Pop Culture Cosmos

The return of the Escapist has us talking about the reality of avoiding politics in reporting pop culture in today's social media world. The never-ending saga of MoviePass continues, was Slender Man coming to the big screen a good idea, RB choices for your fantasy football draft and what are the Oscars thinking when it comes to adding a Popular Film category? All this and more as Chris Doelle from Fresh Media Works, Jason Todd FineBurgh from HunnicWeen and Tyler Baker from the Fantasy Football Paydirt Podcast join us!Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen in for a 15% off discount code) Rob McCallum Films, Retro City Games and FX Unit Yuki aka Henshin Engine!

As promised on a previous episode of the Cosmic Crossfire, we remember the life of Jon Schneep, the late multi-talented artist and director of the documentary, "The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?" as he sat down to talk to fellow director Rob McCallum of Rob McCallum Films on the art of filmmaking and more! (Originally aired 12/3/2015). For more episodes of "The Trenches" check them out today on the Rob McCallum Films YouTube Channel.

What does Patrick Stewart coming back as Jean-Luc Picard mean for Star Trek fans? Rob McCallum shares thoughts on Deadwood and Frasier reboots, Tyler Baker is back breaking down the best choices at QB in Fantasy Football, is Doom the right game for PSVR to promote and if the 2010 film "The Losers" had been a big hit, how would it have reshaped both the Marvel and DC Movie Universes?Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen for a 15% off promo code), Rob McCallum Films, FX Unit Yuki and Retro City Games.

EVO 2018 is here but why isn't it reaching a larger audience? Is it time to get back into Sea of Thieves and No Man's Sky? Plus Apple reaches a trillion but where can it go from here? All this plus thoughts on the DC Extended Universe and Hulu's Castle Rock as Rob McCallum joins us on the latest PCC Multiverse! Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount) Rob McCallum Films, Retro City Games and FX Unit Yuki aka Henshin Engine...

We celebrate 100 Episodes talking the past, present and future of Mission Impossible, the latest on the cast announced for Star Wars Episode IX and more as Salvador Villa from Mario Party Wars, Rob McCallum from Rob McCallum Films and "Big Dog" Justin from Topicocalypse join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code) FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine Retro City Games and Rob McCallum Films

We talk the best of Tabletop Gaming with Salvador Villa of Mario Party Wars, what is James Bond canon with Rob McCallum of Rob McCallum Films, the future of Sonic the Hedgehog and the guys from Topicocalypse discuss movies they didn't appreciate when they were kids. Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount) Retro City Games and Rob McCallum Films

On this edition of the Cosmic Crossfire, Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford talk the changes and options for independent filmmakers, the potential of a Batwoman series for CW, the Disney acquisition of Fox properties finally going through and just what did Rob think of Amazon Prime day? Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen in for a 15% discount), Retro City Games and Rob McCallum Films

The future of Guardians of the Galaxy in the wake of the firing of James Gunn, the future for ex-Fox properties now that Disney has sealed the deal, the best and worst of Comic-Con 2018 and are there too many sequels at the box office? All this and more as Rob McCallum joins the program!Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!

After almost a year and a half, we are back with another episode of the Game Source Podcast. Listen in as Josh Pederson and Gerald Glassford talk about Sonic the Hedgehog's expanding opportunities, our hopes for Spiderman coming to the Playstation 4, NASCAR Heat 2 vs. NASCAR Heat 3, reviews of Darwin Theory, Omensight and Conan Exiles among others and Neil Blomkamp looking to direct a mech game for consoles. All this and more with the return of the Game Source Podcast! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% off discount code), Retro City Games, Rob McCallum Films and FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine  Previous episodes of the podcast can be found here: http://www.podcasts.com/the-game-source-podcast-59e35c2a9

ComicCon2018 is here and we talk what we're most interested in seeing at this year's big event plus where to get updates, what the future may hold for Walmart with its VUDU streaming service, Disney wins the battle over Fox, the Dark Knight hits 10 years old and we settle the debate on Fortnite and the Nintendo Switch and the ongoing CrossPlay controversy. All this and more as Douglas Houghaboo and Rob McCallum join us!Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code) Rob McCallum Films, Retro City Games and FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine

It's taken hours (and it's not my best green screen key) but the video version of What About This episode 2 is finished! Check out the latest episode where Travis Carreiro​, Keith Garton​, Kyle Kirtz​, and Ryan Wekenman discuss social media and why we post the things we post. They chat about cultural narratives and the importance of meaning. Kyle and Travis bring up the exchange system of likes on Instagram. Keith breaks down how the idea of the Self came about. Ryan throws out the idea that our identity is the real issue. There's a lot to this episode, so we may come back to it soon. Make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter @wat_podcast. There's also a shoutout to Cameron Miller​ and a table made by Jake Skoll​.

