Best TPE Network Podcasts (2025)

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HVT-033 A Call to Arms 1:42:09

26d ago1:42:09

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As promised, in this episode we discuss the second novel in the Manticore Ascendant series: A Call to Arms. Written by David Weber, Timothy Zahn and Tom Pope, the story of Travis Long continues after he’s completed his training to become a commissioned officer. We join him back in the fleet with a few years of commissioned time under his belt and w…

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HVT-032 A Call to Duty 1:57:12

2M ago1:57:12

1:57:12

Lately there are times it seems we’re getting close to the end of our adventure through the Honorverse and then a little reminder like this happens: we’re discussing the first book in another four-book story arc! In this episode we’re talking about A Call to Duty, kicking off the Manticore Ascendant series. This novel was authored by David Weber, T…

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HVT-031 Cauldron of Ghosts 1:29:32

3M ago1:29:32

1:29:32

Now it’s time to dive right into the third book in the Crown of Slaves series: Cauldron of Ghosts, co-authored by David Weber and Eric Flint. It won’t be a surprise to any of our regular listeners, but this book ties to the previous book we covered based on publication order. That said, this is a particularly tight coupling as this book is often co…

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HVT-030 Shadow of Freedom 1:58:59

4M ago1:58:59

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This time we’re looking at the third book in the Saganami Island part of the Honorverse story arc: Shadow of Freedom. We’re solidly in the year 1922 PD and Admiral Michelle Henke takes care of yet more trouble presented by the Solarian League. This is tied to a scenario set up to make the Star Empire of Manticore look bad in a way that would cost t…

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HVT-029 Interview with Jane Lindskold and David Weber 1:28:45

5M ago1:28:45

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What a surprise! Due to a quick turn of events we’re able to interrupt our regularly scheduled program for a very special treat. Instead of discussing Shadow of Freedom, we were privileged to have Jane Lindskold join us, along with another visit by David Weber. As far as we can tell, there’s no better reason to interrupt the plan than this. This wa…

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HVT-028 Treecat Wars 1:28:05

6M ago1:28:05

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We move into the third book in the Star Kingdom series: Treecat Wars, by David Weber and Jane Lindskold. Published by Baen, this 376-page gem first hit the street in September 2013. With the brutal fire season over, Stephanie and her friend Anders are heading off to Manticore after being selected to attend Forestry Service ranger school. Stephanie’…

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HVT-027 Beginnings 1:45:35

7M ago1:45:35

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Beginnings is the sixth (and second to last) book in the Worlds of Honor anthology set. It contains five short stories, penned by four talented authors: David Weber, Charles E. Gannon, Timothy Zahn, and Joelle Presby. Each of these stories brings us to interesting and important beginnings for many events that we’ve become familiar with in the Honor…

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HVT-026 A Rising Thunder 1:42:32

8M ago1:42:32

1:42:32

“A Rising Thunder” basically picks up where “Mission of Honor” left off, with events that begin in April 1922 PD and span about five months. We’re back in the main sequence, and it seems hard to believe that this novel is the second to the last of the core novels! But we’re not close to being done with the Honorverse content, with lots of material …

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HVT-025 Fire Season 1:29:01

9M ago1:29:01

1:29:01

We are jumping right into the second book in the Star Kingdom series, this one titled Fire Season. This one’s a joint venture between David Weber and the now-familiar Jane Lindskold. Published by Baen, it came out at a comfortable 287 pages in October 2012. In the previous Star Kingdom novel, we met an 11-year-old Stephanie Harrington in part 1, th…

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HVT-024 A Beautiful Friendship 1:05:35

10M ago1:05:35

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Well, we’re finally breaking into the Star Kingdom series, starting with the novel entitled A Beautiful Friendship. While they’re closely related to each other, don’t confuse this novel with the short story by the same name contained in the first anthology we discussed a while back (More Than Honor). The short story and this novel were both written…

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HVT-023 In Fire Forged 1:21:49

11M ago1:21:49

1:21:49

“In Fire Forged” is the fifth anthology in the Honorverse, containing three short stories and another technical writing. We see the return of two favorite co-authors: Jane Lindskold bringing us the short story “Ruthless” and Timothy Zahn who hits us hard with his short story “An Act of War”. David Weber brings us the third short story entitled “Let…

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Stature City EP001 - For My Family 18:21

12M ago18:21

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Ten years after a devastating asteroid strike the City-State of Stature City is embroiled in a battle for the last former county. Stature City's new Sheriff, Cedrick Parr launches a massive offensive against the mysterious Stature City Shadow and the Crime Syndicate. It’s ten years after what was supposed to be a near-miss by asteroid TV118. Canada…

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HVT-022 Second Interview with David Weber 2:40:50

12M ago2:40:50

2:40:50

Although the timing wasn’t openly discussed, you all knew we had a second interview with David Weber in the works. Well, our calendars finally aligned, and we are excited to drop the second interview with the creator of the Honorverse into the feed. We covered somewhere between 15 and 20 questions, including quite a few listener questions. Even so,…

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HVT-021 Mission of Honor 2:13:58

1y ago2:13:58

2:13:58

Mission of Honor brings us back to the main series/sequence, as we look at the twelfth novel in that line of the Honorverse story. The events in this ~600-page gem occur between late 1921 through the middle of 1922 PD. Having developed the breadth and depth of some significant events in the overall storyline, David moves away from the technique he’…

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HVT-020 Torch of Freedom 1:28:47

1y ago1:28:47

1:28:47

As promised, here we are, back in the Crown of Slaves series talking about “Torch of Freedom”, another essential book assisting us in our passage through the Honorverse. This is the second of the novels that comprise the Crown of Slaves series or set of books within the Honorverse. As with the others in this set, Eric Flint was David Weber’s co-aut…

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HVT-019 Storm From the Shadows 2:12:30

1y ago2:12:30

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Swinging back to the Saganami Island series, in this episode we discuss the second book entitled “Storm from the Shadows”. Similar to the previous novel, this is another of several that cover certain key events in the 1921 PD timeframe, but from a different perspective. This time a lot of what we see is through Admiral Michele Henke’s eyes. We made…

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HVT-018 At All Costs 1:49:23

1+ y ago1:49:23

1:49:23

We’re back in the “main series” to discuss the eleventh novel, “At All Costs”. While this is the eleventh of fourteen novels here, we’re only about halfway through all the Honorverse content. So, if you’re enjoying the podcast don’t worry, there’s lots more to come! The timeframe of this novel has us overlapping some of the events we saw in “The Sh…

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HVT-017 The Shadow of Saganami 1:34:52

1+ y ago1:34:52

1:34:52

We’ve already put out toes in the water of the Wages of Sin series (more commonly known as the Crown of Slaves series), and we’ll return to it soon enough. In this episode we discuss the first book in the Saganami Island series, entitled “The Shadow of Saganami”. Events in this novel overlap with and complement, to some extent, events we read about…

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HVT-016 Crown of Slaves (Wages of Sin #1) 1:30:26

1+ y ago1:30:26

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With this series and novel, our adventure shifts away from the story featuring Honor Harrington as the main character or even seeing her as the focal point. Even so, she’s not gone and appears in the periphery quite often. Remember, this “related” storyline doesn’t mean we’re shifting away from the “main” storyline. As you’ll see, we are not. The W…

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Stature City Promo 0:55

1+ y ago0:55

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TPE Network Presents: Stature City. An audio drama set in a dystopian future. Stature City takes place ten years after a cataclysmic asteroid strike. Devastated by a strange metal, terrorized by a mysterious figure, and overrun by enhanced criminals; the quarantined city-state called Stature City is on the brink of collapse. Governor Preston Allen …

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HVT-015 The Service of the Sword 1:55:35

1+ y ago1:55:35

1:55:35

Here we are, already discussing the fourth Honorverse anthology entitled The Service of the Sword. This collection of six short stories written by six authors was originally published in April 2003 by Baen. While we’ll call them “short” stories, two of them are novella-length (or arguably longer), so if you haven’t read this collection yet, be awar…

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HVT-014 War of Honor 2:04:21

1+ y ago2:04:21

2:04:21

Here we are, already discussing the tenth novel in the Honor Harrington main series: War of Honor, and if you’re counting the overall number of books we’ve covered in the Honorverse, this would be the thirteenth. For those who read this in the past, you may remember what the rest of us new readers discovered: we thought the previous novel was lengt…

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HVT-013 Changer of Worlds 2:09:13

1+ y ago2:09:13

2:09:13

(Be sure to listen all the way through the closing credits. There may be a small surprise...) Time is flying as we work our way through the Honorverse! Here we are on the third anthology in the Worlds of Honor set: Changer of Worlds. It was first published in January 2001, comes in at 469 pages and contains four short stories. As with the previous …

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HVT-012 First Interview with David Weber 2:45:11

2y ago2:45:11

2:45:11

At the end of the last episode, we told you our next episode would be to discuss the anthology “Changer of Worlds”. Well surprise! What you’re about to hear is our interview with the man himself: Mr. David Weber. We had a list of questions of our own as well as some that several of you have submitted. In the interest of respecting David’s time, we …

