The Ringer-Verse

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The Ringer-Verse is your go-to nexus podcast feed for all things nerd culture and fandom, featuring:'The Midnight Boys': Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman react to the latest in fandom and share their instant reactions to the newest nerd culture releases, all while bringing the banter every week.'Mint Edition': Steve, Jomi, and Jessica Clemons gather every other week to share their unique takes on the movies and shows that are animating the fandom.'Button Mash': Ben Lindbergh and Jessica discuss the latest in the world of video games, from headline-making new releases, to industry trends, to game swaps and nostalgic re-plays.'Splash Page': Jessica breaks down the latest Easter eggs and theories from all of your favorite content. Not sure if that was a Mephisto reference in the latest 'Loki' episode? Wondering what exactly that post-credits scene means? Eager to know how a new trailer sets up your most anticipated release of the season? Jessica will answer all of those questions and more in her video podcasts.Follow the new House of R feed for deep dives from Mal and Jo!

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  • ohshish
    It’s a fun podcast
    All the haters can shut it. You don’t have to listen if you don’t like it. 1) If everyone agreed about everything and liked everything it would be very bland. Thank you Chuck, you keep it interesting. 2) Midnight Boys (pew pew) do require a sense of humor. If you can’t tell the difference between a bit and seriousness you won’t like it. 3) I enjoy that this team has fun with each other and generally like each other.
  • M33baller
    Midnight boys!!!
    Midnight boys is funniest podcast I’ve ever heard. Love listening to their smart, and comedic takes.
  • bridgeseller
    Lets be real
    That is Charles’s excuse to be a jerk. I have mever seen someone so gleeful when something is not good.
  • Kolby Gilbert
    Yikes
    Is there anyone in podcasting that loves to sound smart more than Steve ahlman. Listening to him try and be fennessey is beyond annoying. He loves to nitpick shows with absolutely no heart behind anything he says. I truly wish it could just be jomie talking for mint edition. Steve is just unbearably annoying. I mean these ringer folks are just people who like to rewrite shows. They aren’t here to talk about shows. They are here to tell us why good things aren’t perfect and why ok things are trash. No other point. They talk like they are excited about things. But then they start talking and you realize they aren’t actually saying anything about the project. And also, Jessica’s Clemons doesn’t belong on the final episode of arcane when she wasn’t in any of the others. She just took over like she usually does.
  • raknamnak
    what are we doing here…
    poured many hours into this content but listening to charles is bringing too much negativity into my life. hot take: being a high brow critic doesn’t mean you automatically dump on everything.
  • bresson ford
    Midnight Boys is the weakest Ringer pod
    Due to the hosts
  • anarchoarcher
    Love the show
    Your guys Carmine Falcone pronunciation is killing me 😭
  • Lewah33
    ATF
    I listen to the Midnight Boys immediately after it’s downloaded on my phone. Ignore the Russian haters screaming about racism and check this out!
  • gabriel.iocco
    Charles is an issue
    Stopped listening because of Charles, came back cause enjoyed the new episodes of Agatha, and stopped again cause Charles is just annoying - it’s fine not to like something but Charles is just annoying to listen to
  • Textdgh
    Racist Garbage
    The whitest movie draft? Typical hypocritical garbage.
  • funkyfresh1017
    Charles is annoying
    I enjoy the crew and the banter outside of Charles. He’s doing a bit and I get that but it doesn’t make for a fun listening experience.
  • nocorners
    These reviews are ridiculous
    Not every person has to like every IP…. Let these hosts have their opinions…. Watching Van and Charles verbally spar back and fourth while giving us black pop culture references and conversations is top tier!!!!!! Sorry that you don’t get it, sorry that it’s too raunchy… you probably took your toddlers to see Deadpool and asked for a refund. Yes Van takes over sometimes….. he’s supposed to!!! He’s the face of the show he’s the Jalen Brunson of the team….. RELAX. As a real fan of Midnight Boys, Button Mash and Mint edition keep doing yall. Oh more Jessica Clemons please. 💁🏽‍♀️✨
  • Rorbo Slice
    Pew Pew
    My favorite part is when they all talk over each other the whole episode, every episode.
  • Lizard819
    Too locker room talk
    I’ve listened to the midnight boys since the beginning and loved it but it has been getting harder and harder to listen to as a woman. At some point they got too comfortable and started the locker room talk. Ten minutes on chest booty and Sydney Sweeney’s boobs? I’ve heard about porn and erections on multiple episodes now and I’m over them digging into Steve and jomi’s sex lives. Van is getting offensive. Y’all think it’s funny to rib them but as a woman it is really dehumanizing. Reign it in a little or hire a woman who can tell you when you cross the line but I signed up for comic book lore, not being objectified every single episode
  • NONEEE
    Cross over
    I checked out the Deadpool episode as a result of the Big Picture cross over. 20 minutes in and you haven’t talked about the movie. And the conversation is directed at someone who doesn’t like comic book movies. Waste of time.
  • Carter VanDoom
    Mainly complaining
    Used to like this podcast. Has turned into just of people talking over each other, not much structure and complaining about everything.
  • The Real Jack Bauer
    Charles…
    Please find a new gig if u hate it all so much. Van, please find a new #2 and save the show. So much potential being wasted.
  • Ellie Miller 42
    Charles
    Charles is tremendously irritating and unlikable. He is the Cristen Cole of this podcast. They should release a director's cut with his voice edited out. Fans would rejoice like the Purple Wedding.
  • Rockslidenaidbwkenajdu
    Get Amanda away from midnight boys
    “I fell asleep during the 1 episode of Loki I watched” being the main voice on the episode about Deadpool and Wolverine? What are we doing!?
  • con273884839
    Big Pic Crossover
    Must be exhausting for Charles to always be hating
  • JayFSUSeminole
    Work on your game
    Van is starting to overpower the pod. “LET ME TELL YOU WHY WE ARE SO BACK”, while giving an analogy so far out of left field that ultimately doesn’t even come close to landing the plane.
  • see spot
    fantastic but
    the constant race talk is exhausting
  • Not a hater11
    Love the podcast
    Been binge listening for a few days now. Love the chemistry and conversation, Chuck is a hater but he always takes time and makes his arguments very sound. It’s a great listen.
  • Themayor1111
    Most Positive Reactions to the Acolyte out there
    You guys said the song at the end credits of episode 7 of the Acolyte was a banger. Yall truly trolling or yall really playing Pat Bev defense defending this abomination of a Star Wars show. You guys might be saying the Acolyte is not working, but you guys were far more critical of other subpar Star Wars shows. We can applaud people trying new things and taking risks in Star Wars, but new and different isn’t always better, especially if people’s own agendas mess up shows by completely contradicting Star Wars lore and canon. I loved you guys for your different and funny reactions as well as your sports analogies to our favorite shows/movies, but your coverage of the Acolyte just doesn’t seem genuine.
  • Mr_Markuss
    Ride for the Midnight Boys
    Pew Pew!!
  • Kosif14
    Charles…
    I used to enjoy listening to what Charles had to say. Now he has become insufferable and needs to stop sniffing his own farts. The homophobic ayo and pause jokes are getting old as well.
  • Jude Lawson
    Great reaction show
    Perfect show for reactions to anything a nerd or geek would wanna watch. Charles is a hating, contrarian, idiot though. His takes are like fingernails on a chalkboard at times. lol
  • JessieSpano
    Bad Takes Galore
    Enough with the trolling critiques, Van & Charles. It used to be funny; at this point it’s just exhausting. The digressions are ridiculously frustrating and time-wasting. They misinterpret entire plot lines, miss crucial details, and lack insight. They need a woman’s perspective. Contrast their shortsighted takes with Mal & Jo’s carefully thought out, reasonable, mature takes on HOR. Steve & Jomi would fit in better at HOR.
