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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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e316. 2024 Summer Movie Season

4/29/2024
It’s been four years since movies shut down for the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. It’s probably been too long to say we’re still “rebuilding” the box office. We… The post e316. 2024 Summer Movie Season appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e315. Revisiting Classics: The Delicate Art of Remakes and Adaptations

4/22/2024
So did you know there was a new remake of The Crow coming out? If you did then chances are, at least according to the internet, that you’re probably outraged… The post e315. Revisiting Classics: The Delicate Art of Remakes and Adaptations appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e314. Fashion, Furniture, and Furballs — Six Years of VoxPopcast

4/15/2024
On this week’s show, all five co-hosts are online to celebrate six years of producing a weekly pseudo academic roundtable of pop culture analysis with drinking and swearing. It isn’t… The post e314. Fashion, Furniture, and Furballs — Six Years of VoxPopcast appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e313. PCA2024: Adapting X-Men

4/8/2024
On this week’s special epsiode we take one last look at this year’s Popular Culture Association conference in Chicago with a look at papers from one of the panels in… The post e313. PCA2024: Adapting X-Men appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e312. PCA2024: The AfterParty

4/1/2024
Six years ago, this show was birthed out of the aftermath of PCA2018, the annual conference for the Popular Culture Association. As is tradition, we’ve once again returned there. PCA2024… The post e312. PCA2024: The AfterParty appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e311. From Original to Ovation: Tracing the Threads of Musical Covers

3/25/2024
Have you ever done that thing where you hear a song that’s a cover of another song you like, only to find out later that you have it backwards and… The post e311. From Original to Ovation: Tracing the Threads of Musical Covers appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e310. The Biggest Oscar Upsets and Travesties

3/18/2024
We did a couple of shows in the lead up to the Academy Awards last week. You’ve heard us talk about why the Oscars still exist and what function they… The post e310. The Biggest Oscar Upsets and Travesties appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e309. The Human Kaiju: Translating the Unstoppable Monster To Human Scale

3/11/2024
You know that movie where the hero loses someone he loves to an act of senseless violence and so he embarks on a path of carnage and destruction to gain… The post e309. The Human Kaiju: Translating the Unstoppable Monster To Human Scale appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e308. 2024 Oscars Predictions!

3/4/2024
It’s hard to believe it, but it’s been exactly a year since our last Oscar show. It’s kind of funny how that works out! Years being annual and all of… The post e308. 2024 Oscars Predictions! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e307. Madame Web, Morbius, and Movies of Obligation

2/26/2024
It seems silly to ask if you’ve seen Madame Web. We can see the box office returns and we know that you probably didn’t. BUT, if you’re listening to our… The post e307. Madame Web, Morbius, and Movies of Obligation appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e306. Kaiju Kachoo: From Gojira to Godzilla Minus One

2/19/2024
Last year, almost as if by accident, somehow the surprise hit of cinema was a relatively low budget Godzilla movie. The film, Godzilla Minus One, literally came out of nowhere.… The post e306. Kaiju Kachoo: From Gojira to Godzilla Minus One appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e305. Dark Academia: a Deep Dive into Murder, Mystery & Midterms

2/12/2024
Have you seen that new Dark Academia show about the mysterious elite school for special kids where there’s the one kid who doesn’t seem to belong even amongst the other… The post e305. Dark Academia: a Deep Dive into Murder, Mystery & Midterms appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e304. Barbie, the Oscars & Leavisism (What’s That Now?)

2/5/2024
Last week the Oscar nominations came out and if you were hanging around the internet, you might have heard one story in particular… Barbie was snubbed. Everyone was talking about… The post e304. Barbie, the Oscars & Leavisism (What’s That Now?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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GroundPod Day 2024! Happy Groundhog Day!

2/2/2024
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 2024! Happy Groundhog Day! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e303. Our Lives in Pop Culture

1/29/2024
It could be argued that the pop culture that you absorb makes you who you are. That’s certainly true of the hosts of this show. After all, it’s a show… The post e303. Our Lives in Pop Culture appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e302. So, A.I. George Carlin… WHY?!?!?

1/22/2024
We’ve done shows on AI before and our feelings on how it is being used in art and creative endeavors. We’ve tried to not just be reactionary and alarmist about… The post e302. So, A.I. George Carlin… WHY?!?!? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e301. Is Saltburn A Good Movie?

1/15/2024
It’s no surprise that the US movie box office hit something of a slump last year. With few exceptions (ahem #Barbenheimer) most tried and true tentpole blockbusters underperformed (perhaps not… The post e301. Is Saltburn A Good Movie? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e300. The 2024 Box Office Draft

1/8/2024
Somehow we’ve been making this show for 300 episodes! We can’t believe it either! And what better way to celebrate that than doing one of our very favorite regular episodes?… The post e300. The 2024 Box Office Draft appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e299. Things You Missed in 2023!

1/1/2024
Happy New Year! If you listen to podcasts which you must if you’re listening to this, then you probably know by now that they way people end a year in… The post e299. Things You Missed in 2023! appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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e298. Why Does Everyone Hate Mary Sues?

12/25/2023
Merry Christmas from VoxPopcast. The thing is, we’ve been doing Christmas special episodes for the last couple weeks already. And we figure you probably have a Christmas episode or twelve… The post e298. Why Does Everyone Hate Mary Sues? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.
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