- 1 hour 7 minutesSpider Man: A True New Yorker?
Yerrrrrr! Pull up because we're chatting Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Feeling extra New York this episode we might as well be web slinging in Timbs. The original three hosts come together to discuss the trials and tribulations of Peter Parker as a NY lonely boy and what stress really does to the body when you have powers. We try to work out if Marvel is making Peter the face of the MCU or not, if MJ and Ned will get their memories back and is that bus going to Westchester?
We debut a new debate format for our audience to join the convo. Each host will state their case for their strongest takes and you as listeners get to decide which take you agree with the most. Comment here, on YouTube, IG or TikTok or in DM's to let us know which take you vote for. The winner will be revealed in a future episode.
Tap in and chill out with the 2Nerds and an Actor podcast!
00:00 Welcome to the Brand New Day Debate
02:39 Spider-Man Can’t Be the Face of the MCU?
06:50 Does the Punisher Need a Softer Side?
09:06 Is Tom Holland Passing the Baton?
12:37 Final Ratings and Spoiler Warning
15:21 The Flight Attendant Who Spoiled Everything
17:26 What Brand New Day Gets Right
21:02 Grief, Mental Health and Peter Parker
25:47 Does This Spider-Man Have His Own Villains?
29:38 Jean Grey, Mutants and the X-Men Setup
34:31 The MJ Twist and Peter’s Lost Memories
38:09 Hulk, Punisher and The Hand
44:38 Skip Venom—or Finally Do It Right?
46:06 Miles Morales, Nexus Spider-Man and Peter’s Death
54:15 Battleworld, Westchester and Wonder ManLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 August 2026, 12:00 pm - 59 minutes 9 secondsIs WONDER MAN Marvel’s Best Series Yet?
Hit play, subscribe, and talk that talk with us! 🎬🔥 What’s good, y’all? We’re back in the saddle with actor, writer, director, producer—and Aisha’s actual brother—Rafael Jordan of Village Park Productions!
Rafael may be the alternate-universe Wonder Man himself, so we had to bring him in to unpack Marvel’s new series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s take on Simon Williams, and why this might be the most painfully accurate portrayal of the working-actor experience ever put inside the MCU. 🦸🏾♂️🎭
We’re getting into Wonder Man’s comic-book origins, the show’s grounded approach to superpowers, Hollywood anxiety, disastrous auditions, self-tape nightmares, Trevor Slattery’s return, and whether signing an MCU contract is an actor’s dream—or a career trap. Rafael also tells us about the audition where he transformed a hotel room into a full-blown war zone, complete with homemade Foley, fake gunfire and a paperclip grenade. Yes, he really did all that. 😂💥
The first half is spoiler-free, but once the warning drops, all bets are off! Tune in, laugh with us and let us know: Is Wonder Man one of Marvel’s best shows yet—and which Marvel or DC character should Rafael play? 👀
2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!
00:00 Meet the Other Wonder Man
03:10 Auditioning Alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
05:00 Rafael’s Nerd Origin Story
09:23 Wonder Man: Spoiler-Free Review
13:18 Wonder Man’s Comic-Book History
16:05 Is This Marvel’s Best Series?
18:42 Our Wonder Man Ratings
20:18 Spoiler Warning!
21:36 The Painfully Real Working-Actor Experience
31:07 Self-Tape Nightmares, Superpowers & Marvel Dream Roles#WonderMan #Marvel #MCU #YahyaAbdulMateenII #2NerdsAndAnActor
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30 July 2026, 12:00 pm - 48 minutes 39 secondsIs Doctor Doom Marvel's Big Reset?
The trifecta is back on the case! 🕵️♀️🕵️♂️🕵️ On the heels of the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, we're chatting about Fantastic Four: First Steps and the road to Doom! ⚡️
Aisha Jordan, Frantz Jerome, and Mike Santana reunite to break down Marvel’s newest take on the Fantastic Four, from whether the MCU finally got Marvel’s First Family right to how the film sets up Doctor Doom, Secret Wars, and the next major chapter of the MCU. 🦸♂️🦸♀️
We get into the retro-futurist world of Fantastic Four: First Steps, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm’s rocky beard situation 🪨, the Silver Surfer switch-up, Galactus, Franklin Richards, and the big question at the center of the movie: would you give up the baby to save the world? 👶🌎
Plus, we talk Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, why Doom has to be one of Marvel’s greatest villains, how Fantastic Four connects to Thunderbolts, Spider-Man, the New Avengers, and what all of this could mean for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. 🕷️💥
Lock in with us for a full spoiler review, nerd theories, MCU chaos, and a lot of yelling about stretchy powers. 🌀
2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!
00:00 Ben Grimm’s Beard & The Cold Open
00:39 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor
01:23 Reuniting the Dream Team for Fantastic Four
02:26 Spoiler-Free Review Begins
02:54 What Is This Version of Fantastic Four?
04:04 The Powers, the Retro Tone & Marvel’s First Family
11:05 Pedro Pascal, Casting Choices & Reed Richards
15:04 Ratings Before Spoilers
16:29 Spoiler Warning & the Galactus Baby Dilemma
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23 July 2026, 3:59 pm - 1 hour 1 minuteObsession: So, Who's The Villain?
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Welcome! We’re in the mix with horror lover and journalist Xero Gravity! We’re chatting about the films Obsession and Backrooms, plus the Internet-to-Hollywood horror pipeline! Lock in with us and laugh about our fears on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor. 👻
2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week! ✨
#2NerdsAndAnActor #ObsessionMovie #Backrooms #HorrorMovies #HorrorTok #IndieHorror #BlackNerds #GeekCulture #PopCulturePodcast #MovieReview #HorrorCommunity #WondirStudios
00:00 Password Sharing, Bills & the Cold Open
00:31 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor
00:59 Introducing Zero Gravity & Horror Nerdom
04:09 Spoiler-Free Review: What Is Obsession?
06:22 Why Horror Captures What Society Fears
10:41 Curry Barker, Internet Filmmakers & Indie Horror
15:51 Spoiler Warning: Entering Obsession
16:49 The Wish, Male Loneliness & the Nice Guy Problem
27:36 Indie Navarrette’s Performance, the Cat & the Scariest Scenes
35:33 Backrooms, Liminal Horror, Ratings & Final Thoughts
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16 July 2026, 2:46 pm - 1 hour 21 secondsSupergirl or John Wick in Space??
What's good y'all? We're back in the saddle, chatting it up with DC specialist and fangirl supreme: Fanboy Fighter @FantasticFrankey Had to enlist the good homie to discuss the finer points of the new DC Studios' Supergirl movie. 2Nerds and an Actor is back, tune in and talk that talk with us! 00:00 Cold Open: Supergirl, Love Island & Twerking 00:52 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor 01:16 Introducing Fantastic Frankey 02:18 Marvel-Leaning Hosts Meet a DC Expert 03:55 Getting Into Supergirl 04:16 Spoiler-Free Supergirl Summary 05:08 Millie Alcock, Ruthie & the Performances 06:21 Were the Actors Better Than the Writing? 08:17 Comic Book Movies Shouldn’t Require Homework 10:29 Supergirl for Casual Viewers 11:31 Supergirl’s Messier Comic Book History 13:26 Spoiler Warning 14:00 What “Spoilae” Means 15:22 Fantastic Frankey on Attending the Premiere 16:42 Frankey’s Pandemic Creator Origin Story 18:45 Pulling Tom King Into a Supergirl Debate 19:07 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Explained 20:08 Major Changes From the Comic 21:37 Why Kara Being Older Than Clark Matters 22:39 Superman’s Mission Gets Rewritten 23:05 Krem, the Brigands & Raising the Stakes 24:50 Did Supergirl Feel Like an R-Rated Movie? 26:19 Supergirl as Space Opera / Space John Wick 28:32 The Editing Problem 29:18 Adapting an Odyssey Into One Movie 30:16 Should Supergirl Have Been Rated R? 31:03 Love Island Tangent Begins 32:49 No One’s Shaking Ass Anymore 33:42 The Movie’s Vomit Problem 35:02 Jason Momoa as Lobo 36:12 Will Lobo Matter in the New DCU? 36:58 How Lobo Could Have Been Used Better 38:38 Is Lobo Coming Back? 40:41 DC Animation & Supergirl Favorites 41:49 The Black Nerd Problem With Supergirl 42:28 Why the Ending Changed From the Comic 43:23 So… Does Supergirl Kill? 45:08 Krypto, Kara’s Motivation & White Folks Going Hard for Dogs 47:24 The Yellow Sun Moment 47:51 Supergirl’s Silent Scream 48:17 Why That Black Family Death Felt Off 49:01 Did Supergirl Need Extra Motivation? 50:27 Final Thoughts: Good Movie, Missed Greatness 52:42 Rating Supergirl 54:06 Put Supergirls in Ponytails 54:22 Thank You, Fantastic Frankey 55:27 Credits 55:43 Deleted Scene: Knightfall, Batman & Superman 58:22 End
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9 July 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 3 minutesAnd Guest Feat. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: Kindred Spirits (REPLAY)Back in 2022, 2Nerds and an Actor released the inaugural episode of And Guest, and we're ready to keep the good vibes going! If you didn't tune in the first time, now is your chance to catch up on our chat with the Tony Award-winning Playwright, Executive Producer, Writer, and dear friend of ours, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. We get into his inspiring work with HBO's Watchmen as well as his adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred (formerly on FX.) We even get into Branden's guilty pleasure show Alone on the History Channel. Get into it!!
