It's the final episode of Socially Distanced for 2023, so what better to close out the year than give out the second annual Socially Distanced Awards! 

Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by a cavalcade of guests! Returning for the first time in forever from the quantum realm it's Pop Break's sorta kinda maybe Managing Editor Al Mannarino! "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is here as well and she's joined by "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben "Ellis" Murchison and the Pop Break's Podcasting Director, Alex Marcus.

In the episode they dole out awards for the best television show of 2023, the biggest pop culture problem they had this year, the most underrated thing you all should be watching, their pop culture resolutions and so much more!

In the Pre-Game, the team ponders whether or not Netflix has definitively won the streaming wars after its killer 2023.

Check out all the award categories below, and we’ll see you in 2024 with a review of the Doctor Who Christmas Special and Marvel’s What If…? Season 2!

Merry Christmas from the Socially Distanced Podcast! In this episode, we  pass through the seven levels of the candy cane forest, through the sea of swirly-twirly gumdrops, and we walk through the Lincoln Tunnel to discuss the 20th Anniversary of ELF.

"The Human Star Wars Christmas Special" Amanda Rivas sits in Santa's sleigh (the host chair) and has a wild, definitely not kid friendly conversation about the film with "DJ Father Christmas" Bill Bodkin, Ben "Video Spectrum" Murchison, and the guest of honor Alex Marcus who has not watched ELF since it was released in theaters 20 years ago.

In this episode they discuss how Will Ferrell gives an incredible, honest and timeless performance as Buddy the Elf, the complications and impracticalities of Buddy and Jovie's relationships, they debate over James Caan's performance, they talk about whether the film is a Christmas classic and more.

In the pre-game segment the group discusses Jonathan Majors' departure from Marvel, and whether Kevin Feige and company should either recast the role or scrap Kang altogether.

Socially Distanced kicks off its holiday special mini-series with a look at the 1990 holiday classic -- Home Alone.

Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin (who's seen the film at least 100 times) hosts the episode and is joined by Ben Murchison (the holiday special resident guest), along with Tyler McCarthy and Allie Nelson of the Not Couple Goals Podcast.

The episode kicks off with Tyler's theory about watching Home Alone outside of the holiday season and oh boy does that go places. The group then dives into their favorite and least favorite parts of the original film, their favorite quotes, conspiracy theories about John Candy's character and Kevin's dad's employment, Scarlett Johansson's Home Alone connection, the unfortunate sequels and is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York essential Christmas viewing.

Allons-y! Socially Distanced returns to the TARDIS as we discuss the second Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special entitled 'Wild Blue Yonder.'

Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and "The Doctor" Randy Allain to discuss the second foray into the Disney+/BBC joint venture of Doctor Who. They discuss the stage-play throwback style of the episode, the intimacy and horror of the episode, David Tennant and Catherine Tate pulling dramatic double duty, the implications of The Doctor's actions, plus Neil Patrick Harris, Ncuti Gatwa and more.

Also in the pre-game segment they discuss the trailers for House of the Dragon Season 2 on HBO and the first season of Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of the Fallout video game series. They also discuss the rest of 2023 for the podcast and preview 2024.

ALLONS-Y! The Socially Distanced Podcast jumps back into the TARDIS to discuss the first Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special - The Star Beast. Join host Amanda Rivas aka The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia, Bill Bodkin aka The David Tennant of The Pop Break and resident Whovian Randy Allain of Every Pod You Cast as they discuss all the timey whimeyness of the reunion of The Doctor and Donna Noble. They discuss the significance of this reunion, the mystery of The Doctor's face, the new supporting cast, how Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor factors into all this and more!

In the pre-game segment they discuss Dave Filoni's ascension into the role of Chief Creative Officer for LucasFilm and what this means for the Star Wars Universe going forward as well as the Indiana Jones and Willow franchises.

Football is back on Socially Distanced! Pop Break's editor-in-chief and long-suffering NY Giants fan Bill Bodkin hosts the show and is joined by Amanda Rivas (repping the Dallas Cowboys), Ben Murchison (our resident Washington Commanders fan) and Marshall Stevenson (as always representing The Philadelphia Eagles). In the episode they discuss their grievances with their teams, their hopes for their teams, what NFL team makes them roll their eyes, the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce romance, and football food!

They also discuss the rumors of Pedro Pascal being cast as Mr. Fantastic and who'd they'd all stunt cast as Dr. Doom and the rest of Marvel's legendary team.

Socially Distanced is back with glorious purpose to discuss the Loki Season 2 (and series?) finale.

Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, her sister Vanessa Gonzales and Nynoshka Vazquez Suazo to talk all things Loki -- from Tom Hiddleston's handsomeness to Sylvie's horrible mullet to the amazing final scenes to tears, laughs and cosmic spaghetti corpses.

They discuss the Marvel film calendar post SAG AFTRA strikes as well.

Allonsy, time lords and ladies! The Socially Distanced Podcast is back and we're talking about all things Doctor Who! Pop Break Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is in the host chair as he's joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Pop Break's Podcast Director Alex Marcus, "The Magical Lad" Tyler McCarthy (of the Not Couple Goals Podcast) and Randy Allain -- who'll be joining Pop Break as a part of the Police anthology podcast 'Every Pod You Cast' which premieres in 2024.

In the episode they discuss David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Russell T. Davies' return to the franchise and the potential of Ncuti Gatwa in the role of The Doctor. Then the panel dive into how they became Whovians before picking their favorite Doctor.

Amanda talks about leather jacket daddy Doctor Chris Ecleston and how her super cool aunt got her into the series.

Alex gets the layup by discussing David Tennant - who he describes as the most romantic doctor.

Tyler talks up "The Boyfriend Doctor" Matt Smith who was the perfect choice to market The Doctor to America.

Bill has the unenviable task of defending "The Scottish Doctor" Peter Capaldi. He talks about Capaldi's final season and his chemistry with Pearl Mackie and MIchelle Gomez.

Finally, Randy talks about Jodie Whittaker's groundbreaking role as The Doctor, and how her charm and charisma outshined the series material.

Socially Distanced (Taylor's Version) returns and there's so much to talk about. Bill Bodkin is in the host chair and is joined (as always) by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda '1989' Rivas and Pop Break's Podcast Director Alex 'We're Never Ever Getting Back Together" Marcus.

In this episode they discuss all things Taylor Swift -- from her Eras Tour Movie to her impact on the NFL to dating Travis Kelce to her impact on TV ratings to being a dominant pop culture figure ... we're talking all things Taylor.

Bill, Amanda and Alex also talk at length about Loki Episode 4, 'The Heart of the TVA.' This was originally going to be a "mid-season report" but since they literally hit record on the episode minutes after the episode finished, they had to talk about this game changer. They discuss the huge finale, the implications it has on the multiverse saga, the fate of Ravonna Renslayer and Miss Minutes, the future of the TVA, and so much more.

It's time for the annual Socially Distanced Halloween Episode! This spooky season we're going to talk about all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- the TV series, not the Kristy Swanson movie (although that does get brought up!)

We've assembled our own version of the Scooby gang to discuss the iconic series. Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by co-host "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and special guests "The Commander of Our Hearts" Ben Murchison, Allie Nelson of the Not Couple Goals Podcast and Pop Break Original (and producer of Mutilator 2) Ann Hale.

The gang discuss their history with Buffy and why the show means so much to all of them. They discuss their favorite episodes, the characters they hated the most, the best member of Buffy's team, the most heartbreaking episode and in honor of Allie -- the character we thirst(ed) for the most. They then do a review of the seminal Buffy episode "Hush" and debate whether the episode still holds up, how creepy the Gentlemen are and if this is the definitive Buffy episode.

In the pre-game segment they discuss Netflix's decision to raise rates again. They wonder if this is all a ploy to drive people to their ad supported tier or is it hubris by the company because it seems that they've been bulletproof to crackdowns and rate increases. They also talk about the lack of content coming Netflix's way, the end of way too many tentpole series and the irony of their record stock price but their issues with SAG-AFTRA's demands.