Dating back to 2005, Russell has been hosting podcasts for television shows as well as personal interests, from Starkville's House of El ("Smallville") to The 10th Wonder ("Heroes") and more recently with Starkville's House of El | Krypton ("Krypton").
A journalist and freelance writer, Russell has written for DC Comics, CBS Watch Magazine, Titan Magazines and is an award-winning newspaper columnist. He also hosts Round 3 and "...with Brian Austin Green" alongside actor Brian Austin Green of "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."
Derek has hosted 312 Episodes.
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The Summer of Superman #2 - Look, Up on the Big Screen feat. Adam Hlavac of Heroes Reforged
June 25th, 2025 | 59 mins 38 secs
Adam Hlavac joins The House of El in the anticipation for this summer's "Superman" to discuss the best format to choose when selecting your screenings next month.
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The Summer of Superman #1 - Supermania feat. Justin of Epic Film Guys
June 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
On the 30th anniversary of "Batman Forever," Justin from the Epic Film Guys podcast stops by The House of El with Derek to discuss the marketing ramp up for this summer's "Superman" and the two compare and contrast similarities to the summers of 1989 and 1995 as Batmania swept the globe.
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The Summer of Superman - Prelude
June 6th, 2025 | 21 mins 50 secs
With marketing and merch coming out of the woodwork, Derek discusses the last couple of weeks as a Superman fan preparing for the release of this summer's film in the first of a series of specials leading up to July 11.
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Smallville | 3x16 and 3x17 - 'Crisis' and 'Legacy'
May 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 46 mins
Derek, Steve and Luke discuss Christopher Reeve's final appearance on Smallville, the upcoming Superman film trailer releasing this week and reflect on 20 years of The House of El online.
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Superman Day 2025
April 18th, 2025 | 56 mins 21 secs
Derek and Steve celebrate Superman Day by recounting some of their favorite moments of The Man of Steel from page to screen.
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Superman 2025 | Toys and Trailers
April 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 27 mins
Derek and Steve discuss the CinemaCon/Minecraft extended preview of this summer's "Superman" and discuss some of the marketing and toy tie-ins to expect.
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Superman 2025 | The Countdown Begins
March 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
With 100 days to go until the film's release and as more details begin to emerge about this summer's "Superman" - with Superman Day on the horizon - Derek, Steve and Luke discuss past marketing strategies for 2013's Man of Steel and 2023's Barbie from Warner Bros. to gage where we're at in the Superman marketing timeline.
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Smallville | 3x14 and 3x15 – ‘Obsession’ & ‘Resurrection’
February 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 38 secs
Derek and Luke discuss the introduction of Alicia Baker to Smallville and the continuing adventures of Adam Knight as they discuss the 14th and 15th episodes of season 3, as well as a lot of talk about the various deaths of Jonathan Kent, the wonder that is John Williams' music and their new podcast, the Siegel and Shuster Society.
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Smallville | 3x12 and 3x13 – ‘Hereafter’ & ‘Velocity’
February 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 33 mins
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SHoEligan Jason Spencer of Cemetery Road joins Derek to discuss two episodes that just turned 21 from Smallville season 3, "Hereafter" and "Velocity."
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Smallville | 3x10 and 3x11 – ‘Whisper’ & ‘Delete’ feat. Ryan Tellez
January 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
Ryan Tellez of TalkVille stops by the House of El to talk all things Smallville - as a first-time watcher now making his way through season six alongside Tom and Michael on their weekly podcast, Ryan discusses what the journey has been like for him as he and Derek discuss the 10th and 11th episodes of season 3.
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Smallville | 3x08 and 3x09 – ‘Shattered’ & ‘Asylum’
January 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 26 mins
SHoEligan Jason Bolton joins Derek to discuss the eighth and ninth episodes of season 3 of Smallville as we begin to spotlight longtime listeners of the podcast!
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Getting Superman Right feat. Bryan Q. Miller
December 28th, 2024 | 53 mins 30 secs
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"Smallville" writer and story editor Bryan Q. Miller joins Derek to discuss the new "Superman" trailer as well as what it takes to get Superman right on screen.