  • Milld0g
    Chuckwagon
    Breaks my heart to do this, but Charles is weighing this show down so hard. He is the Skip Bayless of podcasting. I’m not sure if he’s ignorant or doing it for the attention but he is infuriating. “Da-da-da-da-da”ing your way through every point does not make you sound intelligent. Love everyone else on the show though.
  • Cisco Fm
    5⭐️
    You guys have me cracking up and laughing, love this pod
  • reviewer1675243
    Van the Racist
    Van is a hate filled terrible racist. Can’t believe the ringer promotes this kind of talk and beliefs.
  • Heelw
    Tired
    Has there ever been a podcast that brings up race more than this one? Jesus we get it but it’s every single episode smh
  • NOLAlady2020
    52yo white librarian loves the midnight boys
    I'm a 52yo southern white lady librarian, and The Midnight Boys is my absolute favorite podcast!! Y'all crack me up every single time I listen, especially when Van calls out the racial stuff with Steve! Love you guys!
  • Ol’Prospector
    Charles
    For a podcast ostensibly about celebrating nerd culture, Charles spends nearly every moment of every show in the role of bitter contrarian. If you want to spend a few hours of your week listening to negative vitriol, this is the show and critic for you. The overarching theme of every take coming from Charles is “why are you spending any time watching these shows/movies/games.”
  • Angerunleashed
    Jomi can smash my mom
    This show is freaking hilarious at times. Charles can be a lot some time but still well worth it.
  • volleyballbabe.217
    More women hosts pls!
    Please bring back Mallory and the girl hosts for the HOTD recaps! We need more content for the nerdy girls too, we don’t need to be so boy-coded
  • MichaelFergus
    I heart you all so
    I love listening to every episode even if I don’t watch the series or movie. Thank you for the company, always.
  • Ally61723
    Used to love charles but..
    Unfortunately Charles negativity made me unfollow this pod. I used to be a fan but he is too immature and hates talking about the shows we love. Why is he even there
  • Trae4MVP
    Incredible show
    This show is great but Charles is a big dark storm cloud over everything. Can’t take him anymore. I appreciate differing viewpoints but his negativity is a virus. Bad for the show and bad for fandom in general.
  • mickimpls
    I love these dudes
    One of my fave podcasts because the relationship y'all have with each other puts a smile on my face and a giggle in my soul. Plus, I've learned a lot about nerd stuff. I'm even reading Dune! 🙌
  • KopHawks
    Great Show, But…
    …the general disdain that Charles has for pretty everything at this point is dragging the show a bit and making this a grind to listen to at times. Still my go-to for instant reaction but goodness man, you get paid to talk about TV/movies!
  • Barton9967
    Good listen
    Enjoyable but the pod rambles a bit too much. Van, Steve, and Jomi tend to overrate stuff. So Charles is often the only voice of sanity in his opinions.
  • flangeslammer
    Charles is the only real one on this feed.
    the other podcasters on this show / feed are total simps for garbage content and Charles is the only one of them who wants this modern trash to be held to an actual standards - and he slips sometimes too, but for the most part is a breath of fresh air in the idiotic modern version of online nerd culture. Van is past his prime in this respect.
  • mgrassa
    Midnight boys
    Midnight boys need their own feed
  • 2R0se
    Van wildin
    Van asking Steve if he's from 60 crip is crazy 😂
  • hobbit723
    Rate
    Stop taking all over each other.
  • TitansFan17
    Pew Pew
    PROGRAMMING REMINDERS!!!
  • movies4real
    LoveThe show
    Love all the honest opinions on movies and tv shows esp the hot takes. The only thing I gotta disagree with is Charles hating on gen v when he hasn’t even seen it! That’s too wild for me.
  • Hooleyplootsy
    Gimme some Midnight Men Action
    Are we getting midnight men Oscar’s episode? 🤩🤩🤩
  • iEpicDaniel
    The chest booty of Podcasts
    More Midnight Boys plz. More Button Mash plz.
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