Pop Culture Role Call
389 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsPop Culture Role Call is a weekly podcast that reviews television and movies from different characters’ perspectives. Each week our geek panel (panel of hosts) watches the same TV episode or movie each assigned their own character role. They will only watch scenes that their character is present in, leaving them with only part of the bigger picture.
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Episodes
Out On Assignment - Ready Or Not
July 14, 2022 13:39 - 2 hours - 83.2 MBWhy hello there! Mike is out on his honeymoon this week. That means no Angel episode. But, it does mean that Collin, Stas, and producer Brian sat down to watch the semi-horror, semi-comedy, semi-thriller Ready or Not. Thanks for listening!
UV Laser Stakes - Angel S02E19 - Belonging
July 07, 2022 02:27 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 19, folks! A portal opens up at Karaokeith's house of song, letting some nasty business in from the world's beyond. Can his charisma carry him through the chaos? Luckily, where there is paranormal trouble, you have a friend in Angel Investigations. Thanks for listening!
UV Laser Stakes - S02E19 - Belonging
July 07, 2022 02:27 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 19, folks! A portal opens up at Karaokeith's house of song, letting some nasty business in from the world's beyond. Can his charisma carry him through the chaos? Luckily, where there is paranormal trouble, you have a friend in Angel Investigations. Thanks for listening!
Compliment Sandwich - Angel S02E18 - Dead End
June 30, 2022 02:50 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 18 of Angel! Bro Esquire is back in the limelight this week with an acoustic guitar, a song in his heart, and a transplanted hand that's certifiably evil. Cordi is still struggling with the effects of horrifying visions after she sees a dude gouge his own eyes out. Which, I would argue, is totally valid. Thanks for listening!
Marmalade - Angel S02E17 - Disharmony
June 23, 2022 01:59 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBWell hey there, Harmony! Welcome to season 2 episode 17 of Angel. Great to see you again after all this time. How is being a vampire? Thank goodness you decided to be a hero and definitely won't betray us or anything. That would be really mean and Cordi has been through enough, right?.....right??? Uh oh. Thanks for listening!
Shame Sandwich with Shame Aioli - Angel S02E16 - Epiphany
June 16, 2022 02:20 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 16, the one where Angel has an epiphany and hopes that solves everything. It doesn't... Spoilers. But, it's a start and helping to save Cordi from a group of parasitic demons doesn't hurt either. We are on the road to forgiveness! Thanks for listening!
Postmodern Goats - Angel S02E15 - Reprise
June 09, 2022 03:06 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 15! Angel...oh, Angel. What are we going to do with you? Hopefully your elevator ride with a "dead" man helps open your eyes to the way of the world because we want our friend back. Wes could probably use another friend or two, he might have lost a lover. Just, knock before you come into our office and grumpily steal a book next time, huh? Thanks for listening!
A Plot, B Plot, I Plot - Angel S02E14 - The Thin Dead Line
June 02, 2022 02:34 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBIt's season 2 episode 14 this week and damn, is it hard to write a funny description for this one. Ready to talk more about over policing? No? How about reductive racial stereotypes meant to minimize critical civil rights violations? No? Well, too bad. We do tell some jokes though. Thanks for listening!
Pocket Sand - Angel S02E13 - Happy Anniversary
May 26, 2022 02:27 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBHello and welcome to season 2 episode 13! Friend and fiancé of the show Holly joins us to give voice and name to Karaokieth this week so you know it's going to be a hoot. Angel and Karaokieth are driving around talking about their feelings and talking about the end of time. Both important topics. Meanwhile, Cordi, Wes, and Gunn get their first real gig as the new and improved Angel Investigations team (Angel in name only). Thanks for listening!
Air Quotes - Angel S02E12 - Blood Money
May 19, 2022 02:35 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 12! Gunn, Wes, and Cordi take a bold step forward as friends and business associates. Time to rip up those old Angel Investigations business cards, lease a new office, and start saving LA from the powers of evil. No broody vampire necessary. Meanwhile, a broody vampire is slowly chipping away at the credibility of Wolfram & Hart one charity mugging at a time. Is he doing something "good-good" or just "good-ish"? We'll talk about it. Thanks for listening!
