Popzara Podcast
508 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe Popzara Podcast, the official podcast from Popzara.com.
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Episodes
Accidental Queens’ Elizabeth Maler Talks Normal Phones, LGBTQ Inclusion
February 16, 2017 21:09 - 26 minutes - 18.8 MBIn an episode of the Popzara Podcast absolutely bubbling over with je ne sais quoi, Nia Bothwell says enchanté with Accidental Queens co-founder Elizabeth Maler, the indie development team behind the new “lost phone” game A Normal Lost Phone.
Director Zach Weddington Talks Viva Amiga and Beautiful Machines
January 27, 2017 21:05 - 30 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this highly educational episode of the Popzara Podcast our own amateur historian Nathan Evans talk with director and fellow computer enthusiast Zach Weddington about one such noble failure in his new documentary Viva Amiga: Viva Amiga: The Story of a Beautiful Machine, now available to purchase and stream.
The Surprising Potential of Sony’s PlayStation VR
October 22, 2016 00:59 - 47 minutes - 33 MBFor this augmented episode of the Popzara Podcast our own spatially-enhanced editors Cory Galliher and Nathan Evans enter the Matrix to discuss, and evaluate Sony’s long-awaited entry into the world of virtual reality gaming: the PlayStation VR.
Professor Benjamin K. Bergen Talks F-Words, Swearing and Brains
October 09, 2016 00:55 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBOur guest on today’s uncensored episode of the Popzara Podcast is Benjamin K. Bergen, professor of cognitive science and director of the Language and Cognition Laboratory at the University of California, here to talk about his new book that attempts to use his psycho-linguistic powers to discover the link between naughty words and our brains: What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves, out now from Basic Books.
Cartoonist Hazel Newlevant Talks Chainmail Bikini, Women Gamers
October 08, 2016 00:52 - 19 minutes - 13.9 MBOn this inky episode of the Popzara Podcast our own comics+gaming loving Josh Boykin talks with editor and cartoonist Hazel Newlevant to learn about the book’s Kickstarter roots, its surprising reception, personal stories she contributed, as well as her latest project “No Ivy League”.
Cartoonist Ethan Young Talks The Battles of Bridget Lee, Nanjing, and Diversity
October 01, 2016 00:49 - 28 minutes - 20.6 MBOn this sequentially correct episode of the Popzara Podcast our own comics-cravin’ Josh Boykin talks with cartoonist/illustrator Ethan Young about his latest project, The Battles of Bridget Lee: Invasion of Farfall, an action-packed graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics that takes the classic Chinese story of Mulan and propels it into a dark future.
Journalist Dan Ackerman Talks The Tetris Effect, Game Psychology
September 27, 2016 00:48 - 19 minutes - 14 MBOur guest on this cognitively vaccinating episode of the Popzara Podcast is journalist, online personality, sometimes DJ, and current section editor for CNET.com Dan Ackerman, here to talk about his new book The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World, out now from PublicAffairs books.
Cartoonist Box Brown Talks Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov
September 22, 2016 00:46 - 25 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this playful episode of the Popzara Podcast our own puzzle-loving editors Josh Boykin and Nathan Evans talk with cartoonist Box Brown about his latest project documenting the history of the world’s most popular videogame, Tetris: The Games People Play, available October 11th from First Second Books.