Episodes

If one of the the primary functions of books and movies is to help us escape from the adversity of day to day life, then why do we have so… The post e333. Twisters, Titanics, & Terror: Deconstructing Disaster Narratives appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

So here’s a weird question for you… in a TV show like Batman, do the regular people know the phrase “dynamic duo?” In the movie Amazing Spider-Man Peter Parker uses… The post e332. The 4th Wall Bounce: The Reflexivity of Media and Culture appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

We’re quickly running out of summer and as we do the new school year is even more quickly approaching. That means, for those of us who teach classes… or who… The post e331. Understanding the Syllabus: Learning Frameworks and Inclusive Practices appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

If you’re a fan of geek media, you likely noticed two important things from Marvel Studios last week. One was the long-awaited release of Deadpool & Wolverine. The second was… The post e330. The Immortal Legacy: Aging Actors and Endless Franchises appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s been a hell of a week. Ok, let’s face it… it’s been a hell of a summer. This is a pop culture show and so we try to stay… The post e329. Biographies, Blockbusters, And Biden! What a Week! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s been a weird week of American politics. And we can’t really keep up. Yeah, we know something big happened this week (the whole shakeup of the democratic nomination) but… The post e328. What’s the Deal with Presidential Assassinations? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Recently an 18year old college student who calls herself alisha not alihsha posted a vlog where she argues in favor of what she calls “being a hater” in her video… The post e327. Decoding Literary Criticism: From BookTok to Shakespeare appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Every once in a while we like to do something really different on the show. This is one of those times. Since the team is all on vacation in various… The post e326. From Mr. Ed to the Minions: Pop Culture Across Generations appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

One of the best parts about being an academic is that you “get summers off.” One of the worst parts of being an academic is “your off days are just… The post e325. So You Have To Write a Prospectus? Now What Is It, Exactly? (and can an ointment clear it up?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s that time again… we’ve had another year of Bridgerton and of course we had to analyze it. Think about it, it’s a show about British regency society. In some… The post e324. Unpacking Bridgerton Season 3: Penelope, Queerness, and Fandom Reactions appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

So how about that Barbie? No, not THAT Barbie… we did a show on the movie last year. No, what we want to talk about is enduring legacy of the… The post e323. The Complex Legacy of Barbie: Gender, Fashion & Identity appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s somehow been five years since Disney’s acquisition of Fox and the impending promise therein of having the X-men added into the MCU. While we have … let’s just say… The post e322. 4 Killer Out-of-the-Box X-men Movie Pitches for the MCU appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

A couple weeks ago, Apple Music released their list of the 100 Best Albums of all time. This isn’t really new. People do it all the time. In fact, Rolling… The post e321. The All-Time Best All-Time Best Albums List of All Time appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

What do you do if you’re in couple that was designed on an 80s sitcom so you have extremely traditional gender roles of a feminine partner who loves lovey dovey… The post e320. Adrenaline and Affection: Exploring the Action Romance Genre appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

There’s an argument that the current wave of superhero dominated content that pervades popular media doesn’t begin with the MCU but with X-men the Animated Series, a cartoon that ran… The post e319. X-men ’97 Revisited: Superheroes, Sacrifices, & Saturday Mornings appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

(Note from Mav. This is an episode about A.I. and Academic writing… so I decided to just let Descript‘s A.I. take a stab at writing the show notes all by… The post e318. A.I. in Academia: Balancing Technology and Traditional Learning appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Sometimes when the world is on fire, you just want to watch a dumb feel good sports movie. Right now the world is on fire, so we thought maybe we’d… The post e317: From Field to Frame: Life Lessons from Sports Movies appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s been four years since movies shut down for the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. It’s probably been too long to say we’re still “rebuilding” the box office. We… The post e316. 2024 Summer Movie Season appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

So did you know there was a new remake of The Crow coming out? If you did then chances are, at least according to the internet, that you’re probably outraged… The post e315. Revisiting Classics: The Delicate Art of Remakes and Adaptations appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

On this week’s show, all five co-hosts are online to celebrate six years of producing a weekly pseudo academic roundtable of pop culture analysis with drinking and swearing. It isn’t… The post e314. Fashion, Furniture, and Furballs — Six Years of VoxPopcast appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

On this week’s special epsiode we take one last look at this year’s Popular Culture Association conference in Chicago with a look at papers from one of the panels in… The post e313. PCA2024: Adapting X-Men appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Six years ago, this show was birthed out of the aftermath of PCA2018, the annual conference for the Popular Culture Association. As is tradition, we’ve once again returned there. PCA2024… The post e312. PCA2024: The AfterParty appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Have you ever done that thing where you hear a song that’s a cover of another song you like, only to find out later that you have it backwards and… The post e311. From Original to Ovation: Tracing the Threads of Musical Covers appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

We did a couple of shows in the lead up to the Academy Awards last week. You’ve heard us talk about why the Oscars still exist and what function they… The post e310. The Biggest Oscar Upsets and Travesties appeared first on The VoxPopcast.