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Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast finally returns to "The Crossroads," our occasional segment on the most entertaining and unexpected crossovers between well-known properties in comics, TV or movies.  This time around, we tackle the trippy anti-drug PSA "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue," a half-hour special starring all your favorite Saturday morning favorites from 1990 that Senator Joe Biden called "the single most ambitious and important drug education program ever attempted anywhere." Length - 00:51:30 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

It's the conclusion to our collaborative countdown of our all-time favorite superhero costumes!  After an exhaustive (and exhausting) Part One, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast returns to unveil picks #6 through 1 of our Top Twelve list of the best costumes in the history of comic books.  Some surprising characters get the spotlight, some obvious ones get left out, but no fashionable superheroic stone gets left unturned. Length - 01:05:23 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

In our latest collaborative countdown, your friends at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast attempt the daunting task of deciding our all-time favorite superhero costumes.  We consider a wide array of contenders, from Golden Age classics to today's best looks, relying on our own personal senses of style, artistic preferences and nostalgic touchstones to compile a list of the Top Twelve best costumes in the history of comic books.  Part One covers choices #12 through 7, with the finale in Part Two coming soon! Length - 01:11:37 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

Like our blurb says:  "Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is a lively discussion about comics, television, film and everything else making waves this week inside fan culture."  This week's waves include a deluge of streaming content headlined by a brand new Star Wars animated series and a downpour of comic book goodness, including more "Fortnite" fallout! Length - 01:04:40 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:03:27 - COMIC BOOK NEWS "Fortnite" continues to complicate the lives of comic shop owners, McFarlane promises new titles and a shared universe for "The Year of Spawn," "All of the Marvels" book on the way from author who read every Marvel comic ever published, Kurt Busiek's "The Marvels" delves into past, present and future of comic continuity and reviews of recent releases "Locke & Key / Sandman: Hell & Gone," James Patrick's "Prison Earth," "Heroes Reborn" and "Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters." - 0:30:32 - CROSSING THE STREAMS Animated series "Star Wars: The Bad Batch"

We're the tower of power, too sweet to be sour.  Ohhh yeah... snap into a brand new Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast!  The anecdotes are flyin'.  The fish is fryin'.  Our hair is cut and styled and the electric lines are down, brother.  We're talking movies here.  The silver screen, yeeeah.  So step into the podcast circle with us... if you dare! Length - 01:12:09 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:11:44 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME We reveal some of the nicknames we've each had stick throughout the years. - 0:23:53 - MOVIE NEWS New details revealed by Marvel's "Phase Four" trailer, DC announces second online FanDome event, family fun found in "The Mitchells vs. the Machines," space drama "Stowaway" from Netflix, Bob Odenkirk becomes an action star for "Nobody," not much more to say about "Mortal Kombat," "The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story" on Hulu traces history of the beloved network and A&E Biography profiles WWE Legends including "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Macho Man" Randy Savag

Awards season just officially ended with last weekend's Oscars, but Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast can't say goodbye to 2020 without our own annual Poobah Awards.  And a strange, truncated year deserves a strange, truncated countdown, so we'll be using our new system of "competitive collaboration" where Seth and Jordan work together to compile a list that encompasses a variety of our favorites into a Top Seven Movies of the Year! Length - 01:12:12 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

All right, stop what you're doing, because Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is about to ruin the image and the style that you're used to.  (R.I.P. Shock G aka Humpty Hump)  The main focus this time is on the powerful conclusion to "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," but we also have our first gaming segment in a while, the premiers of two new HBO dramas and more.  The beats are funky and the oatmeal's lumpy, so let your stereo's pump KPP! Length - 01:28:00 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:04:46 - GAMING "Before Your Eyes" is an innovative game played entirely by blinking, the "Mortal Kombat" adaptation arrives on HBO Max and demand is sky high for DC's "Batman / Fortnite: Zero Point" comic. - 0:30:15 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Wrapping up the final episodes of Marvel's "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," "Invincible" nears the end of its outstanding first season, spotting stars in old episodes of "The Shield," Kate Winslet crime story "Mare of Easttown" debuts, the steampunk su

Riverdale reaches its mid-season finale with Chapter 85 "Destroyer" and Chapter 86 "The Pincushion Man."  The maple trees are tapped out, the pancakes are dry, the drama teacher is husky and the prison is empty, but the mushroom burgers are mouthwatering, so join Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast as we catch up on The 'Dale before summer vacation! Length - 01:16:00 Language - PG-13. (Contains some adult language.)

The focus this time around is on comic book-related shows, as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast dives into the most recent Marvel streaming phenomenon, praises a super animated series, gripes about some of DC's small-screen offerings and discusses a few other things we happen to be vibing with this week! Length - 00:53:05 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:02:08 - DISNEY DOINGS Disney seems to have invented lightsaber technology and Disney+ adds vintage Ewok content. - 0:12:44 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Zemo steals the show and John Walker takes a heel turn in episodes 3 & 4 of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," Amazon Prime's "Invincible" continues its impressive modern superhero adaptation, CW series "Supergirl" and "The Flash" scramble to maintain storytelling after Covid-shortened seasons and hilarious sci-fi show "Resident Alien" a winner.

