10 Best Podcast Episodes Of 2019

4. Fat Man Beyond #247 - Kevin Smith Reviews Avengers: Endgame

Fat Man Beyond
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“There ain’t never been a movie like this before, man.”

Those are the words of Kevin Smith when discussing Avengers: Endgame on a special edition of his Fat Man Beyond podcast.

This year's Avengers: Endgame was an undoubted triumph of cinema and an undoubted triumph of long-form storytelling, with the all-encompassing extravaganza being the culmination of the 21 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies that came before it.

Why is Fat Man Beyond #247 so special, then? Well, it's Kevin Smith saying and feeling what the majority of us were saying and feeling upon coming out of watching Endgame.

Smith has long been a man who is forever open with his emotions. Like so many of us, deep down he's just a huge fanboy of the things that he loves. And seeing some of the things that he loves - i.e. the joyous energy and complex storytelling from within the pages of Marvel Comics - brought to the silver screen, can turn the filmmaker into a happy, heartfelt, emotional ball of energy.

The sheer emotion and awe in Kev's voice at what he saw on the big screen, it's infectious, it's heart-warming, and it connects to our inner nerd in a way that is genuine and non-manufactured. Kevin Smith is one of us, and his review of Avengers: Endgame was a nailed-on, perfect summary of what so many of us were likewise thinking.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.