Pop Culture Role Call

Welcome to season 5 episode 15. It's one of the sad ones, folks. Fred is sick...not like "flu sick" but "incubating an elder demon sick". Sound kinda familiar? I'm sure the fact that Wes and Fred's newly founded relationship being sub 24 hours old won't lead to any guy wrenching sadness. Right? Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Angel season five episode 15! Well, when you infest a children's puppet show with demons you are going to see something new. Angel isn't quite himself this week after a one off investigation turns him into an INCREDIBLE puppet. Lots to enjoy this week so thanks for listening!

It's Angel season 5 episode 13 this week and we are flashing back in time to WW2. Did you know Angel was recruited by the US military to help fight the Nazis? Yeah, gotta say, it took me by surprise as well. But, like with any Angel storyline, it's not that cut and dry. But hey, at least he didn't fall for the "free virgin blood" schtick. Can you imagine?! Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 12! It's a flurry of old faces this week after Cordi FINALLY wakes up from her coma and Bro Esquire rolls back into town with some new ink. Cordi seems pretty much perfectly fine, which is surprising for someone who has been in a coma for who knows how long. But she is ready to get right back on the horse and start solving mysteries! Bro Esquire is very much not t...

Hello and welcome to Angel season 5 episode 11! This week, Andrew is in LA helping us deal with a new slayer who recently murdered her way out of a mental institution. Dana, the slayer in question, is extremely traumatized and also extremely strong. Maybe Spike and Angel...the vampires, can handle the vampire slayer? The name is probably just an honorific, right? Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 10! After a heated argument between Gunn and Wes causes Angel to lose his cool, the big boss decides to take a much needed mental health day. Meanwhile, Spike begins to embrace some version of the "champion" myth on the down low. One champion on paid leave, the other champion doing charity work. All while the greater machinations of Wolfram & Hart tug on unseen st...

Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 9! This week, friend of the pod and the ex-voice of Spike, Nick, is back to give voice to the immutable Harmony. Wolfram has been chosen by a famous demon rights activist to play host to some urgent peace talks between two cultures. Harmony finds herself unknowingly at the nexus of the issue after said activist dies in her bed...naked and bitten. Maybe it's not wh...

It's Angel season 5 episode 8 this week! Who is ready for a bromantic comedy featuring our two souled vampire champions? Us too. Unfortunately, it's not EXACTLY that, but we are probably as close as we are going to get. This episode is full of flashbacks, historical context, and features a Mt. Dew chalice. Can't make that one up. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to season 5 episode 7 of Angel! This week, Wesley's abusive father is in LA to critique his son's performance...I bet that will be a chill experience. Turns out, the Watcher Council is getting a facelift, and not everyone is convinced Wesley should be invited back into the fold. But how can we focus with all of these cyborg assassins wielding chains trying to murder us? Thanks for listenin...

Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 6! This week, as Cinco De Mayo approaches, a string of murders has the gang on high alert. Well, Angel is trying to be on high alert, but he is pretty busy doing some world class brooding. Maybe he just needs another hero friend to help pull him out of his slump? What are the chances that all of our heroes are brooding simultaneously? Thanks for listening!

And we are back!!! It's Angel Season 5 episode 5 this week, you know, the week of the big Halloween party! Keith has been pulling out every trick in the book to make sure this shindig is a major hit. Unfortunately, everyone else seems hellbent on pooping that party. Let's see if we can let loose for an evening without everything falling apart. Thanks for listening!

This week the gang puts the TTRPGs aside in favor of some satirical, violent indie comics! We read through Survival Street issues 1-4. Set in a "fictional" near-future America. A cast of legally distinct, muppet inspired characters take up arms to win justice back for all people of texture. Politics failed, perhaps violence will win the day. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Monster of the Week! In this episode, the group begins to uncover proof that this small town in Gristol Michigan is more than a little magical. After Vincent stumbled upon a unicorn in a nearby barn, the pieces all seem to start falling into place. But appearances can be deceiving. Is this majestic creature our would-be impaler? Listen and find out!

Welcome to episode 1 of our second Monster of the Week arc! This week, the crew is reunited at the local Renaissance fair to investigate a murder most foul. An employee stabbed through the chest in the woods... reports of a massive, 4 legged creature. Can Vincent buy his way into the festival...the free festival? Probably. Will that help us solve the murder? Who knows. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the third episode of our Monster of the Week RPG campaign! It's time to uncover the full extent of this mystery and send The Shifter back to hell where it belongs. But can the crew all get out safely? Not alone they can't. Luckily, we have a few friends (and fiends) on the outside to help us along the way. Thanks for listening!

It's time to jump back into part 2 of our Monster of the Week RPG campaign! After Vincent Van Helsing summons the Shifter into a crowd of emotionally distraught wake goers, everything goes bottoms up. Did innocents die? Sure. But what's more important is we dealt some damage to the creature... Right? Time to knuckle down and make a plan, because next week we end this (probably/hopefully). Thanks f...

Welcome to episode 1 of our Monster of the Week TTRPG game! Join WheeledDealer, CrypTim, Vincent, and Mutt as Stas leads this motley crew through a monster murder mystery for the ages. Some rich dude dies in a mysterious boating accident. An anonymous forum post asking for paranormal investigation. I don't know who (or what) dunnit, but they don't call it Monster of the Week for nothing. Thanks fo...

We created our Monster of the Week RPG characters live on our monthly livestream! Watch us figure out who we are and what we're getting into. For a video version of this episode, visit us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JZQy4njieOU

Welcome to another strike episode and the thrilling conclusion to the Black Hammer storyline. The hosts finally find out what's going on and continue to discuss how consent matters. Especially when the alternative is gaslighting people.

Things start going well for the hosts. A little too well. Lucy shracks back and forth to give an exposition dump so we can find out what's going on. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to another strike episode of Pop Culture Role Call! Brian, Stasia, and Mike continue reading the graphic novel Black Hammer. With the arrival of Lucy they learn more about their characters and the town. Let the finger pointing begin! Thanks for listening!

Welcome to another strike episode of Pop Culture Role Call! Brian, Stasia, and Mike jump into the first six issues of the graphic novel Black Hammer. A place where superheroes are sent to "the farm", quite literally. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to another strike episode of Pop Culture Role Call! This week Stasia steps into the role of DM/Host while the rest of the crew puts on their best detective hats. You see, a crime has been committed. A very serious (and very silly) crime. We have Louis Guzman, we have bears, we have garlic smears on pretty much everything. Thanks for listening to our little improvised story! You can get "Fo...

Hello and welcome to another strike episode of Pop Culture Role Call! This week, the gang tries to remember who said what insane out of context nonsense from way back in Buffy season 1. It's not easy, but it's pretty dang funny. Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to.... something completely different! If you aren't aware, SAG-AFTRA and the WGA are on strike. Recently, SAG-AFTRA released new guidelines on how certain types of podcasts can show solidarity during their struggle for equitable compensation. Recap/companion podcasts fall under that umbrella and we are staunch union supporters, so, we are not releasing our standard media content...