Hello, Renegades! Two of our podcast hosts, Brock and Mike, have begun a new endeavor on Youtube with the debut of their show, Fresh Takes! For their first episode, they’ve decided to take a look at an anime that doesn’t get the amount of love it deserves, Gurren Lagann! Check out their fresh take on episode one of the series by clicking the link!
Read MoreWelcome to episode 2 of the RPC Jukebox! Join Mike and guest host Nick as they take us on a musical journey through Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor’s solo project, CMFT. It’s sure to be a far more eclectic collection of songs than we’ve seen from Taylor before, so without further ado, let’s hear Mike and Nick break the album down. Click that link and enjoy!
Read MoreGreetings and welcome to RPC Capes, our comic book show here on Renegade Pop Culture! We recently had the opportunity to speak to Kevin Joseph, the writer behind Kechal Comics’ Tart, a very unique fantasy/action/adventure/time-travel story that follows a group of women called the Toxic Fruit Organization and their battle against the King of Hell and his demon horde! If that ain’t a good hook, I don’t know what is! Featuring incredible painted artwork by Ludovic Salle, Tart is a comic that reads like a modern version of Buffy with a little bit of Hellboy and Sandman thrown into the mix! Its aesthetic is truly unlike anything else out there! Click that link and enjoy the interview!
Read MoreWelcome to another special edition of the Renegade Arcade here on the RPC Podcast Network! This episode, Jacob and I had the chance to interview the awesome co-directors of the Console Wars documentary, currently available on CBS All Access! This was an incredible opportunity to speak with fellow gamers about a time which seems so long ago, and yet I still remember it like it was yesterday. Ah, the nostalgia. The documentary, like Harris’ book, is chock full of discussions with industry luminaries like Nintendo’s Howard Lincoln and Gail Tilden, along with Sega’s Tom Kalinske and Al Nilsen. It’s a veritable wealth of first-hand accounts and behind the scenes info, and it is just glorious for gaming history buffs like myself. Click that link and let’s ride the time wave back to the early 1990s!
Read MoreWelcome back to the most electrifying podcast in the world of entertainment: The Free For All! It’s been a while since we did a free-flowin’ discussion about the things that interest us, so Mike, Brock, Josh, Kristal, and Keona sat down to chat about the Sony Playstation 5 preorder fiasco, the Microsoft Xbox Series S/X preorder kerfuffle, David Ayer’s Tax Collector film, Netflix’s Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance cancellation, a bit of wrestling news, the Beatles’ most famous songs, and so much more! Smash that play button!
Read MoreWhether the Academy can have this ceremony in a physical space or they will have to go virtual like every other award season so far this year, I'm looking forward to having a whole slate of movies to watch during the next few months leading up to it. It will also be the first Oscars season where they are implementing their new standards of diversity and inclusion for their nominees, so expect another incredible victory for misrepresented groups after Parasite winning Best Picture, so don't expect another Green Book situation anytime soon. It also explains the revealing stories of most of the movies that Variety predicts will be the frontrunners for the top prize. If the amazing buzz that these flicks have elicited is any indication, this will be a superb lineup and I can't wait to watch every one of them either in my living room or in the theater when it's safe.
Read MoreThe latest episode of Tooned Up is a doozy, my friends! Up first, Mike and Cameron deliver all the latest animation news, which is a laundry list in itself. Plus reviews and discussions of Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers, Netflix’s hit show Aggretsuko and their newest arrival, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, as well as an animated series based on Capcom’s popular RPG, Dragon’s Dogma, and HBO Max’s latest, The Fungies. So sit back, grab a cold one, and enjoy the episode!
Read MoreWelcome to a super-special exclusive interview here on RPC! I’m so proud of this one, and am so elated to have had the opportunity to speak with actress Amy Acker, who has played such characters as Winifred “Fred” Burkle on Angel, Kelly Peyton on Alias, Samantha “Root” Groves on Person of Interest, and many others! She’s a prolific and talented actress, a skilled writer and director, and the sweetest person you could ever meet! Please click that link and enjoy the interview!
Read MoreWelcome, one and all, to an extra-special edition of RPC Capes, wherein we chat with writer and co-creator Travis Webb, one of the creative voices behind Starlite, a brand new Kickstarter-supported comic book series! Webb, along with co-writer Greg Smith and artist Brett Weldele, worked very hard to bring their sci-fi and rave culture-inspired series to life, and the Kickstarter campaign is ending in a few hours, so we’d like everyone to send them their support and well wishes! Click that link!
