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Drafts, takes, jokes, and fandom fallout.

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Radiovania treats entertainment talk like a running hangout with picks, bits, and strong personal opinions. Recent episodes move from fantasy movie drafts and favorite things to superhero releases, horror releases, box office chatter, and improvised take purges.

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About Radiovania

Radiovania is a long-running entertainment show where pop culture criticism arrives through jokes, drafts, awards, and restless side conversations. Its center of gravity is movies and television, especially superhero projects, franchise swings, horror releases, comedy sequels, and the latest items crossing the box office. The show also makes room for comics, games, music, holiday watching, sports asides, and whatever else has been occupying the speakers that week. It is fast and conversational. A planned topic can sit beside an improvised bit, a personal check-in, or a sudden argument about studio strategy. Recent episodes include a fantasy movie draft, the Vainies, reactions to Freakier Friday and Weapons, talk around Fantastic Four and Jurassic World, and a take-purge format for sharper opinions. The recurring appeal is not just the titles covered. It is the way the show turns taste into a game. Picks matter. Rankings matter. Favorite things are treated differently from official best-of lists, which gives the conversations a personal, lower-stakes charge. Radiovania can also get granular about entertainment business signals, from trailers and production status to release timing and box office performance. The tone is informal and sometimes blunt. It prefers momentum over polish. That looseness gives the show room for running jokes, comic-book hypotheticals, franchise frustration, and enthusiastic belief in oddball ideas that might work if handled correctly. It is most comfortable when arguing about the pleasure and disappointment of modern fandom at the same time. The result is an entertainment hangout with recurring rituals, noisy opinions, and enough real media memory to make the chaos useful.

Made for: For movie, TV, comics, and games fans who enjoy informal criticism with strong opinions and recurring bits. It suits listeners who follow superhero releases, franchise news, horror buzz, and pop culture ranking rituals.

What sets it apart: Radiovania stands out by turning entertainment talk into recurring games and ceremonies rather than straight reviews. Fantasy drafts, the Vainies, spoiler sections, and take purges give its loose banter a recognizable shape.

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| @Radiovania is an entertainment podcast featuring the insight of @zachrotello and @nojathanparker. Your nerdy-public-radio for all things entertainment and pop culture. | www.radiovania.com

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Zach Rotello and John Swan Song Parker turn franchise opinions into lively arguments about casting, adaptation and what makes screen entertainment work.

Radiovania turns screen culture into an ongoing argument between Zach Rotello and John Swan Song Parker, with opinions tested through reviews, fantasy drafts and deliberately provocative takes.

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A Superman draft becomes friendly warfare, and you get a seat beside Zach and John.

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  • comic-book movie debates where Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor gets a serious campaign
  • fantasy movie drafts that reward bold picks, nervous hedges, and strategic theft
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Episode 149: Uncle Cal Strikes Back | Avengers Doomsday Predictions

    ·1h 56m
  2. 2

    The 2026 Fantasy Movie Draft

    ·1h 38m
  3. 3

    Episode 165: Spiderman & Dune 3 Trailers + The Oscars Bet Results

    ·3h 6m
  4. 4

    Star Wars in Review: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    ·4h 47m
  5. 5

    Episode 164: Our Oscars Picks & Predictions / Winter Catch Up

    ·3h 45m
  6. 6

    Star Wars in Review: Episode IV – A New Hope

    ·4h 21m
  7. 7

    Episode 163 Part One: The Rip & Star Wars State of the Union

    ·2h 2m
  8. 8

    Episode 163 Part Two: The 2025 Vanie Awards

    ·1h 59m
  9. 9

    Episode 162 Part 2: Stranger Things 5 & The Golden Globes

    ·2h 29m
  10. 10

    Episode 162 Part One: The Holiday Hangover; One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Eddington, and more!

    ·1h 56m
  11. 11

    Best Movies of the 21st Century

    ·5h 11m
  12. 12

    Episode 161 Part One: How the Grinch Stole Warner Bros.

    ·1h 40m
  13. 13

    Episode 161 Part Two: Avengers Doomsday Leaks / Power Ranking Xmas Toys

    ·2h 12m
  14. 14

    Best Music of the 21st Century

    ·4h 4m
  15. 15

    Episode 160 Part Two: What We're Thankful For & the Nerdy News of the Month

    ·2h 3m
  16. 16

    Episode 160 Part One: Wicked For Good, Frankenstein, and other stuff we've been watching!