It's Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's fifth anniversary!  And since none of us realized it, we have nothing special up our sleeves, just a review of monster mash-up "Godzilla vs. Kong," thoughts on a slew of fun-ass documentaries, Netflix losing clout in the streaming wars and more.  Cowabunga! Length - 01:13:39 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:06:02 - MOVIE NEWS "Godzilla vs. Kong" makes the first box office splash of the year, Netflix lost 31% of U.S. market share in 2020 but makes a deal with Sony to stream their latest films and lays out funding for "Knives Out" sequels, behind-the-scenes documentary "Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry" on Apple TV+, Eric Andre's prank comedy "Bad Trip" and more thoughts on the nostalgic "Kid 90." - 0:35:54 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "Allen v. Farrow" documents history of abuse from a Hollywood icon, "Q: Into the Storm" explores how internet culture influenced a powerful political conspiracy, dark relationship comedy "Made for Love,

How did our favorite high camp comic book soap opera make it more than five seasons before throwing an anything-goes key party?  Well, Riverdale finally goes there with Chapter 84 "Lock & Key," and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has your invitation.  And just like Reggie, we make no promises... but we'll see what happens, stud. Length - 00:40:51 Language - PG-13. (Contains some adult language.)

Fans have had a scrumptious superhero smorgasbord to choose from over the past few weeks, and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here to fill our plates on the four biggest properties currently wetting our whistles.  Marvel's "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" launched on Disney+, the animated "Invincible" debuted on Prime, the red band trailer for James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad" dropped and "Zach Snyder's Justice League" finally exists thanks to HBO Max, and we've got light-on-spoilers reviews for them all! Length - 01:36:32 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

The comic book industry is a tumultuous place, constantly changing and evolving.  Luckily, you have Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast to help explain it all, whether it's Marvel's seismic shift from their distributor of more than three decades to digital sales of "non-fungible tokens" about to change the collecting landscape as we know it. "No, you're thinking of Ethereum, the decentralized, open-source blockchain cryptocurrency.  Easy mistake!" Length - 01:24:16 Language - PG-13.  (Contains some adult language.) - 0:01:55 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Marvel rocks the industry by leaving Diamond Comic Distributors, "Infinite Frontier" lays the groundwork for the modern day DC Universe, digital sales of NFTs making artists millions, unpublished Alan Moore script auctioned for charity, "Heroes Reborn" to be Marvel's next big event, catching up on the latest releases (including the other-dimensional arrival "Solid Blood") and revisiting a classic storyline when the New X-Men were introduced in 1975's "Giant-Size X-M

This episode, we look back to the beginning of the pandemic, what sort of entertainment we were discussing back then and mark the one year anniversary of recording Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast remotely.  We've also got new recommendations for some of the excellent shows we've been streaming lately, so we hope you'll join us! Length - 00:52:08 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:11:18 - CROSSING THE STREAMS The dark comedy "Search Party" is an under-the-radar gem, classic British series "The Prisoner" an influence for lots of modern sci-fi, Soleil Moon Frye's footage of young Hollywood the basis for Hulu's documentary "Kid 90," "Coming 2 America" follows up beloved comedy decades later, "South Park" adds to its "Pandemic Special" with a "Vaccination Special," getting reacquainted with "The Muppets" via Disney+, "The Real World" reunites its original cast on Paramount+ and excitement for the "Yellowstone" prequel "Y: 1883."

Is it possible this fifth season of Riverdale is its wildest yet?  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast submits for your approval Chapter 83 "Fire in the Sky," the episode that somehow squeezes in a by proxy dance off, fire department training montages, serial killers, alien autopsies, regular autopsies, syrup barrels, muddy bogs, River Bucks and stray dogs... HIRAM STARTED THE FIRE! Length - 00:57:47 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

The finale of WandaVision has arrived and like a lot of fans... we request elaboration.  Our expectations were sky high and our fan theories were ridiculous, so listen along with Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast to hear if Marvel's first Disney+ series made more magic or seriously missed the mark.  Plus, we've got explanations and conjecture over those puzzling post-credit scenes and a look at the "Marvel Studios Assembled" making-of documentary that goes behind the scenes on it all. Length - 01:25:09 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

Open up a fresh, delicious bag of Doritos and tune in to Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast as we break down the most recent Riverdale revelations to be found in Chapter 81 "The Homecoming" and Chapter 82 "Back to School."  Maybe you can't go home again (especially if your town is unincorporated), but you can certainly sing karaoke, forge paintings, rumble with some Ghoulies and... investigate the Mothman!? Length - 01:13:11 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Believe it or not, there are television shows on right now not called "WandaVision" and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is going to spend this episode catching up on them, as the CW adds more DC content to its lineup with a strong pilot for "Superman & Lois," sitcoms go retro with premiers of "Punky Brewster" and "Young Rock" and more! Length - 01:06:59 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:03:30 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The CW debuts a warm and hopeful version of "Superman & Lois," no Arrow-verse crossover on the schedule this year, a new star of "Batwoman" leaves ratings down in season two, Peacock brings back "Punky Brewster," finally getting on the bandwagon for Prime's sci-fi series "The Expanse," new NBC sitcoms "Young Rock" and "Kenan," another comic book documentary on Disney+ with "Marvel's Behind the Mask" and last year's forgotten comedy "Jexi."

The buzzed-about Marvel series from Disney+ is almost over, but there are still plenty of mysteries to crack, easter eggs to dissect, comic book references to explain and wild theories to bandy about before the finale of WandaVision. And thanks again for marking your ballot for Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast as "best local podcast" in this year's Clutch MOV's "Best of the Mid-Ohio Valley" readers' choice contest! Length - 01:14:14 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

After a seven year time jump, Archie returns to the Town with No Pep in this landmark episode of Riverdale.  All our favorite teens are now adults, but their movie references are still as on-the-nose as always in Chapter 80 "Purgatorio," and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast goes on the record early with a theory about The Accident so preposterous it has to be true.  Nobody does The 'Dale like us! Length - 00:51:31 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)