With the original cast heading into Avengers: Doomsday, Jeff Haecker, Rob Leonardi, and Patrick Mason revisit X-Men and X2, the films that launched Marvel's pop culture dominance and gave us a devoutly Catholic teleporter.

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A group of college kids walked out to face the greatest hockey team in history and changed the world. Dom Bettinelli, Noelle Crowe, Fr. Chip Hines, and Patrick Mason break down the 2004 film Miracle — coaching, Cold War, and what made this win matter.

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Bowser almost chose good. Then his son arrived. Patrick Mason, Jeff Haecker, Rob Leonardi, and Thomas Salerno unpack the family drama, Yoshi's debut, and the Nintendo universe's next moves in *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie*.

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A cursed pig, a golden age of flight, and a man still at war with himself. Victor Lams, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick Mason unpack Hayao Miyazaki's *Porco Rosso* — survivor's guilt, Ghibli planes, and what honor costs.

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Ryland Grace wakes alone on an interstellar ship with no memory — and the fate of Earth on his shoulders. Dom Bettinelli, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick Mason unpack Project Hail Mary's themes of reluctant heroism, self-sacrifice, unexpected friendship, faith under pressure, and what it really means to find home.

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Secrets of Movies and TV Shows is splitting into two shows, and this short special explains what that means. Secrets of Movies continues as before, and a new spinoff called Secrets of Television is now available for listeners who want deeper, dedicated TV coverage.

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Rio Bravo is a masterclass in character-driven filmmaking. Dom Bettinelli, Patrick Mason, Noelle Crowe, and Tom Crowe dig into Dude's recovery arc, Chance's quiet competence, and Hawks' deliberate craft in this 1959 John Wayne Western.

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A warlord dad, a grieving heart, and a hero learning open-hand strength. Jeff Haecker, Rob Leonardi, and Patrick Mason unpack Shang-Chi: Is vengeance ever “justice”? Do the Ten Rings signal Doom’s arrival?

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