On this week's episode we talk about #ThePitt which has quickly become one of the best shows on television... and what it's like to watch it from the city where it takes place. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2026/01/1...

On this week's episode of VoxPopcast we talk all about #StrangerThings... and yeah, we look as young as any of the rest of the kids on that show. voxpopcast.com/wp/2026/01/0...

It's the end of the year and so it's timer our annual "NOT a recap show". Where are the best things we missed of 2025! Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/12/2...

If you listen to our show it should be obvious we're going to talk about #WickedForGood. So yeah... this week we're talking Wicked For Good. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/11/2...

On this week's VoxPopcast we steal a new game from our friends over at the Protagonist Podcast. It's superfun so check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/11/0...

On this week's special epsiode, Mav interviews several of his students as they design video games for the annual University of Pittsburgh #Games4SocialImpact GameJam. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/10/1...

Weirdly enough we've been doing the show for over 7.5 years and done several episodes on comics, but never one explicitly on manga... at least til now. New episode is up, check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/10/0...

On this week's VoxPopcast we talk all about memes and art and words and images. As always a very fun conversation. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/09/2...

So we don't really want to talk about that guy, so instead this week we're talking about the concept of boycotts & what makes them effective and not. Interested in the history & culture of collective action? Then by all means check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/09/2...

On this week's show we talk about how theological lenses can be used to analyze prestige television. Come on, you have to be curious, right? Download and listen: voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/09/0...

The honest truth is, I didn't really know there were people who DIDN'T like Flash Gordon... I thought it was universally beloved. But it's worth talking about it. On the newest episode of VoxPopcast we discuss ... is it a bad movie? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/2...

We've been meaning to make an episode about #TheGildedAge for three years. So now was a good time to do it! Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/1...

On this week's episode we revisit the idea of "milkshake ducks" given today's revamped sociopolitical landscape. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/1...

On this weeks episode we step away from the summer box office to talk about Inverted Mysteries and what makes them so fascinating. It's a nice change of pace and we'd love your input so listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/08/0...

Obviously we talked about Fantastic Four on this week's show. Spoilers abound, but you should still check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/2...

For the past couple weeks, Monica has been bumming around Paris on a research trip. This seemed like a perfect chance to talk about the trope of studying abroad. We have a very interesting long ranging conversation so check it out and let us know your thougts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/2...

You're probably going to listen to a lot of podcasts talking about #Superman this week. But we promise you should start with ours. It's the smartest and most romantic. Really! Check it out and give us your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/1...

on this week's show we talk all about nostaligc content for grownups. From Andor to iCarly to Brady Bunch to X-men 97. We promise it all makes sense. Check it out and let us know what you think. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/07/0...

New VoxPocast is up where we talk all about sequels. It's like our prequel episode... but you know... later. Check it out! voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/3...

On this week's episode we talk about RomComs, but deconstructing the genre and their evolution and speaking to where it is today. Check it out and let us know what you think. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/2...

on this week's episode we talk all about retro and nostalgic technology. Were things better in the old days and if not why do we pretend they were in our stories? Check it out and let us know what you think. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/1...

Ever wondered if your understanding of cultural phenomena is based on fact or media influence? 🤔 On this week's show, we explore #StockholmSyndrome to discuss the influence of popculture on academia and vic versa. Listen and let us know your thougths! voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/0...

On this week's episode we talk all about "collecting" and how people assign value to the things they collect. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/06/0...

It's summer movie season and that means it's time for a preview episode. Join us as we talk about what we're looking forward to and dreading and why plus how the current movie slate reflects out culture. Listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/05/1...

On this week's show we are joined by the ... newly employment liberated @hibide.bsky.social and @tailboi.bsky.social of @technopoverty.bsky.social to talk about #FreeComicBookDay and #ThirdSpaces. It's a fun show so check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/05/1...

On this week's episode we let you into our actual PCA AfterParty with our VoxPopcast all stars. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/05/0...

