A lively discussion about comics, television, film and everything else making waves this week inside fan culture.
Episodes
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
In this loose and loony episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, we take tangents about yard signs, baseball blackouts and bug hunting before ever getting to the discussion about all the latest streaming content and another recently departed actor. Feel free to recommend it to your friends before you even listen, or at least honk and yell when you drive past our houses.
Length - 01:08:32
Language - R. (Contains adult language.)
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0:14:40 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
The delightful dating show "Love on the Spectrum," competitive Rubik's Cube documentary "The Speed Cubers," superhero strangeness in the second season of "The Umbrella Academy," the Disney+ documentary "Howard" about the beloved songwriter, "Mulan" to stream at home at a premium price, "Muppets Now" doesn't live up to expectations and behind the scenes of "The Mandalorian" in a cool new episode of "Disney Gallery."
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0:51:56 - ONE JOB
Investigating the career of the eternally-elderly actor Wilford Brimley.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Welcome back to another remotely-recorded Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast. This time out, we have a glowing review for the biggest video game launch of the year, several excellent new films streaming on the small screen, a never-before-attempted double One Job and so much more. The audio may be dubious, but the content is always sparkling!
Length - 01:22:46
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:03:52 - GAMING
Going back in time with the Funko "Back to the Future" board game and "The Last of Us Part II" feels like a leap forward in video game sophistication.
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0:23:12 - MOVIE NEWS
On the hunt for novels about time travel, sasquatch survival story "Devolution" by Max Brooks, Andy Samberg's romantic "Palm Springs," a sampling of recent movies on Amazon Prime, military drama "Da 5 Bloods" from Spike Lee, a new appreciation for John Carpenter's "The Thing," a TMNT cast reunion on Youtube and behind-the-scenes stories on "Reunited Apart."
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0:54:01 - ONE JOB
Reviewing the careers of both Kelly Preston and Joel Schumacher after their recent deaths.
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1:14:25 - SPOILERS
More discussion about specific plot points from "The Last of Us" franchise.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
It may feel like Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has been a little lack-a-daisy with our episode schedules and content lately. And that's absolutely true. (We are totally phoning it in. Over Zoom.) But that doesn't mean it's not entertaining, as you can see for yourself in this brand new episode all about decades old reruns, blockbuster Broadway shows and probably some other stuff if we remember to get to it. Enjoy!
Length - 01:08:58
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language)
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0:09:50 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
Giving Showtime's "Shameless" a go, season three of "Yellowstone" ups the estrogen, keeping cool with a daily dose of "Happy Days" and celebrating Carl Reiner with classic episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
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0:22:53 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
Retro documentaries showcase vintage Disney park attractions, traveling the globe shirtless in "Down to Earth with Zac Efron," "Hamilton" drops on Disney+, the launch of NBC's streaming service Peacock and family game show fun on Netflix's "Floor is Lava."
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
If you need something to help fill the time while sitting around waiting for all your misplaced packages to arrive, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here for you. We have loads of television to talk about, both new and old, network and streaming, so point your rabbit ears thisaway and give our new episode a listen!
Length - 00:48:06
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language)
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0:07:26 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
Finally checking out Emmy darling "Fleabag," Anna Kendrick's HBOMax rom-com "Love Life" and a re-watch of the classic drama "Lost."
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0:15:20 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
A time-traveling final season of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," reinventing "Match Game" with Alec Baldwin, shedding fewer tears over the latest episodes of "Queer Eye," dramatizing a recent game show scandal on AMC's "Quiz," "Stargirl" continues to feature fun teen superheroics, the season finale of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" and the premier of TNT's action-filled sci-fi series "Snowpiercer."
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
The entire comic book industry has been on quite a roller coaster ride all year, but DC just spun us all through the biggest loop-de-loop yet with their sudden departure from Diamond Comic Distributors. Hear how this seismic shakeup has affected things in the short term, our worries about what the long term results might be, and how it's all much-too reminiscent of a bleak moment in recent publishing history. Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has this and plenty of other comic shop gossip in this brand new episode!