    ·1h 36m
  17. 17

    Episode 159: The 10 Year Anniversary Show

    ·3h 59m
  18. 18

    Best Video Games of the 21st Century

    ·3h 39m
  19. 19

    Episode 158: Fully Loaded Fall / The Emmys Reactions

    ·2h 23m
  20. 20

    Episode 158: The Radiovania "Take Purge"

    ·1h 9m
  21. 21

    Best TV of the 21st Century

    ·3h 16m
  22. 22

    Episode 157: Man of Tomorrow & Let the DCU Cook!

    ·2h 35m
  23. 23

    Episode 156 Part Two: Freaky Weapons | Freakier Friday & Weapons Review

    ·1h 44m
  24. 24

    Episode 156 Part One: Summer Movie Season Close Out | What We've Been Up To

    ·2h 5m
  25. 25

    Episode 155 Part One: Jurassic World, Eddington, Donkey Kong Bananza, and a bunch of other Summer News

    ·1h 51m
  26. 26

    Episode 155 Part Two: The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review / Updated MCU Rankings

    ·1h 46m
  27. 27

    Episode 154 Part Two: Superman (2025) Review

    ·2h 6m
  28. 28

    Episode 154 Part One: Everyone Is Wrong about The Bear 4 and The Last of Us Season 2

    ·2h 26m
  29. 29

    Episode 153 Part Two: The Great Superman Draft | We Draft the Best Superman Movie

    ·1h 56m
  30. 30

    Episode 153 Part One: Bond Finds Its Director | News Roundup

    ·2h 33m
  31. 31

    Episode 152 Part Two: MCU State of the Union | Marvel Character Tier Rankings

    ·1h 56m
  32. 32

    Episode 152 Part One: Summer Movie Season Is Upon Us / What We've Been Up to

    ·1h 33m
  33. 33

    Episode 151: Drafting the Best Nintendo Games | May & June News So Far

    ·4h 22m
  34. 34

    Episode 150: The 2025 Fantasy Movie Draft

    ·4h 9m
  35. 35

    Not So Minisode: Thicc Content Spring | SINNERS, The Last of Us, Andor, Daredevil & more!

    ·3h 58m
  36. 36

    Episode 149 Part Two: CinemaCon News / Switch 2 Debacle / Best Star Wars Scenes

    ·2h 32m
  37. 37

    Star Wars in Review: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    ·4h 39m
  38. 38

    Episode 148 Part One: Daredevil Born Again 1-3 | Is Good TV Officially Back?

    ·1h 58m
  39. 39

    Episode 148 Part Two: March News Recap | The Oscars Bet Results

    ·1h 34m
  40. 40

    Episode 147: Captain America Brave New World Review

    ·2h 49m
  41. 41

    Episode 146 Part Two: The Oscars Predictions / SuperBowl Trailers

    ·1h 51m
  42. 42

    Episode 146 Part One: January News / Jon's MegaCon Orlando Recap

    ·2h 42m
  43. 43

    Episode 145 Part Two: The Best of 2024

    ·2h 5m
  44. 44

    Episode 145 Part One: End of the Year Content Catch Up | Current State of the DCU

    ·2h 17m
  45. 45

    Superman Trailer Reaction Emergency Episode

    ·37m
  46. 46

    Episode 144: Gladiator II & Wicked Review

    ·4h 1m
  47. 47

    Episode 143: A Very Radiovania Thanksgiving Special | Ranking Thanksgiving Foods

    ·3h 17m
  48. 48

    Episode 142: We Finally Review Joker 2 and Alien Romulus | Early Look At 2025 Content

    ·3h 6m
  49. 49

    Radiovision: The Penguin Episode 8 | Finale Discussion

    ·51m
  50. 50

    Radiovision: The Penguin Episode 6 & 7

    ·1h 8m
  51. 51

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets Review

    ·2h 37m
  52. 52

    Radiovision: The Penguin Episode 5: Homecoming

    ·47m
  53. 53

    Episode 141: Spooky Szn News | Halloween Candy Bracket

    ·3h 46m
  54. 54

    Radiovision: The Penguin Episode 3 & 4 - Bliss, Cent'Anni

    ·1h 51m
  55. 55

    Episode 140: Fall Content Catch Up | The 2024 Emmys

    ·2h 46m
  56. 56

    Radiovision: Batman the Animated Series Retrospective

    ·3h 14m
  57. 57

    Radiovision 40: Batman the Animated Series | "Chemistry" "Beware the Creeper" "Judgement Day"

    ·1h 53m
  58. 58

    Episode 139: August News Roundup | D23 Leaks & News

    ·2h 38m
  59. 59

    Radiovision 39: Batman the Animated Series | "Legends of the Dark Knight" "Girls' Night Out" "Mad Love"

