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.)

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0:01:45 - COMIC BOOK NEWS

A rundown of this year's releases for Free Comic Book Day and Comics Giveaway Day.

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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.)

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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.

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0:45:32 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME

What fictional restaurants would we most like to visit for a meal?

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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 misleadingly great HBO comedy "DTF St. Louis."

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.)

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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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.)

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0:06:15 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME

Choosing our last meals and which super power we'd prefer.

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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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.)