The Bear, Thor, MCU Problems

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Blaine, Adam, and Donovan award the Listener of the Week, who wins this week for a very special reason (2:05). Donovan recounts his time as a Chick-fil-A manager (4:48). That leads to a deep examination of the FX/Hulu series <em>The Bear</em>, which will contain spoilers for the show as the group talks about its music, themes, and foodie culture (8:26).</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>After a short update about the site, there is talk on the FX/Hulu show starring Jeff Bridges, <em>The Old Man</em>, but no spoilers at all (30:35). Blaine suggests the Apple TV+ show <em>Black Bird</em> with spoiler-free reasons on why it's worth the time (33:23).</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>From there, it's a deep dive into the problems of <em>Thor: Love and Thunder</em> (35:44) as well as the MCU at this week's Comic Con (44:54), which could fix some issues. Lastly, everyone makes a promise for the upcoming Amazon Prime show <em>The</em> <em>Rings of Power</em> (53:55).</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Find our other podcasts in your favorite podcast app or here on the site.</p>