Popzara Podcast

He’s Got The Touch: Musician Stan Bush Talks Change the World

On this melodic episode of the Popzara Podcast we welcome back the King of Montage music and master of all-things unapologetically optimistic, Stan Bush! While best known for mega cult-hits The Touch and Dare, his decades-only career also spans film (Transformers, Kickboxer), TV (Family Guy/American Dad), and, increasingly, games (Guitar Hero, Shadow Warrior).

DOOM Switch: One Hell of a Fantastic Port

On this nightmarish episode of the Popzara Podcast our doomed space marine Nathan Evans recruits our tormented friend from across the pond, The Mirror’s Ryan Brown, who once again braves the hellfire of eternity to discuss a game whose very existence was once thought impossible: id Software’s DOOM on the Nintendo Switch.

Xbox One X: Is The Most Powerful Console Ever Worth The Price?

On this powerful episode of the Popzara Podcast our own gaming guru/tech-head duo Cory Galliher and Herman Exum unite once more to talk all about the Xbox One X, which Microsoft claims is the “world’s most powerful console.”

Composer Garry Schyman Talks Shadow of War, Gaming Music

On this melodic episode of the Popzara Podcast our own maestro-in-training Nia Bothwell talks with prolific composer Garry Schyman, whose credits stretch back nearly forty years in television, film, and especially videogames

Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry Talks Hair Love, Diverse Animation

On this disentangling episode of the Popzara Podcast our own Nathan Evans is joined by fellow follicle fanatic Anton A. Hill as they talk with footballer-turned-filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry about his wildly anticipated upcoming animated short Hair Love, which follows an “African American father trying to do his daughters hair for the first time.”

Author Sophie Chen Keller Talks Luster of Lost Things, Joy of Baking

On this delicious episode of the Popzara Podcast our own fellow world traveler along the literary and baking path Nia Bothwell talks with author Sophie Chen Keller about her delightful debut novel, The Luster of Lost Things, in which a little boy and his golden retriever journey across New York City to track down a magical book in hopes of saving his mother’s bakery.

Developer David Sirlin Talks Game Balancing, Fantasy Strike

Round One: FIGHT! On this pugilistic episode of the Popzara Podcast Ultra Turbo HD Remix Alpha+, our senior games editor Cory “Quarters” Galliher steps up to the cabinet and dukes it out (using words) with famed game developer, author, and arcade guru supreme David Sirlin.

Mother, Brother and Daughter: A Generational Gaming Journey

In this familiar episode of the Popzara Podcast our very own Nia Bothwell talks with the most personal of guests: her own mom, Dina Bothwell, and younger brother Kai Thompson, a ten-year old Nintendo fan who’d love to be a game developer when he grows older.

Artist Ben Fiquet Talks Remaking Wonder Boy, Animation Love

Joining our host Nathan Evans on this handcrafted episode of the Popzara Podcast is Parisian comic and animation artist Ben Fiquet, the talent behind the beautiful artwork adorning Lizardcube’s Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, an HD remake of the 1989 game for Sega Master System.

Photojournalist Seph Lawless Talks Autopsy of America, Dead Malls

In this calculating episode of the Popzara Podcast our own “child of the 80s” Nathan Evans talks with photojournalist and controversial ‘urban explorer’ Seph Lawless about his new collection of photos documenting this decay, Autopsy of America: The Death of a Nation, due this month from Carpet Bombing Culture.

Yooka-Laylee: Nostalgia for the Nintendo Nineties

On this wistful episode of the Popzara Podcast our own Cory Galliher goes co-op with The Daily Mirror’s games writer Ryan Brown to tackle Playtonic Games’ retro platformer Yooka-Laylee, a crowd-funded darling that aims to pull at the heartstrings of gamers longing for the glory days of 64-bit platforming bliss.

Persona 5: Cheaper and Easier Than Actually Visiting Tokyo

On this scholastic episode of the Popzara Podcast our own supernaturally inclined Cory Galliher is joined by Engadget associate editor Nick Summers to discuss and rave about the latest entry in Atlus’ acclaimed Megami Tensei series, Persona 5!

Photojournalist Peter van Agtmael Talks Buzzing at the Sill

In this picturesque episode of the Popzara Podcast our own amateur shutterbug Nathan Evans talks with acclaimed photojournalist Peter van Agtmael about his new book, Buzzing at the Sill, a collection of striking images capturing the medley of middle America at its most vulnerable.

Developer Michael Block Talks We Are Chicago, Community Reinvestment

In this dynamic episode of the Popzara Podcast our own Nate and Nia combo talk with Michael Block, the game’s creator, lead programmer, and sole financier about taking risks to bring an unusual narrative to an industry that seldom takes risks.

Screenwriter Denis Hamill Talks The Assignment, Walter Hill, Transphobia

On this fluid episode of the Popzara Podcast Nathan Evans talks with veteran novelist, journalist, and screenwriter Denis Hamill about why his film is decidedly not transphobic, the perils of bad journalism, changing politics in mainstream LGBTQ and transgender representation, and even what it was like working with Richard Pryor in the 1980s.