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In 1978, a movie called Faces of Death was released and gained a cult following as a weird sort of reflection of the world’s contemporary view of trauma in the… The post e417. Doomscrolling and Redemption: The Evolution of Faces of Death appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Often when we think about pop culture we think about relatively recent things. But sometimes it’s good to think about the enduring sources. Fairytales have been popular culture for longer… The post e416. All the Cinderellas: an Exploration of Trope and Transformation appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Four hundred and fifteen episodes over eight years and we never talked about Star Trek. How could that possibly be? Well, it can’t be. Of course we’ve talked about Star… The post e415. Beyond the Final Frontier: Star Trek’s Influence on Culture & Fandom appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Puppetry is one of the oldest and most respected performance art styles in the world. Except, in America we have reduced it almost entirely to the domain of children’s entertainment.… The post e414. Strings Attached: Puppetry, from Marionettes to AI appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

A few weeks ago Mav and Monica did a very special show where three of Mav’s current students from his “Introduction to Popular Culture” class where the students joined us… The post e413. Teen Beach Movie Revisited: a Conversation with the Screenwriter appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

The time comes but once a year… Hollywood’s biggest night! Or so they say. Actually, for as long as we have been doing this show, almost every year Hannah and… The post e412. The 2026 Oscars Prediction Special appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

So every once in a while we like to do an episode of the show called “is this a bad movie?” The funny part is that usually when we pick… The post e411. Is The Cannonball Run a Bad Movie? (Ok, we know it is… but does it have to be?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Sometimes an episode idea comes out of nowhere. Recently, Mav overheard several of his students discussing a movie from their childhood before his morning class. After he laughed at their… The post e410. Teen Beach Movie: Metaphor, Methodology, Memories, and Millennials vs. GenZ appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Most TV, movies, books… fiction in general don’t exist. This is obvious. That’s sort of the point of fiction. but what if it didn’t exist beyond the obvious fact that… The post e409. Tommy Westphall’s Snowglobe: Exploring Fiction’s Largest Shared Universe appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Wonder Woman is almost certainly one of the most enduring characters in all of pop culture. She’s certainly the most famous female superhero of all time. But we would argue… The post e408. Wonder Woman: Boundaries, Bondage, and Breakthroughs appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! It’s Groundhog Day, and you know what that means! It’s the return of your… The post GroundPod Day 2026! Happy Groundhog Day! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

For a show about pop culture, it’s actually somewhat rare for us to address topics of pop culture while they are actually happening. But sometimes we do. So this week,… The post e407. Oscar Sneak Preview: Breaking Down the Nominations From Snubs to Surprises appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Well, unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of HBOMax’s new hit series the Pitt. After all, it recentlywon like a billion Golden Globes and Emmys. Well… ok,… The post e406. So, We Live in the Pitt and Here is What We Think of It… appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s that time again! Every year we have one very special show where all of the hosts get together to reveal the results of last years Fantasy Box Office Game… The post e405. Fantasy Box Office Draft 2026 appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

For some reason Netflix, in their infinite wisdom, decided that the proper way for everyone in the world to spend their winter Holidays of American Thanksgiving through Christmas and New… The post e404. Stranger Endings: Breaking Down the End of Stranger Things appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Well here we are at the end of the year 2025; a year that somehow seemingly lasted 147 months. And yet somehow it was really only 12 months and that… The post e403. Things You Missed 2025 appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year… the time where we celebrate that birth of… Cheesy Christmas movies! I mean, I’m sure there’s probably some other significance to this time of… The post e402. Cheesy Christmas Movies 2025 appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s finals week. Well, ok, finals are over, so that means it’s finals GRADING week, the worst week of the academic semester for anyone who teaches for a living. It… The post e401. F-M-K! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Wow… somehow we’ve managed to do 400 of these! On today’s very special anniversary episode of VoxPopcast we have the entire regular team of hosts to reminisce about the history… The post e400. 400 Episodes?!?! Holy $#!†! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

There’s this funny thing that happens with TV shows. Because of the nature of human actors, TV shows are the one type of serialized media where a natural change to… The post e399. The Show Must Go On! Navigating Main Character Exits and Recasts appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

There’s no sense burying the lead here. If you listen to our show at all, you know that Hannah is a Wicked fanatic. We talked about it last year (exactly… The post e398. Of Course We’re Talking About Wicked For Good appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

One of pop cultures most enduring properties is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Not only is it often hailed as the first ever science fiction property, it is one of the all-time… The post e397. All the Frankensteins! (like all the Draculas… but with Frankenstein) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

We’ve mentioned on the show in the past that a large portion of Mav’s job is teaching in the Digital Narrative and Interactive Design(DNID) program at the University of Pittsburgh.… The post e396. Games, Education, & Collaboration: The Role of Play in Learning and Connection appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

(Note: an earlier version of this episode failed to post correctly to our feed. Our apologies.) Every once in a while we like to step away from our usual serious…… The post e395. Stealing the Fives – Repost to fix error appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Every once in a while we like to step away from our usual serious… well… serious-ish, pseudo-academic intellectual pursuits and just do something a little fun. This is one of… The post e395. Stealing the Fives (with permission of course) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .