Marvel Cinematic University

In the latest installment of our ROAD TO DOOMSDAY series, AC and Jake are joined by friend Hunter Radesi to discuss the rollout of Doom for Doomsday and what characters we might expect to be on his side come December! Follow Hunter: @hradesi14 VOTE FOR AC FOR TOP HOST: https://tophost.org/2026/anthony-iii-canton JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got a new MCU television series to discuss! With Jake inside of a whale, AC is joined by friend of the show and pop culture writer Leah Marilla Thomas to discuss everything exciting about the two episode premiere of the final installment in the WandaVision trilogy of shows! Follow Leah: @leahmarilla VOTE FOR AC FOR TOP HOST: https://tophost.org/2026/anthony-iii-canton JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Avengers: Endgame was re-released in theaters this weekend with a few minutes of bonus footage, so Jake brought on Cecelia Alfonso-Stokes and Teej (AC was rained out of his screening) to talk about their theater experiences and all the exciting possibilities raised by the new pre- and post-credits scenes! Follow Cecelia: @ceceliamstokes1 (on Instagram) Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Discussions in the group chat led us to try a task no one should consider: fixing the DCEU, AKA the Snyder-Verse. AC and Jake are joined by Rod and Teej who all bring a list of three mistakes made by DC's first attempt at a shared universe. Would not making all of these mistakes have made the DCEU work? No, probably not. Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We got the second round of casting announcements and two new trailers from D23, so we chatted with our good friend Rod Morrow about all of the above. From Adam Driver joining the MCU, a new Doomsday trailer showcasing Doom's relationship with the Fantastic Four, and Ultron apparently having a beard in his human form, there is so much to discuss! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Season 2 of X-MEN '97 has reached its exciting conclusion, and AC and Jake are joined by the guests they started with for this nine episode ride: Dpalm and Maggie Lovitt. They discuss whether the season's fast pace caught up to it here, which showdown excited us most, and how Rogue and [spoiler]'s decisions left us feeling. Plus, excitement for Season 3! Follow Maggie: @maggieofthetown Follow dpalm: @dpalm66 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We said we needed more than one pod to discuss this movie, so here is number two! Friends of the show Rod and Cecelia come on to dig deep into character moments, discuss some of the online criticisms, and speculate as to what the post-credit scene even means. And more! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Cecelia: @ceceliamstokes1 (on IG) JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

It's the penultimate episode of season 2 of X-Men '97, folks! And lots of exciting stuff occurs! So we've brought back our X-Men correspondent dpalm to talk Gambit's revival, Rogue's situation, and where all the allegiances lie heading into the exciting finale! Follow dpalm: @dpalm66 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

It's a Brand New Day for Spider-Man and a Brand New Day for the MCU! AC and Jake are joined by friends Anthony Mayes and Teej to discuss the triumph (both creatively and commercially) that is SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY - how it works emotionally, visually, and every other way. And don't worry, this will not be our last pod on this movie. Follow Mayes: @cornpuzzle Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

This episode asks a lot of tough questions and doesn't give any easy answers! Dpalm is back with AC and Jake to discuss the latest installment of X-Men '97. Plus: a reaction to the news that Wonder Man season 2 has been abruptly canceled. Follow dpalm: @dpalm66 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

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With Jake away this time, AC brings back on friend-of-the-show and X-Men expert dpalm to discuss the very exciting sixth episode of season two of X-Men '97! Follow dpalm: @dpalm66 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

It's a threat unlike anything the Avengers have ever faced! We got a surprise full trailer for the upcoming AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY and so we had to bring on Rod & Teej to break it down and discuss what it means, what we're excited for, and how far we can take bits about Anthony Mackie as Captain America. Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got a Wolverine-centric episode, folks! X-Men enthusiasts and past guests Maggie Lovitt and Dpalm hop back on to talk the exciting, scary, and breakneck episode five of this season of X-Men '97! Follow Maggie: @maggieofthetown Follow Dpalm: @dpalm66 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Well THAT was a pivotal episode! With AC away for one more week, Jake is joined by friends Dpalm and Rod Morrow to discuss the exceptional fourth episode of season 2 of X-Men '97! Follow Dpalm: @dpalm66 Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Marvel's most exciting animated show is back! We've got three new episodes of X-Men '97 and with AC away, Jake is joined by friends of the show and X-Men superfans Maggie Lovitt and Dpalm to break down and celebrate all the exciting events across the three temporalities we see in this three episode premiere! Follow Maggie: @maggieofthetown / @themaggielovitt Follow Dpalm: @dpalm66 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got a second film entry in the DC Universe, and it's somehow become a lightning rod! But Jake is joined by friends of the show Leah and Cecelia to talk 2026's SUPERGIRL on its own terms, as a pretty fun sci-fi romp. They discuss Milly Alcock as Kara, the issues with the action, and have lots of questions about suns. Follow Leah: @leahmarilla Follow Cecelia: @ceceliafonsostokes (on IG et al) JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got the big "Get your tickets now!" trailer for the upcoming SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, and you just knew we had to give our reactions! JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

