{"podcast":{"title":"Marvelous! or The Death of Cinema","slug":"marvelous-or-the-death-of-cinema-4770023","podcast_index_feed_id":4770023,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/marvelousdeath/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.marvelousdeath.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13348760/img313b_-_Copy9irzy.jpg","author":"Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole Netscape","episode_count":173,"summary":"A critical, tongue-in-cheek look at the bleak landscape of the modern IP-driven Hollywood blockbuster. Hosted by Tyrell James (aka Discourse Stu), Nicole Veneto, and Cole Netscape. Audio production by Miguel Tahni. Art by Zoe Woolley, Kly and Johanna Hermeer. Discord: https://discord.gg/7vRmbRJDgs Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marvelousdeath","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T12:17:57.247238+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marvelous-or-the-death-of-cinema-4770023"},"episode":{"title":"Air, or Soleless","slug":"air-or-soleless","published_at":"2026-06-12T00:25:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marvelous-or-the-death-of-cinema-4770023/air-or-soleless","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marvelous-or-the-death-of-cinema-4770023","url":"https://www.marvelousdeath.com/e/air-or-soleless/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mv6z6cvh7ygz2auv/PODBEAN_COPY_Marv_AIR_FINALbwdr9.mp3","summary":"Cole was too busy watching actual basketball, so Nicole and Stu are left to fend for themselves in alien territory as we enter the worlds of shoes and sports with the Affleck/Damon brand-biopic. Is it a fleeting microgenre, or are products the new comic books? We discuss what makes the film hollow and irritating, the limits of slipping 'subversive' messages into hyper-corporate movies, the odd way it handles Michael Jordan as a figure, it's success with xillennials, endless 80s nostalgia, and how the film doubles as a pitch for Affleck and Damon's revenue-sharing based studio 'Artists Equity'. An extra special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, squishward, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2. If you can, please lend some support to these organizations: Gaza Funds PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) National Networks of Abortion Funds Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota If you enjoy the show please consider: Subscribing to our Patreon, where you can enjoy exclusive subscriber only episodes.","meta_description":"Cole was too busy watching actual basketball, so Nicole and Stu are left to fend for themselves in alien territory as we enter the worlds of shoes and spo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6339,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marvelous-or-the-death-of-cinema-4770023/episodes/air-or-soleless/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marvelous-or-the-death-of-cinema-4770023/air-or-soleless.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}