ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Fandom 5 is a fast, smart pop culture podcast covering the biggest stories in TV, movies, comics, books, and fandom. In five minutes or less, Branden Ushio breaks down five essential news stories with sharp insight, clean humor, and no wasted time.
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every 51 days
Average audio length:
7 minutes
English
United States
50 episodes
since March 2, 2018
episodic
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Coming up: one giant Marvel bridge move, one quietly brutal TV story, and one Star Wars update that says a lot about where that franchise thinks it’s going next.
It’s Monday, April 20, 2026. I’m Branden Ushio and this is Fandom 5 where you get 5 fandom news stories in 5 minutes or less, let’s go
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
New Avengers: Doomsday trailer sees Thor face off against Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom and gives us the X-Men action we've been waiting for
GamesRadar • Verified publish date: 2026-04-17T00:12:14Z
Marvel finally showed the first full Doomsday trailer, and yes, it is leaning very hard on Doctor D…
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Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya Face Off as ‘Dune: Part Three’ Debuts Explosive First 7 Minutes
The Hollywood Reporter • Verified publish date: 2026-04-15T02:21:44ZWarner showed off the first seven minutes of Dune: Part Three at CinemaCon, and the early read is that Denis Villeneuve is leanin…
In this episode we talk about Star Wars, Marvel, Final Fantasy, Inception and Dragons. Along the way we bring up Fan Fiction, and toxic fandoms. Let us know what you think!
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Sometimes Fandoms are a part of your life from the time you are young and sometimes you connect with something when you are older. The Random Dude Josh from the Undercover Capes Podcast Network has a little bit of everything in his Fandom 5, but my favorite thing that he said with one of his …
This Episode originally Aired on the Legends of Fandom in 2017.
So many of Walt Disney’s movies feature an orphan, and many of the stories came that way originally, but was there a reason for those stories being chosen over others? In this episode, we explore the supposed origins of the Disney Orp…
Captain Marvel Review (Spoilers)
This is the Fandom 5 for March 8, 2019 Today I've got a Captain Marvel Spoiler filled review, but first a word from our sponsor. Captain Marvel Spoiler Review Overall Review: This movie was great and If you liked the simpler marvel times when you didn't have to go …
This is Fandom 5 where we spend five minutes in fandom, For February 8, 2019. I am your host Branden Ushio and today we are talking about the record that the upcoming Avengers Endgame is going to demolish
Like I mentioned before the Ad, Avengers Endgame is poised to break a Super Hero Movie …
Recently the Quentin Tarantino option for a Star Trek Movie has been floated by the CEO of Paramount. I think this is more bravado trying to drive up stock prices than actual plans. Listen to this episode to understand the complicated ownership and future of Star Trek.
if you…
Fandom is important and on this episode I share my story about why it is so personal to me. I share how we can turn our fandom into life saving connections.
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