Superhero Ethics

Does a single champion define a martial arts style? Do the high school, we have to fight it out, antics of Cobra Kai make more or less sense among adults? And can Paul and Matthew really find a way to connect Ip Man 4 and Cobra Kai 4?We love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more information, contact info and to find all of our podcasts!

Stranded Panda regulars Emily Cissel and Zuhair Ali join me to talk Ms. Marvel & Representation.Zuhair Ali is one of the hosts of the Animation Deliberation Podcast, podcast dedicated to discussing and celebrating the best action focused animated series, cartoons and films. https://www.spreaker.com/show/animation-deliberationEmily Cissell is a middle school social studies teacher also known as a real life superhero. She has a borderline obsession with Captain Marvel, Loki, and her dog Hemingway.Emily Cissell Asks What If….?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emily-cissell-asks-what-if/id1595748844323 Network Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-323-with-reid-murphy/id1573067697Instagram/Twitter: @emilyorlou

Andy Nelson, of the Next Reel and Marvel Movie Minute joins me to discuss Thor: Love & Thunder. We get into the questions the movie raised, the ones we wish it explored further and why one of us really enjoyed it, and the other- not so much.We love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more information, contact info and to find all of our podcasts!Andy started podcasting about movies 11 years ago and immediately fell in love with the format. Now, as partner at TruStory FM, he continues exploring his passion for everything in the world of film as well as his love of podcasting. Aside from his movie podcasts The Next Reel Film Podcast, Marvel Movie Minute, and The Speakeasy, Andy produces a variety of other shows including How to Split a Toaster: A Divorce Podcast About Saving Your Relationships, It’s All Your Fa

Matthew takes a rare day off as Ashley, Paul, and Mark talk about the final two episodes of the penultimate season of Stranger Things. (Season 4, episodes 8 and 9.)Mark Garkusha is a podcaster and voice actor, including on Cast Die Podcast "if you need more D&D in your life." @MarkDmitri on all the social media things.Ashley Coffin has her own brand-new podcast, Bill & Ashley's Terror Theater (@BATTpod on Twitter and such), co-hosts the Marvel Cinematic Universe Podcast, and so many other casts of podliness.Paul Hoppe AKA ZenMadman is found @ZenMadman on all the things and is usually a guest on this here podcast, along with Star Wars Universe Podcast, and wrote and performed the theme music to this here podcast with Villain's Lament.We love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more information, contact inf

What will it look like to bring the X-men into the MCU? How does the mutant framework change in a world already used to superpowers? Do we need to keep the Prof X/Magneto conflict, or are their other paradigms to explore? X-men X-pert Miles Stokes joins Paul and myself to dive into it!Miles Stokes is one half of Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men, a weekly podcast that endeavors to walk listeners through the ins, outs, and retcons of comics' greatest superhero soap opera. The show can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/xplainthexmen or at https://www.xplainthexmen.com - or you can (occasionally) find Miles himself at https://twitter.com/gjallerbru.The episode on Logan we mentioned can be found here-https://theethicalpanda.com/2017/04/11/logan-on-logan/We love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more informa

D&D podcaster and expert Mark Garkusha joins Ashley and myself to talk Strange Things Season 4 (1st half?) Mark Garkusha is an actor, voice artist, writer, and lifelong nerd. You can find him on instagram and twitter as @markdmitri and his D&D/TTRPG cast as @castdiepodcastWe love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more information, contact info and to find all of our podcasts!

Paul and I talk about the value placed on human life at different ages, in our own society and that of the stories we love. Is the death of a child more tragic than the death of an adult? Does a story need to show us a child in danger to establish emotional stakes? And why do so many heroes have dead parents?We love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more information, contact info and to find all of our podcasts!

We're talking about The Boys, season 3, Episode 1, with Matthew Carroll and Ashley Coffin. Check out the PandaVision podcast for our coverage of every episode of Season 3 of The Boys.We love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more information, contact info and to find all of our podcasts!Want to find video of many of our Ethical Panda recordings? Cclick here: https://youtu.be/oQlrOWg8sYA . And please hit like and subscribe to help us grow the channel.

Lets talk celebrities- or more specifically, why is everyone else talking about celebrities. Is there a trial of some kind going on, and should it impact how we feel about Aquaman 2? Why does the name Kathleen Kennedy evoke such strong feelings in certain parts of the Star Wars fandom,. and what role does misogyny, racism, and other issues play in the narratives that get formed around celebrities and fandom? Paul joins me to talk about these questions, along with what its like to listen to our episodes from 5 years ago on their Poker & Podcasts series on Youtube!For the full video of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/oQlrOWg8sYA . And please hit like and subscribe to help us grow the channel, where you’ll find video recordings of all our podcasts going forward, along with some great content around older ones ( The Poker and Podcasts series we talk about in this episode!)We love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https

Mental health played a big part in Moon Knight, and we brought in an expert to talk about it. Saron Bryan, LCSW, returns to the show and joins Paul, Will, and myself, to talk about dissociative identity disorder (DID), how the show portrays it, and what better understanding it can tell us about Marc, Stephen, and the show. Saron Bryan is a therapist in Athens, Georgia who primarily serves queer, polyamorous, and kinky clients. She also enjoys taking way too long to finish reading the Wheel of Time series and questing to find the most ridiculous and gaudy earrings imaginable.Our voices not enough- you can watch the video of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmMt4ufXC94!Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HEROETHICS at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod

Catherine Rae joins us to discuss the Twilight story, its toxic understandings of relationships, and her reading habits at age 14. We talk about why these books and movies are both so toxic and so popular, the ways we dismiss the things that young girls love, and what it means to have a problematic fav(orite).Catherine Rae is a thirsty and proud member of the Stranded Panda Embarrassment. She is a reader and writer and runner living in the smallest state. Please send her pictures of your pets.

We're wrapping up our coverage of Moon Knight, and talking about Episode 6! With Paul and WillThis episode is made possible in part by Manscaped!Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code HEROETHICS at MANSCAPED.com!

We're diving into some heavy topics as we talk about Moon Knight, episode 5!This episode is made possible in part by Manscaped!Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code HEROETHICS at MANSCAPED.com!

Is The Batman a Hamlet story? The Joker an Iago? I’m joined by Austin Tichenor (he/him), artistic director of the award winning Reduced Shakespeare Company as we talk about the Bard’s approach to villains, and storytelling in general, and how we see those same themes in the stories we love today.Austin Tichenor (he/him) is an actor, playwright, and the artistic director of the award winning Reduced Shakespeare Company. An intellectual welterweight, Austin remains disappointingly average despite three expensive degrees (two from UC Berkeley and one from Boston University). An intellectual welterweight, Austin remains disappointingly average despite three expensive degrees (two from UC Berkeley and one from Boston University).He blogs monthly for the Folger Shakespeare Library (where you can find his article on The Batman and Hamlet) and since 2006 has produced and hosted the world’s longest running weekly theater podcast, the Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast. Recent directorial credits include A Midsummer N

Will joins Paul and myself to talk about episode 4 of Moon Knight!This episode is made possible in part by Manscaped!Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code HEROETHICS at MANSCAPED.com!

Our long road to Gotham has come to an end- we're talking about The Batman! Paul and I talk about the nature of vengeance, the relevance of this version of the Riddler to our own world, and ask the age old question- is this our Batman?This episode is made possible in part by Manscaped!Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code HEROETHICS at MANSCAPED.com!

Paul and Matthew continue our coverage of MoonKnight, as we talk about episode 3!

Can a sword bring about a new era? Can a former assassin find peace? Can a beloved anime translate to live action? Whether you've seen all or none of the Kenshin movies or shows, the discussion focuses on ethical and historical questions with relevance today.

Does a person have to actually do a bad thing in order to be punished for it? Why does it matter that Steven ate the steak? And what in the world is this new music? Will Freeland of Hype is my Superpower join Paull and Matthew to discuss episode two of MoonKnight.

Can villains be saved? Can they be forced to change, even if they don't want to? Does Peter have trouble respecting the agency of others? And is Dr. Strange the worst babysitter in the MCU?Paul and I get into all these questions and more as we discuss Spiderman: No Way Home.