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Award-winning writer and educator Tony Weaver, Jr. and the PopStream Learning Lounge Cast offer practical ways to use anime and manga for education. Tony Weaver, Jr. works to create diverse stories that make young people feel seen and valued.After seeing the impact that media stereotypes had on students in his community, Tony embarked on a journey to create new media narratives that would challenge the status quo. He is the CEO of Weird Enough Productions, where he developed The UnCommons, an award winning webcomic with over 800,000 readers.In 2018, Tony made history as the first comic writer to ever be selected for the Forbes “30 Under 30.” He was named a History Shaker by Coca Cola, a Global Barrier Breaker by Marriott International, and a Champion for Change by CNN.Discussion Points:Use of Manga/Anime as a teaching tool (social emotional growth, academic learning, etc)Ways to build more inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive classroom communities through manga/anime and other pop culture mediaResources for educators looking to bring manga/anime into their classrooms or other spacesPerspectives on the future of anime/manga, particularly in educational settingsAnd much more!Learn More:Weird Enough Productions:https://weirdenough.com/ PopStreamhttp://www.popcultureclassroom.org/popstream

Join megastar comics writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Captain Marvel, Aquaman, and more) as we tackle the topic of rewinding, recreating, and remixing existing stories for comics, movies, and other pop culture.

Join special guest Zack Hartzman of Hey Listen Games and Team PopStream as we discuss how to use video games to promote learning. Hey Listen Games creates curriculum for teaching with popular video games like Fortnite, Portal 2, Pokémon Go, and more. Zack is also a frequent speaker at video game and comic conventions where he shares how to utilize geek culture as a method of making learning more fun and improving school culture. Discussion: Video Games in the Classroom How to Do It * Recommended Games *  Practical Examples PopStream: http://www.popcultureclassroom.org/popstream ** Support our work **  Donations: http://www.popcultureclassroom.org/donate  Store: http://store.popcultureclassroom.org

Shawna Potter (author, Making Spaces Safer) joins the PopStream cast to talk about the making fandoms more welcoming, respectful, and fun for everyone!

It’s the first episode of The PopStream Learning Lounge! 2020 National Teacher of the Year Tabatha Rosproy joins Matt, Tajshen, and Pop Culture Classroom super instructor Faith to talk pop culture and social emotional learning. Plus, tabletop gaming for teachers! 

Matt talks about Jack "King" Kirby and pop culture history with writers Fred Van Lente and Crystal Skillman. Plus, live drawing with PCC instructors Dion and Terra.

PopStream hosts Matt and Tajshen spoke with Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente about their new audio play, King Kirby, in this pre-recorded interview.  King Kirby tells the story of Jack “King Kirby,” the legendary comics artist who helped create Thor, the Fantastic Four, Darkseid and the New Gods, and some of the most popular characters in superhero comics. Kirby also co-created Captain America, who first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 80 years ago this March.PopStream is returning for Season 2 in April!

The PopStream team creates the OFFICIAL Top 5 Rankings of the best TV, films, and video games of 2020 with the help of the live audience. What will be deemed the very best of this trashfire year? Is Sonic the Hedgehog the best film of 2020? Listen to the cast duke it out, and let us know what we got right or wrong! Subscribe on YouTube!youtube.com/popstreamRegister for PopRun: A Virtual 5K benefiting literacy and pop culture-based education:popcultureclassroom.org/poprunFor the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe

Let’s get cooking! Join Aimee Wood, author of The Unofficial Legend of Zelda Cookbook, her sous chef Walter Silveira, and the PopStream team for a pre-Thanksgiving cooking demo with recipes inspired by the legendary game series. www.aimeewoodworks.com www.theunofficiallegendofzeldacookbook.comwww.etsy.com/shop/AimeeWoodWorksTwitter: @AimeeWoodWorksIG: @HighKingWalter#ColoradoCooking #videogame #LegendofZelda #TheUnofficialLegendOfZeldaCookBook #BreathoftheWild #Nintendo #cookingdemo #DenverCook #popculturedish #unusualmeal #DenverNerds #Denver #DenverStreamers #Colorado #HereTakeThis #ZeldaSubscribe!youtube.com/popstreamAlso available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify + Stitcher Free Curricular Units by PCC: https://classroom.popcultureclassroom.org/resources/curricular-units/For the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe

From superpowered to super-dysfunctional, comic families are... complicated. Join the PopStream: Comics! cast as we talk families with special guest, local professor, comic creator, and podcaster, R. Alan Brooks. Facebook @theburningmetronome Twitter: @r_alan_writes Insta: @theburningmetronome Website: www.ralanwrites.com#comics #graphicnovel #TheBurningMetronome #ColoradoWriter #comicpodcast #comicbookstream #ThingsToDoInDenver #comicbook #DenverWriter #DenverNerds Subscribe! youtube.com/popstream Also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.PopRun - A Nerdy Virtual 5K, with proceeds benefitting our educational work:popcultureclassroom.org/poprunColorful History: our free monthly comic series by PCC with the goal of educating students about significant and diverse characters and events from United States history. Download for your classroom today!classroom.popcultureclassroom.org/product/educational-comix-series/colorful-history/Subscribe to our mailing list to get all of the latest educational pop culture resources: https://popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe/

Please enjoy this special taste of PopStream's horror-themed event, PopSCREAM! Find more PopSCREAM content at youtube.com/popstream.Horror meets education in this scary-smart session to kick off PopSCREAM. Featuring academics and educators from across the country, join this panel to learn about what scares us... and why.  #PopSCREAM #PopStream #academia #panelpresentation #conference #halloween #halloween2020 #halloweencostume #spookyseason #DenverNerds #DenverPodcast #denverpopculturecon #dpcc #popcultureclassroom Subscribe on YouTube!youtube.com/popstream --- MUSIC: Cruising for Goblins by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... --- For the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe

Please enjoy this special taste of PopStream's horror-themed event, PopSCREAM! Find more PopSCREAM content at youtube.com/popstream.We're taking you back -- way back -- to Halloween week 1990 in this panel with stand-up comedian and podcaster, Ken Reid. We'll talk with Ken about his unique podcast, TV Guidance Counselor, and dive into a terrifying issue of TV Guide from October 27, 1990.  http://tvguidancecounselor.com/ Twitter: @KennethWReid @TVGuidance IG: @kennethwreid @tvguidance FB: @KennethWReid @TVGuidance Counselor #KenReid #1990 #Horror #Halloween #TVGuidanceCounselor #TVGC #TVGuide #Film #Television #TV #comedy #90sTV #90sMovies Subscribe on YouTube!youtube.com/popstream --- MUSIC: Cruising for Goblins by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3565-cruising-for-goblins License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- For the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe

Matt is joined by Jon Young of Denver's own Level 7 Games to revisit DPCC 2019's panel celebrating the 130th birthday of Nintendo! Test your knowledge of the House of Mario's history and strap in as presenters from Denver Public Library take us down the warp pipe of Nintendo's rich history. IG: @level7games https://www.level7games.com/Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/popstreamPCC Virtual Bootcamps: popcultureclassroom.org/camps Colorful History: Pop Culture Classroom's FREE monthly comic series about people, places, and events in American History. Download for your classroom:popcultureclassroom.org/colorfulhistory

The PopStream: A/V Club Cast chats about The Walking Dead, It, and other horror adaptations in film, TV, and video games, with special guest Mikayla Daniels (@PaleAlaskan). #PopStream #AVClub #Horror #HorrorAdaptations #Halloween #Spooky #Spoopy #spookyseason #DenverNerds #DenverPodcast #denverpopculturecon #dpcc #popcultureclassroom #pcc #lovecraft #IT #thelastofus #SCREAM #cabininthewoodsSubscribe on YouTube, and check out PopSCREAM and other previous content:youtube.com/popstreamPCC Virtual Bootcamps: popcultureclassroom.org/campsFor the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe

Light up your cosplay with props that glow. Designer and costumesmith Magnus Rose and the PopStream team show you how on this month’s episode of the PopStream Workshop. Magnus Rose: https://www.instagram.com/witchgender... #PopStream #workshop #cosplay #halloween #halloween2020 #halloweencostume #cosplayer #fabrication #costumeideas #spookyseason #DenverNerds #DenverPodcasts #DPCCSubscribe on YouTube!youtube.com/popstream PCC Virtual Bootcamps: popcultureclassroom.org/camps PopSCREAM Friday Oct 30, 2020:popcultureclassroom.org/popscreamFor the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe

The PopStream: Comics! cast is back for Episode 2! We're embracing the Halloween season and talking about some of our favorite horror comics: Sandman, and Locke & Key. The cast is joined by Wayne Winsett, owner of Time Warp Comics and Games in Boulder, CO. Subscribe!bit.ly/popstream-subscribeGet in the conversation!popstream@popcultureclassroom.orgTime Warp Comics and Games:https://time-warp.com/Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify + StitcherPCC Virtual Bootcamps: popcultureclassroom.org/campsPopSCREAM: October 29th - 31stpopcultureclassroom.org/popscreamFor the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe#PopStream #DenverNerds #Sandman #Lockeandkey #DenverPodasts #ThingsToDoDenver #DPCC

Join the PopStream Team for our first episode of Denver Pop Culture Con Flashback - The Science of Wakanda! Black Panther has shattered box office records and spurred discussion about the power of representation in popular culture. Although vibranium may be fictional, there are real physical science, social sciences, and humanities twists behind the world of Wakanda as depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Join Dr. Ella Maria Ray, professor of Africana Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Dr. Ka Chun Yu, curator of space science at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for a panel discussion about the physical and social sciences behind the most culturally significant blockbuster film of 2018. Wakanda forever! Subscribe! bit.ly/popstream-subscribe Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google PodcastsPCC Virtual Bootcamps: popcultureclassroom.org/camps Colorful History: a free monthly comic series by PCC with the goal of educating students about significant and diverse characters and events from United States history classroom.popcultureclassroom.org/product/educational-comix-series/colorful-history/ For the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe #PopStream #DenverNerds #Black Panther #DenverPodCasts #ThingsToDoDenver #DPCC #Wakanda #DenverPopCultureCon #PopCultureClassroom #Science

Join the PopStream: A/V Club Cast + special guest Dr. Christina Angel, DPCC Director and English Professor at MSU Denver, as we discuss the Amazon series The Boys, and the comic series by Garth Ennis + Darrick Roberts that’s the basis for the show. Amazon’s adaptation may not be everyone, but it raises important questions about how we view heroes in our culture.Subscribe on YouTube:bit.ly/popstream-subscribePCC Virtual Bootcamps: popcultureclassroom.org/campsPCC Free Kent State Teaching Guide:classroom.popcultureclassroom.org/product/graphic-novel-teaching-guides/kent-state-teaching-guideNote: You will need to add this item into your “cart” + “check-out” for the free download.For the latest pop-culture based educational resources: popcultureclassroom.org/subscribe#PopStream #DenverNerds #TheBoys #DenverPodCasts #ThingsToDoDenver #DPCC

PopStream's second rotating show, The PopStream Workshop, kicks things off with featured guest Dustin Resch as he walks us through the inception of his own unconventional superhero, Spellcaster. Then, we create something brand-new using suggestions from our live viewers! *New show. Please excuse the early audio issues. They go away quickly. Promise!*

Meet the cast of PopStream's once-monthly show all about comics, and join us as we dissect The Umbrella Academy comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá.