KA-POW! The Pop Cultured Podcast

Get caught up on WestWorld and listen to us break it down and predict where this is going. You're probably not gonna believe Seth's newest theory... but c'mon.. don't doubt the craziness now. It's too late to turn back. Let's just agree to Make WestWorld Great Again!!

It's a Thanksgiving Week episode STUFFING full of great content.  No TURKEYS here, just... uh... okay food puns are harder than I thought.  So sit back, loosen your belts and tune in for another heaping helping of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast.  I know I YAM!  (Nailed it.) Length - 01:14:09 Language - PG.  (Contains some mildly adult themes.) - 0:06:30 - GAMING Rumors of a Marvel Telltale game b...

WestWorld Episode 7- Trompe l'oeil- Recapped & Explained! VINDICATION!! The 1st season of WestWorld is climaxing and the Ka-Pow theories are quickly being proven RIGHT! Hop aboard the truth-train and find out what little (and big) details you may have missed in this episode! And no Michael, they aren't all #rollbots. Language- PG-13 (Contains some adult language)

Cold weather and political turmoil may have some of you looking to move to the tropics of Canada, but Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here to help, with another dose of nerdy nonsense to warm the cockles of your heart.  We discuss what we thought of the big budget "Doctor Strange," catch up on a couple weeks of television we've neglected and drop a few news tidbits that have been making the rou...

WestWorld Episode 6 Recap "The Adversary" Shell-shocked from America choosing "The Adversary", the guys try to focus on the fictional WestWorld, where the characters are stuck in their OWN loop of frontier life. Escape with us, if only for an hour.

Here at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, the only thing we love more than super heroes and movies are super hero movies.  And the only thing we love more than super hero movies is arguing about super hero movies.  So in this extra-ginormous super-special episode, we took on the task of ranking EVERY SINGLE Marvel and DC movie of the modern age.  That's right, counting up from #52 until we crown a...

WestWorld Recap of Episode #5 Contrapasso Michael and Seth bring you a timely recap of the 5th episode of HBO's WestWorld! Get caught up on all the twists and turns so you're ready for the climactic second half of Season One! Hear all the stuff you missed like, did you even notice the episode was about cats? Language - PG-13.  (Contains some adult language.)

Happy Halloween!  We celebrate the season by flashing back to our previous incarnation as the So Pro Podcast and one of the most fun episodes we've ever done.  Along with special guests Jared Lowe, the Mayor and the Legend Logan Vannoy, we debated the best horror movies ever made and crowned one as the greatest of all time.  Turn the lights down low, pull the covers up tight and give it a listen!...

WestWorld Recap Episode 4! Michael gets forcibly hunkered into the bunker by Seth for some hardcore WestWorld action! Tune in to find out what you are DEFINITELY missing out on when you watch! And... MORE CRAZY (not so crazy) THEORIES!! ANNNND someone is booked for a one week stay in Sweetwater !!! FOR REAL!! (kinda)

Switch!  It's a second straight super-sized episode, as the Ka-Pow crew takes another detailed look at the latest episode of our new obsession, "Westworld," but doesn't short-change you on all the other nerdy news and reviews you tune in to hear us squabble over.  So sit back and enjoy the silliness, but don't skip Cliff's amazing Johnny Cash-inspired supercut at the end! Length - 01:53:45 Languag...

Coming to you from brand new secret headquarters, the Ka-Pow team is hunkered in our bunker to give you another pop-culture filled hour-and-a-half discussion covering all the things this week that excited us.  From movies to TV to Star Wars to gaming to TV to comics to even more TV, we get into it ALL in this exciting episode, guaranteed Poobahlicious. Length - 01:37:24 Language - PG-13.  (Contain...

In this fresh episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, Jared Lowe, co-host of the upcoming Video Commentary Rewind Podcast sits in for the still-vacationing Cliff.  After learning a little about the debauchery that goes on at Build-A-Bear, the guys do an extended, spoiler-filled examination of the first episode of "Westworld," discuss news from around the entertainment universe, and end with a...

With Cliff off having fun at Walt Disney World, it's up to Ronald P. Tramp to fill his seat once again.  We spend the episode catching up on some news, making Seth's title of Grand & Exalted Poobah official, revealing which Patronus we each ended up with and coining a new name for our fan.  Er... fans.  We hope you'll join us fine gentlemen for the latest and greatest Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podca...

