Episode 432 – The Odyssey (2026)
Get ready to hear about a classic story. It is about a man trying to get home and the obstacles in his way. It is about the best and the worst in humanity. Join Juan Sanmiguel and Kim Farah as they journey on their look at Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
Episode 431DW – Doctor “Who Hears Crickets?”
Still worried about Competitive Tender and Doctor Who’s future? Well, Mark Baumgarten and guest Jarrod Cooper aren’t… But it still seems that nothing is happening. Is it, as Mark Gatiss thinks, that Doctor Who may not come back in the foreseeable future (while doing his press junket for Season 2 of Bookish), or, unlike some…
Episode 431 – Hugo Awards Preview 2026
It’s Hugo Awards time again. The Hugos will be awarded on August 30 at LA Con V, the 84th Worldcon, in Anaheim, CA. In this bumper-length episode of MarkWHO42, join Juan Sanmiguel, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer, from The Skiffy and Fanty Show as they discuss the Media and Prose Finalists.
Episode 430 – Dragon Con 2026 Preview
This is an interview between Mark Baumgarten, host of the MarkWHO42 podcast, and Charles McFall, Digital Media Track Director at Dragon Con, discussing the upcoming 40th-anniversary convention scheduled for September 3-7, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Charles explained that Dragon Con has grown from 1,500 attendees in 1987 to approximately 74,000-76,000 attendees across five host hotels,…
Episode 429 – Disclosure Day (2026)
Is this movie about aliens or are aliens a vector to a deeper truth the filmmaker wants to tell us? How do we deal with learning a hidden truth? What really makes us human? Join Juan Sanmiguel and Arturo Serrano (nerds of a feather) as they examine Disclosure Day.
Episode 428 – Supergirl (2026)
Who is Kara Zor-El? What is she dealing with? Did Lobo have to be here? Join Juan Sanmiguel and Arturo Serrano (nerds of a feather) as they take a flight with Supergirl (2026).
Episode 427DW – Doctor Who: The Glamping Era
Mark Baumgarten and Jarrod Cooper present a special Doctor Who episode of MarkWHO42 addressing last week’s news that the show’s Christmas special was canceled and that the BBC put Doctor Who out to competitive tender. Jarrod explained that “putting out to tender” is similar to government bid processes and does not mean the show has…
Episode 427 – The Film Has the Power
The new live-action Masters of the Universe has arrived. How did we get here? What worked in the film? How much of a fun time will you have? Join Vicky Jakubowski, Juan Sanmiguel, and Cora Buhlert as they explore the world of Masters of the Universe. Cora Buhlart is a writer, teacher, and translator from…
Episode 426DW – Doctor Who and the Terror of the Competitive Tender
News dropped on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, regarding the future of Doctor Who… As Linda Richman would say on Coffee Talk, “Doctor Who has neither been cancelled nor further under the tutelage of Bad Wolf & RTD… Discuss!” Host Mark Baumgarten and special guest cohosts, Jarrod Cooper and Zion Quiros, will do just that!
Episode 426 – Travel Across the Galaxy with the Mandalorian and Grogu
The Force is back on the big screen, and we’re diving into The Mandalorian & Grogu. Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni bring their version of the galaxy from streaming to theaters—but does it work as a feature film, or is it simply an extra-long episode of the TV series? Does the movie lose sight of…
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