The Popzara Podcast, the official podcast from Popzara.com.
Episodes
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
It’s been a good four years since fans of Keigo Higashino’s Detective Kaga series had something new to pour over (in English, anyway), the last being 2018’s Newcomer, but their patience has been rewarded with A Death in Tokyo, the long overdue localization of the original Japanese edition published way back in 2011. There was even a live-action adaptation starring Hiroshi Abe as the famous detective back in 2012, meaning unless you’re fluent in Japanese (or don’t mind subtitles), this will likely be your first acquaintance with it.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
It’s The State of Gaming Podcast…for the year 2022! On this extra special year-end recap episode our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans are once again joined by extra special guest Antal Bokor (from 3rd Coast Review) – with assists from other Popzara Pals – to discuss the best, worst, and everything else that helped make gaming in 2022 surprisingly great. Let’s get to it! So many games! Did your favorites make the cut? Games discussed include: Elden Ring, Immortality, High on Life, Vampire Survivors (and its clones), Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Scorn, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Gran Turismo 7, Escape Simulator, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, PowerSlave Exhumed, FixFox, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Ooblets, Atari 50: Anniversary, Stray, Sonic Frontiers, and many others.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Some franchises come and go, but there's others that just never die. Consider, for instance, what the world would be like if we didn't get annual releases of Chulip games.
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
It’s The State of Gaming Podcast…for the year 2022! On this extra special year-end recap episode our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans are once again joined by extra special guest Antal Bokor (from 3rd Coast Review) – with assists from other Popzara Pals – to discuss the best, worst, and everything else that helped make gaming in 2022 surprisingly great.
So many games! Did your favorites make the cut? Games discussed include: Elden Ring, Immortality, High on Life, Vampire Survivors (and its clones), Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Scorn, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Gran Turismo 7, Escape Simulator, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, PowerSlave Exhumed, FixFox, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Ooblets, Atari 50: Anniversary, Stray, Sonic Frontiers, and many others.
Come for the lists, stay for the commentary! The guys recap a year overflowing with quality blockbusters worth your time (and some stinkers not so much), touching on everything that made 2022 so memorable. Collections! Remasters! Rehashes! We got it all. Do hits like Sonic 2 and Uncharted mean videogame movies/shows will finally break through in 2023? Does Valve’s Steam Deck live up to the hype? Did Sonic creator Yuji Naka really get arrested (twice)? Will cloud-gaming ever become a thing? Listen today!
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
It’s the Consumer Electronics Show for 2023! The world’s biggest technology showcase has come and gone once again, but there’s still plenty of amazing (and some less so) innovations in the world of tech and gadgetry to fill up an entire episode, and that’s exactly what you’re going to get in this extra-large, extra-special recap of what went down in Las Vegas.
Our own Senior Tech editor Herman Exum and innocent bystander Nate Evans are joined by frequent (and favorite!) guest Ben Crossman from The Computer America Show to once talk, discuss, and rabble-rouse over what consumers should expect to see over the upcoming year - provided any of it actually comes out, that is.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Laughably low in concept, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin is, on the surface, about a simple man living on a small Irish isle when his lifelong best friend abruptly and inexplicably decides he doesn’t want to be friends with him anymore. From a writer-director who has yet to make a bad movie, McDonagh’s fourth feature is, as expected, much deeper than its pretext.
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
After being blown away by the SteelSeries Arena 7 speaker system, I didn’t think it would be possible for anything to amaze me like it did. Leave it to audio pros Creative to prove me wrong with their latest audio entry, the Creative Pebble Pro USB Speakers, which deliver clean, bass-filled sound for those looking for the perfect desktop speakers on a budget.
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
When I first got the Mammoth earphones from Campfire Audio, I’ll admit that the weird shape threw me off but the awesome audio made me love them. It’s good to know that they haven’t been sitting still as now they’ve brought that awesomeness to the wireless realm with the Campfire Audio Orbit Wireless Earphones that’s easily their best product yet and one of the best I’ve used.
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Back in the day if a game was released in a questionable state, there was a fair chance it was just going to stay that way. Only the most critical bugs were likely to get patched, so if a problem wasn't making your game crash, chances are it just wasn't going to get fixed.
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.
The last month of 2022 goes out with some bangers worth your attention: The Callisto Protocol, Need For Speed Unbound, Dragon Quest Treasures, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Hello Neighbor 2, Crisis Core – Final Fantasy 7 – Reunion, High On Life, Aka, Samurai Maiden, and even Choo-Choo Charles.
Did you watch 2022’s The Game Awards? Did you think Elden Ring and God of War would win nearly everything? There’s a Death Stranding live-action movie in the works - and Hideo Kojima’s involved! Tesla Model X / S cars get Steam support - just don’t game and drive! Happy Holidays everyone!
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
On this highly collectible episode of the Popzara Podcast our own trainers Cory Galliher and Nia Bothwell join the gym to take on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, their journeys to becoming true Pokémon Masters, and the evolution of all-things Pokémon.
Do Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have technical hiccups? You bet!. Does that detract much from the experience? Not really. It’s a snark-free chat about the latest chapter in one of Nintendo’s best-selling franchises, as well as the evolution of Satoshi Tajiri / Game Freak's eternally popular series from the early days of 2D pocket monsters to recent 3D updates like Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
It’s a journey from Game Boy to Switch and everything in-between, and who better than a duo of true Poke Nerds taking a little nostalgia trip with a few thousand of their dearest friends?
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
It’s Popzara’s Movie Time! Podcast!, where our own movie nerds Ethan Brehm and Nate Evans take you on an unscripted journey yakking and chatting about some of their favorite movie moments and cinematic scenes, from past and present, presented without snark and snobbery for your listening pleasure.
Today’s episode it’s a double-dose of silliness as our hosts explore two comedies separated by three+ decades, yet firmly inside the wild, wacky, and wonderful world of the imitable, totally hospitable "Weird Al" Yankovic.
First up is 1989’s UHF, the first (and only) feature-film starring the polka playing impresario himself in a pastiche of comedy vignettes skewering everything from Conan, Rambo, and even the Mahatma. It’s a farce of epic proportions about the power of local broadcasting, imagination, and cheap labor. A box-office dud, it’s since became a major cult classic and early showcase for Micheal Richards, Fran Drescher, and spatulas.
Next is 2022’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the “true” story of how a gifted young man was corrupted by the evil call of the accordion (i.e. the Devil’s Squeezebox). Just kidding! It’s actually Al’s Daniel Radcliffe-starring satirical spin on the typical dour ‘n dreary music biopics that scoop up statues come awards time. Will Weird Al ever win an Oscar? Who needs Oscars when you’ve got the power of polka!
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.
November is typically the biggest month of the year for new releases, and that’s true here. Top contenders for your gaming dollar include: Nintendo’s Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Sega’s Sonic Frontiers, Square-Enix’s Harvestella and Tactics Ogre: Reborn, Sony’s God of War Ragnarok, Bandai Namco’s The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me, Focus Entertainment’s Evil West, Prime Matter’s Gungrave G.O.R.E., Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, Microsoft’s Pentiment, and more.