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Come on down, as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast attempts to decide which game show is the best of all time!  We have 34 classics to debate, pitting them against each other in a March Madness-style tournament.  Part One is a Showcase Showdown from "The Barker Region" of the bracket, featuring fan-favorites like "The Price is Right," "Let's Make a Deal," "Win, Lose or Draw," "The $25,000 Pyramid," "Starcade," "Double Dare" and more.  Only one can survive through to the final four, so tune in and see if it's your favorite! Length - 01:00:38 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

Before everyone nestles all snug in their beds for a brief holiday hiatus, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast had to wrap up our coverage of "The Mandalorian" and dish on all the Disney news that came from their recent Investor Day presentation.  It's a super-sized episode full of more Marvel and Star Wars content than we ever thought possible! Length - 01:43:27 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:02:36 - CROSSING THE STREAMS Disney's Investor Day 2020 revealed a metric mouse-ton of casting news, trailers, updates and reveals for upcoming movies, television and streaming content from Marvel Studios, Star Wars, Pixar, FX and more. - 0:32:40 - STAR WARS Season Two of "The Mandalorian" concludes with Chapters 15 & 16, "The Believer" and "The Rescue," wrapping up the current action in a satisfying way and setting a new course for the series.

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has made it to the other side of 250, but it feels like we're just getting started!  This week, after filling in some incomplete information from a previous show, we revel in the news that 17 big budget movies will be debuting directly in our homes next year and preview what you should expect to be streaming in 2021.  Then, it's on to "The Mandalorian" and a deep dive into the most recent game-changing set of episodes. Length - 01:06:12 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:05:15 - MOVIE NEWS Warner Brothers' entire 2021 film slate coming to HBO Max, a closer look at the 17 movies that will stream next year, rumors swirling about Disney+ merging with Hulu and pondering the future of movie theaters. - 0:22:40 - STAR WARS Keeping up with the latest two episodes of "The Mandalorian" with Chapters 13 & 14, "The Jedi" and "The Tragedy," in which Ahsoka debuts, Baby Yoda gets a name and Boba Fett makes his triumphant return.

What luck, that the momentous 250th episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast happened to fall during the Christmas season.  Full of good cheer, we decided to try and create a brand new holiday classic that would stand among the beloved canon of annual family favorites.  But instead, we ended up with "Ronald P. Tramp Saves Christmas."  Thanks for hanging out with us for 250 shows and have a very Happy Holiday! Length - 00:09:08 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

The entertainment world moves fast.  So fast, it's easy for a show like ours to occasionally feel behind the curve.  But whether or not the news is old, our takes are fresh, and we have plenty of them!  This time out, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast discusses the problems with HBO Max, the OG Aunt Viv, the slate of upcoming comic book movies and a variety of other topics you were excited about two weeks ago. (Please note, this episode was recorded before actor Elliot Page made his recent announcement.) Length - 01:03:32 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:07:15 - MOVIE NEWS "Deadpool 3" confirms new screenwriters and R rating, "Black Panther 2" starting production in July, "Wonder Woman 1984" streaming on Christmas Day, the hole HBO Max has dug itself in its flawed rollout, Pixar's "Soul" heading to Disney+, a release date for "Coming 2 America" and anticipating big things for "The Last of Us" adaptation. - 0:23:35 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion" s

It's an all-gaming episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast!  First, we recap our most recent online trivia night with the Patrons, then the Poobah explains how he snagged a PS5 and how this next generation of consoles is shaping up.  And finally, we answer the burning question: what would it be like to live as a video game character? Length - 00:44:10 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:10:50 - GAMING New consoles release before the holidays from Playstation and XBox, how hard they are to get your hands on, advancements from the updated PS5 controller and some of the most anticipated games available at launch. - 0:26:58 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Inside which video game worlds would we most and least enjoy living as a character?

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast condenses all our Star Wars chatter into a single episode this time around, breaking down the latest two episodes of "The Mandalorian" and how it ties in to previously established canon, then celebrating Life Day with a new animated holiday classic! Length - 00:47:34 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:05:10 - STAR WARS First, we connect the dots of Mandalorian history with episodes 3 & 4 of the second season, "The Heiress" and "The Siege," introducing "Clone Wars" veteran Bo-Katan and an Imperial base full of new mysteries.  Then, it's a new Life Day tradition with the "LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" and a lawsuit against Disney by author Alan Dean Foster.

