Thunder Pop
by Steven Presley, Steven Presley
The man who played internet Super Hero Captain Badass is back! Steven Presley is an Actor, writer, DJ and creator of the absurd, and now he is hosting a podcast about Pop Culture with a humorous out-of-the-box approach you will likely see everywhere else-- but what the heck give them a listen anyway. He and his panelists pull no punches unless they are trying to kiss someone's specific ass for their own gains.Steven Presley has been featured on Attack of the Show, Current TV, Tech TV SXSW Coverage and most recently a frequent Skype Correspondent on TMZ Live.
Episodes
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Ep 162: Was 2022 The Greatest Summer In Movie/TV History?
Season 7 Finale!!! With releases across streaming and theatrical that included two new Marvel series, two new Marvel Films, the return of Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the return of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Stranger Things season 4 and a brand new season of The Boys. So was this, in fact, the...
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Ep 161: Top Gun: Maverick Wins The Summer!!!
The phenomenon that is Top Gun: Maverick continues its breathtaking run as the Tom Cruise-starrer has surpassed the $600M mark at the international box office. This comes just days after it flew by $600M domestic. Now heading into its 8th weekend of global release, the Paramount/Skydance stunner...
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Ep 160: The Future Of Star Wars
Chris Cassidy from It's A Vase, and Geek News Now joins Steven Presley to dive into the future of Star Wars, what's upcoming for 2022-2024 and what will never happen.
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Ep 159: Kenobi Finale React
Jazz One and Steven Presley react to Obi Wan Kenobi season 1 and look ahead to up coming Star Wars.
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Thunder Pop Special: Live From Co-Production House!
Tasked with producing the first-ever live-action television series in the history of Star Wars, The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau set out to find a way to fit one of the biggest theatrical franchises of all time into the tight constraints of a TV production. In the process, they discovered a...
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TP Extra: Multiverse of Madness React
Jazz One and Steven Presley react to Multiverse Of Madness and what the ending means for the future of the MCU!
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TP Extra: Multiverse Of Madness Preview
Predictions and other preview chaos related to Multiverse Of Madness. Geek News Now resident MCU expert Chris Cassidy jumps in with Steven Presley to create a Multiverse Of Randomness!!
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TP Extra: Special Guest Joe O'Connell Producer/director of RONDO AND BOB
Our special guest has 12 combined years as a film industry columnist for the Dallas Morning News, Austin Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman which led him to produce/write/direct the documentary films Danger God and Rondo and Bob, both examinations of B-movie icons.
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TP Extra: Kenobi Theories and Predictions!
With the return of Ewan Mcgregors Obi-Wan Kenobi to live-action Star Wars, only a month and a half away, we react to the trailer and dive into theories and predictions. A relaxed, fun Sunday afternoon edition of TP Extra!
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Ep 158: The Batman React
King Julien takes over the Thunder Pop show with podcast producer and host Julien Owens of the King Julien podcast. Along with Steven Presley, we react to Matt Reeve's new offering, The Batman. Is it a masterpiece or a copy and paste of The Dark Knight or some of both?
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Ep 157: Peacemaker Season 1 React
It's a Geek News Now take over of the Thunder Pop show with MCU Mondays host Chris Cassidy, and of the same show, Debi Barton, join me to break down the new darling of the DCEU Peacemaker. Is this breakout hit the new anchor of that universe? Can James Gunn write his check at this point in...
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Ep 156: Boba Fett Finale React
Warning spoilers for Book Of Boba Fett Finale. One hour plus of reaction to this blockbuster Disney Plus series. Ones up for Jazz One as he joins Steven Presley for their reactions to Book Of Boba Fett Chapters 1-7.
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Ep 155: Cobra Kai 4 React(Spoiler Alert!)
Warning spoilers for Cobra Kai season 4. One hour plus of reaction to this blockbuster Netflix series. Youtube sensation Matt Wilkins of the Star Wars: Expanded Universe channel joins Steven Presley to react to the explosive season 4 of Cobra Kai.
