Popculturist

Popculturist episodes:

• 04.30.2021

  Talking Bravo's The Real Housewives w/ Liz and Jen

  Liz is back! (Ariel is going to regret this) and joined with friend Jen to talk about Bravo's The Real Housewives. Why we love them, how we got into them and the latest gossip going on in the Bravoverse. If you...

  
• 03.05.2021

  Why We Love MTV's The Challenge

  Things are getting real on this episode of the Popculturist podcast. Our very own Colby is joined by friend of the pod Liz to discuss the latest MTV reality television hit, The Challenge! (Ariel could not be bothered to...

  
• 02.16.2021

  Scarlet Witching Hour w/ Sara Century

  Welcome back to the Popculturist Podcast! This week Ariel is joined by a special guest, Sara Century! Sara is an excellent writer and podcaster! In honor of the excellent Wandavision, Ariel and Sara talk the Scarlet Witch! We discuss the...

  
• 12.19.2020

  Ten Takeaways from Disney Investor Day

  Andy and Ariel are back! Your dynamic duo breakdown their ten most interesting pieces of news from a Disney news filled day. We talk Spider-man! Guardians! Black Panther! Disney Animation! And more!

  
• 12.15.2020

  The Santa Clause Trilogy ft. the Yoots

  Colby, Martha, and Shruti have a lot to say about the Santa Clause Universe. Is the SCU the birthplace of Avengers: Age of Ultron? Does dying invalidate Santa's immortality? All this and more in this Popculturist Podcast.

  
• 12.06.2020

  The Misrepresentation of Hua Mulan w/ Rebecca Wei Hsieh

  Ariel is joined by Rebecca Wei Hsieh to discuss Disney's most ambitious live action remake, Mulan. Rebecca is an actor and writer of Taiwanese descent, and has written to great pieces on the cultural mishaps of Mulan. Hollywood has a history of...

  
• 11.05.2020

  Retro Review: V for Vendetta

  Remember, remember the Fifth of November.  On this episode of the popculturist podcast, Ariel is joined by friend of the show Justin to review Alan Moore's classic V for Vendetta. Your hosts discuss the differences between the comic and film, the misappropriation...

  
• 10.02.2020

  Why Do We Love Grey's Anatomy?

  For better or worse, medical dramas are a staple of American TV, and no medical drama is as iconic as Grey's Anatomy. Grey's has been on the air for fifteen years and counting and has changed the way the genre...

  
• 09.23.2020

  The Batman To-Do List w/ Batman Shane

  Matt Reeves' new film, The Batman will soon be upon us and it looks unlike any Batman film that came before it! To break it down, Ariel is joined by the appropriately named Batman Shane! Ariel and Shane give a list of...

  
• 09.21.2020

  Retro Review: Batman Forever w/ Ellen Toudouze

  No Batman movie retrospective is complete without at least ONE of the Joel Schumacher films and that's where Ariel finds himself on this episode of the popculturist podcast. Your host is joined by Ellen Toudouze of the Love That Movie!...

  
• 09.19.2020

  Retro Review: Batman Returns with Megan Spell from On The Download

  It's still Batman week so the Popculturist Podcast continues with the fascinating world of Tim Burton's Batman! Ariel is joined by Megan Spell from the On the Download Podcast! Tune in as they discuss brilliant acting by Danny Devito, Michelle Pfeiffer's...

  
• 09.16.2020

  Batman Day Celebration! Batman (1989) w/ Sean from MovieBirb

  Welcome to the Popculturist Podcast! It's Batman Day this week so Ariel looks back at the Caped Crusader's motion picture debut with Sean from moviebirb! Ariel and guest Sean look at the weird and wonderful filmography of Tim Burton, did he make...

  
• 09.02.2020

  Ep. 268 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

  On this week's episode we lament the passing of the real life hero Chadwick Boseman. Boseman dedicated his life to promoting the idea of representation and Black excellence. The geek world will sorely miss him.  We also discuss a new project...

  
• 08.30.2020

  Bonus: Cats 2020 Freakout

  Andy talks with friend of the show Sean about the wonder that is - the musical Cats

  
• 08.25.2020

  Ep. 267 DC Fandome News Breakdown

  DC Fandome dropped some big news and trailers this week! Andy and Ariel call an audible to breakdown the video game, tv, and movie news that came out of the online news event, DC Fandome. We talk Gotham Knights, Suicide...

  
• 08.19.2020

  Ep. 265 - Should You Watch Lovecraft Country

  Ariel and Andy talk DC news! But mostly about how amazing Misha Green's first episode of Lovecraft Country is! Big announcement in this one at the end!

  
• 08.12.2020

  Ep. 264 - Retro Review: Memento

  Andy talks with Steve and Woody about the 20th Anniversary of Christopher Nolan's Momento. Also, somewhere is half of a review of Joker (2019)

  
• 08.05.2020

  Ep. 263 Tales of Arcadia

  Guillermo Del Toro has his fingers in many pies but the Netflix Original Tales of Arcadia is one of his best! Andy and Ariel discuss Del Toro's TrollHunters and 3Below in anticipation for the new Wizards: Tales of Arcadia show.

  
• 07.29.2020

  Ep. 262 Live From Comic Con 2020

  Ariel and Andy talk the insane new trailers and content coming up and revealed at this years online comic con! Plus discussion about the Emmy nominations!

  
• 07.22.2020

  Ep. 261 Retro Review: Inception

  Christopher Nolan is back in the news cycle with Tenet's indefinite delay! That doesn't mean we can't talk about one of his movies! It's the 10 year anniversary of Inception. What do we think of Nolan's Sci-fi blockbuster a decade later?  We...

  
• 07.15.2020

  Ep. 260 The Old Guard

  Andy and Ariel discuss the HBO spinoff of Matt Reeve's THE BATMAN! And the new astounding and beautiful news of Star Wars The Bad Batch. Then the two commiserate over the bad movie that they've watched, and try to make sense of...

  
• 07.08.2020

  Ep. 259 Mask of the Phantasm

  One of the best animated movies ever has made its way to Netflix! Tune in as Ariel and Andy discuss the classic Batman story, Mask of the Phantasm.  We also discuss Tron Rumors and the disturbing comments made about Joss Whedon...

  
• 07.01.2020

  Ep. 258 Super Hero Casting Call

  Ariel and Andy talk about all the wonderful super hero casting hopes and dreams we have!

  
• 06.24.2020

  Monkey Off My Backlog Ep. 1

  Andy's new podcast gets a surprise drop this week since everyone involved in Geek101 is busy! Give it a listen!

  
• 06.17.2020

  Ep. 257 Artemis Fowl

  Andy and Ariel talk about Artemis Fowl the rapscallion with a heart of...bronze maybe?  Audio glitch in this one. Apologies for Andy's audio track starting at 22:01.

  
• 06.10.2020

  Ep. 256 Anime 102: Anime Movies

  Ariel and Andy continue their discussion from two weeks ago and talk about Anime movies. No discussion on this topic is complete without mentioning the incredible Studio Ghibli. Andy also talks about films by other anime directors like Your Name...

  
• 06.03.2020

  This Week

  No Episode this week

  
• 05.27.2020

  Ep. 255 Anime 101

  Ariel and Andy talk THE SNYDER CUT! They also talk about all your anime needs and wants. From what is anime to where you can start to get into anime! Cowboy Bebop, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, we talk about them all because...

  
• 05.20.2020

  Ep. 254 What We Do In The Shadows (Other Spooky Vampire Comedy)

  Ariel and Andy discuss Taika Waititi's amazing fantastic What We Do In The Shadows and the TV Show What We Do In The Shadows! ALSO!  NEW MUTANT NEWS! AND STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN NEWS! Watch What We Do In The Shadow right now on HULU!

  
• 05.14.2020

  Four Nations Podcast: S01E01 & E02 "The Boy in the Iceberg: and "The Avatar Returns"

  Tune in to this new podcast by your favorite Asian co-host Ariel!  He's joined by friends Martha and Colby to do an Avatar: The last Airbender rewatch podcast. Tune in each week to listen to their thoughts about one of...

  
• 05.13.2020

  Ep. 253 Escapist Fiction

  Ariel and Andy talk about one specific trope featured in plenty of tvshows and comics everywhere. Would you give up all your responsibilities and escape to have a better easier life?

  
• 05.04.2020

  Ep. 252.3 Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

  It's a Star Wars Day Surprise! ON the final of the trilogy of special episodes on the Star Wars Prequel, we discuss Revenge of the Sith. Undoubtedly the best of the prequel trilogy and one of the best times we...

  
• 05.04.2020

  Ep. 252.2 Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of The Clones

  It's a Star Wars Day Surprise! The second of our episodes covering the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. Join Andy and his best friend Brendan (who likes Attack of the Clones) as they discuss what exactly is just so gosh darned...

  
• 05.04.2020

  Ep. 252.1 Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

  It's a Star Wars Day Surprise! The first of three episodes reviewing the Prequel Trilogy, it's strengths and weaknesses and what could have been done better.  On this episode Ariel and Andy are joined by Brian Gill from the Mad About...

  
• 04.29.2020

  Ep. 251 Mortal Kombat (1995)

  Andy and Ariel are looking at the 1995 Mortal Kombat from two very different lenses! We discuss the franchise as a whole and how  the movie might not be as good as Ariel thought.  Tune in as we spend some time...

  
• 04.22.2020

  Ep. 250 Why We Love: One Piece

  For our 250th episode Andy and Ariel finally talk about one of our favorite things ever...One Piece! We break down what makes One Piece so great for all types of fans! Now's the time to read the most popular manga in...

  
• 04.16.2020

  Ep. 249 Onward

  Disney released their latest Pixar venture on Disney+!  Tune in to this week's episode we discuss our thoughts on the Fantasy adventure and look at the rest of Pixar's catalogue! Where does this rank among the Pixar greats?

  
• 04.13.2020

  Retro Review: Batman Forever with Tyler Smith

  Andy chats with Tyler Smith about the classic(?) 1995 Film Batman Forever! and their mutual love of Batman's greatest and best villain THE RIDDLER! Tyler Smith is a film critic and scholar whose writings can be found on battleshippretention.com, he can...

  
• 04.08.2020

  Ep. 248 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (The Movie)

  Andy and Ariel discuss The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, them as a whole and of course the 1995 Classic Film! Plus discussion about the sad delays that are coming our way! And a stealth review of the MMPR Prequel! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

  
• 04.06.2020

  Retro Review: Doom (2005) w/ Jordan Morris

  Andy sits down and talks with Jordan Morris (@Jordan_Morris)  about Doom starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Geek Royalty Karl Urban. You may recognize Jordan from such podcasts as Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Bubble and his appearances on YouTube show...

  
• 04.01.2020

  Ep. 247 Retro Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  Ariel and Andy talk about the one thing that is on everyone's minds. They are turning 30 and they don't like it! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie Since Andy hasn't seen it yet will he end up being a #shellhead?

  
• 03.25.2020

  Ep. 246 Should You Watch Scrubs?

  Ariel and Andy discuss their favorite show work-based sitcom. Scrubs!  A great binge during these lonely lonely times!

  
• 03.23.2020

  Should You Play Stardew Valley!

  Stuck indoors? Perfect time to start a new video game!  Tune in to hear what makes Stardew Valley the perfect game to play while stuck inside the house while social distancing!

  
• 03.17.2020

  Ep. 245 Geek101 Bunker Survival Guide

  Andy and Ariel tell you how to spend all the free time that you probably have right now...

  
• 03.12.2020

  Ep. 244 Locke and Key Season 1 - Reenactment Review

  The episode was lost but don't worry. Andy was able to reenact the entire thing from memory! Listen to a cliffs notes version of Andy and Ariel's long delayed Locke and Key Review

  
• 03.04.2020

  Ep. 243 The Invisible Man

  Andy talks about the Invisible Man, then Andy talks more about the Invisible Man with a friend of the show Megan Spell Ariel and Andy both stress about the upcoming Artemis Fowl movie

  
• 02.26.2020

  Ep. 242 Retro Review: Constantine

  As part of our Supernatural Spring we are going to start the conversation with an amazing film that came out in 2005 right along with the first season of Supernatural! Constantine! Everyone get ready for Ariel and Andy's take on a...

  
• 02.19.2020

  Ep. 241 Mascot Madness

  Iconic Mascots! Every major franchise and company dreams of having an iconic mascot to perfectly represent their brand. Ariel and Andy take a look at a few famous characters and assign our favorite superlatives! Who would do best in a...

  
• 02.11.2020

  Ep. 240 Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey Review

  DC's Birds of Prey has been released with underwhelming box office results. Ariel and Andy are joined by Megan Spell to discuss why Harley Quinn's latest outing has disappointed! We also review the movie as a whole and share our very...

  
• 02.05.2020

  Ep. 239 Adaptation Apprehension

  What does it mean to adapt something?  What is a good adaptation? What is THE BEST adaptation? What adaptations are Andy and Ariel looking forward to in the near future? Find out the answer to all these questions and more on this weeks episode...