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A short month yields a long list of recommendations! Join your favorite Ringer-Verse and House of R hosts and friends as they gush about geek content in the latest installment of their monthly mini-pod about fandom favorites from TV, anime, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond that were (mostly) released recently but not yet covered in depth on a full-length episode.
Host: Ben Lindbergh 
Guests: Steve Ahlman, Jomi Adeniran, Matt James, Arjuna Ramgopal, Charles Holmes, Joanna Robinson, and Van Lathan 
Producer: Steve Ahlman 
Social: Jomi Adeniran 
Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal

Senior podcast manager for Ringer NFL, Ringer-Verse, ‘House of R,’ and more.

Arjuna Ramgopal

Ben is a writer, podcaster, and editor who covers culture and sports. He hosts ‘Effectively Wild’ at FanGraphs and previously wrote for FiveThirtyEight and Grantland, served as editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, and authored ‘The MVP Machine’ and ‘The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.’

Ben Lindbergh

Charles Holmes

Joanna Robinson is a cultural critic appearing on several podcasts, including ‘House of R,’ ‘Prestige TV,’ and ‘Trial by Content.’ Formerly a senior writer at Vanity Fair from 2014-21, she is the author of the New York Times bestselling book ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.’

Joanna Robinson

One-fourth of ‘The Midnight Boys,’ one-half of ‘Mint Edition,’ one whole fan of all things fandom.


Jomi Adeniran

Matt James

Steve joined The Ringer in 2019. He is a producer, host, and lover of all things fandom. He’s been fortunate to be able to write, produce, host, and participate in some of the podcasts on the Ringer Podcast Network, which have been some of the best experiences of his career!

Ringer-Verse Recommends: February 2025

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