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KA-POW! The Pop Cultured Podcast

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395 episodes   Last Updated: Aug 08, 23
A lively discussion about comics, television, film and everything else making waves this week inside fan culture.

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We're in the endgame now!  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has finally reached the very top of our countdown of every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Returning guests Jesse Starcher from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Coach Mayor Jared Lowe help us celebrate our Top Five entries and the Marvel experiment as a whole here in part four... (or part two of part three?) Length - 01:53:50 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)
We crack into the Top Ten in our ranking of each and every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! In part three, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast and our returning guests Jesse Starcher from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Coach Mayor Jared Lowe reveal our choices for picks #11 through #6 as we approach the very best of the superhero genre and some of our favorite flicks of all time. Length - 01:25:39 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)
Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's ranking of every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues!  This second episode covers our choices for picks #21 through #12, and features guests Jesse Starcher from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Coach Mayor Jared Lowe to help take some of the blame as the decisions become much more difficult. Length - 01:56:08 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)
We think this is an episode.  It has all the hallmarks of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast.  We review some recent big movies.  We catch up on some television.  Jesse from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Jared are here hanging out.  Still... you'll have to listen and judge for yourselves. Length - 00:53:44 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:00:33 - MOVIE NEWS We update the results of our current summer box office contest then provide some quick SPOILER-FREE reviews of recent releases "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," "The Flash," "Somewhere in Queens" and "No Hard Feelings," plus the new Disney+ documentary "Stan Lee." - 0:20:50 - GAMING Game company Monster Fight Club rewards the Poobah with a killer prize, getting deep into mythology with "TIME Stories Revolution: A Midsummer Night" and a return to the local pub trivia scene. - 0:25:25 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The debut of Marvel's latest small screen endeavor "Secret Invasion," an abbreviated series order for HBO's "The Idol," the return of favorites "The Righteous Gemstones," "The Bear" and "Black Mirror," compelling Netflix documentary "Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators," the actor's inspiring story told in "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" the upcoming third season of "Reservation Dogs" to be the last, the final season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and casting Lois and Clark for James Gunn's "Superman Legacy."
This summer, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has decided on the nigh-impossible task of ranking every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Starting from the bottom, with some outside help from special guest Coach Mayor Jared Lowe, this episode reveals our choices for picks #32 through #22.  And if these first eleven are any indication, there will be raucous debates aplenty all the way up the list! Length - 01:58:06 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.)
As summer movie season kicks into full gear, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is getting out to the theater as often as possible.  This week, we test out our new Regal Unlimited movie passes, share some sad and surprising comic book news and review three of the biggest films of the year! Length - 01:09:41 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:13:40 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Definitive Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. passes away at 93 and Robert Kirkman's "Void Rivals" surprises fans with a new universe including the Transformers and G.I. Joe. - 0:28:10 - MOVIE NEWS SPOILER-filled reviews of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," a fun action adventure with a stellar ending, the visually stunning second chapter of the animated trilogy "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," and Pixar's "Elemental" a family-friendly immigration story.
Get out the candles because some nasty weather is rolling into the 'Dale.  A mysterious mist has enveloped the entire town in Riverdale's Chapter 107 "In the Fog," bringing with it Mooses and Mumsys and did we mention the candles?  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast keeps on trying to make sense of it all. Length - 00:45:04 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
We discuss some big breaking news in the comic book industry, say goodbye to a few of the most acclaimed television shows of the decade, try to pick a defining movie moment that impacted our lives and more, this week from your friends at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast! Length - 00:57:34 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:05:01 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Trying to suss out the most important movie moment of our lives. - 0:14:07 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Image Comics splits from Diamond Comic Distributors, leaving the former monopoly in a fragile state, new Captain America series announced written by J. Michael Straczynski, continuing a chronological reading of classic Batman stories, the death of Ms. Marvel spurs the usual controversy and some recommendations for current titles including Ryan North's "Fantastic Four," the hilarious "Peacemaker Tries Hard" and the "Dawn of DC" initiative. - 0:42:33 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The third season of "Dave" wraps up with a superstar cameo, Apple TV+ launches "Platonic" starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, new episodes of super silly sketch comedy "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson," HBO's "Being Mary Tyler Moore" documentary, "Shazam: Fury of the Gods" a disappointing sequel and series finales for long-running favorites "Succession," "Barry," "Ted Lasso" and "The Flash."
It's the kind of history lesson you won't get in Florida as a time-traveling Tabitha Tate - and her guardian angel - try to keep Percival Pickens from bringing his version of progress to Riverdale.  Listen as we break down Chapter 106 "Angels in America" and the 'Dale moves one step closer to armageddon! Length - 00:46:00 Language - PG-13. (Contains adult language.)
Coming at you as cute and clumsy as a Muppet in a mech suit, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back!  This week we discuss the failure of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser Star Wars-themed hotel, wrap up our coverage of the third season of "The Mandalorian," sample a few excellent new television shows and hear about Cliff's night out at a Lizzo concert. Length - 01:29:46 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:10:30 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Fake reality show "Jury Duty" steers into the ridiculousness of the genre, road rage leads to life-changing circumstances in Netflix's "Beef," the third season of "Dave" keeps evolving, HBO's true crime drama "Love & Death" another showcase for Elizabeth Olsen to go nuts, Hulu comedy about putting your life back together "Single Drunk Female" and musical comedy "The Muppets: Mayhem" recaptures that Henson magic on Disney+. - 0:48:50 - THE MANDALORIAN A SPOILER-filled recap of the conclusion to season three of small screen Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" with Chapter 23 "The Spies" and Chapter 24 "The Return."