Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel

Feb 07 2024 8 ep. 72 mins 18
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Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel is hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, Alanna Bennett, and Waleed Shahid. We look back at each episode of the American Muslim Pakistani superhero Disney+ streaming series and examine the various influences on Kamala Khan, from South Asian Muslim history to comic books. Generation M is a not-for-profit enterprise, openly licensed and disseminated to the public under Creative Commons.

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"The Marvels" Season Finale Spectacular

Feb 07 2024 98 mins  
Ahmed, Waleed, and Alanna are joined by special guest Connor Goldsmith of the Cerebro podcast No recap this time: we just dive right into the histories of Kamala Khan, Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and a few other characters. Subscribe to Acacia magazine to read Ahmed's piece on the Muslim mutants: https://www.acaciamag.com/ If you want to learn more about the X-Men, listen to Co

Episode 6 Recap: No Normal

Feb 07 2024 82 mins  
Ahmed and Waleed recap episode 6 of the Ms. Marvel TV show with the help of writer Krutika Mallikarjuna. We talk about the mosque surveillance storyline, Kamala's love triangle, and what we'd want to see in a season 2 of the show. Subscribe to Acacia magazine to read Ahmed's piece on the Muslim mutants: https://www.acaciamag.com/ This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit wo

Episode 5 Recap: Time and Again

Dec 14 2023 81 mins  
Ahmed is joined by Dr. Hussein Rashid —scholar of religion and co-editor of the anthology, Ms. Marvel's America: No Normal — to discuss "Time and Again," episode 5 of the Ms. Marvel TV show. We talk about how this episode on partition made Ahmed cry, how intergenerational storytelling is like time travel, and make an argument for changing Kamala's powers from the comic book.

Episode 4 Recap: Seeing Red

Dec 01 2023 78 mins  
Ahmed and Waleed are joined by documentarian Khaula Malik to discuss "Seeing Red," the fourth episode of the Ms. Marvel TV show. The show heads to Pakistan! Khaula helps us understand the complications of filming there. We discuss what kind of image of Pakistan the showrunners depict. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Episode 3 Recap: Destined

Nov 21 2023 63 mins  
We recap episode 3 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel! Ahmed pitches his Ms. Marvel comic book series, Alanna talks about the macguffin of it all, and Waleed tries to figure out if this show is British colonialism's debut in the MCU. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Episode 2 Recap: Crushed

Nov 13 2023 71 mins  
We recap episode 2 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel! Ahmed and Alanna are joined by Ayesha Mattu to revel over the delightful high school rom-com of it all. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Bonus Episode: G. Willow Wilson

Nov 06 2023 37 mins  
In this bonus episode, Ahmed and Alanna speak with G. Willow Wilson about Kamala Khan's comic-book origins. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Episode 1 Recap: Generation Why

Nov 06 2023 68 mins  
The pilot episode of Generation M! Ahmed, Alanna, and Waleed recap episode one of the Ms. Marvel TV show and explore Kamla Khan's comic book origins. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.