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The comic book world has had a few bombshell announcements over the last few weeks, so we dive in to discuss what it all means in both the short term and in the long view.  Then we recommend some recent new titles worth your time, explore the speculator side of the hobby and welcome our first Gold Level Patron in this sure-to-skyrocket-in-value edition of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast! Length - 00:53:22 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:01:57 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Co-publisher Dan DiDio fired from DC Comics, what we know about the "Generations" and "5G" storylines, CEO Bob Iger steps down from Disney, "Locke & Key" crossover with "Sandman" announced, checking in on some recent new releases and speculator frenzy behind Joker's new sidekick, Punchline.

In this episode that was definitely not recorded weeks ago during a late night mad dash marathon session to catch up on Riverdale, we break down Chapter 67, "Varsity Blues" and Chapter 68, "Quiz Show."  So whether you tune into this show for the private school pep rally cocktail parties, the cutthroat high school trivia competitions or the competitive tickling, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast always has you covered! Length - 00:57:02 Language - PG-13. (Contains strong adult language.)

Aloha!  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back on the beat, bringing you recommendations and reviews from several exciting new releases.  We bookend the show with SPOILER-FREE discussions of the big screen "Birds of Prey" and the bingeable "Locke & Key," but there is plenty in between to enjoy as well, including Oscar surprises, a spinoff of The 'Dale, a McDonald's mystery and much more! Length - 01:18:39 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:02:35 - MOVIE NEWS Double-checking the results of this year's Oscars, a surprise trip to the theater for "Bad Boys for Life" and a review of the frenetically fun "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)." - 0:30:08 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS A revamped "Party of Five" on Freeform, the fashion-world "Riverdale" spinoff "Katy Keene," the finale of "The Good Place," the "Miracle Workers" ensemble returns for "Dark Ages," new episodes of Aidy Bryant's "Shrill," an unraveling mystery in "The Outsider," "Curb Your Ent

It's been a while since these fists delivered proper street justice.  It's also been a while since these episodes of Riverdale aired.  But Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is ready to kick off our next hundred shows reliving the preposterous proceedings of Chapter 64, "The Ice Storm," Chapter 65, "In Treatment" and Chapter 66, "Tangerine," including deep fried turkeys, cannibal meat pies, poisonous bug bombs, genetic testing, hypnotic suggestions and an abundance of wanging. Length - 00:58:36 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has arrived at another milestone with this, our two hundredth episode!  We enjoyed the "greatest hits" format of #100 so much, we decided to double down and do it again.  So take a trip down memory lane with us, as we relive our favorite moments, musical masterpieces, guest stars and ridiculous voices, while learning the origins of some of our longest-running bits and inside jokes.  Whether you've been a Jesse since day one or are just a curious newcomer, we can't thank you enough for listening and being down with KPP! Length - 02:22:29 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

After a longer-than-expected hiatus from The 'Dale, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast returns to start catching up on our favorite show.  Season four of Riverdale rolls on with Chapter 61, "Halloween," Chapter 62 "Witness for the Prosecution" and Chapter 63 "Hereditary," featuring Junior FBI agents, prep school bullies, hooded vigilantes, rum kingpins, possessed dolls, eye patches and Frosty Pajamas. Length - 00:54:28 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

All the glitz and glamour of Hollywood but with no vegetarian option, this is the 2019 Poobah Awards!  Seth, our resident cinephile, has spent his year watching over 75 films and there is nothing Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast loves more than putting things in order.  So before you tune in to the Oscars, listen to us rank EVERY movie we saw this year until arriving at the very best of the best.  It's an eclectic list, full of big-budget spectacles, oddball indies, informative documentaries, streaming gems and a worrying number of movies about birds. Length - 01:36:35 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Welcome back to... the theater!  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast presents another "lost" episode of the web series about life in a small town comic shop, "Running the Asylum."  Never filmed and never-before-seen (or heard), we recreate the script to "Rival Comic Shop," in which over-involved customer Logan takes a page out of "The Wire" to crack Jordan's dark secret to success. Length - 00:15:31 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

We celebrate Jordan's birthday the best way we know how: cupcakes and podcasting.  Coach Mayor Jared Lowe sticks around to help us cover a tweet from the Poobah that went insanely viral, the premiers of several promising new shows from musical comedies to dark supernatural dramas, an in-depth look at all the cameos and easter eggs of the CW's "Crisis" crossover and a One Job for one of the biggest movie stars we've ever done.  It's Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast and I'll cry if I want to! Length - 01:38:28 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:06:55 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS A milestone birthday on "The Goldbergs," giving the new musical "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" a shot, the emotional appeal of "This Is Us," an all-winners competition announced for "Survivor," rediscovering the FX comedy "Married," "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" tournament makes us feel dumb, horror series "The Outsider" premiers on HBO, ABC's "Stumptown" turning into a solid drama, more live performances o

