The VoxPopcast Vox Populorum

It’s been four years since movies shut down for the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. It’s probably been too long to say we’re still “rebuilding” the box office. We also don’t have last year’s abbreviated season due to the dual Hollywood Writing and Acting strikes. So, for the first time in quite some time we’re probably going to have what can best be described a “normal summer movie season.” But what does that mean? On this Mav and Hannah take a deep dive into the summer movie season for 2024, blending personal stories with sharp analysis of upcoming films. Join us as we talk about everything from The Fall Guy, to Inside Out 2 to Deadpool and Wolverine. The conversation also explores the evolving movie-going experience post-pandemic, including ticket prices and viewing habits, while assessing the impact of academic schedules and subscription services on their movie-watching. Then let us know if you’re excited or dreading the same films we are in the comments below.







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So did you know there was a new remake of The Crow coming out? If you did then chances are, at least according to the internet, that you’re probably outraged by it for… some reason. The new Crow doesn’t look like the one from 30 years ago. Shocker?!? Also, did you know there was a remake of Roadhouse a couple weeks ago. It’s also different from the original. On this week’s episode of VoxPopcast, Mav and Wayne are joined by returning guest Nicole Freim to explore the nuances of remaking and rebooting beloved movies, TV shows, and other media. We discuss their impacts on original content, evolving audience expectations, and the importance of updating narratives for today’s audience. Why do remakes often provoke strong fan reactions? How can they balance honoring original material with introducing new interpretations? Listen and let us know your thoughts in the comments.







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* This episode’s Call For Comments







* A Theory of Adaptation by Linda Hutcheson











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On this week’s show, all five co-hosts are online to celebrate six years of producing a weekly pseudo academic roundtable of pop culture analysis with drinking and swearing. It isn’t too often that we can get the entire gang together these days, so this week we thought we’d do so with no strict agenda other than to catch up on things going on in our lives and our personal obsseverations of culture. So join Mav, Wayne, Katya, Hannah and Monica as we somehow start with discussing Hannah’s new dog and that takes us down an eclectic path of topics, from the trivialities of weather differences to movie releases and to the impact of social media and the shared passions and whimsies of the hosts. We’ve been doing this for six years, so join us for our anniversary and see where the hour takes us.







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On this week’s special epsiode we take one last look at this year’s Popular Culture Association conference in Chicago with a look at papers from one of the panels in the Comics Studies group. Mav is joined by Joseph and John Darowski who will be appearing with him in the upcoming book Adapting X-men from McFarland Press to present scaled down versions of their chapters from that book. Joe begins by discussing how storytelling franchises, like the X-Men, spread their narratives beyond the original comic book medium with a detailed analysis of the 1992 Uncanny X-Men trading card series, highlighting the complexities and artistic considerations in transitioning comic book narratives into trading cards. Then, Mav discusses the TV show ‘The Gifted’, examining its portrayal of Otherness and its approach to racial allegory within the X-Men universe. Finally, John presents on the crossover between Star Trek and X-Men in the novel ‘Planet X’, exploring the novelty of such a crossover and the implications of combining these two distinct franchises in a novel format.







Together, these presentations offer insights into the challenges and intricacies of adapting and expanding narratives across various media, showcasing the X-Men franchise as a case study. They also give you a pretty good taste of what it’s like to be at an academic conference like PCA. At least we think so, listen and let us know if you agree in the comments.







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Six years ago, this show was birthed out of the aftermath of PCA2018, the annual conference for the Popular Culture Association. As is tradition, we’ve once again returned there. PCA2024 was last week in Chicago, IL and Mav attended. On this episode, he is joined by fellow conference attendees and friends of the show Nicole Freim, Matthew Brake and John and Joseph Darowski to talk all about their panels and everything else they saw there, as well as a general discussion about the importance of pop culture conferencing, publishing, podcasting, X-men comics, and sex in the TV show Friends… and a bunch of related topics. Listen and let us know what you think and then maybe join us next year in New Orleans.







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* Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme







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Have you ever done that thing where you hear a song that’s a cover of another song you like, only to find out later that you have it backwards and the song you thought was the cover was the original and vice versa? That was actually one of the first arguments that Mav and his wife Stephanie ever had. This was recently an issue when modern country artist Luke Combs released a cover of Tracy Chapman’s 35 year old, “Fast Car”. When you have a song that covers another song and both are famous, how do you know what the real one is? And does it matter? Do covers elevate or do they steal? Are covers theft or are they homages? What happens when an artist covers themself?







On this episode, Stephanie Siler joins Mav and Wayne to delve into the intricate world of cover songs. Join us as we dissect the emotional, conceptual, and business aspects surrounding the creation and appreciation of cover songs. From Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” to the Struts’ “We Are the Champions”, we discuss the emotional depths, how they pay homage to the original artists, and even challenge genre boundaries. Listen and let us know if you agree in the comments below.







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* This episode’s Call For Comments











* Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme







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