Word Balloons and other Nerdage Podcast

Chris Borthick, Anthony Brown, and Matt Howlett join Matthew Price in this IDR Podcast, discussing the 2018 pilot episode of the CW superhero show “Black Lightning.” The series was based on the character created by writer Tony Isabella, with artist Trevor Von Eeden. Cress Williams stars as the titular hero. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

Matthew Price and Chris Borthick celebrated the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in this 2018 episode of the Infinite Danger Room podcast. The series, which ran from 1993-1999, was a spinoff of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and was set on a space station taken over by the United Federation of Planets on the cusp of a tactically important wormhole. This is a public episode. If you...

Matthew Price and Chris Borthick blast off with The Orville Season 1 in this 2018 episode of the Infinite Danger Room podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

IDR podcasters Chris Borthick, Kade Poulson, and Matthew Price go through the top-rated 28 sci-fi films of the 1980s to select an ultimate “Movie Game” winner. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

Kade Poulson, Anthony Brown, and Matthew Price play The Movie Game to determine the holiday movie champion in this 2018 archive episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

The 12-part "X-Cutioner's Song" ran through the X-titles in late 1992 to early 1993. The 12-part series ran in Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, X-Factor, and X-Force. I.D.R. podcast panelist Anthony Brown joins Matthew Price to share this deep dive into the crossover. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substac...

Matthew Price joins panelists Anthony Brown, Chris Borthick, and Matt Howlett in this 2016 episode from the archives. Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a brilliant but arrogant surgeon. His life changes after a car accident causes injuries that prevent him from being a surgeon. His search for healing leads him to a mystic enclave, where he finds mysterious secrets — and learns he is ne...

In this archive episode from 2016, Matthew Price and Chris Borthick look at “Star Trek Beyond” and other “Star Trek” items of interest around the 50th anniversary. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

IDR’s Anthony Brown discusses Jean Grey and her then-upcoming return in “Phoenix: Resurrection” in this 2017 archive episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

A who’s who of comic creators signed up to celebrate 80 years of Superman in 2018 and 1000 issues of “Action Comics,” where Superman made his debut back in 1938. Anthony Brown, Dan Nash, and Matthew Price discuss the issue in this IDR episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

In this 2018 podcast, Matthew Price, Kade Poulson, and Chris Borthick play the movie game, each eliminating 1980s horror movies until only one remains for Halloween viewing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

From the vault: In this 2018 episode, IDR podcasters Chris Borthick, Kade Poulson, and Matthew Price draft 13 horror and supernatural characters from the worlds of comics, TV, and film (but mostly comics) to fill out their teams to battle the apocalypse. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.c...

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

It was the culmination of a whole lot of Marvel movies. What did the IDR podcast crew think in the moment? Recorded in the week following the release of “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019, Kade Poulson, Chris Borthick, Anthony Brown and Matthew Price discuss the pros and cons of the mega-blockbuster film. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Shortly after the release of “Deadpool 2” in 2018, Chris Borthick and Anthony Brown of the IDR podcast crew shared their thoughts via this release. From the vaults: What were their reactions to the film? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com

Infinite Danger Room panelists Matthew Price, Matt Howlett, and Chris Borthick look at some of the best-reviewed superhero films of 1978-1999 as they play the "Movie Game" in this 2017 recording. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewd2t3s.substack.com