
Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast is your go-to show for all things Marvel Rivals! Hosted by best friends Josiah and Nick, who’ve been gaming together since high school, this weekly podcast dives into the latest news, updates, hero spotlights, and community buzz—all from an informed, casual perspective. Join us as we break down the game we love with insight, humor, and the power of friends... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 54 | Founded | a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Categories | Video GamesHobbiesLeisure | |||

This week, Josiah and Nick tier list characters' neutral games. There's also news about 2026 for Rivals, Armed & Dangerous, and the Mailbag & Reddit Take of the Week.
---------------------------------------------
Referenced Links:
News:
Rivals Re... more
This week, Nick and Josiah talk through their seconds Rivals Quarterly, where they look back at seasons 4-6 and look forward to where the game is headed.
---------------------------------------------
Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes (Last Wee... more
This week, Josiah and Nick talk through the Balance patch and their first impressions on season 6.5. There's also Armed & Dangerous, and some Reddit takes of the week.
---------------------------------------------
Referenced Links:
News:
Patch No... more
Starting off year 2 of Friends & Rivals, Nick & Josiah dive into all the Season 6.5 News, announcements and hype, while announcing the launch of the Friends & Rivals Patreon as well! There's also Armed & Dangerous, and several Reddit Takes of the Wee... more
People also subscribe to these shows.




Love the podcast and mivals alike this is definitely one of my favorite podcasts don’t wanna brag but I predicted gambit and iron man’s mark 1 costume there is one thing about mivals that gets my Yggdrasil path goat and that’s they didn’t use the Seahawks helmet for the things emote anyways great podcast bye
I’m leaving a formal review finally, but as your number 1 australian fan I will remove 1 star everytime I lose in Armed and Dangerous. P.s. ya’ll gotta shout out marci (the goat) more often
It’s time to play Spider-Man. Nick and Josiah, it’s time. With the new flight mode skin and the armed and dangerous stuff, you have been chosen to finally knight Spider-Man ( not Lord because I’m nice like that) if you wish to take back all the slander towards the Spider-Man community and clear your names, you need to:
A. Tell us if you’ve got a faction that I may or may not be interested in
B. Idk, something Spider-Man related I’m out of ideas already
Do this if you wish to amend this review to... more
My review changed out of nowhere I love this pod 10/5 stars
Hey guys, I just started listening at the top of the year. Got into Rivals in November. I like your content and the way you go through information. My only criticism is the EQ. Not sure which, but the volume on one of you is super loud and the other is very low. Makes it hard to listen to because I am constantly turning my volume up and down depending on who is talking. If you fixed that, then it’s 5 stars. Thanks for reading.
Edit: Ya’ll seemed to have resolved my complaint. Thanks for the sho... more
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #214 |
Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
Content focuses on a gaming community surrounding Marvel Rivals, featuring insightful discussions about game mechanics, character spotlights, and updates related to the game's ongoing development. Hosts Josiah and Nick, who share a lifelong friendship, weave humor and personal anecdotes into their episodes, enhancing the informal and engaging atmosphere. Noteworthy themes include strategies for gameplay, community reactions, and descriptions of new character abilities, which resonate deeply with dedicated fans of the gaming genre. Their lighthearted banter encourages good vibes and builds a sense of camaraderie among listeners, making it an inviting space for gamers at different skill levels.
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to this podcast and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for this podcast, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for this podcast, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers this podcast has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with this podcast:
1. Rivals Assemble: A Marvel Rivals Podcast
2. Rival Banter: A Marvel Rivals Podcast
3. Up First from NPR
4. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
5. The Daily
this podcast launched a year ago and published 54 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for this podcast from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of this podcast. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.