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Ep 154: A Very Belated Year In Review(2021 Recap)
One hour of instant recap to the year that was 2021 and other pop culture banter. Steven Presley and Neighbor Bob riff on the year that was 2021 in our annual recap that we call Very Belated Year In Review. It gets no holds barred really quickly in this episode!
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EP 153: Boba Fett ep 1 and Hawkeye React
Warning spoilers for Book of Boba Fett episode 1 and Hawkeye series. One hour of instant reaction and other pop culture banter.
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TP Extra: NWH React
Chris Cassidy from GNN and It's a Vase, and Steven Presley reacts to Spiderman No Way Home. Spoilers after about 5 minutes into the show.
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TP Extra: 5 Questions We Hope Are Answered In The Dune Sequel
Dune: 5 Questions We Hope Are Answered In The Sequel
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TP Extra: Disney Plus News and No Way Home Talk
After a nice break, we are back for this season 7 premiere to talk all the big news from Disney Plus Day announcements and the latest Spiderman No Way Home news!
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EP 152: When Fandom Loses One Of It's Best: Johnny Lightfoot RIP
Season Finale! In an emotional broadcast, Julien Owens of Matinee Talk and the King Julien podcast, Paige Bockhorn and Drake The Cat, join Steven Presley to pay tribute to the fandom life of one of its best Johnny Lightfoot. Johnny was a key contributor at Thunder Pop TV for over six years. He…
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EP 151: Kathleen Kennedy Saved Jurassic Park
Love her or hate her for her work as the leader of Star Wars Lucasfilm, she has been highly respected for decades by insiders in the movie industry with her work alongside Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas. But who knew that her hard work on film sets like Jurassic Park was on a level of such...
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TP Extra: Lindley Key Interview(Little Lottie Cosplay)
Steven Presley has an exclusive with TikTok star Lindley Key aka Little Lottie Cosplay. She's the content creator that brought you that special viral video with actor Brendan Fraser where The cosplay star, who was dressed as Evelyn in the meet-and-greet, told The Mummy star, "The internet is so...
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EP 34: Prelude to Axanar (Interview with Director Christian Gossett)
This upload is a special moment in our show's history. It was thought to be a lost episode due to a snafu; we believed this interview with Prelude To Axanar director Christian Gossett to be gone forever. However, it resurfaced miraculously just a few days after the late great Johnny Lightfoot...
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EP 150: Bad Batch Finale & What If...? Premiere React
YouTube sensation Chris Cassidy of Geek News Now and It's A Vase Productions, and Steven Presley react to Star Wars The Bad Batch finale and the What If...? premiere on Disney plus. Has Dave Filoni done it again with Bad Batch? Does it live up to Clone Wars and Mandalorian on the Star Wars scale?...
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TP Extra: Movies That Made Us 2 & Suicide Squad 2 React
Jazz One and Steven Presley react to Netflix's Movies That Made Us season 2 and DCEU's Suicide Squad soft reboot directed by James Gunn(GOTG). Follow Us Here👇 https://linktr.ee/ThunderPop
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TP Extra: Top 5 Horror Films Of All-Time
World-renowned Melbourne, Australia filmmaker David Black discusses his Top 5 Favorite Horror Films of all-time with Thunder Pop host Steven Presley. We even experience weird occurrences in the process of creating this segment! But be sure to stay until the end for the wackiness! Follow Us Here👇...
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EP 149: MCU Phase 4 Theories
Geek News Now key contributor Chris Cassidy joins Steven Presley to dive into all those interweb theories floating around related to phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We know that chaos ensued in that Loki finale, and there is a lot of sorting out to do! Follow Us Here👇...
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TP Extra: Loki Season 1 Ep 5 Reacts
Jazz One and Steven Presley react to Episode 5 of Marvel's Loki and look ahead to next week's explosive finale! This week we are reacting to the fifth episode of Marvel's Loki. If you have seen this episode we would love your thoughts in the comments on our channel. Do you think that the...
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TP Extra: Loki React EP 1-3
With its second and third episodes, Loki’s meta-narrative became more defined, as did its namesake character’s goal. Hiddleston’s Loki wants to change his story, and to do that, he needs to either trick or forces the Time-Keepers into allowing that to happen. So we see him start to wheedle Owen...
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EP 148: Streaming Wars 2021
If 2020 proved anything, it’s just how much people value their streaming services when most other versions of entertainment—theatres, concerts, comedy clubs—are shuttered. With people stuck at home, Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Apple TV+ got millions of new subscribers. In the worst…
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EP 147: Invincible Season 2 Predictions
Is 'Invincible' the best superhero series of the year? Or is it the best series period? For those of you who don't know, Invincible is an animated, adult superhero series that follows a high schooler named Mark Grayson as he adapts to his newfound powers and the world of superheroes around him....
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TP Extra: Star Wars Day and The Bad Batch React
It's the 2021 edition of our annual May the Fourth Be With You show! Jazz One and Steven Presley react to the premiere episode of The Bad Batch. Yes, Dave Filoni is always going to Filoni and that's not a bad thing. Also Star Wars trivia, 5 things you never knew about Star Wars and is this IP…
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EP 146: Mortal Kombat React
Two principal contributors from Geek News Now- Kat Holler and Cam Fischer of Cam In Focus join Steven Presley to deep dive into the Mortal Kombat reboot. Did it live up to the hopes and dreams of 90's kids everywhere? We look forward to the round table discussion. Follow Us Here👇...
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EP 145: TFATWS Finale React
Jazz One and Steven Presley give their final reactions to the 6 episode The Falcon And The Winter Soldier. Did it beat Wandavision for best MCU streaming series? Or leave us feeling rushed through too many plot points at the end? What's the 411?
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TP Extra: The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Season Finale Theories
Chris Cassidy of Geek News Now joins Steven Presley to pontificate as many TFATWS theories as they can conjure up in a 45 minute to one-hour show. How wild can it get?? Are you ready for that The Falcon And The Winter Soldier finale?!
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EP 144: Special Guest Chris Trew (Father of Air Sex!)
Special guest Chris Trew is a comedy person based in New Orleans, where he helped “start a comedy scene from scratch” (Vulture). He's performed in over 60 comedy and music festivals across North America and has been seen on NBA.com, Comedy Central, and GQ Magazine. Oh, and he's the father of the...
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TP Extra: The Falcon And The Winter Soldier and Godzilla vs. King Kong React
As the MCU continues to elevate Disney Plus through the pandemic we react to the first 3 episodes of Falcon and Winter Soldier. Meanwhile, at the gradually re-opening box office, Godzilla vs. King Kong is the first thing resembling a bonafide smash hit Movie Theaters have seen since February of...
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TP Extra: Did Zack Snyder re-open the portal to the Snyder-verse??
Chris Cassidy of Geek News Now joins Steven Presley to discuss The Snyder Cut. Here is some of the latest following its release. According to new data, Zack Snyder’s Justice League beat out The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in opening ratings. The two superhero stories, which launched…
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EP 143: WandaVision Finale
Breaking Down All WANDAVISION’s season. A full-scale reaction to the entire season and a look ahead to the upcoming Marvel movies and phase 4. Also, we mourn the death of our favorite Canadian sitcom. No not Schitt's Creek the unexpected cancellation of Kim's Convenience. WTF?? Stop canceling…
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Ep 142: Coming 2 America Reaction Show
Warning Spoilers!!! 33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda! When Eddie Murphy made the original “Coming to America,” he was, almost indisputably, the funniest man in America. By the way, in 2021 he still not doing too bad coming on the heels of his first Emmy win for hosting...
