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Pop Culture Historians

Two friends discuss the history of their favorite pieces of pop culture from the very beginning. They’re currently working on a watch through Classic Doctor Who as well as the history of American superhero movies.

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01:16:00

CATWOMAN (2004)

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/04/15

This week, a movie about cats that is truly for the dogs! We’ve finally reached it: the 2004 CATWOMAN movie. It’s about as good as you think it might be.

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01:25:31

THE INCREDIBLES (2004)

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/04/08

This week, we pick back up our chronological review of the superhero film genre. As we work through the mire of the 2000’s, let’s kick things off with a classic. It’s THE INCREDIBLES! Is this the best Pixar movie? Heck, is this the best movie we’ve reviewed in this project so far? How great is the Michael Giacchino score? All this and more will be answered!

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01:30:00

Classic Doctor Who Season 6 in Review!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/02/25

This week, before we change topic gears, let’s take one more look back at Classic Doctor Who Season 6! This season ended up being monumental, with many highs (The Invasion!), a few lows (The Space Pirates!), and the ending of several eras. What were our favorite moments? Who was the best guest star? Who was the season MVP? All this and more will be decided!

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01:15:51

Classic Doctor Who Bonus: A Look Back at the 1960’s!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/02/18

This week, we have yet another bonus episode for you all! This time, we take a look back at the 1960’s era of classic Doctor Who! What were our general takeaways? Did the low production values help or hurt the viewing experience? What were our favorite TARDIS teams? Most importantly, what were our best and worst stories from the first two Doctor eras? Listen along and find out!

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01:16:54

Classic Doctor Who Bonus: A Look Back at the Patrick...

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/02/11

This week, we take a look back at the Second Doctor era in its totality. Topics include: what defined Patrick Troughton’s era? What was the Second Doctor’s ultimate TARDIS crew? What were the top five serials of the era? And finally…who do you got? Troughton or William Hartnell?

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00:48:59

The War Games (Part 2): Classic Doctor Who Season Six

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/02/04

This week, we continue our coverage of the monumental Classic Doctor Who story, THE WAR GAMES! We break down our best and worst moments of episodes 4 through 10 before previewing what lies ahead.

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01:48:42

The War Games (Part 1): Classic Doctor Who Season Six!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/01/28

This week, the Pop Culture Historians hit a major milestone in their Classic Doctor Who coverage with THE WAR GAMES! It’s the end of several eras all at once: the end of black and white episodes, the end of Jamie and Zoe’s tenure and, of course, the end of Patrick Troughton’s run on the show. There’s so much to cover that we had to split this episode in two! This week, we provide initial thoughts, behind the scenes notes and best and worst of the first three episodes.

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01:05:24

THE SPACE PIRATES: Classic Doctor Who Season Six!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/01/21

This week, we need a bottle of rum to get through THE SPACE PIRATES! A difficult Classic Doctor Who Season Six serial to get through, are there any positives to be gleaned from this mostly-missing story? Kind of! But not really. Arrrr!

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01:33:01

THE SEEDS OF DEATH: Classic Doctor Who Season Six!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/01/14

This week, the Ice Warriors return to unleash THE SEEDS OF DEATH! This exciting serial marks somewhat of a return to form, with solid cliffhangers, imposing villains, and decent special effects ( y’know, for the most part). And foam! Lots of foam!

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01:11:36

The Krotons: Classic Doctor Who

Pop Culture Historians ·

2025/01/07

This week, the Pop Culture Historians meet THE KROTONS! This Second Doctor story is short, it’s efficient, it’s competent…so why aren’t we more excited about it? Join us as we explore why.

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00:30:26

Stocking Stuffer: THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER Revisited!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/12/24

This week, the Pop Culture Historians return to THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER and evaluate the new animation of the four-part story. Does having a visualization improve our experience? Is the 3D animation as bad as people feared? How great is it to be back in the First Doctor era? All this and more will be discussed in this special holiday episode!

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01:29:50

THE INVASION: Classic Doctor Who Season Six!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/12/17

This week, the Pop Culture Historians find themselves in the middle of THE INVASION! The Cybermen make their dramatic return to the show, as does the recently promoted Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. A mythology is beginning to form in this mostly-found eight-part story. How does it hold up after all this time? Listen along and find out!

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01:16:32

THE MIND ROBBER: Classic Doctor Who Season 6!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/12/10

This week, the Pop Culture Historians visit the Land of Fiction to meet THE MIND ROBBER! All of your favorite literary characters are here: Gulliver, Rapunzel, Sir Lancelot, The Karkus. Listen along as we break down this somewhat brief Second Doctor story.

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01:20:46

THE DOMINATORS: Classic Doctor Who Season Six!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/12/03

This week, the Pop Culture Historians hop back into the TARDIS to begin their coverage of Classic Doctor Who Season Six! THE DOMINATORS raises some interesting themes regarding pacifism vs. aggression, and the chemistry amongst our companions is as strong as ever. But is it enough to overcome the story’s lack of personality? Listen along and find out!

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01:28:04

2000 - 2004 Superhero Season Wrap Up!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/11/21

This week, let’s take a look back at our season all about the superhero movies of the 2000’s (or at least 2000 - 2004) and hand out some awards! It’s our semi-annual Blinkie Awards! Topics include: Best and Worst Villain, Most Dated Moment and of course our season MVP. Also, why are our awards called the Blinkies anyway? Listen along and find out!

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01:49:58

SPIDER-MAN 2! (2004)

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/11/14

This week, the Pop Culture Historians wield great power responsibly once again by breaking down Sam Raimi’s superhero follow-up, SPIDER-MAN 2! Topics include: whether this is the greatest superhero movie of all time, the near replacement of Tobey Maguire by Jake Gyllenhaal, and Ryan’s review of the movie from his 2004 LiveJournal. Suit up and listen along with us!

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01:15:22

THE PUNISHER!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/11/07

This week, the Pop Culture Historians exact revenge on 2004’s THE PUNISHER! Topics include: John Travolta’s career, a surprisingly well-done fight sequence, and the Drowning Pool song that closes THE PUNISHER out.

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01:35:30

The Pop Culture Historians Halloween Spectacular!

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/10/31

This Halloween, the Pop Culture Historians return from the dead to review 1984’s GHOSTBUSTERS and 1988’s BEETLEJUICE! We first explain where we’ve been this whole time before diving into these two seminal 80’s classics (that both had legacy sequels this year). Topics include: is Michael Keaton annoying? How great is Rick Moranis? What’s the difference between a bodega and a convenience store? It’s showtime!

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01:52:44

X2! (2003)

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/07/23

Just in time for DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE, it’s our episode all about X2! Marvel at the increased scope from Part 1, revel in the pulpy performance from Brian Cox, and be astounded at the in-costume fight the cast had with director Bryan Singer. Be a god among insects and listen along with us!

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01:41:09

HELLBOY! (2004)

Pop Culture Historians ·

2024/07/15

This week, the Pop Culture Historians are seeing red! We dive back into the filmography of Guillermo del Toro and break down 2004’s HELLBOY! We discuss how well Ron Perlman’s first round in the horns holds up after two decades. We also, somehow, discuss Star Trek: Nemesis and Arrested Development. Listen along with us as we march forth through our chronological look at the superhero film genre!

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