    ·2h 8m
  60. 60

    Deadpool & Wolverine Review | Robert Downey Jr is Doctor Doom | MCU State of the Union

    ·1h 1m
  61. 61

    Radiovision 38: Batman the Animated Series | "Animal Act" "Old Wounds" "The Demon Within"

    ·1h 51m
  62. 62

    Episode 138: Everyone Is Wrong About The Bear Season 3 | Star Wars The Acolyte Review

    ·3h 58m
  63. 63

    Radiovision 37: Batman the Animated Series | "Mean Seasons" "Critters" "Cult of the Cat"

    ·1h 39m
  64. 64

    Radiovision 36: Batman the Animated Series | "Torch Song" "The Ultimate Thrill" "Over the Edge"

    ·2h 10m
  65. 65

    Minisode: Star Wars Episode X Speculation | State of the Star Wars Union First half of 2024

    ·53m
  66. 66

    Radiovision 35: Batman the Animated Series | "Joker's Millions" "Growing Pains" "Love is a Croc"

    ·1h 30m
  67. 67

    Episode 137 (Part Two): Are Movie Theaters Dying? | Biggest News of May/June So Far

    ·2h 57m
  68. 68

    Episode 137 (Part One): Star Wars The Acolyte Review | May Content Catch Up

    ·2h 13m
  69. 69

    Radiovision 34: The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)

    ·1h 57m
  70. 70

    Radiovision 33: Batman the Animated Series | "Double Talk" "You Scratch My Back" "Never Fear"

    ·1h 51m
  71. 71

    Radiovision 32: Batman the Animated Series | "Holiday Knights" "Sins of the Father" "Cold Comfort"

    ·1h 42m
  72. 72

    Radiovision 31: Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

    ·2h 12m
  73. 73

    Episode 136: James Gunn's Superman Reveal | New Lord of the Rings Movies

    ·3h 8m
  74. 74

    Episode 135: Fallout & Civil War | Star Wars Galaxy's Edge & Universal Studios

    ·3h 33m
  75. 75

    Radiovision 30: Batman the Animated Series | "Make Em Laugh" "Deep Freeze" "Batgirl Returns"

    ·1h 46m
  76. 76

    Radiovision 29: Batman the Animated Series | "Second Chance" "Harley's Holiday" "Lock Up"

    ·1h 17m
  77. 77

    Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer Reactions Emergency Pod

    ·19m
  78. 78

    Radiovision 28: Batman the Animated Series | "The Lion and the Unicorn" "Showdown" "Riddler's Reform"

    ·1h 37m
  79. 79

    Episode 134: March News Recap | Star Wars The Acolyte HAS to be Good?

    ·2h 39m
  80. 80

    Episode 133: The 96th Oscars Recap & Dune Part II Review

    ·4h 1m
  81. 81

    Radiovision 27: Batman the Animated Series | "Catwalk" "Bane" & "Baby Doll"

    ·1h 19m
  82. 82

    Radiovision 26: Batman the Animated Series | "The Terrible Trio" "Harlequinade" & "Time out of Joint"

    ·1h 25m
  83. 83

    Radiovision 25: Batman the Animated Series | "Trial" "Avatar" "House and Garden"

    ·1h 39m
  84. 84

    Episode 132: February News Roundup | Fantastic Four Casting, Deadpool 3, Superbowl Movie Ads

    ·2h 34m
  85. 85

    National Treasure 20th Anniversary Re-Review

    ·3h 49m
  86. 86

    Episode 131: Oscar Noms + Emmys & Golden Globes Reactions

    ·2h 14m
  87. 87

    Radiovision Episode 24: Batman the Animated Series | "The Worry Men" "Sideshow" "Bullet for Bullock"

    ·1h 46m
  88. 88

    Radiovision Episode 23: Batman the Animated Series | "His Silicon Soul" "Fire From Olympus" "Read My Lips"

    ·1h 17m
  89. 89

    Radiovision Episode 22: Batman the Animated Series | "Blind as a Bat" "The Demon's Quest Pt 1 & Pt 2"

    ·1h 26m
  90. 90

    Episode 130: The Best of 2023

    ·2h 59m
  91. 91

    Radiovision Episode 21: Batman the Animated Series | "Harley & Ivy", "Shadow of the Bat Part 1 & 2"

    ·1h 40m
  92. 92

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) 30 Year Anniversary Re-View

    ·2h 43m
  93. 93

    Episode 128: Baby It's Cold Outside So We Talk About Movies and Stuff

    ·1h 46m
  94. 94

    Radiovision Episode 20: Batman the Animated Series | "Paging the Crime Doctor" "Zatanna" "The Mechanic"

