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What does it mean to be an ergodic text? That’s a complicated question. For one thing, the very meaning of the word “text” can be variable to different people, but… The post e155. Introduction to Ergodic Texts and Reading appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Every day another celebrity “is cancelled” for any number of problematic reasons. Typically, the celebrity responds by claiming they’ve done nothing wrong and blaming “cancel culture” gone wild. Over the… The post e154. Can We Cancel Cancel Culture Culture? (or can’t we?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Do you remember the before times? The long, long ago. Do you remember a time where you used to have real live friends that you used to be able to… The post e153. Seeking a Game for the End of the World appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Somethings are inevitable and predictable. Water is wet, gravity pulls us down, and this show was going to have to talk about WandaVision. That was clear even before the series… The post e152. Obviously it’s the WandaVision Show appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

A few weeks ago when we did our Bridgerton recap show we found ourselves with way more to talk about than we could possibly fit in a single episode. That… The post e151. Yet More Bridgerton! and other good things appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Have you ever noticed how sexy cartoons are? On last week’s Valentines Day show we talked about sexuality in superhero comics and other media. In that case we were largely… The post e150. Sexy Cartoons: You Know… for the Kids! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Happy Valentine’s Day! If you had a podcast devoted to pop culture with a penchant for discussing comics with some bit of regularity and a holiday came up that was… The post e149. Let’s Talk About SuperSex appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Surprisingly, Netflix’s latest original programming sensation is Bridgerton, a regency period romance chronicling the sexual exploits, politics and scandals of 19th century London. Or perhaps this isn’t surprising at all.… The post e148. Sex, Love, & Bridgerton appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Charts Rock! Charts are Big Fun! Seriously! Don’t you just love a good chart? Ok, maybe you don’t think you do. In fact, you might even be thinking to yourself,… The post e147. Big Fun with Charts, Data, and Analytics! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s been weird doing a show based around pop culture for the last year. A lot of that weirdness, of course, is because pop culture largely stopped for a bit.… The post e146. TV in the time of COVID-19 appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s a new year and that means we get to do one of our most exciting shows. It’s the fantasy box office draft! Every year we play a game (shamelessly… The post e145. 2021 Fantasy Box Office Draft appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

We totally didn’t want to talk politics this week. And we certainly didn’t want to talk about the world being on fire. 2020 had enough of that. All we wanted… The post e144. So, It’s Been a Week! (1/3/21 – 1/9/21) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

The year 2020 is over. You’re probably as relieved as we are. Of course the problems with 2020 are largely still with us, but at least getting here feels like… The post e143. Thirty Great Things You Missed In 2020 appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If anything has characterized pop culture in the year 2020, it’s streaming media. From Hamilton to Tiger King, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the essential elimination of out-of-the-home entertainment, we… The post e142. Deconstructing the Queen’s Gambit appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is likely the most famous Christmas story ever written. First published 177 years ago, it has been produced as stage plays, adapted into dozens of… The post e141. Ghosts, Spirits, Scrooge and a Merry Marxist Christmas appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

From Broadway to London, music has been a part of the history of drama for over a thousand years. The genre is enough of a part of American pop culture… The post e140. Why Do We Suddenly Love Musicals? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Christmas movies have been a seasonal spectacle almost as long as there have been movies. A couple years ago, we did an episode speaking to the recent trend of Lifetime,… The post e139. The 22 Reviews of Christmas (Cheesey Christmas 2) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s the holiday season. In the United States we just celebrated Thanksgiving, and in the coming weeks that will be followed by Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, Pancha Ganapati, Yule,… The post e138. Holiday Tradition and Ritual in the Time of COVID appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 global pandemic, people the world over have been forced to spend more time meeting and communicating virtually. As different communities have implemented differing… The post e137. Think Virtually, Live Locally! Our New Virtual Reality appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

In a world where four podcasters are exhausted from the never ended horrific news cycle of politics, racial tensions, pestilence and death that has been the year 2020, these weary… The post e136. Describing 14 Films We Haven’t Seen appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

As most of our regular listeners are probably aware, the United States had a little election last week. Barely worth mentioning! And in that election Joe Biden and Kamala Harris… The post e135. Election 2020: So Now What? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

On last week’s show, we investigated the comedic world of horror movies. This week, we wanted to go a different way… the reality of horror. Yes, of course there are… The post e134. Reality of Horrors! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Halloween Season is upon us! As scary as 2020 has been in general, we are finally at the part of the year where we are supposed to be scared… or… The post e133. Comedy of Horrors! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

A global pandemic, rampant racism, social unrest, the fall of American democracy, the deaths of celebrity and political icons, feral hogs and murder hornets, and an asteroid is hurtling towards… The post e132. Is 2020 the Darkest Timeline? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s rare that a tiny little foreign market indie film gets any mainstream media attention at all. It’s even rarer that it actually trends on social media, creating calls for… The post e131. Cuties: Eroticizing the Innocent and Infantilizing Sexuality appeared first on The VoxPopcast .