We often say that at its essence, VoxPopcast is people hanging out and drinking at the bar after a conference. That’s not entirely true, but it’s not NOT true either. But have you ever wondered what it actually is like when we just do that. Well, that’s what we have for you today. It’s our…
Category: Podcasts
e368. PCA 2025: The Presentations!
If you’ve been listening to the show for the past few weeks then you know that this month has been our special series of PCA episodes, and this might very well be the episode that you’ve been waiting for. We all went the Popular Culture Association International Conference in New Orleans, but how did the…
e366. What Ever Happened to the Teen Sex Farce?
Did you grow up watching movies like Porky’s? American Pie? Eurotrip? What about the Breakfast Club or Easy A? They sure don’t make them like they used to. Only not just in an old man kind of way. They really don’t make movies like that much anymore, do they? On this episode, Mav welcomes returning…
e365. Works in Progress: PCA2025
This is the 365th show. This means you can now listen to VoxPopcast every day for a year and not have any repeats. That should be exciting in and of itself. But how are we celebrating? Well, if you’ve been paying attention to the show lately, you know we are coming up on PCA. Our…
e364. From the Theatre to the Stream: The Future of Indie Films
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 a film? Ok, now when you go, do you usually go to the latest blockbuster or do you go to indie films? Does it still…
e363. Is The Mummy a Bad Movie?
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. But every once in a while we realize that one of the hosts of the show absolutely adores a move that maybe isn’t as beloved…
e362. Learning in the Stacks: Libraries & Learning from Pop Culture
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 you weren’t sure you even knew or not and then when questioned about how you know it you realize that you learned ir from a…
e360. Selling Woke: Navigating Complexities of Capitalism and Media Bias
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 of media is now woke and suddenly they don’t have any non-woke alternatives. This seems incongruous and like it would be pretty hard for both…
e359. 2025 Oscar Preview
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 make a competition out of it. This year, Mav and Hannah are joined by returning guest Stephanie Siler to go through the entire Oscar ballot…