KA-POW! The Pop Cultured Podcast

Like fanboy sultans being fed nerdy grapes by the fistful, we are living in a pop culture utopia.  Therefore Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast tries to never feel ungrateful for the abundance of content crafted specifically to pander to us and our increasingly fickle tastes.  Even when something is terrible, we just move on to the next thing.  So here are all the "next things" on our list this week!...

Anecdotes abound as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast reminisces about all the places we've traveled in the past month, including the world-famous Mothman Festival , meeting a legend at the Cincinnati Comic Expo and taking in a one-of-a-kind concert .  Then stay tuned as we dive into the recent Disney+ Star Wars and Marvel offerings! Length - 00:59:18 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) -...

New shirts.  Twerking superheroes.  Pooping statues.  Calls to overthrow capitalism.  This episode takes a few turns.  The "why" isn't always where you think, but the most incisive and irreverent television reviews are always right here at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast.  Pop some popcorn and enjoy it with your bestie. Length - 01:08:38 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:06:33...

After a week of internet problems, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back and way behind on our favorite shows as usual.  So join us for recommendations and reviews on some of the latest small screen offerings, as well as a piece of major gaming news and a few terrifying tales of childhood trauma at the movies! Length - 01:36:26 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:07:10 - YEAH...

Don't leave your television viewing choices up to a cold, mysterious algorithm.  Leave them to Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast!  We have tons of shows to catch up on this week and several of them are even pretty good, so listen in as we swing from sex rooms to sitcoms, dark dreams to dumb-ass duos, animation, reality, documentary and at least one that completely defies description. Length - 01:25:...

We've been going places!  Specifically, North America's largest gaming convention, Gen Con and America's mightiest toy show, Power-Con .  After detailing all the excitement of these recent road trips, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast dives into movie news, gauging our anticipation for a ton of Comic-Con Marvel reveals, streaming some animated comedies, catching a handful of terrific indies in the t...

The explosive final session of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's " Kids on Bikes " RPG adventure has arrived!  Our GM Seth has steered all the action to this moment, as friend of the show Jesse Starcher of the Source Material Comics Podcast joins noob gamers Cliff and Jordan for the last chapter of "Grave Decisions."  A horde of demons is approaching small town Marietta, Ohio in the early months o...

It's time for a special behind-the-scenes bonus episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast!  These are the sorts of casual "cutting room floor" extras you normally only get by becoming a Patron , full of uncensored, unedited conversation before and between our recording sessions.  This time, our excitement revolves around Jesse Starcher of the Source Material Comics Podcast finding an amazing auct...

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's inaugural " Kids on Bikes " RPG adventure is nearing its end.  In this first half of the final session, Sam, Robert and Conrad take a field trip to Fenton Art Glass.  But what they encounter in the sleepy city of Williamstown, West Virginia in 1987 might just scare the pants off of them!  Listen in as our resident GM Seth guides Jesse Starcher of the Source Materi...

Remember when all we had all summer were boring old reruns?  No more!  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast returns to wrap up our discussions on four of the biggest television series of the season.  And to help, we kept Jesse Starcher of the Source Material Comics Podcast around to add his perspective. Length - 00:52:55 Language - R.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:02:49 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS A phenom...

Our latest episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast involves two epic tales.  In the first, Seth recounts his recent journey to one of the best comic conventions in the country, Heroes Con in Charlotte, North Carolina and the multitude of legends he was able to rub elbows with.  And then we spend the rest of the show reviewing Marvel's space viking action comedy, "Thor: Love & Thunder!" Length -...

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back for the second session of our " Kids on Bikes " RPG adventure!  This time out, it's the weekend of the Sternwheel Festival in small town Marietta, Ohio in 1987, but with so much supernatural chicanery afoot, Sam, Robert and Conrad may not survive to see the famous fireworks show.  So follow along with "Grave Decisions," Episode Two: "Who Ya Gonna Call?"as GM...

