The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Storycraft & Meaning

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New mask. Same podcast. The MCU Diaries is a smart, craft-first Marvel podcast hosted by Blake Larsen—built for people who love the MCU but don’t want a 4-hour recap of everything that ever happened. Each episode is an essay you can listen to: we focus on the story choices that actually matter—character pressure, turning points, theme, and consequences—and we track how those choices set the table for what’s coming next. This isn’t “hey remember when…?” fandom. It’s what worked, what didn’t, why, and what it means on the road to Doomsday and Secret Wars. Expect selective coverage (not checkbox...

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The MCU Diaries: WandaVision: 1.05 – On A Very Special Episode 02.03.2021

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.05 “On A Very Special Episode”. Blake discusses WandaVision going full 80’s and why we are forced to ask ourselves, who is the real villain here and what is the cost of lies? Click HERE for the written version of this episode UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATI...

The MCU Diaries: WandaVision: 1.04 – We Interrupt This Program 01.03.2021

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.04 “We Interrupt This Program”. Blake discusses how this episode reminds us there’s a big vast world which keeps spinning outside Wanda’s sitcom bubble and connecting the two is a very hard job… Click HERE for the written version of this episode UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRI...

The MCU Diaries: WandaVision: 1.03 – Now In Color 27.02.2021

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.03 “Now In Color”. Blake chats the emotional undercurrent befalling our two lead characters as it tacks on more sitcom hijinks while also exposing the emotional framework of a very real prison for the mind…. Click HERE for the written version of this episode UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join Th...

The MCU Diaries: WandaVision: 1.02 – Don’t Touch That Dial 27.02.2021

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.02 “Don’t Touch That Dial”. Blake chats how episode 2 gets more gimmicky than the first episode, yet it showcases something Wanda and Vision have been lacking for their whole MCU existence: characterization and, most importantly, stakes… Click HERE for the written version of this episode UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PR...

The MCU Diaries: WandaVision: 1.01 – Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience (PREMIERE) 25.02.2021

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats about the WandaVision premiere episode 1.01 “Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience”. Blake introduces his Marvel experience, what this podcast will be about and how it will be produced and why this is a safe place for nerds of all kinds. He also chats why the premiere isn’t about the “what” so much as it is about the “where and why”, and why he is...