The VoxPopcast

Back on June 23rd, a popular social network took a bold stance for 2019. It decided to pronounce all support of Donald Trump or his #MAGA campaign as hate speech… The post e67. Social Justice Knitting appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Did you hear about the thing a couple weeks ago where a Christian watchdog group started a petition to get Netflix to cancel the hit TV show Good Omens because… The post e66. Fandom Petitions appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

(Note: an earlier version of this podcast had an audio problem. It has now been corrected. Please redownload if there is an issue) If we’d asked the question “do you… The post e65. AR Gaming appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you live in the United States of America, then this week is Independence Day, the day when we patriotically celebrate the greatest of our heritage and the foresight of… The post e64. Mythologizing the Founders appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Recently Mav witnessed something fascinating on the internet. Several men arguing on a message over whether or not it was appropriate to post transgender cosplay models and to talk about… The post e63. Transcosplaphobia appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Did you know comic books used to be produced almost entirely for children? Yeah! It’s true. Ok, maybe you did know that, but there was a time in America where… The post e62. Comics! You know… for the Kids! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

We seem to like stories we already know. Not just rereading or rewatching an old favorite. We seem to derive some sort of pleasure in seeing a new version of… The post e61. Narrative REMIX! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Have you ever been perusing Facebook or Twitter and run across a meme that maybe seemed a little funny at first, but when you thought about it, you just thought… The post e60. Poverty Shaming appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Well, the Game of Thrones finale has come and gone and of course we have to talk about it. The internet had opinions and so do we. But this is… The post e59. Game of Finales appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

History does not look upon tyranny with favor. The Persian Empire, The Mongol Empire, the Roman Empire, The Qing Dynasty, The British Empire. In our modern contemporary moment we tend… The post e58. Gaming an Empire appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you’ve listened to the show before you know that Hannah and Mav have an ongoing argument about how Riverdale is the best show on television and Hannah is incorrect… The post e57. You Kant Like That! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

So, if you’ve ever listened to our show, it shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re doing an episode about Avengers: Endgame. Honestly, this week, pretty much every podcast is doing… The post e56. Endgame Analysis appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you’ve been listening to the show for the last few weeks, you know that all four hosts have been preparing for PCA2019, the national conference of the Popular Culture… The post e55. PCA-2019 Recap appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Do you remember all of those great Batman supporting characters of color. You know… Batman’s black, latinx, asian and other ethnic sidekicks and villains like… errr… uh… you know… yeah…… The post e54. The Unbearable Whiteness of being Batman appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

On last week’s episode, Katya and Hannah shared the topics of their papers for this year’s upcoming PCA/ACA. Now it’s Wayne and Mav’s turn to do the same. As we… The post e53. PCA/ACA 2019 Preview: Comic Studies appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you’ve been listening to the show for a while, then you’ve no doubt heard us mention the PCA/ACA conference that all four of us are attending in a few… The post e52. PCA/ACA 2019 Preview: Game Studies appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

We’ve been talking a lot about subcultures on our last couple of episodes. And the terms comes up a lot on the internet — usually negatively — to refer to… The post e51. So What Is Subculture Anyway? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Somewhere along the line, when they were making the show The Big Bang Theory, someone said “hey, this guy is a geek. Put him in comic book T-shirts, and everyone… The post e50. Are You What You Wear? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Recently Steven Spielberg allegedly implored the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make it harder for films distributed primarily through streaming platforms to win Oscars. Or maybe he… The post e49. Cinema vs. Streaming appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

In the current age of Trump, we’ve noticed a peculiar trend. People yearning for the days of an earlier president… a great orator… a wise statesmen with decorum… a calming… The post e48. Political TV and Nostalgia appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It seems like it happens every day lately. Your favorite writer, comedian, singer, actor, sports star, politician or whatever suddenly hits the news because it turns out he’s a racist,… The post e47. Milkshake Ducks & Problematic Artists appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

(Note: This episode initially contained a corrupted audio file. It has been cleaned up and reuploaded. The current uploaded version should have better sound. Sorry for the inconvenience) As we… The post e46. Black Superheroes and Representation appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

This weekend is the Oscars and if you’re a movie junkie like Mav and Hannah, then in a way, this is kind of the Super Bowl of movies. And if… The post e45. Game of Oscars appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Happy Valentines Day! We thought we’d celebrate by exploring the most romantic of all pop culture genres… no… not RomComs… Monsters of course! Today, Wayne, Hannah and Mav are joined… The post e44. Young Monsters In Love appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Remember that one time in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows where Hermione and Harry had sexy? No? How about that one time in Star Wars where Luke and Leia… The post e43. Sexy Ships & Head Canon appeared first on The VoxPopcast .