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Welcome back Skrulls and Humans to Part 2 of our "Keep it Secret, Keep It Safe" mini-series about Marvel's Secret Invasion.

In this episode Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas and Tyler McCarthy discuss Secret Invasion Episode 2, "Promises." Listen as they go in-depth about the terrific acting performances, Gravik's "acknowledge me" moment, the glory of Olivia Colman, and the curious case of James Rhoads. They also put on the tin foil hat to discuss Super Skrulls, interesting background players, whether Nick Fury knows his wife is a skrull, the motivations of Talos, Armor Wars, Thunderbolt Ross, The Avengers and more.

In the pre-game segment, the gang plays Mama Fury's "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" game where they discuss their first ever celebrity crushes and some pop culture confessions that might shock you.

Welcome humans and skrulls alike the Episode 164 of the Socially Distanced Podcast. 

On this episode Al Mannarino dons the eye patch and trench coat to host his first episode in at least five millenia -- and break down all things Secret Invasion.He's joined by Pop Break EIC Bill Bodkin and Tyler McCarthy of Not Couple Goals to discuss the series controversial comic origins, the mood and vibe set by the series, if Nick Fury "still has it," who really is a skrull in this series, wild theories on MCU characters we may see in the series and the general enjoyment the trio got from the premiere.

In the pre-game segment, find out why the guys thought the trailer for Kraven the Hunter was "butt soup" bad, how Sony can course correct their Spider-man live-action films and more.

Your mission if you choose to accept it is to join the Socially Distanced Podcast -- the flagship podcast of ThePopBreak.com -- on the final part of their "Impossible Podcasting Force" mini-series. In this series the team of remarkable podcasters discusses the vaunted Mission: Impossible franchise in anticipation of the July release of Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning, Part 1.

Host Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Pop Break's theoretical managing editor Al Mannarino and "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben Murchison to discuss Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

Hang out the team sings the praises of Rebecca Ferguson, the amazing stunt work, action sequences and Harry Cavill's mustache. Enjoy Bill never saying Director Christopher McQuarrie's name right, Amanda's "fascination" with Henry Cavill, Al dropping 25 Fast & Furious references and Ben defending the film Broken Arrow.

Socially Distanced delivers the second part of its "Impossible Podcasting Force" mini-series with a deep into Mission: Impossible III and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

Host Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Pop Break's Managing Editor Al Mannarino, Podcast Director Alex Marcus and special guest Melanie Romero of TCBTX Photography. They discuss the glory of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and agony of Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Mission: Impossible, gush over the hotel sequence in Ghost Protocol, somehow reference Dr. Manhattan, discuss JJ Abrams vs. David Fincher for M:I 3, Tom Cruise's star power, and what if things went to plan and Jeremy Renner took over the franchise.

The mission, if you choose to accept it, is to listen to The Socially Distanced Podcast's latest mini-series "The Impossible Podcasting Force." This three-week series will see our intrepid team of podcasters rewatching and reviewing the films of the Mission: Impossible franchise.

In the first episode, dubbed "Tom Cruise, '90s Action Star" Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas and Alex Marcus discuss 1996's Mission: Impossible and 2000's Mission: Impossible II. They discuss the cast, why the franchise has survived for nearly 30 years, amazing stunts, horrible romances, the ugliness of European monarchs throughout history, Thandwie Newton trying her best, amazing plot twists and how this franchise inadvertently impacted pop culture.

The Socially Distanced Podcast goes in-depth and off the rails for one of its thirstiest and funniest episodes of all-time.

Host Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Alex Marcus (The Pop Break's Podcast Director) and Tyler McCarthy and Allie Nelson of The Not Couple Goals Podcast to discuss Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade and Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Listen to the unquenchable thirst Amanda and Allie have for both Harrison Ford and Sean Connery, what character makes Bill extremely angry, Tyler's love of fedoras and Alex's learned take on why Crystal Skull does not in fact suck.

Pop Break throws it back for their rewatch of the Indiana Jones film franchise as the final installment of the series just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Host BIll Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben Murchison to discuss Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.

They talk about Raiders and its historical cinematic significance, it's most memorable lines, Paul Freeman's antagonist, the near casting of Tom Selleck and Danny DeVito, and their favorite parts of the film.

For Temple of Doom, Ben defends the film from Amanda and Bill's criticism, but all three admit the film has not aged well at all with time. They discuss Kate Capshaw's role, Ke Huy Quan's performance, and the decision to make the film a prequel.

They also discuss the Dial of Destiny and their hype level, Amanda's unquenchable thirst for Harrison Ford, whether Ford's best role was Han or Indy and so much more.

Your favorite band of space oddities is back to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3

Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin hosts an all-star episode featuring his co-hosts Al Mannarino (who had the worst experience watching this film), "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Pop Break's youngest writer Nynoshka Vazquez Suazo and Matt Kelly of Nando v Movies.

In the episode, they talk about their history with the Guardians films, their expectations for the film (including who they thought was going to die), Will Poulter's portrayal of Adam Warlock, the copious amount of tears they all shed during the film, the decision to make Rocket the focus of the film, James Gunn not taking the easy way out with the plot, the future of all the characters in the film, and who Marvel should consider replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang if the situation arises.

The NFC East Group Therapy Session is back discussing all things off-season football!Bill Bodkin (Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief) hosts with special guests Al Mannarino, Ben Murchison, Lucas P. Jones and Marshall Stevenson of Blerd Watchers to discuss all things related to their beloved NFC East.First, it's the big off-season moves. Does Aaron Rogers make the Jets a contender? Can Russell Wilson cook with Sean Payton as the Broncos head coach? Did the Ravens overpay for OBJ? Is Lamar Jackson destined for another MVP year? Will Tom Brady stay retired?The conversation moves to last week's NFL Draft. They regale the Eagles picks, Bill gets hyped about the Giants' second round pick, Ben analyzes the Commanders picks, while Lucas waxes poetic about the Giants defensive picks.Finally, the panel looks at their respective teams and prognosticate about their 2023 season and who will makes the big game this year.

The Socially Distanced crew pre-games Star Wars Day aka May the 4th with a special Star Wars-centric episode.

"The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas & Bill Bodkin share hosting duties and are joined by Pop Break Podcast Director Alex Marcus and "The Commander of Our Hearts" Ben Murchison to discuss all things from a galaxy far, far away.

They kick things off with a look back at Return of the Jedi, which was re-released in theaters to celebrate its 40th Anniversary. The gang discuss their first time seeing the film, Bill sings the Ewok song, they talk about the film's lasting impact and they remark on the savagery of those cuddly little bears.

The conversation shifts to talk about random and beloved Star Wars memorabilia including some wild dog toys, Star Wars IP that Disney should turn into a movie or show, and everyone's outlook on the future of Star Wars.

Finally, Amanda gets Bill to finally watch Star Wars Rebels. Well, that's not the important part, but it did happen. Amanda focuses on four key Rebels episodes that could have a direct impact on the upcoming Ahsoka series.