Fair Wages, Fair Mages - Angel S02E11 - Redefinition
May 12, 2022 01:57 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBIt's season 2 episode 11 already! The workers are drinking together in solidarity after the whole team was fired last week. Maybe a song or two will help mend those wounds. Meanwhile, Angel continues chasing his obsession....monologues (and the Dru+Darla duo)! Thanks for listening!
Demon Deli Line - Angel S02E10 - Reunion
May 05, 2022 02:02 - 1 hour - 106 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 10, folks! So.....anyone hiring? Any acting/vision needs? Anyone in the market for a rogue demon hunter? No? Dang. Well, maybe once Angel calms down and figures out how to solve the Darla+Drusilla issue our employment will sort itself out. Thanks for listening!
Monologue by Mike - Angel S02E09 - The Trial
April 28, 2022 02:23 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBIt's season 2 episode 9 this week and some old friends finally find time to catch up! Not in a healthy and fun way, but they do technically catch up. Darla, Angel, and Dru... Only one quippy vamp away from a full roster. Thanks for listening!
Lickin' Bones - Angel S02E08 - The Shroud of Rahmon
April 21, 2022 04:52 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 8 of Angel! Who knew a simple garment could cause so much chaos? Angel and Gunn go undercover in an attempt to thwart a museum crime, but the mystical, blood soaked relic sends out some pretty harsh vibes. Can Wesley and Cordelia get to Angel in time? Fingers crossed. Thanks for listening!
Darla Dichotomy - Angel S02E07 - Darla
April 14, 2022 00:45 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIt's season 2 episode 7 this week and hold on tight because we are flashing back and forth from past to present! We are taken through the rise and fall of Angel's vampiric "friend group". Turns out, Angel won't eat a baby to protect those relationships. Darla sure brought up a bunch of spicy drama. Thanks for listening!
Get Fäct'd - Angel S02E06 - Guise Will Be Guise
April 07, 2022 02:49 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBOnce upon a time, in season 2 episode 6 of Angel, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce impersonated his vampire boss and made some questionable moral choices regarding a fair maiden. Please, come one and all, gather round to hear our tale! It is one of humor, violence, and some other stuff! Thanks for listening!
monsters.com - Angel S02E05 - Dear Boy
March 31, 2022 01:17 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBHello and welcome to season 2 episode 5 of Angel. Darla is back! Little twist though, she's human. Angel can smell his old sire a mile away, which she knows, and she uses that information to toy with her boy (her words). Are her games too complicated for the rest of Angel Investigations? Will we believe Angel is on the trail of his old partner in crime before we wrongfully assume he is slipping into a sleepy version of Angelus? Thanks for listening!
Two-Ton Smoosh - Angel S02E04 - Untouched
March 23, 2022 22:35 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 4 of Angel! Bethany, a woman on the run, meets up with the gang after squishing a few bastards with a dumpster. She does that with her mind, which is a great way to squish bastards via dumpster. But, can we connect with her enough to help keep her safe? Does she even need our help? Hopefully Angel can crack the case before a non-bastard ends up squished. Thanks for listening!
Not a Great Take - Angel S02E03 - First Impressions
March 17, 2022 02:53 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBWelcome to season 2 episode 3 of Angel! It's a Cordelia and Gunn episode this time around, and y'all... It's not great. There is a demon, there is a fight scene, there is a funny pink helmet. But there is also some pretty racist stuff. Here's hoping the show does better moving forward. Thanks for listening!
Name That Roomba - Angel S02E02 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
March 10, 2022 02:31 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBHello and welcome to season 2 episode 2 of Angel! Time for some of that JUICY backstory. A glimpse into Angel's complicated past. A whodunit spanning social classes, decades, and demonic possessions. After the dust settles, it's clear that Angel wasn't always a brooding hero. But he is a land owner, so, that's something. Thanks for listening!
Anna Kendrick Demon - Angel S02E01 - Judgement
March 03, 2022 02:18 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBWhy hello and welcome to season 2 of Angel! It's an episode full of contrast. Angel sings Barry Manilow at a demon bar, but, he also murders an innocent. Luckily, he is a soldier and takes up his victim's righteous cause. Hopefully his horse doesn't embarrass him in front of the mysterious tribunal. Thanks for listening!
Family - Angel Season 1 Wrap-Up
February 17, 2022 03:52 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBThank you lovely listeners for a lovely first season of Angel! This week, the crew sits down to talk about season 1 as a whole. We have predictions, we have listener questions, we have a > 90 minute run time! No episode next week but we will be back with season 2 episode 1 before you know it!
‘Sploded - Angel S01E22 - To Shanshu in L.A.
February 10, 2022 04:52 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWelcome the season 1 finale of Angel! And wow, did that end with a BANG....sorry. Cordelia is accosted by visions so horrific it lands her in the hospital. Wesley spends all episode flexing his linguistic muscles. Meanwhile, Angel is on the hunt for a slime demon. Thanks for listening and remember to get your questions in for next week's wrap-up episode!
Ocean's 666 - Angel S01E21 - Blind Date
February 03, 2022 02:04 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBWelcome to season 1 episode 21 of Angel! Wolfram and Hart, the evil amalgamation of fantasy and law, have some shady plans for a group of children. Angel stumbles into the thick of things after witnessing a murder at the hands of one of their prized clients. But, jokes on them, we got an inside man....it's a heist episode! Thanks for listening and please submit your questions for the Angel season 1 wrap-up.
GunnBoi - Angel S01E20 - War Zone
January 27, 2022 03:48 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBHello and welcome to season 1 episode 20 of Angel! This week is a tale of the haves the and have nots. Angel investigations takes a job from a billionaire and then quickly find themselves rubbing elbows with a crew of MadMax, tween vampire hunters. Hopefully some of them become recurring characters. Thanks for listening!
Wounded Bobcat - Angel S01E19 - Sanctuary
January 20, 2022 03:38 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBIt's season 1 episode 19 this week and Julia is back and giving a voice to Faith! Buffy makes a surprise visit to LA that isn't all that surprising given her and Faith's history. What ever will Angel do? Maybe he can ask Cordi for help since she knows both of them pretty well. Where is Cordi anyway? Thanks for listening!
Sleezy Sheldon - Angel S01E18 - Five by Five
January 13, 2022 03:24 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBHello and welcome to season 1 episode 18, the one with Julia coming back as Faith! The ex-slayer, ex-scoobie makes her way to LA in search of work. So rarely does work mix with pleasure. Here's hoping we can find a way to connect with her before she explores all 5 schools of torture. Thanks for listening!
Big Bird's Twitter - Angel S01E17 - Eternity
January 06, 2022 03:31 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBIt's season 1 episode 17 of Angel this week...or, season 1 episode 17 of Angelus I suppose. Don't go messing around with ancient evil because it has a tendency to backfire. Do Cordi and Wes need to put their boss out to pasture? Thanks for listening!
Repossessing Horses - Angel S01E16 - The Ring
December 30, 2021 04:40 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBWelcome to season 1 episode 16 of Angel! Angel Investigations takes on a new case which quickly turns sour. Rather than beating sense into a corrupt bookie, Angel finds himself fighting for his freedom in a pit. Can Cordi and Wes get over their differences and discover their strengths in time to save the day? Thanks for listening!
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie - Angel S01E15 - The Prodigal
December 23, 2021 04:02 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBHello and welcome to season 1 episode 15 of Angel! Lots of flashing back and forth for our titular lead this week. How DID he get his name? How many of his community members did he feast on? All good, and answered, questions. Thanks for listening!
