Synopsis
A weekly podcast where Nando and DJ analyze a pop culture thing by looking exclusively at the details.
Episodes
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Hey 2016! Less Batman v Superman, More Other Stuff
29/12/2016 Duration: 01h52minIt's the end of the year and Mad Bracket Status is looking back at what a wonderful/terrible year 2016 has been. Nando and DJ sit down with Chris Diggins to answer a couple of big questions like: Who was the best 2016 villain? What did the internet ruin in 2016? and What was the best thing from 2016?
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Recapisode
20/12/2016 Duration: 01h39minIn this week's Recapisode, we talk about nothing but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for nearly two hours. We get into what we liked, what we loved, the CGI, favorite characters, and where we want the series to go from here. And if you like this, go ahead and subscribe to the Mad Bracket Status podcast, which we are all a part of. We make pop culture brackets. It's fun.
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The Martial Arts Master - The Winner and Look Forward
20/12/2016 Duration: 59minThis week we reveal the winner of the Martial Arts Master bracket. It's exactly who you expect...or is it? Listen and find out.
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Westworld Recapisode
16/12/2016 Duration: 01h04minSPOILERS for Westworld. Have you ever questioned the nature of your new HBO show? Nando and DJ bring on Chris Diggins to share their thoughts on the new cowboy/robot hit show.
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The Martial Arts Master - Liu Kang, Iron Fist, and the Championship Round (with Frank DiCola)
13/12/2016 Duration: 01h53minThis week, game designer Frank DiCola is back to help get through the Final Four round of the Martial Arts Master bracket. Also there is a ton of weekly news and three video game reccs.
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The Martial Arts Master - Chun Li, Batman, and the Final Four (with Chris Diggins)
06/12/2016 Duration: 01h39minThis week Diggins joins us to talk about the results of the Elite Eight Round of the Martial Arts Master bracket. We also talk about the news out of the Playstation conference and bring a new character into the classic bit, Rickman/Walhberg theater.
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Martial Arts Master - Iron Fist, Neo, and the Elite Eight
30/11/2016 Duration: 01h24minThis week Nando and DJ bring you the Elite Eight competitors in our Martial Arts Master bracket.
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Martial Arts Master - Po, Mr Miyagi, and the Sweet Sixteen
22/11/2016 Duration: 01h31minThis week, Nando and DJ take the Top Thirty Two Martial Arts Masters and cut them in half. We also Get Reccd and end the episode with a Walhberg/Rickman Theater fans have been requesting for ages (let's say).
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Master of Martial Arts - Sherlock Holmes, Uncle Jackie, and the Round of Thirty Two
07/11/2016 Duration: 01h37minFinally, the Martial Arts Master bracket has arrived! We have thirty two competitors, some weird match ups, a last minute change courtesy of Kevin Su. The boys also go through some solid reccs and a sweet Rickman/Wahlberg dialogue.
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Making the Martial Arts Master Bracket
01/11/2016 Duration: 01h43minThis week we are trying something new. Nando is in Philly so we're Skyping. Ignore the issues that come with that and feel free to blame anything else you don't like about the episode on Skype. This week we are making the bracket live on the air! We are taking audience suggestions, mulling over competitors, and giving some sick reccs.
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Switch, Sombra, Strange, and Stuff
24/10/2016 Duration: 01h11minNew podcast without a bracket. We talk about the Nintendo Switch, Blizzard, and Doctor Strange among other things.
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The Master of Martial Arts Preview (with the Game Revenant Crew)
18/10/2016 Duration: 01h43minThis week you get a look behind the curtain as Nando and DJ invite Frank and Jack from Game Revenant back to the show to talk about our next bracket, the Master of Martial Arts.
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The Master of Magic - The Winner and a Look Forward (with Michelle Coraci)
12/10/2016 Duration: 01h30minThis week we have the winner of the Master of Magic bracket and guest Michelle Coraci teaches DJ a lesson about a certain Disney princess.
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The Master of Magic - Gandalf, Shang Tsung, and the Championship Round
05/10/2016 Duration: 01h32minThis week, original guest Kevin Su comes back on the show to help Nando and DJ unveil the final match up in the Master of Magic bracket.
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The Master of Magic - Sabrina Spellman, Jafar, and the Final Four
27/09/2016 Duration: 01h33minThis week Nando and DJ bring you the results of the voting on the Elite Eight Masters of Magic. They also talk politics and do some really dodgy impressions.
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The Master of Magic - Merlin, Scarlet Witch, and the Elite Eight
20/09/2016 Duration: 01h33minThis week Alex Lee comes on and we reveal the Elite Eight Master of Magic.
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The Master of Magic - Gul'dan, Maleficent, and the Sweet Sixteen
13/09/2016 Duration: 02h05minThis week we have Frank DiCola and Jack Kelly from Game Revenant on to talk about their new mobile game, Where Shadows Slumber. We also reveal the winners of the Top Thirty Two round of the Master of Magic bracket!
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The Master of Magic - Sauron, Doctor Doom, and the Top Thirty Two
08/09/2016 Duration: 01h57minHuge episode this week! Not only do we have the results from the Master of Magic round of sixty four and a mysterious new guest. We have the return of Steve Unwin aka Stunwin via Skype!
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The Master of Magic - Bayonetta, David Lo Pan, and the NEW Round of 64
01/09/2016 Duration: 39minWhoops. So we made a lot of mistakes when we set up the first round of the Master of Magic bracket and we are setting it right. Nando and DJ update everyone on the NEW round of 64. There are a few new competitors and plenty of new match ups. Also watch the 1988 movie Willow starring Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis. It's great.
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The Master of Magic - Dr Fate, Mordenkainen, and the Round of 64
30/08/2016 Duration: 01h21minThis week Nando and DJ unveil the new bracket, The Master of Magic. There are a ton of very specific match ups including not one, not two, but three Disney showdowns. We also debate which Willow belongs in the bracket. Also we have a clip from The Weekly Planet podcast discussing our drivers and some interesting reccs.