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But Why Tho?

Looking to catch up on pop culture? We"re reviewing the latest movies and television, interviewing industry creatives, and of course - breaking down why all the things we love matter. But Why Tho? is a weekly podcast where we"ll dive into the past week in pop culture and get to discoursing on important conversations.

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01:21:34

Episode 90: Superman IV Is Great, Actually

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2025/07/16

This week, Alex, Jason, and Neysha go full spoilers on the new Superman (2025), discuss what makes a great Superman depiction, and talk about why Superman IV is great, actually, and a huge influence on the new movie.

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01:08:56

Episode 89: F1 Is For Everyone Now

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2025/07/09

This week, Alex, Kate, and Kyle discuss the rise of F1, the shows like F1: The Academy and Drive to Survive that have helped popularize it, and how whether it's F1 or NASCAR, motorsports can be and should be enjoyable for everyone, not just certain groups of people.

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58:47

Episode 88: The Krusty Crab Is Unfair, Mr. Krabs Is...

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2025/07/02

This week, Alex and Adrian discuss the intersection of pop culture and real-life protests, especially the recent No Kings protest, and the line between memes as community building and memes as a distraction from the cause.

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01:16:07

Episode 87: 28 Years Later Is a Tender Coming-of-Age...

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2025/06/25

This week, Alex, Kate, and Caitlin discuss the new movie 28 Years Later, its takes on masculinity, manhood, and coming-of-age, and why infection horror persists as a social commentary genre. Full spoilers ahead!

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17:15

DEVELOPER INTERVIEW: EA Sports College Football 26's...

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2025/06/24

EA Sports revived a community with EA Sports College Football 25 last year. Now, the development team is growing that community by expanding their investment in the quality of life elements that make Dynasty the leading mode of their game in EA Sports College Football 26 (CFB 26). During the media preview event, we spoke with Ben Haumiller, CFB 26's Principal Game Designer, who has been with EA for 25 years. The first thing to note is that Ben Haumiller loves college football. More importantly, the

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58:41

Episode 86: We Have To Talk About Summer Game Fest

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2025/06/18

This week, we're doing things a little differently. Kate is joined by Luis Alamilla and Luis Gutierrez to talk about Summer Game Fest. Yes, we talk about our favorite games, but the focus is something more important: What it's like covering a game event as Latinos when ICE raids, protests, and violent police are surrounding you. It's an emotional and sensitive conversation, but we encourage you to listen, learn, and take action. Organizations to support below. Union del Barrio:

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01:07:41

Episode 85: Listeners, Interrogate Your Thirst!

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2025/06/11

This week, Alex, Kate, and guest Jess McDonell from Gamespot discuss their types, the pluses and minuses of archetypes and stereotypes, and the importance of seeing people as full, complex people.

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01:10:21

Episode 84: Let's Talk About Dead People

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2025/06/04

This week, Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss generative AI being used to revive the dead, the consequences of Fortnite's Darth Vader dupe, and what larger conversation we need to be having to prevent the worst of generative AI's consequences.

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28:37

YAOI HANDS: A New Podcast About BL

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2025/06/02

We're doing something a little different today! To celebrate Pride Month, we're launchign our new BL podcast called Yaoi Hands! Every week, Kate & Matthew talk about BL and bara. They dive into the tropes, what works, what doesn't, and why we're all so in love with reading messy, chaotic romances. From manga to manhwa and more, they go through it all. To get access to our premium version, head over to butwhytho.net/support and subscribe!

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29:07

Episode 83: Get Good (Non-Derogatory)!

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2025/05/28

This week, Kate, Alex, and Kapi talk about Soulslike games, where they first got into them, why they love them, and what "get good" really means in the context of Soulslikes.

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Episode 82: Summer Movies Used To Be Exciting

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2025/05/21

This week, Alex and Adrian discuss the upcoming summer movie slate, what they're excited about, and what they wish summer movies were doing more of like they used to.

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01:13:03

Episode 81: End-Times Family Dynamics

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2025/05/14

This week, Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss why disaster movies tend to always center major American cities and why the recent Argentinian series Eternaut is breaking the mold for the end of the world.

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59:45

Episode 80: Just Let Me Feel However I Want

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2025/05/07

This week, Alex and Adrian discuss why they avoid trailers and hate feeling marketed to, versus experiencing media for themselves.

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01:02:17

Episode 79: Imagine Art Without Capitalism

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2025/04/30

This week, Alex and Swara talk about what art could look like without the shackles of capitalism and how public arts funding would change what kind of art gets produced.

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01:13:37

Episode 78: Why Are We Like This? – Dark Humor In...

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2025/04/23

Alex, Kate, and guest Jess Howard discuss dark humor during dark times, getting deep into what is making current times so dismal and how they approach it to survive via pop culture.

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01:36:29

Episode 77: Why Do Hobbies Cost So Much? And Other...

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2025/04/16

This week, Alex, Kate, and special guest Jess Howard discuss the consequences of the rising costs of hobbies, especially video games, including gatekeeping, a broken developer pipeline, and developers still not making a living despite those horrendous $80 price tags.

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01:36:26

Episode 76: We Played the Switch 2 and Have A LOT to...

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2025/04/09

This week, Alex and Matt are joined by Jesse Vitelli, who previewed the Switch 2 last week and is here to discuss everything from the hardware and what's different to the games and their absolutely unjustifiable price tags.

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01:10:39

Episode 75: Fiction vs Memory in 'Warfare'

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2025/04/02

This week, Alex, Kate, and Jason discuss fact, fiction, and memory in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland's 'Warfare,' what "based on a true story" really means, and whether any movie could ever truly be completely objective.

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01:11:25

Episode 74: The Ugly, The Bad, and The Good of Fandom

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2025/03/26

This week, Alex, Adrian, and Neysha talk about the ugly, the bad, and the good of fandom, when fandoms rear their toxic heads, and when fandoms bring people together.

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01:10:51

Episode 73: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie 35...

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2025/03/19

This week, Alex is joined by guests Brenda and Austin from the Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries podcast to discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.

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