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3 July 2024, 3:11 pm - 57 minutes 31 secondsAnd Guest Feat. Love Jones: I Love My Black Nerds!And Guest hosts Frantz and Aisha welcome the multi-faceted entrepreneur Love Jones to the mic. Love has been in the entertainment business for over 15 years, starting a casting agency at the age of 17! We chat about her love of Black nerdom and feeling seen now that Blerds are coming together stronger than ever. She recalls her late mother and the inspiration to live a full life, which means wanting something and going for it. We explore the mission of Martian Blueberry and the importance of developing and owning your intellectual property (IP.) This episode will reignite that fire to reach for your dreams or at least saw something in half in Gears of War. Get into it!
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24 June 2024, 9:50 pm - 1 hour 2 minutesAnd Guest Feat. Tiffie Starchild: Charles Was WrongIt's been a long time we shouldna left you without a dope beat to step to... Yes, the nerds and actors are back with the next wave of podcast plundering. We took some time to figure out our stuff annnnnd still haven't figured it out, but why not keep chatting about the stuff we love? In this episode, we sit down with the content creator and Disney Blerd herself, Tiffie Starchild. Not only does she make hilarious pieces of entertainment, but she is also an absolute delight to chat with, so don't miss as we get into the many sides of Tiffie and get spirited about X-Men '97 and all the ways Magneto was right but more importantly the ways Charles was wrong.
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7 June 2024, 9:02 pm - 59 minutes 29 secondsAnd Kindred w/ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Welcome to the debut episode of 2Nerds and an Actor and Guest! We're kicking it with some of the folks behind our favorite things and bringing you with us.
On this episode of 'And Guest' Playwright and Writer/Executive Producer of FX's Kindred, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins! An old friend of the podcast, we get into his transition from stage to screen, adapting Octavia Butler's work for TV, and consulting on HBO's Watchmen. Stay tuned for more guests!
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20 December 2022, 7:32 pm - 1 hour 43 minutes5.13: Poly Aes Sedai
Just like that, season 5 comes to an end. On the season 5 finale of 2Nerds and an Actor, we review The Matrix Resurrections while trying to hide our disappointment and enter the world of Wheel Of Time.
We take a moment to remember the life of acting legend Sidney Poitier, run down the next big things in the nerd-o-sphere while we bring you this Bronx-based frivolity on season 5 episode 13 of 2Nerds and an Actor.
Intro/Overview: (0:13)
Nerdy Leaks
Sidney Poitier RIP: (3:05)
'Wicked' Movie Casting: (4:28)
Scott Pilgrim Animation to Netflix: (8:20)
Shout Outs/How to Donate & Support: (13:53)
No Spoilers!! TV & Movie Reviews
Matrix 4: (19:40)
Wheel of Time S1: (30:13)
--- Break --- (41:18)
Podcast Q&A: Who is the main baddie in Doctor Strange 2?: (42:19)
"Spoilae!!" TV & Movie Reviews
Matrix 4: (51:13)
Wheel of Time S1: (1:04:38)
Coming Soon??
Secrets of Dumbledore: (1:26:55)The Batman: (1:31:41)Boys Season 3: (1:36:18)
Outro and farewells (1:40:48)
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Intro & Outro music: @stevealmighty
Mix/Master: Wild Horses LLC
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25 January 2022, 2:18 am - 2 hours 1 minute5.12: Rabbit Holes Everywhere
As 2021 comes to a close, feels like everything is coming out of the woodwork. The most anticipated movie of the year and the least anticipated show of the year show up close by and get reviewed by us!
We get knee-deep into the Disney+ series Hawkeye and the next MCU entry, Spider-Man: No Way Home. This and more Bronx-based devilries on season 5 episode 12 of 2Nerds and an Actor.
Intro/Overview: (0:13)
Nerdy Leaks
Michael Keaton is Batman Again!: (3:12)
John Wick 4 Delayed: (8:10)
Cowboy Bebop Canceled: (11:58)
Shout Outs/How to Donate & Support: (19:09)
No Spoilers!! TV & Movie Reviews
Hawkeye: (24:10)
Spider-Man: No Way Home: (35:08)
--- Break --- (45:18)
Podcast Q&A: How can Miles make it into the MCU proper?: (47:18)
"Spoilae!!" TV & Movie Reviews
Hawkeye: (59:36)
Spider-Man: No Way Home: (1:22:07)
Coming Soon??
Doctor Strange 2: (1:51:36)
Across The Spider-Verse: (1:53:09)
Everything Everywhere All The Time: (1:55:50)
Outro and farewells: (1:57:47)
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