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HVT-011 Ashes of Victory 2:07:15

2y ago2:07:15

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In this episode we discussed the ninth novel in the Honor Harrington main series: Ashes of Victory. It’s the direct follow-on to Echoes of Honor. And if you keep listening through the end credits you might find a bit of extra “Oops!” At 672 pages (the trade paperback edition), it’s slightly shorter than Echoes of Honor, but not by much and with no …

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HVT-010 Worlds of Honor 1:30:14

2y ago1:30:14

1:30:14

This episode, we find ourselves reading and discussing the second anthology. This one is entitled Worlds of Honor. It was published in 1999 and contains five stories. Aptly named, these stories are as much tied to Honor’s worlds, as to the characters we read about. Through the pens of several authors, we travel to Sphynx, Manticore, Gryphon, and Sy…

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HVT-009 Echoes of Honor 1:56:27

2y ago1:56:27

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After our jaunt over to the first anthology in the Worlds of Honor set, we’re back to the main series and discussing book 8: Echoes of Honor. This seemed like two books that were woven together through the way this novel was assembled. At 718 pages, this is the largest novel yet in the series, and was published by Baen Books in September 1998—a yea…

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HVT-008 More Than Honor 1:21:13

2y ago1:21:13

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Here we are, with the first seven novels in the main Honor Harrington series already behind us and taking our first detour to read More Than Honor, the first anthology in the Honorverse. As a reminder, we’re doing this based on a volume of recommendations and with the understanding that this anthology was published between the seventh and eighth no…

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HVT-007 In Enemy Hands 1:53:31

2y ago1:53:31

1:53:31

DEAR LISTENER: There were technical issues with portions of the recording quality. We considered re-recording the episode, but we would never be able to re-create the spontaneity that we got on this show. We hope the quality of the content will make up for the quality of the recording. The issues have been fixed and should not happen again. ===== W…

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HVT-006 Honor Among Enemies 1:46:54

2+ y ago1:46:54

1:46:54

Book 6 is the topic of our discussion today as we continue our journey through the Honorverse! “Honor Among Enemies” is a robust 544 pages, published by Baen Books in June 1996. In some ways we return to some of the events that happened in “On Basilisk Station”, specifically Honor’s actions against an enemy Q-ship. What’s a Q-ship, you ask? Well, i…

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HVT-005 Flag in Exile 1:37:03

2+ y ago1:37:03

1:37:03

Today our discussion turns to book 5 in the Honorverse. Let’s continue our journey! “Flag in Exile” is 443 pages, published by Baen Books in September 1995. I’m not sure it’s quite accurate to say Honor takes a break after her duel with Pavel Young. Our hero is forced into retirement from the Royal Manticoran Navy due to the political fallout and c…

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HVT-004 Field of Dishonor 1:33:31

2+ y ago1:33:31

1:33:31

Here we are, kicking off the discussion of the fourth book in the Honor Harrington main series. Let’s continue our journey into the Honorverse! “Field of Dishonor” is 416 pages of pure military adventure. It was published by Baen Books in late 1994. Events in this book take place shortly after the events in the previous novel. This book is reported…

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HVT-003 The Short Victorious War 1:30:30

2+ y ago1:30:30

1:30:30

Welcome to the third book in the Honor Harrington main series. Let’s continue our journey into the Honorverse! “The Short Victorious War” is 376 pages of pure military adventure. It was published by Baen Books in 1994. The events in this story take place approximately a year after the events that occurred in “The Honor of the Queen”. Of note, the t…

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HVT-002 The Honor of the Queen 1:47:40

2+ y ago1:47:40

1:47:40

Welcome to the second book in the Honor Harrington main series of books. Let’s continue our journey into the Honorverse! The second book in the series is titled “The Honor of the Queen”. Like the first book, it was also published in 1993 by Baen Books. This one ran 422 pages. The events in this story take place approximately three years after the e…

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HVT-001 On Basilisk Station 1:38:31

2+ y ago1:38:31

1:38:31

Our amazing journey through the Honorverse begins now! The first book in the series is titled “On Basilisk Station”. Published in 1993 by Baen Books, it ran 458 pages and leads a series that David Weber originally thought might only be five books or so. For those not familiar, it grew into a 14-book series, with a number of related, spin-off sets o…

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HVT-000 Introduction 42:29

3y ago42:29

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Welcome to the Honorverse Today podcast! We’re glad you found us. We’re excited to have you enjoy the adventures of Honor Harrington with us as we work our way through this 14-book series written by David Weber. Styled after the classic Horatio Hornblower series, we’ll experience the naval adventures of exploration, military service, and combat—all…

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Sony vs Marvel – TSHR 50 20:05

6y ago20:05

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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank, John, and Alex discuss the fallout from the Sony vs Marvel Spider-Man showdown. Did Marvel leak the Spider-Man news to the press as a negotiation ploy? How … Continued The post Sony vs Marvel – TSHR 50 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Marvel & Sony End Spider-Man Deal 25:01

6y ago25:01

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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank and John discuss all the latest superhero TV and movie news including the awful box office results for Dark Phoenix, that pesky Snyder cut, a BIG new … Continued The post Marvel & Sony End Spider-Man Deal appeared first on TPE Network.…

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019 – TSHR 48 26:01

6y ago26:01

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Marvel Phase 4 Movies SHOW NOTES Hank and John discuss all the news that came out of San Diego Comic-Con 2019, and much more on episode 48 of The Superhero Report. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE … Continued The post San Diego Comic-Con 2019 – TSHR 48 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Simonetti Source and Hoodie Gleyber Interviews| Ep 11 | TPE 1:44:17

6y ago1:44:17

1:44:17

The guys are back with two awesome interviews with Yankee twitter icons, recurring guest @SimonettiSource (or Sicilliano in the rap world) and @HoodieGleyberBy Empire Sports Network

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Dark Phoenix Goes Bye-Bye – TSHR 47 31:49

6y ago31:49

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Dark Phoenix Goes Bye-Bye – TSHR 47 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank and JT discuss all the Black Widow movie news that has come out recently, plus casting news for The Eternals, … Continued The post Dark Phoenix Goes Bye-Bye – TSHR 47 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Guardians of the Galaxy 3 News – TSHR 46 27:51

6y ago27:51

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Oscorp in Spider-Man: Far From Home – TSHR 46 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank and John discuss all the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 news that has come out recently, plus the … Continued The post Guardians of the Galaxy 3 News – TSHR 46 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Too Early For Trade Talk?| Ep 10 | TPE 1:16:00

6y ago1:16:00

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The guys talk trades while watching Tanaka's shutout against the Rays. Includes arguments about Cameron Maybin, Clint Fraziers, and jerseys with names.By Empire Sports Network

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Will Deadpool Appear in Spider-Man 3? – TSHR 45 19:20

6y ago19:20

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An Asgardian Gambit? CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank and John discuss all the latest Marvel & DC TV, streaming, and movie news. Hank is upset about the time frame for the Black … Continued The post Will Deadpool Appear in Spider-Man 3? – TSHR 45 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Batman Wears Glitter? – TSHR 44 26:47

6y ago26:47

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Robert Pattinson Batman CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank and JT discuss all the latest Marvel & DC TV, streaming, and movie news. Robert Pattinson to play Batman, Hank is excited about Spider-Man: … Continued The post Batman Wears Glitter? – TSHR 44 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Spider-Man: Hoax-Coming – TSHR 43 26:21

6y ago26:21

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Ghost Rider Is Coming to Hulu CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank (@HankDavis) and John (@neonphase) discuss all the latest Marvel & DC TV, streaming, and movie news. Dwayne Johnson wants that Disney … Continued The post Spider-Man: Hoax-Coming – TSHR 43 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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The Chosen One – TSHR 42 32:13

6y ago32:13

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Abigail Disney to the Rescue CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank (@HankDavis) and John (@neonphase) discuss all the latest Marvel & DC TV, streaming, and movie news. Abigail Disney money shames Bob Iger. … Continued The post The Chosen One – TSHR 42 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Two Captain Americas? – TSHR 41 23:56

6y ago23:56

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Disney’s Trojan Horse CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST FOR FREE SHOW NOTES Hank (@HankDavis) and John (@neonphase) discuss all the latest Marvel & DC TV, streaming, and movie news. Why is Disney okay with losing … Continued The post Two Captain Americas? – TSHR 41 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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The Dark Clown Rises-TSHR 40 22:07

6y ago22:07

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Captain Marvel Surpasses 1 Billion Dollars CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank (@HankDavis) and John (@neonphase) discuss all the latest Marvel & DC TV, streaming, and movie news. Can a dark Joker movie … Continued The post The Dark Clown Rises-TSHR 40 appeared first on TPE Network.…

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Avengers Runtime: A Big Mistake 23:36

6y ago23:36

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Disney Makes Their First Big Mistake CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES Hank (@HankDavis) and John (@neonphase) discuss all the latest superhero TV & film news news. Is Avengers: Endgame too long? Arrow is … Continued The post Avengers Runtime: A Big Mistake appeared first on TPE Network.…

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