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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 174: The Odyssey

It’s part two of a two-part crossover with Required Reading With Tom and Stella. In part one, we looked at Homer’s The Odyssey. Here, we take another look at The Odyssey, this time looking at the recently released blockbuster movie directed by Christopher Nolan. What did we think of the film? What did we think of the film as an adaptation of The Odyssey? Listen and find out!

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Here’s a link to part one of the podcast crossover:

Required Reading Episode 116: The Odyssey

Here’s one of the trailers for the film …

Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 172: It’s on Fox!

90210, The X-Files, The Simpsons, In Living Color, 21 Jump Street, and … Herman’s Head? Join me this episode as I take a trip back into the late 1980s and the first decade of the Fox network. I go into the network’s origins as well as its early programming (some of which were hits and many of which were not), and then will talk about some of my favorite or most-remembered shows in various genres.

It’s the early ’90s.  It’s my adolesence.  And yes … it’s on Fox!

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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 168: white Water Memories

In 1987, White Water Summer, starring Kevin Bacon and Sean Astin, was released. The movie did poorly in theaters but gained a following on cable and video, becoming a coming-of-age cult classic. This episode, I’m joined by Mark Ray, one of the film’s stuntmen. He talks to me about the movie and his experience filming it.

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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 165: Strictly Eighties Joel

“You May Be Right,” “Allentown,” “Tell Her About It” … all of these are found on the seminal compilation album Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vol 1 and 2, which came out 40 years ago. Join me as I take a look at the Piano Man’s music throughout the decade of the Eighties.

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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 164: Masters of the Universe

He-Man and the forces of good fight Skeletor for the freedom of Eternia! Cannon Films presents … MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! This time around, I’m going to take a look at the 1987 live-action adaptation of the popular toy line, Masters of the Universe, which starred Dolph Lundgern as He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor, and Courteney Cox as Julie. I’ll give my review as well as my history with the entire Masters of the Universe franchise. Plus, listener feedback!

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Some extras for you …

“Sometimes, You Learn, That You Have to Settle for Less”, which is a blog post about my disappointment upon not getting a … Prince Adam figure.

“It Came From Syndication Episode 5: Cartoons” in which Amanda and I talk about cartoons of the 1980s, including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

“Brand Me! (My Favorite Non-Toy and Giveaway Merchandise)”, which includes the Masters of the Universe cups from Burger King.

Finally, the movie’s trailer.

Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 163: JSApril — The JSA vs. Extant

It’s JSApril! All this month, comics podcasts and blogs are celebrating the original super-hero team, the Justice Society of America. For this episode, I’ll be talking about one of the JSA’s darkest hours, their battle with Extant in Zero Hour, followed by their re-match/redemption in “The Hunt for Extant”. I’ll also talk about Extant’s origins and the Impulse One-Shot “Bart Saves the Universe.”

For more JSApril content, look for #JSApril on social media or check out JSApril: Celebrating 85 Years of the JSA at the Fire and Water Podcast Network.

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And for more JSApril, look for #JSApril on social media and check out this list of all of the contributors to JSApril, and thanks to The Fire and Water Podcast Network for putting all of this together!

JSApril: Celebrating 85 Years of the JSA (Fire and Water Podcast Network)

It’s JSApril!

If you’ve been listening to my show, you’ve been hearing ads for an exciting crossover event: JSApril! During this entire month, a huge number of comic book and pop culture blogs and podcasts will be doing their part to celebrate the original super-hero team, The Justice Society of America. The JSA made its debut in 1940 and all of these blogs and shows are going to be bringing coverage from throughout that entire 85-year history. My contribution, which will cover the JSA fighting against Extant in both Zero Hour: Crisis in Time and “The Hunt for Extant” in the Geoff Johns JSA comic book series, will come out around April 21.

In the meantime, check out this list of all of the contributors to JSApril, and thanks to The Fire and Water Podcast Network for putting all of this together!

JSApril: Celebrating 85 Years of the JSA (Fire and Water Podcast Network)

Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 161: The Uncollecting IV — The Voyage Home

It’s become an annual tradition at this point to spend my first episode of the year talking about The Uncollecting, which is my effort to downsize my geek stuff. This time around, I’m joined by Relatively Geeky’s own Professor Alan to talk about various aspects of “uncollecting”, from the economics to the personal.

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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 159: The Children of the Atom vs. The Prince of Darkness

Just in time for Halloween, it’s mutants vs. vampire courtesy of Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz! I’m joined by Coffee and Comics’ Clinton Robison to talk about Uncanny X-Men #159 and X-Men Annual #6 where Storm becomes a vampire and the team faces off against Dracula!

Music for this episode is “Pop Rock” by Scott Holmes music and has been used under Creative Commons via the Free Music Archive.

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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 158: VIP Treatment at the Baltimore Comic-Con

It’s time for my annual look at the Baltimore Comic-Con. This year, the convention was held from September 20-22 and as usual, I went to the show on Saturday. It’s a special one this year because it might be Brett’s last convention since they’re a senior in high school So, join us as we buy VIP passes for our day at the con, hang out with Stella, talk to artists in Artists Alley, and buy a bunch of stuff!

Music for this episode is “Pop Rock” by Scott Holmes music and has been used under Creative Commons via the Free Music Archive.

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