The Pop Tower Podcast

Going up...? It's the Pop Tower Podcast! Join "The Man Behind the Myth" Peter Dawson and "The Soulful Lordy" James Bullock have a healthy dose of nostalgia. First, historical fanfiction meets the Yakuza series with Like a Dragon: Ishin! Next, thirty years of morphing comes due with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always. Finally, the next generation's return voyage is here with Star Trek...

Going up...? It's the Pop Tower Podcast! Join "The Man Behind the Myth" Peter Dawson and "The Soulful Lordy" James Bullock for a game-related triple threat! First, the sequel to the 2018 RPG from Square-Enix and Acquire, Octopath Traveler II. Next, Dungeons & Dragons goes back to the movies with Honor Among Thieves. Finally, it's time to get hooked on the brothers in film once again too with t...

Going up...? It's the Pop Tower Podcast! Join "The Man Behind the Myth" Peter Dawson and "The Soulful Lordy" James Bullock for a classic episode about video games, television and movies. First up, revisit the past with the latest Nintendo Switch exclusive, Fire Emblem Engage. Next, time to check in with Pedro Pascal again as the first season of the HBO adaptation of the Last of Us. Finally, I thin...

Going up...? It's the Pop Tower Podcast! Join "The Man Behind the Myth" Peter Dawson and "The Soulful Lordy" James Bullock as Peter recounts tales from his recent trip to Japan. From visits to geeky locations like Akihabara and the Pokémon Center, to experiences like watching a key moment in the 2023 New Japan Pro Wrestling New Japan Cup. Locations made famous by video games also pop up, as does p...

Going up...? It's the Pop Tower Podcast! Join "The Man Behind the Myth" Peter Dawson and "The Soulful Lordy" James Bullock as they tackle the 'lost' Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy V, as well as discussing the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection. Next, it's one last trip to Blue Valley for Season 3 of Stargirl, which is the final season. Speaking of final, the possible final Creed film also comes...

Going up...? It's the Pop Tower Podcast! Join "The Man Behind the Myth" Peter Dawson and "The Soulful Lordy" James Bullock as they return to Pandora, oh wait, sorry, Promethea, with New Tales from the Borderlands. After that, eventually visit another fantasy world thanks to Forspoken. Finally, think small, for the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock conclude a look back on 2022 with movies they watched that came out (technically) that year! Their favorite films of the year, the Oscar nominees they actually saw (and can actually remember), and more! Movies discussed include: Nope Morbius Everything Everywhere All at Once Doc...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock continue a look back on 2022 with games they played that came out that year! The Most Disappointing Game of the Year, the Best Game of the Year, and the Best Remake/Remaster each get a specific shoutout, before in general we break down various titles we played. Games discussed i...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock wrap up 2022 with a look back at television. TV shows, streaming programs, mini-series, long series, special events, anime, animation, you name it, we at least mention it! Most notable is a series look back at the Walking Dead, since that's what brought the gang together in the...

oing up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock get ready to witnesses the season finale of the Dark Pictures Anthology with The Devil in Me. Next, journey to the center of a place outside your home with the latest Disney animated adventure, Strange World. Finally, did you Roku does original movies? Yeah, Weird, right? No no,...

oing up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock get ready to actually enjoy talking about stuff for a change. First, Asgard needs a prunine, and Papa Kratos is here to do it, with the Sony Playstation exclusive God of War Ragnarok. Next, return to a galaxy far, far away and realize sometimes stuff gets a bit dark with Star War...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock get ready for a double dose of DC Comics. First, save the city in the name of Batman with the new video game Gotham Knights. Next, return to Westeros with the new Game of Thrones prequel series from HBO, House of the Dragon. Finally, get struck by lightning and fight the Justice...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock gather the Dragon Balls to summon forth a new asymmetrical multiplayer game with Dragon Ball: The Breakers. Next, is there any hope for Amazon Prime Video and their billion dollar series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? Maybe just a fool's hope... Also, kinda criticize...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock gather the jade for a new tactical RPG from Square-Enix with The Diofield Chronicle. Next, single female lawyer meets the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the Disney Plus series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Finally, what apparently is the third part of a trilogy despite how differen...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock return to the past for the remake of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part 1. Next, it's a return to Night City with the Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunner. Finally, it's a return to Leonardo, New Jersey, and quite frankly we're not even supposed to be there today. Oh, also,...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock return to 3rd Street in Stillwater with the 2022 vreboot of the video game Saints Row. Next, the line between host and human is blurred even more with the fourth season of Westworld on HBO. Finally, master the quicksilver technique with no mercy thanks to Netflix and the fifth s...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock together can be iron fist with the Netflix mini-series Tekken: Bloodline. After that, stay with Netflix and the sound of its wings with the live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. Finally, we're powered up and ready to go with Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. What to...

We apologize for any audio issues in this episode, thunderstorm technical difficulties arose (and remained for the entire re-record window) Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock return to Fodlan for the alternate history of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes on the Nintendo Switch. Next, we get a lawyer for the last...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock use a text document with no internet connection to do a video call for the Netflix adaptation of Resident Evil. Not to be confused with the other Netflix Resident Evil show, which was animated and clearly a movie cut into episodes. After that, it's time to attend AvengerCon with...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock prepare for herogasm with Season 3 of Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. Next, it's apparently the 90s again, or maybe not, with Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe, courtesy of Paramount+. Finally, Keith David is a national treasure, well, I think that's the main takeaway of...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock are ready for a vintage arcade experience with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. Next, return to Hawkins and the Upside Down with Season 4 of Stranger Things. Finally, it's all Guns'n'Roses with the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder. Wh...

oing up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock are exhausperated this week. Sorry. Anyhow, first up it's The Quarry, the spiritual successor to Until Dawn, but now at a summer camp. Next, take the high ground with the Disney Plus Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Finally, move in herds with the latest dinosaur offering that is...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock master kung fu with Sifu. Next, Ch-Ch-Chi-Chip and Dale! Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, specifically the 2022 film, gets discussed. Finally, an old friend returns with Top Gun: Maverick. There may or may not be some gushing in this episode. What to hear more? Listen in as Peter a...

Open... The Forbidden Episode! Peter "The Man Behind the Myth" Dawson attended AEW Double or Nothing in Las Vegas. James "The Soulful Lordy" Bullock watched it. Now they're getting together to talk about, as if this posting, the most recent professional wrestling pay-per-view put on by All Elite Wrestling. Matches discussed: - Hook & Danhausen vs Tony Nese & "Smart" Mark Sterling - MJF vs Wardlow...

Going up...? It’s the Pop Tower Podcast! KwinnPop’s Peter “Man Behind the Myth” Dawson and James “Soulful Lordy” Bullock get their boomsticks with Evil Dead: The Game. After that, maybe they'll go to space with the Halo TV series. Finally, the best movie since Paddington 2 with The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Spoilers ahead! But only for the Halo TV show, not the movie. You should see the...