Zach & Tavie's Marvelous Adventure
Zach & Tavie's Marvelous Adventure
Podcast Description
Join Zach Woliner, a seasoned Marvel fan/expert, and Tavie Phillips, a relative newcomer to all things Marvel, as they take a journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as a result of Pedro Pascal being cast as Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: First Steps, and aim to have her as caught up on things as possible before its debut (and ideally after that too). Plot is discussed, so this your SPOILER WARNING.
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The podcast focuses on comprehensive discussions of Marvel films, character introductions, and plot analyses, with specific episodes detailing the exploration of 2008's Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk while addressing topics like 'requel' terminology, connections to past media, and the experience of engaging with classic comic characters.

Join Zach Woliner, a seasoned Marvel fan/expert, and Tavie Phillips, a relative newcomer to all things Marvel, as they take a journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as a result of Pedro Pascal being cast as Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: First Steps, and aim to have her as caught up on things as possible before its debut (and ideally after that too). Plot is discussed, so this your SPOILER WARNING.
Zach and Tavie stay television-focused in this one, as they enter the Netflix era of the street-level superheroes of New York City, starting off with Daredevil. Join Matt Murdock, lawyer by day and costumed vigilante by night, as he works alongside Foggy Nelson and Karen page to bring down the criminal empire of The Kingpin, Wilson Fisk, and his various associates. This is different, however, in that they tackle A FULL SEASON of 13 episodes. Brace yourselves, as this is a big one.
It’s a darker, grittier side of the MCU, and until recently, its canon status to the larger established world was debatable. There’s violence and adult language and material aplenty in this one, hyper-focused on the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen. Still, there was plenty to discuss.
Join our hosts as questions arise such as “How do they come up with these supervillain names?”, “Is scotch whiskey?”, “Is he using echo-location?”, “What non-Marvel comic characters does Daredevil share an origin with?”, “Is this show an example of a Surf Dracula situation?”, “Just what is a Black Sky?”, “What does an MSNBC anchor have to do with all of this?”, “What’s the Police Academy connection?”, “What made Tavie’s jaw drop?”, “What made Zach look exasperated?”, “Which death got to Tavie the most?”, “Which character can’t Zach’s wife stand?”, “How DO you spell the name of the Jewish festival of lights?”, “Is that that same buoy sound effect AGAIN?”, and plenty of others.
Plus, there is a SPOT THE STAN segment, albeit one a bit unusual compared to the average ones, as well as MARVEL TRIVIA that Zach specifically came up with, due to the lack of cards in his game. However, there is no PENNY’S CORNER for this one, due to both the more mature material covered in the show, as well as her lack of real interest in seeing the whole season through. All of that and so much more in this super-sized episode, so tune in!
Produced & co-hosted by Zach Woliner & Tavie Phillips
Featuring Penny Woliner
Edited by Zach Woliner
Theme music by Luis Humanoide
Cover art by Chris Giarrusso

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