It's a hectic new episode, as late-running Cliff fights through parade traffic to retrieve half our microphones, the rest of the gang makes due and returning guest star Ronald P. Tramp tries to fill his shoes.  Time is killed sharing our choices for the "describe yourself in three fictional characters" game that has spread through social media and trying to discover our Patronus .  Will Cliff arri...

Hello, sports fans!  With a brand new season upon us, and millions of people around the world engaged in fantasy football, we at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast decided to have fun with a "fantasy draft" of our own: Marvel vs. DC!  Imagine handing the ball off to the Juggernaut or having a wide receiver like Nightcrawler who could *BAMF* downfield.  What if your star linebacker happened to be a Kr...

With Seth out sick, Michael invited his childhood friend Ronald P. Tramp to the studio to fill in.  What followed were a lot of laughs, some inappropriate sound effects, a few near-fistfights, and a shocking revelation even Michael didn't know about his origin that we can only refer to as "Crisis on County Road 10."  Combine that with breaking news about an insane DNA-thieving lawsuit involving th...

We only tackle two subjects in our most recent Ka-Pow: The Pop Cultured Podcast offering, but they are both doozies.  First, we debate the love-it or hate-it summer blockbuster "Suicide Squad," and then finish off with a report from Seth's adventures at Gen Con, the yearly gamer's paradise.  Agree or disagree with our take on the film?  Let us know in the comments below, puddin'! Length - 01:06:47...

In the wake of a couple of huge conventions, Ka-Pow returns with a brand new episode!  First, we recap the fun we had at our local River City Comic Con in Marietta, Ohio and the field trip to nearby Athens to catch a screening of "Batman: The Killing Joke" on the big screen.  Then we dive in to all the nerdy news that came out of San Diego Comic Con this year with a fast and furious overview of al...

With much of our discussions seemingly skewing DC in the last couple weeks, the Ka-Pow quartet wanted to balance the scales with an entirely Marvel-themed episode.  So we invited our friend, "Source Material" podcast host Jesse Starcher from the Radulich in Broadcasting Network , to emcee a rousing game of trivia.  Pulling random questions from the Marvel Trivia Box worth varying points, knowledge...

Our latest episode of Ka-Pow: The Pop Cultured Podcast kicks off with a reminder about the upcoming River City Comic Con and a peek into Michael's library of self-help books, then quickly turns to the most talked about topic of the week, "Pokemon Go."  Later, Seth takes time to share a favorite recent game, we debate which comic book characters had the worst hair of all time and a brand new guest...

After a week spent celebrating a championship for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Ka-Pow crew gets back to business, spinning the wheel and throwing out news and opinions wherever it lands.  We share some of the fan reactions to Michael's stunning other-dimensional origin story from last episode, then cover all your favorite topics from "Game of Thrones" to "Voltron" to "Star Wars," before wrapping i...

This rollicking episode features several firsts for the Ka-Pow podcast, including the revelation of Michael's secret origin growing up in a parallel universe and a new game called "To Share or Not To Share" that segues into a group intervention trying to deal once and for all with his crippling Facebook addiction.  Then we recap the most recent news, get serious for a second to remember Darwyn Coo...

After a couple weeks of special themed episodes, the team at Ka-Pow settles back in to our regularly scheduled format and tries to catch up on all the nerdy news we've missed.  We cover all our usual entertainment categories - adding new releases in animation and online streaming into the mix! - in a fast, funny hour mixing astute pop culture analysis with silly voices and passive aggressive insul...

Live, from Marietta, Ohio...  It's Midnight!  In this extra-special episode, the crew from Ka-Pow set up the microphones at our favorite neighborhood comic shop, Asylum Comics , on the evening of their "DC: Rebirth" Midnight Release Party.  We drank some strong coffee, then spent a late evening talking to attendees about what they enjoy reading and what they're most looking forward to, then challe...

We interrupt your current podcast for this special report!  Two huge moments rocked the comic book world this week, and we just couldn't keep our opinions to ourselves.  So rather than waiting until the next regular episode, the boys from Ka-Pow recorded a special show just to talk about the "DC Universe: Rebirth" one-shot and "Captain America: Steve Rogers" #1.  We spoil the plots, the big moment...