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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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TAR #30 - He Died As He Lived: Like a Nerd (feat. Jess!) 0
Apr 3, 2021
We've reached the midpoint of season two, and with that, the midpoint of the whole show! This is a good time for us to take a little break from internet radio silliness (more on that in the episode), but first, here's Mary, David, and Jess talking owls and Kongsonas (also in the episode, obviously).
 
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As mentioned above, Super Nuclear Group will be going on hiatus for some time. We will let you know when we return, and in the meantime we will remain active on Twitter and in the Discord. Thank you all so, so much for your support in this, and we hope you continue to enjoy what we've done!
 
Also note that there is a bit after the ending theme of the episode that was spoilery but too funny not to keep.
 
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Find Jess's work at http://beachghost.carrd.co !
 
Click here for the Tibetan Sand Fox: https://featuredcreature.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fox2.jpg
 
There is a tweet we talk about in this episode that I'm not going to link here because it is quite NSFW. Seek it out if you would like, but be warned!
 
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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
 
Here are organizations you can donate to to protect Asian lives and Asian safety: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
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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.
TAR #29 - I Was A Twelve Year Old Cop (Bitter Work feat. Quinn and Jess!) 0
Apr 3, 2021
I'm super sorry for the lateness of putting this on the main feed - I hadn't realized I hadn't scheduled it while I was waiting for the summary to come in. Thank you for your patience and look forward to The Library soon!
 
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Welcome to Bitter Work (fun fact: that's what "kung fu" actually means!), an episode that's mostly about Sokka being stuck in a hole and talking to a Digimon, and also some other stuff happens, we guess. With Ben and David both out of commission, Jess and Quinn join Mary to talk about it!

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Find Jess's work at http://beachghost.carrd.co ! 

You can find Quinn's podcasts here:
Lost in Translationmon: https://lostintranslationmon.com/
The Moncast: https://themoncast.podbean.com/
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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
Here are organizations you can donate to to protect Asian lives and Asian safety: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
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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.
TAR #28 - Toph Demands to See the Manager (The Chase feat. Bfahome!) 0
Mar 19, 2021
Ah, the chase: a cartoon tradition. Tom chases Jerry, Sylvester chases Tweety, and in tonight's presentation, the Gaang is chased by a bunch of girls. Which I guess makes this more like the Avatar version of A Hard Day's Night (ask your grandma, zoomer).
 
Our friend Gabe is here to bring the funny while Ben is away. Join us as we discuss such questions as: do sky bison reproduce by budding? If you poop in the spirit world, do you also poop in real life? And how fast does Iroh need to be going to keep up with Zuko, who is in turn keeping up with a train?
 
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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
 
Here are organizations you can donate to to protect Asian lives and Asian safety: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
 
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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.
TAR #27 - Ostrich-Horse With No Name (Zuko Alone feat. Quinn!) 0
Mar 13, 2021
Time for Zuko Alone, Avatar's cowboy episode! In lieu of Ben, we're joined once again by Quinn! (And no, we didn't eat Ben when we were all stranded on that raft in the middle of the ocean, no matter what the federales say.) Prepare for advanced Jaden Smith discussion, stinky piles o' poo, and the startling revelation that in the Avatar universe, bacon and eggs come from the same animal.
 
This episode of The Avatar Recycle contains a content warning for discussion of slavery in video games at 1:15:00.
 
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As noted above, Ben is going to be on hiatus from the podcast for a little while. A huge thanks to Quinn and the rest of our upcoming guests for helping us while he's out!
 
You can find Quinn's podcasts at:
 
Lost in Translationmon: https://lostintranslationmon.com/
The Moncast: https://themoncast.podbean.com/
 
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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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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.
TAR #26 - TAR #26 - It's Not Just The Rock, It's The Boulder! (The Blind Bandit ft. Dianna!) 0
Feb 19, 2021
It's finally time for the episode everyone and their dog wanted to be on. Wait a minute... is CatDog an Avatar animal? Holy shit, I just thought of that literally right now. Nickelodeon Cinematic Universe confirmed! Anyway, Toph is in this one.
 
Our friend (and very first fan!) Dianna joins us to talk about Toph and why she's an excellent example of positive representation of a blind person. Wrasslin', masculinity, parenting and James Randi are also discussed. Not necessarily in that order.
 
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Check out Dianna's awesome video work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKoFTh1v1wjbXxuD9pBN-Cw
 
Click here to yip some yips! https://64.media.tumblr.com/e46ec892cd9cbad3428d9bef2f254344/2000ed0351bcddcc-13/s1280x1920/b34871acaca851903d7b970f5e5366dee53924f6.jpg
 
Click here for crab crab crab crab (frighten): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIfvcWCZZ7w
 
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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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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.
TAR #25 - That Dank Ass Avatar Weed (feat. Jess once more!) 0
Feb 12, 2021
Hey... u up, winky face emoji? It's the horniest-ever episode of The Avatar Recycle, featuring Avatar Kyoshi and her enormous feet! The fandom has long called Avatar Day one of the worst episodes of the show, second only to The Great Divide. But is it really as bad as all that?
 
Join the usual gang of idiots (plus Jess!) as we investigate! Enjoy such discoveries as the Sensitive Ruffian, elephant shrews, and well-oiled men with torches.
 
There is a small period of spoilers from 1:02:30-1:05:00, left in because we were being very funny.
 
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Check out Jess's work at https://beachghost.carrd.co/ !
 
Because I can't believe I never put it in a description before, here it is, Eugene Lee Yang's incredible Kiyoshi video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-l_3JhxDe/?hl=en
 
Here is the real elephant shrew, also! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rhynchocyon_petersi_from_side.jpg/1200px-Rhynchocyon_petersi_from_side.jpg
 
Click here for info on The Wuzzles, which exists, according to David: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wuzzles
 
Click here for some official art of the Gaang as adults (spoilers-ish): https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/52/1f/9e521fed1b1fe1b414e71aeef659e6b8.jpg
 
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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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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.
TAR #24 - Memory, All Alone in the Swamp Gas (feat. Jess!) 0
Feb 4, 2021
Welcome back to The Avatar Recycle! Jess joins us yet again as we venture into fantasy Florida to meet some more smelly hippies and Toph, who is presumably also smelly.
 
Topics include cholera, a five-pound bag of Swedish Fish, man's ever-evolving quest to communicate with spinach, and the time Jess's dad found a dead body and poked it with a stick. That last part isn't true. The part about the stick, we mean.
 
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Check out Jess's work at http://beachghost.carrd.co !
 
Click here for a very cute snek: https://64.media.tumblr.com/b3d18efbd90dcc33c7b910303f464e1f/4accd8d0c8484d50-5c/s500x750/d419265a26880b556ee5bb083eebca4e986c1f1d.png
 
Click here for Kirby! https://twitter.com/_cutgut/status/1356336080581087232
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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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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.

 

 

TAR #23 - The Fire Nation Has Taken Twintuddlyington-upon-Newbury-upon-Twyne-upon-Kent (Return to Omashu) 0
Jan 27, 2021
In this episode, the still-incomplete Gaang literally rolls around in raw sewage. (You can do that figuratively by listening to our podcast.) And on that note, who's ready for a lot of jokes about plagues and contagion? Like, jeez, read the room, 2006. Am I right?
This episode also introduces us to Mai and Ty Lee, and just the many many ways Azula manipulates them horribly. Also - Mary is finally board-certified, David laughs about poop (yet again) and Ben reveals his tragic backstory. It involves emos.
As stated above, this episode carries a content warning for plague and contagion, albeit a fake one.
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Click here for the saga of "Poop Shy Paul" : https://64.media.tumblr.com/7cca23062319db5d9602277cab401c2f/59a1ac91c578d587-e9/s500x750/4babde81cfd45ef362938203a068e78fcc9691c4.jpg
Click here for best slutantions: https://randomlybookish.tumblr.com/post/641161303230119936/isobel-with-an-o-whisky-gerblin-asortoflight
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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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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.
TAR #22 - I Think That Kid Might Be The Avatar (Redux) (The Cave of Two Lovers - Feat. Sigma!) 0
Jan 20, 2021
In this episode, we have two special treats for you: a new guest (welcome, Sigma!) and a link to a cool picture of a dragon we found on DeviantArt.

Also? A SPECTACULAR episode. Let's call that treat number three. So many things that give us joy are here. Unwashed hippies. Unsupervised uncles. Unrestrained summer (spring) fun. Unwieldy teenage kissing. It's a regular U-fest up ins.

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Click here for, indeed, a cool dragon we found on DeviantArt! https://www.deviantart.com/bayardwu/art/Drake-863078717
 
Click here for Sigma's recommended video! A totally normal clip... OR SO IT WOULD SEEM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbpNZnkvE28
 
Click here for some happy cows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTwnO-cOeg
 
Click here for a happy crab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrEr9Z0LUtA
 
Click here for a happy lizard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-zGIS-WWZQ
 
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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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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.
TAR #21 - Large Boulders The Size of Small Boulders (The Avatar State) 0
Jan 14, 2021
It's another episode of The Avatar Recycle! Our hosts have managed to tear themselves away from the ongoing collapse of civilization to babble about magic cartoon teenagers for another couple of hours. This time, it's The Avatar State! Where is it, and why doesn't it have representation in Congress?
 
We're introduced to Azula, who is still an incredible villain - despite the fact that, to our aging hosts, she now looks babey. We are also left to linger on the concept of feet. Earthbender feet, that is, and something called "turf toe." You have been warned.

This episode of Avatar Recycle carries a content warning for description of animal mutilation of 30:45. As well as, uh, discussion of current events throughout.

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Click here for a cat getting its temperature taken: https://twitter.com/tyomateee/status/1348613308069212162?s=20
 
Click here for the ongoing Saga of Clark: https://preview.redd.it/uotl7kz4dvw41.png?auto=webp&s=b4b5e3995c5aa0facac2beca48380a2dfe8918a5

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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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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.

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