Socially Distanced

Socially Distanced* - The Flagship Podcast of ThePopBreak.com is back with a special look at Marvel's latest film Thunderbolts*....*The New Avengers. Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas are joined by special guests Randy Allain of The Media/Lit and Pod of Doom Podcast and Pop Break staff writer and recent college graduate, Nynoshka Vazquez Suazo to discuss the latest entry into the MCU. As with Thund...

May the 4th be with you because it's our annual Star Wars podcast. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat this week and is joined by Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin along with special guests Meg and Davor from the Space Swifties podcast -- a show that celebrates Star Wars and Taylor Swift. In the episode they discuss Andor Season 2, the news f...

Are you ready for some football? Well, Socially Distanced definitely is. Join Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and special guests Ben "The Commander of Our Hearts" Murchison and "The Voice of God" Marshall Stevenson (co-host of Blerd Watchers) as they reconvene the NFC East Group Therapy Session for its 4th s...

Murdocks! Kingpins! Queenpins! Thick Mushroom Daddies! It’s time for a super-sized episode of The Socially Distanced Podcast. Pop Break’s Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, “The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia” Amanda Rivas and “The Magical Lad” Tyler McCarthy are here to talk about two of the hottest episodes of television today. In the pre-game segment they discuss The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2 “Thro...

Socially Distanced heads back into the world of HBO's The Last of Us. Pop Break staff writer Sam Niles returns to Socially Distanced to talk with Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas about the Season 2 premiere of the series. They discuss the major change in Kaitlyn Dever's character Abby as well as changes that have been...

The Socially Distanced celebrates the 30th Anniversary of A Goofy Movie this week. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the hosting seat as she's joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief and resident Goofy enthusiast, Bill Bodkin. They discuss why Bill (to no surprise) never saw the film, and how he feels it stands up after 30 years. Amanda reminisces about Disney &...

This week, Socially Distanced orders some pizza, grabs some energy drinks, and turns on its gaming console, living its best gamer life by discussing the best and worst video game adaptations.  “The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia” Amanda Rivas is in the host seat this week and is joined by Bill Bodkin in his Buck Cashman era, resident guest “The Magical Lad” Tyler McCarthy and special guest Pop Break...

Socially Distanced celebrates its 5-Year Anniversary with a jam-packed episode. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, "The Magical Lad" Tyler McCarthy and special guest Caleb Borchers (formerly of the Marvel News Desk Podcast). They discuss the big reveals of the Avengers: Doomsday cast from social media on March 26th. They debate whether...

Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas and series resident Tyler McCarthy are joined by a very, very special guest week - Rhiannon from the Save Daredevil Movement and the Marvel News Desk podcast. Rhiannon tells the history of the Save Daredevil movement -- from handing out fans that said "Save Daredevil" on them at San Diego Comic to rooftop parties with Charlie Cox and Joe Quesada to their famed b...

Socially Distanced returns to Hell's Kitchen in a very unique episode -- as it features the show's ever post-game segment. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by his co-host "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, series regular "The Magical Lad" Tyler McCarthy of the Not Couple Goals Podcast and special guest Trey Grun of the ConCulture Podcast to di...

Socially Distanced returns to Hell's Kitchen for Episode 251! Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas are joined by special guests Tyler McCarthy (Not Couples Goals) and Jen Johnson (Queens of Nerdom) to discuss the two-episode premiere of Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again. In the episode they discuss the shocking turn of events in Episode 1, the changes to the Netflix series, new cast members, the grea...

IT'S EPISODE 250! To celebrate this milestone, we've gathered an all-star panel of Socially Distanced favorites ... and Bill Bodkin. That's right, the Editor-in-Chief of ThePopBreak.com is in the host seat to talk about his favorite movie and the inspiration behind the name of the site -- Point Break . Bill is joined by his co-host of the last two and a half years "The Human Star...

Socially Distanced heads back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, and Pop Break's moral center Josh Sarnecky (co-host of TV Break, Anime x Pop and The Anniversary brothers) to discuss Captain America: Brave New World. They discuss the positives of Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson and H...

