Episodes
Jake and Zac are back to discuss "What If...The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?", the third installment in the "What If...?" series. We chat - The Avenger's deaths - if Jake cried when Tony died and his glee at Hawkeye's death - Zac gives us a Power Rangers/Avengers parallel from this episode  - What will we see in the future of "What If...??"  - Hank Pym and some comic parallels  -Which episode did we like better? - Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer  Hope you'll join us and...
Published 08/26/21
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN...Jenny is on vacation, so Jake and Zac (who you may remember from MCU and Brews) are back to discuss What If...T'Challa Became Star-Lord - What Black Panther meant to us - T'Challa's effect on the universe and Captain Genocide - Blonde Nebula is a hottie  - Zac's driving habits and a date he had at Dairy Queen - Easter eggs throughout the episodes  Hope you'll join us and consider becoming a patron over at patreon.com/historyofthemcu
Published 08/21/21
Jake and Jenny are back to discuss "What If...Captain Carter Were The First Avenger" and some of the latest MCU news.  - Shang-Chi marketing and release, T'Challa takes over the official Guardians of the Galaxy Twitter account, J.K. Simmons back as J. Jonah Jameson in Venom: Let There Be Carnage? - Likes and dislikes for the episode - The biggest changes from The First Avenger - Was that Shuma-Gorath at the end?  - What upcoming "What If..." episode we're most excited...
Published 08/20/21
  It's the return of the minisode! What If is coming soon, and there's plenty of Marvel news to talk about here at History of the MCU: -#MCUVillainSadness tournament -LEGO hauls -James Gunn's THE Suicide Squad (and Harley Quinn supremacy) -Black Widow first reactions -What If preview -a little Hawkeye talk -Venom trailer's implications for Spider-Man: No Way Home   Subscribe to patreon.com/historyofthemcu for exclusive content!
Published 08/10/21
Jake and Jenny are here to break down the season 1 finale of the Disney+ Series, Loki. Hot goss includes: An intro full of easter eggs The many monikers of He Who Remains Who is the new Mobius!? WHERE is this Citadel, anyway? Our hosts chat about their feelings on the finale and the series as a whole, where it ranks amongst the other Disney+ shows, and the implications for what's to come next in the MCU. The multiverse is our oyster.
Published 07/21/21
Jake and Jenny are back in the nick of time to talk about the fifth/penultimate episode of the DisneyPlus series, Loki: "Journey Into Mystery." What does Ravonna really know? Who is Miss Minutes working for? Who's your favorite Loki?! Do we stan Thanoscopter? Will Sylvie double-cross our Loki?!? Is King Loki or Kang in the castle? Is this the last we'll see of Classic Loki, or Alioth?!   ....and more!   Be sure to subscribe: patreon.com/historyofthemcu
Published 07/14/21
Jake and Jenny are back JUST in the nick of time to talk Loki episode 4: The Nexus Event. What caused Sylvie to be yoinked from her timeline? Is Loki Love as icky as Jamie and Cersei’s twisted relationship? Is Ravonna Renslayer pulling the strings at the TVA, or is Kang coming into the fold? Is this really the last we’ll see of Mobius?! And MORE!
Published 07/13/21
Jake and Jenny are back to chat some neat parallels and theories regarding Loki Episode 3: "Lamentis"! Loki's coming out Zelda parallels Who are we shipping? Lokius? Sylki? What REALLY happened to that tower? .....and more. Be sure to check out historyofthemcu.com, email us at [email protected], and subscribe to our Patreon! https://patreon.com/historyofthemcu
Published 07/13/21
Jake and Jenny return to talk about the key bits of episode two of Disney's Loki: "The Variant." Who is this Lady Loki, really? Is Ravonna really who she seems? Is Miss Minutes running the show?! Will Mobius ever get to ride a jet ski? Have a cup of tea, come sit by the fire.   Also our Patreon is live, please go subscribe and we will be forever in your debt: patreon.com/historyofthemcu
Published 07/13/21
Jake and Jenny are better late than never with a revisit of the premiere episode of Disney's Loki: "Glorious Purpose".  Who are the Time Keepers? How sus is the TVA? Tom Hiddleston's Master Class Resetting versus Pruning? Peggy Carter cameo? And more! Don't forget to subscribe to our shiny new Patreon
Published 06/16/21
Published 06/16/21
Hey, hi, helloooo! Jake and Jenny return with a minisode with plenty of preparation information for the upcoming release of The Eternals. Yes, we have some wait time, but at least now you'll have a comic book (and potentially official film) synopsis of each of the 10 featured Eternals, as well as Kit Harington's Black Knight and Kro, the Deviant. We also chat about how we've known about Namor in Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever since May and how Jake got kicked off Twitter.
Published 06/08/21
Jake and Jenny are back with another episode of History of the MCU to bring you everything you ever needed to know about the Time Variance Authority, the Minutemen, and more as we head into Loki territory!
Published 05/29/21
Jake and Jenny are bringing back the Minisode this week! Join us to hear our thoughts on the goosebump-enducing Marvel Studios Celebrates the Movies trailer. Just when we thought the MCU feast couldn't get any tastier! We'll talk what we know about the upcoming movies, rank the 11 upcoming properties based on pure excitement, and chat post-credits about the recent House of the Dragon stills.
Published 05/06/21
Jake and Jenny return to wrap up The Falcon and The Winter Soldier with the final episode, "One World, One People." Tune in to hear our thoughts on the pacing of the episode (and series), the mistreatment of the Flag Smashers, who we deem worthiest of redemption arcs (spoiler alert: it's not the guy who got one), and where we go from here into the netherworld of the 6 week MCU gap. Hit us up at [email protected] or DM us at @historyofthemcu on Instagram or Twitter with your...
Published 05/04/21
Hey, hi, hello! Jake and Jenny are back to talk shop about the penultimate episode of of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: "Truth." We ship Sarah and Bucky, talk about Walker's descent into DIY madness, and sweet, hot bro love. We'll be bringing minisodes back this week as well, because we can't wait to talk about the Shang-Chi trailer. Love y'all 3000!
Published 04/21/21
Just in time for the next episode dropping on Disney+ (sorry, y'all. Been some crazy times), Jake and Jenny pop in to discuss the fourth episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, "The Whole World is Watching." Bucky's Wakandan therapy, Ayo supremacy, Zemo as El Crapo, the death of Captain America, and MORE! We'll be back to our regularly scheduled program next week. Thanks for bearing with us.
Published 04/16/21
Jake and Jenny are BACK and breaking down episode 3 of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: "The Power Broker." Featuring an intro about mental health, mental healthcare, and the state of "therapy" in the MCU, we will also take a look at Zemo's history and motivations, cheer the guy who spit in John Walker's face, and speculate wildly about the identity of the Power Broker.
Published 04/06/21
Hey, hi, HELLO! Jake and Jenny are BACK to break down the second episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: "The Star-Spangled Man." Be sure to drink every time Jake says how much he hates John Walker, you're going to be sauced by the end of this one.
Published 03/31/21
For this week's main event, Jake and Jenny talk about the first episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and wonder whether there's more to Sam's super-ness than we thought...
Published 03/26/21
History of the MCU presents......MCU & Brews! This series will feature Jake and his younger brother, Zac, doing exactly what the title denotes: drinking a few brews and discussing MCU movies. For the second episode, Jake and Zac catch up and discuss the second installment in the Iron Man trilogy, Iron Man 2.
Published 03/25/21
F*CK YEAH FOOTBALL FANS! Hello and WELCOME to History of the MCU Presents: Picks or It Didn't Happen, the NEW Patriots-centric NFL podcast brought to you by the Smash Sisters, Jenny Mac and EFlo the Dodo. For this VERY special premiere episode, we are joined by the inimitable FITZY to talk this legendary QB market, 2021 free agent frenzy, and what's happening in the trenches coming into the season. Have any takes you want to hear on next week's episode? Email us:...
Published 03/19/21
Blessing you with another episode this week (already!), this time breaking down everything we know coming into the premiere of Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Jake and Jenny break down comic arcs of Sam, Bucky, Sharon Carter, and some other faces we will see in the show. We'll speculate wildly (drink!) about other heroes and villains who may show up, and about whether we can expect to have our hearts ripped from our chests so savagely as in WandaVision. Later this week, expect another...
Published 03/16/21
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH! We present to you the FINAL final WandaVision episode of History of the MCU. Chloe is back with Jake and Jenny to talk theories we got right, the completely off-base predictions (made by one Agatha Harkness), THE POWER OF WOMEN, and how WandaVision has set the stage for MCU phase 4.
Published 03/15/21
History of the MCU presents......MCU & Brews! This core series will feature Jake and his younger brother, Zac, doing exactly what the title denotes: drinking a few brews and discussing MCU movies. For this inaugural episode, get to know Zac while he and Jake discuss the inaugural MCU movie, Iron Man.
Published 03/09/21