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PODCAST

Moderate Fantasy Violence

Nick Bryan & Alastair JR Ball

Welcome to Moderate Fantasy Violence, a fortnightly podcast about pop culture and the world around it, as discussed by Nick Bryan and Alastair JR Ball. Nick will probably launch into a tangent about comics, Alastair will likely go for politics. Both are equally worthwhile.

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54:20

MFV #202 - He Who Complains

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2023/11/23

Right into the state-of-Marvel discourse this week with The Marvels (14:55, post-credits mega-spoilers from 25:29) and Loki season 2 (33:38, ending spoilers from 39:30). Don't say we're not relevant. Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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37:45

MFV #201 - Someone’s gonna get sucked off

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2023/11/09

Back to regular programming this fortnight, with the final series of Ghosts (12:10), the well-received BBC haunted house sitcom, and future-house scifi movie Foe (23:42). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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45:18

MFV #200 - Found families, related and otherwise

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2023/10/26

It's our double-centennial episode! And to mark this frankly unnecessary amount of podcasting, we recommend more of our all-time favourites, with Nick bringing popular comic series Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye (15:08) and Alastair supplying cult movie The Royal Tenembaums (32:52). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:00

MFV #199 - Bummer for you, bummer for you

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2023/10/12

A robot rampage this fortnight, as we cover new scifi movie The Creator (11:40) and latest Star Wars streaming show Ahsoka (24:33). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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35:58

MFV #198 - And there’s a cowboy!

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2023/09/28

This fortnight, we're battling romance itself in Love Everlasting (12:43) and capitalism in How To Blow Up A Pipeline (23:34). Heavy stuff. Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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43:57

MFV #197 - Carmy’s famous family

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2023/09/14

Intense times this fortnight, as we dive back into the hellish kitchen of The Bear's second season (14:14 with a few unlabelled spoilers, sorry), then a more literal underworld in Damn Them All. (31:44)

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44:09

MFV #196 - Pandora's box of depressing jokes

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2023/08/31

This fortnight, we're both away in the lofty world of demons and angels in Good Omens 2 (12:27, ending spoilers from 23:01) and down in the dirty world of secret agents in Old Dog (29:55). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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36:10

MFV #195 - They Spoiled The Film

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2023/08/17

It's the return of the Netflix movie double-bill this fortnight, with They Cloned Tyrone (12:08) and Extraction 2 (23:47). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:59

MFV #194 - Oh Frank, how could you?

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2023/08/03

To our own surprise, we manage to cover burning-hot new movie Oppenheimer (13:29), along with some thoughts from Alastair about Barbie, along with latest Marvel mini-series Secret Invasion (28:32). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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48:06

MFV #193 - Can I complain now?

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2023/07/20

This fortnight, we're heading into the criminal underworld with Nimona (15:09) and then the literal underground with Silo season 1 (24:54). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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39:27

MFV #192 - Murders per day

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2023/07/06

We travel all across the different sides of America this episode, with the dark underbelly in Poker Face (13:56) and an altogether more whimsical angle in Asteroid City (26:52). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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46:13

MFV #191 - The Most Terrifying Bastard Imaginable

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2023/06/22

A brutal duo this episode, as we cover cannibal teen drama Yellowjackets season 2 (15:02, mega-spoilers from 25:30) and ultraviolent Finnish revenge movie Sisu (34:08). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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52:35

MFV #190 - Screaming Service

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2023/06/08

A pair of major cultural events this year, with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (8:45) and Succession season 4 (26:57, with finale-ruining spoilers from 37:35). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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38:24

MFV #189 - Are you Jedi or loser?

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2023/05/25

Another animated anthology this episode, with Star Wars: Visions season 2 (12:43), so Nick and Alastair sit down to give you the usual top 3 episodes, followed by their thoughts on new internet-horror comic W0rldtr33 (26:44). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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40:47

MFV #188 - All the Found Family you can eat

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2023/05/11

This fortnight, it's two different (but both wholly enjoyable) action movie flavours with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (13:52) and Polite Society (28:18). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com and don't forget to back StoneCop, Nick's latest comics Kickstarter!

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41:55

MFV #187 - Dark-shaped hole

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2023/04/27

MFV back for another fortnight, and for the second time in our history, we're covering a season of The Mandalorian (12:18), followed by a comic written by Alex Paknadel - specifically All Against All with art by Caspar Wijngaard (27:50). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:21

MFV #186 - Metaverse or bust

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2023/04/13

We enter a world of imagination this fortnight, with two game-based movies: Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (14:23) and, of course, Tetris (28:01). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:51

MFV #185 - Get on with the crying

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2023/03/30

A journey into two different dark corners of the human psyche this fortnight, with The Last Of Us (14:06) and Alan Partridge: Stratagem (28:01). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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36:59

MFV #184 - Oscar Results Honkathon 2023

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2023/03/16

It's Alastair's favourite time of year - he delivers his Oscar predictions, and then has them soundtracked by blaring sound effects by Nick. Oh, and we also reviewed Cocaine Bear (14:29) and Luther: The Fallen Sun (24:07).

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40:18

MFV #183 - My brain is not happy with that

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2023/03/02

This fortnight, it's time to don our capes and take flight in an all-superpowers fortnight, with Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania (11:12) and Extraordinary (27:24). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com.

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