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‘What If ...?’ Episode 8 Instant Reactions, ‘Star Wars: Visions,’ and Nerd News

Van and Charles discuss the series’ penultimate episode and break down the latest lawsuit involving Disney and the copyright of its Marvel characters

By Van Lathan and Charles Holmes
Disney+


Charles and Van break down the penultimate episode of Season 1 of Marvel’s What If...? (03:58). They also break for Nerd News and discuss the latest lawsuit involving Disney and the copyright of its Marvel characters (35:40). Then they dive into the acclaimed anime anthology Star Wars: Visions and talk about the best new stories to come out of the series (46:56).

Hosts: Van Lathan and Charles Holmes
Producer: Steve Ahlman
Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production: TD St. Matthew-Daniel and Arjuna Ramgopal

Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts

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