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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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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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e396. Games, Education, & Collaboration: The Role of Play in Learning and Connection

11/10/2025
We’ve mentioned on the show in the past that a large portion of Mav’s job is teaching in the Digital Narrative and Interactive Design(DNID) program at the University of Pittsburgh.… The post e396. Games, Education, & Collaboration: The Role of Play in Learning and Connection appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e395. Stealing the Fives – Repost to fix error

11/3/2025
(Note: an earlier version of this episode failed to post correctly to our feed. Our apologies.) Every once in a while we like to step away from our usual serious…… The post e395. Stealing the Fives – Repost to fix error appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e394. Spirits and Spectacles: The World of Haunted Houses

10/27/2025
Happy Halloween! As we move towards the end of Spooky Season this year, we realized that there is an interesting cultural phenomenon that we’ve never even considered on the show… The post e394. Spirits and Spectacles: The World of Haunted Houses appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e393. Eerie Elders: The Horror of Growing Old

10/20/2025
It’s SPOOOOKY SEASON!!! Actually, it has been for a couple weeks and yet we really haven’t gotten into it. But now it’s time to fix that. A year ago we… The post e393. Eerie Elders: The Horror of Growing Old appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e392. Games4SocialImpact 2025

10/13/2025
Has it been a year already since Mav last did a special GameJam episode? I guess so. For those who are new to VoxPopcast, every year Mav serves as a… The post e392. Games4SocialImpact 2025 appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e391. Manga-101: Why is Manga?

10/6/2025
It’s always weird and oddly exciting when we discover that we have a hole in the things we’ve covered one the show. And in fact, It’s actually quite surprising that… The post e391. Manga-101: Why is Manga? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e390. La Mort de le Mèmer? How memes make meaning

9/29/2025
We’ve talked a lot on the show in the past about Roland Barthes’ influential literary essay “La mort de l’auteur” or “the Death of the Author” and what it means… The post e390. La Mort de le Mèmer? How memes make meaning appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e389. Boycotts and their Cultural Impact

9/22/2025
So… America is in a weird place right now. Frankly, we could say that just about every week these days. But this last couple of weeks it’s been even more… The post e389. Boycotts and their Cultural Impact appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e388. 2025 Summer Catch Up! Was that it?

9/15/2025
Well, it’s been a summer… that’s certainly true. And if you live in America, you know there’s been a bunch of… let’s say “news” that happened this week. Obviously we… The post e388. 2025 Summer Catch Up! Was that it? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e387. TV is Our Religion: The Theological Lens of Peak Television

9/8/2025
There’s a lot of TV content out there. In fact, sometimes it feels like there’s maybe too much TV to watch. However, there’s a certain set of shows that it… The post e387. TV is Our Religion: The Theological Lens of Peak Television appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e386. Unpacking Long-Running TV: From Sitcoms to Soap Operas

9/1/2025
They don’t make TV like they used to. They quite literally just don’t!. There’s lots of business reasons for this and culture changes and just an over abundance of content… The post e386. Unpacking Long-Running TV: From Sitcoms to Soap Operas appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e385. Is Flash Gordon a Bad Movie?

8/25/2025
It’s been a while since we did a “is this a bad movie” episode. But the best way of investigating a “is this a bad movie” is to pick one… The post e385. Is Flash Gordon a Bad Movie? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e384. From Vanderbilt Glam to Oscar’s Shades: The Gilded Age Deep Dive

8/18/2025
In 2022, a show premiered on HBO that was perhaps tailor made for us. The Gilded Age was a 1880s period drama from the creators of Downton Abbey with sexual… The post e384. From Vanderbilt Glam to Oscar’s Shades: The Gilded Age Deep Dive appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e383. Revisiting Milkshake Ducks

8/11/2025
Way back on episode 47, we talked about Milkshake Ducks. That is to say, the concept of what to do when you suddenly discover that the creator of a beloved… The post e383. Revisiting Milkshake Ducks appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e382. How Catch ’em? Exploring the Inverted Mystery

8/4/2025
One of the most tried and true genres of fiction is the Whodunnit mystery. The premise is simple, a crime is committed and the reader or audience watches the a… The post e382. How Catch ’em? Exploring the Inverted Mystery appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e381. It’s Clobberin’ Time! Fantastic Four’s Impact on the Summer of Superheroes

7/28/2025
For the past couple of years, the general sentiment seems to have been that superhero movies are becoming… well… kinda bad. But, as we spoke a couple weeks ago with… The post e381. It’s Clobberin’ Time! Fantastic Four’s Impact on the Summer of Superheroes appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e380. Monica in Paris: The Tropes of Study Abroad

7/21/2025
Eagle eyed (eared?) listeners might have noticed that it’s actually been a little tricky to get Monica booked on the show for the last couple of weeks because of a… The post e380. Monica in Paris: The Tropes of Study Abroad appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e379. and now… Superman

7/14/2025
Let’s face it, if you listen to our show there’ basically no way that you didn’t know that there was a Superman movie that came out this weekend. In fact,… The post e379. and now… Superman appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e378. For Mature Audiences Only: When Nostalgia Grows Up

7/7/2025
In a media landscape driven by monetizing nostalgia, reboots and remakes are inevitable. Often this involves taking a new cast to offer a modern take on the property. However, there’s… The post e378. For Mature Audiences Only: When Nostalgia Grows Up appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e377. The Art of the Sequel: Continuity vs. Creativity vs. Capitalism

6/30/2025
A couple weeks ago, Mav learned that they were making a sequel to a movie that he loves, Spring Breakers. The thing is, that’s an indy film that basically no… The post e377. The Art of the Sequel: Continuity vs. Creativity vs. Capitalism appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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