‘X-Men ’97’ and the State of Comic Book TV. Plus, How Much “Reality” Is in Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘Reality Show’?

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4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Chris is joined by Ringer-Verse host Charles Holmes to talk about the new animated series ‘X-Men ’97’ and how it’s the latest installment in what has become the genre of “nostalgia” television (1:00). Then, they talk about the first few episodes of the ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show,’ how much “reality” there is in this reality TV show (37:14), and where this show fits in with the evolving idea of what a standup comic does (54:50). Host: Chris Ryan Guest: Charles Holmes Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nathan Hubbard. Spring has sprung, the birds are chirping and the pop girls are pop girling.
0:07.5	Nora Princeiotti, the pop girls are girling. What does that even mean? You wrote this trailer? I do not talk like this, Nora.
0:15.4	But I try so hard to teach you. Well, here's what I do know. This spring is packed with new releases
0:21.5	from some of the biggest pop stars in the world
0:23.6	including our girl Taylor Swift and every single album is back to cover it all.
0:29.1	We'll of course break down every angle on the tortured poets department out April 19th.
0:34.0	But we'll also cover new music from Beyoncée, Dualipa, Maggie Rogers, Casey Musgraves, Ariana Grande,
0:40.0	and whoever else just might surprise us this spring.
0:43.0	It's Pop Girl Spring on every single album.
0:45.6	New episode starting March 28th, just in time for Cowboy Carter,
0:49.3	up through Dualepa's radical optimism in May.
0:52.0	So subscribe to every single album on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. I ain't
1:02.8	sports to have to clear the room.
1:05.0	Stand up and walk now.
1:08.0	Hello and welcome to the watch.
1:09.6	My name is Chris Ryan.
1:10.8	I am an editor at the Ringer.com and joining me in the studio picking up
1:15.9	from the events of 1997 it's Charles Hoh! Oh what's up man? How are you? Great to see you. Oh, man, you know, just living this LA lifestyle, you know, I have to be honest, I did not want to burn pod. Oh yeah.
1:33.3	I have to bring something up to you.
1:34.8	Dude, go ahead.
1:35.6	When you asked me like, oh, you want to be on the watch?
1:38.0	Oh, you thought Andy was going to be here?
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