Pop Culture Cosmos

It's taken hours (and it's not my best green screen key) but the video version of What About This episode 2 is finished! Check out the latest episode where Travis Carreiro​, Keith Garton​, Kyle Kirtz​, and Ryan Wekenman discuss social media and why we post the things we post. They chat about cultural narratives and the importance of meaning. Kyle and Travis bring up the exchange system of likes on Instagram. Keith breaks down how the idea of the Self came about. Ryan throws out the idea that our identity is the real issue. There's a lot to this episode, so we may come back to it soon. Make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter @wat_podcast. There's also a shoutout to Cameron Miller​ and a table made by Jake Skoll​.

We talk the future of Amazon Prime Day, the Overwatch League gets primetime with Disney, ABC and ESPN, we list the movement to combat the Netflix juggernaut, why you should be excited for a Hopesfall return and can The Rock still smell what the Weekend Box Office is cooking? All this and more as Rob McCallum and Jay Bartlett join us!Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Star Wars Echo Three Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and The Unspoken Podcast

Can The Rock leap a SkyScraper to success over Ant-Man and the Wasp and Hotel Transylvania 3, should Sony focus on Entertainment or Electronics, does the Fortnite and CrossPlay controversy really matter, plus our thoughts on future Indiana Jones 5, RoboCop and Uncharted films, Lebron going to the Lakers and more NBA Free Agency, Josh has a review of Ant-Man and the Wasp and what in the world was Build-A-Bear thinking with "Pay Your Age" Day? All this and a great song from Karrie O'Sullivan Holmes as Rob McCallum and Anthony Barbarin join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code) Retro City Games and Rob McCallum Films

On this full episode of the Cosmic Crossfire, Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford verbally spar over a collective effort from networks can compete against the juggernauts of Netflix and Amazon, they also debate over the importance of Netflix's vanishing features, whether Sony should focus more on entertainment and less on electronics, the importance of crossplay and Fortnite on Switch to the future of the gaming scene and will AT&T buying HBO propel them into being a must-see network other than Sunday night? All this and more as the debate begins on this latest episode...   Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (listen for a 15% discount code), ROb McCallum Films and Retro City Games!

We review Ant-Man and the Wasp, will Anthem be a key to EA's future success, we honor Marvel great Steve Ditko, E32018 interviews with 704Games NASCAR Heat 3 and Mixer, a great Cosmic Crossfire segment, PLUS another hit song from Hyperschmitt and more as Rob McCallum Chad Nathaniel Smith and Douglas Haughaboo join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and the Dave Dynasty Show!

Join writer/director, Rob McCallum in this ongoing audio series as he interviews other members of the filmmaking community. Learn from creative pros who spend their lives living their dreams in The Trenches. In this episode, Rob talks to Sean Evans, CEO of Back to the Movies (first published 12/3/15).

Ant-Man and the Wasp hits theaters, is The Purge series set to fail before it really gets going, Ryan Graff talks JRPG localization XSEED Games at E32018, what is WWE Smackdown's future on Fox, another great song from Hyperschmitt and the tenuous future of Moviepass as Chris Doelle of Fresh Media Works, Douglas Haughaboo and Rob McCallum of Rob McCallum Films join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Retro City Games The Unspoken Podcast, the Pro Wrestling Roundtable and the Mike Talks Funny podcast with Mike Shea!

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom continues to wreak havoc at the box office but what does Josh think of it? What's in a name when it comes to Infinity War End Game, is the clock running out on GTA V's time on top, will the DC streaming service be a good KaPow! for the dollar, Douglas Haughaboo interviews Hyperkin from E32018 and Ben Arnot from Smoking Hot Confessions has thoughts on how to build the better Hot Dog this July the 4th! All this and another hit song from Plazma Z on the latest Pop Culture Cosmos!Check out Ben's article on July 4th hot dogs here: smokinghotconfessions.com/dear-america-happy-4th-of-july-love-from-australia/#comments Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code)m Retro City Games, Rob McCallum Films and FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine

In this classic episode, is there room for retro in the landscape of video game streaming and competitive gaming? That's the question Glenn poses to Jay and Rob on this week's episode. What can retro streamers do to make their streams stand out, or is nostalgia enough? What types of old school video games lend themselves to a streaming platform? Why do new games tend to draw big audiences on Twitch? Plus, Glenn hunts down some neighborhood musicians and hilarity ensues. (Taped March, 2016)