    ·1h 12m
  95. 95

    Radiovision Episode 19: Batman the Animated Series | "Off Balance" "The Man Who Killed Batman" "MUDSLIDE"

    ·1h 33m
  96. 96

    Radiovision Episode 18: Batman the Animated Series | "Birds of a Feather", "What Is Reality?", & "I Am the Night"

    ·1h 22m
  97. 97

    Episode 127: Post SAG-AFTRA Strike News Bomb | Killers of the Flower Moon

    ·1h 39m
  98. 98

    Episode 129: Holiday Movies We Always Watch | December News Roundup

    ·1h 1m
  99. 99

    Radiovision: The Penguin HBO Episode 1: After Hours

    The hosts introduce a new weekly review series for the HBO show The Penguin, discussing their plans and excitement for the first episode.

    ·44m
  100. 100

    Radiovision: The Penguin Episode 2: Inside Man + Joker: Folie à Deux Spoiler Free Review

    Hidden gem

    Radiovania hosts Zacratello and John Swampsong Parker introduce weekly coverage of HBO’s The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell and Kristen Milati, then review Joker: Folie à Deux without spoilers.

    ·1h 23m·5 clips
  101. 101

    Star Wars in Review: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    Apr 10, 2026·4h 39m
  102. 102

    The 2026 Fantasy Movie Draft

    Hidden gem

    Zach and John host a fantasy movie draft for 2026 films on their pop culture podcast Radiovania.

    Mar 30, 2026·1h 38m·2 clips
  103. 103

    Episode 165: Spiderman & Dune 3 Trailers + The Oscars Bet Results

    Mar 28, 2026·3h 6m
  104. 104

    Star Wars in Review: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    Mar 23, 2026·4h 47m
  105. 105

    Episode 164: Our Oscars Picks & Predictions / Winter Catch Up

    Mar 9, 2026·3h 45m
  106. 106

    Star Wars in Review: Episode IV – A New Hope

    Mar 2, 2026·4h 21m
  107. 107

    Episode 163 Part One: The Rip & Star Wars State of the Union

    Jan 25, 2026·2h 2m
  108. 108

    Episode 163 Part Two: The 2025 Vanie Awards

    John and I host the 2025 Vanie Awards, discussing our personal favorite movies, TV, music, comics, games, and moments of the year.

    Jan 25, 2026·1h 59m
  109. 109

    Episode 162 Part One: The Holiday Hangover; One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Eddington, and more!

    Zach and John discuss the post-holiday slump, pop culture bits, and personal updates in this episode of Radiovania.

    Jan 14, 2026·1h 56m
  110. 110

    Episode 162 Part 2: Stranger Things 5 & The Golden Globes

    Jan 14, 2026·2h 29m
  111. 111

    Best Movies of the 21st Century

    Jan 7, 2026·5h 11m
  112. 112

    Episode 161 Part Two: Avengers Doomsday Leaks / Power Ranking Xmas Toys

    Dec 22, 2025·2h 12m
  113. 113

    Episode 161 Part One: How the Grinch Stole Warner Bros.

    Hosts discuss the Grinch's impact on Warner Bros and share their moderate Christmas spirit amidst personal commitments.

    Dec 22, 2025·1h 40m
  114. 114

    Best Music of the 21st Century

    Dec 5, 2025·4h 4m
  115. 115

    Episode 160 Part One: Wicked For Good, Frankenstein, and other stuff we've been watching!

    Zach and John discuss their observations about movies frequently airing on TV and introduce their podcast about entertainment and pop culture.

    Nov 26, 2025·1h 36m
  116. 116

    Episode 160 Part Two: What We're Thankful For & the Nerdy News of the Month

    Nov 26, 2025·2h 3m
  117. 117

    Episode 159: The 10 Year Anniversary Show

    Oct 27, 2025·3h 59m
  118. 118

    Best Video Games of the 21st Century

    Oct 13, 2025·3h 39m
  119. 119

    Episode 158: Fully Loaded Fall / The Emmys Reactions

    Sep 29, 2025·2h 23m
  120. 120

    Episode 158: The Radiovania "Take Purge"

    Hidden gem

    Radiovania frames the episode as a "take purge," then uses Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Marvel to argue that franchise storytelling has overextended itself.

    Sep 29, 2025·1h 9m·2 clips
  121. 121

    Best TV of the 21st Century

    Sep 19, 2025·3h 16m
  122. 122

    Episode 157: Man of Tomorrow & Let the DCU Cook!

