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It was a wild summer at the box office, led by the unprecedented success of "Barbie," but the dust has settled, the season is over and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has the receipts.  Back in May, we were joined by Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast and made some bold predictions on what would end up as the Top Ten films between Memorial Day and Labor Day.  Here are the results! Length - 00:58:38 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast continues our long trek through the 'Dale with a rollicking recap of Chapter 108 "Ex Libris."  This entire episode is about overdue library books.  For real.  But it's how we get our kicks, us and our good-time buddies. Length - 00:40:18 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Your pals at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast are back for another go-round. This week, Cliff reports on his trip to the Power Con toy convention in Columbus, Jordan redecorates his shop and Seth tries to repel aliens with the power of film. Then we review some new movies, recommend some recent TV and bid adieu to the one and only "Riverdale." Length - 01:33:31 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:05:32 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME What movie would we show to invading aliens to convince them to spare us? - 0:10:50 - MOVIE NEWS Jaime Reyes gets his time to shine in DC's "Blue Beetle" and the feel-good racing movie "Gran Turismo." - 0:29:45 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS HBO's "How To with John Wilson" wrapping up its final season, 1980s NBA drama "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" returns, 3-part documentary about the history of comics "Superpowered: The DC Story," "Titans" concludes with a dreamy fourth season, new episodes of "Harley Quinn the Animated Series," "Hard Knocks" harder to root for when fo

We don't want to even think about how barren the next few years might be thanks to the current Hollywood strikes delaying and disrupting everyone's entertainment schedules.  But right now?  In this moment we have more content than we know what to do with and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is reveling in it all! Length - 01:11:55 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:01:58 - MOVIE NEWS The "Barbenheimer" phenomenon injects life into the summer movie season with simultaneous blockbusters "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," big budget thriller "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" worth the wait, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" an updated take on the classic heroes with a killer voice cast, "Haunted Mansion" fits all the details of the beloved theme park ride into a satisfying flick and the sci-fi satire "They Cloned Tyrone" arrives on Netflix. - 0:32:05 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS We've been hit with a glut of great TV this summer including the return of Raylan Givens in "Justified: City

After a few marathon episodes, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast resets with a brief and breezy trip report from the country's largest gaming convention, Gen Con, and breaking news about... Jesse's dryer? Length - 00:35:41 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:03:53 - GAMING The Poobah survived a "dangerous mob" to report back from his annual trip to Gen Con in Indianapolis, the biggest hits of the show "Thunder Road: Vendetta" and Disney's "Lorcana" trading card game, checking out the episodic adventure "The Expanse: A Telltale Series," a wet and wild session of Dragon Age and utilizing some free tickets to the Dublin Irish Festival.

We're in the endgame now!  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has finally reached the very top of our countdown of every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Returning guests Jesse Starcher from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Coach Mayor Jared Lowe help us celebrate our Top Five entries and the Marvel experiment as a whole here in part four... (or part two of part three?) Length - 01:53:50 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

We crack into the Top Ten in our ranking of each and every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! In part three, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast and our returning guests Jesse Starcher from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Coach Mayor Jared Lowe reveal our choices for picks #11 through #6 as we approach the very best of the superhero genre and some of our favorite flicks of all time. Length - 01:25:39 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's ranking of every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues!  This second episode covers our choices for picks #21 through #12, and features guests Jesse Starcher from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Coach Mayor Jared Lowe to help take some of the blame as the decisions become much more difficult. Length - 01:56:08 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)

We think this is an episode.  It has all the hallmarks of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast.  We review some recent big movies.  We catch up on some television.  Jesse from The Source Material Comics Podcast and Jared are here hanging out.  Still... you'll have to listen and judge for yourselves. Length - 00:53:44 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:00:33 - MOVIE NEWS We update the results of our current summer box office contest then provide some quick SPOILER-FREE reviews of recent releases "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," "The Flash," "Somewhere in Queens" and "No Hard Feelings," plus the new Disney+ documentary "Stan Lee." - 0:20:50 - GAMING Game company Monster Fight Club rewards the Poobah with a killer prize, getting deep into mythology with "TIME Stories Revolution: A Midsummer Night" and a return to the local pub trivia scene. - 0:25:25 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The debut of Marvel's latest small screen endeavor "Secret Invasion," an abbreviated series order for HBO's "The Idol," th

This summer, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has decided on the nigh-impossible task of ranking every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Starting from the bottom, with some outside help from special guest Coach Mayor Jared Lowe, this episode reveals our choices for picks #32 through #22.  And if these first eleven are any indication, there will be raucous debates aplenty all the way up the list! Length - 01:58:06 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.)

