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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.)

Recorded mere hours before the launch of Disney+, we had a bevy of odds and ends to squeeze in before the latest streaming service began monopolizing all of our time.  So listen in as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast recounts some Halloween fun, samples shows both new and old, speculates about Star Wars for the umpteenth time and refuses to feel guilty over enjoying trashy TV.  We're your dentist's band's drummer's favorite podcast! Length - 01:05:24 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:10:38 - MOVIE NEWS Checking out some unconventional holiday horror films, the D&D documentary "Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons" and another "Rise of Skywalker" trailer has us in a Star Wars mood. - 0:28:32 - CROSSING THE STREAMS The fourth season of "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power" continues a strong story, twice the Paul Rudds in Netflix's "Living with Yourself," award darling "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," Amazon anthology "Modern Love" and the "Office Ladies" podcast r

It's the first day of senior year for the Riverdale gang, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is taking it all in.  There is a wet blanket of a new principal, an unauthorized dance, educational opportunities for Jughead at Stonewall Prep and a chance for Reggie to go full "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" on his dad's car, plus plenty of other details and theories to both uncover and completely invent in our detailed breakdown of Chapter 59, "Fast Times at Riverdale High." Length - 00:38:33 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

We may have just hit the peak-iest of Peak TV with the release of Damon Lindelof's ambitious new HBO drama "Watchmen."  Only three episodes into this dense and daring superhero sequel and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is officially hooked.  So listen in as we devote the entire hour to an in-depth review, exploring all its easter eggs and nods to the comic, theories, controversies and the fun worldbuilding bonus material found on Peteypedia. Length - 01:01:25 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Welcome to a night out at... the theater!  Many years ago, Jordan and some friends created a web series called "Running the Asylum" about life in a small town comic shop.  However, there were half a dozen scripts written that were never produced and have never seen the light of day until now.  So sit back and enjoy a lost could-have-been-classic, "Going Viral." Length - 00:16:05 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

After following up on Triple Force Friday and a few recent movies we've seen, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is all in on the Clown Prince of Crime.  Not only do we thoroughly review the blockbuster movie "Joker" and the many controversies it stirred, but we declare one pop culture portrayal his most iconic of all time and try to figure the odds of two actors winning an Oscar for playing the same comic book character. Length - 01:38:26 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:11:36 - MOVIE NEWS The WWE biopic "Fighting With My Family," a trailer for Disney's "Jungle Cruise," "Yesterday," a romance about a world where the Beatles never existed, the socially-minded crime drama "Widows" and rumors continue to swirl around Spider-Man's future in film. - 0:30:10 - ONE JOB Deciding the definitive portrayal of the Joker from the past 80 years of comic books, movies, video games and animation. - 0:56:20 - JOKER An in-depth review of the recent film, featuring SPOILERS and our thoughts on

Fall means an abundance of new television shows, and we are still trying to sort out the memorable from the forgettable on this episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast.  The CW's superhero-heavy lineup is back at it, "The Walking Dead" continues to shamble along and the DC Universe pulls out a 30-year-old gimmick to spice up "Titans."  We also tease what's been happening over in our Patron-only content, so tune in and hear what we've been up to! Length - 00:59:39 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:10:14 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "A Very Brady Renovation" reunites the cast on HGTV, the CW premiers new teen soap "Nancy Drew" and superhero drama "Batwoman," while the Crisis looms on "The Flash" and "Supergirl" gets pants and a new 'do, Fox animation has a Sunday night full of "Bob's Burgers," "Bless the Harts" and "The Simpsons," "The Righteous Gemstones" nears its finale and the tenth season of "The Walking Dead" begins. - 0:43:51 - CROSSING THE STREAMS The third season (and an unnec

Riverdale is back for its fourth season and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is so here for it.  In this "minimally ridiculous" premier, the Fourth of July is looming and the gang are prepared to start their senior year.  But with the real-life passing of Luke Perry, the cast first has to pause to bid a fond farewell to Señor Archie himself, Fred Andrews.  So dig out your mourning pom-poms, get a dry hanky and tune in for our discussion of Chapter 58, "In Memoriam." Length - 01:08:43 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)