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Live from MAC Charity Con 2019. Comic book conventions stopped being about comic books a long time ago. In fact, the comic book subculture stopped being about comics a long… The post e84. Comics, Sci-Fi, Fantasy: What is Geek Culture? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen is one of the most popular comic books of all time. It’s been a best seller since 1987, has never been out of print,… The post e83. ?Watching Watchmen? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Usually our show looks at pop culture produced in the relatively recent past. However, that’s not what “popular culture” really means. Really, what this show is about is looking at… The post e82. Love, Politics and Jane Austen appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s Halloween. And in classic podcast fashion that means it’s time to do a theme episode. Halloween is about many things, but one thing it’s about is horror. Horror movies.… The post e81. Stephen King and Horror appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

A couple of weeks ago, the movie Joker was released in cinemas. Even before it came out, there was a lot of concern and controversy about the tone and message… The post e80. Irredeemable Characters appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Technology has allowed us to live in the future. We live in a future where creators and artists can market their product directly to their fans, cutting out the middle… The post e79. Crowdfunding Creative Culture appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Happy October! it’s the beginning of Halloween month so we have something a little special. Just over a year ago, we had a show where we invited a bunch of… The post e78: Monster Studies-201: Course Syllabus appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

We live in a society and there are rules of polite behavior. But what are those rules? Well, that’s not exactly clear. For the most part the basic ones like… The post e77. Pop Culture Etiquette appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

You know what the best music is? The music we listen to. It’s obviously better than everything else and everyone agrees. And the stuff we don’t like is trash. We… The post e76. Music Back in MY Day… appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

It’s fall and if you’re a television fan that means you know that we are on the cusp of dozens — or these days maybe even hundreds — of new… The post e75. Judging a Show by its Pilot? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

At this point it’s pretty safe to say that the Harry Potter book series is one of the most defining pieces of literature in a generation. Love it or hate… The post e74. Harry Potter and the Politics of Wizardry appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

How do you read? Do you do it on a computer or a tablet or do you prefer good old fashioned paper texts? Do you listen to books on tape… The post e73. Reading Practices appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

The Internet has two main purposes: porn and cute kittens. The reason people like porn is obvious… or if it isn’t… well, that’s a different show. But what about the… The post e72. The Power of Cuteness appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

There’re two ways that kids learn about college before they go. Either they talk to parents or high school counselors and they learn about all of the hard work and… The post e71. Back to School appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Live from Wizard World Pittsburgh! Shows like ours and… well, a lot of the rest of the internet are hopelessly devoted to popular culture: Comic books, movies, music, video games,… The post e70. Does Pop Culture Matter? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

A couple of weeks ago, many Americans were surprised to turn on the news and learn that protests had seemingly suddenly erupted on the island of Puerto Rico demanding the… The post e69. So, let’s talk about Puerto Rico… appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

You ever notice that thing that happens when a movie studio releases a movie and then another studio releases a movie with pretty much the exact same premise at the… The post e68. Parallel Media appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Back on June 23rd, a popular social network took a bold stance for 2019. It decided to pronounce all support of Donald Trump or his #MAGA campaign as hate speech… The post e67. Social Justice Knitting appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

Did you hear about the thing a couple weeks ago where a Christian watchdog group started a petition to get Netflix to cancel the hit TV show Good Omens because… The post e66. Fandom Petitions appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

(Note: an earlier version of this podcast had an audio problem. It has now been corrected. Please redownload if there is an issue) If we’d asked the question “do you… The post e65. AR Gaming appeared first on The VoxPopcast.