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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...

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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

e418. PCA Roundtable: Enjoying the Art of Immoral Artists: An Ethical and Aesthetic Dilemma

4/20/2026

It’s that time of year again! If you’re a long time listener to the show then you probably know about PCA already. PCA is acronym for both the Popular Culture… The post e418. PCA Roundtable: Enjoying the Art of Immoral Artists: An Ethical and Aesthetic Dilemma appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e417. Doomscrolling and Redemption: The Evolution of Faces of Death

4/13/2026

In 1978, a movie called Faces of Death was released and gained a cult following as a weird sort of reflection of the world’s contemporary view of trauma in the… The post e417. Doomscrolling and Redemption: The Evolution of Faces of Death appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e416. All the Cinderellas: an Exploration of Trope and Transformation

4/6/2026

Often when we think about pop culture we think about relatively recent things. But sometimes it’s good to think about the enduring sources. Fairytales have been popular culture for longer… The post e416. All the Cinderellas: an Exploration of Trope and Transformation appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e415. Beyond the Final Frontier: Star Trek’s Influence on Culture & Fandom

3/30/2026

Four hundred and fifteen episodes over eight years and we never talked about Star Trek. How could that possibly be? Well, it can’t be. Of course we’ve talked about Star… The post e415. Beyond the Final Frontier: Star Trek’s Influence on Culture & Fandom appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e414. Strings Attached: Puppetry, from Marionettes to AI

3/23/2026

Puppetry are one of the oldest and most respected performance art styles in the world. Except, in America we have reduced it almost entirely to the domain of children’s entertainment.… The post e414. Strings Attached: Puppetry, from Marionettes to AI appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e413. Teen Beach Movie Revisited: a Conversation with the Screenwriter

3/16/2026

A few weeks ago Mav and Monica did a very special show where three of Mav’s current students from his “Introduction to Popular Culture” class where the students joined us… The post e413. Teen Beach Movie Revisited: a Conversation with the Screenwriter appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e412. The 2026 Oscars Prediction Special

3/9/2026

The time comes but once a year… Hollywood’s biggest night! Or so they say. Actually, for as long as we have been doing this show, almost every year Hannah and… The post e412. The 2026 Oscars Prediction Special appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e411. Is The Cannonball Run a Bad Movie? (Ok, we know it is… but does it have to be?)

3/2/2026

So every once in a while we like to do an episode of the show called “is this a bad movie?” The funny part is that usually when we pick… The post e411. Is The Cannonball Run a Bad Movie? (Ok, we know it is… but does it have to be?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e410. Teen Beach Movie: Metaphor, Methodology, Memories, and Millennials vs. GenZ

2/23/2026

Sometimes an episode idea comes out of nowhere. Recently, Mav overheard several of his students discussing a movie from their childhood before his morning class. After he laughed at their… The post e410. Teen Beach Movie: Metaphor, Methodology, Memories, and Millennials vs. GenZ appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e409. Tommy Westphall’s Snowglobe: Exploring Fiction’s Largest Shared Universe

2/16/2026

Most TV, movies, books… fiction in general don’t exist. This is obvious. That’s sort of the point of fiction. but what if it didn’t exist beyond the obvious fact that… The post e409. Tommy Westphall’s Snowglobe: Exploring Fiction’s Largest Shared Universe appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e408. Wonder Woman: Boundaries, Bondage, and Breakthroughs

2/9/2026

Wonder Woman is almost certainly one of the most enduring characters in all of pop culture. She’s certainly the most famous female superhero of all time. But we would argue… The post e408. Wonder Woman: Boundaries, Bondage, and Breakthroughs appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

GroundPod Day 2026! Happy Groundhog Day!

2/2/2026

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… The post GroundPod Day 2026! Happy Groundhog Day! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e407. Oscar Sneak Preview: Breaking Down the Nominations From Snubs to Surprises

1/26/2026

For a show about pop culture, it’s actually somewhat rare for us to address topics of pop culture while they are actually happening. But sometimes we do. So this week,… The post e407. Oscar Sneak Preview: Breaking Down the Nominations From Snubs to Surprises appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e406. So, We Live in the Pitt and Here is What We Think of It…

1/19/2026

Well, unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of HBOMax’s new hit series the Pitt. After all, it recentlywon like a billion Golden Globes and Emmys. Well… ok,… The post e406. So, We Live in the Pitt and Here is What We Think of It… appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e405. Fantasy Box Office Draft 2026

1/12/2026

It’s that time again! Every year we have one very special show where all of the hosts get together to reveal the results of last years Fantasy Box Office Game… The post e405. Fantasy Box Office Draft 2026 appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e404. Stranger Endings: Breaking Down the End of Stranger Things

1/5/2026

For some reason Netflix, in their infinite wisdom, decided that the proper way for everyone in the world to spend their winter Holidays of American Thanksgiving through Christmas and New… The post e404. Stranger Endings: Breaking Down the End of Stranger Things appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e403. Things You Missed 2025

12/29/2025

Well here we are at the end of the year 2025; a year that somehow seemingly lasted 147 months. And yet somehow it was really only 12 months and that… The post e403. Things You Missed 2025 appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e402. Cheesy Christmas Movies 2025

12/22/2025

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year… the time where we celebrate that birth of… Cheesy Christmas movies! I mean, I’m sure there’s probably some other significance to this time of… The post e402. Cheesy Christmas Movies 2025 appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e401. F-M-K!

12/15/2025

It’s finals week. Well, ok, finals are over, so that means it’s finals GRADING week, the worst week of the academic semester for anyone who teaches for a living. It… The post e401. F-M-K! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e400. 400 Episodes?!?! Holy $#!†!

12/8/2025

Wow… somehow we’ve managed to do 400 of these! On today’s very special anniversary episode of VoxPopcast we have the entire regular team of hosts to reminisce about the history… The post e400. 400 Episodes?!?! Holy $#!†! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.