Pop My Culture Podcast

Daniel Franzese ("Mean Girls," "Looking") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Carol Burnett, the roast of Justin Bieber, dinner with Gene Wilder, Nick Nolte, The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation, the My Favorite Year musical, ugly ducking high school movies, Phil Silvers, Serial Mom and scratch n' sniff stickers.

Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first time you ditched school, if you ever did) on our website for a chance to win a "Mean Girls" DVD signed by Daniel! And be sure to visit the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation, of which Daniel is an ambassador! 

Direct download: PMC173-DanielFranzese.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:11pm PDT

Todd Glass (The Todd Glass Show) joins Vanessa and Cole to chat about the Blurred Lines verdict, Harrison Ford's airplane crash, stealing material, opening for bands, that damn dress everyone was talking about, Ain't That Peculiar vs. Happy, senior ensemble dramadies, David Letterman, Eddie Pepitone, open mics, fun snaps and that one time that Vanessa started a war.

 

Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first time you got sent to the Principal's Office) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC172_Todd_Glass.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:08pm PDT

Scott Adsit ("Big Hero 6," "30 Rock") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat SNL40, 50 Shades of Gray, Celebrity Autobiography, Tracy Morgan, becoming Baymax, TV Funhouse, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, doing 30 Rock live, a weird SNL first date, hairheads and the best/worst movie for January we can come up with. 

Leave you answer to the firsts question (the first animated movie you fell in love with and why) on our website for a chance to win an "30 Rock" Season 1 DVD signed by Scott!

Direct download: PMC171__Scott_Adsit.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:27pm PDT

Leonard Matlin & Baron Vaughn (Maltin on Movies podcast) join Cole and Vanessa to chat about the Oscars 2015, Neil Patrick Harris, cartoon first appearances, Casablanca, Little Rascals showdown, biopics, miscastings, David Oyelowo, favorite films, The Lego Movie, Boyhood, the Lost Horizon "reimagining" and Cole's Oscar-themed snacks.

 

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie review you ever wrote for any medium, school report, etc.) on our website for a chance to win a Leonard Matlin's 2015 Movie Guide signed by Leonard!

Direct download: pmc170_LeonardMaltin_BaronVaughn.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:13pm PDT

James Adomian ("Comedy Bang! Bang!"), Ron Funches ("Undateable") and Ryan Lambert ("The Monster Squad") join Cole and Vanessa live at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, to chat about the death of SkyMall, Cheetos new snack Sweetos, Selma, Tropical Chill Pepsi, Comedy Colisseum, flesh fanny packs, puppets, the experience of flying, cartoon theme songs and the longest conversation about Lego, ever.

 

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first regrettable hairstyle you got) on our website for a chance to win a (now) limited edition SkyMall catalog signed by all of us!

Direct download: PMC169_LIVE_fromSFSketchfest_2015.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:31pm PDT

Returning guests Sarah Burns ("Enlightened"), Michael Hitchcock ("Best in Show"), Missi Pyle ("Gone Girl") and Stephen Tobolowsky ("Groundhog Day") are still at the table with Cole and Vanessa- but this time, conversation centers on the terrible things 2014 threw at us – with each person sharing their personal Worst 5 lists, as well as offering up a New Year’s Resolution and their “theme song” for 2014.

 

Leave your personal Worst 5 of 2014 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2014 issue, signed by all of our guests!

Direct download: PMC168_PMC_PopMyCork_Worstof2014.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:47am PDT

Returning guests Sarah Burns ("Enlightened"), Michael Hitchcock ("Best in Show"), Missi Pyle ("Gone Girl") and Stephen Tobolowsky ("Groundhog Day") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2014. Wine and conversation flow freely as each guest and the hosts navigate through personal Top 5 lists and argue the merits of their selections.

Leave your personal Top 5 of 2014 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2014 issue, signed by all of our guests! Stay tuned for Part 2 — The Worst of 2014, coming soon!

Direct download: PMC167_PMC-PopMyCork_Bestof2014.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:11pm PDT

Ed Crasnick ("Win Ben Stein's Money," "After Lately") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Bill Cosby, Mike Nichols, My Favorite Year, The Tonight Show, Yarmy's Army, The Westside Comedy Theater, Shelley Berman, The Philadelphia Story, the ultimate Woody Allen movie and being live on Conan O'Brien.

 

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first talk show you saw live, or were super into if you haven't seen one in person) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC166_Ed_Crasnick.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:34am PDT

Michael Ironside ("Total Recall," "Starship Troopers") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Extraterrestrial, the comet landing, sword fighting with Christopher Lambert, being a ranking officer on Top Gun, that eaten by an anaconda guy, tough stunt work, Brittany Allen, Christian Bale's "ass problem," working with David Cronenberg, Keiko the Orca, the exploding Scanners head and Sean Connery's tab-ducking. 

 

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first science fiction book you were into) on our website for a chance to win a Starship Troopers Blu-Ray signed by Michael!

Direct download: PMC165_Michael_Ironside.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 11:57pm PDT

Mindy Cohn ("The Facts of Life," "Scooby-Doo") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Renee Zellweger, home phones, George Clooney, hover boards, Guardians of the Galaxy on cassette tape, Penelope Cruz, shooting in Paris and Australia, No Hook-Ups, following a crush on twitter, John Turturro, Velma's perfect day and getting discovered by Charlotte Rae.

 

Leave your answer to the firsts questions (the first movie you can remember being embarrassed to be watching with your parents) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC164_Mindy_Cohn.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 8:44pm PDT