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What happens when a superheroine has everything it takes to lead, but the system keeps handing the crown back to a man? This episode puts Marvel’s Medusa under the sociological microscope, exploring structural barriers, cultural expectations, and organizational dynamics. Why does Attilan keep looking for a king when Medusa has repeatedly proven herself a capable leader? Explore gender, power, inequality, and leadership through one of Marvel’s most underrated heroes.

What makes someone truly alone? In this episode of Me & my friend, Pete, we explore one of DC Comics' most tragic heroes, J'onn J'onzz, The Martian Manhunter, through the lens of sociology. We examine how alienation, exile, identity, and loss have shaped the Last Martian into one of the richest characters in comic book history. Whether you're a longtime comic fan or simply fascinated by psychology, philosophy, and the human condition, this episode offers a fresh perspective on one of the Justice League's most underrated heroes.

Follow J'onn J'onzz journey to our bonus episode here and now!    Promise you won't be alone.

Spidey, Avengers, Time Travel... 'Nuff Said.*     *Editor's Note - This was Season 2's 25th Bonus Episode over at patreon.com/HSPP... There are 24 other awesome episodes, too. Sign up now! - Jittery Jerrald

In this season's 11th episode, we're dropped right into the fallout of broken trust as Pete deals with the consequences of exposing Captain Stacy. Gwen refuses to abandon her father as he decides it's best to skip town. But ya gotta know, the Kingpin doesn't like loose ends, so they may not get far. But wait... THERE'S MORE! Speaking of The Kingpin, he's waited long enough for his rematch with the King of Swing. All this, and what the hell does Norman Osborn think he's doing? The webs all around are starting to tighten... Good thing, we're here to cheer on our favorite persnickety prince!   Bonus Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/HSPP, sign up now!

In this bonus episode breakdown of Moon Knight Vol. IX #17, we explore how Jed MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio turn the Midnight Mission into a weaponized panopticon where surveillance, architecture, and psychological theater become deadlier than fists. After The Structure murders Hunter’s Moon, Moon Knight doesn’t seek only retaliation; he stages judgment, trapping Grand Mal and Nemean inside a living institution that sees everything and controls the narrative. Drawing on Jeremy Bentham’s original prison design and Michel Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power, this episode argues that Moon Knight wins not through brute force, but by mastering invisibility itself, proving that in the Marvel Comics universe, the most dangerous weapon isn’t violence… It’s being watched.   Bonus Episodes of Me & my friend, Pete can be found @patreon.com/hspp

Moon Knight’s path to self-acceptance has never been clean... or quiet. In this “WAY? Here!” chapter, Marc Spector confronts his Dissociative Identity Disorder head-on, burns vampires off rooftops, cuts dangerous deals in Chinatown, and suffers the devastating loss of Hunter’s Moon. And if that ain't bad enough: a brutal two-on-one against Nemean and Grand Mal.   Bonus Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/HSPP Sign up now!

Turns out, the whole world really is a stage. In this updated Moon Knight spotlight, we use Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis to explore how Marc Spector, through Steven Grant and Jake Lockley, embodies identity as performance, front stage and backstage behavior, and the masks we all wear.   Bonus Episode coming soon @ Donuts & Dimes Productions Sign up now!

The Kingpin's back and he's better than ever! For Christmas this year, The Kingpin's here! Hess Trucks, am I right? The Kingpin's been hijacking the minds of some of New York City's most powerful men in this instant classic. Spidey would be there to stop him, but he's got his own problems, namely the Stacy family, specifically George's cane! While Pete tries to explain to Gwen that he doesn't beat up the elderly, we yap about what makes a "Strongman" and how they use structural domination to consolidate their control. This is one you don't wanna miss... I promise you'll learn a thing or two about a thing or two!   Bonus episodes exploring stories from all over the Omniverse of Comics (Marvel, DC, and all points in between) can be found at Patreon.com/HSPP

Here's a preview of "The Crucible of Want," our 9th Bonus Episode of Season III, covering Image Comics' "Eight Billion Genies" #4, The First Eight Weeks. How many sociological ideas can we cram into one bonus episode? Sign up and find out!   Sign up here!

In this Season I Bonus Episode, Batman's found love again and an ally in his war on crime, but something's off, and the worst thing a Batman can do in a city like Gotham is trust. Oh, well, at least he still has his journal.

Spidey likes the nightlife, Spidey likes to boogie, Spidey likes to lay hands on any gangster spoiling the fun for his Silver Spoon Gang! We've got MJ shaking a tailfeather! We've got Pete and Aunt May reunited! We've got Gwen and Pete finally admitting their feelings for each other, and love is in the air! But on the flipside? We've got the Brainwasher, New York's newest (?) would-be Kingpin, using his nightclub as a front and MJ an unwitting accomplice to his criminal shenanigans! And if we're talking nightclubs? You know we're talking paradoxes... Namely, how they have become both safe spaces for women in many instances and a structure that upholds the male gaze. Put on ya dancing shoes and let's go! There's only one rule... Ya gotta come in FEET FIRST!   Sign up at Patreon.com/HSPP for Bonus Episode access now!   Sources: Pini, Maria. Club Cultures and Female Subjectivity: The Move from Home to House. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001   Savard, D.M., Kelley, T.M., & Merolla, D.M. Routine Activities and Criminal Victimization: The Significance of Gendered Spaces. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(23-24), 5425-5447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517721170   Kodak Vigilant Six-20

Spider-Man vs. Spider Slayer 2.0! Smythe vs. J. Jonah Jameson! Aunt May vs. the pressed linen sheets of her hospital bed! Harry Osborn vs. Male Pattern Baldness at such a young age! All that and more as we dive deeper into the power the media wields and what happens when that power is subverted.   Sign up @patreon.com/hspp for all our bonus content!

Spider-Man vs. Ka-Zar! What is anomie? What makes a person deviant? Who has the authority to control, correct, and police this deviance? Who controls what's perceived as deviance? With Spidey still running around as an amnesiac, we explore all these questions while Ka-Zar, with a little help from his sabretooth tiger, Zabu, does his best to take down the King of Swing from Forest Hills, Queens!   *** Also included in this episode: "The Top Ten Things You Should Know About Ka-Zar" and "The Top Ten Things You Should Know About Zabu" *** Bonus Episodes can be found @ Patreon.com/HSPP - sign up now! *** Instagram: @mnmfp_podcast TikTok: @menmyfriendpete *** Questions? Send 'em to: [email protected]

Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus vs. The US Military? What a wonky world we're living in when nullifiers erase memories and foes turn friends turn foes again! We've got John Jameson, Spidey stealing *checks notes* air, the first appearance of a one Captain Stacey, and more infighting than The Temptations on a David Ruffin Ego Trip! "Ain't nobody comin' to see you, Otto!" I bet that's what Pete's thinkin'!   Bonus Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/HSPP