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.
Cap goes full video-game on a Quinjet, Natasha reveals the scar under the ghost story, and Pierce runs the greatest “please don’t throw me in that briar patch” gambit in MCU history. Plus: Rob opens with 2,300 years of caltrop history, the crew plots to psychologically torture Kyle next week, and we discover why Demo Mode means this entire scene is a beautiful lie.
Maul: Shadow Lord season one is done, and Matthew, Alex, and Erin are pulling the whole thing apart: Vader’s arrival, Devin’s fall, and what comes next for Maul.
Sci-fi fan and Magic: The Gathering judge Rob McKenzie joins Matthew to trace the books and shows that shaped his ethics, from Asimov’s robots to Pratchett’s fury to Star Trek’s limits.
Alexander Pierce is having a terrible Tuesday. He’s just murdered his best government contact, his secret world-domination plan is humming along nicely, and now he has to stand in his own office and have a passive-aggressive standoff with the most morally uncomplicated man alive.
Maul’s Season 1 is done and Matthew, Pete, and AK Ahab debate whether he’s a villain, an anti-hero, or something Star Wars has never quite managed before.
Vader arrives silent and unrecognized in the Maul: Shadow Lord finale. Matthew and Erin debate what that choice reveals about Anakin, the dark side, and where Maul goes next.
Maul: truth-teller, self-deceiver, or both? Podcast host Pete Wright and returning guest AK Ahab join Matthew to debate what Maul: Shadow Lord is really doing with its villain.
This week on Marvel Movie Minute, Nick Fury is dead — probably — and everyone who loved him is handling it. Meanwhile, Alexander Pierce would like five minutes of Steve’s time, which is definitely not suspicious at all.
Erin breaks down Maul: Shadow Lord eps 7–8: peak fight choreography, a brutal dive into Maul’s trauma, and why his inner voice might be more than metaphor.
Published author and comics superfan Jessica Plummer joins Matthew to discuss cops & superheroes, from Cyclops to Green Lantern to Batman, and ask who heroes actually answer to.