{"id":30060,"date":"2025-02-02T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/?p=30060"},"modified":"2025-02-02T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:35:00","slug":"https-twotruefreaks-com-podcast-wp-content-uploads-2025-02-tdb-ep-152-mp3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/https-twotruefreaks-com-podcast-wp-content-uploads-2025-02-tdb-ep-152-mp3\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Degree Byrne Episode 152: Alpha Flight #1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, what\u2019s the pitch John?
\nIt\u2019s a team book, but they don\u2019t really get together often.<\/p>\n

Really, what else?<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s got all Canadian Superheroes.<\/p>\n

Really?\u00a0 Like Captain Canuck?<\/p>\n

Uhh, no.<\/p>\n

Deadpool?<\/p>\n

No effin way.<\/p>\n

Captain Alberta?<\/p>\n

There is one?<\/p>\n

Major Mapleleaf?<\/p>\n

I thought that was a nickname.<\/p>\n

Nelvana of the Northern Lights<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Oh, I wish!<\/p>\n

Who are these guys?<\/p>\n

They are the team that Wolverine helped to put together.<\/p>\n

Wolverine?!?\u00a0 Is he on the\u00a0 . . .<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Wow, that would have been a great get.\u00a0 OK, John So who do we have?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Alpha Flight, you know, from the X-Men issues.<\/p>\n

So, do they all say \u201cEh!\u201d?<\/p>\n

Sigh!<\/p>\n

Alpha Flight. Canada\u2019s first super team.\u00a0 Starting with issue one, 3rd<\/sup> Degree Byrne will be covering all of the issues of Alpha Flight over the next few months.<\/p>\n

For issue one, we have Tim Elliott, Nigel Spink, Brian Hughes, John Hijatt and our new guest, Fred West!!\u00a0 And be sure to check at the end for Kirk Greenfield\u2019s caribou (the French Canadian equivalent to two bits)<\/p>\n

Tundra! is it\u2019s name, and mayhem is the game.<\/p>\n

So sit back, and pull up a hot cup-a-joe for this one as 3rd<\/sup> Degree Byrne covers Alpha Flight issue One! It\u2019ll be great eh?<\/p>\n

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3rd Degree Byrne is proud to be part of the TwoTrueFreaks Internet Radio Network\u00a0http:\/\/twotruefreaks.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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3rd Degree Byrne Episode 152: Alpha Flight #1<\/a><\/blockquote>