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In what's become another annual tradition here at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, the time has come for our Summer Movie Challenge where we each attempt to forecast which films will become the biggest blockbusters of the season. Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast and former Coach-Mayor Jared Lowe return as participants, prognosticating our Top Ten lists of what's sure to heat up the box office over the next few months. Length - 02:07:39 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

It's been too long since we did a deep dive into The 'Dale, so Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back at it with Riverdale Chapter 112 "American Psychos," the annual musical episode for season six. Listen in as Archie starts a labor movement, TT has a raging bachelorette dance party and the town hosts a serial killer convention. Length - 00:56:01 Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

The first Saturday in May always means one thing... Free Comic Book Day! And Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here with our annual sneak peek at all of the books you can expect to find being given away by your friendly neighborhood comic shop on Saturday, May 2nd! Length - 00:36:08 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:01:45 - COMIC BOOK NEWS A rundown of this year's releases for Free Comic Book Day and Comics Giveaway Day. - 0:22:40 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME What comic book fan-fic story are we each dying to tell?

It's a good thing our pal Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast is always Down to Podcast, because he sticks around another week to help us discuss our most recent treks along the Toy Trail, a few new television discoveries and a mouth-watering getting-to-know-you question. Length - 01:26:15 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:03:18 - TRIP REPORT Cliff heads back to Xenia for the 10th Annual Great Ohio Toy Show while Jordan goes to the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention to meet a few comic book legends. - 0:45:32 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME What fictional restaurants would we most like to visit for a meal? - 0:54:05 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Reality show comedy "Jury Duty" goes back to the well with a more complicated second season "Corporate Retreat," we refuse to watch "Ghosts" no matter how many times Jesse brings it up, tuning into the Hallmark Channel for time-traveling family drama "The Way Home," movie "The Drama" provides a twist that has people talking and the debut of the misleadi

Celebrating our 10th year, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has nominated three moments from our past to serve as the inaugural class in our Annals of Fame. Joined by longest-serving Jesse, Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast, we take a trip down memory lane and bestow some of our all-time favorite bits KPP's highest honor that we just made up. Honoree #1 - original episode #66. Honoree #2 - original episode #41. Honoree #3 - original episode #20. Length - 00:45:02 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

This week Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is talking Oscar results, that wild Spider-Man trailer and journeys to THREE different conventions in three weeks. So tune in and learn maybe sometimes you should take candy from strangers! Length - 01:40:42 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:05:30 - TRIP REPORT Springtime kicks off con season and the first ToyRama Expo in Canton, the return of our local Classic Plastics Toy Expo and a trip north to Fan Expo Cleveland. - 0:53:37 - MOVIE NEWS A great Oscars evening ends award season on a high note, a jam-packed trailer for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," "Project Hail Mary" getting strong reviews and "Predator: Badlands" arrives on Hulu. - 1:15:18 - ONE JOB Taking up the difficult task of choosing Jack Nicholson's most memorable performance.

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back with recommendations for some truly excellent television, our take on the comic book art-vs-story debate and a pal of ours with a movie deal. Don't miss it! (And don't miss out on the cool merch in our TeePublic store!) Length - 01:07:57 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:13:00 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Local writer James Patrick scores a Netflix movie deal with his sci-fi series "Astronaut Down" and Todd McFarlane stirs discussion on whether art or story is more important to comics. - 0:29:12 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "Lanterns" trailer teases upcoming HBO series, Hollywood-set "Wonder Man" debuts on Disney+, season four of "Resident Alien" wraps up the sci-fi comedy, checking back in on "The Simpsons" after years, the outstanding "Game of Thrones" spinoff "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and new seasons for returning favorites "The Pitt," "Fallout" and "Shrinking."

Our biggest show of the year is here, with Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's 9th Annual Poobah Awards. In one marathon episode, we recognize EVERY movie we saw in 2025. That's well over 100 films, ranked and counted down, plus specific recognition for our favorite individual performances and exemplary moments in a variety of categories. It's awards season and we leave no stone unturned! Length - 04:56:36 Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

In the midst of a nationwide winter storm Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here to keep you company. Even if you've run out of bread, we have some of our favorite classic segment comfort food and a look back at a banner year in the comic book industry. Length - 01:05:06 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:06:15 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Choosing our last meals and which super power we'd prefer. - 0:19:05 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Free Comic Book Day joined by Comics Giveaway Day to make life more complicated, 2025 a boom year for the comic industry, organizing our collections and watching the new "Masters of the Universe" movie trailer. - 0:48:05 - ONE JOB Remembering actor / director / activist Rob Reiner.