On our latest episode, we're describing the madness in Sony's SpiderVerse, NBA Free Agency and where the big NBA players might go, remembering the 2oth anniversary of Hell in the Cell plus we talk Sicario Day of the Soldado, Uncle Drew, Bethesda and more including a great song from Karrie O'Sullivan Holmes as Anthony Barbarin and Billy Donnelly of Intelligent Wrestling Conversation join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and The Unspoken Podcast

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom hits it big worldwide, what's going to happen with the Star Wars anthology stories, how long would you wait for a Donald Duck autograph, who's winning the burger wars plus updates on MoviePass The Conners and E3 2018 interviews with Brian Burnell on the Polymega console and Tim Kitzrow of Mutant Football League as Chad Smith from Hyperschmitt Douglas Haughaboo and Rob McCallum join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code) Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine

On this week's show, we're speculating on just how big of a bite Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom will make at the box office, Rob McCallum has some "inspiring" talk on Lando Calrissian possibly coming to Star Wars Episode IX, why you never want to count out Disney, Douglas Haughaboo fills us in on what he saw at E3 2018 including a secretive new "Project 1 v 1" shooter from Gearbox and the lame attempts by theaters to combat MoviePass... Sponsored by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code), Retro City Games, Rob McCallum Films and FX Unit Yuki aka Henshin Engine

Gerald Glassford is joined by our own resident NBA expert Anthony Barbarin as the guys talk who will go where in the 2018 NBA Draft. We have the first 15 picks lined up and guess who the GM's are looking at to strengthen their franchise. Plus we have our thoughts on the NBA Free Agency period which starts on July 1st and where players such as Lebron James, Paul George, Julius Randle, Jabari Parker, DeMarcus Cousins and more free agents will wind up and thoughts on how the Kawhi Leonard. All this and a whole lot more as we talk hoops because the season may be over but the fun for the NBA is just beginning! Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen in for a 15% discount code), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!

Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford are back talking about Billy Dee Williams possibly reprising his role as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Episode IX, should there be a release of a "Director's Cut" of Justice League, thoughts on the upcoming Bumblebee and Lego Movie 2 trailers, the never-ending saga of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote and would Rob wait ten hours in line for an autograph from Donald Duck...   Sponsored by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (listen for a 15% discount code), Rob McCallum Films, Retro City Games and FX Unit Yuki aka Henshin Engine

Welcome to the What About This Podcast! On the first episode ever, Travis, Ryan, Keith and Kyle consider whether there is such thing as objective beauty. Together, we discuss how we judge beauty, where our ideas of beauty might come from, if taste is the same thing as beauty, and the differences between subjectivity, objectivity, and relativity.

Our Incredibles 2 review and thoughts on the legacy of the Pixar library in the wake of John Lassiter's scandal, what's going on with Wonder Woman 84, a childhood TV character from the past that scares Josh even today and why are shareholders down on Nintendo? All this and more as Rob McCallum and the guys from the Topicocalypse podcast join the show...  Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (listen for a 15% discount code) Rob McCallum Films Retro City Games and FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine

On this week's show we wrap up our thoughts on #E32018, Rob McCallumtalks about the chaos at #DC Films and what is #Sony thinking when it comes to #Fortnite on the #Playstation4?  Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs Rob McCallum Films andRetro City Games

On our latest full episode of the Cosmic Crossfire dedicated to the memory of "Canada's top game collector" Syd Bolton, Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford cover John Lassiter's impending exit from Pixar and if his legacy has tarnished the movie brand's library now and for years to come. We also delve into the world of fandom toxicity going overboard on social media and if it's time to say enough is enough, the shakeup at the top for DC Films and what this will do for the comic book film universe and reflect on the life and work of Anthony Bourdain and the great work he leaves behind, Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (listen for a 15% discount code) Retro City Games, Rob McCallum Films and Pop Culture Cosmos!

We share thoughts on just how good XBOX was at E3 2018, the Funko Pop documentary and why Josh is angry at Sony for the upcoming Girl in the Spider Web movie as Greg Hall from We Podcast & We Know Things, Douglas Haughaboo and Rob McCallum stop by on the latest Pop Culture Cosmos!    Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (listen for a 15% discount code) Retro City Games & Rob McCallum Films

We preview the weekend at the box office with Ocean's 8, Hereditary and Hotel Artemis, talk Nintendo and Playstation at E3 2018 and which conference is most important, we revisit the Happy Time Murders and with all the bad press and toxicity is it still cool to be a Star Wars fan? All this and more as Rob McCallum from Rob McCallum Films and Greg Hall from We Podcast & We Know Things join us!    Sponsored by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen in for a 15% off discount to their Father's Day special) Retro City Games and FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine