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.
TruStory FM’s Pete Wright joins us to dig into Maul Episodes 1–2: noir world-building, the sandwich prequel problem, and why Palpatine is playing Candyland.
Maul is back, broken and dangerous — Matthew and Erin react to Maul: Shadow Lord episodes 1–2.
Star Trek Universe Podcast co-host Matt Carroll joins Matthew to debate whether Starfleet Academy puts the Federation on trial and what its future says about our current media economy.
Steve Rogers visits Peggy Carter, who is elderly, sharp-tongued, and running out of time to remember him — a scene so emotionally efficient it does three different kinds of grief simultaneously. Then Nick Fury finds a file he can’t open and immediately decides this is everyone’s problem.
Maul called it, nobody listened, and now the galaxy belongs to Sidious — so what does a man defined by revenge do when the war is already lost?
Former co-host Paul Hoppe joins Matthew to ask: did Star Wars make us rebels, or were we already rebel scum — and what’s the difference?
Star Wars: Legends podcast host Jonah Kellman joins us to unpack what the pre-Disney expanded universe reveals about Maul; Sidious’s weapon, never his apprentice.
Pete Wright and Mandy Kaplan join Matthew to ask why almost every superhero has a parent problem—and what that reveals about all of us.
Cap proves his moral code needs no witnesses by making a tactical decision that makes Matthew Fox genuinely furious — and Kyle Olson finds completely defensible. Then Nick Fury shows up, lies with the confidence of a man who has never once lost an argument, and introduces the most ominous elevator in cinematic history.
Pong Krell set the 501st against each other on Umbara. Was it genius evil or a storytelling flinch? Matthew and Alex debate the darkest arc in The Clone Wars.