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  • Joining us to wrap our discussion of AGATHA ALL ALONG is Kneel Before Blog's and We Are Starfleet's Craig McKenzie! Craig knows all the things! Hugh enjoys the permanence of death! Ashley needs to google things!

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  • PODCAST-616 returns to discuss Death’s Hand in Mine, Episode 7 of Marvel Studio's hit new series Agatha All Along

    Hugh and his Vampire Videos brother in fangs Dan Owen discuss the show so far, a showstopping performance from the spectacular Patti LuPone and, for some reason, Scotland’s abundance of bogs and glitter bars…

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    Dan Owen

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  • Film critic Kelechi Ehenulo joins Ashley Thomas for a discussion of Agatha All Along 1x06 "Familiar By Thy Side." Kelechi and Ashley walk The Witches' Road looking for clues for the rest of the season in this wonderfully spooky seasonal offering from Marvel.


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  • PODCAST-616 returns to discuss Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power, Episode 5 of Marvel Studio's hit new series Agatha All Along

    Hugh and returning 616 guest Dee Molumby discuss the power of Aubrey Plaza's cackle, the surprising darkness of the series and a reveal so shocking that you could charge your phone with it!

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  • Joining Ashley Thomas for our continuing coverage of Marvel Studios' Agatha All Along is Donna Tha Dead of The Donna Tha Dead Podcast. Ashley and Donna discuss breaking generational curses, psychedelic set design, and groovy music in Agatha All Along 1x04 "If I Can't Reach You/Let My Song Teach You."

    VARIETY ARTICLE WE REFERENCED

    ‘Agatha All Along’ Team on Reprising ‘The Witches Road’ as a Rock Ballad and Singing With Patti LuPone: ‘It Was So Intimidating’

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  • PODCAST-616 returns to discuss Through Many Miles / Of Tricks and Trials, Episode 3 of Marvel Studio's hit new series Agatha All Along

    Hugh and his guest Robert Turnbull discuss the show's horror leanings, the visual language of the television shows and the utter bastards that are the Marvel Funko Pop Division...

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  • PODCAST-616 is BACK and primed to discuss the opening two episodes of the MCU's latest televisual offering, Agatha All Along.

    We cover in detail every easter egg, every plot beat and answer some burning questions; Who is Teen?! How does Kathryn Hahn remain so stunning in everything she's in? What's the deal with Nicholas Scratch? And HAS ASHLEY EVERY TASTED THE FLESH OF A BABY!?

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  • Welcome back to Podcast-616 where we've taken maximum effort to bring you our coverage of Deadpool and Wolverine, as well as hitting the highlights of San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Joining us this week is returning guest Robert Clark of the Creepy and Geeky Podcast. Listen closely, because we've also got a cameo appearance you won't want to miss.

    REFERENCES:

    Fangirlish Interview with Harrison Ford: https://fangirlish.com/2024/07/31/interview-harrison-ford-inspiring-kids-flying-captain-america-brave-new-world/

    Peggy the Dog as Dogpool: https://people.com/all-about-dogpool-the-canine-rescue-star-of-deadpool-and-wolverine-8685503

    Robert Clark can be found at: https://geekthulhu.com/ and https://creepyandgeeky.com/

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  • With Maximum Effort, Hugh and Ashley are back to discuss Deadpool 1 & 2 ahead of the release of Deadpool and Wolverine. Joining our motley crew is longtime listener and first-time guest, James Duffy!

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  • PODCAST-616 is BACK from 1997, ready to discuss the X-CITING new series, X-MEN '97. Joining Ashley and Hugh today to chat about the show is the X-TRAORDINARY, X-CEPTIONALLY smart, and X-CELLENT writer and film critic, Kelechi Ehenulo!
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  • 132. March Newsapalooza!Join Hugh, Ashley and the wonderful Craig McKenzie as they delve into all the Marvel news from the last couple of months. *Warning* this episodes contains Hugh complaining about the fate of Daredevil: Born Again... Again HostHugh McStayAshley ThomasGuestsCraig McKenzieEditorHugh McStayExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow CRAIG MCKENZIE on Twitter @Nemesis4909Join our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.socialWe Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 131. What If...? Season 2!Join Ashley and special returning guest Robert Turnbull of the You Have Been Watching Podcast as they discuss the ins and outs and imagine...What If...?! It's the long-awaited discussion of What If...? season 2! HostAshley ThomasGuestsRobert TurnbullEditorAshley ThomasExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow ROBERT TURNBULL on Twitter @ForDucks"The MCU Finally Introduced Its Captain Britain In The Weirdest Way" by Kai Young on SCREEN RANT: https://screenrant.com/secret-invasion-giah-captain-britain-origin/Join our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 130. Echo - Episode 4-5Join Ashley and Hugh as they welcome to the show Johnnie Jae, Choctaw artist, activist, and founder of A Tribe Called Geek, Grim Native, Live Indigenous OK, and Not Your Mascots, to discuss the final two episodes of the MCU's latest hit show, Echo.HostHugh McStay & Ashley ThomasGuestsJohnnie JaeEditorAshley ThomasExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow JOHNNIE JAE on Twitter/Bluesky/Instagram @johnniejae- Visit JOHNNIE JAE'S website: https://johnniejae.com/- Visit A TRIBE CALLED GEEK: https://atribecalledgeek.com/ - Visit GRIM NATIVE: https://www.grimnative.com/ - Visit MARVEL ECHO x CHOCTAW NATION: https://echo.choctawnation.com/Join our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 129. Echo - Episode 1-3Join Ashley and Hugh as they welcome to the show Michael Sheyahshe, the author of Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study, to discuss the opening three episode of the MCU's latest hit show, Echo.HostHugh McStay & Ashley ThomasGuestsMicheal SheyahsheEditorHugh McStayExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow MICHAEL SHEYAHSHE on Twitter @sheyahshe- Visit MICHAEL SHEYAHSHE'S website: https://michaelsheyahshe.wordpress.com/Join our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 128. Winter News Wrap-Up & Generation X #4 Holiday Spectacular!🎶On the third day of Christmas, Podcast-616 gave to me, three nerd friends, two amended comments, and our faves from 2023!🎶Join your host Ashley Thomas and special guests Donna Tha Dead and Robert Clark as they hit the highlights of Marvel news from recent memory, share what they are most looking forward to in Marvel for the next year, and have a bit of holiday comics chatter with Generation X #4 Holiday Spectacular. Ashley gets on her soap box! Donna thinks the Generation X pilot wasn't that bad! Robert gets a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Comics Past! HostAshley ThomasGuestsDonna Tha Dead Robert ClarkEditorAshley ThomasExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow ROBERT CLARK on Twitter @Geekthulhu– Follow DONNA THA DEAD on Twitter/Instagram @DonnaThaDeadJoin our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 127. The MarvelsJoin Ashley and Hugh as they welcome film critic Kelechi Ehenulo back to Podcast-616 to discuss Nia DaCosta's The Marvels. Kelechi talks Black Girl Magic! Hugh might spontaneously combust waiting to talk about the post-credits scene. Ashley had ALL. THE. FEELS. HostHugh McStay & Ashley ThomasGuestsKelechi EhenuloEditorAshley ThomasExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow KELECHI EHENULO on Twitter @kehenuloJoin our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 126. Loki 2x06 - Glorious PurposeJoin Ashley and Hugh as they welcome film critic Kelechi Ehenulo back to Podcast-616 to discuss the series finale of Loki season two, Glorious Purpose and tackle all of the really big questions: Has Loki become The God of Stories? Will we ever see Mobius and Sylvie again? Just how do you get key-lime pie that shade of green???HostHugh McStay& Ashley ThomasGuestsKelechi EhenuloEditorHugh McStayExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow KELECHI EHENULO on Twitter @kehenuloJoin our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 125. Loki 2x05 - Science / FictionHugh is back from his brief sabbatical and is returning to the 616 hosting chair to discuss the penultimate episode of Loki Season 2, Science / Fiction. Joined by Craig MacKenzie and Baz Greenland, the gents discuss a more character driven episode of Loki which reveals the former lives of everyone's favourite variants...Oh, and Hugh gets angry about Daredevil... because of course he does.HostHugh McStayGuestsCraig McKenzieBaz GreenlandEditorHugh McStayExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow CRAIG MCKENZIE on Twitter @Nemesis4909– Follow BAZ GREENLAND on Twitter @BazGreenLandJoin our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.socialWe Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 124. Loki 2x04 - The Heart of the TVAJoin your host Ashley Thomas and special guests Donna Tha Dead and Robert Clark as they go deep into the heart of the TVA. Ashley cries in superhero movies! Donna is raising her kids right! Robert gets on his soap box! HostAshley ThomasGuestsDonna Tha Dead Robert ClarkEditorAshley ThomasExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow ROBERT CLARK on Twitter @Geekthulhu– Follow DONNA THA DEAD on Instagram @DonnaThaDeadJoin our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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  • 123. Loki 2x03 - 1893Join your host Ashley Thomas and special guests Brandi Jackola and Robert Turnbull as they go back in time to 1893. Ashley wants a new female Big Bad! Brandi wants to see Tara Strong in real life! Robert doesn't believe Cracker Jacks are real! HostAshley ThomasGuestsBrandi Jackola Robert TurnbullEditorAshley ThomasExecutive ProducerTony Black– Follow HUGH MCSTAY on Twitter @angryscotsman81– Follow ASHLEY THOMAS on Twitter @TheNerdyBlogger– Follow ROBERT TURNBULL on Twitter @Forducks– Follow BRANDI JACKOLA on Twitter @Brandiwine12Join our Facebook group, Community-616:https://www.facebook.com/groups/community616Follow on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/podcast616Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcast616.bsky.social We Made This on socials:Website: https://www.wemadethispodcasts.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/we_madethisFacebook: We Made ThisTitle music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com
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