Read MoreNeoplasmic here, with some thoughts on Blake J. Harris’ excellent non-fiction novel, Console Wars! Nostalgic, informative, and fast-paced to the point that I could barely put it down, Console Wars recounts the years-long battle for video game industry dominance between Nintendo (the big N, perennially in control of the market) and Sega (the scrappy, edgy underdog). Whichever one you owned or rooted for back then, the competition between both entities certainly resulted in an exciting time for those of us who remember the first Console War. Suit up, click the link, and be ready to enter the front lines!
Read MoreWelcome to part two of an RPC Capes special, featuring our take on the second half (or thereabouts) of Fox’s X-Men film franchise! Jacob, Brock, Keona, and special guest host Millennial Mike from the Exiles Network podcast discuss the finer adamantium claw-points of The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Logan, Deadpool 2, Dark Phoenix, and New Mutants! It’s a long show, with a lot of chatter and opinions and tangents! Click that play button below, and enjoy the episode!
Read MoreGreetings, citizens of Space Sector 2814, also known as Earth! This is a very premiere episode of RPC Capes, our superhero and comics podcast! Keona and Mike sat down to speak about the events of DC Fandome part 2, while also chatting about the CW superhero series like Legends of Tomorrow, Stargirl, and the upcoming Superman & Lois! Plus, some hot takes on Junkie XL’s score for Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut and John Ridley’s The Other History of the DC Universe, as well as tidbits on Harley Quinn, Doom Patrol, and Superman: Man of Tomorrow! Oh, and we talk about Amazon Prime’s original series, The Boys!
Read MoreWelcome to the first installment of RPC Tech, our new article series on the world of technology! Leading us off with an article on the latest GPUs from Nvidia and AMD is Randy, aka rKochi, the newest addition to the RPC family! He’s giving us the view from Hawaii on the most cutting edge GPUs known to mankind! Enjoy the article!
Read MoreWelcome to another episode of the Streaming Wars, where we recap all the shots fired by Disney+, Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime as they vie for the title of Best Streaming Service Ever! Join Keona, Jacob, Mike, Hayden, and special guest Tyler as they review a gaggle of new streaming films, including The One and Only Ivan, The Tax Collector, Radioactive, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Am American Pickle, Robin’s Wish, Mulan 2020, and more!
Read MoreOn this very special episode of Tooned Up, Mike and Cameron interview the directors of Netflix’s hit animated film, Animal Crackers! Scott Christian Sava and Tony Bancroft discuss their influences, the production of the movie, and some of the trials and tribulations they faced behind the scenes, especially regarding the distribution of the film.
Read MorePart one of our X-Men franchise retrospective features Keona, Josh, Jacob, Brock, and special guest Millennial Mike from The Exiles Network reminiscing about six of Fox’s X-Men adaptations: X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, and Deadpool! Pop your claws with a crisp snikt! and let’s get started!
Read MoreTooned Up episode 14 features reviews of Netflix’s Hoops, book 3 of HBO Max’s Infinity Train, Disney’s Owl House, Nickelodeon’s Glitch Techs, and The Great Pretender, a brand new original anime premiering on Netflix! Join Cameron and Mike as they analyze each of these shows, plus all the animation news that fits into your brain-module! Click that link!
Read MoreMike, Keona, and guest host Nick talk about Metallica’s S&M 2, the sequel to the 1999 collaboration between the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the world-famous metal band! This is the first episode of RPC Jukebox, where we discuss the music and bands we love here at Renegade Pop Culture! So happy to kick this podcast series off with Metallica! Enjoy the episode!
Read MoreWelcome to our DC Fandome Special on the Renegade Pop Culture Podcast Network! After a day-long event featuring Warner Media and DC Comics’ best and brightest, Neoplasmic (Keona), Organoid Zero (Brock), The Captain (Mike), Kay-Rah (Kristal), and The Director (Josh) had a fantastic time discussing the announcements, reveals, panels, and trailers we saw on the show. We have a ton of stuff to cover, so let’s go!
Read MoreThe latest episode of Tooned Up is now here! Cam the Animation Guru is joined by our Captain, Mike, and extra special guest host, Cat! They give us the rundown of all the animation news that’s fit to print (or chat about), plus a review of Netflix’s Fearless, which maybe should have left well enough alone and been afraid. Heh. Finally, our terrific trio turn their gaze upon HBO Max’s animated series, Infinity Train! Enjoy the episode!
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