    Sep 9, 2025·2h 35m
  123. 123

    Episode 156 Part Two: Freaky Weapons | Freakier Friday & Weapons Review

    The hosts discuss the movies Freakier Friday and Weapons, including box office performance and spoiler-free/spoiler sections.

    Aug 21, 2025·1h 44m
  124. 124

    Episode 156 Part One: Summer Movie Season Close Out | What We've Been Up To

    Aug 21, 2025·2h 5m
  125. 125

    Episode 155 Part Two: The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review / Updated MCU Rankings

    The hosts review the new Fantastic Four movie and discuss its place in the MCU.

    Jul 29, 2025·1h 46m
  126. 126

    Episode 155 Part One: Jurassic World, Eddington, Donkey Kong Bananza, and a bunch of other Summer News

    Hidden gem

    Radiovania episode 155 tracks the summer movie slate, from Jurassic World Rebirth and Fantastic Four to Eddington and Weapons.

    Jul 29, 2025·1h 51m·2 clips
  127. 127

    Episode 154 Part Two: Superman (2025) Review

    Jul 14, 2025·2h 6m
  128. 128

    Episode 154 Part One: Everyone Is Wrong about The Bear 4 and The Last of Us Season 2

    Jul 14, 2025·2h 26m
  129. 129

    Episode 153 Part Two: The Great Superman Draft | We Draft the Best Superman Movie

    Hidden gem

    Radiovania's Episode 153 Part Two uses a four-person Superman fantasy draft to build an ideal movie from film and TV versions of the character.

    Jul 2, 2025·1h 56m·2 clips
  130. 130

    Episode 153 Part One: Bond Finds Its Director | News Roundup

    Jul 2, 2025·2h 33m
  131. 131

    Episode 152 Part Two: MCU State of the Union | Marvel Character Tier Rankings

    Jun 18, 2025·1h 56m
  132. 132

    Episode 152 Part One: Summer Movie Season Is Upon Us / What We've Been Up to

    Jun 18, 2025·1h 33m
  133. 133

    Episode 151: Drafting the Best Nintendo Games | May & June News So Far

    Jun 11, 2025·4h 22m
  134. 134

    Episode 150: The 2025 Fantasy Movie Draft

    May 9, 2025·4h 9m
  135. 135

    Not So Minisode: Thicc Content Spring | SINNERS, The Last of Us, Andor, Daredevil & more!

    Apr 29, 2025·3h 58m
  136. 136

    Episode 149 Part Two: CinemaCon News / Switch 2 Debacle / Best Star Wars Scenes

    Apr 11, 2025·2h 32m
  137. 137

    Episode 149: Uncle Cal Strikes Back | Avengers Doomsday Predictions

    Apr 11, 2025·1h 56m
  138. 138

    Episode 148 Part One: Daredevil Born Again 1-3 | Is Good TV Officially Back?

    Mar 21, 2025·1h 58m
  139. 139

    Episode 148 Part Two: March News Recap | The Oscars Bet Results

    Mar 21, 2025·1h 34m
  140. 140

    Episode 147: Captain America Brave New World Review

    Feb 19, 2025·2h 49m
  141. 141

    Episode 146 Part One: January News / Jon's MegaCon Orlando Recap

    Feb 10, 2025·2h 42m
  142. 142

    Episode 146 Part Two: The Oscars Predictions / SuperBowl Trailers

    Feb 10, 2025·1h 51m
  143. 143

    Episode 145 Part One: End of the Year Content Catch Up | Current State of the DCU

    Jan 17, 2025·2h 17m
  144. 144

    Episode 145 Part Two: The Best of 2024

    Jan 17, 2025·2h 5m
  145. 145

    Superman Trailer Reaction Emergency Episode

    Dec 20, 2024·37m
  146. 146

    Episode 144: Gladiator II & Wicked Review

    Dec 8, 2024·4h 1m
  147. 147

    Episode 143: A Very Radiovania Thanksgiving Special | Ranking Thanksgiving Foods

    Nov 29, 2024·3h 17m
  148. 148

    Episode 142: We Finally Review Joker 2 and Alien Romulus | Early Look At 2025 Content

    Nov 15, 2024·3h 6m
  149. 149

    Radiovision: The Penguin Episode 8 | Finale Discussion

    Hosts discuss the finale of HBO's The Penguin, reflecting on the season and their weekly recaps.

    Nov 14, 2024·51m
  150. 150

    Radiovision: The Penguin Episode 6 & 7

    Zach and John discuss episodes 6 and 7 of HBO's The Penguin, a spinoff from Matt Reeves' Batman movies, with full spoilers.

    Nov 5, 2024·1h 8m