Socially Distanced

It's Spooky Szn, and Socially Distanced proudly presents its annual Halloween Episode. This All Hallows' Week, we're discussing the 25th Anniversary of the all-time cult classic, Donnie Darko. Join Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, and Pop Break Podcast Director Alex Marcus as they time-travel back to 2001 and break...

It's time for Socially Distanced to return to a galaxy far, far away. The pod's monthly Star Wars spotlight is here, and this month it's a double feature as they discuss the iconic animated series Star Wars Rebels, and Solo: A Star Wars Story. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat and is joined by a wretched hive of scum and villainy — Pop Break&...

Oh yeah! Socially Distanced is back in full force as Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas are back together doing what they do best - podcasting and making weird jokes. This week they head back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe along with Tyler Bishop of The Court of Bros & Spice to discuss the premiere episodes of VisionQuest starring Paul Bettany, James...

Hello, fellow pop culture enthusiasts!    In this week's edition of Socially Distanced, we are delving into the buzzing world of HBO's hit series Lanterns. Bill Bodkin leads the charge alongside a stellar panel of guests, including the insightful Alex Marcus and the ever-charismatic Kris Ingersoll. Together, they explore the highs and lows of the series and share their unique perspectives....

The Pop Break is celebrating 17 years, and Socially Distanced is marking the occasion with a packed episode spanning Marvel, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and one very big return to the Infinity Saga. Amanda Rivas is joined by guest host Alex Marcus, with The Pop Break’s Bill Bodkin stopping by to celebrate the site’s anniversary. They also welcome Matt Farley of MarvelGuides.com  for a wide-ranging...

Everyone's a suspect...including Socially Distanced! "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas dips her toes into the world of Reality TV with Pop Break's experts on all things reality and co-hosts of the Roses and Rejections podcast DJ and Michelle Chapman as they discuss NBC's The Traitors: New Blood. They discuss how the Traitors franchise compares to other reality s...

Socially Distanced returns to a galaxy far, far away as they continue their monthly Star Wars 50th episodes. The series will take viewers from The Phantom Menace all the way through Star Wars: Starfighter in the summer of 2027 with all the films and Disney+ shows discussed along the way. Hosted, and curated by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, this month's episode is a...

And now for something completely different. Socially Distanced heads to the theater as they interview David Hudson, the co-creator and producer of The Drunk Shakespeare Society. The company, which has become nationally renowned for their productions of Drunk Shakespeare, will be launching Drunk Dracula at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, California on Friday September 11. The production will also be...

Are you ready for some football? Well, you'll have to wait a few more days for the actual football season, but you can listen to this week's episode of Socially Distanced to hear all the football talk as we conduct our annual fantasy football draft. Pop Break's annual "Michael Bay Cup" is a PPR fantasy football league hosted by Yahoo, and has been one of the most fun hangouts...

In brightest day, in darkest light ... Socially Distanced is here! Ben Murchison of the Don't Tail This Podcast joins Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas to discuss HBO's new hit series, Lanterns starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre. They discuss their history with The Green Lantern comic books and the awful Ryan Reynolds film and their hype level for the series. The...

It's a rare double episode of Socially Distanced! In the first half of the episode join Bill Bodkin, "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Randy Allain (Podelay!, Media/Lit) and Michelle Chapman (Roses & Rejection) as they discuss everything from D23. In this part of the podcast they discuss the Ahsoka Season 2 teaser, the X-Men casting news, VisionQuest, the Kingdom H...

Star Wars is back on the menu! Socially Distanced's monthly Star Wars series is back, and this time we're jumping headfirst into the world of animation! Curated by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, this monthly miniseries lovingly (and not-so lovingly) discuss Star Wars film, television and animation as we embark on the road to the 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A...

Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast is back. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat as Pop Break's blanket coverage of Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues. Bill is joined by his returning co-host "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and Pop Break's resident X-Men '97 reviewer Olivia Aiere. They discuss why people have been flocking to this film in record numbers, the Tom H...

SD is talking all about SD ... CC. That's right, Socially Distanced is talking San Diego Comic-Con this week. Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Pop Break's Podcasting Director Alex Marcus, and Derick MCDUFF of The Underrated Podcast to discuss all things San Diego Comic Con including Pop Break's panel! In...

Socially Distanced goes on an odyssey ... about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey . Bill Bodkin is the bard for this episode as Amanda Rivas is off as she's headed to San Diego Comic Con. Joining Bill on this week's episode are two Christopher Nolan diehards - Batman by the Numbers host Dan Cohen, and Bill George of the Should I Go See It? Podcast . In the episode they discuss their coll...

It's time for Socially Distanced's monthly celebration of all things Star Wars as we continue on the road to the 50th Anniversary of A New Hope and the release of Starfighter starring Ryan Gosling. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas brings The Force together, once again, as she hosts and curates the episode. She's joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bo...

Call all your favorite cerebros and check out what Socially Distanced has to say about X-Men '97 Season 2! Hosts Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas are joined on this episode by Olivia "The X-Pert" Aiere, and the time-traveling, cosplaying husband and wife duo of Tyler and Allie Bishop. On the podcast this team of X-Men aficionados discuss the f...

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Socially Distanced. That's right the flagship podcast is back, and we're discussing DC Studios Supergirl. Pop Break's Zor El, Bill Bodkin, is in the host seat and is joined (as always) by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and very special guests - The Batman by the Numbers Boys - Dan "The Groom" Cohen and...

The doors for "The House Pop Break" open once again on Socially Distanced as we head back to Westeros to discuss the Season 3 Premiere of HBO's House of the Dragon. "The Mother of Dragons" Amanda Rivas sits upon The Iron Throne (the host's seat) and is joined by Bill "Sir Dunk" Bodkin, Kelvin Kately of The DFPN and BCP+ and special guest John Aspler. In this e...

Happy Fathers Day to all the fathers, dads, daddies and zaddies from the Socially Distanced Podcast. Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas celebrate Father's Day with a special Bill & Amanda episode of Socially Distanced. In the episode they discuss the pop culture gifts that were handed down by their dads to them. They di...

The Socially Distanced Podcast returns to a galaxy far, far away as they kick off their brand new monthly Star Wars podcast mini-series celebrating 50 Years of The Force. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is joined, as always, by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin and very special guest, renowned cosplayer BBOITrooper to discuss, The Phantom Menace (1999). They go...

Socially Distanced is live in both black & white true hue color to discuss Prime Video's new Marvel series, Spider-Noir starring Nicolas Cage. Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined as always by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, and Tanner Stein of WRSU and Pop Break's Summer Writing Program. Tanner made his debut on the s...

This week on Socially Distanced, Bill and Amanda are joined by The Pop Break’s Director of Podcasting Alex Marcus to dig into the highs and lows of Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu.  The three dig into the debate over whether this feels more like a movie or a collection of television episodes, whether the creatures and puppets were a strength or if it made them long for human characters, and...

It's a Bill and Amanda episode! That's right. No guests. A wild format. Two friends just talking about the pop culture they love. In this episode they kick things off in a different way - discussing books. In the pre-game segment they discuss Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Bill picked up the first issue of the Dungeon Crawler Carl comic (Chapter 1 of the graphic novel) on...

Socially Distanced heads back to Hell's Kitchen for the final time in 2026 as they discuss the finale of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, "The Professor of All Things Daredevil" Tyler McCarthy (co-host of Not Couple Goals ), and special guest DJ Chapman of Roses & Rejections...