Angel Jones and Smith and Wesson - Angel S01E14 - I’ve Got You Under My Skin
December 16, 2021 04:25 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBWell hello! It's Angel season 1 episode 14 this week and it's full of more red herrings than a bag of swedish fish. Demons and children and parental abuse and inadequacy complexes.... What a romp. Let's hope the exorcism goes well because we could use the win. Thanks for listening!
Ranch Vs Bleu - Angel S01E13 - She
December 08, 2021 22:17 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWelcome to season 1 episode 13 of Angel! Portals....a bunch of portals open in LA and an interdimensional civil war starts to spill through em'. Angel Investigations is on the case! Time for Wes to earn his new (tiny) paycheck and Cordi to keep crushing it like Angel crushes coffee. Thanks for listening!
Genocidal Dibs - Angel S01E12 - Expecting
December 02, 2021 02:52 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBIt's season 1 episode 12 this week and Cordi is eating for 8! That's right, Cordi is pregnant with LOTS of babies. Angel and Wesley are working hard to find the "father" and freeze him to death before the impending birth. Don't worry, he is a big evil demon guy. Thanks for listening!
OFF THE RECORD!!! - Angel S01E11 - Somnambulist
November 25, 2021 05:09 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIt's season 1 episode 11 of Angel this week on PCRC. At some point in the distant past Angelus sired Jeremy Renner (or whatever his character's name is), and then ghosted on him. Not very cool of you Angel! But, as fate would have it, the student and the teacher have it out in pretty dramatic fashion. Thanks for listening!
Oracles Clearing House - Angel S01E10 - Parting Gifts
November 18, 2021 01:15 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBWelcome to season 1 episode 10, the episode that aims to fill the Doyle shaped hole in our hearts with a Wesley shaped peg. Cordi and Angel are still picking up the pieces after Doyle's death, but a new demon is cutting their grieving periods short. Grieving isn't very cathartic with a mind reading baddie on the loose. Thanks for listening!
Hollow Victories - Angel S01E09 - Hero
November 11, 2021 04:33 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBIt's season 1 episode 9 and listeners... we lost Doyle?! Just as Cordelia discovers his dual nature and their future looked so cute. But, he learned to be the hero from the best of em'. Thanks for listening!
Post Modern Malone - Angel S01E08 - I Will Remember You
November 04, 2021 03:35 - 1 hour - 109 MBWelcome to season 1 episode 8...I think? The timeline gets a little jumbled this week after Buffy comes to visit our brooding boy, Angel. To Angel, this will go down as one of the worst days ever. A day fraught with lost love, monster punches, and destiny being a real turd. To everyone else, today never even happened. Thanks for listening!
Demon Dick - Angel S01E07 - The Bachelor Party
October 28, 2021 03:05 - 1 hour - 134 MBWelcome to season 1 episode 7 on Angel! So, that "painful past" of Doyle's has a current wife, soon to be ex-wife. A fact that really derails his growing connection with Cordelia, who comes to a personal realization regarding would be partners. At least nobody is going to get their brains eaten...thanks for listening!
Cephalopod Juice - Angel S01E06 - Sense and Sensitivity
October 21, 2021 01:45 - 1 hour - 135 MBIt's season 1 episode 6 this week and we are joined by our old friend Kyle, watching as Kate Lockley! Kate has a bit of a mean streak and is thus enrolled in sensitivity training. Unfortunately, that training is all a front for some emotional subterfuge. Can Angel, the steely-eyed, level-headed vampire that he is, stave off the effects himself? Who knows, therapy works in mysterious ways. Thanks for listening!
Peanut Butter Foreplay - Angel S01E05 - Rm w/a Vu
October 14, 2021 02:47 - 1 hour - 137 MBCareful, season 1 episode 5 is haunted..twice! Cordi finds the perfect spot and comes away with an unexpected roomie? More mysterious pasts and a successful new business. Thanks for listening.
