KA-POW! The Pop Cultured Podcast www.youdownwithkpp.com

After recovering from a massive flood in our hometown and a trip to the Great Ohio Toy Show, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back and ready to catch up on everything we've missed.  This week, that includes an excellent Oscars telecast, some controversial casting news, two superb superhero cartoons, an earthshaking documentary and more!
Length - 01:20:18
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:25:05 - MOVIE NEWS
The 2024 Oscars put on a good show even without many surprises, "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" arrives on HBO and wraps up DC's Snyderverse and Julia Garner cast as Silver Surfer in the upcoming "Fantastic Four."
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0:36:58 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
Return of the seminal series "X-Men '97" hits the right nostalgic notes, comic adaptation "Invincible" concludes its second season on Prime, Apple TV+ doubles down on shows about rich people with Maya Rudolph in "Loot" and Kristen Wiig in "Palm Royale," historical epic novel "Shogun" turned into another big budget miniseries, "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" documentary exposes abuse behind the scenes at Nickelodeon, cartoonist Ed Piskor commits suicide after scandal in his personal life and Ike Perlmutter's latest bid for the Disney board thwarted again.

This week we dig around in our freezer, pull out a Riverdale episode, defrost that baby and dig in!  So join Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast for Chapter 110 "Things That Go Bump in the Night," where Betty sees some threatening auras, Cheryl starts a library, some ghosts move furniture and Archie immediately agrees to it all.
Length - 00:44:45
Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

With the arrival of Spring, we at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast are antsy to start planning all our convention trips for the year.  We started off our season with two great ones, a return to our local Classic Plastics Toy Expo and our very first time checking out the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention.  And enjoy a quick TikTok trip report HERE!
Length - 00:37:33
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is deciding on our Top Ten Films of All Time!  That may be a tough enough task on its own, but we've added the catch that they must be a consensus pick that all three of us agree that we love.  And as you may expect, the debate is spirited, the surprises are plentiful and the decisions are final!
Length - 02:26:07
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

This week, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast takes a virtual trip to the Sundance Film Festival, discusses a few compelling documentaries and cracks open some brand new comic books.  What more could you want?
Length - 01:04:37
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:00:38 - MOVIE NEWS
Sampling some entries from this year's Sundance Film Festival online, "The Greatest Night in Pop" provides intimate access to the music icons recording "We Are the World" and "Batman and Me" explores the compulsive nature of collecting.
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0:30:40 - COMIC BOOK NEWS
Scandal rocks the CGC grading community, Diamond cancels annual Retailer Summit amid financial woes, presenting sponsor for Free Comic Book Day announced, Beckett to begin grading manga for some reason and a look at some recent releases like Marvel's new "Ultimate" line, DC's unexpected crossover "Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong," the creator-owned universe of "Ghost Machine," the blockbuster Energon Universe combining "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe" and more.

After those last few epic episodes, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast slows things down and catches up on our television viewing.  Our tastes run from animated fantasy to Marvel superheroes to spy thrillers to dating shows to game shows and everything in between, so there's sure to be something you'll enjoy right along with us!
Length - 00:57:14
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:10:20 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
The second season of Kevin Smith's "Masters of the Universe: Revolution" arrives on Netflix, Disney+ asks more "What If?" questions about the Marvel Universe, "Echo" mini-series expands on the character first introduced in "Hawkeye," Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in a fun new incarnation of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," catching up on Apple TV+ series like "Ted Lasso," "Platonic," "Slow Horses," "The Morning Show," and "For All Mankind," the heartwarming dating show "Love on the Spectrum" gives you plenty to root for, a new Lady Al for "Quantum Leap," "After Midnight" reboots comedic game show with Taylor Tomlinson, Rob Lowe hosts "trivia" show "The Floor" and "Name That Tune" has us concerned for Randy Jackson.