The World's Best Podcast

This week on The World’s Best Podcast, Paul and co-host Paul Sr. discuss the first live-action Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian, streaming on Disney +! Created by Jon Favreau (the actor/director behind Iron Man, Elf, and more), The Mandalorian follows a lone bounty hunter working in the dangerous Outer Rim of the galaxy, sometime after the fall of The Empire. When a high paying job takes an un...

On this week’s episode of The World’s Best Podcast, Mike Cole returns to the show for the 2nd week in a row. We discuss the current state of The Arrowverse, DC‘s TV Universe on The CW. The Arrowverse includes shows like Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman. At its peak, The Arrowverse put out some of the most fun and compelling live action,msuperhero storytelling. Sadly,...

Mike Cole returns to the podcast to discuss the comments recently made by several prominent filmmakers, that seem to ask: is there a place for great, smaller films in this blockbuster world? Also, some very exciting casting announcements have been made about director Matt Reeves’ upcoming film The Batman starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne. Paul and Mike gives their take on the casting news!...

Much like the killer robots we see in these films, The Terminator franchise refuses to die. That’s right, folks! Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton have returned to kick Terminator a$$ and blow s#:t up in the latest entry in the iconic action series. Director Tim Miller (Deadpool) and Producer James Cameron chose to ignore the previous sequels and pick up right where T2 left off. Does Dark F...

On this week’s episode of The World’s Best Podcast, Paul reviews the new HBO series WATCHMEN, from creator Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers)! This new series serves as a quasi-sequel to the original WATCHMEN comic book, a brilliant deconstruction of the superhero genre. Set 30 years after the classic graphic novel written by Alan Moore with art by Dave Gibbons, in an alternate 2019, police wear...

Paul and Ryan return to Middle Earth in their long-awaited follow up episode to their Lord of the Rings podcast! Also, please check out this cancer fundraising charity we’re trying to bring awareness to, Colon Cancer Coalition Of Boston. You can find their website here: https://donate.coloncancercoalition.org/Boston Where you can make donations and find out about upcoming events!

JOKER, the highly anticipated new film from director Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix has hit theaters! The movie is already receiving rave reviews, with many critics declaring the movie a shoe in for Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. The early buzz has praised Phoenix’s tour de force performance as a broken man’s decent into madness and trans...

On this episode of The World’s Best Podcast, I got the chance to sit down with the talented and hilarious comedian, Danny Kelly! Over his nearly 3 decades as a professional comedian, Danny has racked up some amazing stories and experiences! He was kind enough to share some killer stuff when I sat down with him in the extremely cool “Cantankerous Podcast” mobile studio last week. We discuss everyth...

U.F.O.’s! Or Unidentified Flying Objects, have been one of mankind’s great mysteries for as long as we’ve looked up at the sky and wondered, are we alone in the universe? As 2 of the greatest minds of their time, Paul and Paul Sr. set out on a journey of discovery to answer that very question! We discuss some of the most incredible and dramatic UFO encounters on record. With more information on th...

We have a real treat on this week’s episode of The World’s Best Podcast, Paul Sr. returns to the show to help Paul review IT: Chapter 2! We wanted to wait a little while to drop this episode, mostly to give people plenty of time to see the movie because we go FULL SPOILERS on this show. So whether you’ve seen the movie or not, come join us for some fun and ridiculous hijinx, as well as their usual...

On this episode, while musing about the tragic events of Hurricane Dorian, Paul takes a few minuets to freak the F—K out about the inevitable, cataclysmic, disasters we can expect to see in the coming years, due to the effects of climate change. Paul manages to calm down by drinking a fifth of whiskey and reviewing the Season 2 premier of the DC UNIVERSE TV Series, TITANS! Thanks for listening! En...

The upcoming film, “JOKER” (opening 10/4) starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips, has screened for critic to rave reviews. Some even calling the movie a “masterpiece”. So on this podcast, Paul tells you everything you need to know about the various on screen depictions of The Joker in the past, on TV and the big screen. What’s the deal with this new version of The Clown Prince Of C...

