Socially Distanced

By order of The Peaky Blinders, Socially Distanced is celebrating the Cillian Murphy-lead Netflix series  this week. Ben Murchison - The Commander of our Hearts - is in the host seat for the first time ever to discuss one of his all-time favorite shows. In the episode he along with Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas discuss the worldwide success of the series, the potential for a Peaky Blinders feature...

Socially Distanced heads to the Arctic Circle for this week's episode as we review the first two episodes of HBO's True Detective: Night Country -- the fourth season of the critically acclaimed crime drama. Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat for this in-depth review of this fantastic new installment of the decade-long anthology series. "The Human Star Wars...

The Socially Distanced Podcast steps into the Snyderverse with a review of Zach Snyder’s Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire. Dan Cohen, host of Pop Breaks Batman by the Numbers podcast, joins Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas on the episode. They talk about their hype for the film, their love for Charlie Hunnam in the film, the films Star Wars origins and it’s less than subtle homages, the bad writin...

Socially Distanced returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a review of its latest miniseries, Echo starring Alayna Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio. Amanda Rivas is in the host seat and is joined by Bill Bodkin and special guest Matt from Face 4 Wrestling. In the episode they discuss the evolution of Echo’s powers, the Daredevil “hot shotting,” the MCU implications, the brilliance of the show and t...

Happy New Year and welcome to the kick-off of the fifth season of the Socially Distanced Podcast --  the official podcast of  ThePopBreak.com We've got a special split episode for y'all this week, Hosts Amanda Rivas and Bill Bodkin are joined by Pop Break Podcast Director Alex Marcus and two special guests to discuss Marvel's What If...? Season 2 and the Doctor Who Christmas Special. M...

It's the final episode of Socially Distanced for 2023, so what better to close out the year than give out the second annual Socially Distanced Awards!  Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by a cavalcade of guests! Returning for the first time in forever from the quantum realm it's Pop Break's sorta kinda maybe Managing Editor Al Mannarino! &quo...

Merry Christmas from the Socially Distanced Podcast! In this episode, we  pass through the seven levels of the candy cane forest, through the sea of swirly-twirly gumdrops, and we walk through the Lincoln Tunnel to discuss the 20th Anniversary of ELF. "The Human Star Wars Christmas Special" Amanda Rivas sits in Santa's sleigh (the host chair) and has a wild, definitely not kid friend...

Socially Distanced kicks off its holiday special mini-series with a look at the 1990 holiday classic -- Home Alone. Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin (who's seen the film at least 100 times) hosts the episode and is joined by Ben Murchison (the holiday special resident guest), along with Tyler McCarthy and Allie Nelson of the Not Couple Goals Podcast. The episode kicks off with Tyler...

Allons-y! Socially Distanced returns to the TARDIS as we discuss the second Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special entitled 'Wild Blue Yonder.' Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and "The Doctor" Randy Allain to discuss the second foray into the Disney+/BBC joint venture of Doctor Who. They discuss the s...

ALLONS-Y! The Socially Distanced Podcast jumps back into the TARDIS to discuss the first Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special - The Star Beast. Join host Amanda Rivas aka The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia, Bill Bodkin aka The David Tennant of The Pop Break and resident Whovian Randy Allain of Every Pod You Cast as they discuss all the timey whimeyness of the reunion of The Doctor and Donna Noble. Th...

Football is back on Socially Distanced! Pop Break's editor-in-chief and long-suffering NY Giants fan Bill Bodkin hosts the show and is joined by Amanda Rivas (repping the Dallas Cowboys), Ben Murchison (our resident Washington Commanders fan) and Marshall Stevenson (as always representing The Philadelphia Eagles). In the episode they discuss their grievances with their teams, their hopes for t...

Socially Distanced is back with glorious purpose to discuss the Loki Season 2 (and series?) finale. Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, her sister Vanessa Gonzales and Nynoshka Vazquez Suazo to talk all things Loki -- from Tom Hiddleston's handsomeness to Sylvie's horrible mullet to the...

