Socially Distanced

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...

It's our annual May the 4th episode! "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas gathers her Jedi council of Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, Kelvin Kately of The DFPN & BCP+ and "Good Brother" Jeff Grettler of the Dos Incredibles Podcast to celebrate Star Wars Day, Star Wars Week, Star Wars Month and of course, Star Wars life. In this episode they discu...

Bill Bodkin, Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief, is in the host seat with a huge football loving crew: "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas (Dallas Cowboys), "The Voice of God" Marshall Stevenson (Go Birds), "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben Murchison (Washington Commanders), "Al Noir" Al Mannarino (The New York Football Giants) and Josh Sarnecky (Gr...

Socially Distanced remains in Hell's Kitchen. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host's seat and is joined by Bill Bodkin, "The Professor" Tyler McCarthy and the Jessica Jones of The Pop Break, Allie Nelson. On the episode they discuss the return of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Danny Rand, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and cameos galore. They get into the m...

Socially Distanced returns to Hell's Kitchen as we discuss Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episodes 4 & 5. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat this week and is joined by "The Human Star War Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, our resident Daredevilian Tyler McCarthy and special guest Andrew, the Green Arrow of SA . The episode begins with the pre-game segment where they discuss the teaser tra...

Socially Distanced returns to a galaxy far, far away as they dive deep into the series premiere of Maul: Shadow Lord. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat and is joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, and very special guests, the returning SPACE SWIFTIES. That's right, Meg and Davor from the definitive Taylor Swift x Star Wars podcast have returned and he...

Socially Distanced returns to Hell's Kitchen to discuss Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episodes 1-3. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by the Elektra of the podcast Amanda Rivas and our resident Daredevlian, "The Professor" Tyler McCarthy (we upgraded him from being a magical lad). They discuss whether the season has gotten off to a slow start, the Matt and Karen of it al...

By order of the Socially Distanced Podcast, we're talking about Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. The film, currently sitting atop the Netflix's film charts, dropped on March 20, and we've got Ben Murchison in the host seat to lead the team through the twists and turns of Tommy Shelby's return to Birmingham ... and streaming. Ben is joined in this episode by your regular Socially D...

Socially Distanced does its first rankings episode in a long! With Hoppers being #1 at the box office the first two weekends in March, Bill and Amanda have decided to dedicate an entire episode to Pixar. In the episode they discuss their first Pixar watches, their Pixar blindspots, how Bill watched Planes and not Cars which is weird, the films that make them ugly cry, the ones that are wildly over...

Socially Distanced heads to The Grand Line to discuss Netflix's One Piece Season 2. Amanda Rivas and Bill Bodkin are joined by Branden Hilton (aka Branden Vice), Avani Goswami and Joshua Jacob (on his first-ever pod) to discuss the second installment of adventures featuring Luffy, Nami, Sanji, Usopp and Zoro. In the episode they discuss the addition of such characters as Dr. Tony Tony Chopper,...

Socially Distanced returns to The Ton with an in-depth, off-the-wall review of Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2. "Queen Charlotte" herself Amanda Rivas is on the host's throne and is joined by Pop Break's Lady Whistledown, Bill Bodkin, her sister Vanessa Gonzales, Bridgerton hot-taker and gas station sushi aficionado Yassmin Elmouzaieg, and making her Pop Break podcast debut, Molly Min...

For the final time this year, Socially Distanced heads to Ashford Meadow to discuss A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas are joined by "The Man of Many Podcasts" Josh Sarnecky (TV Break, The Anniversary Brothers, Anime x Pop) to discuss the finale of the popular HBO series and Game of Thrones spin-off. They discuss how Josh, like many people, dove into the series...

Socially Distanced celebrates 300 episodes! Join Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas for a split episode. In the first half of the episode they throw it back to the very first episode of the podcast where Bill and then co-host Al Mannarino discuss Rosario Dawson joining the cast of The Mandalorian Season 2, Tom Brady heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Netflix docuseries Tiger King. Special gues...

Gentlest Reader, welcome back to the 'ton. Yes, we've returned to Shondaland to regale you with our opinions on Part 1 of Season 4 of Netflix's Bridgerton. Join "The Queen" herself Amanda Rivas as she leads the podcast his week. Joining her is Pop Break's resident Bridgertonian "Amanda Jr." Amanda Hoffman, "The Resident Hater" Aria Clark, Olivia "...

Socially Distanced reconvenes the NFC East Group Therapy Session for one last visit for the 2025-2026 NFL season. Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas are joined by Marshall Stevenson of Blerd Watchers, and Ben Murchison & Al Mannarino of Don't Tail This to discuss the Big Game on Sunday between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. They discuss if the Pats and Drake Maye are for real or...

In this episode of the Socially Distanced podcast, Amanda Rivas and guest host Alex Marcus welcome Matt Farley of MarvelGuides.com to discuss his new novel The Last Beacon (follow this link to purchase your pre-order!). They explore the character-driven narrative of Marvel's 'Wonder Man', highlighting its unique take on Hollywood and the struggles of actors. They explore the series con...

Socially Distanced heads back to Westeros to hang with the super awkward, yet super lovable Sir Dunk in the new HBO series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat to discuss the return to the pages of George R.R. Martin, and a galaxy far, far away (more on that shortly). Amanda is joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill...