It's time again for our annual sneak peek at all of the movies headed our way in 2025! Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is joined by special guest Coach Mayor Jared Lowe as we preview our theater trips and streaming library for the entire year and compile a Top Ten list of our most anticipated films.

Length - 02:18:41

Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Wishing all our Jesses & KA-Pals a Very Merry Christmas. Thank you all for listening and supporting another year with KA-Pow The Pop Cultured Podcast. 

Back from our annual trip to GalaxyCon Columbus, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is joined by Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast to recount our amazing day rubbing elbows with a few of our favorite celebrities, attending panels, shopping for geeky swag and eating some outstanding meals.

Length - 01:34:19

Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

After stuffing ourselves silly in Part One of our debate over the best Thanksgiving specials in television history, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back to the table for the conclusion. We match up dramas, comedies, modern, vintage, silly, serious and everything in between to give you a smorgasbord of holiday TV happiness!

Length - 03:15:06

Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has an overstuffed episode just in time for the holiday, debating and deciding on the best Thanksgiving specials in television history! Tuck in to enjoy the left half of the bracket now, then come back next week for leftovers in part two.

Length - 03:10:30

Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has comic books on the brain this week. Along with special guest Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast, we recap an enjoyable convention trip, dish on the biggest news coming out of New York Comic Con and watch a few comic-inspired TV shows.

Length - 01:31:51

Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

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0:01:40 - TRIP REPORTS

Jordan and Cliff recount their visit to this year's Cincinnati Comic Expo, meeting Kevin Eastman, Dr. Peter Weller and Tinker Bell herself, Margaret Kerry!

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0:45:05 - COMIC BOOK NEWS

Diamond Comic Distributors downsizing their warehouses, New York Comic Con announcements include Loeb and Lee reuniting for "Batman: Hush 2," the return of DC's Vertigo imprint and a sequel to the Monsterverse hit "Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong," the "Absolute" continuity a success, "Ultimate Wolverine" joining Marvel's lineup, Soule and McNiven preview "Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell," the summer event "One World Under Doom" and "DC versus Marvel" omnibus edition arrives reprinting the classic crossovers.

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1:02:25 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS

Aaron Pierre cast as John Stewart for HBO's "Lanterns," our thoughts on the Disney+ series "Agatha All Along," the dark and gritty Batman spinoff "The Penguin," revisiting "Ash vs Evil Dead" and the "Cloverfield" franchise for spooky season, and recommendations for the CBS sitcom "Ghosts" and Kathy Bates' new version of "Matlock."

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has revealed the winner of our Summer Movie Challenge, predicting the biggest blockbusters of the season, so now it's time to reward them with a deep dive into a film of their choosing. Joined by Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast, we watch and critique the sports drama "Big Fan," a timely story about fandom and celebrity.

Length - 01:03:50

Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast returns with multiple new trip reports from some of our most recent adventures. Cliff visits CTS Promotions' Columbus Toy & Game Show at the Ohio State Fairgrounds and the Great Ohio Toy Show in Xenia, Jordan sets up once again at the eclectic Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Seth treks to Maryland for the Baltimore Comic Con and special guest Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast endures Freshman drop-off day at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio!

Length - 00:57:27

Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

After forecasting our individual top tens earlier this year, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has tabulated this summer's box office numbers and the results are in! Joined once again by Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast, we reveal who came closest to predicting the top money-making movies of the season and what favorite film they get to assign the rest of us to watch.

Length - 00:48:30

Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Tell everybody lined up under the Williamstown Bridge that Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has hit Episode #420 and we're using the occasion to discuss, debate and decide on the Top Stoner Comedy of All Time.  From a list full of hazy cult classics and bong-fueled box office bombs, we use a bracket-style elimination system to arrive at the best of the best.  Dude?  Sweet!

Length - 02:06:30

Language - R. (Contains adult language.)