Allonsy, time lords and ladies! The Socially Distanced Podcast is back and we're talking about all things Doctor Who! Pop Break Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is in the host chair as he's joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Pop Break's Podcast Director Alex Marcus, "The Magical Lad" Tyler McCarthy (of the Not Couple Goals Podcast) and Randy Allai...

Socially Distanced (Taylor's Version) returns and there's so much to talk about. Bill Bodkin is in the host chair and is joined (as always) by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda '1989' Rivas and Pop Break's Podcast Director Alex 'We're Never Ever Getting Back Together" Marcus. In this episode they discuss all things Taylor Swift -- from her Eras To...

It's time for the annual Socially Distanced Halloween Episode! This spooky season we're going to talk about all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- the TV series, not the Kristy Swanson movie (although that does get brought up!) We've assembled our own version of the Scooby gang to discuss the iconic series. Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined b...

The Socially Distanced Podcast returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it discusses the first two episodes of Loki Season 2. Bill Bodkin is back in the host chair and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and her sister Vanessa Gonzalez. Yes, we've got a real Thor/Loki situation on this week's podcast and the heat between these two is real, brother. In...

Socially Distanced returns to a galaxy far, far away for the final time in 2023! "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas hosts Socially Distanced's final episode of the Ahsoka review series. Joining her this week is Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin and the "Mortis Gods" themselves -- Marshall & Courtney Stevenson -- the hosts of Pop Break's Blerd...

Socially Distanced returns to a galaxy far, far away as they review Ahsoka Part 7 'Dreams and Madness.' "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas steps into the pergill's mouth with Bill Bodkin and the "Prince of Penultimate" Alex Marcus as they discuss this exciting, but head scratching episode. They marvel over the use of C3P0, Lars Mikkelsen's performan...

Ahsoka continues its run of excellent episodes and Socially Distanced is here to talk all about it. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas hosts Episode 177 which takes a deep dive into the "purgill's mouth" of Ahsoka Part 6, "Far, Far Away." Amanda is joined by Bill Bodkin and Ben Murchison to discuss this episode that featured not one, but two major cha...

"The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is joined by "The Shadow Warrior" Bill Bodkin (Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief) and special guest Jeff Grettler of the  Dos Incredibles Network  are here to discuss Ahsoka Part 5, "The Shadow Warrior." In the episode they debate whether Anakin Skywalker was a force ghost or not, they bask in the glory of the callbacks to...

The Socially Distanced's Ghost Crew -- "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Bill "King of the Pirates" Bodkin and "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben Murchison -- head to a galaxy far, far away to discuss Ahsoka Part 4, 'Fallen Jedi.' In this episode the crew discusses the return of Hayden Christiensen, the World Beyond Worlds, Ray Stevenson'...

There’s never a dull moment in the world of anime and Pop Break is diving right into the action! Join anime enthusiasts Amanda Rivas and Josh Sarnecky as they geek out monthly with a panel of dedicated experts and special guests on exciting anime news, trending anime in TV and/or movies, and anime recommendations spanning different genres that everyone should be watching. If you are a lifelong ani...

The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is joined by Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin and staff writer Amanda Clark (aka Amanda Jr.) to discuss the third entry into the live action continuation of Star Wars Rebels. Team Amanda goes deep into the Rebels and video game canon to discuss the Easter Eggs, Purgills and potential outcomes for the series, Starkiller, Ezra Bridger an...

Socially Distanced returns to a galaxy far, far away as we begin our Ahsoka review series. Yes, for the next seven weeks we're talking about the serialized adaptation of the wildly popular Star Wars character." The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas hosts the series and is joined by Bill Bodkin aka Baylan Bodkin, Al "Better than Ezra" Mannarino and Murjani "Cho...

We are Sex Bomb-Omb ....1-2-3-4! That's right it's Scott Pilgrim vs. Socially Distanced this week! Socially Distanced has decided to rewatch  Scott Pilgrim vs. The World  in conjunction with the 13th Anniversary of Edgar's Wright big screen adaptation of Brian Lee O'Malley's popular graphic novel.  Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas and Alex Marcus join forces to wax nostalgic about the...