I don't know what Christmas is but Christmastime is here! And so is long-time friend of the show Danny to discuss the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and the teaser trailer for Guardians Volume 3. If you're curious about what your host TK has been up to while on hiatus from There Was An Idea..., check out a couple of recent appearances on other shows: The Captioned Life: https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/75-marvel-phase-4-review/ The Infinity Film Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-infinity-film-podcast/id1524585569 MCU Need To Know: https://www.mcuneedtoknow.com/episodes Follow There Was An Idea: @anidea_podcast on Instagram and Twitter There Was An Idea merch: https://there-was-an-idea.creator-spring.com/ Artwork by Brooke Pender: @delta.mush on Instagram Music by Demeter Salvia: https://demetersalvia.bandcamp.com/album/monachopsis-emergence-single

This week, TK is joined by professor and writer Jonathan Evans who shares an adapted version of his 2022 Popular Cultural Association presentation "The MCU versus the Snyderverse: Ideological Conceptions of the Superhero." Jonathan shares such nuggets of insight as "Superheroes' greatest power is their ability to model for us in the real world the behaviors that we should deem important and want to imitate." We also discuss Moon Knight, Multiverse of Madness, and all of the doors that the MCU has opened for future storytelling. Learn more about Jonathan Evans and his work: https://www.arhetoricaleducation.com and @archingwithaphd on Twitter and @esoteric_by_design and @rhetorical_education_beyond on Instagram Check out his full PCA Presentation: https://youtu.be/GwHKKHjM4bo Follow There Was An Idea: @anidea_podcast on Instagram and Twitter There Was An Idea merch: https://there-was-an-idea.creator-spring.com/ Artwork by Brooke Pender: @delta.mush on Instagram Music by Demeter Salvia: https://demetersalvia.bandcamp.com/album/monachopsis-emergence-single

It's been two years since There Was An Idea... launched and your host TK is back from hiatus with an update about what's next for the podcast. Tune in to hear how YOU can contribute to the upcoming 100th episode of the show! Follow There Was An Idea @anidea_podcast on Instagram and Twitter There Was An Idea merch: https://there-was-an-idea.creator-spring.com/ Artwork by Brooke Pender: @delta.mush on Instagram Music by Demeter Salvia: https://demetersalvia.bandcamp.com/album/monachopsis-emergence-single