The GotPop Popular Culture Podcast
1) GotPop 37: Critical World Building
In this episode, Audrey Taylor and Stefan Ekman join Joe Trotta to discuss a new approach to studying and understanding so-called 'World Building' by using 'Critical World Building'.
2) Big Ideas, Tiny Budget: The Gothenburg Science Festival 2019
A different type of episode for us, this is a recording of our live performance at the Gothenburg Science Festival. Here we talk about what the podcast is about, how we use it for public outreach, why...Show More
3) GotPop 35 - Classics, Illustrated
In Joe's absence, Houman sits down with Joakim Jahlmar from University West to talk about the continued resonance of classic literature and stories in popular culture. How do figures like Shakespeare ...Show More
4) GotPoP 34 - The Collectors
Most (if not all) of us seem to collect things in some form or another - but what do we collect and why? In GotPop 34, Joe, Houman and guest Professor Göran Larsson discuss the phenomenon of collectin...Show More
5) GotPop 33 - Alien Tongues
In this episode, Joe and Houman are joined by Susanna Karlsson, lecturer in Swedish Language at the University of Gothenburg, to take a deeper dive into alien and constructed languages in speculative ...Show More
6) GotPop 32: 2018 in the rear view mirror - a bonus length top ten extravaganza!
In this episode, Joe and Houman take off their academic hats and don the beanies of pop culture nerdom to discuss a veritable smorgasbord of the most interesting, compelling and relevant Popular Cultu...Show More
GotPop 32: 2018 in the rear view mirror - a bonus length top ten extravaganza!
1:39:12 | Jan 8th, 2019
7) GotPop 31: PlotHoles! (aka SPOILER ALERT!)
In lieu of a Christmas episode, Joe and Houman sit down to discuss plot holes in their favourite popular culture (especially films and Television shows). How far does our suspension of disbelief stret...Show More
8) GotPop 30 - Don't Fear the Ruins
This week's guest is scholar and PhD candidate Elliot Blomqvist, who, together with Joe and Houman discuss fictional and non-fictional visions of the future in popular culture with a special emphasis ...Show More
9) GotPop 29 - Braaains!!
In this episode, Joe and Houman are joined by Zombie Apocalypse survival expert Herman Geijer alongside returning guest Linda Flores, to discuss all things 'living dead.' What can a good Zombie surviv...Show More
10) GotPop 28 - The Truth Is Out There
Conspiracy theories seem to be more popular than ever, and in this edition, Joe and Houman are joined by Adnan Mahmutovic from the University of Stockholm to discuss why this should be, and what impac...Show More