Length - 00:48:43
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:01:33 - COMIC BOOK NEWS
DC ends a 25-year monopoly by leaving Diamond Comic Distributors, finding parallels from Marvel's 1990's bankruptcy in Dan Raviv's "Comic Wars," the legendary writer Denny O'Neil passes away, missing this year's Heroes Con, Warren Ellis embroiled in controversy, the launch of Free Comic Book Summer, a surprise epilogue issue of "The Walking Dead" and the start of summer events "Empyre" from Marvel and DC's "Dark Nights: Death Metal."
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back once again! This time out, we turn to the timely matter of the Black Lives Matter protests currently happening throughout our country, and how the long battle for civil rights can be viewed through the lens of popular culture. Then, we challenge ourselves to decide the One Job of the highest grossing actor in the history of Hollywood.
Length - 00:46:43
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:21:36 - ONE JOB
Don't let the snazzy new theme song fool you, the job remains the same: deciding the single role that best defines the career of Samuel L. Jackson!
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Welcome back to the latest installment of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast. We spend most of this episode wading through the streams, adding movies to our HBO Max queues, seeking out the poor-liest produced documentaries on Prime, checking back in on some series we were initially lukewarm on and learning historical figures' middle names. Then we wrap things up by playing a guessing game where we try to gauge the monetary value of a celebrity's time. It's everything Ulysses H. Grant fought to make possible!
Length - 01:20:19
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:03:14 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
Sampling our first tastes of HBO Max, exploring the depths of Amazon Prime, revealing historical facts from the docuseries "Grant," the varied career of Renaissance man Thomas F. Wilson, a meta conclusion to "Dispatches From Elsewhere," British comedy "Breeders" improves by getting darker, HBO's alt-history drama "The Plot Against America" and the Elton John biopic "Rocketman."
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0:55:33 - GAMING
Guessing the fees celebrities charge for a personalized message on Cameo.
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
The next entry in "The Crossroads," where we explore interesting and unexpected crossovers in comic books, television and movies is the dimension-bending Turtles Forever, where the 2003 animated versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meet their 1987 counterparts. Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast quickly realize we aren't really experts in any era of the Heroes in a Half Shell, but are game to learn all we can and enjoy the nostalgic look back to where their legend began. Cowabunga!
Length - 01:01:21
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
With our quarantines slowly beginning to lift and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast starting to get back to workin', we wrap up our discussions on several series that have been occupying our recent downtime. So listen in as we say farewell to John Krasinski's cheery web shorts, welcome a new generation of heroes in "Stargirl," scratch our heads over the reality of #TheSnyderCut and remember decade's worth of hilarious work from the irreplaceable Fred Willard.
Length - 01:27:10
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:07:30 - ONE JOB
Celebrating the improvisational genius of the late comedian Fred Willard.
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0:24:35 - MOVIE NEWS
Official word on the long-rumored "Snyder Cut" of "Justice League" heading to HBO Max.
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0:30:24 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
"Riverdale" showrunner confirms next season's plans, Ruby Rose leaving her starring role on "Batwoman," time shenanigans on "Star Wars: Rebels," the premier of the CW's latest superhero "Stargirl," a satisfying conclusion for "Survivor: Winners at War" and the highly-rated Michael Jordan documentary "The Last Dance."
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1:05:45 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
Binging through season four of "Workin' Moms," the David Spade relationship comedy "The Wrong Missy," the conclusion of "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power," the Disney+ animated short "Out," "What We Do In the Shadows" ratings boom after the move to Hulu and ViacomCBS buys out John Krasinski's web series "Some Good News."
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
The longer we spend cooped up in our houses, it seems, the stronger our urge to talk about Star Wars gets. So that's what Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast does in this all-Star Wars episode! Dave Filoni drops some science on the new technology building the future of special effects in "Disney Gallery," frustrations with the sequel trilogy are revealed by a "Rise of Skywalker" making-of documentary, "The Clone Wars" stokes our appreciation for the prequel era, the ragtag crew of "Rebels" fills in lots of Mandalorian lore, Marvel relaunches their line of comic books with a connected post-"Empire" continuity and Disney's new Chairman of Parks, Experiences and Products' title may be a mouthful, but he is out there lookin' like a snack.
