Fast becoming more beard than man, Kyle Olson is an award-winning producer, writer, and host who has been podcasting since these shows were still casting onto pods. He co-hosted The Marvel Movie Minute for over three hundred episodes with his fellow true believer and partner in pods, Rob Kubasko. He’s created several shows, the most notable of which are his audio drama series, The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society, and his live play show, the Cool Time Dice Hour with the one and only Krissy Lenz. He still has a lot to learn.
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We pour up a course in mixology as we purvey a perfectly innocent conversation between two adults. That is if you overlook the Swiss watches, dirty martinis and masterful mind games being played on our hero. What is Natalie Rushman’s job again?
Hammer has a plan for Pentagon domination and using Tony’s frontward as a bathroom while Ivan has plans for the latter. We then head back to Tony’s bedroom and his conch is literally just right out in the open. All conchs are welcome!
Let’s begin with a really nerdy dive into the world of encryption, operating systems and have a call back to season two of the Marvel Movie Minute! Why? Ivan, our physicist turned hacker shows up poor Justin and his lacking knowledge of technology. Also, no attempt has been made to change Ivan’s appearance though we have to ask who’s his stylist?
Team Tardis is making a run for the border to get to the wedding on time. We’ve got the Doctor going full MacGyver, a shoutout to Babylon 5 and we hope Big Finish is listening, all in thirteen minutes.
It’s rash time, everybody. We don’t want to talk about blood poisoning. But we do it. For the kids. Everything is breaking this week: Tony, the arc reactor, their friendship, the works. Meanwhile, back in Queens, it’s Hammer time. We head into Justin’s factory littered with Space-X employees and Ivan’s new digs.
Don Cheadle is epic being epic! They’re rolling tanks up the PCH! PIVOT! As exciting as Tony getting chewed out may be, watching Tony take the emotional hit is a highlight of this sequence. CGI wonder-work in the palladium core and no, it probably shouldn’t be smoking.
Christiane Amanpour has a corner on the “twos.” There is, in no way, instruction on extending the float time of checks in this episode. Rhodey has access codes. Pepper is getting interviewed. Tony is in the car. Jarvis is in exposition mode. And thank goodness, too, because how else would we know how corrupt we all are?
What would it be like to be approached by a benefactor? A venture capitalist of evil? We explore these opportunities this week. We don’t speak Russian, but we pretend do thanks to Rourke and Favreau. And along the way, we dive deep into our friend the bird, the importance of the bird to negotiation, and language as a power move. Finally, a discourse into appropriate pop culture metaphors in a dance between Peanuts and Buffalo Bill.
We have a reaction to Black Superman. Tom Clancy properties and the Rainbow Cinematic Universe. NBC axes the 2022 Globes. Knives Out 2 cast is shaping up nicely thank you very much. Plus a game of forgotten villain (names) and a list of films based on boo
Introducing the Blend Friend. You will not thank us for this. Back in the minutes, it’s monologue time. It’s the juicy-juicy Sam Rockwell 2-camera Hammer-Ivan talk. All this reminds us how important therapy with your father is, and how much we miss not knowing about “Daddy Hammer.” What we DO know is that Justin sees Ivan’s power over dinner and chocolate and they are awakened to the value of Legacy.