{"podcast":{"title":"Essential Issues: A DC Comics Podcast","slug":"essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850","podcast_index_feed_id":6465850,"rss_url":"https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a","website_url":"https://www.spiritblade.com/essential-issues-podcast/","image_url":"https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/~images/2344121772703976.jpeg","author":"Paeter Frandsen","episode_count":40,"summary":"Paeter Frandsen (Spirit Blade Productions) reacts to the latest releases on the DC Universe Infinite subscription service, geeking out as a fan and also exploring their moral and philosophical themes.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T04:18:08.584027+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850"},"episode":{"title":"Virtuous Arrogance? (Essential Issues Podcast #033)","slug":"virtuous-arrogance-essential-issues-podcast-033","published_at":"2025-11-07T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850/virtuous-arrogance-essential-issues-podcast-033","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850","url":"https://www.spiritblade.com/essential-issues-podcast/2025/11/7/virtuous-arrogance-essential-issues-podcast-033","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/53fb437de4b0e6c68d7c377a/t/690a8a6e90de2a4ccd3f2027/1762298585448/EIP_033-Virtuous_Arrogance.mp3/original/EIP_033-Virtuous_Arrogance.mp3","summary":"(TIME STAMPS BELOW!) An action-packed crossover begins and TWO DC heroes put their arrogance on display! A sampling of the nerdy fun and deeper ideas that make me glad I read DC Comics! That and MUCH MORE! ‍ ‍ RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra October 2025, DCUI Standard March 2026, ‍ ‍ TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 DC KO is looking to make an impact, but will it be something I feel, or just the sound of plastic action figures? Green Lantern Corps 8, Aquaman 9, Batman & Robin 25, DC KO 1 ‍ ‍ 00:22:55 Justice League Red is leveraging moral & philosophical complexity while Batman & Robin: Year One is going straight for the heart strings! Nightwing 130, Batman & Robin: Year One 11, Justice League Red 2 ‍ ‍ 00:36:39 Where does healthy confidence end and sinful pride begin? Wonder Woman & Mr. Terrific are both crossing that line, but only one may be able to admit it. Superman 30, The Flash 25, Green Lantern 27, Detective Comics 1101, Wonder Woman 25, Mr. Terrific: Year One 5 ‍ ‍ 01:09:31 Some weeks comics don't blow me away OR let me down, but give me just enough to remind me why I love DC comics... Batman 2, Batman 12, Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League 3, JSA 12 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ GET THIS PODCAST 3 DAYS EARLY and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ <a href=\" https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a \" title=\"Subscribe to my feed\" rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application/rss+xml\"><img src=\"//feedburner.google.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:0\"/></a><a href=\" https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a \" title=\"Subscribe to my feed\" rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application/rss+xml\">Subscribe in a reader</a> <a href=\" http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.podca…","meta_description":"(TIME STAMPS BELOW!) An action-packed crossover begins and TWO DC heroes put their arrogance on display! A sampling of the nerdy fun and deeper ideas that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850/episodes/virtuous-arrogance-essential-issues-podcast-033/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850/virtuous-arrogance-essential-issues-podcast-033.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}