2026 has arrived, marking Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's 10th year in existence. And we kick it off the same way we have every January for the past decade, with a look ahead at all the movies set to be released in the coming year. Joined again by special guest Jared Lowe, we are previewing the next twelve months of films and deciding on a Top Ten list of what we are anticipating the most. Length - 01:51:10 Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

In our final episode of 2025, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast celebrates the publication of a book, mourns the humble, hardworking penny and reports back from one of our favorite yearly comic con destinations. Length - 01:26:10 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:03:15 - KPP RENT FREE Seth published a book about his adventures in genealogy, holding on to Barnes family holiday traditions with older kids and Jordan stresses about the discontinuation of the penny. - 0:26:10 - TRIP REPORT Recounting our annual visit to GalaxyCon Columbus and an improv show starring Ben Schwartz.

Celebrate the holidays with your friends at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast! To mark the season, we decided to draft our favorite media from three different categories in five different eras. So listen along as we pick and choose the best of the best Christmas movies, Christmas television specials and Christmas songs from every decade. Length - 01:13:54 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

It's time for another rousing round of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, where we recap some fun trips we've taken and try to remember all of the television that's come and gone over the last couple months. Length - 01:07:05 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:04:45 - TRIP REPORT Jordan's recent return to the Cincinnati Comic Expo and Cliff's visit to some new vintage shops on the Ohio Toy Trail. - 0:48:10 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "IT: Welcome to Derry" provides a prequel to the Stephen King story, more hilarious superheroics in season two of "Peacemaker," Tim Robinson brings his signature cringe comedy to "The Chair Company," Ethan Hawke stars in twisty crime story "The Lowdown" on FX and "Poker Face" and "English Teacher" canceled before their times.

The truth comes out! Even film lovers like us at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast can't see everything, so we've decided to reveal our cinematic blind spots with Top Ten lists of the most surprising movies we've never watched. Be it a cult classic, a genre favorite or even a stone cold masterpiece, we purge ourselves of the shame and finally admit the most embarrassing gaps in our film educations. Length - 01:26:58 Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back after a brief hiatus, but luckily we've got stories about all the places we've been traveling to in the meantime. The OJ Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast pops in to hang out and join in the discussion about toy shows, concerts, Moth This and Moth That. Length - 01:16:17 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:02:57 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME We each reveal the one comic book holy grail we'd most like to add to our collections. - 0:09:20 - TRIP REPORT Recollections of our late-summer journeys to fun events like the Columbus Toy Show at the Ohio State Fairgrounds with some friends and family, eight buildings worth of vintage awesomeness at the Great Ohio Toy Show, So Pro Comics returning to Point Pleasant, WV for the Mothman Festival, and getting our polka on with "Weird Al" Yankovic on the "Bigger & Weirder" tour at Blossom Music Center and Cincinnati's famous Octoberfest celebration.

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You heard us make our individual predictions this Spring, and now that Fall has arrived we have the results of our Third Annual Summer Movie Challenge! Join Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast and former Coach-Mayer Jared Lowe in learning which films were the biggest box office draws of the season and who ended up with a near-perfect list. Length - 01:08:12 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:24:54 - JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME Chosen by the winner as the film we all had to watch, we discuss the feel-good 2011 Duplass Brothers comedy "Jeff, Who Lives at Home."

We're a quarter century into the new Millennium, so it feels like the right time to take a look back and celebrate the finest films released in the modern era. In this episode, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast will nominate, debate and narrow down our individual picks into a consensus list of the best 25 movies since the year 2000! Length - 03:33:11 Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

Wake up early, pour a big bowl of cereal and plant yourself in front of the TV because Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has an episode all about Saturday morning cartoons! Each host picks their own lineup of shows to kick off their ideal childhood weekend, spanning from the 1970s to the 90s. But because this is a cartoonerment, we all know what that means: no one can pick the same thing twice! Length - 02:03:39 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

It's time for our annual report from the largest tabletop game convention in North America, Gen Con! Then we catch up on some recent television, including two old-school animated series on the comeback and a Marvel property that managed to make us furious. Length - 00:55:21 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:00:55 - TRIP REPORT Seth travels to Gen Con 2025 and a live "Critical Role" show while Cliff heads up the Toy Trail to visit vintage shops in Dover and Canton, Ohio. - 0:31:22 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "King of the Hill" revival picks up the sitcom's story years later on Hulu, "South Park" finds new cultural relevance mocking the president and "Ironheart" struggles to make its lead character into a hero.