Length - 01:07:54
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
We bid adieu to the 'Dale for this abbreviated fourth season, ending the gang's senior year like so many others from the class of 2020, without proms and graduations. But who needs a yearbook when you have Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast keeping record of Riverdale Chapter 75 "Lynchian" and Chapter 76 "Killing Mr. Honey?" Can Jinx Malloy's maple moonshine put Veronica and Cheryl out of business? Will Jughead finish his literary masterpiece? Can Betty and Archie resist the temptation of the bunker? And is Reggie cut out for endurance tickling (or community college)? These answers and more await!
Length - 01:04:56
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
We approach the end of our quarantine by welcoming a new Patron, mourning canceled summer travel plans, admiring some original art and pondering what the next year's worth of pop culture could conceivably look like, then push our bandwidths to the limit by streaming as many movies, shows and documentaries as our screens will hold. If you are as stir crazy as us, let Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast help pass the time!
Length - 01:22:43
Language - PG-13. (Contains some adult language.)
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0:14:15 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
Overdosing on Star Wars Day content thanks to Disney+, Temuera Morrison coming to "The Mandalorian," touching look at major movie artifacts in "Prop Culture," NatGeo's "Secrets of the Zoo," more thoughts about Pixar's "Onward," a new life for "Community" on Netflix, revisiting Pawnee with the "Parks and Recreation" reunion, mourning a "Doctor Who" cast member with "Farewell, Sarah Jane," new episodes of "Harley Quinn" arrive, catching up on the single season of "Swamp Thing," Jerry Seinfeld's comedy special "23 Hours to Kill," sci-fi laughs from Amazon Prime's "Upload," the beauty queen comedy "Dumplin'," catching the feels with Ricky Gervais and "After Life," getting deeper into "Mrs. America" and HBO serves up the excellent original film "Bad Education."
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
We're talking comic books this time around. After catching up on our quarantine reading and congratulating our pal James Patrick on his upcoming book "The Kaiju Score," Jordan takes the time to outline the unprecedented events of the past few months that have shaken up the comic industry, the dysfunctional ways everyone has scrambled to hold it together and the spark of optimism for some changes that could improve things in the aftermath. We've got the Dungeon Master's Guide. We've got a 12-sided die. We've got Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler too, waiting here for you, in Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's garage!
Length - 01:03:58
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
It appears to be the waning days of our current "stay at home" order, but before we get back to the daily grind, there is still plenty of worthwhile content to explore. First, play along and pick your preferred KPP "quarantine house," then listen along as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast scrapes up a modicum of Hollywood news, professes our love for what might be the best sitcom of the season and indulges in documentaries that hit in wildly different places on the emotional spectrum.
Length - 00:57:54
Language - PG-13. (Contains some adult language.)
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0:07:25 - MOVIE NEWS
"Mission: Impossible" 7 & 8 get new release dates, "Venom 2" given a perfect title, Sam Raimi finally confirms he's directing "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," Twitter addresses "Back to the Future" plot holes, Netflix nostalgia for "The Mask of Zorro," "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" on Hulu, new HBO releases "It Chapter 2" and "Good Boys," and two contrasting documentaries with Disneynature's “Elephant” and the environmental horrors of "Planet of the Humans."
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0:22:20 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
Hilarious improv from "Middleditch & Schwartz," more delicious history from "The Food That Built America," the fifth season of "Better Call Saul" leaves us hanging, "Westworld" gets renewed as the current episodes flounder, unanimous love for hip-hop comedy "Dave," "Run" premiers on HBO, the feminist docudrama "Mrs. America," catching up on Jim Carrey's "Kidding," surprised by a brand new "Parks and Recreation," Lin Manuel Miranda makes up a tune for "Conan," an all-time performance on "Survivor" and getting sucked into Michael Jordan's life story with "The Last Dance."
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast used this recent lull in new content to dig through our childhood closets and pull out our Top 10 Toy Lines of All Time! Joined by returning guest Russ Casseday, we each throw out nominations until arriving at a group consensus of what constitutes the best of the best, considering everything from playability, longevity, ingenuity, cultural impact and plain old fun. So take a nostalgic trip back with us to the toy store aisles, Christmas catalogs and messy bedroom floors that helped make growing up such a magical time!
Length - 01:56:30
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Love them or hate them (or like us, a bit of both), it's time for the annual Riverdale musical episode. This time out, the gang tackles the too-provocative-for-Principal-Honey tunes of Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Chapter 74 "Wicked Little Town," and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here to try and make some sort of sense of it all.
Length - 00:49:07
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Welcome to the first installment of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's new segment "The Crossroads," where we spotlight our favorite crossovers in the history of comic books, television and movies. We begin with 1970s icons "The Six Million Dollar Man" and its spinoff, "The Bionic Woman." The fun includes FIVE classic episodes featuring the series' most memorable villain, Bigfoot and before we're through, a possible bombshell plagiarism conspiracy theory involving... "Star Wars?!"
Length - 01:53:26
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Coming at you from a safe distance via Zoom once again, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast returns to talk over all the television and movies that have occupied our time during the recent weeks of isolation. We say goodbye to two beloved comedies, check out some promising new streaming series, dip our toes into the third season of "Westworld," recap recent episodes of "The Walking Dead," give a spoiler-free review of the latest Pixar film "Onward" and much more!
Length - 01:14:34
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Like the rest of the world, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is practicing social distancing and working from home. Since Seth still has a job, Jordan and Cliff decided to take Zoom for a test-drive and catch up with our old friend, the Illustrious One, Michael K. Easton, in a casual conversation about the latest output from So Pro Comics, how the world of pop culture has changed so very quickly and what it might look like going forward, and, of course, "Tiger King."
Length - 01:20:10
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Saying goodbye to Stonewall Prep, Riverdale reveals answers to some of its season-long secrets with Chapter 72 "To Die For" and Chapter 73 "The Locked Room." Everybody's in on it, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast does our best to sort through the tie pins and bloody rocks to keep track of the many muddled mysteries, even if our yarn-wall makes less and less sense the more threads we decide to pull.
Length - 01:13:42
Language - PG-13. (Contains strong adult language.)
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Your friends at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast have gathered together with nothing but a box of ping pong balls and a dream. The dream is to devise an entirely new segment where we cover our favorite crossovers! Wherever two or more characters from different properties meet, be they comic book stories, TV episodes or movie franchises, we plan to pick the best and boldest of the bunch to relive and enjoy, so listen in as we go over some of the options and pick our first subject.
Length - 00:20:30
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
If you are self-quarantining like us, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has a whole list of recent new television shows we checked out to let you know what's worth your time. But first, we have anecdotes about an unexpected fender bender, a trip to this year's Classic Plastics Toy Expo and the one Yeah You Know Me question you thought we'd never answer!
Length - 01:11:42
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:15:10 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME
A listener suggestion has us... (is this right?)... picking our favorite Patron!?
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0:22:58 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
A rapid-fire look at recent premiers like the animated "Duncanville," Awkwafina's "Nora From Queens," the British comedy "Breeders" starring Martin Freeman, Victorian police farce "Year of the Rabbit," the magic-tinged drama "Dispatches From Elsewhere," the reality competition "Lego Masters," seeking mysteries with "Rob Riggle: Global Investigator," saying goodbye to "Modern Family," revisiting the classic HBO series "Six Feet Under," Amazon's historical thriller "Hunters," a timey-wimey twist on "This is Us" and catching up on season 5 of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow."
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has never had to Justify My Love of Riverdale, so we won't bother to Take A Bow for presenting another set of deep-dive reviews featuring Chapter 69, "Men of Honor," Chapter 70, "The Ides of March" and Chapter 71, "How To Get Away With Murder." So if you Cherish all the Hanky Panky on this wonderful show, thank your Lucky Star you have a True Blue podcast like us to help you Express Yourself!
