Bill Bodkin

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Bill Bodkin is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Pop Break, and most importantly a husband, and father. Ol' Graybeard writes way too much about wrestling, jam bands, Asbury Park, Disney+ shows, and can often be seen under his seasonal DJ alias, DJ Father Christmas. He is the co-host of Pop Break's flagship podcast The Socially Distanced Podcast (w/Amanda Rivas) which drops weekly as well as TV Break and Bill vs. The MCU.

Black Flamingos on ‘Feathery,’ Surf Music’s Rise in Popularity & Sea.Hear.Now 2021

Bill Bodkin - September 17, 2021

It's one thing to be a top name in a "scene" but it's another to be spearheading a movement. Black Flamingos -- an instrumental trio...

Tony Khan on All Out 2021, CM Punk, AEW Women’s Division, The Future of AEW Dark & More

Bill Bodkin - September 3, 2021

Three weeks ago when AEW Rampage debuted on TNT, Tony Khan promised that a "new era" would be dawning for the company. Three weeks later...

‘Heels’ Series Premiere Review: Friday Night Fights

Bill Bodkin - August 17, 2021

"And that's how you build angle." This line, delivered by Jack Spade (Stephen Amell, Arrow), is the perfect way to describe the premiere episode of...

100 Foot Wave Review: A Series That Gets The Spiritual & Personal Side of Surfing

Bill Bodkin - August 16, 2021

In the movie Point Break, Patrick Swayze's character Bodhi explains a major misconception about surfing to Keanu Reeves' Johnny Utah – "Some people just...

‘Monsters at Work’ Review: The Office Comedy We’ve Been Waiting For

Bill Bodkin - August 10, 2021

When Disney announced they'd be launching a workplace comedy based on the Monsters, Inc. franchise, panic set in. Memories of the ill-fated 2015 ABC workplace...

Behind the Attraction Review: A Fun & Informative Docuseries … Just Get Through Episode 1

Bill Bodkin - July 29, 2021

Behind the Attraction, the new documentary series produced by Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks company and Brian Volk-Weiss (The Toys That Made Us) is a...

White Denim, Reignwolf to Headline Sea. Hear. Now Late Night Shows

Bill Bodkin - July 27, 2021

Sea.Hear.Now 2021 is less than two months away and it's super-exciting to know that this festival is around the corner. SHN is an incredible experience...

Drew McManus of Satsang on Sonic Reinvention & New Life Perspectives

Bill Bodkin - July 20, 2021

There's that old phrase about how a change of scenery can do someone good. For Drew McManus heading home to Montana during 2020 not only...

Cory Wong of Vulfpeck to Headline Elmthree Productions’ Phish Pre & Post-Shows in AC

Bill Bodkin - July 4, 2021

Elmthree Productions, the company behind the wildly popular Jams on the Sand concert series in Asbury Park NJ, will become boardwalk emperors in Atlantic...

This Wrestling Life: A Podcast Episode #1 – The 2 Cold Scorpio Episode

Bill Bodkin - June 1, 2021

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1SIw1XZ7lRjVAD1xfzRIHM?si=007fc7f61a384dc1 Check out The BreakCast Feed of The Pop Break Podcast Network -- on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Anchor. Welcome to This Wrestling Life: A...

Cody Rhodes on Double or Nothing 2021, Anthony Ogogo, The American Dream & The Future of AEW

Bill Bodkin - May 28, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/popbreakdotcombreakcast/cody-rhodes-aew-double-or-nothing-2021/s-sxYXFWKeWbc Double or Nothing has always been a high stakes event for Cody Rhodes. Yes, that might seem like a very lazy casino-related pun tied...