Great Pop Culture Debate host Eric Rezsnyak explains how we created the bracket for our 2025 Summer Special devoted to the best blockbuster movies released between Memorial Day and Labor Day, from 1975's "Jaws" through 2023's "Barbie" -- and walks you through the Round 1 match-ups. The main episode will release on Tuesday, July 15, wherever you listen to po ... Show More
Aug 5
HOT TAKE: Best Whitney Houston Song "So Emotional" vs. "Star-Spangled Banner"
No new episode this week, but we didn't want to leave you lonely. Enjoy this "hot take" argument from our Season 8 episode Best Whitney Houston Song, in which Amma Marfo, Derek Mekita, Gary Jackson, and Eric Rezsnyak debate Whitney's "So Emotional," and her performance of "The St ... Show More
8m 56s
Jul 15
Best Summer Blockbuster Movie
Somewhere around the mid-1970s, Hollywood studios realized that the summer months were the perfect launching point for their most-expensive, highest-profile projects. With kids out of school, families needed something to do. The prestigious Oscar-bait timeframe was half a year aw ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 2024
Episode 455 - Video Games with Cory J Phillips
Josh sits down with voice actor Cory J Phillips to chat about their favorite video games, movie news, Sony shutting down Concord, upcoming Starfield DLC, Genshin Impact cosplay, which Super Smash Bros character will pop up on Josh's tv, how much Yu-Gi-Oh has changed, and much mor ... Show More
1h 40m
Jan 2025
The Franchise That Deserves to Die
This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the franchise that deserves to die (5:06)! After making their picks, they listen to some listener picks and decide which one to include in the final poll (38:30). Later, they play a trivia game (44:35) and give out some awards (1:09:36). N ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 2024
Episode 457 - Spooktober - Silent Hill 2
For our second Spooktober episode, Josh and Carl sit down to discuss Silent Hill 2, the Silent Hill franchise, moral dilemmas, Final Fantasy X, spooky games, Charlie's Angels, the best Final Fantasy, the dog ending, Kingdom Hearts, and much more. What is Carl's favorite Silent H ... Show More
1h 8m
Apr 2025
Our Favorite YouTube Videos Ever!
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into all things YouTube! It's the 20th anniversary of the first YouTube video upload so everyone takes turns talking about what their favorite videos are before getting into the big antitrust news of the week regarding Google. Then ... Show More
1h 26m
Jun 2024
Ringer-Verse Recommends: June 2024
Return of the recommendations! The 'Ringer-Verse' and 'House of R' crews wrap up a packed June with the latest installment of their monthly shout-outs to fandom favorites from TV, anime, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond that were released recently but not yet covere ... Show More
24m 55s
Nov 2024
'Like a Dragon: Yakuza' and a Recent Release Roundup | Button Mash
From 'Like a Dragon' to 'Dragon Age,' settle in for a supersized ‘Button Mash’ blowout! First, Ben, Brian Phillips, and Matt James discuss which games they would stream to enhance their appeal if they were running for office. Then, they break down Prime Video's latest TV adaptati ... Show More
2h 22m