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We’ve all had a discussion or an argument about popular culture. Sometimes it happens on Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter. Maybe it was in a literature, history, philosophy or psychology class in college. Perhaps it was at the local comic book shop. Or maybe it was at a bar and you ended up stabbing someone with a bottle or bludgeoning them with a pool cue. All of these discussions are exactly the same. The tenured professor at an academic conference deconstructing Batman through a Derrida lens is really doing the same thing as a bunch of teenagers passing a joint around in their mother’s basement. One just uses bigger words and the other swears more. Honestly, though, we’re not sure which. So why not bring them all together? Vox Populorum is a blog and podcast devoted to pop culture criticism. We believe that the best way to understand culture is to discuss it. Please join our weekly round table of media critics, academics and fans for engaging discussion about movies, novels, comic bo
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Episodes
e364. From the Theatre to the Stream: The Future of Indie Films
3/31/2025
How often do you go to the movie? Not just watch a movie on TV or a computer. How often do you actually go out to the cinema to see…
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e363. Is The Mummy a Bad Movie?
3/24/2025
We’re a pop culture analysis podcast. As such you’d think we’d analyze a lot more movies than we do. Maybe we should do more. That’s a question for another day.…
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e362. Learning in the Stacks: Libraries & Learning from Pop Culture
3/17/2025
Have you ever had that experience where you’re talking to a friend or a teacher or even just watching Jeopardy or something, and you end up knowing a fact that…
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e361. Carving Pop Culture Mount Rushmore (Simulcast w/ the Protagonist Podcast)
3/10/2025
You know how sometimes people say someone belongs on “the Mount Rushmore of music” or “the Mount Rushmore of comics” or “the Mount Rushmore of sports” or whatever? Maybe they…
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e360. Selling Woke: Navigating Complexities of Capitalism and Media Bias
3/3/2025
You know how there’s all of those weirdos who are always claiming that “you get woke and go broke” while at the same time complaining that it’s unfair that all…
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e359. 2025 Oscar Preview
2/24/2025
It’s one week before the Academy Awards and so that means it’s time to do our annual Oscar Preview episode. And because this is VoxPopcast, of course we’re going to…
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e358. Monster Crushes: Infatuation with the Unknown
2/17/2025
Happy Valentines Day! Yes, we know we’re a few days late, but the show comes out on Mondays, and this was the closest chance we got, so what do you…
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X2Z Movies e7. Nimona
2/16/2025
On this week’s episode, it’s Marie’s turn to pick a film that Mav has never seen before and she picks Nimona, a wonderful fantasy film about change, identity, acceptance, friendship…
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e357. The Museum Dilemma: Ownership, Ethics, and Colonialism
2/10/2025
You know that part of the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where young Indy insists over and over again that a relic belongs in a museum? Or the part…
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X2Z Movies e6. Casablanca
2/7/2025
So far, we’ve been trading back and forth between some of Marie’s favorites more recent movies and some of Mav’s favorites from when he was younger. But now it’s time…
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e356. Incidental Genre: Unpacking the Unexpected
2/3/2025
A few weeks ago back on our Things you Missed episode, Mav recommended the movie My Old Ass with Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza. Since that time both Wayne and…
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GroundPod Day 2025! Happy Groundhog Day!
2/2/2025
Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! It’s Groundhog Day, and you know what that means! It’s the return of your…
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X2Z Movies e5. Return to Oz
1/31/2025
We took a few weeks off for the holidays (and school!) but now we’re back with a follow-up to our review of Wicked. During that review it became clear that…
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e355. The Great Social Media Sunset: Where Do We Go From Here?
1/27/2025
So if you live on planet Earth, even if you’re not an American, you likely know that Donald Trump returned to the US presidency last week. And along with him,…
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e354. Diamonds Aren’t Forever: The Rise and Fall of Comics Distribution
1/20/2025
It’s a dark day here at VoxPopcast and … well, for some of us, all across America. If you’re listening to this episode on the day that it drops then…
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e353. Prestige TV vs. Streaming Movies
1/13/2025
If you live on the planet earth and watch TV in the modern era, chances are you watch at least some streaming TV shows. What was once a niche and…
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X2Z Movies e2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
1/10/2025
On this episode, it’s Marie’s turn to pick a movie as she and her uncle Mav do a two generation review of 2017’s Jumanji reboot, Welcome to the Jungle. It’s…
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e352. The 2025 Box Office Fantasy Draft
1/6/2025
Happy New Year. And with the new year comes one of our longest running traditions. It’s time for the annual box office draft! Every year, we play a game where…
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X2Z Movies e3. Unpacking Wicked: A Generational Review
1/3/2025
On this week’s epsiode, Mav and Marie team up to review a current movie that’s in theaters now. It’s Wicked! Obviously, the film is already a success. But how does…
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e351. Cinematic Trolley Problems: Exploring Moral Grey Areas Through Film
12/30/2024
It’s the last episode of the year. Except we did our year end recap like two weeks ago. So what are we to do this week? Well, how about a…
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