All Episodes

e444. Space Capitalism: The Final Economy

e443. Revisiting Hillman: Bridging the Generations of A Different World

e442. Is Classic TV Dead? The Evolution of Viewing in the Streaming Age

e441. In Blackest Night: a Deep Dive into the World of Lanterns

e440. The Dark Internet: Navigating the Algorithm and the Dark Web of Public Opinion

e439. Legal Dramas and Pop Culture: Unpacking Courtroom Fantasies

e438. Vertical MicroDramas: Fad or the Dawning of a New Age?

e437. In Brightest Day: The History and Popularity of Green Lantern

e436. Robotic Dreams and Digital Nightmares: Is A.I the Monster… or the Mirror?

e435. Zines! Where Art Meets Activism

e434. History is History!

e433. Spider-Man: Masks, Myths, and Media

e432. The Odyssey and Greek Myth: The Enduring Legacy of Ancient Classics

e431. Henchmen, Heavies, Minions & Muscle: Narrative Dynamics of the Hired Goon

e430. Tyrant: Dinosaurs and the Evolution of Indie Comics

e429. Out of this World: Alien Archetypes in Pop Culture

e428. The Supergirl Legacy: The Evolution of the Maid of Might

e427. From He-Man to Toy Story: Nostalgia’s Role in 2020s Entertainment

e426. Narrative & Technology (& Narrative) Syllabus Special

e425. Chrises vs Women Over 60! Media Literacy and Aging in Hollywood

e424. Exploring Eurovision: A Look at the World’s Greatest Stage Spectacle

e423. Father Knows Less: Unpacking Bad Dad Stereotypes in Film

e422. Anatomy of a Heist: More Than Just Stealing

e421. Here Comes the Bride! Feminism and Frankenstein

e420. 2026 Summer Movie Preview

e419. PCA 2026 After Dark: From Atlanta, GA

e418. PCA Roundtable: Enjoying the Art of Immoral Artists: An Ethical and Aesthetic Dilemma

e417. Doomscrolling and Redemption: The Evolution of Faces of Death

e416. All the Cinderellas: an Exploration of Trope and Transformation

e415. Beyond the Final Frontier: Star Trek’s Influence on Culture & Fandom

e414. Strings Attached: Puppetry, from Marionettes to AI

e413. Teen Beach Movie Revisited: a Conversation with the Screenwriter

e412. The 2026 Oscars Prediction Special

e411. Is The Cannonball Run a Bad Movie? (Ok, we know it is… but does it have to be?)

e410. Teen Beach Movie: Metaphor, Methodology, Memories, and Millennials vs. GenZ

e409. Tommy Westphall’s Snowglobe: Exploring Fiction’s Largest Shared Universe

e408. Wonder Woman: Boundaries, Bondage, and Breakthroughs

GroundPod Day 2026! Happy Groundhog Day!

e407. Oscar Sneak Preview: Breaking Down the Nominations From Snubs to Surprises

e406. So, We Live in the Pitt and Here is What We Think of It…

e405. Fantasy Box Office Draft 2026

e404. Stranger Endings: Breaking Down the End of Stranger Things

e403. Things You Missed 2025

e402. Cheesy Christmas Movies 2025

e401. F-M-K!

e400. 400 Episodes?!?! Holy $#!†!

e399. The Show Must Go On! Navigating Main Character Exits and Recasts

e398. Of Course We’re Talking About Wicked For Good

e397. All the Frankensteins! (like all the Draculas… but with Frankenstein)

e396. Games, Education, & Collaboration: The Role of Play in Learning and Connection

e395. Stealing the Fives – Repost to fix error

e395. Stealing the Fives (with permission of course)

e394. Spirits and Spectacles: The World of Haunted Houses

e393. Eerie Elders: The Horror of Growing Old

e392. Games4SocialImpact 2025

e391. Manga-101: Why is Manga?

e390. La Mort de le Mèmer? How memes make meaning

e389. Boycotts and their Cultural Impact

e388. 2025 Summer Catch Up! Was that it?

e387. TV is Our Religion: The Theological Lens of Peak Television

e386. Unpacking Long-Running TV: From Sitcoms to Soap Operas

e385. Is Flash Gordon a Bad Movie?

e384. From Vanderbilt Glam to Oscar’s Shades: The Gilded Age Deep Dive

e383. Revisiting Milkshake Ducks

e382. How Catch ’em? Exploring the Inverted Mystery

e381. It’s Clobberin’ Time! Fantastic Four’s Impact on the Summer of Superheroes

e380. Monica in Paris: The Tropes of Study Abroad

e379. and now… Superman

e378. For Mature Audiences Only: When Nostalgia Grows Up

e377. The Art of the Sequel: Continuity vs. Creativity vs. Capitalism

e376. Deconstructing RomComs: Genre, Trope and Capitalism

e375. Floppy Disks and Fast Cars: Technological Nostalgia in Media

e374. The Accuracy Dilemma: Balancing Fact and Fiction in Pop Culture

e373. Collecting Value. Understanding Valuation in Popular Culture

e372. MCU 2025: Exploring the Current Marvel Cinematic Landscape

e371. Retro Revivals and Cinematic Sequels: Summer 2025 Preview

e370. Free Comic Book Day and Geek Third Spaces

e369. PCA 2025: The After Show

e368. PCA 2025: The Presentations!

e367. Live from PCA 2025: Unpacking Mainstream Sexuality

e366. What Ever Happened to the Teen Sex Farce?

e365. Works in Progress: PCA2025

e364. From the Theatre to the Stream: The Future of Indie Films

e363. Is The Mummy a Bad Movie?

e362. Learning in the Stacks: Libraries & Learning from Pop Culture

e361. Carving Pop Culture Mount Rushmore (Simulcast w/ the Protagonist Podcast)

e360. Selling Woke: Navigating Complexities of Capitalism and Media Bias

e359. 2025 Oscar Preview

e358. Monster Crushes: Infatuation with the Unknown

X2Z Movies e7. Nimona

e357. The Museum Dilemma: Ownership, Ethics, and Colonialism

X2Z Movies e6. Casablanca

e356. Incidental Genre: Unpacking the Unexpected

GroundPod Day 2025! Happy Groundhog Day!

X2Z Movies e5. Return to Oz

e355. The Great Social Media Sunset: Where Do We Go From Here?

e354. Diamonds Aren’t Forever: The Rise and Fall of Comics Distribution

e353. Prestige TV vs. Streaming Movies

X2Z Movies e2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

e352. The 2025 Box Office Fantasy Draft