Length - 01:20:48
Language - PG-13. (Contains strong adult language.)
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
There is currently more worthwhile television airing than any human being could possibly keep up with. Luckily, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is THREE human beings, so after a fun thought experiment about the perfect sitcom in which to live, we chow down on all the relationship dramas, zombie dramas, crime dramas, historical documentaries, historical comedies, contemporary comedies, musical comedies and sci-fi westerns today's TV networks can serve us up and we manage to do it without choking on any vintage action figures.
Length - 01:16:41
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:00:42 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME
Picking which classic sitcom world we would most like living in.
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0:09:28 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
Recapping the recent drama on "This Is Us," the second half of season 10 starts up on "The Walking Dead," "Better Call Saul" maintains its mystique, a cast shakeup on "Superstore," the History Channel docuseries "Washington," the final stretch of "Schitt's Creek" episodes, the unique comedy of "Miracle Workers: Dark Ages," "The Outsider" slooowly nears its end, "Zoe's Extraordinary Playlist" finds its heart song and prepping for new episodes of "Westworld" with a reminder of where we left off.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
The comic book world has had a few bombshell announcements over the last few weeks, so we dive in to discuss what it all means in both the short term and in the long view. Then we recommend some recent new titles worth your time, explore the speculator side of the hobby and welcome our first Gold Level Patron in this sure-to-skyrocket-in-value edition of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast!
Length - 00:53:22
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:01:57 - COMIC BOOK NEWS
Co-publisher Dan DiDio fired from DC Comics, what we know about the "Generations" and "5G" storylines, CEO Bob Iger steps down from Disney, "Locke & Key" crossover with "Sandman" announced, checking in on some recent new releases and speculator frenzy behind Joker's new sidekick, Punchline.
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
In this episode that was definitely not recorded weeks ago during a late night mad dash marathon session to catch up on Riverdale, we break down Chapter 67, "Varsity Blues" and Chapter 68, "Quiz Show." So whether you tune into this show for the private school pep rally cocktail parties, the cutthroat high school trivia competitions or the competitive tickling, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast always has you covered!
Length - 00:57:02
Language - PG-13. (Contains strong adult language.)
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Aloha! Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back on the beat, bringing you recommendations and reviews from several exciting new releases. We bookend the show with SPOILER-FREE discussions of the big screen "Birds of Prey" and the bingeable "Locke & Key," but there is plenty in between to enjoy as well, including Oscar surprises, a spinoff of The 'Dale, a McDonald's mystery and much more!
Length - 01:18:39
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:02:35 - MOVIE NEWS
Double-checking the results of this year's Oscars, a surprise trip to the theater for "Bad Boys for Life" and a review of the frenetically fun "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)."
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0:30:08 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
A revamped "Party of Five" on Freeform, the fashion-world "Riverdale" spinoff "Katy Keene," the finale of "The Good Place," the "Miracle Workers" ensemble returns for "Dark Ages," new episodes of Aidy Bryant's "Shrill," an unraveling mystery in "The Outsider," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" back to its old tricks, the mobsters and Monopoly true crime docuseries "McMillions," trying to decide if we like "Avenue 5" and "Survivor: Winners at War" debuts with a doozy.
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0:53:33 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
The adult animated "Harley Quinn" series on DC Universe, binge racing through a month of Jordan's Netflix and the magical comic book adaptation "Locke & Key."
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
It's been a while since these fists delivered proper street justice. It's also been a while since these episodes of Riverdale aired. But Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is ready to kick off our next hundred shows reliving the preposterous proceedings of Chapter 64, "The Ice Storm," Chapter 65, "In Treatment" and Chapter 66, "Tangerine," including deep fried turkeys, cannibal meat pies, poisonous bug bombs, genetic testing, hypnotic suggestions and an abundance of wanging.
Length - 00:58:36
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has arrived at another milestone with this, our two hundredth episode! We enjoyed the "greatest hits" format of #100 so much, we decided to double down and do it again. So take a trip down memory lane with us, as we relive our favorite moments, musical masterpieces, guest stars and ridiculous voices, while learning the origins of some of our longest-running bits and inside jokes. Whether you've been a Jesse since day one or are just a curious newcomer, we can't thank you enough for listening and being down with KPP!
Length - 02:22:29
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
After a longer-than-expected hiatus from The 'Dale, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast returns to start catching up on our favorite show. Season four of Riverdale rolls on with Chapter 61, "Halloween," Chapter 62 "Witness for the Prosecution" and Chapter 63 "Hereditary," featuring Junior FBI agents, prep school bullies, hooded vigilantes, rum kingpins, possessed dolls, eye patches and Frosty Pajamas.
Length - 00:54:28
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
All the glitz and glamour of Hollywood but with no vegetarian option, this is the 2019 Poobah Awards! Seth, our resident cinephile, has spent his year watching over 75 films and there is nothing Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast loves more than putting things in order. So before you tune in to the Oscars, listen to us rank EVERY movie we saw this year until arriving at the very best of the best. It's an eclectic list, full of big-budget spectacles, oddball indies, informative documentaries, streaming gems and a worrying number of movies about birds.
Length - 01:36:35
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Welcome back to... the theater! Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast presents another "lost" episode of the web series about life in a small town comic shop, "Running the Asylum." Never filmed and never-before-seen (or heard), we recreate the script to "Rival Comic Shop," in which over-involved customer Logan takes a page out of "The Wire" to crack Jordan's dark secret to success.
Length - 00:15:31
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
We celebrate Jordan's birthday the best way we know how: cupcakes and podcasting. Coach Mayor Jared Lowe sticks around to help us cover a tweet from the Poobah that went insanely viral, the premiers of several promising new shows from musical comedies to dark supernatural dramas, an in-depth look at all the cameos and easter eggs of the CW's "Crisis" crossover and a One Job for one of the biggest movie stars we've ever done. It's Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast and I'll cry if I want to!
Length - 01:38:28
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:06:55 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
A milestone birthday on "The Goldbergs," giving the new musical "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" a shot, the emotional appeal of "This Is Us," an all-winners competition announced for "Survivor," rediscovering the FX comedy "Married," "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" tournament makes us feel dumb, horror series "The Outsider" premiers on HBO, ABC's "Stumptown" turning into a solid drama, more live performances of Norman Lear's classic sitcoms, Kathryn Hahn in the mid-life crisis comedy "Mrs. Fletcher," a second season of "Watchmen" looking doubtful and recapping the CW's universe-spanning crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths."
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0:57:46 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
Diving into the third season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," the royal drama of Netflix's "The Crown," existential kid-friendly comedy with "John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch," the disturbing true crime mystery "Don't F*** With Cats," "Cheer" takes us behind the scenes with award-winning cheerleaders and rediscovering some old favorites on Disney+.
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1:11:34 - ONE JOB
Picking a single role to define the superstar career of Will Smith.
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
A new year means it's time for our 4th (FOURTH!?) Annual movie preview. Joined in the studio by Coach Mayor Jared Lowe, we go week by week, looking forward to the next year's worth of films and trying to decide which ones we're most looking forward to. It's one of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's longest running traditions, so tune in to see what's worth getting excited about in 2020!
Length - 01:30:11
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back with another Best of the Decade countdown, only this time for the small screen. Critics have called this era a new Golden Age for television, and looking over the picks of our favorites from 2010-2019, we believe it! We try out a new format, individually nominating personal choices to arrive at a collective Top Ten, so there is a variety of genres covered, a lot of passionate discussion and a consensus #1 that isn't on ANYBODY else's list.
Length - 01:55:45
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
As the calendar turns to 2020, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast wanted to wrap up the decade by celebrating the best of the best in film, so we each devised a list of our Top Ten movies from 2010-2019 (plus a few honorable mentions, of course!). Our tastes vary, as always, from big budget popcorn flicks to foreign films, animation and indies, so our lists include tear-jerking drama, bone-crunching action, gut-busting comedy, dream-haunting horror, crowd-pleasing adventure and everything in between!
