SIDEBAR: The Suicide Squad

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Keeping with the theme of 2021 wanting to undo all the damage of 2016, The Suicide Squad has hit theaters and HBO Max as a welcome palate cleanser. Listen in as we discuss major story beats, our favorite moments, and things that could have been done better. It is safe to say that this episode is 1/3 dunking on the 2016 Suicide Squad, 1/3 gushing over how much we love Polka-Dot Man, and 1/3 the power of friendship. We also talk about hopes, dreams, and future speculation for how this movie and these characters play into the DC Cinematic Universe. We also talk about hopes, dreams, and future speculation for how this movie and these characters play into the DC Cinematic Universe. If you loved our dive into this rag-tag band of no name DC Villains and want us to hear us talk about more B-list DC villains in silly situations, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @debatethiscast.

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FLAVOR TEXT: Social Justice in Comics

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Art imitates life. That is the same with comic books. Over the last few decades of storylines featuring our favorite comic book heroes, there have been plenty of problematic storylines, events, and characters that mirror the same cultural issues we have faced in America. The Comics Code Authority, culturally insensitive propaganda, and the fact that white comic book writers have likely unwittingly ruined a whole bunch of storylines featuring underrepresented populations are just a few entries in the bird's nest that is social justice issues in comics.

Since we know these themes can be problematic, we wanted to point out the following timestamps for specific trigger warnings:
- Violence against Japanese people - 7:40-7:50
- Sexual Assault - 36:55-38:30
- The Ku Klux Klan - 1:10:00-1:12:40
- Chemical Warfare Against a Minority - 1:17:30-1:19:00

Today's educational, informative, and culturally self-reflective lore dump is brought to you by Tommy, AKA "Whomstrodamus" in our Discord! Check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast if you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT for the one-time price of $50!

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Episode 75: A Fairly Balanced Pair of Bat Nipples (ft Alyse Knorr)

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To all of our surprise, Todd started his own superhero advertising agency during the pandemic and just informed us that we would be "pitching to him" a PR solution. After being told that they're completely different things, he just kind of shrugged and did that weird Ashlee Simpson SNL dance.

So, for some reason, the rest of us are here pitching a complete public relations strategy for a particular DC superhero. In this universe, be prepared to see Batman picking up trash by the highway, Shazam teaching kids the dangers of underage drinking, and Negative Man embracing his inner positivity.

Special thanks to our guest Alyse Knorr for joining us in our stupid, pretend board room! Alyse is a published writer, poet, professor, AND podcaster! Check out her Boss Fight Books work on Super Mario Bros. 3 and her podcast Sweetbitter which is currently exploring the life of Sappho among the poets of ancient Greece.

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Episode 66: Pumpkin-Spiced Ghost Rider

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If you look out of your window, fellow spooky passengers, you'll find a desolate wasteland ruled by mobs of zombies. Fun! Before we disembark, make sure to grab one of the non-zombified superheroes that are just hanging by the exit. Fortunately, we have a friendly demon with an aptitude for magic pulled straight from the depths of Hell. Unfortunately, he only speaks in rhymes. Also more bad news, the only other superheroes left are the Human Torch and a mutant who has BEEN DEAD THE WHOLE TIME.

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SIDEBAR: The Real Rhino Was the Friends We Made Along the Way

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And here is where we'd talk about the newest MCU movies...if we had one!

Today's superhero movie discussion is taking a 180, and so instead of talking about movies to come, we're talking about some of our favorite hated superhero movies from the past. Come on in for some hot takes on Man of Steel, two commercially failed Spider-Man movies, and--of course--more of Matt yelling at us about Ghost Rider.

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Episode 57: Bouncing Around at the Speed of Time

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Oooh boy here we go talking about the DC Universe again. We're attempting to being more thunder to this permanant-second-place franchise of characters by injecting them into some wild-ass 16-bit era games. Andrew bounces a rubber child through a magical mini-golf course filled with trees that also have faces, Kyle builds a white hat hacker into AMAZO to fight alongside Digital Mega Man, and Matt discovers that Ecco the Dolphin is the lost Aquaman comic that humanity needed.

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SIDEBAR: My Favorite Man-Bear

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Greetings, comrade! The State has granted us the pleasure of introducing you to the Winter Guard, Mother Russia's very own team of superheroes. Yes, you may think that many of our heroes are clones of your American Avengers slapped together with a red color scheme, but we assure you they are very complex and interesting characters. There is also a man that is also sometimes bear. Glory to Siberforce.

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Episode 36: You Merely Adopted Corporate Synergy, I Was Born Into It (ft Jeramy Kahle)

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LinkedIn has told us that, as Millennials, we’re always looking for the next “big thing” in our career paths. The “thing” could be a bigger paycheck, more fulfilling work, or to follow in the footsteps of an enigmatic leader with an idealistic vision. But what if, instead of trolling Talent Management Managers on social media, we instead decided to hitch our proverbial wagons to the dynamic leaders among Batman’s rogues gallery of villains? Yeah...that might not have been the right call.

Special thanks to Jeramy Kahle of Canned Air for joining us in this weird team interview process! If you like comics and pop culture (and we bet you do!), then check out their show at cannedairpodcast.com.

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Episode 23: Burt Belker, Regional Sales Manager and Master of Chaos

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The poor DC Cinematic Universe just can’t catch a break. We thought there might be some momentum with Wonder Woman, but then Justice League and Batman vs. Superman happened. So it’s time to force a heel-turn. We’re going to recast some of the more iconic heroes that have had some less-than-stellar appearances at in the theater. Get ready for some new, hot takes on Superman, Green Lantern, and the world’s greatest detective...Man-Bat!

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Episode 14: I'm Sexy When the Bones Go Away

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Heroes and villains have long been given god-like powers haphazardly while mere mortals have prayed that the all-powerful beings around them don’t erase them from existence with laser eyes because they’re having a bad day. So today on Debate This! we talk about what superpowers would have the potential to be the most horrifying if they were real. Andrew plays mind games, Kyle investigates the chemical makeup of our blood, and Matt says “bone protrusions” more than anyone in the world ever has or should.

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