Synopsis
A weekly podcast where Nando and DJ analyze a pop culture thing by looking exclusively at the details.
Episodes
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Top Time Traveler - Spock, Wolverine, and the Round of 64
02/11/2015 Duration: 01h51minThe time is now. Nando and DJ sit down with Dan Ward to start the huge new bracket, The Top Time Traveler. We reveal all 64 competitors and the 32 first week match ups. Dan talks about time travel in the Star Trek universe. DJ figures out what the Time Force Power Rangers were while Nando goes on about another dumb Yu-Gi-Oh! thing.
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Nick Fury is the Samuelest Jackson
27/10/2015 Duration: 01h43minIt is time to strike down with great vengeance and furious anger! Last week, we decided the competitors for the championship match up in our Samuelest Jackson bracket and we have the results! The creator of the bracket, Frank DiCola, comes on to dissect the results and plug his excellent board game, Mr Game. We look back at the surprising history of Nick Fury in film. We talk about the future of the Kingsmen franchise. Nando also talks about why Bill from Bill and Ted may be set to win our next bracket, The Top Time Traveler.
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The Samuelest Jackson - Nick Fury, Jules Winnfield, and the Final Round
19/10/2015 Duration: 01h47minThis week, Steve Unwin aka Stunwin stops by to help us reveal the final match up in the Samuelest Jackson bracket. We talk about Sam Jackson's favorite accessory, strange apps, and some of the movies Sam is working on the future. Also a friend from the Avengers pops by to tell us what it's like to work with Nick Fury. Vote all week at http://www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls.html
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The Samuelest Jackson - Frozone, Mace Windu, and the Final Four
13/10/2015 Duration: 01h33minThis week we are getting even closer to determining which character is indeed the Samuelest Jackson. We bring friend of the show Miles Bado on to guess which Sam Jacksons are going to move onto the Final Four. Nando picks apart some of the Winter Soldier action scenes. DJ waxes romantically on the forgotten art of the DVD extras. We even get an appearance from a special Jedi Master who worked with Mace in the past. Vote all week at www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls.html
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The Samuelest Jackson - Roland, Afro Samurai, and the Elite Eight
05/10/2015 Duration: 01h13minHold onto your butts! We are another week closer to determining which character is the Samuelest Jackson. Nando and DJ go over the results of this week's voting and look at some lesser known Jacksons. They figure out what the hell was going on in Jumper. DJ explains the difference between Afro Samurai and Ninja Ninja. Nando talks about Sam's character creation process and how it proves that Mace Windu is the worst SLJ character. Vote all week at http://www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls.html
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The Samuelest Jackson - Shaft, Valentine, and the Sweet Sixteen
28/09/2015 Duration: 01h48minThis week Nando and DJ are sitting down with Pop-Break.com contributor Chris Diggins and revealing the Sweet Sixteen round of the Samuelest Jackson bracket. We talk about why Shaft was a pivotal moment in Sam's career. We debate the ethical remifications of a Velentine-esque population culling. We even get a visit from an old friend who has worked with Sam in the past. Vote on the Sweet Sixteen round at www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls.html
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The Samuelest Jackson - Mace Windu, Neville Flynn, and the Round of 32
21/09/2015 Duration: 01h44minSamuel L Jackson may be the greatest actor to ever have lived. That may be a bit of an overstatement. What is definitely not an overstatement is that he has played some of the most memorable characters in the history of film. You've got Nick Fury. You've got Jules Winnfield, You've got Shaft. We at Mad Bracket Status have set up a bracket to look at all of his various performances in an attempt to tease out the Samuelest Jackson. This week we talk with board game designer and SLJ enthusiast, Frank DiCola. Frank offers his opinion on where the Star Wars prequels went wrong. DJ gets an education why those monkey fighting snakes were on that Monday to Friday plane. We even tease out some of the issues with the Amazing Spiderman 2 even though we are well aware that it has nothing to do with SLJ. Vote all week on the Samuelest Jackson at www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls.html
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Sailor Moon is the Most Powerful Princess
14/09/2015 Duration: 01h15minThis week, we reveal the winner of the Most Powerful Princess bracket, we talk about some of our favorite Sam Jackson roles, and we figure out how the hell King Kong is gonna stand a chance against Godzilla.
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Most Powerful Princess - Starfire, Sailor Moon, and the Championship Round
08/09/2015 Duration: 01h24minWe have arrived at the final round of the Most Powerful Princess bracket. Nando and DJ go over the voting results and talk about the two princesses vying for the title of Most Powerful. We also talk a little more about our next bracket, the Samuelest Jackson.
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Most Powerful Princess - Starfire, Galadriel, and the Final Four
01/09/2015 Duration: 01h12minThis week we bring on Kenny Goff to talk about the Final Four round of our Most Powerful Princess bracket. We put an end to the Starfire vs Wonder Woman debate. We get to the bottom of why the Simarillion would or would not work. And we give you a sneak peak at the next bracket.
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Most Powerful Princess - Wonder Woman, Azula, and the Elite Eight
24/08/2015 Duration: 01h31minThis week, DJ and Nando invite on Chris Diggins and Frank DiCola to talk about the next round of the Most Powerful Princess bracket. Diggins talks about why he hates Man of Steel. Nando brings up a lesser known princess named Power Princess who we may have forgotten.
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Most Powerful Princess - Star Butterfly, Lucina, Zelda, and the Sweet Sixteen
18/08/2015 Duration: 01h43minThis week we are talking with our Anime Expert, Kevin Su, about the Sweet Sixteen match ups in our Most Powerful Princess Bracket. We explain the chaos that is Star vs the Forces of Evil. We discuss whether the Fire Emblem princess Lucina has any chance of moving forward. And we get to the bottom of a Death Battle between Zelda and Peach.
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Most Powerful Princess - Tiana, Morbucks, Hinata, and the Round of 32
10/08/2015 Duration: 01h47minA new bracket is here! We are excited to talk about our new bracket, the Most Powerful Princess. We have 32 princesses from 4 conferences (Disney, Cartoon, Movies/TV, Japan) and we have set up the first round of match ups. Designer and princess enthusiast Michelle Coraci comes on to talk about her favorite princesses and we all go into detail on some of our favorite princesses in the bracket that may not make it out of round one.
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100th Episode Roundtable Discussion
05/08/2015 Duration: 01h32minFor this special bonus episode, Nando and DJ welcome a ton of previous guests onto the show. We have Stunwin (@stunwin), Kenny Goff (@kennygoff), Frank DiCola (@yoshgunn), Zak Moy (@zakmoy), Emily Hromada (@emhromada), Alex Lee (@ahl1204), Caroline Amaba (@Clineamb), and Jay Van Buiten (@jvnbt) all on at once. We go through all of the previous brackets and talk about how weird we all are.
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Stephen Colbert is the Greatest American
03/08/2015 Duration: 01h19minThis week Nando and DJ are covering a ton of things. We reveal the winner of the Greatest American bracket. We talk about some of the lesser known princesses that will be included in our upcoming Most Powerful Princess bracket. We even talk about the Fantastic Four movie because hey why not? We haven't seen it but then again, neither has the cast.
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Donald Trump Interview
30/07/2015 Duration: 36minThis week, we are lucky to talk with Donald Trump.
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The Greatest American - Stephen Colbert vs Captain America
28/07/2015 Duration: 02h07minThis is it! We have narrowed down the field to the final two competitors in our Greatest American bracket. We talk with Frank DiCola about who he thinks will win it all. Will the Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America be victorious or will the voice of the American media Stephen Colbert wind up on top? We talk at length about the match up at hand as well as give you a sneak peak at our next bracket. Vote at www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls
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The Greatest American - Captain America, Homer Simpson, and the Final Four
20/07/2015 Duration: 01h48minWe are excited to record our 100th episode so we have a huge crew on. We reveal the results of the Final Four in our Greatest American bracket.
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The Greatest American - Superman, Duke Nukem, and the Elite Eight
14/07/2015 Duration: 01h28minThis week, we bring back Mad Bracket Status superfan Dan Ward to discuss the semi finals of the Greatest American bracket. We answer burning questions on the mind of Bracketeers. Is Duke Nukem technically even American? Has Sam the Eagle ever met Stephen Colbert? Can Batman really V Superman? Also DJ explains the Man of Steel in a way that no one understands.
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The Greatest American - GI Joe, Bandit Keith, and the Sweet 16
07/07/2015 Duration: 01h25minHappy Fourth of July! This week, we bring on friend of the show Alex Lee to discuss the results of the Round of 32 match ups in the Greatest American bracket. We talk about how Jax is crazy, that time GI Joe stopped fighting COBRA and started fighting sharks, and we agree that Bandit Keith may have been the worst Duel Monsters player of all time.