Is Pop Culture in a Recession? Hot Takes Round 2
The ice bucket challenge is back, Lady Gaga’s making dance-pop again, and everyone’s hoarding tinned fish. Could it all mean… a recession? Comedians Zach Zimmerman and Eliot Glazer join us to unpack t...
9 Touko 202552min
Has Marvel Lost Its Magic?
After almost 20 years of box office dominance, is the Marvel Cinematic Universe starting to fall apart? Sam dives deep into the highs and lows of Marvel with two sharp pop culture minds, Kyle Buchana...
2 Touko 202549min
Are Spoilers Actually Bad? And More Pop Culture Hot Takes
This episode is nothing but hot takes! In a world drowning in opinions, Sam and friends serve up their spiciest ones — the kind that spark debate, start drama, or are just too real to admit out loud. ...
25 Huhti 20251h 6min
Is Entertainment Moving to the Right?
How is entertainment changing with our current political moment? Hollywood networks are scrapping trans storylines, DEI pipelines set up after 2020 are shutting down, and the conservative universe is...
18 Huhti 202549min
How Did Marsai Martin Conquer Child Stardom?
Marsai Martin became a star at just 9 years old on Black-ish. Now 20, she’s holding her own opposite Viola Davis in the new action thriller G20. Sam talks with Marsai about growing up in Hollywood, wh...
11 Huhti 202555min
The Dark Side Of The Perfect Playlist
For millions of people, the soundtrack of their lives is curated by Spotify. The streaming giant has made it easier than ever to listen to music, but journalist Liz Pelly argues that it’s also devalue...
4 Huhti 202550min
Why Do We Love Bad TV?
The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, and Rob Lowe singing with Snow White at the Oscars have gone down in history as some of the worst TV ever made. Bruce Vilanch is the man be...
28 Maalis 202555min
Is Gender Just a Story?
With her debut novel Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters made history as the first openly trans writer to be published by a major publishing house. Now, she’s back with a new book that makes the case th...
21 Maalis 202553min
