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Episode 668

Matt Damon Explained

In this episode, we explore the career of Matt Damon, Hollywood’s ultimate everyman. Join us as we unpack how he’s spent three decades as one of the industry’s most dependable, and surprisingly interchangeable, leading men, why he’s seemingly contractually obligated to spend every movie trying to get back home, and why it’s finally time for him to stop escaping and give us the cinematic love letter to his hometown we’ve been waiting for.

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199: Pop Culture Redundancies

June 21, 2017

In this episode, we talk redundancies in pop culture. The dictionary defines "redundancy" as the state of being no longer needed or useful. Which celebrities…

198: Best Pop Culture Dads

June 14, 2017

In this episode, we talk fatherhood in pop culture. Are fictional dads just a cliche or can they mean something more? Which fathers did listeners…

197: Urban Dictionary 9

June 7, 2017

In this episode, we deliver the ninth installment of Urban Dictionary. What are the words and phrases you should start using this summer? Let us…

196: 2017 Chris-America Pageant

May 31, 2017

In this episode, we report live from The 2017 Popcast Chris-America Pageant. We take a look at the most competitive Chrises this year, the ones…

195: Traumatic TV Show Deaths

May 24, 2017

Note: This episode was recorded weeks prior to the Manchester tragedy. What was intended as a light and breezy consideration of fictional deaths on TV now…

194: Best and Worst Child Actors

May 17, 2017

In this episode, we review the smallest of thespians: child actors. We pick the best and worst from more than a dozen shows as well as…

193: Pop Culture Moms

May 10, 2017

In this episode, we take a closer look at moms in pop culture including motherhood as a plot device, the types of moms you meet…

192: Summer Movie Preview

May 3, 2017

In this episode, we break down the summer movie slate. First, what you should you use as your guide in choosing which films to see. Then,…

191: Famous People Free Passes

April 26, 2017

In this episode, we address the habit of giving a free pass to celebrities we mistakenly love unconditionally. We evaluate our own favorites, assess those…

190: Pop Culture Proms

April 19, 2017

In this episode, we address the rite of passage that is high school prom. Which TV shows and movies got it right? Who might you…