This week's show gives you a chance to listen to our PCA presentations. Not quite being there, but still fun. AND as a bonus, we put a youtube video up of the presentations as well so you can see the slideshows voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/04/2... www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_UI... Like, Subscribe, Etc!

It took 367 episodes, but live from #PCA2025, all five hosts are together for the first time to lead a conference discussion on “Unpacking Mainstream Sexuality” voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/04/2... listen and give us your thoughts!

On this week's VoxPopcast we talked all about the Teen Sex Farce film and why they don't really make them anymore. Listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/04/1...

As we come closet to #PCAACA20225 we all got together to give a behind the scenes on our works in progress for the conference. Listen and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/04/0...

Every once in a while we like to dedicate an episode of VoxPopcast to reviewing a classic film. This week that movie is the 1999 version of #TheMummy. Listen as we talk about everything from who the real hero is to whether or not it's a bisexual awakening icon film. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/2...

Ever answer a question that you weren’t sure you even knew or not because you got it from a novel or a movie and you weren’t even 100% sure it was true or not. This week we talk about learning on our own from movies and libraries. Listen & let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/1...

On this week’s show we team up with the Protagonist Podcast to figure out what belongs on the Mount Rushmore of PopCulture. Listen and let us know if you agree. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/1...

On this week's VoxPopcast we talk about... ummm... stuff we maybe shouldn't? Is that a ringing endorsement or what? But anyway, listen as we talk about how media sells ideology. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/03/0...

So we want to record an episode tomorrow about the ways in which popular culture addresses (or runs away from addressing) hot button issues. Recent examples include Gaza in Marvel's Captain American IV and tranwgerdism in Pixar's Win Or Lose. Anyone have any thoughts? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/2...

It's one week til the Oscars so it's time for our annual preview show. Can you pick a better ballot than us? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/2...

On this week's special (just post) Valentines episode we talk about monsters in media that are used as metaphors for sexual awakenings. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/1...

On this week's episode we talk all about museums and how they are intrinsically tied up with colonialism and whether or not they are intrinsically ethical. It's an interesting discussion. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/1...

We have a fun new episode of X2Z Movies out today where Marie and Mav review Casablanca (which she has never seen). So check it out! youtu.be/MPKGk7N81SI voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/0...

On this week's episode we explore the concept of incidental genre. What happens when a piece of content is decidedly part of a genre but essentially ignores it? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/0...

So Social Media is a trashfire now... all of it... on this week's episode we ask,... The Great Social Media Sunset: Where Do We Go From Here? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/2...

If you're looking for something to do that isn't related to the US inauguration, then why not check out our newest episode where we talk all about Diamond Comics Distributors bankruptcy and the history of comics publishing. Good fascinating stuff so check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/2...

On this week's episode we talk all about why streaming seems to work better for TV than and all the ramifications thereof. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/1...

This may be our favorite podcast ep of the year. It's Box Office draft day! So check it out! voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/0...

As we close out the year, we want to take a look at a trend in recent film of exploring impossible moral choices and ponder what it says about our society. voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/12/3... Listen and let us know your thoughts.

The second episode of my our review spin-off podcast is up, wherein Mav and Marie debate the merits of Die Hard as a proper Christmas movie. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/12/2...

It's time for our annual VoxPopcast tradition. Analyzing this year's batch of Cheesy Christmas movies. Thanks to Gwen Tarbox, Sandy Eckard and Jessica FitzPatrick for joining @chrismaverick.bsky.social ,@hannahleerogers.bsky.social, and Monica this year. voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/12/2...

We're closing in on the end of the year, so it's time for out annual recap of Pop culture. Welcome to Things You Missed 2024! Listen and let us know your thoughts! voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/12/1...

On this week's episode, @hannahleerogers.bsky.social and @chrismaverick.bsky.social talk about the concept of holiday gift giving and why we do it, both traditionally and in the modern era. Check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/12/0...

Just out of curiosity... what is your process for Christmas/Holiday shopping? voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/12/0...