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e144. So, It’s Been a Week! (1/3/21 – 1/9/21)

By Mav, Katya Gorecki, Hannah Lee Rogers and Stephanie Siler / January 11, 2021

We totally didn't want to talk politics this week. And we certainly didn't want to talk about the world being on fire. 2020 had enough of that. All we wanted to do this week was play our fun little box office game. Unfortunately, that went out the window the moment there was an attempted coup of the United States government. If you live on Earth, you've probably heard about the rioting and insurrection at the United States Capitol this week. If you listen to this show, then you've certainly got some serious opinions about it. Of course we do too! We couldn't see ourselves putting it off a week to talk about movies that won't be out for a while. Twitter kicked off the President! We predicted it! We can't...

Call For Comments: Supersex in the Gotham City!

By Wayne Wise and Anna Peppard / January 8, 2021

From Wayne: Superheroes are sexy, right? Skin tight costumes, rippling muscles, big boobs, and a near total lack of genitalia... what’s not to like? But for all of the suggestiveness of their idealized physiques, actual sexuality was a taboo topic in comics for a very long time. Some of this was due to a generally more repressed culture, and some of it was due to the strictures of the Comics Code Authority. Certainly, there were aspects of sexuality encoded in the pages of comics ‟for those who know how to look,” to quote Frederic Wertham. But, for all of Lois Lane’s schemes to trick Superman into marrying her, very little of it seemed based on sexual desire. None of this stopped fans from speculating though. We’re an inherently dirty minded...

Call for Comments: Television in the Time of COVID

By Hannah Lee Rogers / January 5, 2021

From Hannah: In 2020, Voxpopcast talked a lot about the media we consumed during, and partially due to, the pandemic (our comfort viewing, the AMAZING discovery of Marble League, the content that was majorly created pre-pandemic but released after our lives changed). But we haven't delved too deeply into have the pandemic has changed the content we consume. Perhaps the Fall 2020 network television season gave us the most immediate examples of how these changes have emerged (and develop in other mediums as well). Shows like Grey's Anatomy and Superstore (one of the most underrated comedies on television) integrated COVID-19 into their storylines — and this made sense to many viewers as both series revolve around essential workers (healthcare and retail professionals). That being said, not every scripted show that...

e143. Thirty Great Things You Missed In 2020

By Mav, Wayne Wise, Katya Gorecki and Hannah Lee Rogers / January 4, 2021

The year 2020 is over. You're probably as relieved as we are. Of course the problems with 2020 are largely still with us, but at least getting here feels like SOMETHING has happened. Last year on VoxPopcast, we decided that rather than doing a "best of the year" episode with the greatest movies or books or whatever that came out, it would be more fun to talk about "things you missed." We talk about pop culture every week. But what were the best things that came out during the year that we haven't had the chance to talk about yet? This year, that seems more important than ever. 2020 didn't have a massive Avengers blockbuster. We didn't have Olympics or concerts. We had the whole world sitting on their couch...

Call For Comments: 2021 Box Office Game

By Mav / December 29, 2020

From Mav: Well, this ought to be weird. It's the end of the year, so it's once again time for us to do our movie picks for the annual fantasy box office episode. If you're new to our show, every year we play a game where we earn points by how well movies do at the US domestic box office. And this year's results have been... interesting... for obvious reasons. And given that we're still in the middle of a pandemic, next year's probably are going to be too. But is that going to stop us? No! The rules are quite simple, all four hosts of the show are going to have a round robin fantasy draft where we each pick 15 movies that are set to premiere in 2021. Just...

Movies and Film Podcasts

e133. Comedy of Horrors!

by Mav, Wayne Wise, Hannah Lee Rogers, John Hadlock, Danny Anderson and Michael Chemers
October 26, 2020

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Halloween Season is upon us! As scary as 2020 has been in general, we are finally at the part of the year where we are supposed to be scared… or…

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Call For Comments: What is the Meaning of Horror?

by Wayne Wise
October 20, 2020

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From Wayne: Recently on Voxpopcast we discussed the intersection of horror and humor. It’s still Halloween season, so we’re going to keep talking about horror. And, we’re Voxpopcast, so we’re…

Culture Literature Movies and Film Podcasts Politics

e132. Is 2020 the Darkest Timeline?

by Mav, Katya Gorecki, Wayne Wise and Hannah Lee Rogers
October 19, 2020

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A global pandemic, rampant racism, social unrest, the fall of American democracy, the deaths of celebrity and political icons, feral hogs and murder hornets, and an asteroid is hurtling towards…

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Call for Comments: Dying Laughing! Connections of Comedy & Horror

by Hannah Lee Rogers
October 14, 2020

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From Hannah: We all desperately need a laugh right now. Which is why you should fire up your spookiest Halloween-themed movies (and television shows and stories and novels). I’m deadly…

Literature Movies and Film Podcasts Sex and Gender

e131. Cuties: Eroticizing the Innocent and Infantilizing Sexuality

by Mav, Wayne Wise and Carolyn Salvi
October 12, 2020

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It’s rare that a tiny little foreign market indie film gets any mainstream media attention at all. It’s even rarer that it actually trends on social media, creating calls for…

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Call For Comments: Is This The Darkest Timeline?

by Mav
October 9, 2020

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From Mav: It’s 2020, and the world is on fire. We all know how bad things have been. Some of the things are obvious, longterm, and we’ve done shows on…

Education Podcasts

e130. Freshman Year in Quarantine

by Mav, Wayne Wise, Sophie Hummel and Tristyn Thomas
October 5, 2020

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Way back at beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown — what seems like a million years ago — we did a special episode where we talked to Tristyn and Sophie, two…

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Call for Comments: Pretty Creepy Sexy Baby – Sexualizing Infantilization

by Mav
September 29, 2020

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From Mav: A few weeks ago, we did a show called “twentysomethingteen” where we talked about the phenomenon of casting fully grown adults as teens in TV shows for practical…

Fashion Literature Movies and Film Podcasts Sex and Gender

e129. Corsets: Enhancement, Imprisonment, Empowerment, & Empresses

by Katya Gorecki, Hannah Lee Rogers, Laura Engel, Carolyn Day and Cheryl Spinner
September 28, 2020

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The corset might be one of the most fascinating garments in the history of fashion. On one hand, it’s simply underwear. It is a garment that provides a specific function.…

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e128. 9 Popular Culture Pet Peeves We Hate and Why

by Mav, Wayne Wise, Katya Gorecki and Hannah Lee Rogers
September 21, 2020

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Pop Culture is a double edges sword. The more we love a certain type of media, the more of it we absorb. But the more we absorb, the more we…