Live from Bill's Mom's House it's The Socially Distanced Podcast! This week Bill is on location down the Jersey Shore from his mom's house hosting Episode #248! This week he's joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and Allie Nelson - comedian, actress and co-host of the Not Couple Goals Podcast. On the episode they discuss the 50th Anniversary of Sa...

Socially Distanced is back on the gridiron for the final NFC East Group Therapy Session of the 2024-2025 season. Bill Bodkin, Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief, is in the hosting seat and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas (co-host of Anime X Pop), Al Mannarino (Pop Break's reluctant managing editor and co-founder of Socially Distanced), "The Commander of...

Socially Distanced heads back to the Marvel Animated universe via Disney Plus for some web-slinging fun! This week Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas go guest-less this week (we hope our planned guess Dr. the Wife of Face4Wrestling feels better soon!) to discuss the new Marvel Animation Studios series, Your Friendly Neighborhoo...

Socially Distanced returns to a galaxy far, far away! "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas in the host seat and has a motley crew podcasting pirates joining her to discuss the finale of Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew. Amanda is joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, pro wrestler & the short king of Amanda's heart Branden Vice, and Jeff Fountain -- the Cha...

Socially Distanced returns to Pokolistan to discuss the second half of Creature Commandos Season 1! Bill Bodkin is in the host seat this week along with "The Human Star Wars Encylopedia" Amanda Rivas to discuss the James Gunn MAX series. Joining them this week is a double debut from the world of professional wrestling.  First, joining us from the great state of Iowa is J.P. Harlow -- a v...

Socially Distanced kicks off its 6th Season by taking a deep dive into the historic debut of WWE Monday Night RAW on Netflix. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat for the episode. She is joined by her co-host Bill Bodkin and special guests Mike Dworkis (senior writer for ThePopBreak.com ), Rob Williams (editor-in-chief of BCP+) and Big Mike from Countdown City Geek's...

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and Happiest Holidays! This week Socially Distanced closes out 2024 and its 5th season with the annual Socially Distanced Awards. This annual show is our unhinged attempt to talk about the best and worst in pop culture of the year. Bill Bodkin, Pop Break's editor-in-chief, is in the host seat and is joined by a cavalcade of all-stars. As always Amanda "Sugar Plum Fa...

Happy Holidays from the Socially Distanced Podcast! And oh my, do we ever have a present for you this episode. Amanda Rivas is in the host seat this week for an all-star, in-depth review of Netflix's smash-hit Christmas rom-com, Hot Frosty. The film stars Christmas movie staple and Mean Girls legend Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan (Schitt's Creek), Craig Robinson (The Office), Joe LoTruglio (Brookl...

Socially Distanced returns to the world of DC Studios to review the first two episodes of James Gunn's new MAX series, Creature Commandos. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat this episode and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and special guest "Good Brother" Jeff Grettler of the Dos Incredibles Podcast to discuss the series. In the episode they talk about how important Creat...

The Socially Distanced Podcast returns to a galaxy far, far away to discuss the brand new Star Wars series -- The Skeleton Crew . Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by none other than the "Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and Randy Allain of Pod of Doom and the Media/Lit podcast to discuss the series which premiered on December 2. In the episode they discuss if Star Wars fatig...

Socially Distanced is back for its first Thanksgiving week episode in four years, and for good reason -- we're talking about the explosive finale to Arcane Season 2. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat this week and is joined by two members of the Dat Feelin' Podcast Network -- Kelvin Kately (No Gimmicks Podcast, Smoke Pit Podcast) and Jenn Johnson (Queen of Nerdom Podcast) to discuss the conclusion t...

Socially Distanced heads to the world of Arcane for the next two episodes! In this episode Amanda Rivas, who's been so excited for the second season of Netflix's epic animated series, is in the host seat. She is joined by her co-host Bill Bodkin along with Courtney and Marshall Stevenson of the Blerd Watchers Podcast and Pop Break's TV Editor Avani Goswami to discuss Arcane Act 1 and Arcane Act 2...