New mask. Same podcast. MCU Diaries breaks down what matters in the MCU—why it works, why it doesn’t, and how it all points to Doomsday and Secret Wars.
The MCU Diaries Podcast — New mask. Same podcast.
This is a smart, craft-first Marvel podcast hosted by Blake Larsen for people who love the MCU but want more than recap, lore-dumping, or empty hype.
Each episode is an essay you can listen to: character pressure, turning points, theme, consequence, and the story choices that actually matter. We track what works, what doesn’t, and how those choices point toward Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars.
This isn’t “hey, remember when?” fandom. It’s selective coverage, big swings, and zero sacred cows.
Spoiler note: We talk full spoilers for whatever we’re covering.
If you’d rather read the essays than listen to the podcast, start here: The MCU Diaries blog. That page collects the written Marvel storycraft pieces, including the road to Doomsday and Secret Wars.
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats LOKI: episode 1.03 – Lamentis.
Blake discusses why love is knowing and accepting fault, why there is an odd structure shift half way through the series, and why it feels like all is not what it seems…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats the LOKI: episode 1.02 – The Variant.
Blake discusses how the show goes beyond it’s “hook”, Free Will vs. Determinism, and why The Falcon And The Winter Soldier should be furiously taking notes from Loki…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats the LOKI season 1 premiere: episode 1.01 – Glorious Purpose.
Blake discusses the exquisite use of exposition to break down character, how the show uses striking visuals and action to highlight the exposition, and why that leads to such an incredible emotional payoff by episode’s end…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats The Falcon And The Winter Soldier season 1 finale: episode 1.06 – One People, One World.
Blake discusses Thesis and Antithesis, the cathartic arcs for Sam and Bucky, and why this episode is the MCU at it’s best, but also it’s very worst.
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: episode 1.05 – Truth.
Blake discusses the push and pull of the main character’s stasis, getting the big fight out of the way, and why THAT cameo is such a big deal for the MCU…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: episode 1.04 – The Whole World Is Watching.
Blake discusses the significance of THAT final shot, the emotional fulcrum of this series, and why a freshman psychology major would have done better than the American government…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: episode 1.03 – The Power Broker.
Blake discusses the plot informing character, another gotcha cliffhanger, and why this felt like John Wick Lite…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: episode 1.02 – The Star Spangled Man.
Blake discusses what it means to be “Captain America”, emotional validation versus choosing what’s right, and why there is no chance John Walker remains Cap beyond this series…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats the season 1 premiere of The Falcon And The Winter Solider — episode 1.01″New World Order”.
Blake discusses how TFWTS echoes previous MCU films, our characters defining their purpose in new world, excellent direction in the therapy session, and why the episode begins and ends with “Captain America”…
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