Podcasts for Comic Book Movie Nerds and Enterprising Side Hustlers

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If you haven’t discovered Podcasts yet you’re missing out on an entire world of ready to listen to content covering a whole library of interests that you can download into your favorite mobile podcast app and listen to at your convenience. If you have I thought I’d spend take the opportunity to recommend some of the podcasts I’m listening to.

My podcast app of choice is Beyond Pod for Android but any podcast app will probably do. Once you have your app installed search for these shows from within the app.

Comic Book Movie Podcasts

If you haven’t noticed I’m a total comic book movie nerd but I don’t really know anyone who likes these movies as much as I do. Consequently I seek out podcasts where I can hear all kinds of discussions surrounding these movies, from the moment they are first announced, to a scene by scene, spoiler breakdown of the final movie release (after I’ve seen the film of course).

Fatman Beyond - Director, Kevin Smith, and screen writer Marc Bernardin, deliver a usually live show (from the Scum and Villainy Cantina), talking all things Marvel, DC, and other comic book related topics. Very casual show with plenty of humor and the occasional guest.
Batman-on-Film - Official podcast of the Batman-on-Film website features site founder Bill ‘Jett’ Ramey and a selection of regular contributors. While the focus is primarily on Batman movies the discussion does extend to other upcoming DC film releases.
DC Films Squadcast - Similar to Batman-on-Film but with deeper discussions on all DC movie properties. Hosts Tim Yoko and Scott McClellan, while DC fans, will still let you know if something isn’t quite what they’d hoped for, but generally with a constructive discussion that may get you thinking.
MCU Fan Show - Sean Gerber and Paul Herman dissect all things MCU related. Sean is by far one of the most knowledgeable comic book movie podcasters around, with not just comic book movie content but plenty of understanding of the movie business behind the scenes. (Really wish he’d bring back his DCU Fan Show as well). This show is a must for MCU fans.
The Weekly Planet - An all Australian Podcast that’s gained international following thanks to hosts Mr Sunday Movies (James Brooks) and Nick Mason, who always deliver highly entertaining and hilarious commentary, yet still manage to dive deep, on all things comic book movie related (or even sometimes not related).

Podcasts for Enterprising Side Hustlers

Just like with comic book movies, I don’t really know anyone who is constantly working on some kind of side hustle, trying to make enough to cover living expenses, so I never actually have to work a ‘regular job’. Again I turn to podcasts for tips and advice.

Side Hustle School - Chris Guillebeau has become synonymous with inspiring people to live independent lives outside of the 9 to 5 rat race. Side Hustle school is his daily, ten minute podcast featuring real people and how they started their side hustles. Listen to the daily show or explore the 3-4 year back catalogue of shows for side hustles you may like to try yourself. Well worth exploring the Side Hustle School website for episodes too for all the show notes. Chris has also written a number of books including The $100 Start Up.
The Mind Your Business Podcast - A very different type of podcast, host, James Wedmore, explores how you can be more successful through mindset and thinking your way to success, often with guests and success stories from his Business By Design Course. It’s all a bit Woo-woo (as he sometimes says) but I’ve actually had a few shows really be more than helpful, and I’m definitely not into ‘woo-woo’ thinking. Again worth exploring the show’s website for back episodes. I highly recommend Episode 125 if you’re dealing with any kind of long term pain that isn’t responding to medical treatment (be warned, you may not like what you hear but it’s definitely worth hearing).
ProBlogger Podcast - Not currently actively publishing episodes, I’m still mentioning it because it’s well worth diving into the back catalogue to do the 31 days to a better blog challenge. If you’re in any way interested in starting a money making blog, host, Darren Rowse, is the recognized guru of earning a full time living from blogging. He’s still very active on the ProBlogger website (as he should be).

Do you listen to any good podcasts that you would like to recommend? I’m always on the look out for new shows (particularly comic book movie and business podcasts). Feel free to recommend your favorite shows in comments below.

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