A new year means it's time for our 4th (FOURTH!?) Annual movie preview.  Joined in the studio by Coach Mayor Jared Lowe, we go week by week, looking forward to the next year's worth of films and trying to decide which ones we're most looking forward to.  It's one of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's longest running traditions, so tune in to see what's worth getting excited about in 2020! Length - 01:30:11 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back with another Best of the Decade countdown, only this time for the small screen.  Critics have called this era a new Golden Age for television, and looking over the picks of our favorites from 2010-2019, we believe it!  We try out a new format, individually nominating personal choices to arrive at a collective Top Ten, so there is a variety of genres covered, a lot of passionate discussion and a consensus #1 that isn't on ANYBODY else's list. Length - 01:55:45 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

As the calendar turns to 2020, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast wanted to wrap up the decade by celebrating the best of the best in film, so we each devised a list of our Top Ten movies from 2010-2019 (plus a few honorable mentions, of course!).  Our tastes vary, as always, from big budget popcorn flicks to foreign films, animation and indies, so our lists include tear-jerking drama, bone-crunching action, gut-busting comedy, dream-haunting horror, crowd-pleasing adventure and everything in between! Length - 01:35:36 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

We conclude our coverage of the first season of HBO's extraordinary superhero drama "Watchmen" by using the full hour to deep-dive into episodes #6 - 9.  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast wades into the deep end, exploring the show's mysteries, easter eggs, subtext, metaphorical eggs, Peteypedia's supplemental worldbuilding, regular eggs and Alan Moore's whole deal.  We hope you'll tune in, but leave it entirely in your hands. Length - 01:04:06 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back to talk through our feelings about the blockbuster conclusion to the nine-film Star Wars saga, "The Rise of Skywalker."  A SPOILER-filled review and dissection of the movie from the opening crawl to the closing credits, listen to three life-long Star Wars fans cope with the closing of a chapter in our movie-going lives, complain about some of the silliest moments since the Prequels and cheer when the light once more conquers the dark in a galaxy far, far away. Length - 02:25:13 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Before we had a chance to enjoy the action-packed season finale, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast got together to recap and review episodes #4 - 7 of "The Mandalorian."  The episodic Star Wars series of our dreams, Disney+ has provided us with a weekly dip into all the wild west bounty hunting (and babysitting) drama we could ever hope for! Length - 00:37:40 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Cliff just returned from his family vacation in Florida and has the full scoop on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!  It's the holiday season at Disney World, and we get a detailed report of the entire experience, from the brand new attractions to the food, the merchandise, the cast members and the park itself that will have you saying Batuu or Bust along with us! Length - 00:59:39 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

'Tis the season, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is celebrating Life Day the best way we know how... with a viewing of the long-lost (but not forgotten) "Star Wars Holiday Special."  Travel back to November 1978 as we provide commentary for the original live action special and the animated segment that first introduced Boba Fett.  Sync up your video with us and laugh along as we subject ourselves to the holiday-themed music and comedy of a galaxy far, far away. Length - 01:45:50 Language - PG-13. (Contains adult language and innuendo.)

We use this episode to catch up on some of our favorites we've been neglecting recently in favor of Disney+.  So dial in as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast gushes some more over "Watchmen," picks a One Job for method maestro Christian Bale, finally revisits the "Cobra Kai" dojo and more.  And then... Length - 01:41:04 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:01:34 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Two more episodes of "Watchmen" to dissect and theorize over, holiday drama on "This is Us," the long-awaited fourth season of "Rick and Morty," Adult Swim's new show "Primal" from Genndy Tartakovsky, a "Me Too" moment shakes up "Survivor" and the historical horrors of "The Terror: Infamy." - 0:44:20 - MOVIE NEWS Thoughts on the critical darling "Parasite" and the racing drama "Ford v Ferrari." - 0:51:48 - ONE JOB Deciding the one role Christian Bale should get to keep on his resume. - 1:10:40 - CROSSING THE STREAMS Jordan explores the mysteries of the Roku, fresh episodes of "The Toys That

The long-awaited streaming service Disney+ is finally here, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast hasn't thought about much else in weeks.  So tune in to this all-Disney episode for our SPOILER-filled deep dive into the start of the stunning Star Wars series "The Mandalorian," and our first impressions on some of the animated shorts, "The World According to Jeff Goldblum," the wide-ranging documentary "The Imagineering Story" and some of the retro shows and movies available at launch.  KPP have spoken! Length - 01:11:38 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Riverdale delivers an all-time great episode this week, with the thrillingly insane Chapter 60, "Dog Day Afternoon."  Secret triplets, restless spirits, missing fingers, shirtless car washes, bomb vests, stolen school buses and an honest-to-#@&%-goodness rocket ship highlight the third installment of season four, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here to soak in every glorious moment of it. Length - 00:47:55 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)