{"podcast":{"title":"The Smark Avengers","slug":"the-smark-avengers-6814210","podcast_index_feed_id":6814210,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thesmarkavengers/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thesmarkavengers","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thesmarkavengers/20240301_010350_4b71c338fc1c33841f37e4eaf98ebafe.png","author":"The Smark Avengers","episode_count":125,"summary":"Corey, Dylan, and Jon are three long term friends and long term comic book fans. They are not experts, they are not well-respected in their fields, but they are here to talk about comic book topics that make them laugh.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:17:15.709592+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smark-avengers-6814210"},"episode":{"title":"The Shocker: Spider-Man’s Most Underrated Villain?","slug":"the-shocker-spider-man-s-most-underrated-villain","published_at":"2026-05-01T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smark-avengers-6814210/the-shocker-spider-man-s-most-underrated-villain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smark-avengers-6814210","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thesmarkavengers/2731921","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/256222/2731921/thesmarkavengers/2026_04_13_16_40_51_5d49f988-c2a4-4019-a79e-1b9a4a8dff67.mp3","summary":"The Shocker might look like a joke… but is he actually one of Spider-Man’s most underrated villains? In this episode, Corey, Dylan, and Jon take a deep dive into Herman Schultz, better known as the Shocker. Led by resident Spider-Man expert Dylan, the crew explores the character’s full history—from his iconic debut to his many ups, downs, and questionable life choices. ⚡ In this episode: The origin of the Shocker and his signature vibro-shock gauntlets Breaking down his yellow quilted suit (and why it’s more practical than it looks) His inconsistent motivations: master criminal vs guy just trying to get by Where the Shocker fits in Spider-Man’s rogue gallery Whether he’s a legitimate threat… or just an easy win The episode wraps up with a look at Shocker’s appearances across movies, animated series, and video games, and how those versions compare to his comic book counterpart. Is the Shocker a low-level crook who got lucky—or a villain who never quite got the respect he deserves? 💬 Join the discussion: Is the Shocker underrated, or exactly where he belongs? 👍 Like the video if you enjoy Spider-Man deep dives 🔔 Subscribe for more comic book history, character breakdowns, and debates Click the link for Dylan's radio show!: http://www.bouncedigitalradio.co.uk Click the link for Dylan's Twitch stream: http://Twitch.tv/spookylaroux Click the link for Jon's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bigjonbowski/ Click the link for Corey's show \"Large Old Cup\": https://open.spotify.com/show/2YHMppnl9inQevwLIxR64f","meta_description":"The Shocker might look like a joke… but is he actually one of Spider-Man’s most underrated villains? In this episode, Corey, Dylan, and Jon take a deep di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3480,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smark-avengers-6814210/episodes/the-shocker-spider-man-s-most-underrated-villain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smark-avengers-6814210/the-shocker-spider-man-s-most-underrated-villain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}