Is Thor Falling on My Car an Act of God?| UYNC Ep 25

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Up Your Nerd Cred

Casual Host CiCi, Expert Host AM Diaz

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Did you used to know everything happening in the Marvel and DC universes? Did finding out that some superheroes are from Marvel and some are from DC blow your mind? Has keeping track of everything happening there… and then realizing we’re talking about the comics universe, not the cinematic ones… and the different universes with their own multiversal crisesses has gotten a little bit out of hand, don’t worry. Up Your Nerd Cred is here to talk about gods cosplaying as men, men cosplaying as gods, and how much the cinematic universes are leaving out.

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Is Thor Falling on My Car an Act of God?| UYNC Ep 25

Up Your Nerd Cred

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Is Thor Falling on My Car an Act of God?| UYNC Ep 25

What actually happens when superheroes, gods, villains, and reality-warpers run headfirst into real-world law?
Today we’re diving into the wonderfully messy chaos of superhero legal theory and asking the question absolutely no insurance adjuster is prepared for:

Is Thor falling on your car… an Act of God?
(And if Wonder Woman does it in her civilian form, does that make it better or worse?)

In this episode, CiCi breaks down the surprisingly relatable 1L-level legal concepts hiding inside Marvel and DC storylines: torts, state actors, qualified immunity, contracts under duress (looking at you, Mephisto), superheroes testifying in costume, the Rule Against Perpetuities vs immortals (!!), and why Franklin Richards is a property lawyer’s actual nightmare.

This is a casual-but-deep legal nerd-out, filled with comics lore, real doctrine, accessible explanations, and the kind of storytelling that makes even the driest law school topics fun. If you’ve ever wondered how the legal system would deal with Batman on payroll, Spider-Man on the witness stand, or a gamma bomb accident that doubles as a workplace safety violation… buckle up.

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