{"id":43498,"date":"2026-06-28T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=43498"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:31:46","slug":"superman-2025-vs-man-of-steel-2013-vgu-gaiden-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=43498","title":{"rendered":"Superman (2025) vs. Man of Steel (2013) | VGU Gaiden Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center;display: block\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D2el-KoLr4c?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to VGU Gaiden!<br \/>\nHosted by Graydon Webb and DJ Risio, this retrospective film podcast follows two best friends as they share their favorite films with each other and revisit what makes them special (or in some cases, really weird).<\/p>\n<p>Supergirl is here!<br \/>\nSo what better way to celebrate than with a long overdue podcast we recorded last year after seeing James Gunn\u2019s Superman in theaters? 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