Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast

Episode 99: Peacekeepers

Isaac and Caleb continue their adventures through Book Two of The Legend of Korra as they stand as bystanders to the continuing friction between Korra and Mako. Trouble is a foot with everybody's favorite pair of semi-dysfunctional romantic partners. Will KorMako stand the test of time? Or will the events of the Peacekeepers finally pull our pair of lovers apart? Find out in the most recent episode of Republic City Lovers. 

 

This episode was recorded on May 19th, 2025. 

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com

Episode 98: Civil Wars (Part 2)

Isaac and Caleb return for the second part of Civil Wars, and ponder at what's next for our team as Korra's parents are put on trial, and Verrick goes on the run. Bolin's relationship troubles also reach a head in this one! What's gonna happen to everybody's favorite Water Tribe heroes? Found out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Mar. 23rd. 2025.

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts on Civil Wars, and we'll read it out on our next episode.

 

If you enjoy this podcast, why not follow Isaac and Caleb have in their other podcast endeavors:

 

Their original podcast feed, covering movies, comics, books, tv episodes and much more!

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

 

And Join Caleb, Isaac & friends on their Star Trek podcast Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast:

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And another movie podcast they appear on, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

You can also find Isaac & Caleb as guest hosts on The Best Picture Podcast:

 

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Episode 97: Civil Wars (Part 1)

Isaac and Caleb are back on the Bending the Elements feed to talk some more Legend of Korra, this time jumping into Civil Wars! There's tension in the air with the Northern Water Tribe soldiers throwing around their weight, and familial bonds are strained with our cast of characters. Will that strain extend to our two hosts? Will a civil war erupt on the podcast itself? Don't turn that dial folks, you never know what you'll get on this episode of BTE!

 

This episode was recorded on Mar. 23rd. 2025.

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts on Civil Wars, and we'll read it out on our next episode.

 

If you enjoy this podcast, why not follow Isaac and Caleb have in their other podcast endeavors:

 

Their original podcast feed, covering movies, comics, books, tv episodes and much more!

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

 

And Join Caleb, Isaac & friends on their Star Trek podcast Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast:

Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Directory

 

And another movie podcast they appear on, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

You can also find Isaac & Caleb as guest hosts on The Best Picture Podcast:

 

The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory

Episode 96: The Sourthern Lights

After an unexpected hiatus, Isaac and Caleb are back on Bending the Elements as they continue their look at Book Two of the Legend of Korra! How will your hosts react to Korra's first lesson under her new mentor, Unaloc? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Mar 2nd, 2025.

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com

 

And for a brief scheduling note, Isaac and Caleb have had a harder time matching up their schedules as of late. But you can still find new episodes appearing with your hosts on the following feeds!

 

Their original podcast feed, covering movies, comics, books, tv episodes and much more!

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

 

And Join Caleb, Isaac & friends on their Star Trek podcast Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast:

 

Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Directory

 

And another movie podcast they appear on, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

You can also find Isaac & Caleb as guest hosts on The Best Picture Podcast:

The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory

Episode 95: Rebel Spirit

Caleb and Isaac return to The Legend of Korra as they dig into Book Two. It's six months after the concluding episodes of Book One, how will your boys take this resetting of the table? Will they like the introduction of the new plot, and most especially, how will they handle the exit of studio Mir and the return of Pierrot? Find out now, before it's too late!

 

This episode was recorded on Dec. 22nd, 2024. 

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com or reach on twitter @CalebAlexader

 

And follow Isaac and Caleb on their movie podcast, 

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

Episode 94: Smoke and Shadows - Part Two (Comic Book Discussion)

Picking up where they left off in the previous episode, Caleb and Isaac finish out their discussion on Smoke and Shadows! How will Zuko resolve these troubles with the Kid kidnapping kemurikage? Found out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Nov. 10th, 2024. 

Episode 93: Smoke and Shadows - Part One (Comic Book Discussion)

Caleb and Isaac continue their look at the Avatar the Last Airbender comics, this time turning their eyes on Smoke and Shadows! Picking up where the Search left off, we see how Zuko and his mother are handling being reunited, and how the fire kingdom as a whole is shaping up in the wake of an era post-Firelord Ozai. What will your hosts think in the first part of their look at this story? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Nov. 10th, 2024.

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com or reach on twitter @CalebAlexader

 

And follow Isaac and Caleb on their movie podcast, 

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

Episode 92: The Rift - Part Two (Comic Book Discussion)

Caleb and Isaac continue their look at Gene Luen Yang and Girihiro's third volume in their Avatar run, in The Rift! What will happen as we pick up with Toph and the gang as she contends with seeing her father again? And how about the mysterious visage of Avatar Yangchen? Join your hosts as they explore those storylines, and finish out The Rift.

 

This episode was recorded on Oct. 14th, 2024. 

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com or reach on twitter @CalebAlexader

 

And follow Isaac and Caleb on their movie podcast, 

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

Episode 91: The Rift - Part 1 (Comic Book Discussion)

Isaac and Caleb return to the realm of Avatar Comics, this time taking a look at the 2014 release of The Rift! Is there a Rift developing between Team Avatar as a character from their past unexpectedly reappears? Join your hosts as they discuss the first part of this comic!

 

This episode was recorded on Oct. 14th, 2024. 

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com or reach on twitter @CalebAlexader

And follow Isaac and Caleb on their movie podcast, 

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

Episode 90: The Legend of Korra Book One Overview

Isaac and Caleb are back on the beat to do their Book One overview for The Legend of Korra. During this book they left a lot of threads dangling, but now they've brought out their detanglers and notepads, and are ready to dive deep on all things Book One! Join your hosts as they see if this first book held together in the end.

 

This episode was recorded on Oct. 5th, 2024.

 

Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com or reach on twitter @CalebAlexader

And follow Isaac and Caleb on their movie podcast, 

https://thenoviceelitists.podbean.com/

And follow Caleb on his Star Trek podcast

https://startrekrbg.libsyn.com/

And the Doctor Who podcast he features on:

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com/