Presenters Alfie, Jesse and Molly get excited for the release of the new film Spider-Man: Brand New Day and enjoy some very lively banter about their favourite superhero stories.

In the ‘academic bit’ Dr B asks Dr Dan Ward about the difference between superheroes and action heroes and about the influence of the military industrial complex.

Let us know what you think of the new Spider-Man film or superhero films in general…

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Our presenters are Alfie, Jesse and Molly along with our guest Dr Dan Ward. The episode was engineered by Chloe Eales and edited by Barbara Sadler and Chris Bowman.

This episode was recorded and produced by the Pick n Mix members at the University of Sunderland. Special thanks to our technical team and academic staff.

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