10 Best Podcast Episodes Of 2019

“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.

You can listen to this podcast in full here.