You ever wish you were one of the people who could get their life together and rewatch the MCU in chronological order? Yeah, me too. Fortunately you don't have to when Malcolm and Justin are there to do the good work for you. As a casual MCU fan who sees and enjoys the movies in theaters but never really goes back to visit my non-favorites, this is the perfect show. Malcolm and Justin are fair to the movies that the fandom can be unduly harsh on, and even point out merits of the much-maligned like Iron Man 2. They also freely discuss the characterizations that don't add up in the long run and other (probably unavoidable) flaws of a long-running universe. Definitely one to listen to no matter what degree of MCU fan you are.

Curt and Kevin take a loving, enthusiastic look at comics widely considered to be canonical, whether that's a Golden Age comic or something newer like G. Willow Wilson's Ms. Marvel. Their conversations manage to be informative for newer fans as well as entertaining. I particularly recommend the episode on The Eltingville Club, which has great points to make about toxic fan culture and some of the more commercial aspects of the industry. I've been a fan for several years and always look forward to hearing what they have to say!

Even for someone like me who isn't much of a gamer, Square Roots is a fun listen regardless. To me it's just worth it for the host banter, the laughs about Disc 3 Crazy, and the silly recurring characters (like Empowered Grandma!!). It takes a good show to make me a loyal listener for years despite barely knowing anything about the subject matter most of the time.