We talk the future of Amazon Prime Day, the Overwatch League gets primetime with Disney, ABC and ESPN, we list the movement to combat the Netflix juggernaut, why you should be excited for a Hopesfall return and can The Rock still smell what the Weekend Box Office is cooking? All this and more as Rob McCallum and Jay Bartlett join us!Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Star Wars Echo Three Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and The Unspoken Podcast

Can The Rock leap a SkyScraper to success over Ant-Man and the Wasp and Hotel Transylvania 3, should Sony focus on Entertainment or Electronics, does the Fortnite and CrossPlay controversy really matter, plus our thoughts on future Indiana Jones 5, RoboCop and Uncharted films, Lebron going to the Lakers and more NBA Free Agency, Josh has a review of Ant-Man and the Wasp and what in the world was Build-A-Bear thinking with "Pay Your Age" Day? All this and a great song from Karrie O'Sullivan Holmes as Rob McCallum and Anthony Barbarin join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code) Retro City Games and Rob McCallum Films

On this full episode of the Cosmic Crossfire, Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford verbally spar over a collective effort from networks can compete against the juggernauts of Netflix and Amazon, they also debate over the importance of Netflix's vanishing features, whether Sony should focus more on entertainment and less on electronics, the importance of crossplay and Fortnite on Switch to the future of the gaming scene and will AT&T buying HBO propel them into being a must-see network other than Sunday night? All this and more as the debate begins on this latest episode...   Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (listen for a 15% discount code), ROb McCallum Films and Retro City Games!

We review Ant-Man and the Wasp, will Anthem be a key to EA's future success, we honor Marvel great Steve Ditko, E32018 interviews with 704Games NASCAR Heat 3 and Mixer, a great Cosmic Crossfire segment, PLUS another hit song from Hyperschmitt and more as Rob McCallum Chad Nathaniel Smith and Douglas Haughaboo join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and the Dave Dynasty Show!

Join writer/director, Rob McCallum in this ongoing audio series as he interviews other members of the filmmaking community. Learn from creative pros who spend their lives living their dreams in The Trenches. In this episode, Rob talks to Sean Evans, CEO of Back to the Movies (first published 12/3/15).

Ant-Man and the Wasp hits theaters, is The Purge series set to fail before it really gets going, Ryan Graff talks JRPG localization XSEED Games at E32018, what is WWE Smackdown's future on Fox, another great song from Hyperschmitt and the tenuous future of Moviepass as Chris Doelle of Fresh Media Works, Douglas Haughaboo and Rob McCallum of Rob McCallum Films join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Retro City Games The Unspoken Podcast, the Pro Wrestling Roundtable and the Mike Talks Funny podcast with Mike Shea!

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom continues to wreak havoc at the box office but what does Josh think of it? What's in a name when it comes to Infinity War End Game, is the clock running out on GTA V's time on top, will the DC streaming service be a good KaPow! for the dollar, Douglas Haughaboo interviews Hyperkin from E32018 and Ben Arnot from Smoking Hot Confessions has thoughts on how to build the better Hot Dog this July the 4th! All this and another hit song from Plazma Z on the latest Pop Culture Cosmos!Check out Ben's article on July 4th hot dogs here: smokinghotconfessions.com/dear-america-happy-4th-of-july-love-from-australia/#comments Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code)m Retro City Games, Rob McCallum Films and FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine

In this classic episode, is there room for retro in the landscape of video game streaming and competitive gaming? That's the question Glenn poses to Jay and Rob on this week's episode. What can retro streamers do to make their streams stand out, or is nostalgia enough? What types of old school video games lend themselves to a streaming platform? Why do new games tend to draw big audiences on Twitch? Plus, Glenn hunts down some neighborhood musicians and hilarity ensues. (Taped March, 2016)

On our latest episode, we're describing the madness in Sony's SpiderVerse, NBA Free Agency and where the big NBA players might go, remembering the 2oth anniversary of Hell in the Cell plus we talk Sicario Day of the Soldado, Uncle Drew, Bethesda and more including a great song from Karrie O'Sullivan Holmes as Anthony Barbarin and Billy Donnelly of Intelligent Wrestling Conversation join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and The Unspoken Podcast