Considering Rocky/Creed, Our Most Successful Sports Film Franchise — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #149 Post date May 24, 2023 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Sports, sports films
Do Movie Androids Want to Love Us or Kill Us? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #144 Post date February 14, 2023 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In artificial-intelligence, Film, Pretty Much Pop, Sci Fi, science fiction films
Adapting the Unfilmable Story of Pinnochio — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #143 Post date January 31, 2023 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In children's stories, Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
What Are “Creatives”? Pretty Much Pop #138 on the Role of the Artist in Modern Society Post date December 8, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Art, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Making Sense of Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal with Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #136 Post date November 2, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Comedy, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
The Breaking Bad-O-Verse — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #135 Considers “Better Call Saul” Post date October 25, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
Unpopular Music Fandom — Musicians and Philosophers Discuss on Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #134 Post date October 19, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Music, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Why Predator — A Discussion of the Film Franchise on Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #133 Post date September 29, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
When Is a Joke “Too Soon”? — Comedians Discuss on Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #132 Post date September 15, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Comedy, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Jordan Peele as Auteur of the Film Nope — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #131 Post date August 29, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Jordan Peele, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
“Downton Abbey” and the Allure of Historical Drama — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #127 Post date July 14, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, historical drama, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
What Is Batman? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #124 Debates the Character, the Legacy, and the New Film Post date June 3, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, superhero media
On Art Speigelman’s Maus: Should Comics Expose Kids to the World’s Horrors? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #122 Post date May 6, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Art Spiegelman, Comics/Cartoons, graphic novels, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
The Efficacy of Protest Songs — Four Songwriters Discuss on Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #121 Post date April 21, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Music, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Can We Still Consume the Work of Disgraced Artists — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #119 Post date April 1, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Bill Cosby, Comedy, Podcasts, politics, Pretty Much Pop
Adapting Agatha Christie for the Screen — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #118 Post date March 28, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Literature, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
The Enduring Appeal of Schulz’s Peanuts — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #116 Post date February 18, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Comics/Cartoons, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
The “West Side Story” Story — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #114 Post date January 14, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Theatre
The Matrix Regurgitated — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #113 Post date January 7, 2022 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Sci Fi, The Matrix
Class Critiques in Squid Game, Succession, etc. — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #112 Post date December 22, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Squid Game, Succession, Television
The Dune Franchise Tries Again — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #110 Post date December 16, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Breaking Down the Beatles’ Get Back Documentary: Stream Episode #111 of the Pretty Much Pop Podcast Post date December 13, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Music, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, The Beatles
Dueling as a Film Trope: Pretty Much Pop #109 Considers The Last Duel and Its Genre Post date November 26, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Board Game Ideology — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #108 Post date November 8, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In board games, Games, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
What Makes a “Cult” Band? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #107 Post date October 14, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Music, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Stand-Up Comedy in the Internet Age — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #106 Post date September 29, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Comedy, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
The Death of Soap Operas (Is Greatly Exaggerated) — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #105 Post date September 22, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
King Arthur in Film: Our Most Enduring Popular Entertainment Franchise? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #104 Post date September 15, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
What Is “Queering” in Video Game Design? Naomi Clark on Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #103 Post date September 2, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, video-games
Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast — Season One Wrap: What Have We Learned? (#102) Post date August 4, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
The “Conjuring” Film Universe Digested — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #101 Post date July 28, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, horror movies, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
What’s the Role of a Director in Constructing Comedy? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #100 Post date July 22, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Comedy, comedy films, Film, film directing, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
Storytelling and Race in Captain America — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #98 Post date July 6, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Comics/Cartoons, Marvel super-heroes, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
Considering Mare of Easttown — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #97 Post date July 1, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
Modernizing Table-Top Role-Playing Games — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #96 Post date June 21, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Dungeons & Dragons, Games, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #95 Considers Joss Whedon’s The Nevers Post date June 10, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Joss Whedon, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Sci Fi, Television
The Psychology of Video Game Engagement — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #94 with Jamie Madigan Post date June 4, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, psychology, video-games
Why Do Tech Billionaires Make for Good TV Villains? Pretty Much Pop #93 Considers “Made for Love,” et al. Post date May 31, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Made for Love, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Sci Fi, silicon-valley, Television
Why Collect? A Conversation about Collectibles from Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast (#92) Post date May 20, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In collectibles, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Diagnosing America’s Relationship with Pets — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #91 w/ Trainer Hannah Branigan Post date May 5, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In dog training, life, pets, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Has TV Rotted Our Minds? On Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death (A Pretty Much Pop Culture Podcast/Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast Crossover) Post date April 29, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Marshall McLuhan, media critique, Neil Postman, Philosophy, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television, The Partially Examined Life
Godzilla, Kong, et al: Stupid Fun or Channeling Deep Fears? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #90 Post date April 22, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the Oeuvre of Aaron Sorkin: An Assessment by Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast (#89) Post date April 15, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Aaron Sorkin, Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television
Indie Animation in a Corporate World: A Conversation with Animator Benjamin Goldman on Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #88 Post date April 9, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In animation, Benjamin Goldman, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
On “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” and the Female Buddy Comedy–Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #87 Post date April 2, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In buddy comedies, Comedy, Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
What “Irish” Means: A Discussion with Author and Black 47 Front Man Larry Kirwan (Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #86) Post date March 24, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Why Is the Debut Disney+ Marvel TV Show a Tribute to Classic Sitcoms? Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #85 on WandaVision Post date March 10, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Marvel super-heroes, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, superhero TV, Television
Why the Flood of Musician Memoirs? An Exploration by Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #84 Post date March 3, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In auto-biographies, books, Music, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop
Increasing Disabled/Other-Abled Representation in Media — Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #83 Post date February 24, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, politics, Pretty Much Pop, Television
Why Does The Karate Kid Persist as the New Cobra Kai? A Critical Consideration by Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast (#82) Post date February 18, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Cobra Kai, Film, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Television, The Karate Kid
Radio vs. Podcasting: A Discussion with Jason Bentley (KCRW, The Backstory) on Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast #81 Post date February 11, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Radio
Do We Need Yet More Films About Time Loops? A Pretty Much Pop Discussion (#80) of Groundhog Day and its Descendents Post date February 3, 2021 Post author By Mark Linsenmayer Post categories In Film, Groundhog Day, Podcasts, Pretty Much Pop, Sci Fi, science fiction, Television