Socially Distanced

Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast is back. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat as Pop Break's blanket coverage of Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues.

Bill is joined by his returning co-host "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and Pop Break's resident X-Men '97 reviewer Olivia Aiere. They discuss why people have been flocking to this film in record numbers, the Tom Holland of it all, their favorite supporting actors, multiversal ramifications of the film, the best action sequences, bromances and romances, and of course the big reveal.

They also discuss X-Men casting rumors and even do a little stunt casting of their own.

SD is talking all about SD ... CC. That's right, Socially Distanced is talking San Diego Comic-Con this week. Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, Pop Break's Podcasting Director Alex Marcus, and Derick MCDUFF of The Underrated Podcast to discuss all things San Diego Comic Con including Pop Break's panel!

In the episode they discuss their history with SDCC, their favorite panels, the best cosplay, the most delicious food, and the best free swag. They discuss Marvel, DC, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Collider's panel, Damon Lindelof, and how Amanda became BFF's with the voice actress for Polaris from X-Men '97. They also discuss the panel Pop Break did.

In the pre-game, they discuss the trailer for HBO MAX's Lanterns.

Socially Distanced goes on an odyssey ... about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

Bill Bodkin is the bard for this episode as Amanda Rivas is off as she's headed to San Diego Comic Con. Joining Bill on this week's episode are two Christopher Nolan diehards - Batman by the Numbers host Dan Cohen, and Bill George of the Should I Go See It? Podcast.

In the episode they discuss their collective Nolan fandom, where The Odyssey ranks amongst all of the director's films, the Oscar potential for the film, the performances of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland ... and an argument over the merits of John Leguizamo's performance. They discuss the film's usage of practical effects, the emotional impact of Nolan's adaptation, Ludwig Göransson's score, the best action, and the siege of Troy.

In the pre-game, Bill gets Dan's blood boiling by having him discuss the trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. Find out why Bill and Bill think Dan might be a bit full of soup when it comes to his thoughts on seeing the film.

It's time for Socially Distanced's monthly celebration of all things Star Wars as we continue on the road to the 50th Anniversary of A New Hope and the release of Starfighter starring Ryan Gosling.

"The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas brings The Force together, once again, as she hosts and curates the episode. She's joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin and "The Chairman of the USDN" Jeff Fountain to discuss the second installment of the prequel trilogy Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

They discuss the absolutely dreadful romantic plot involving Anakin (Hayden Christiansen) and Padme (Natalie Portman) and why this romance didn't work can't be put on the shoulders of Hayden. They discuss their love of the "Detective Obi Wan" storyline on Camino, and the Christopher Lee of it all. They discuss how, despite its reputation, Attack of the Clones is a pivotal Star War film.

In the pre-game they discuss the passing of Sam Neill. They discuss his legendary role in Jurassic Park, as well as their favorite non-Grant performances he gave on the big and small screen.

Call all your favorite cerebros and check out what Socially Distanced has to say about X-Men '97 Season 2!

Hosts Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas are joined on this episode by Olivia "The X-Pert" Aiere, and the time-traveling, cosplaying husband and wife duo of Tyler and Allie Bishop.

On the podcast this team of X-Men aficionados discuss the first four episodes of the new season of X-Men '97. They discuss X-Force, their favorite cameos and guest spots, the future of Apocalypse as the big bad, who could his Four Horseman be, what did Wolverine mean when he said he was "getting the old team back together," that death scene, and of course theories, theories, theories and more theories.

In the pre-game they discuss the trailer for Aang: The Last Airbender and why it should hit theaters instead of Paramount+

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Socially Distanced. That's right the flagship podcast is back, and we're discussing DC Studios Supergirl.

Pop Break's Zor El, Bill Bodkin, is in the host seat and is joined (as always) by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and very special guests - The Batman by the Numbers Boys - Dan "The Groom" Cohen and "The Bruce Wayne of Harvard Yard" Kris Ingersoll.

On the episode, they break down the good, the bad, and the hungover aspects of Supergirl, debate why the film did not connect with audiences at the box office, and if this box office disappointment impacts everyone's faith in James Gunn and Peter Safran's vision for the future DC in cinemas and on streaming. They discuss Milly Alcock's performance and why she is perfect in the role. Dan Cohen gets angry and that's mostly because Bill knows exactly what buttons to push. Classic Bill and Dan stuff. Kris and Amanda extol the film's tackling of issues like loss and depression, and Kris brings in a fantastic POV from the comic book source material.

In the pre-game, they discuss how stoked they all are for Prime Video's Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 which drops late July.

The doors for "The House Pop Break" open once again on Socially Distanced as we head back to Westeros to discuss the Season 3 Premiere of HBO's House of the Dragon.

"The Mother of Dragons" Amanda Rivas sits upon The Iron Throne (the host's seat) and is joined by Bill "Sir Dunk" Bodkin, Kelvin Kately of The DFPN and BCP+ and special guest John Aspler.

In this episode they discuss all the hot button issues from the episode entitled "Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood." They discuss and try not to barf a cooked sheep over  the infamous kiss between Alicent and Aemund. The talk about The Battle of The Gullet, the changes made from the HOTD book to the series and how effective they are, they discuss Jace's actions and if he had it coming, and of course they discuss Sheepstealer and all the heat he's getting on the internet.

In the pre-game segment they discuss the trailer for DC Animation's new film Batman: Knightfall which brings the famous Bane storyline to animated glory late this year.

Happy Fathers Day to all the fathers, dads, daddies and zaddies from the Socially Distanced Podcast.

Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas celebrate Father's Day with a special Bill & Amanda episode of Socially Distanced.

In the episode they discuss the pop culture gifts that were handed down by their dads to them. They discuss Westerns, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, football, food, Star Wars, action movies, bodybuilding, how their dads met their moms, Amanda's dad hanging out with pro wrestlers, Bill's dad nearly signing a major record deal and the actresses both their dads had celebrity crushes on them. They also discuss how pro wrestling was a huge part of their relationships with their dads, and how Amanda's dad might have been a Fabulous Freebird. They also discuss their dad's impacts on their lives, and celebrate two giant men who have sadly passed away.

In the pre-game segment they rank their Top 3 pop culture dads of all time - some  may not even be human.

The Socially Distanced Podcast returns to a galaxy far, far away as they kick off their brand new monthly Star Wars podcast mini-series celebrating 50 Years of The Force.

"The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is joined, as always, by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin and very special guest, renowned cosplayer BBOITrooper to discuss, The Phantom Menace (1999). They go into when they first saw the film and their original thoughts, their favorite piece of pop culture related to the film, Jar Jar Binks, Jake Lloyd, pod racing, Duel of the Fates, the aging of the special effects, and whether this film, which was much maligned upon release, has improved.

They also chop it up about their Star Wars origin stories and the trailer for the new Star Wars video game - Zero Company.

Socially Distanced is live in both black & white true hue color to discuss Prime Video's new Marvel series, Spider-Noir starring Nicolas Cage.

Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined as always by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, and Tanner Stein of WRSU and Pop Break's Summer Writing Program. Tanner made his debut on the site in late May, and reviewed the series for the site.

In the episode they discuss Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly aka The Spider, and if he should've been allowed to go bigger and weirder (as suggested by Jason Manntzoukas on The House of R Podcast). They talk about the merits of True Hue vs. Black & White and the decisions to not make this a weekly episodic series. Amanda, Bill and Tanner dive deep into the performances from Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li and Rachel Rodriguez plus they ponder the future of the series and if it continues what Spider-Man villains they'd love to see added to the second season.

In the pre-game segment they discuss the success of Obsession and Backrooms at the office. They ponder whether these high grossing, low budget films will change the IP and sequel/spin-off obsessed wave of films being produced in Hollywood as well as if YouTube is the next fertile crescent for filmmakers.