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Trial Royale: The Best Batman Ever, Round Two—21st Century Division

Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue the Bat Royale and discuss Batman’s history as a detective

By Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, Neil MillerAug. 3, 2023, 12:06 pm UTC • 1 min

The Bat Royale continues! This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue their Batman Trial Royale with the 21st century division. But first, they have an update on their big movie bet in the wake of the box office success of Barbie (6:51). Then, they get back to Batman by discussing his history as a detective (9:07). Later, they go through some more pretrial dismissals and awards (46:20) before breaking down the four Batmen that will be on this week’s poll (52:50).

Now it’s up to you to decide! Who is the best Batman of the 21st century? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find Trial by Content. The winner will be announced next week!

You can send your picks for next week’s topic and a few sentences to support your pick to TrialByContent@gmail.com. You can also submit suggestions for future Trial by Content topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller
Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga
Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal
Theme song and other music credits: Devon Renaldo

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Dave Gonzales

Dave Gonzales is a writer, producer, and podcast host living in Denver, Colorado. He is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.’ His other podcasts are ‘Fighting in the War Room’ and ‘Da7e and Neil’s Pop Culture Adventure.’

Joanna Robinson

Joanna Robinson is a cultural critic appearing on several podcasts, including ‘House of R,’ ‘Prestige TV,’ and ‘Trial by Content.’ Formerly a senior writer at Vanity Fair from 2014-21, she is the author of the New York Times bestselling book ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.’

Neil Miller

Neil Miller has been a podcaster and pop culture blogger since 2006, when he founded the independent website Film School Rejects. He has cohosted popular pods about ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Lost,’ has produced a TV show (‘One Perfect Shot’), and is a tortured lifelong Cleveland sports fan.