Marvel Cinematic University

We've been around for eight years! To celebrate this occasion, AC and Jake are joined by their original co-host Jerome Cheng to discuss how the show came to be, what makes it work, and some of our favorite moments! FOLLOW JEROME: @blackdragonroll JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

It's a new year for movies, and to switch things up before diving back headfirst into Marvel, AC and Jake draft their top 5 2026 releases that they're most excited for, specifically in the non-comic book movie division! With some heavy-hitters and an extensive list of honorable mentions, it's gonna be an exciting year for movies! JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got our four special teasers for Doomsday out in the world (okay, one of them is just a leak), so we had to convene with our friend Rod to discus them, our excitement level, and what they let us know about Avengers: Doomsday. Then, we discuss some news, the Wonderman trailer, and more! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Our Road to Doomsday series continues with our longest installment yet. AC gathered a panel of Steph Williams, Howard Bryant, and Rod Morrow to ask: Who Should Lead the Avengers (if not Sam Wilson). The discussion went many places, both expected and not expected. Follow Steph: @stephwilliams.bsky.social Follow Howard: @hbryantbooks on IG Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3

It's our final main feed episode of 2025! So we're joined by at-this-point-unofficial-third-member Rob Morrow to give letter grades for everything that was released this year! We also do, briefly, touch on the leaked Doomsday trailer (but not the Spidey one because we recorded this on Monday). Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Our ROAD TO DOOMSDAY series marches on, with AC and Jake being joined by friend of the show Hunter Radesi to discuss the future of the Young Avengers (or is it the Champions?)! Who would be in this group? What would they do? Did Marvel miss their window? Plus, they discuss the newest rumor of the shenanigans Sony is up to. Follow Hunter: @hradesi14 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Charles Murphy of Murphy's Multiverse joins AC and Jake for a wide-ranging conversation on where the MCU stands at the end of 2025. They look back on the 2025 slate of MCU projects, look forward to 2026, and discuss some of the missteps made in the last five years. Follow Charles: @_CharlesMurphy JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got another special, non-MCU related episode for you all. The great THE KID MERO returns to the pod to talk with AC and Jake about the NYC mayoral election, his upcoming book on fatherhood, and a little basketball. Follow Mero: ⁨@thekidmero LISTEN TO THE BONUS MERO EPISODE ON OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

David Dennis Jr., author, writer for Andscape, and co-host of the Viewer Discretion podcast joins AC and Jake to talk about his love of the X-Men, their history on film, his history with the MCU, and what he's watching on TV these days. Follow David: @DavidDTSS JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

The MCU throws a lot of plots and teases out there, and it doesn't always get back to them! Following up on an episode from 2023, AC and Jake are joined by Hunter Radesi to discuss some of the dangling plot threads the MCU hasn't resolved, whether they SHOULD be resolved, and how they might resolve them. Follow Hunter: @hradesi14 JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We're doing another round of hot takes on the MCU! AC and Jake are joined by Teej and a special guest, Roderick A. Smith, to give their own MCU hot takes and then read and evaluate ones sent in by listeners. Things get interesting! Follow Roderick: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've come to the end of Peacemaker season 2, and we've got lots to discuss. AC and Jake are joined by the Peacemaker panel of Rod and Teej to talk the somewhat controversial final episode of season 2 (and whether or not it was underwhelming). Then, they go over the Marvel announcements at New York Comic Con! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

We've got our penultimate episode of Peacemaker! Like our previous recaps, AC and Jake are joined by Rod and Teej to discuss the crazy half-hour of television. They talk John Cena's performance, the surprising turns, and what they expect from next week's finale. Oh, and plenty of other nonsense. Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

The reveal has happened! AC and Jake are joined by their regular Peacemaker panel of Rod Morrow and Teej to talk the pivotal episode six of season 2, where all the clues dropped throughout the season pay off! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

With recent events surrounding Disney, we've decided we'll be covering the DCU on the main feed for the next few weeks, so you can expect our Peacemaker reviews to no longer be behind the wall. AC is unavailable, so Jake is joined by friends Rod & Teej to discuss the fifth episode of season two of Peacemaker (and some other tangents)! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime Follow Teej: @less_humbleteej JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

Welcome to this completely new and exciting podcast exploring the burgeoning DC Cinematic Universe! Your hosts Anthony Canton III and Jake Christie discuss James Gunn's new comments about MAN OF TOMORROW, recap some of their favorite plotlines in PEACEMAKER season two, and debate what's going on with Batman in this universe. Join us on this exciting endeavor with no precedent. (ok now we gotta break kayfabe to promote the Patreon) PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejaekchristie

There have been a lot of inflection points over the past few years of the MCU. What if this movie had gone differently? What if this choice was made instead? AC and Jake, after discussing some superhero movie news, discuss ten hypothetical questions about the last phase of the MCU and how things might have shaken out differently. JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

With some time before the next MCU release, AC and Jake take a fan suggestion and rank every final fight scene in the MCU, 37-to-1! JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

In this special episode, AC and Jake bring on Anthony Mayes and Dalbin Osorio to draft their squads of characters that we know will be appearing in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY (plus one that we speculate will be). Who put together the best team of six? Follow Mayes: @CornPuzzle JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

There have been so many updates - casting, set photos, you name it! - for SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, we had to do another pod on our excitement! AC and Jake are joined by friend of the show Dalbin Osorio to talk all of their expectations of the next installment of our friendly neighborhood web-slinger! JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie