion left off, and go through our takeaways from each episode. Star Wars is back!!
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182. Hickman Fantastic Four Vol 1 Dark Reign Comic Review - Road to Secret Wars
We're covering Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers through Infinity and Time Runs Out volume by volume and in honor of the MCU's Fantastic Four movie, we're taking a detour back to where Reed Richards builds THE Bridge. Plus Sue Storm and Reed's children Valeria and Franklin give the Green Goblin some trouble.
Intro & Pick One! Justice League, X Men, Teen Titans comics
4:50 Norman Osborne causes trouble for Marvels first family
10:05 Mr Fantastic builds/peers through the Bridge to study the outcomes of the Civil War or Secret (Skrull) Invasion in thousands of other universes
181. MCU Television Series Ranked ft. Kurono Comics
Marvel TV has had its ups and downs on Disney Plus, We're ranking all MCU shows no that Daredevil Born Again has wrapped up!
Intro
05:50 Thunderbolts vs Fantastic Four (& Dr Doom introduction)
14.00 Ranking!
28:45 Detour - Quick thoughts on Captain America Brave New World, DCU Zatana, and derivative characters in comics
37:10 Ranking top 3 + Winter Soldier & Hulk shafted in Infinity War/Endgame + a new Dr Doom/Galactus/Fantastic Four/Doomsday/Secret Wars theory
45:30 Daredevil Born Again spoiler review + compare/contrast with Netflix Daredevil + where would X Men 97 and The Pengui...
