Producer Kyle Reardon returns for his first official episode as a guest to discuss SUPERGIRL and the future of James Gunn's DC Universe.

After falling in love with 2025's SUPERMAN, Becky and Kyle had high hopes for SUPERGIRL. While they both admired the ambition behind the film, they ultimately felt it lacked the emotional depth, vibrant visual style, and sense of wonder that made SUPERMAN such a memorable beginning to DC's new cinematic universe.

Together, they discuss why the story didn't quite soar for them, why Superman's appearance became one of the film's highlights, and what SUPERGIRL means for the future of James Gunn's DC Universe. Along the way, they celebrate Kyle's lifelong love of DC Comics—from the 1940s Batman serials to modern animation—and share their hopes of seeing Superman and Supergirl team up in a future adventure.

Then it's time for The Becky Challenge: Heroes Assemble (45:34)! Becky tests Kyle's knowledge of superhero movies spanning Marvel, DC, and beyond.

Will Kyle achieve Hall of Justice Hero status... or find himself trapped forever in the Phantom Zone?

Grab your cape and hang out with Becky!

Host: Becky D'Anna

Guest: Kyle Reardon

Producer: Kyle Reardon

Produced and Edited By: KPR Media

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Documentary and animation producer, Adam Rackoff returns to Hanging with Becky for a very different conversation.

This week, Becky and Adam discuss TOY STORY 5 and the surprisingly powerful themes at the heart of Pixar's latest adventure. Together, they explore parenting, technology, loneliness, rejection, self-worth, and what it means to find your people and embrace who you are.

As parents of only children whose daughters are navigating many of the same challenges explored in the film, Becky and Adam find that TOY STORY 5 hits much closer to home than either expected. Along the way, they reflect on their history with Disney and Pixar, the growing role technology plays in kids' lives, and why some stories continue to resonate no matter how old we get.

Naturally, the conversation also finds its way back to T2.

Then it's time for The Becky Challenge: In the Frame (57:50)! Becky tests Adam's knowledge of filmmaking terminology, cameras, aspect ratios, animation, and movie-making magic. What starts as a game quickly turns into a mini filmmaking master class as Adam explains the answers along the way.

Will Adam become the first two-time Becky Challenge champion and earn Master Filmmaker status?

Never stop imagining and hang out with Becky!

Host: Becky D'Anna

Guest: Adam Rackoff

Producer: Kyle Reardon

Produced and Edited By: KPR Media

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This wasn't supposed to be an episode.

A week before recording the first official episode of Hanging with Becky, Becky D'Anna and producer Kyle Reardon got together to test the show's format, work out the kinks, and make sure everything was ready for the upcoming BACKROOMS episode.

The plan was simple: record a full episode exactly as if it were going to be released.

What they didn't expect was that it would turn out this well.

In this special bonus episode—the lost pilot of Hanging with Becky—Becky and Kyle discuss HOKUM, one of their favorite horror films of the year. Together, they discuss why people love being scared, Damian McCarthy's remarkable ability to create terror in a single shot, and how HOKUM feels like a timeless horror tale that blends haunted house thrills with classic folklore and witchcraft.

Then it's time for the very first Becky Challenge (35:30).

Welcome to: YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER QUIZ.

Kyle is a filmmaker, location manager, producer of Hanging with Becky, and perhaps most importantly, a devoted JAWS superfan with a JAWS tattoo to prove it. Becky puts his shark knowledge to the test in a trivia challenge that begins in the shallow end before venturing into much deeper waters.

Will Kyle emerge as an Actual Shark, or sink like the Orca?

And remember: if you're listening to this episode, Becky and Kyle decided it was good enough to release.

Check into the Bilberry Woods Hotel and hang out with Becky!

Host: Becky D'Anna

Guest: Kyle Reardon

Producer: Kyle Reardon

Produced and Edited By: KPR Media

Subscribe to Hanging with Becky on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HangingwithBecky

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