"The Mandalorian" is back and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast can barely contain our excitement.  After we get all the Star Wars out of our system, it's time for more reviews and recommendations for comedies, dramas and documentaries from across the TV landscape.  Plus: Is "Star Trek: Discovery" the best Trek of all time?  And what, exactly, do each of us owe Corey Feldman? Length - 01:16:20 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:03:40 - STAR WARS Getting hyped for the "LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" and digging into the sand worms and frog ladies featured in the first two episodes in the return of "The Mandalorian." - 0:31:12 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Disney+ astronaut drama "The Right Stuff," the "Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom" NatGeo series, "Superstore" captures the comedy of the Covid era, "This Is Us" still has surprises up its sleeves, Stephen King adaptation "Mr. Mercedes" comes to Peacock, trailers for reboots of "Saved by the Bell" and "Punky Brewster," "Star Trek: Discovery

After a week of our entertainment being limited to counting delegates, studying maps of every county in Pennsylvania, scanning footage from Arizona for Sharpies and worrying about how sleep-deprived Steve Kornacki must be, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast emerges from election hibernation to talk about movies. Length - 01:02:05 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:04:00 - ONE JOB Toasting the on-screen legacy of Sir Sean Connery. - 0:35:25 - MOVIE NEWS A remake of Hitchcock's "Rebecca" on Netflix, revisiting "Transylvania 6-5000" after our Jeff Goldblum discussion, "The Comey Rule" digs into recent political controversies, the documentary "Gamemaster" takes an inside look at the board game industry, horror remake "Fantasy Island" arrives on HBO, being totally up for watching serial killer comedy "Freaky" and learning the true story of the tragedy on the set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie" on the latest "Cursed Films."

The small screen gets the spotlight in this latest episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast.  After a fun discussion about characters who improved the shows they joined, we take a dive into what streaming service Apple TV+ has to offer and can't quite shake the Halloween spirit with a campfire story about an obscure Ohio legend.  Join us! Length - 01:25:18 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:02:25 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Which TV character that arrived after the first season made their show infinitely better? - 0:31:54 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS A sampling of Apple TV+ offerings like "The Morning Show," "Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet," Tom Hanks' war film "Greyhound," the political documentary "Boys State" and Ewan McGregor's motorcycle travelogue "Long Way Up," comedians try to relax in Netflix's "The Cabin with Bert Kreischer," "Hollywood" exposes ugly underbelly of old-timey era, "Son of a Hitman" podcast looks into the real story of Woody Harrelson's infamous father, an Ohio-based

We didn't think there was enough comic book news to fill an entire episode, but are happy to be proven wrong this week!  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast will let you know what recent books to add to your pull list and reveal the behind the scenes business dealings affecting your friendly neighborhood comic shops, along with another classic time travel novel and a recap of our latest virtual trivia night with the Patrons. Length - 01:06:44 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:11:35 - THE TIME WARP The short and sweet anti-war classic "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut offers a different twist on time travel conventions. - 0:15:45 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Baltimore Comic Con goes virtual this year, Ike Perlmutter spends big bucks in the final days of the election, IDW underestimates demand for "TMNT: The Last Ronin," Marvel makes their comics available digitally within a shorter time frame, DC's two new distributors down to one after just six months and our thoughts and reviews on major rece

Happy Halloween!  In this episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, we learn which movie scientists have proven to be the scariest of all time instead of curing covid, catch up with our favorite Kazakhstani journalist, realize we don't know much about Ethan Hawke, relive history with both a popular manga title and a Best Picture contender and much more. Length - 01:21:16 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:12:06 - THE TIME WARP Sampling the source material adapted into Tom Cruise's "Edge of Tomorrow" with the manga "All You Need Is Kill." - 0:15:01 - ONE JOB Trying to figure out whether anyone involved has a strong opinion about Ethan Hawke one way or the other. - 0:37:10 - MOVIE NEWS "The Science of Scare" tries to mathematically prove the most frightening horror film of all time, Carla Gugino's narration entices us to watch "The Haunting of Bly Manor," Sacha Baron Cohen returns after 14 years for "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," disturbing true crime tale "American Murder: Th

Our running time goes a little long this week, but there is SO MUCH great content out right now that we need every spare second to tell you about it.  Whether it's on network TV, cable or a streaming service, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast chronicles the most recent shows that are making us laugh, making us cringe, disturbing us, uplifting us, educating us, disappointing us or entertaining us.  (And that's just the "Happy Days" section!) Length - 01:51:23 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:02:12 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME How would you prove that a time traveler claiming to be you from the future was telling the truth? - 0:15:18 - THE TIME WARP Graphic novel "I Killed Adolf Hitler" by European cartoonist Jason. - 0:19:05 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "Happy Days" continues to entertain long after its shark got jumped, dark drama "Utopia" disturbs us with a plot about a pandemic, mature superhero show "The Boys" concludes its daring second season, a trailer for the animated adaptation of Robe

