PopPartisan

PopPartisan

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PopPartisan episodes

  • Fairly Oddparents and the Cold War

    'I wish I had another PopPartisan episode!' *Poof* Anthony and Sam explore how the premiers and presidents of the USSR and USA (respectively) would've handled their way through the Cold War with a little bit of magic a la Butch Hartman's Fairly OddParents. Hear Sam (acting as Reagan) spill the beans on the gipper's inner dialog. Listen to Anthony rage against the irresponsibility of Timmy Turner and his irresponsible grip on space and time. 

    32 min
  • Charlie Kelly: Democrat or Republican (or Communist?)

    Anthony rips off Sam's idea from last episode to discuss how the events in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" sway Charlie Kelly left and right, much like in Muppet Babies. We ultimately land on what party Charlie would be a "card-carrying member" of. Warning: Sam does his Charlie impression, so be ready to fast-forward through that part.

    41 min
  • Homer Simpson: Democrat or Republican?

    This week, Sam and Anthony change up the podcast a bit and discuss whether Homer Simpson is a Democrat or a Republican. Using a pseudo-mathematical approach and a one-sided enthusiasm for the 31-year-old show, we decide what political party Homer would belong to as a “card carrying member.”

    44 min
  • Aliens and Pandemics
    This time we are taking things interstellar as we discuss the franchise Alien. You all remember Alien, right? You know the beings with a little extra mouth. Listen to Sam ramble on about his torrid imaginary love affairs with Sigourney Weaver, while Anthony drones on about the depressing pandemics of human history. What would a pandemic look like with the combination of Aliens? Does that terrify you? What would government do to address these creatures ruining your brunch?
    31 min
  • Jurassic Park and Nuclear Weapons

    Is this the episode where we strap nuclear bombs to dinosaurs? How are Iguanadons and ICBMs similar? Do the disasters from the dino movies mirror the almost-catastrophes around atomic weapons? Anthony reads at you, and Sam struggles to say dinosaur names. 

    39 min
  • Thomas the Tank Engine and Energy Policy

    Can fictional trains from the early 20th century teach us a thing or two about clean energy transition? Or do we just learn more about how self-aware trains are brutally destroyed at the end of their time on the tracks? You'll never really know unless you listen to this episode. 

    35 min
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe and Unions

    Sam and Anthony explore the strange corollary (or lack thereof) between superheroes (from the MCU) and unions--both how the power dynamics make collective bargaining unnecessary and whether or not superheroes would be union busters. There's some other stuff in there, too, but it's not as important probably. 

    33 min
  • Star Wars and Separation of Church and State
    Are the Jedi solely responsible for their own demise, and the subsequent demise of the Jedi Order because they couldn’t keep their lightsabers off the Galactic Republic? How would Star Wars change if there were laws separating church and state? We discuss the beloved sci-fi classic and the dynamic of separation of church and state, Mandalorians’ religion making them space Spartans...and cannibal Obi-Wan Kenobi.
    50 min
  • Pokemon and War

    Does the Pokemon universe share parallels to modern warfare? Do humans make Pokemon into tools of war? In our inaugural episode of PopPartisan, we do our best to tackle these questions, but the problem is it's been years since either of us have played rugby.

    31 min

About PopPartisan

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PopPartisan dedicates itself to ruining the escapism of popular culture by injecting it with politics. Each episode, we discuss a popular culture thing, a political event - either current or past (or future), and how those things combined could relate to both the fictional world and real world.