The Socially Distanced Podcast channels their inner Ian Malcom, Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler as they take you to Jurassic Park! "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat as she discusses one of her favorite movies of all-time. She is joined by Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, Jenn Johnson of The Queens of Nerdom & Cutting Edge Hero Podcast on the DFPN, and a very special guest -- Pop Break's co-founder Brent Johnson (no relation to Jenn). In the episode they...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 49 min
Socially Distanced heads back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! In this episode Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas discuss the first three episodes of Marvel Television's new series Ironheart. The long-delayed series follows Riri Williams (Dominique Thorn) as she returns home to Chicago and falls into a world of crime lead by the mysterious Hood (Anthony Ramos). In the episode Bill and Amanda talk about their concerns heading into the very reworked series, their optimism heading into the watching the ...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Socially Distanced is ready for summer! Join Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas and Alex Marcus as they preview Summer 2025 at the movies, on television and more. In the episode find out which movies and television shows they believe are going to live up to the hype and which have the highest chance of flopping. They also rank the films and TV shows they're most excited about. You'll hear them discuss Alien Earth from Noah Hawley, The Bear Season 4, Wednesday Season 2, Squid Game's third season, Fantasti...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 36 min
In episode 265 of the Socially Distanced Podcast, hosts Amanda Rivas and Bill Bodkin welcome Podcast Director Alex Marcus and special guest Jeff Grettler of Dos Incredibles to discuss the latest addition to the Predator franchise, 'Predator: Killer of Killers.' The team delves into the film's structure, animation style, and impact on the Predator universe. They highlight the film's various vignettes, the different eras and characters, and debate the potential for future projects within the franc...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 49 min
In this episode of the Socially Distanced Podcast, hosts Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas welcome on It’s Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast host Alex Marcus and Should I Go See It host Bill George to dive into the maybe final Mission Impossible film. The conversation flows through various themes, including the evolution of the Mission Impossible series and the impact of Tom Cruise's stunts on the action genre. They also delve into the complexities of the latest Mission Impossible film, discussing ...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 45 min
On this episode of Socially Distanced , host Amanda Rivas is joined by Pop Break’s weekly The Last of Us recapper Sam Niles and Pop Break’s Podcast Director Alex Marcus, host of Bill vs. The MCU and It’s Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast . Together, they dive into a wide-ranging discussion spanning the Marvel Cinematic Universe and HBO’s acclaimed adaptation of The Last of Us . The episode kicks off with the latest news from the MCU, including fresh updates on the future of Tom Holland’s Spide...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 50 min
Get ready for big tears, big action and a whole bunch of positivity as Socially Distanced returns to the Star Wars Universe to discuss the Andor Series Finale. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the pilot seat of the U-Wing with a crew that includes Bill Bodkin, Pop Break staff writer Amanda Hoffman and returning for the first time in forever -- podcast director Alex Marcus. This Skeleton Crew discuss the brilliance of all things Andor. They stunt "cast" Tony Gilroy to direct ...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 46 min
Socially Distanced* - The Flagship Podcast of ThePopBreak.com is back with a special look at Marvel's latest film Thunderbolts*....*The New Avengers. Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas are joined by special guests Randy Allain of The Media/Lit and Pod of Doom Podcast and Pop Break staff writer and recent college graduate, Nynoshka Vazquez Suazo to discuss the latest entry into the MCU. As with Thunderbolts*, things get emotional on the podcast as they delve into the film's discussion about mental heal...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 40 min
May the 4th be with you because it's our annual Star Wars podcast. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat this week and is joined by Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin along with special guests Meg and Davor from the Space Swifties podcast -- a show that celebrates Star Wars and Taylor Swift. In the episode they discuss Andor Season 2, the news from Star Wars Celebration, Tales of the Underground and what songs they would tie to a Star Wars character. Go support...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 59 min
Are you ready for some football? Well, Socially Distanced definitely is. Join Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and special guests Ben "The Commander of Our Hearts" Murchison and "The Voice of God" Marshall Stevenson (co-host of Blerd Watchers) as they reconvene the NFC East Group Therapy Session for its 4th season! In the episode they start things a bit differently as they discuss the off-season of the NFL. They pick what the best and worst...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Murdocks! Kingpins! Queenpins! Thick Mushroom Daddies! It’s time for a super-sized episode of The Socially Distanced Podcast. Pop Break’s Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, “The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia” Amanda Rivas and “The Magical Lad” Tyler McCarthy are here to talk about two of the hottest episodes of television today. In the pre-game segment they discuss The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2 “Through the Valley” — an episode that featured an absolutely epic action set piece and a shocking twist....
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 39 min
Socially Distanced heads back into the world of HBO's The Last of Us. Pop Break staff writer Sam Niles returns to Socially Distanced to talk with Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas about the Season 2 premiere of the series. They discuss the major change in Kaitlyn Dever's character Abby as well as changes that have been applied throughout the premiere from the second game. They discuss the cast additions of Catherine O'Hara, Young Mazino, ...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 13 min
The Socially Distanced celebrates the 30th Anniversary of A Goofy Movie this week. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the hosting seat as she's joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief and resident Goofy enthusiast, Bill Bodkin. They discuss why Bill (to no surprise) never saw the film, and how he feels it stands up after 30 years. Amanda reminisces about Disney "clamshell" VHS tapes and watching the film with her sister. They both discuss how they view the film as adults with pa...
Apr 10, 2025•49 min
This week, Socially Distanced orders some pizza, grabs some energy drinks, and turns on its gaming console, living its best gamer life by discussing the best and worst video game adaptations. “The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia” Amanda Rivas is in the host seat this week and is joined by Bill Bodkin in his Buck Cashman era, resident guest “The Magical Lad” Tyler McCarthy and special guest Pop Break Staff Writer and gamer extraordinaire Tom Moore. They discuss Sony Productions’ upcoming film slate ...
Apr 03, 2025•2 hr 37 min
Socially Distanced celebrates its 5-Year Anniversary with a jam-packed episode. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, "The Magical Lad" Tyler McCarthy and special guest Caleb Borchers (formerly of the Marvel News Desk Podcast). They discuss the big reveals of the Avengers: Doomsday cast from social media on March 26th. They debate whether it was a bit too extra or if it was the perfect way to stoke engagement. They discuss the character...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 52 min
Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas and series resident Tyler McCarthy are joined by a very, very special guest week - Rhiannon from the Save Daredevil Movement and the Marvel News Desk podcast. Rhiannon tells the history of the Save Daredevil movement -- from handing out fans that said "Save Daredevil" on them at San Diego Comic to rooftop parties with Charlie Cox and Joe Quesada to their famed billboard in Times Square. She also discusses the love Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio have for the fan base and how ...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 49 min
Socially Distanced returns to Hell's Kitchen in a very unique episode -- as it features the show's ever post-game segment. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by his co-host "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, series regular "The Magical Lad" Tyler McCarthy of the Not Couple Goals Podcast and special guest Trey Grun of the ConCulture Podcast to discuss Daredevil: Born Again Episode 3, "The Hollow of his Hand." In the episode, Bill decides to do voices of multiple people in...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Socially Distanced returns to Hell's Kitchen for Episode 251! Bill Bodkin and Amanda Rivas are joined by special guests Tyler McCarthy (Not Couples Goals) and Jen Johnson (Queens of Nerdom) to discuss the two-episode premiere of Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again. In the episode they discuss the shocking turn of events in Episode 1, the changes to the Netflix series, new cast members, the great action sequences, the explosive scene between Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk, the parallels between this sho...
Mar 06, 2025•2 hr 26 min
IT'S EPISODE 250! To celebrate this milestone, we've gathered an all-star panel of Socially Distanced favorites ... and Bill Bodkin. That's right, the Editor-in-Chief of ThePopBreak.com is in the host seat to talk about his favorite movie and the inspiration behind the name of the site -- Point Break . Bill is joined by his co-host of the last two and a half years "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben Murchison and Pop Break's Podcast Director Alex Ma...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 54 min
Socially Distanced heads back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas, and Pop Break's moral center Josh Sarnecky (co-host of TV Break, Anime x Pop and The Anniversary brothers) to discuss Captain America: Brave New World. They discuss the positives of Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson and Harrison Ford as General Ross. Josh gives a wild, but completely logical theory, that this film is the cinematic equiva...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Live from Bill's Mom's House it's The Socially Distanced Podcast! This week Bill is on location down the Jersey Shore from his mom's house hosting Episode #248! This week he's joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and Allie Nelson - comedian, actress and co-host of the Not Couple Goals Podcast. On the episode they discuss the 50th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live. They discuss their favorite cast members, the historical and cultural impact of the series, their favorite rand...
