The 2026 Summer Hype Meter
6/2/20261 hr 30 min
Mal and Jo are here again to get you hyped for the things they are most looking forward to this summer season!(00:00) Intro(06:44) Rules refresher(13:46) 2026 Summer Hype Meter(15:35) ‘Heartstopper Forever’(17:42) 'Coyote vs. Acme'(20:59) Assorted Books Roundup(23:40) ‘Toy Story 5’(30:53) ‘Supergirl’(36:43) 'Disclosure Day'(42:06) 'The Death of Robin Hood'(47:08) 'Lanterns'(50:46) 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'(55:13) 'House of the Dragon' Season 3(01:00:12) 'The Vampire Lestat'(01:07:37) 'The Odyssey'(01:15:56) Honorable mentionsExplore the exclusive collection at Target.comHosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[upbeat music] Greetings, and welcome to House of R, a Ringerverse podcast on the Ringer Podcast Network. I'm Mallory Rubin. Joining me today, she's your friendly neighborhood podcaster, it's Joanna Robinson. Hype, hype, hype, hype, hype.
Joanna Robinson· Host0:21
Joanna- Hype ... no one can stand between us and home, and no one can stand between us and the Summer Hype Meter. It is a cherished seasonal House of R tradition. We will- Seasonal. [laughs] Seasonal-ish. That's part of the tradition, is we make up the seasons [laughs] for how they suit us and the release calendar.
Speaker 10:40
Uh-huh. Yeah.
Joanna Robinson· Host0:41
We will refresh everybody on the rules- Right ... and we will- The regulations ... get into... Yeah, reg- there are some regulations.
Speaker 10:48
The standards.
Joanna Robinson· Host0:49
Rules and regulations.
Speaker 10:50
And the practices.
Joanna Robinson· Host0:51
Best practices, worst practices. [laughs] You can say.
Speaker 10:54
The signs and/or portents of what's coming this summer.
Joanna Robinson· Host0:56
Portent and signs, exactly. We're gonna refresh everybody on all of that, and then get to our top 10s right after this. This episode of House of R is presented to you by Target. Calling all trainers. The Pokemon and Target collection celebrating 30 years of Pokemon is almost here, and the lineup is kind of incredible.
Speaker 11:18
A few are sure to be fan faves, Pokemon starter jackets- Ooh ... mystery water-type Pokemon bottles, and even Kaboodles.
Joanna Robinson· Host1:25
Ooh! Ooh. Which feels perfect, because Pokemon has always been about sharing