Length - 01:35:36
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
We conclude our coverage of the first season of HBO's extraordinary superhero drama "Watchmen" by using the full hour to deep-dive into episodes #6 - 9. Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast wades into the deep end, exploring the show's mysteries, easter eggs, subtext, metaphorical eggs, Peteypedia's supplemental worldbuilding, regular eggs and Alan Moore's whole deal. We hope you'll tune in, but leave it entirely in your hands.
Length - 01:04:06
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back to talk through our feelings about the blockbuster conclusion to the nine-film Star Wars saga, "The Rise of Skywalker." A SPOILER-filled review and dissection of the movie from the opening crawl to the closing credits, listen to three life-long Star Wars fans cope with the closing of a chapter in our movie-going lives, complain about some of the silliest moments since the Prequels and cheer when the light once more conquers the dark in a galaxy far, far away.
Length - 02:25:13
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Before we had a chance to enjoy the action-packed season finale, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast got together to recap and review episodes #4 - 7 of "The Mandalorian." The episodic Star Wars series of our dreams, Disney+ has provided us with a weekly dip into all the wild west bounty hunting (and babysitting) drama we could ever hope for!
Length - 00:37:40
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Cliff just returned from his family vacation in Florida and has the full scoop on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge! It's the holiday season at Disney World, and we get a detailed report of the entire experience, from the brand new attractions to the food, the merchandise, the cast members and the park itself that will have you saying Batuu or Bust along with us!
Length - 00:59:39
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
'Tis the season, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is celebrating Life Day the best way we know how... with a viewing of the long-lost (but not forgotten) "Star Wars Holiday Special." Travel back to November 1978 as we provide commentary for the original live action special and the animated segment that first introduced Boba Fett. Sync up your video with us and laugh along as we subject ourselves to the holiday-themed music and comedy of a galaxy far, far away.
Length - 01:45:50
Language - PG-13. (Contains adult language and innuendo.)
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
We use this episode to catch up on some of our favorites we've been neglecting recently in favor of Disney+. So dial in as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast gushes some more over "Watchmen," picks a One Job for method maestro Christian Bale, finally revisits the "Cobra Kai" dojo and more. And then...
Length - 01:41:04
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:01:34 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
Two more episodes of "Watchmen" to dissect and theorize over, holiday drama on "This is Us," the long-awaited fourth season of "Rick and Morty," Adult Swim's new show "Primal" from Genndy Tartakovsky, a "Me Too" moment shakes up "Survivor" and the historical horrors of "The Terror: Infamy."
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0:44:20 - MOVIE NEWS
Thoughts on the critical darling "Parasite" and the racing drama "Ford v Ferrari."
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0:51:48 - ONE JOB
Deciding the one role Christian Bale should get to keep on his resume.
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1:10:40 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
Jordan explores the mysteries of the Roku, fresh episodes of "The Toys That Made Us," Netflix's "Breaking Bad" epilogue, "El Camino," the 80s-riffic glory of "Cobra Kai" and "Titans" nears the end of its second season.
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
The long-awaited streaming service Disney+ is finally here, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast hasn't thought about much else in weeks. So tune in to this all-Disney episode for our SPOILER-filled deep dive into the start of the stunning Star Wars series "The Mandalorian," and our first impressions on some of the animated shorts, "The World According to Jeff Goldblum," the wide-ranging documentary "The Imagineering Story" and some of the retro shows and movies available at launch. KPP have spoken!
Length - 01:11:38
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Riverdale delivers an all-time great episode this week, with the thrillingly insane Chapter 60, "Dog Day Afternoon." Secret triplets, restless spirits, missing fingers, shirtless car washes, bomb vests, stolen school buses and an honest-to-#@&%-goodness rocket ship highlight the third installment of season four, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here to soak in every glorious moment of it.
Length - 00:47:55
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Recorded mere hours before the launch of Disney+, we had a bevy of odds and ends to squeeze in before the latest streaming service began monopolizing all of our time. So listen in as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast recounts some Halloween fun, samples shows both new and old, speculates about Star Wars for the umpteenth time and refuses to feel guilty over enjoying trashy TV. We're your dentist's band's drummer's favorite podcast!