Feb 13, 2025•2 hr 3 min
Socially Distanced is back on the gridiron for the final NFC East Group Therapy Session of the 2024-2025 season. Bill Bodkin, Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief, is in the hosting seat and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas (co-host of Anime X Pop), Al Mannarino (Pop Break's reluctant managing editor and co-founder of Socially Distanced), "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben Murchison (along with TK42Woof) and "The Voice of God" Marshall Stevenson (co-host of Blerd Watchers). In ...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 39 min
Socially Distanced heads back to the Marvel Animated universe via Disney Plus for some web-slinging fun! This week Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin and "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas go guest-less this week (we hope our planned guess Dr. the Wife of Face4Wrestling feels better soon!) to discuss the new Marvel Animation Studios series, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which saw its first two episodes debut on Disney Plus earlier this month. Bill and Amanda discuss th...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Socially Distanced returns to a galaxy far, far away! "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas in the host seat and has a motley crew podcasting pirates joining her to discuss the finale of Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew. Amanda is joined by Pop Break's Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, pro wrestler & the short king of Amanda's heart Branden Vice, and Jeff Fountain -- the Chairman of the United States Department of Nerds (USDN). In the episode they talk about what they loved, what they loath...
Jan 23, 2025•2 hr 5 min
Socially Distanced returns to Pokolistan to discuss the second half of Creature Commandos Season 1! Bill Bodkin is in the host seat this week along with "The Human Star Wars Encylopedia" Amanda Rivas to discuss the James Gunn MAX series. Joining them this week is a double debut from the world of professional wrestling. First, joining us from the great state of Iowa is J.P. Harlow -- a veteran of the Texas independent scene who has also done work for AEW and the NWA. Second, is Warren Hayes, Queb...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 48 min
Socially Distanced kicks off its 6th Season by taking a deep dive into the historic debut of WWE Monday Night RAW on Netflix. "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas is in the host seat for the episode. She is joined by her co-host Bill Bodkin and special guests Mike Dworkis (senior writer for ThePopBreak.com ), Rob Williams (editor-in-chief of BCP+) and Big Mike from Countdown City Geek's Countdown City Wrestlecast. In the episode they discuss the appearances of Triple H, Dwayne "The Ro...
Jan 09, 2025•2 hr 15 min
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and Happiest Holidays! This week Socially Distanced closes out 2024 and its 5th season with the annual Socially Distanced Awards. This annual show is our unhinged attempt to talk about the best and worst in pop culture of the year. Bill Bodkin, Pop Break's editor-in-chief, is in the host seat and is joined by a cavalcade of all-stars. As always Amanda "Sugar Plum Fairy" Rivas is in the second chair and holds nothing back on her thoughts about The Acolyte's cancela...
Dec 26, 2024•2 hr 35 min
Happy Holidays from the Socially Distanced Podcast! And oh my, do we ever have a present for you this episode. Amanda Rivas is in the host seat this week for an all-star, in-depth review of Netflix's smash-hit Christmas rom-com, Hot Frosty. The film stars Christmas movie staple and Mean Girls legend Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan (Schitt's Creek), Craig Robinson (The Office), Joe LoTruglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Katy Mixon (Mike & Molly), and Lauren Holly (Dumb & Dumber). It's a tale abou...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 55 min
Socially Distanced returns to the world of DC Studios to review the first two episodes of James Gunn's new MAX series, Creature Commandos. Bill Bodkin is in the host seat this episode and is joined by "The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and special guest "Good Brother" Jeff Grettler of the Dos Incredibles Podcast to discuss the series. In the episode they talk about how important Creature Commandos just may be to the future of all DC films especially James Gunn's new Superman film --...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 19 min
The Socially Distanced Podcast returns to a galaxy far, far away to discuss the brand new Star Wars series -- The Skeleton Crew . Bill Bodkin is in the host seat and is joined by none other than the "Human Star Wars Encyclopedia" Amanda Rivas and Randy Allain of Pod of Doom and the Media/Lit podcast to discuss the series which premiered on December 2. In the episode they discuss if Star Wars fatigue is for real, the toxic Star Wars fanbase, their hype level for the Jon Watts created series, thei...
Dec 05, 2024•2 hr 1 min