As summer movie season kicks into full gear, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is getting out to the theater as often as possible.  This week, we test out our new Regal Unlimited movie passes, share some sad and surprising comic book news and review three of the biggest films of the year! Length - 01:09:41 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:13:40 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Definitive Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. passes away at 93 and Robert Kirkman's "Void Rivals" surprises fans with a new universe including the Transformers and G.I. Joe. - 0:28:10 - MOVIE NEWS SPOILER-filled reviews of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," a fun action adventure with a stellar ending, the visually stunning second chapter of the animated trilogy "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," and Pixar's "Elemental" a family-friendly immigration story.

Get out the candles because some nasty weather is rolling into the 'Dale.  A mysterious mist has enveloped the entire town in Riverdale's Chapter 107 "In the Fog," bringing with it Mooses and Mumsys and did we mention the candles?  Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast keeps on trying to make sense of it all. Length - 00:45:04 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

We discuss some big breaking news in the comic book industry, say goodbye to a few of the most acclaimed television shows of the decade, try to pick a defining movie moment that impacted our lives and more, this week from your friends at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast! Length - 00:57:34 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:05:01 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Trying to suss out the most important movie moment of our lives. - 0:14:07 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Image Comics splits from Diamond Comic Distributors, leaving the former monopoly in a fragile state, new Captain America series announced written by J. Michael Straczynski, continuing a chronological reading of classic Batman stories, the death of Ms. Marvel spurs the usual controversy and some recommendations for current titles including Ryan North's "Fantastic Four," the hilarious "Peacemaker Tries Hard" and the "Dawn of DC" initiative. - 0:42:33 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The third season of "Dave" wraps up with a superstar cameo, Apple TV+ launches "

It's the kind of history lesson you won't get in Florida as a time-traveling Tabitha Tate - and her guardian angel - try to keep Percival Pickens from bringing his version of progress to Riverdale.  Listen as we break down Chapter 106 "Angels in America" and the 'Dale moves one step closer to armageddon! Length - 00:46:00 Language - PG-13. (Contains adult language.)

Coming at you as cute and clumsy as a Muppet in a mech suit, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back!  This week we discuss the failure of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser Star Wars-themed hotel, wrap up our coverage of the third season of "The Mandalorian," sample a few excellent new television shows and hear about Cliff's night out at a Lizzo concert. Length - 01:29:46 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:10:30 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Fake reality show "Jury Duty" steers into the ridiculousness of the genre, road rage leads to life-changing circumstances in Netflix's "Beef," the third season of "Dave" keeps evolving, HBO's true crime drama "Love & Death" another showcase for Elizabeth Olsen to go nuts, Hulu comedy about putting your life back together "Single Drunk Female" and musical comedy "The Muppets: Mayhem" recaptures that Henson magic on Disney+. - 0:48:50 - THE MANDALORIAN A SPOILER-filled recap of the conclusion to season three of small screen Star Wars series "The Mandaloria

Did "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" stick the landing and cement itself as one of the greatest trilogies of all time?  Listen in as Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast discusses exactly that, along with a number of other brief movie reviews and one of our patented getting-to-know-you sessions. Length - 01:19:50 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:01:45 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Learn what classes we feel like we'd have enough knowledge to teach and our favorite candy bars. - 0:11:02 - MOVIE NEWS Disney removing more than 50 original shows from Disney+ and Hulu, Netflix ending their once-iconic DVD-by-mail service and delaying their password sharing crackdown, the Adam Driver sci-fi film "65," Nike biopic "Air" chronicles a shift in sports culture, "A Man Called Otto" is a heartstring-puller starring a grouchy Tom Hanks, "Legion of Super-Heroes" the latest animated DC film on Max, the blockbuster crowd-pleaser "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and revisiting classic thriller "Fatal Attraction." - 0:45:3

There isn't much we here at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast like more than summer movie season.  We root for the upcoming slate of flicks to live up to the hype and turn into crowd-pleasing blockbusters that we'll continue watching for decades to come.  So this year, we invited our pal Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast to join us in predicting the Top Ten biggest films of the summer! Length - 02:13:42 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Recently, our pal Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast piqued our interest with an anecdote about a potential goldmine of classic 80s G.I. Joe toys right in our own back yard, including the holy grail of our generation... the U.S.S. Flagg!  So Detective Poobah took the case, discovered the truth and reveals his finding here for the first time. Length - 00:29:47 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Christmas may be cool and the Fourth of July may be fun, but for some of us the most wonderful time of the year is actually Free Comic Book Day!  The annual celebration of comics and the shops who sling 'em is almost here, so Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has a preview of what you should be on the lookout for when visiting your friendly neighborhood comic shop on May 6th. Length - 00:24:48 Language - PG

We're talking record-setting examples of human endurance this week, and no, that's not a reference to how many hours Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has spent discussing Riverdale.  In Chapter 105 "Folk Heroes" Archie inspires the town with feats of strength and Cheryl is even hotter than usual when she discovers the power of pyrokinesis! Length - 00:48:30 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)