It's a movie-centric new installment of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast this week, as we cover more recent bad news for the theater business, review a handful of recent releases and celebrate the career of the beloved and the beguiling Mr. Jeff Goldblum.  And we manage to do it all in one take, as usual! Length - 01:09:20 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:05:02 - THE TIME WARP Taking a look at the acclaimed 1970 sci-fi novel "Time and Again" by Jack Finney. - 0:08:48 - MOVIE NEWS Regal Cinemas theater chain shut down for foreseeable future, "Jasper Mall" documents the modern decline of shopping mall culture, "All In: The Fight for Democracy" traces history of voter suppression in America, "American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules" reboots the franchise from a female point of view, dark kidnapping drama "The Chain" being adapted by Edgar Wright and Millie Bobby Brown stars as "Enola Holmes" in a family-friendly adventure from Netflix. - 0:43:16 - ONE JOB Debating a single standou

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast returns with an episode full of time travel, award shows, 70s sitcoms, football, TV trailers and more fun-ass documentaries than should be allowed by law.  So hop aboard our train of thought and hang on for the ride! Length - 01:20:32 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:07:30 - THE TIME WARP A time travel mystery with an Agatha Christie feel in "The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" by Stuart Turton. - 0:12:18 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The winners of this year's socially distant Emmy Awards, "Happy Days" just gets weirder and weirder in its later years, docuseries "The Vow" examines modern day Hollywood cult, "I Want My MTV" episode of A&E's Biography chronicles early days of groundbreaking channel, a minority perspective of the genre in "Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror," Ridley Scott's "Raised by Wolves" debuts, a season unlike any other documented by "Hard Knocks," Hulu's "Helstrom" set in a supernatural corner of the Marvel Universe, m

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast takes another brief diversion from our regular sort of episode in order to watch the "Dune" trailer from director Denis Villeneuve.  We run down the star-studded cast, share our memories of the cult-classic 80s iteration, review the original Frank Herbert novel and react to our first taste of the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster! Length - 00:17:26 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

We step away from our regular broadcast for the Poobah to fill us all in on the recent developments surrounding his favorite reality show with this mini-episode all about "Big Brother."  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has the scoop on the Season 22 All Stars and all the wall-yellers and fake-criers in the house through Friday, September 25th 2020. Length - 00:16:45 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

Rising up the ranks to become the #3 TV review podcast in Cambodia hasn't gone to our heads and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is working as hard as ever to bring you the kind of insightfully off-kilter discussions that got us to this peak.  So prepare for even more "Happy Days," shoehorning "Riverdale" into completely unrelated topics and a documentary about a theme park where you take your life in your hands. Length - 01:12:30 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:04:08 - THE TIME WARP Discovering a gem of historic literary fiction with Octavia E. Butler's "Kindred." - 0:10:05 - CROSSING THE STREAMS Our debate over the accuracy of the phrase "jump the shark" continues to rage with further dissection of "Happy Days," the third season of "Yellowstone" shares startling similarities with "Riverdale," a shortened second slate of "Doom Patrol" episodes, Disney+ tests a group watch feature, a "Doogie Howser, M.D." reboot in the works, new season of Amazon's "The Boys" off to a strong st

Movies are starting to return to the big screen, so Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is giving the industry a closer look, including early box office results, shuffled release dates and brand new controversies.  Plus, we take a moment to reflect on the 15th Anniversary of Jordan's comic shop, revisit a literary classic and recommend even more fun-ass documentaries! Length - 01:08:43 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:11:33 - THE TIME WARP Rereading Seth's very first time travel book with Mark Twain's 1889 novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." - 0:16:55 - MOVIE NEWS "Wonder Woman 1984" delayed until Christmas day, Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" the canary in the coal mine for the U.S. box office, "Bill & Ted Face the Music" a video on demand success, X-Men spinoff "The New Mutants" arrives after years of delay, "Mulan" opens in China amidst new controversy, non-fiction book "The Last Duel" being adapted, fun family film "The One and Only Ivan" on Disney+, partisan p

Allow the Poobah to fill you in on all the recent developments and controversies surrounding his favorite reality show with this mini-episode all about "Big Brother."  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has the scoop on the Season 22 All Stars and all the machinations going on within the house up through Friday, September 11th 2020. Length - 00:23:07 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)