Matthew Fox has been passionate about deep conversations about genre media since childhood, when watching the original Star Trek series with their mother often led to discussions about the ethical questions it raised.
Beyond podcasting, Matthew helps run a small nonprofit dedicated to breaking down barriers to computer science education for youth and also provides consulting services for nonprofits and small businesses.
Over time, their podcasting interests have expanded, launching a Star Wars-focused podcast in 2019 and frequently appearing as a guest or co-host on PandaVision and other shows. While ethical questions are not always the primary focus of their work, Matthew has a knack for finding them in nearly everything they watch.
They are the host and founder of both Star Wars Generations and Superhero Ethics, and co-host of Once and Future Parent on TruStory FM.
Matthew and Erin revisit Ahsoka’s Clone Wars trial arc, where a Temple bombing frame-up costs her the Jedi Order’s trust and forces her to prove her own innocence alone.
Writer and poker thinker Paul Hoppe joins Matthew to explore Drizzt Do’Urden, D&D ethics, and what “power reveals” about a villain who was never really corrupted.
HYDRA reboots Bucky like a frozen laptop, Fury loses the room, and Steve goes museum-shopping for his old wardrobe. The crew cracks open the third act of The Winter Soldier — minutes 91 through 95 — pausing to ask the one question the movie sprints right past: with the whole world about to catch fire, why does nobody just call Tony? (Or, for that matter, the big green guy.)
Poker writer & professional and longtime guest Paul Hoppe joins Matthew for episode 400, tracing ten years of change in the show, the internet, and the superhero movies that started it all.
Nick Fury’s not dead, Maria Hill’s been hiding under a helmet, and the guy who invented the Winter Soldier is standing in the back of the bank vault getting paid in “special thanks.” Minutes 86–90 are all reveals — plus one genuinely infuriating comics-industry story and a surprise field trip to a Cleveland cemetery.
Matthew, Alex, and Erin head back to Onderon for the four Clone Wars episodes that made Saw Gerrera who he is, and ask whether his sister Steela had it right all along.
Comics journalist Jessica Plummer joins Matthew to ask whether Supergirl 2026 earned its ending, or just borrowed the weight of revenge without doing the work.
The shieldiest Cap in MCU history, the four words that break Steve Rogers (“Who the hell is Bucky?”), and a listener-fueled brawl over what actually counts as a cameo. Minutes 81–85 of Captain America: The Winter Soldier — buckle up for one totally routine prisoner transport.
Matthew, Erin, and Alex survey LGBTQIA+ representation across Star Wars canon for Pride Month — the wins, the missed shots, and who’s been queer all along.
Author Becky Allen joins Matthew to examine Pride (2014) and the real queer-labour coalition that outlasted Thatcher and the 84-85 miners’ strike.