August 21, 2017

I started a new podcast: Culture Pop Remix!

Farewell A Guide From The Perplexed, Hello Culture Pop Remix! So is this the same podcast with a new name? Yes and no. Let me explain:

When I began A Guide From The Perplexed in 2010, I just saw podcasting as another medium for disseminating the same information that I already was giving out in blog posts and on social media. The podcast was merely a way to get that information to people who’d rather have it streaming into their earholes while they’re doing something else, instead of having to give it three minutes of focus. I never took it very seriously, which is why in seven years or so, I’ve only racked up thirteen podcasts.

I did other podcasting experiments, of course. For a couple of years when I was regularly reading weekly comics I did a podcast with Michelle called Comics Corner. While it was going, I enjoyed it, and we amassed a few hundred regular listeners. But I still wasn’t taking it all that seriously.

Then a funny thing happened. Podcasting became a “thing.” I started listening to interesting podcasts, everything from people speaking to news shows to even serialized entertainment, like old radio programs. And for those who listened to A Guide From The Perplexed, I started experimenting, talking about movies and TV and comics—more than just my projects. And suddenly, I was getting excited about podcasting in a way I hadn’t before.

So in one sense, Culture Pop Remix is a logical extension of what AGFTP was becoming. Each episode is a deep dive into a couple of new things in the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, comics, games, movies, shows, etc. But it’s not just “pop culture news”—other podcasts already do that, and there’s no real fun for me just reading a list of everything new. Instead, it’s a “remix” (I got the idea from a great series YouTube videos called everything is a remix) in which I take those few things that really affected me, and put my own spin on it. And not just me; I plan on bringing in guest co-hosts as appropriate, depending on the topics, and really turning this into a podcast of interest and depth for those into pop culture. I’m setting a goal of weekly, but I really am going to shoot for 2-3 every month, usually on Sundays.

The first episode is already live!

You can subscribe to Culture Pop Remix through your favorite podcast player applications. You can also go directly to the podcast website at http://www.culturepopremix.com, where you can stream each episode live from the page, or download them.