The PolitiPop Podcast
by Mike Booch
The Podcast where we take your favorite pop culture media and discuss the social and political themes within. A variety of different hosts from different backgrounds and beliefs discuss their takes on books, shows, movies, music and anything else that has lines to read between.
Episodes
-
Mad Max: Fury Road
Strap into your makeshift apocalypse hot rod and get ready to ride shiny chrome on the Fury Road into the Gates of VALHALLA!!! WITNESS us talk about the Fury Road film/graphic novels and their commentary on capitalism, feminism, and masculinity!! If you like it, tell your fellow warboys! Listen…
more -
Episode 27: V for Vendetta
Verily, you victimized visage of the vox populi, please do give this here casting of pods a listen! Ty and Booch wax un-poetically about V for Vendetta! The comic was written in 1982, the film adapted in 2005, and it still holds relevance today in 2020! Get your Guy Fawkes masks on, find a dagger...
-
Episode 26: Housekeeping- Election 2020, Portland, and more!
Ty and Booch decide to take is easy this week and talk about current events instead of a movie or show. PLOT TWIST: We get heated talking about the state of our union, but also talk about what we've been doing to distract ourselves from this Capitalist Dystopia. Next time, we review V for…
more -
Episode 25: Lord of the Rings Part II
Our epic journey through these epic films continues as we unpack some of our own baggage and delve into the representations of masculinity in the LOTR trilogy. We have poems, tears, and laughs! Find and listen to our amazing guest Frankie Soto using the links below: http://frankiesotopoetry.com/...
-
Episode 24: Lord of the Rings Part I
Our Fellowship grows as Poet and Warrior Wordsmith Frankie Soto joins us to unpack the Lord of the Rings Trilogy's depiction of masculinity! Grab your mithril mail, your shiny swords, and your tissues because this episode is very emotional, full of daddy issues, and one of our favorites! Find and...
-
Episode 23: The Halo Franchise, Part II
Mike and Ty continue their conversation with Army Vet Pope, trying to correlate the Halo games to our real life military industrial complex! Starting where we left off with Halo Reach, Halo 4, and even a little bit of Halo 5. Thanks for listening and stay tuned for our Lord of the Rings...
-
Episode 22: The Halo Franchise Part I
Dust off that Xbox controller and get some singing monks because we're riding the nostalgia train through the Halo franchise!! Games, Books, Movies, shows, anime, toys, you name it and Halo has a place in it. Mike and Ty are joined by an old friend from Xbox live to discuss the sci-fi war game…
more -
Episode 21: Okja Part II
The second part of our Okja (2017) deep dive is here! Listen as we finish reviewing the film and answer questions from our listeners!! Happy Cow App Is It Vegan Scanner App Animal Kingdom by Prince No Beef by DISL Automatic https://open.spotify.com/album/0zLMgdRmUgswCvYILAfhTp...
-
Episode 20: Okja Part I
The first part of our deep dive into Okja (2017) Listen as Mike and Ty discuss their stories about going vegan, and related the concept to this film. Get ready to fall in love with this fictional super pig and have your heart ripped out all in one movie! Tune in next week for Part II! Happy Cow…
more -
Episode 19: Housekeeping- Black Lives Matter, Protests, Election 2020 Part 2
The second part of our discussion about Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, Covid-19, Election 2020, and MORE! Part 2 of 2, both of which will be released today. Listen to us and rate/review on Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, or Google Podcasts Find us on twitter @PolitiPopPod Find us on Instagram...
-
Episode 17- Batman: Last Knight on Earth Pt. II
Picking up from Lex's debate with Superman, we continue and finish our review of Batman: Last Knight on Earth! Find your favorite disembodied comedian and enjoy as we finish reviewing one of our favorite Batman stories of all time! Batman: Last Knight on Earth Purchase Here Listen to us and...
-
Episode 16- Batman: Last Knight on Earth Pt. I
Part One of our Batman: Last Knight on Earth Review. Ty becomes an official Co-Host, we discuss lock-down protests, our first satire episode, and more! So in a world where sanity is rare, grab your straight jacket Batman Uniform, and strap in for some fanboy love! Batman: Last Knight on Earth...
-
Episode 14: Black Panther
Evacuate the city! Engage all defenses! ...And get yourself some headphones! This week we’re releasing a never-before-listened-to episode from the vault: Black Panther! Released in 2018, the MCU film was the first major Marvel movie to have a person of color as the lead and a majority-Black cast....
-
Episode 13: Snowpiercer
In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges... So all aboard! Make sure your ticket is ready to be punched and hope you're not a Tail-Ender, as Mike...
-
Episode 12: The Platform
A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. One only food platform and two minutes per day to feed from up to down. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole. Listen as our hosts Mike and Ty descend into this movie level by level and relate it to our current social and…
more -
Episode 11: Parasite
In this triumphant return, Spider-Man Homecoming Co-Host Ty comes back to help Mike read between the lines of Best Picture Oscar winner: Parasite. This Korean film about class struggle is more relevant now than ever in the time of Covid-19 as many myths about class and income have been busted by...
-
Episode 10 The Psychology of Batman ft. Mind Waves Talk
Grab a comfy pillow, sit on a comfy couch, and put on your cape and cowl. It's time to let all of the emotions out. A special collaboratory episode between The PolitiPop Podcast's own Mike Booch and Mind Waves Talk's Antonia Little. We take the lore of the Dark Knight Detective and discuss his...
-
Episode 9 The Oz Effect
A long overdue episode of the PolitiPop Podcast makes its debut! Dan Jurgens, Ryan Sook, and Viktor Bogdanovic take us into one of the most "woke" Action Comics arcs in recent history! In a world suffering from war, pollution, xenophobia and mob-mentality, Superman must find a way to fight it...
-
Episode 7 Spider-Man Homecoming Review
In this episode my buddy Ty and I review what many consider to be the best Spider-Man film of all time! Is this Spider-Man too different for some people's tastes? Is the cast diverse enough? Is Tom Holland the perfect Peter Parker?! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! Do you agree…
more -
Episode 6 Batman v Superman: Dawn of the War on Terror, Part III
The final installment is here! Joe and I delve into the 3rd parties of this story and analyze what they represent! Take a listen as we discuss Doomsday, Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman, and whether or not humanity has any hope for the future or not! Do you agree with us? Do you think we're full of it?…
more -
Episode 5 Batman v Superman: Dawn of the War on Terror, Part II
Squeeze into your bulky armor suit, grab an overpowered but emotionally vulnerable alien and get ready to rumble in Part 2 of our analysis of Batman v Superman and it's correlations to the War on Terror! My colleague known only as Joe and I continue our journey of politics, philosophy and MORE...
-
Episode 3 Occupy Avengers Issues 1 & 2
I host a solo episode in which I discuss the first two issues of Marvel Comics' Occupy Avengers by David Walker and Carlos Pacheco and its correlations to DAPL, Flint Water Crisis and diverse narratives in pop culture media. I also ramble about my love for comic books, my facebook faux-activism,...
-
Episode 2 Giant-Sized Dave Chappelle SNL Monologue Part 1.5
The stunning conclusion to the PolitiPop Podcast's 1st GIANT SIZED Episode! Listen as we continue to break down Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue with some digressions in the middle possibly due to inebriation. We discuss the weight of the U.S presidency, diplomacy, blind followers, limits to free...
-
Episode 1 Giant-Sized Dave Chappelle SNL Monologue Part 1
Part One of the PolitiPop Podcast FIRST episode! We break down Dave Chappelle's monologue as he makes his triumphant return and hosts SNL the week of Trump's election. We also introduce the host(s)of the podcast and the whole reason the podcast exists! Feel free to reach out to us at...
About this show
The Podcast where we take your favorite pop culture media and discuss the social and political themes within. A variety of different hosts from different backgrounds and beliefs discuss their takes on books, shows, movies, music and anything else that has lines to read between.
Hosted by
Mike Booch