{"id":9949,"date":"2026-08-20T14:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superherospeak.com\/wp\/?p=9949"},"modified":"2026-09-05T23:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T03:12:02","slug":"702-is-dcus-lanterns-actually-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/superherospeak.com\/wp\/702-is-dcus-lanterns-actually-good\/","title":{"rendered":"#702: Is DCU&#8217;s Lanterns Actually Good?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"#702: Is DCU&amp;#8217;s Lanterns Actually Good?\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-08-20T14:45:53-04:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H20M25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Join the guys live as they sit down and discuss, rate and review Lanterns. The latest offering from James Gunn&#039;s DCU. 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