Whatcha Poppin' About?

Steve Hund
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During the 2020 pandemic, our family used podcasting as a way to stay connected. Here's our tour through the history of pop culture and the nonstop arguments that follow. Join cousins Anthony, Lev, and Gabe, along with their Uncle Steve as they explore a new pop of culture each episode.

  1. The Gift of Giving

    02/16/2021

    The Gift of Giving

    In this special episode, we talk about Gabe's Bar Mitzvah and how he wrote his D'var Torah using references in pop culture. Terumah, the name of his Torah portion, means gift. Gabe takes us through his list of favorite TV episodes where someone gave a gift to someone else.  Special appearances by Tommy, Lev, and J.J. the dog.

    29 min
  2. Shrek

    02/16/2021

    Shrek

    Shrek has been an interesting through line in our family's history. We talk all about this famous ogre: the movies, the book, the musical, the memes. Lev has us play "Who says the quote: Gabe or Donkey?" (20:01) and Anthony ranks his favorite Shrek characters (23:10). Originally recorded 9/26/20

    28 min
  3. Star Wars Holiday Special

    12/24/2020

    Star Wars Holiday Special

    We discuss the 1978 television Star Wars special centered around Chewie and his Wookie family during the holiday called “Life Day”. Anthony and Gabe take a break from the discussion at one point to argue about whether or not it’s considered a “Lost Episode” (12:34) . Then we go back to discussing the special itself (22:09). We also chat a little bit about the end of Mandalorian, Season 2 (36:59). Originally recorded on 12/19/20

    53 min
  4. History of Practical Effects

    12/24/2020

    History of Practical Effects

    Anthony takes us through an abridged history of practical effects in cinema starting with the 1902 short, “A Trip to the Moon” (3:20). Lev discusses Star Wars practical effects (19:30), Uncle Steve tells the group a little about American makeup artist, Tom Savini (43:20), and Gabe chats about Annoying Orange (50:06). Originally recorded on 9/19/20

    55 min
  5. Black Panther

    11/13/2020

    Black Panther

    Shortly after Chadwick Boseman passed away, the boys wanted to do an episode on the actor and Black Panther. We discuss the hero's history in the comic books (11:33), Chadwick Boseman's career (21:13), and Black Panther's role and best moments in the MCU (35:57). Also, Lev really wants to know who would win in a fight: Black Panther or Batman (and then later Hulk). Rest In Power, Chadwick Boseman. Rest In Power, King. Wakanda Forever. (Original record date Sept 12, 2020)

    1h 7m
  6. Animals of Farthing Wood

    10/12/2020

    Animals of Farthing Wood

    We discuss anthropomorphism & personification, Gabe tells us about the dark cartoon Animals of Farthing Wood (8:07, TW: there are some death scenes described from this show), and Anthony closes the episode out by reciting the entire plot of Zootopia (24:49).

    35 min
  7. Spider-Man

    09/25/2020

    Spider-Man

    THWIP THWIP, we're talking Spidey in this one. We touch on some brief history of the webhead, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (12:09), the live action movies (15:52), Miles Morales and Spider-Ham (19:26), Spidey VILLAINS (23:57), and the ol' famous "with great power comes great responsibility"...

    39 min
  8. Games!

    09/10/2020

    Games!

    A special edition episode where we just play some games. Well, kind of... We start off playing games like "One Star Movie Reviews" (6:00) and a round of "Categories" (16:04) and then by the end Lev has us doing Buzzfeed personality tests on which Hamilton characters we are (22:36) and which Hogwarts houses we are in (30:02).  Background music is by our pal, Brad Kemp, at Second Bedroom Studio.

    45 min
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During the 2020 pandemic, our family used podcasting as a way to stay connected. Here's our tour through the history of pop culture and the nonstop arguments that follow. Join cousins Anthony, Lev, and Gabe, along with their Uncle Steve as they explore a new pop of culture each episode.

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  • Creator
    Steve Hund
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Steve Hund
  • Show Website
    Whatcha Poppin' About?