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Ep 141: Justin Kirchhoff- Award-winning director
Returning guest Justin Kirchhoff is an award-winning director and director of photography whose been shooting broadcast, commercial and corporate spots professionally for over a decade. Clients include HBO, Logitech, Verizon Wireless, A+ Federal Credit Union, Sweetwater Living, Grooveshark, LHP...
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Ep 140: Kenyon Salo - The "James Bond Of Motivational Speaking"
Special Guest: Kenyon Salo is one of the top keynote speakers and trainers in the fields of inspiration, leadership, and adventure. He's also a real-life action star! One of only five members on the Denver Broncos Thunderstorm Skydive Team, he is seen each week during game season flying into the...
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Ep 139: Super Bowl Special 2021
We break down our favourite Super Bowl commercials of the past and present. Also some of the most ridiculous and entertaining half-time shows. But not before we dive into that shocking episode 5 of WandaVision. And then all of our usual tropes like Agree or Disagree and Thoughts and Advice.
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EP 138: Reaction To WandaVision pt1
After arriving in a cloud of the unknown, the world of WandaVision is rapidly coming into focus. Last week’s two-parter introduced us to the black-and-white tv fantasy that the Scarlet Witch and Vision have made their home, but it did so with little context to puzzle together the grander picture....
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EP 137: Cobra Kai Season 3 Reactions (Warning Spoilers!!!)
Warning Spoilers!!! Season 3 begins where Season 2 left off: Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) is in a coma at the hospital having been beaten up by Robby (Tanner Buchanan) at school, Johnny's former sensei Kreese (Martin Kove) has taken back the Cobra Kai dojo as his own, and Johnny (William Zabka) —…
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EP 136: A Very Terrible Year In Review
'Bob the Neighbor' returns along with Steven Presley to look back at the sh*t show that was 2020. This show will feature R rated expletives. Bring your own beverage.
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EP 135: Elf vs. A Christmas Story
Kevin Armstrong of the Movie Battle podcast joins Steven Presley to deliver a sampling of what Kevin does best. Movie battles!! We will pit these two great Holiday classics against each other in a no holds barred cinematic face-off. Elf vs. Christmas Story. Who are you taking?
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EP 134: HBO Max Streaming All The Movies
Admidst a microphone issue by his own doing Steven Presley welcomes Chris Cassidy of Geek News Now to discuss Disney Investor day announcements and the plans at HBO Max to direct to stream their entire 2021 slate of movies silmutaneously while still screening in available Movie Theaters. Also…
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EP #133: The Best Of Netflix 2020
Netflix and Quarantine! Laura Bennett of Music, Medicine, and Machines joins Steven Presley to discuss Netflix's Best Of Streaming 2020. By the way, 2020 sucks so we stayed home socially distanced and quarantined and also watched a lot of Netflix. Some of the selected favorites include Unsolved...
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EP #132: Mandalorian Season 2 Theories
Jazz One joins Steven Presley to discuss theories on season 2 of Mandalorian through the first 2 episodes. Also in Reviewing The Trailer the Nick Fury tv movie starring David Hasselhoff. Yes, David Hasselhoff as Nick Fury!
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TP Extra: Reviewing The Trailer (Knock Knock)
Jazz One and Steven Presley riff on the Knock Knock movie trailer with Keanu Reeves. What in the world is going on with this movie?? Is it a troll job? Porn Hub reject? We dissect this train wreck.
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About this show
The man who played internet Super Hero Captain Badass is back! Steven Presley is an Actor, writer, DJ and creator of the absurd, and now he is hosting a podcast about Pop Culture with a humorous out-of-the-box approach you will likely see everywhere else-- but what the heck give them a listen anyway. He and his panelists pull no punches unless they are trying to kiss someone's specific ass for their own gains.Steven Presley has been featured on Attack of the Show, Current TV, Tech TV SXSW Coverage and most recently a frequent Skype Correspondent on TMZ Live.
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