Episode 434 – Coyote vs ACME
Are you obsessed with a singular goal? Do you double your effort while forgetting your goal? Have ACME products harmed you? If so, check out Juan Sanmiguel and Kim Farah as they explore Coyote vs. ACME.
Episode 433 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Swing into the chaos of Spider‑Man: Brand New Day as we break down the twists, secrets, and spellbinding surprises that have fans and new converts buzzing. We dig into how Sony ended up with the rights to Spider‑Man, and why the tangled history of film rights for Marvel characters still shapes the stories we see…
Episode 432DW – The I.T.T. Crowd… (Invitation to Tender)!
The BBC has been preparing to put Doctor Who out to Competitive Tender—and as of 17 September 2026, the process has begun. What does the Invitation to Tender mean, and why should Doctor Who fans be excited? Mark Baumgarten and guest Jarrod Cooper discuss much more than that on this very special episode of MarkWHO42.…
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…
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