We're back baby! After a holiday respite, Pop & Locke has returned to break down all your favorite media with today's brightest minds.Today on the show we're talking National Treasure, and ask, is it a 21st century classic or time wasting consp

Andor

Dec 14th, 2022 48m 4s

Fire up your hyperdrives and pack your kyber crystals because we are headed to a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away for another edition of Pop & Locke: Star Wars edition.This week, Pat Eddington and Aaron Ross Powell join the show to

House of the Dragon

Nov 9th, 2022 53m 48s

“All men must serve,” as the saying goes—but whom must they serve? That’s the question posed by the new HBO series from the mind of George R. R. Martin, House of the Dragon. Set almost two centuries prior to the enormously successful Game of Th

Clueless

Oct 26th, 2022 44m 37s

“Clueless” as she may be, Cher Horowitz isn’t just a naive high school student. She’s a pro-immigration, free market friendly, drug decriminalization defender. But what about her tendency to assume what other people want or need?Reason’s Kather

The Iron Giant

Oct 12th, 2022 47m 21s

Should you be allowed custody of nuclear powered weapons? It’s questions that’s plagued libertarians before, and one that’s also raised by the animated cult classic The Iron Giant. Through innovative production means, Brad Bird’s box office blu

The Iron Giant

Oct 12th, 2022 47m 21s

The Lord of the Rings (Rerun)

Sep 28th, 2022 54m 9s

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an epic adventure based on the novels written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story follows the young Hobbit, Frodo Baggins, as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to ens

The Big Lebowski (Rerun)

Sep 14th, 2022 1h 5m

In 1998 the Coen brothers released The Big Lebowski and the theaters were half-empty. However, the film has since spurred a cult-like following revolving around its protagonist, The Dude; a dopey but profound conscientious objector to all hu

1776

Aug 31st, 2022 57m 35s

What’s more faithful to the facts of the founders—1776 or Hamilton? Why does John Adams get the star treatment while James Wilson gets such short shrift? And what does the musical many of us had to watch in high school get wrong about American

My Cousin Vinny

Aug 17th, 2022 47m 51s

The court of Pop & Locke is now in session! All who have cause to discuss the cult classic comedy of courtroom escapes My Cousin Vinny draw near and you shall be heard. Our honorable guests help us break down the legal fact from fiction as we s

Metallica

Aug 3rd, 2022 43m 24s

Revived by the spirit of Stranger Things’ Eddie Munson, today we are going to mosh our way through the music of Metallica. From Kill ‘em All to …And Justice for All and beyond, the band has evolved from rebellious, rage-fueled teenage innovator

Top Gun

Jul 20th, 2022 51m 54s

Today we take a ride into the danger zone with Brandon Valeriano and Paul Musgrave and blow Top Gun wide open. Is Tom Cruise’s action 1986 blockbuster a a redemptive reconceptualization of the post-Vietnam American military, or is it just a spo

A Bug's Life

Jul 6th, 2022 40m 42s

Socrates once said the unexamined life is not worth living—and if he were around today I’m sure he’d say that “A Bug’s Life” is totally worth examining. Join us as we dive into the 1998 Disney Pixar romp to find what we can take away with us an

Dallas Buyers Club

Jun 22nd, 2022 38m 47s

Drug approvals were not always as rapid as they were for COVID-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JFK

Jun 8th, 2022 1h 3m

Politics is power, nothing more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

King of the Hill

May 25th, 2022 50m 41s

This episode ain’t right.We are headed down to the home of Tom Landry Middle School, Mega Lo Mart, and Strickland Propane—that’s right, Arlen, Texas. Kat Murti and first time guest Nick Gillespie join us to decide whether Hank Hill would have v

South Park

May 11th, 2022 47m 7s

Vicious vulgarity and criticism of censorship are at the heart of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s groundbreaking animated series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American Psycho

Apr 27th, 2022 52m 17s

Dive into the depths of American psychopathy as we ask—can we get a table for two at 8 PM at Dorsia? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disco Elysium

Apr 13th, 2022 45m 33s

Uncover the mystery of ideology with 2019’s best independent video game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Batman

Mar 30th, 2022 52m 22s

It may have been less than a decade since we saw him in theaters last, but The Batman has got a new haircut, a fresh coat of eye shadow, and a lot of emotional baggage to unpack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twilight

Mar 16th, 2022 48m 30s

Jessica Flanigan and Natalie Dowzicky sink their teeth into Stephanie Meyer’s tale of teenage temptation and vampiric virtue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

God's Not Dead

Mar 2nd, 2022 58m 51s

Are Christians a persecuted minority in America? The God’s Not Dead film series has a clear answer, but Aaron Powell and Paul Matzko are doubtful of the conclusions. We sit down to find what might be causing this division, try to find a way to

Snowpiercer

Feb 16th, 2022 45m 53s

Is Snowpiercer a marxist masterpiece or a dystopian documentary? We trace Chris Evans’s path from the tail to the head n pursuit of the true meaning behind Bong Joon-ho’s 2014 caricature of capitalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Feb 2nd, 2022 50m 22s

At the Circus, who can trust the ringmaster? Pat Eddington and Mike German join us sort who is who in Joh LeCarre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.