John, Chris and Derek are back to chat about Ironheart Episode 2 "Will the Real NATALIE Please Stand Up?" as our favourite new MCU character arrives as Riri's best friend Natalie takes center stage.

Directed by Sam Bailey

Written by Malarie Howard

Episode Synopsis:

Still in need of parts to complete her suit in time for the TNNL heist, Riri reaches out to an underground Tech dealer, Joe McGillicuddy, and easily blackmails him into helping her.

She soon encourages the meek arms supplier Joe to stand up for himself after learning for his passion for technology and he provides the items she needs to rebuild her suit.

The Hood’s team has a plan to blackmail the CEO of the seemingly nefarious organisation TNNL by arranging for Riri to plant a virus in their mainframe. But before she can accomplish the task her new AI NATALIE pops up and startles Riri into dropping the pen drive.

Giving over control to Natalie the two find a work around and accomplish the mission.

As the rest of the team get away Riri is confronted by an armed guard and Natalie glitches, unable to help. Riri is only saved when Parker uses the power of the hood to take out the guard and get them to safety.

After the job Riri learns that her mother Ronnie knows all about her new AI made from her best friend.

Meanwhile, somewhere in suburban Chicago Joe takes back control standing up for himself with his pushy neighbour as he breaks down and destroys her flowers, and back in downtown Parker discusses his masterplan aloud, as voices echo from the seemingly inanimate Hood.

Ironheart Episode 2 Cast

• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart
• Anthony Ramos as Parker Robbins / The Hood
• Lyric Ross as Natalie Washington
• Manny Montana as "H.R." John
• Matthew Elam as Xavier Washington
• Anji White as Ronnie Williams
• Alden Ehrenreich as Joe McGillicuddy

During each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Ironheart MIT Student Bar Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the six episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Ironheart goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.com

Thank you so much for listening to our Ironheart Podcast. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast through our website TV Podcast Industries.

If you would like to send any of your thoughts in please send the m to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com join us on facebook at Facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or you can now record your thoughts for the podcast directly from our website tvpodcastindustries.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button.

We'll be back next time with our podcast on Ironheart Episode 3 "We In Danger Girl" we hope you'll join us.

Keep watching, Keep Listing and Keep Defending

John, Chris and Derek

Defenders on TV Podcast Industries

Date recorded: 19/06/2025

Date published: 25/06/2025

All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Disney Plus and are used for the purposes of review no infringement is intended.

The intro and outro music for our show is the song “tech” written by “Voide” courtesy of Free Music Archive and used under the creative commons 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome back fellow Defenders the full team are back to chat all about Ironheart Episode 1 "Take Me Home" a brand new series on Disney Plus begins today. Our spoiler filled chat is available now so make sure you've watched the episode before listening.

Directed by Sam Bailey

Written by Chinaka Hodge

Episode Synopsis:

After returning to college from Wakanda and getting a taste of her true abilities, Riri Williams realises she’s unable to achieve her goals without a major influx of money. She sells projects all around the area but when MIT finds out Riri is expelled.

Riri takes her Iron suit that she built with her college grant money and flies it back home to Chicago. But when her expulsion kicks in, Riri is locked out of the AI in the suit, sending it crashing to the ground in the city. Her flight through the city gets the attention of criminal boss The Hood who recruits Riri to his crew with the offer of extensive cash reserves.

Before she joins the team, Riri has to fix the AI in her suit. To make a leap in this programming she uses her own brain scans. While the suit charges, Riri falls asleep but she’s rudely awakened hours later by the face of her best friend Natalie. The only problem is Natalie has been dead for five years.

Ironheart Episode 1 Cast

• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart
• Anthony Ramos as Parker Robbins / The Hood
• Lyric Ross as Natalie Washington
• Manny Montana as "H.R." John
• Matthew Elam as Xavier Washington
• Anji White as Ronnie Williams
• with Eric Andre as Stuart/Rampage
• And Jim Rash as MIT Liason

During each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Ironheart MIT Student Bar Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the six episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Ironheart goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.com

Thank you so much for listening to our Ironheart Podcast. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast through our website TV Podcast Industries.

If you would like to send any of your thoughts in please send the m to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com join us on facebook at Facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or you can now record your thoughts for the podcast directly from our website tvpodcastindustries.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button.

We'll be back next time with our podcast on Ironheart Episode 2 "Will the real NATALIE please stand up?" we hope you'll join us.

Keep watching, Keep Listing and Keep Defending

John, Chris and Derek

Defenders on TV Podcast Industries

Date recorded: 19/06/2025

Date published: 25/06/2025

All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Disney Plus and are used for the purposes of review no infringement is intended.

The intro and outro music for our show is the song “tech” written by “Voide” courtesy of Free Music Archive and used under the creative commons 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In our Last of Us Season 2 Wrap up podcast Derek and John discuss a few more of our thoughts on the season, chat about your feedback and finally reveal the answers and winner of our Last of Us Pub Quiz.

• Season 2 Episode 1 "Future Days" Question: What animal is the 2003 July Employee of the Month at the abandoned market that Ellie and Dina check out?

A dog

• Season 2 Episode 2 "Through The Valley" Question: What is the maximum psi on the flamethrower used by Tommy to take down the Bloater infected?

300 psi also Pascals (2068380.000 Pa) or Bar 20.684

• Season 2 Episode 3 “The Path” Question: When Ellie arrives in Joel's house there are two carved birds on his workbench? What birds are they? For an extra point what other carved animal is in the room?

Owl and a duck. and a Horse in the background.

• Season 2 Episode 4 "Day One” Question: What are the surnames of the three astronauts that Ellie remarks about, who burnt up in their space capsule on their mission to the moon and reminds her of the three burnt corpses inside an old FEDRA tank?

Grisson, White, Chaffre. Apollo One.

• Season 2 Episode 5 “Feel Her Love” Question: According to the Pinnacle Presents marquee what band were due to play the theatre where Ellie and Dina were staying according to the remaining letters?

Sick Habit (or Sick Ha)

• Season 2 Episode 6 “The Price” Question: What two flavours of cake does Joel get for Ellie’s 15th and 17th birthdays?

Vanilla (It’s easier) and Chocolate

• Season 2 Episode 7 “Convergence” Question: What is the name of the children’s book that Ellie picks up in the bookstore?

The Monster at the End of this Book featuring Grover.

The winner has been announced on this podcast. Thanks for playing along with is and a huge congratulations to our fellow survivor.

We hope you join us for another one of the shows we're covering before we return for The Last of Us Season 3.

Thanks to all of you that joined us for The Last of Us.

Derek, John and Chris