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Can Hollywood Learn from Its Biggest Bombs?
Season 1 Episode 35
Some movies are so bad, they become iconic. Think Cats, Joker: Folie à Deux, Madame Web, and The Flash—massive flops that cost studios millions and s…
11 months, 1 week ago
Is Pop Culture in a Recession? Hot Takes Round 2
Season 1 Episode 34
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 …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Has Marvel Lost Its Magic?
Season 1 Episode 33
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 Ma…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Are Spoilers Actually Bad? And More Pop Culture Hot Takes
Season 1 Episode 32
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, st…
1 year ago
Is Entertainment Moving to the Right?
Season 1 Episode 31
How is entertainment changing with our current political moment?
Hollywood networks are scrapping trans storylines, DEI pipelines set up after 2020 …
1 year ago
How Did Marsai Martin Conquer Child Stardom?
Season 1 Episode 30
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 …
1 year ago
The Dark Side Of The Perfect Playlist
Season 1 Episode 29
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…
1 year ago
Why Do We Love Bad TV?
Season 1 Episode 28
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 …
1 year, 1 month ago
Is Gender Just a Story?
Season 1 Episode 27
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
Are Movie Stars Dead?
Season 1 Episode 26
Are movie stars a thing of the past? Paul Scheer (actor, comedian) and Amy Nicholson (LA Times film critic) – co-hosts of the Unspooled podcast – joi…
1 year, 1 month ago