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e398. Of Course We’re Talking About Wicked For Good
November 24, 2025

Theres no sense burying the lead here. If you listen to our show at all, you know that Hannah is a Wicked fanatic. We talked about it last year (exactly The post e398. Of Course Were Talking About Wicked For Good appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e397. All the Frankensteins! (like all the Draculas… but with Frankenstein)
November 17, 2025

One of pop cultures most enduring properties is Mary Shelleys Frankenstein. Not only is it often hailed as the first ever science fiction property, it is one of the all-time The post e397. All the Frankensteins! (like all the Draculas but with Franken

e396. Games, Education, & Collaboration: The Role of Play in Learning and Connection
November 10, 2025

Weve mentioned on the show in the past that a large portion of Mavs job is teaching in the Digital Narrative and Interactive Design(DNID) program at the University of Pittsburgh. The post e396. Games, Education, & Collaboration: The Role of Play in Le

e395. Stealing the Fives – Repost to fix error
November 03, 2025

(Note: an earlier version of this episode failed to post correctly to our feed. Our apologies.) Every once in a while we like to step away from our usual serious The post e395. Stealing the Fives Repost to fix error appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e394. Spirits and Spectacles: The World of Haunted Houses
October 27, 2025

Happy Halloween! As we move towards the end of Spooky Season this year, we realized that there is an interesting cultural phenomenon that weve never even considered on the show The post e394. Spirits and Spectacles: The World of Haunted Houses appeared

e393. Eerie Elders: The Horror of Growing Old
October 20, 2025

Its SPOOOOKY SEASON!!! Actually, it has been for a couple weeks and yet we really havent gotten into it. But now its time to fix that. A year ago we The post e393. Eerie Elders: The Horror of Growing Old appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e392. Games4SocialImpact 2025
October 13, 2025

Has it been a year already since Mav last did a special GameJam episode? I guess so. For those who are new to VoxPopcast, every year Mav serves as a The post e392. Games4SocialImpact 2025 appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e391. Manga-101: Why is Manga?
October 06, 2025

Its always weird and oddly exciting when we discover that we have a hole in the things weve covered one the show. And in fact, Its actually quite surprising that The post e391. Manga-101: Why is Manga? appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e390. La Mort de le Mèmer? How memes make meaning
September 29, 2025

Weve talked a lot on the show in the past about Roland Barthes influential literary essay La mort de lauteur or the Death of the Author and what it means The post e390. La Mort de le Mmer? How memes make meaning appeared first on The VoxPopcast.

e389. Boycotts and their Cultural Impact
September 22, 2025

So America is in a weird place right now. Frankly, we could say that just about every week these days. But this last couple of weeks its been even more The post e389. Boycotts and their Cultural Impact appeared first on The VoxPopcast.