Valerie, Tatiana, and Richard jump on a Pop a la Carte podcast episode to discuss the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes (0:50), including delays and how executives can be less unreasonable. This eventually dovetails into a discussion about DC movie failures (35:00) such as Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and The Flash. Such a conversation naturally leads to the MCU's latest Phase 5 projects and the state of Fantastic Four (48:00), with a special rant session about Secret Invasion (1:00:00).

Next up is the late but great breakdown of the chillest San Diego Comic-Con in recent memory (1:17:35). When it comes to TV reviews, we begin with The Witcher season 3 (1:24:45), then move onto Good Omens season 2 (1:31:00). And then the time comes for Barbenheimer: Barbie (1:41:50), Oppenheimer (1:54:20), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2:00:00).