Dr. Sans Hands - Angel S01E04 - I Fall to Pieces
October 06, 2021 23:11 - 1 hour - 125 MBIt's season 1 episode 4 this week and we finally start charging for goods and services! Sure, the service provided is stopping an evil surgeon who can shoot out his teeth like a cartoon character. But, hey, it's a living. Thanks for listening!
Put It On Your Toe - Angel S01E03 - In the Dark
September 30, 2021 11:48 - 1 hour - 111 MBWe made it to season 1 episode 3 this week! Angel and the crew get an entirely unwelcome visit from everyone's favorite quick quipping bad boy, Spike. We also get an entirely welcome visit from Nick, who guest watched as Spike after a few years away from the show. Nick rules. Nick owns www.alleycatcomics.com. You are going to buy nerd stuff so buy it from Nick. Thanks for listening!
Angel Can... - Angel S01E02 - Lonely Heart
September 23, 2021 03:53 - 1 hour - 119 MBWelcome to episode 2 of Angel, folks! The new crew makes a few visits to a local club/gala looking for... something? What they find is an ancient evisceration demon and an undercover cop. One of the two gets chucked into a flaming barrel and then shot a bunch of times. Thanks for listening!
Define "Lair" - Angel S01E01 - City of…
September 15, 2021 19:41 - 1 hour - 121 MBIt's time, folks! The gang sits down for season 1 episode 1 of Angel. We get the backstory of our titular lead, just in case you aren't privy to the specifics. But, we are quickly thrown into the first confrontation with a rich, vampire dirt bag. Luckily, he fails his flying lesson and won't be around to terrorize the good citizens of LA. Thanks for listening!
Movie Break - Repo! The Genetic Opera
September 09, 2021 03:46 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBMurder, conspiracy, treachery, woe....this week the gang takes a movie break with the brutally beautiful Repo! The Genetic Opera. It might have been a critical flop and a box office bomb, but, it won our hearts. Next week is Angel season 1 episode 1! Thanks for listening and spreading the word.
Firefly Wrap-up
September 02, 2021 03:21 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBThank you to everyone who sent in questions for the Firefly/Serenity wrap-up episode this week! The gang talks character arcs that were and character arcs that could have been. Listen next week for a movie break: "Repo! The Genetic Opera". Then, onwards to Angel!
Contract Oppressors– Firefly Movie – Serenity
August 26, 2021 02:50 - 2 hours - 82.4 MBHello and welcome to the last little bit of Firefly content, Serenity! This week, the gang dips into the film that ended it all. With a 50% mortality rate and some creative liberties being taken with character development, how does this stack up to the story we have been experiencing over the last few months? Send us your questions for the Firefly/Serenity wrap-up next week because we have some stuff to talk about. Thanks, as always, for listening!
National Ray-Gun Association – Firefly S01E15 – Objects in Space
August 19, 2021 17:13 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBWelcome to the last full episode of Firefly, lovely listeners! River's loose grip on reality combined with a loaded gun makes for a tense moment. Matters are made worse by the appearance of Early, an assassin with a complex or two. Everyone (minus Jayne) works together to purge this bad dude from their home and smooth over their rocky relationship. Thanks for listening!
Executions en Masse - Firefly S01E14 - Heart of Gold
August 12, 2021 03:15 - 1 hour - 46 MBHello lovely listeners! The crew of Serenity sets down on a dusty planet to help one of Inara's old friends, Nandi. A local villain is trying to steal a baby from one of Nandi's employees. But, we are here to make sure villains die and babies stay safe with their loving mothers. Well, Jayne is here to engage in sex and be generally vile. The rest of us are here to help and stuff. Thanks for listening!
X-mas Special – Firefly S01E13 – The Message
August 05, 2021 03:19 - 1 hour - 107 MBHappy Wednesday, folks! This week Mal and the crew are tasked with transporting some precious cargo, the body of a former friend and soldier. I mean, it's not a "dead" body. Well, it looked like one initially and then was one eventually... it's complicated. Oh, and the PCRC hosts drop a hint for the next show!