"Star Wars" fans have been waiting a long time for an Obi-Wan Kenobi prequel to reveal what the Jedi master was up to between the tragedy of Episode III and the new hope of Episode IV.  Now, thanks to Disney+, we have it!  And Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has a SPOILER-filled review of the entire series along with another ambush Top Ten List of Cliff's favorite music from the saga.  Yub Nub! Le...

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast kicks off our inaugural RPG session of " Kids on Bikes !"  It's the Labor Day weekend of 1987 in small town Marietta, Ohio and for Sam, Robert and Conrad all they have on their minds are bike races, parades and fair games.  Will a little mysterious green goo and a spooky cemetery ruin their holiday fun?  Tune in to "Grave Decisions," Episode One: "First Settlement"...

Our pal Jesse Starcher of the Source Material Comics Podcast stuck around after a long night of gaming to help us at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast review some of the amazing television shows currently streaming into our homes on a non-stop basis.  No one person can keep up with everything on the air... but four persons can come pretty close! Length - 01:13:25 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult l...

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast goes where we've never gone before... role playing games!  Inspired by our love of "Stranger Things," listen as we dip our toes into the world of " Kids on Bikes ," a collaborative world building RPG set in a 1980s small town full of big mysteries.  In this "session zero" episode, total noobs Cliff and Jordan learn a few of the basics and create our characters with...

And now for the conclusion to our countdown of the twenty greatest time travel films of all time!  If you thought Part One was combative, Part Two ratchets up the tension even more, edging closer to the top with fewer and fewer chances to make sure our personal favorites secure a spot on the list.  So join Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast and our special guest Jesse Starcher of the Source Material...

In a list that's been long in the works, we decide on our definitive picks for the twenty greatest time travel films of all time!  In Part One, we lay out the rules and reveal our choices for #20-11.  Things get contentious right away, as we each immediately begin jockeying to get our favorites included, so set your watches to join Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast and our special guest Jesse Starch...

After the monumental multiversal madness of episode #100, Riverdale is back to what passes for normal, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back to covering every maple-soaked moment.  Percival Pickens: Entrepreneur begins making moves against the town just as our kooky quartet discover they may be developing superpowers in Chapter 101 "Unbelievable" and Chapter 102 "Death at a Funeral." Length...

We skip ONE recording session and BAM, we end up dogpiled by new content.  So indulge us as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast plays catch-up, sifting through all the freshest, most recent offerings that tickled our fancy from television and film and hopefully finding something as cool and satisfying as a Marietta dole whip. Length - 01:36:23 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:06:30 -...

Marvel's latest blockbuster has arrived and - surprise! - it's a Sam Raimi horror flick.  After catching up on some of the fun events we've gotten to attend over the last couple of weeks, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast tackles "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."  This episode features a full-length, SPOILER-filled review of the film, plus musings on how well it managed the unreal fan e...

Holy Hollywood, Bat-Fans... Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has a brand new approach to our usual list-making, as we try and compile the perfect Batman film by choosing elements from all the past versions to create one impossible mishmash of awesomeness.  It's basically a fantasy football draft... but for our dream superhero movie.  So tune in as we pick our favorite Batman, the most compelling vi...

Our favorite fanboy holiday is just around the corner, so it's time for Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's annual Free Comic Book Day preview, showcasing all the goodies that will be available at shops across the country on May 7th.  Then stick around for opinions and reviews on a new superhero-themed RPG, a biting Stan Lee bio, Moon Knight, Thor, Disney boycotts and a whole lot more! Length - 01:1...

We may not all be able to do a kickflip, but Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast can do a pretty serviceable job reviewing all the recent streaming content headed down the pop culture half-pipe.  Comedies, dramas, documentaries and comic books adaptations, there is a little something of everything grinding its way across our screens this week. Length - 00:54:37 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult langu...

It's a monumental milestone for Riverdale, with our favorite teen-sex-comedy-horror-soap-opera-mystery hitting episode #100.  But far from being over the hill, the 'Dale managed to reward our longsuffering devotion to its breakneck twists and turns and refresh our excitement for what may still be coming next.  Chapter 100 "The Jughead Paradox" is a messy, meta, multiversal mind-trip down memory la...