AC and Jake convened at The Alcove to discuss the entire season of Amazon's new series SPIDER-NOIR, starring Nicolas Cage. They talk the tone of the performances, the way the genre was captured, and whether the whole thing was pulled off. Plus, they discuss some recent headlines about upcoming MCU films. Donate to Jake's charity livestream mentioned at the end of the pod: tinyurl.com/jakestreamdonation JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

It's a week with no content, so we're doing some ranking! Friend of the show Rod Morrow joins AC and Jake to share their rankings of the top ten MCU villains, including the results from a fan poll we've ran the last two weeks. Stick around until the end to find out who is the best of the bad! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie DONATE TO JAKE'S LIVESTREAM: tinyurl.com/jakestreamdonation

We're talking the most violent and R-rated MCU project yet! AC and Jake are joined by Teej to discuss (after about ten minutes of tangents) the special presentation THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL. We're talking the carnage, Bernthal's acting, and yes, that one bad CGI shot. NAME YOUR TOP TEN MCU VILLAINS: https://forms.gle/Tu9ekqr6j1rxQpfLA Folllow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We ran into some issues with our video recording, but that does NOT stop us from discussing the great finale of Daredevil: Born Again season 2! Rod and Teej are with us to break down the courtroom showdown, the reverse January 6th, and where this all leaves the characters. Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

The penultimate episode of the season is here, and there are some major events to discuss! Teej is here to talk the decision to [spoiler] [spoiler], the face-off between Karen and Heather, and where we see the final episode taking the series (oh and some more shenanigans, obviously). Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got a big episode to discuss! AC and Jake are joined by Rod to talk Fisk's breakdown, Matt and Karen's rift, the return of Jessica Jones, and more! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Sit down with a nice, chilled glass of pineapple juice and enjoy our conversation with friend of the show Hunter Radesi about the flashback-heavy fifth episode of the second season of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN! Follow Hunter on IG: @hradesi14 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

That's certainly an exclamation point to the first half of the season! Teej joins AC and Jake to break down the Bullseye-centric fourth episode of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN season 2! Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We got two episodes this week so we brought Teej back to break them down. The show is firing on all cylinders! Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

The Devil of Hell's Kitchen has returned and so has our coverage of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN! Jake and AC are joined by friends Teej & Jasmine to discuss the table that has been set for the new season of the Disney+ revival! Follow Jasnine: @allthatjazz13 Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

At last! We finally have the first trailer for the upcoming SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY! AC and Jake are joined by Rod Morrow and Cam Hawkins to discuss their reactions and to break down every nook, cranny, and character we see! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Cam: @ceehawk JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We previously drafted the characters we'd want on our teams in Doomsday, but here, we're going negative. AC and Jake are joined by Rod and Teej to select who they think will (or want to) lose their lives in the upcoming AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

With more and more nuggets coming out about the upcoming SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, AC and Jake bring on friend and fellow deep-diver Hunter Radesi to discuss new developments, new theories, and the direction of Sony and Spider-Man in general! Follow Hunter: @hradesi14 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

There is a lot of blame to go around for the incursions that are going to cause the events of Avengers: Doomsday, so AC and Jake brought on friends Hunter and Cecelia to assign that blame to our favorite characters and the situations they got themselves into. Follow Hunter: @hradesi14 Follow Cecelia: @ceceliamstokes1 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We're back to cover the second half of the new Disney+ series WONDER MAN! AC and Jake are joined again by Teej plus actor and musician MOZIAH to discuss Simon Williams's growth, the show's change of pace from regular MCU fare, and more! Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej Follow MOZIAH: @moziah.jpg (on IG) JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

A new MCU television show has arrived, and this time, all at once! AC and Jake are joined by friend of the show Teej to discuss the first half of the new series WONDER MAN. They talk the binge release, Simon and Trevor's chemistry, and how the show takes a different approach to the MCU. Then, they chat a bit about the new DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN trailer and what's ailing the New York Knicks. Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've been around for eight years! To celebrate this occasion, AC and Jake are joined by their original co-host Jerome Cheng to discuss how the show came to be, what makes it work, and some of our favorite moments! FOLLOW JEROME: @blackdragonroll JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

It's a new year for movies, and to switch things up before diving back headfirst into Marvel, AC and Jake draft their top 5 2026 releases that they're most excited for, specifically in the non-comic book movie division! With some heavy-hitters and an extensive list of honorable mentions, it's gonna be an exciting year for movies! JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got our four special teasers for Doomsday out in the world (okay, one of them is just a leak), so we had to convene with our friend Rod to discus them, our excitement level, and what they let us know about Avengers: Doomsday. Then, we discuss some news, the Wonderman trailer, and more! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Our Road to Doomsday series continues with our longest installment yet. AC gathered a panel of Steph Williams, Howard Bryant, and Rod Morrow to ask: Who Should Lead the Avengers (if not Sam Wilson). The discussion went many places, both expected and not expected. Follow Steph: @stephwilliams.bsky.social Follow Howard: @hbryantbooks on IG Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3

It's our final main feed episode of 2025! So we're joined by at-this-point-unofficial-third-member Rob Morrow to give letter grades for everything that was released this year! We also do, briefly, touch on the leaked Doomsday trailer (but not the Spidey one because we recorded this on Monday). Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Our ROAD TO DOOMSDAY series marches on, with AC and Jake being joined by friend of the show Hunter Radesi to discuss the future of the Young Avengers (or is it the Champions?)! Who would be in this group? What would they do? Did Marvel miss their window? Plus, they discuss the newest rumor of the shenanigans Sony is up to. Follow Hunter: @hradesi14 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Charles Murphy of Murphy's Multiverse joins AC and Jake for a wide-ranging conversation on where the MCU stands at the end of 2025. They look back on the 2025 slate of MCU projects, look forward to 2026, and discuss some of the missteps made in the last five years. Follow Charles: @_CharlesMurphy JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got another special, non-MCU related episode for you all. The great THE KID MERO returns to the pod to talk with AC and Jake about the NYC mayoral election, his upcoming book on fatherhood, and a little basketball. Follow Mero: ⁨@thekidmero LISTEN TO THE BONUS MERO EPISODE ON OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

David Dennis Jr., author, writer for Andscape, and co-host of the Viewer Discretion podcast joins AC and Jake to talk about his love of the X-Men, their history on film, his history with the MCU, and what he's watching on TV these days. Follow David: @DavidDTSS JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

The MCU throws a lot of plots and teases out there, and it doesn't always get back to them! Following up on an episode from 2023, AC and Jake are joined by Hunter Radesi to discuss some of the dangling plot threads the MCU hasn't resolved, whether they SHOULD be resolved, and how they might resolve them. Follow Hunter: @hradesi14 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We're doing another round of hot takes on the MCU! AC and Jake are joined by Teej and a special guest, Roderick A. Smith, to give their own MCU hot takes and then read and evaluate ones sent in by listeners. Things get interesting! Follow Roderick: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've come to the end of Peacemaker season 2, and we've got lots to discuss. AC and Jake are joined by the Peacemaker panel of Rod and Teej to talk the somewhat controversial final episode of season 2 (and whether or not it was underwhelming). Then, they go over the Marvel announcements at New York Comic Con! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got our penultimate episode of Peacemaker! Like our previous recaps, AC and Jake are joined by Rod and Teej to discuss the crazy half-hour of television. They talk John Cena's performance, the surprising turns, and what they expect from next week's finale. Oh, and plenty of other nonsense. Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

The reveal has happened! AC and Jake are joined by their regular Peacemaker panel of Rod Morrow and Teej to talk the pivotal episode six of season 2, where all the clues dropped throughout the season pay off! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

With recent events surrounding Disney, we've decided we'll be covering the DCU on the main feed for the next few weeks, so you can expect our Peacemaker reviews to no longer be behind the wall. AC is unavailable, so Jake is joined by friends Rod & Teej to discuss the fifth episode of season two of Peacemaker (and some other tangents)! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Welcome to this completely new and exciting podcast exploring the burgeoning DC Cinematic Universe! Your hosts Anthony Canton III and Jake Christie discuss James Gunn's new comments about MAN OF TOMORROW, recap some of their favorite plotlines in PEACEMAKER season two, and debate what's going on with Batman in this universe. Join us on this exciting endeavor with no precedent. (ok now we gotta break kayfabe to promote the Patreon) PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejaekchristie