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Super Nuclear Presents

Remember the cartoons you loved as a kid? Do you, like us, remember mid-2000s Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network with a mix of fondness and terror – or, if you don’t, do you want to know what the fuss was about? Join Mary, David, and Ben as we revisit the cartoons that shaped us in an episode-by-episode deep dive, as well as the Internet fan culture as it was then and is now. How do these nostalgic shows hold up? What do we think of them now, as not kids but sad adults? How has the zeitgeist and Internet following evolved along with us? We set out to answer these questions and also to be incredibly hilarious and physically attractive. We started in 2017 with Return to the Past: A Code Lyoko Retrospective, which ran from 2017-2019 and makes up the first part of this feed. Second was The Ultimate Reprise, which ran from 2019-2020 and covers Oban: Star Racers. Then we started on The Avatar Recycle, hot on the heels of Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Netflix debut - and now, after a 2.5-year hiatus, we're back with Titan Talk, covering the 2003 Teen Titans animated series! Join us wheresoever you like. Watching along is not necessary - but highly encouraged – and we try to keep spoiler free up to the current episode! Follow us on Twitter or (grumble grumble) X at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com!
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Now displaying: June, 2020
Jun 25, 2020

Aang, Katara, and Sokka visit the Southern Air Temple and see a bunch of dead bodies. Meanwhile, Mary, David, and Ben revisit a bunch of old jokes that aren't dead but should be. Ben and David make killer observations, Mary sings about cereal, and the trio debates the ethics of pee-bending. Plus, we learn a shocking fact  that almost, but not quite, redeems M. Night Shyamalan. Join us for a rip-roaring good time in the usual style.

Click here for a real life sloth lemur! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_lemur 

Click here to learn about the Fake Burger King of Philadelphia: https://www.cracked.com/article_28014_the-crazy-story-fake-burger-king-in-pittsburgh.html 

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All of our Patreon proceeds for the month of June will be donated to the Community Bail Fund. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety: 

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ 

Homeless Black Trans Women Fund 

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com ! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup. 

OR! You can join us on Discord at this link: https://discord.gg/tf9m6CM 

Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.

Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

 
Jun 18, 2020

As we note in our intro above, all of our Patreon proceeds for the month of June will be donated to the Community Bail Fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety: 

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ 

Homeless Black Trans Women Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

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Avatar's two-part premiere continues as Zuko finally captures Aang and we learn a little more about both characters' histories. OR DO WE? We're having a tough time keeping our spoilers to ourselves. 

Either way, it's pretty good, but it'd be even better if the three of us were in charge. We'll tell you all about it, at least until we're distracted by a picture of cookie dough.

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Click here for some blue cookie dough: https://scontent.fdet1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/103416437_3173364132726481_6985082648847702624_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=wXqwOmW48SQAX_nT5hm&_nc_ht=scontent.fdet1-2.fna&oh=39fe7c0b1a8a2fa25f0864f7014638a9&oe=5F0121D3

Click here for an Ava-Tweet: https://twitter.com/RogueZuko/status/1269332833627041793?s=20 

How long does a cat hold a grudge? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZ37cRdWoAAX-w6?format=jpg&name=small

An important PSA about Avatar: https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/study-warns-that-avatar-the-last-airbender-is-gateway-into-harder-more-dangerous-anime/

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com ! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup. 

OR! You can join us on Discord at this link: https://discord.gg/tf9m6CM 

Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.

Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 11, 2020

An important note: we had recorded this episode in late May, simply because we were very excited to do so, before the death of George Floyd and the start of the nationwide protests. We will be making a full statement in The Avatar Recycle #2, but the most important thing I can ask of you is to get educated, donate (or make use of resources that allow you to generate ad revenue for free), and activate yourself as a resource in any way you can for Black lives and Black safety. Here is just one of many, MANY resources that gathers the many ways you can do so in one place: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/  

In addition, all of our Patreon proceeds for the month of June will be donated to the Community Bail Fund

Thank you all so much for the ways in which you make us, as creators, proud to have you as a community, and for all the help you've given so far. 

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You asked for it, you got it: episode one of The Avatar Recycle is live! In this episode, you get a quick history lesson, Homestuck references, jokes about old people, and a glimpse into our personal lives that only makes sense to longtime listeners. Eventually, we do talk about Avatar. Get your Na'vi face paint ready, nerds.

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com ! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup for access to outtakes, early episode releases and an upcoming bonus podcast!

Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.

Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 10, 2020

This episode was originally published on April 15th, 2020.

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Thanks for joining us on this wild n' crazy journey. In this, the final episode of The Ultimate Reprise, we analyze the SNA, share more juicy tidbits about the sequel series, and somehow end up arguing about Homestuck again. We hope you had as much fun listening as we had putting this thing together!

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Click here for some COOL CONCEPT ART: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615020200374435862/697567626028646440/tumblr_olzq48SJ0i1uazgcuo2_1280.png

Click here for a cursed/blessed tweet: https://twitter.com/Bfahome/status/1247001087321821189 

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup .

Cover art by Zhampy! Find more of their work at http://rainydayskies.bigcartel.com or @zhampip.

Our intro/outro is "Race to the Skies" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 10, 2020

This episode was originally published on April 8th, 2020.

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It's time to unban Ben from the spoiler corner of the Discord, because the grand finale is finally here. And what a finale it is! The big twist is so momentous, we decided to discuss it first, so if for some insane reason you've been watching the episodes and listening to the podcast at the same time, the best time to stop that was in episode one, you weirdo. The second best time is now.

Who will take home the big prize? Will Don Wei embrace his new role as a man that makes dad jokes? Aren't Ning and Skun awfully close for cousins? Will Ben ever stop talking about Post Malone? These questions and more will be explored in this, the series finale of The Ultimate Reprise! (But stick around for next week's post-mortem!)

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Click here for I THINK THAT KID MIGHT BE THE AVATAR: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615020236634062906/694200338315608155/unknown.jpeg

Compare and contrast the old and new Avatar symbols:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=161HsMgPc4gaf9aH6AfN7Xn2qIC-liSI-

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1frpWG4diqShFDMatH3TdU3MHvHTD0CJi

Click here to see the concept art for the Oban sequel series! : https://i.pinimg.com/736x/99/8e/1e/998e1ed7a8fe41f4f7ee6e34501cede5--oban-star-racers.jpg

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup .

Cover art by Zhampy! Find more of their work at http://rainydayskies.bigcartel.com or @zhampip.

Our intro/outro is "Race to the Skies" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 10, 2020

This episode was originally published on April 1st, 2020.

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There's a hell of a lot happening in this the penultimate episode of Oban. Oban itself is dead, for one thing. Just sand, sand, and sand. Anakin Skywalker is weeping and does not know why. But that's okay, because our intrepid heroes are off to stop the sand and also become God or something. Also, O turns into a giant white mothman with sharks for arms, which is an image so cool it'll make you forget this show is half French.

Also, we hope you all like extended discussions about poop. That was a joke. We know you do. In this episode, we delve into such hard-hitting questions as, "Do aliens poop? Does the presence of a butt a sign that they do in fact poop? And what about vampires, given their liquid diet?" Rest assured, we've already emailed Stephenie Meyer for clarification.

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Click here for Bucky O'Hare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucky_O%27Hare#Cartoon_series 

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup .

Cover art by Zhampy! Find more of their work at http://rainydayskies.bigcartel.com or @zhampip.

Our intro/outro is "Race to the Skies" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 5, 2020

This episode was originally published on March 25th, 2020.

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Hey, isn't it funny that it's going to be Homestuck's anniversary soon and we're all literally stuck at home? No? That's not funny at all? Everyone's either sick and dying or losing their minds in self-imposed quarantine because our leaders are a gaggle of know-nothing fascist sh*theads? Huh, you do have a point there, old buddy old pal. At least there's this episode of your favorite podcast to cheer you up.

We know what you want. You wanna hear Ben and David get into an argument about Shakespeare. You wanna learn about that weird legal loophole that lets you get away with murder in Yellowstone Park. You wanna see Molly get hot and bothered over the space elf again. At least one of those oughta tickle your fancy, right?

Note: at a certain point in the podcast, David asks you to donate to our Patreon because his job is in jeopardy. Good news! His job is no longer in jeopardy. (Give us more money anyway.)

(Also, spoilers for Steven Universe Future at 1:21:00!)

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Click here for a hero: http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/961/012/0ce.jpg

Click here for more information on the Zone of Death in Yellowstone: https://www.sciencealert.com/you-could-get-away-with-murder-in-yellowstone-national-park-zone-of-death-idaho 

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup .

Cover art by Zhampy! Find more of their work at http://rainydayskies.bigcartel.com or @zhampip.

Our intro/outro is "Race to the Skies" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 5, 2020

This episode was originally published on March 18th, 2020.

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Coming to you live from coronavirus lockdown, it's the latest episode of The Ultimate Reprise! (As well as a special, hidden episode of The Ultimate Ben, Earth's only podcast about Ben, starring Ben, and Ben, and Ben.)

Here, we finally discuss the BIG TWIST Ben accidentally guessed eight or so episodes ago. We also discuss Yeehaw Junction, which, magically, is a real place you can go to! Although once you find out which US state it's in, you may not want to. (Yes, it's Florida.)

Important note: due to audio issues, during the last half hour of this program, David will be replaced by various characters from the beloved 1998 video game Banjo-Kazooie.

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Click here for Dickbutt: https://media.giphy.com/media/WzUIxjYEiUi3u/giphy.gif

Click here to learn more about Yeehaw Junction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeehaw_Junction,_Florida

Click here for Oklahomasexual: https://66.media.tumblr.com/6ca64493c84b97b503710fa3aa152c2e/17f76512f763c71c-3a/s540x810/30d2df654c75f14e852ab6d83c2c9dd54fc8b5fe.jpg

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup .

Cover art by Zhampy! Find more of their work at http://rainydayskies.bigcartel.com or @zhampip.

Our intro/outro is "Race to the Skies" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 3, 2020

This episode was originally published on March 11th, 2020.

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In this episode, David and Ben google 'big tiddy goth gf' and are horrified by the completely predictable results. We then have our traditional bout of Vriskourse - but first, we dive into this episode of Oban Star-Racers, where Molly and Jordan have a non-racing adventure in a spoopy temple. Inevitably, the conversation turns to whether or not Don Wei is a daddy. But if this isn't what you come here for, you would've dropped us long ago.

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Click here to review "The Saga of Clark", whom we mistakenly called Clyde in this episode. Apologies, Clark. I hope you can find it in your Connecticut heart to forgive us. https://imgur.com/gallery/uz4o6mB 

Click here for some delightful scooby-dooby-cosplay: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESXd7rcWkAMzkun?format=jpg&name=medium

Click here for two divine images of Danny DeVito (plus Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a dog): https://twitter.com/MarellaGayla/status/1235578893450518528 

https://petsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/untitled158.jpg

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup .

Cover art by Zhampy! Find more of their work at http://rainydayskies.bigcartel.com or @zhampip.

Our intro/outro is "Race to the Skies" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 3, 2020

This episode was originally published on March 4th, 2020.

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This episode is full of feet. We're just gonna put our cards on the table where we can all see them. Feet, and the toes thereof, are discussed with anomalous regularity, as is the movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Don't say we didn't warn you. But if you power through, you'll find that we also discuss ferrets, and also David kills Ben repeatedly. So it's not all bad.

Get ready to feel some feels, too, because this is the episode where Molly takes her dad to task for being a massive neglectful d*uchecanoe. Oh, and O is there too, we guess. Be sure to wave at him as he passes by.

This episode of The Ultimate Reprise carries a content warning at 25:50 for mentions of Nazi sympathies, and at 1:01:40 for description/discussion of a TV show episode that makes use of a transmisogynistic plot point.

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Click here for a clever pun feat: Kate Bush https://reparrishcomics.com/post/611248890903232512/reparrishcomics-you-ever-think-of-a-pun-so

Click here for no lifeguard at this beach (Note: the scene is from a porn but is not itself NSFW): https://twitter.com/hubertvonvestra/status/1233073872594968576?s=20 

Click here to relieve the glory that was Twitch Plays Pokemon: http://sites.psu.edu/ist446/wp-content/uploads/sites/1885/2014/03/13263_347894135349878_531878486_n.png

Click here for David's clever pun: https://twitter.com/David_SNuclear/status/1231382008158412800

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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup .

Cover art by Zhampy! Find more of their work at http://rainydayskies.bigcartel.com or @zhampip.

Our intro/outro is "Race to the Skies" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

Jun 1, 2020

Our next podcast project, the Avatar Recycle - a well earned trip back into the greatness that is Avatar: The Last Airbender and associated media - will be coming to the Return to the Past feed, soon to be rebranded Super Nuclear Presents, on June 10th, 2020! Be there or be square at http://www.rttppodcast.libsyn.com or on iTunes!

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Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.

Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

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