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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.

You know that movie where the hero loses someone he loves to an act of senseless violence and so he embarks on a path of carnage and destruction to gain… The post e309. The Human Kaiju: Translating the Unstoppable Monster To Human Scale appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s hard to believe it, but it’s been exactly a year since our last Oscar show. It’s kind of funny how that works out! Years being annual and all of… The post e308. 2024 Oscars Predictions! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It seems silly to ask if you’ve seen Madame Web. We can see the box office returns and we know that you probably didn’t. BUT, if you’re listening to our… The post e307. Madame Web, Morbius, and Movies of Obligation appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Last year, almost as if by accident, somehow the surprise hit of cinema was a relatively low budget Godzilla movie. The film, Godzilla Minus One, literally came out of nowhere.… The post e306. Kaiju Kachoo: From Gojira to Godzilla Minus One appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Have you seen that new Dark Academia show about the mysterious elite school for special kids where there’s the one kid who doesn’t seem to belong even amongst the other… The post e305. Dark Academia: a Deep Dive into Murder, Mystery & Midterms appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Last week the Oscar nominations came out and if you were hanging around the internet, you might have heard one story in particular… Barbie was snubbed. Everyone was talking about… The post e304. Barbie, the Oscars & Leavisism (What’s That Now?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! It’s Groundhog Day, and you know what that means! It’s the return of your… The post GroundPod Day 2024! Happy Groundhog Day! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It could be argued that the pop culture that you absorb makes you who you are. That’s certainly true of the hosts of this show. After all, it’s a show… The post e303. Our Lives in Pop Culture appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

We’ve done shows on AI before and our feelings on how it is being used in art and creative endeavors. We’ve tried to not just be reactionary and alarmist about… The post e302. So, A.I. George Carlin… WHY?!?!? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s no surprise that the US movie box office hit something of a slump last year. With few exceptions (ahem #Barbenheimer) most tried and true tentpole blockbusters underperformed (perhaps not… The post e301. Is Saltburn A Good Movie? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Somehow we’ve been making this show for 300 episodes! We can’t believe it either! And what better way to celebrate that than doing one of our very favorite regular episodes?… The post e300. The 2024 Box Office Draft appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Happy New Year! If you listen to podcasts which you must if you’re listening to this, then you probably know by now that they way people end a year in… The post e299. Things You Missed in 2023! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Merry Christmas from VoxPopcast. The thing is, we’ve been doing Christmas special episodes for the last couple weeks already. And we figure you probably have a Christmas episode or twelve… The post e298. Why Does Everyone Hate Mary Sues? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Every year around Christmas we do a special that talks about the latest offerings in a weird little emergent pop culture niche. The Cheesy Christmas Movie. Of course this year,… The post e297. Cheesy Christmas Movies Five! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Do you have a Christmas Tree? If you do then chances are, even without thinking about it, you have taken a side in the great Christmas tree debate. You have… The post e296. The Great Christmas Tree Debate appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

An ongoing concern in the geekosphere world these days is the worry that “superhero fatigue” is setting in and the bubble is bursting. But the funny thing is, if you… The post e295. Superhero Fatigue & The Illusion of Change appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s Black Friday week. There’s simply no way you don’t know that. Even if you’re not from the United States, where we just had Thanksgiving, if you’re on the Internet… The post e294. Black Friday and Toy Riots! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

(Note: Previously a corrupted version of the audio of this file was uploaded. This was due to a mistake in the mix that has now been corrected to the best… The post e293. Soundtracks, Scores & Race in the Superhero Film appeared first on The VoxPopcast.