It’s been 3 years in the making, but at long last we finally recorded THE LORD OF THE RINGS EPISODE! Co-host Ryan McDonald returns to the show as he and Paul take an epic journey through Middle Earth! Who’s your favorite character? The best battle? The best installment of the saga? We go over it all and more on this legendary episode!

In this episode Paul gives you everything you need to know about this year’s upcoming EPIC DC Superhero Crossover Event on The CW... CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! All of The CW’s DC shows, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman, along with an all star cast of characters from throughout the DC Multiverse, are crossing over for their most ambitious event yet: an adaptation of th...

In the first of TWO episodes of “The World’s Best Podcast” to come out this week, Paul reviews the latest film directed by Quentin Tarantino: Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood! We go into FULL SPOILERS in this episode, but we give you fair warning first if you just want to get our general thoughts on the film. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

After this year’s EPIC San Diego Comic-Con, Paul and his co-host Paul Sr. break down all of the coolest announcement, including the huge presentation from Marvel Studios revealing the movies and TV series that will be apart of MCU PHASE 4! The Eternals, Shang-Chi and The Legend Of The Ten Rings, Doctor Strange and The Multiverse Of Madness, Thor: Love & Thunder, & more! We also discuss this year’s...

The 2019 San Diego Comic Con begins this weekend, where we get our first look at some of the coolest upcoming movies, TV shows, and comics. Marvel, DC, Netflix, HBO, The CW, Warner Bros. and many more will be there to show off upcoming projects. In this episode, we give you the low down on all of the best stuff to keep your eye on at this year’s convention. Including some material that has already...

Fame. Ain’t it a bitch? Not so long ago on a beautiful summer evening, in a New England summer island community, one young man’s dream brush with fame may have turned into a nightmare.... OR DID IT?! New information has surfaced in the case involving allegations of sexual assault by Kevin Spacey in Nantucket. What once looked like a celebrity using his status and power to take advantage of a young...

On this episode we review the latest movie to feature everyone’s favorite wallcrawler, Spider-Man: Far From Home. As the final film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3 of films, we go over the action sequences, the villains, the friends and foes in Peter Parker’s life, and all the twists and turns along the way. This movie has some HUGE revelations and twists, so we recommend avoiding SPOIL...

In this very special episode, Paul takes a trip to a quaint pub in the English countryside to interview Fran, the woman who inspired J.K. Rowling to write Harry Potter! Enjoy, it sure is... well... somethin’!

LIVE FROM RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL! ...Well... No, not really... But it’s a good show anyway! Paul and guest co-host Paul Sr. discuss the must see movies and TV series coming up next month, in our July Movie & TV Preview! We give you the scoop on Spider-Man: Far From Home, Stranger Things 3, Young Justice: Outsiders & more! Of course, along the way we take some of our usual nonsensical detours, but t...

UPDATE: After a brief sabbatical, The World’s Best Podcast is back this week and better than ever! Look for a brand new episode very soon!

After nearly 20 years of filmmaking (some spectacular, some pretty lousy) The X-Men film saga comes to a close with Dark Phoenix. Instead of going out with a bang, the series goes out like a wispy fart. In this episode, Paul and co-host Ryan McDonald go over the final X-Men film to be made with FOX before the characters are next seen, reborn in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s technically a SPO...

This weekend featured some of the best television of the year, just over a few days. Amazon Prime premiered Good Omens, HBO wrapped up its miniseries Chernobyl, DC Universe launched it’s latest original series Swamp Thing, and finally after years of waiting, fans got closure on one of HBO’s very best shows that was taken too soon, when Deadwood: The Movie finally premiered to give this classic ser...

In this special Memorial Day episode of The World’s Best Podcast, Paul reviews BRIGHTBURN, the new movie from James Gunn the man behind Guardians of the Galaxy! It’s basically a “What If?” story about if Superman became a homicidal sociopath when he was a kid growing up in Smallville. Plus, Paul goes off on some interesting and crazy tangents that are sure to entertain! Enjoy!