Length - 01:05:24
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:10:38 - MOVIE NEWS
Checking out some unconventional holiday horror films, the D&D documentary "Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons" and another "Rise of Skywalker" trailer has us in a Star Wars mood.
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0:28:32 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
The fourth season of "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power" continues a strong story, twice the Paul Rudds in Netflix's "Living with Yourself," award darling "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," Amazon anthology "Modern Love" and the "Office Ladies" podcast reignites our love of all things "The Office."
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0:47:39 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
The final season of "Modern Family" winds down a classic sitcom, "Lodge 49" ends as enigmatically as it began, the underrated second season of HBO's "Succession," "Silicon Valley" kicks off its last stretch of episodes and feeling no guilt over guilty pleasure "The Challenge."
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
It's the first day of senior year for the Riverdale gang, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is taking it all in. There is a wet blanket of a new principal, an unauthorized dance, educational opportunities for Jughead at Stonewall Prep and a chance for Reggie to go full "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" on his dad's car, plus plenty of other details and theories to both uncover and completely invent in our detailed breakdown of Chapter 59, "Fast Times at Riverdale High."
Length - 00:38:33
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
We may have just hit the peak-iest of Peak TV with the release of Damon Lindelof's ambitious new HBO drama "Watchmen." Only three episodes into this dense and daring superhero sequel and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is officially hooked. So listen in as we devote the entire hour to an in-depth review, exploring all its easter eggs and nods to the comic, theories, controversies and the fun worldbuilding bonus material found on Peteypedia.
Length - 01:01:25
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Welcome to a night out at... the theater! Many years ago, Jordan and some friends created a web series called "Running the Asylum" about life in a small town comic shop. However, there were half a dozen scripts written that were never produced and have never seen the light of day until now. So sit back and enjoy a lost could-have-been-classic, "Going Viral."
Length - 00:16:05
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
After following up on Triple Force Friday and a few recent movies we've seen, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is all in on the Clown Prince of Crime. Not only do we thoroughly review the blockbuster movie "Joker" and the many controversies it stirred, but we declare one pop culture portrayal his most iconic of all time and try to figure the odds of two actors winning an Oscar for playing the same comic book character.
Length - 01:38:26
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:11:36 - MOVIE NEWS
The WWE biopic "Fighting With My Family," a trailer for Disney's "Jungle Cruise," "Yesterday," a romance about a world where the Beatles never existed, the socially-minded crime drama "Widows" and rumors continue to swirl around Spider-Man's future in film.
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0:30:10 - ONE JOB
Deciding the definitive portrayal of the Joker from the past 80 years of comic books, movies, video games and animation.
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0:56:20 - JOKER
An in-depth review of the recent film, featuring SPOILERS and our thoughts on director Todd Phillips' controversial statements and the pre-release fears of violence the movie stoked.
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Fall means an abundance of new television shows, and we are still trying to sort out the memorable from the forgettable on this episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast. The CW's superhero-heavy lineup is back at it, "The Walking Dead" continues to shamble along and the DC Universe pulls out a 30-year-old gimmick to spice up "Titans." We also tease what's been happening over in our Patron-only content, so tune in and hear what we've been up to!
Length - 00:59:39
Language - PG-13. (Contains adult language.)
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0:10:14 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
"A Very Brady Renovation" reunites the cast on HGTV, the CW premiers new teen soap "Nancy Drew" and superhero drama "Batwoman," while the Crisis looms on "The Flash" and "Supergirl" gets pants and a new 'do, Fox animation has a Sunday night full of "Bob's Burgers," "Bless the Harts" and "The Simpsons," "The Righteous Gemstones" nears its finale and the tenth season of "The Walking Dead" begins.
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0:43:51 - CROSSING THE STREAMS
The third season (and an unnecessary spinoff) of "Big Mouth," voting on Jason Todd's fate on "Titans," Jon Favreau's mouthwatering cooking series "The Chef Show" and clarifying Youtube's "Cobra Kai" release schedule.