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e391. Manga-101: Why is Manga? — The VoxPopcast It’s always weird and oddly exciting when we discover that we have a hole in the things we’ve covered one the show. And in fact, It’s actually quite surprising that…

Weirdly enough we've been doing the show for over 7.5 years and done several episodes on comics, but never one explicitly on manga... at least til now. New episode is up, check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/10/0...

e390. La Mort de le Mèmer? How memes make meaning — The VoxPopcast We’ve talked a lot on the show in the past about Roland Barthes’ influential literary essay “La mort de l’auteur” or “the Death of the Author” and what it means…

On this week's VoxPopcast we talk all about memes and art and words and images. As always a very fun conversation. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/09/2...

e389. Boycotts and their Cultural Impact — The VoxPopcast So… America is in a weird place right now. Frankly, we could say that just about every week these days. But this last couple of weeks it’s been even more…

So we don't really want to talk about that guy, so instead this week we're talking about the concept of boycotts & what makes them effective and not. Interested in the history & culture of collective action? Then by all means check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/09/2...

e387. TV is Our Religion: The Theological Lens of Peak Television — The VoxPopcast There’s a lot of TV content out there. In fact, sometimes it feels like there’s maybe too much TV to watch. However, there’s a certain set of shows that it…

On this week's show we talk about how theological lenses can be used to analyze prestige television. Come on, you have to be curious, right? Download and listen: voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/09/0...

e385. Is Flash Gordon a Bad Movie? — The VoxPopcast It’s been a while since we did a “is this a bad movie” episode. But the best way of investigating a “is this a bad movie” is to pick one…

The honest truth is, I didn't really know there were people who DIDN'T like Flash Gordon... I thought it was universally beloved. But it's worth talking about it. On the newest episode of VoxPopcast we discuss ... is it a bad movie? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/2...

I mean... if he does kill you make sure he films it... cuz you know... content first!!!

e384. From Vanderbilt Glam to Oscar's Shades: The Gilded Age Deep Dive — The VoxPopcast In 2022, a show premiered on HBO that was perhaps tailor made for us. The Gilded Age was a 1880s period drama from the creators of Downton Abbey with sexual…

We've been meaning to make an episode about #TheGildedAge for three years. So now was a good time to do it! Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/1...

e383. Revisiting Milkshake Ducks — The VoxPopcast Way back on episode 47, we talked about Milkshake Ducks. That is to say, the concept of what to do when you suddenly discover that the creator of a beloved…

On this week's episode we revisit the idea of "milkshake ducks" given today's revamped sociopolitical landscape. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/1...

e382. How Catch 'em? Exploring the Inverted Mystery — The VoxPopcast One of the most tried and true genres of fiction is the Whodunnit mystery. The premise is simple, a crime is committed and the reader or audience watches the a…

On this weeks episode we step away from the summer box office to talk about Inverted Mysteries and what makes them so fascinating. It's a nice change of pace and we'd love your input so listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/0...

e381. It's Clobberin' Time! Fantastic Four's Impact on the Summer of Superheroes — The VoxPopcast For the past couple of years, the general sentiment seems to have been that superhero movies are becoming… well… kinda bad. But, as we spoke a couple weeks ago with…

Obviously we talked about Fantastic Four on this week's show. Spoilers abound, but you should still check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/2...

e380. Monica in Paris: The Tropes of Study Abroad — The VoxPopcast Eagle eyed (eared?) listeners might have noticed that it’s actually been a little tricky to get Monica booked on the show for the last couple of weeks because of a…

For the past couple weeks, Monica has been bumming around Paris on a research trip. This seemed like a perfect chance to talk about the trope of studying abroad. We have a very interesting long ranging conversation so check it out and let us know your thougts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/2...

e379. and now... Superman — The VoxPopcast Let’s face it, if you listen to our show there’ basically no way that you didn’t know that there was a Superman movie that came out this weekend. In fact,…

You're probably going to listen to a lot of podcasts talking about #Superman this week. But we promise you should start with ours. It's the smartest and most romantic. Really! Check it out and give us your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/1...

e378. For Mature Audiences Only: When Nostalgia Grows Up — The VoxPopcast In a media landscape driven by monetizing nostalgia, reboots and remakes are inevitable. Often this involves taking a new cast to offer a modern take on the property. However, there’s…

on this week's show we talk all about nostaligc content for grownups. From Andor to iCarly to Brady Bunch to X-men 97. We promise it all makes sense. Check it out and let us know what you think. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/0...

e377. The Art of the Sequel: Continuity vs. Creativity vs. Capitalism — The VoxPopcast A couple weeks ago, Mav learned that they were making a sequel to a movie that he loves, Spring Breakers. The thing is, that’s an indy film that basically no…

New VoxPocast is up where we talk all about sequels. It's like our prequel episode... but you know... later. Check it out!

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wait…so this dude is saying that having someone read 30 sec. easily fastforwardable spot is so annoying that rather than skip forward with the convenient scrollbar that's RIGHT THERE, he loads the person's patreon & checks their subscrber count and loads their patreon TO DO MATH?!

That's a choice!

e376. Deconstructing RomComs: Genre, Trope and Capitalism — The VoxPopcast Last week, A24 released a new movie called Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal and directed by Celine Song. Critical praise was high, but audience reaction was……

On this week's episode we talk about RomComs, but deconstructing the genre and their evolution and speaking to where it is today. Check it out and let us know what you think.
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e375. Floppy Disks and Fast Cars: Technological Nostalgia in Media — The VoxPopcast Last week Monica saw the most recent Mission Impossible movie and was fascinated by a plot detail wherein the characters need to use ancient technology from the — shudder —…

on this week's episode we talk all about retro and nostalgic technology. Were things better in the old days and if not why do we pretend they were in our stories? Check it out and let us know what you think. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/1...

e374. The Accuracy Dilemma: Balancing Fact and Fiction in Pop Culture — The VoxPopcast The nice thing about having your own podcast is that sometimes you can just turn a casual conversation into content that you discuss with the whole wide world. That’s what…

Ever wondered if your understanding of cultural phenomena is based on fact or media influence? 🤔 On this week's show, we explore #StockholmSyndrome to discuss the influence of popculture on academia and vic versa. Listen and let us know your thougths! voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/0...

e373. Collecting Value. Understanding Valuation in Popular Culture — The VoxPopcast Do you have a collection of anything? Comics? Toys? Baseball cards? Records? Whatever? Ok, if you have such a collection, do you know what it’s worth. That is to say…

On this week's episode we talk all about "collecting" and how people assign value to the things they collect. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/0...

e371. Retro Revivals and Cinematic Sequels: Summer 2025 Preview — The VoxPopcast As the school year wraps up and summer begins it’s time for an annual pop culture tradition, the summer movie season. And, as we’ve done the last couple of years,…

It's summer movie season and that means it's time for a preview episode. Join us as we talk about what we're looking forward to and dreading and why plus how the current movie slate reflects out culture. Listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/05/1...

e370. Free Comic Book Day ands Geek Third Spaces — The VoxPopcast Guess what?! We’re finally back from our conference and so the series of PCA specials is over. And so we return to business as usual and talking about the cultural…

On this week's show we are joined by the ... newly employment liberated @hibide.bsky.social and
@tailboi.bsky.social of @technopoverty.bsky.social to talk about #FreeComicBookDay and #ThirdSpaces. It's a fun show so check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/05/1...

e369. PCA 2025: The After Show — The VoxPopcast We often say that at its essence, VoxPopcast is people hanging out and drinking at the bar after a conference. That’s not entirely true, but it’s not NOT true either.…

On this week's episode we let you into our actual PCA AfterParty with our VoxPopcast all stars. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/05/0...

e368. PCA 2025: The Presentations! — The VoxPopcast If you’ve been listening to the show for the past few weeks then you know that this month has been our special series of PCA episodes, and this might very…

This week's show gives you a chance to listen to our PCA presentations. Not quite being there, but still fun. AND as a bonus, we put a youtube video up of the presentations as well so you can see the slideshows

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e367. Live from PCA 2025: Unpacking Mainstream Sexuality — The VoxPopcast It took 367 episodes, but it finally has happened! In this special live episode of the VoxPopcast, host Christopher “Mav” Maverick is joined for the first time (in person) by…

It took 367 episodes, but live from #PCA2025, all five hosts are together for the first time to lead a conference discussion on “Unpacking Mainstream Sexuality” voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/04/2... listen and give us your thoughts!

e366. What Ever Happened to the Teen Sex Farce? — The VoxPopcast Did you grow up watching movies like Porky’s? American Pie? Eurotrip? What about the Breakfast Club or Easy A? They sure don’t make them like they used to. Only not…

On this week's VoxPopcast we talked all about the Teen Sex Farce film and why they don't really make them anymore. Listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/04/1...

e365. Works in Progress: PCA2025 — The VoxPopcast This is the 365th show. This means you can now listen to VoxPopcast every day for a year and not have any repeats. That should be exciting in and of…

As we come closet to #PCAACA20225 we all got together to give a behind the scenes on our works in progress for the conference. Listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/04/0...

e363. Is The Mummy a Bad Movie? — The VoxPopcast We’re a pop culture analysis podcast. As such you’d think we’d analyze a lot more movies than we do. Maybe we should do more. That’s a question for another day.…

Every once in a while we like to dedicate an episode of VoxPopcast to reviewing a classic film. This week that movie is the 1999 version of #TheMummy. Listen as we talk about everything from who the real hero is to whether or not it's a bisexual awakening icon film. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/2...

e362. Learning in the Stacks: Libraries & Learning from Pop Culture — The VoxPopcast Have you ever had that experience where you’re talking to a friend or a teacher or even just watching Jeopardy or something, and you end up knowing a fact that…

Ever answer a question that you weren’t sure you even knew or not because you got it from a novel or a movie and you weren’t even 100% sure it was true or not. This week we talk about learning on our own from movies and libraries. Listen & let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/1...

e361. Carving Pop Culture Mount Rushmore (Simulcast w/ the Protagonist Podcast) — The VoxPopcast You know how sometimes people say someone belongs on “the Mount Rushmore of music” or “the Mount Rushmore of comics” or “the Mount Rushmore of sports” or whatever? Maybe they…

On this week’s show we team up with the Protagonist Podcast to figure out what belongs on the Mount Rushmore of PopCulture. Listen and let us know if you agree. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/1...

e360. Selling Woke: Navigating Complexities of Capitalism and Media Bias — The VoxPopcast You know how there’s all of those weirdos who are always claiming that “you get woke and go broke” while at the same time complaining that it’s unfair that all…

On this week's VoxPopcast we talk about... ummm... stuff we maybe shouldn't? Is that a ringing endorsement or what? But anyway, listen as we talk about how media sells ideology. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/0...