An Update About The Future of Pop Cultured

Universal vs. Disney, Affection, The Righteous Gemstones, I Am Frankelda, Doc Meets World, and More

Since this is only the free feed, we encourage you to visit patreon.com/popcultured [https://www.patreon.com/popcultured] to get access to the huge pile of other episodes you're missing out on! * What we've been Doing: * Ben went to Walt Disney World to interview some Muppets and saw a Muppet concert [https://www.slashfilm.com/2181946/disney-world-cool-kids-summer-2026-things-we-learned/]. * Jacob attended Universal's one-year Epic Universe victory lap. * BJ has been in junket city and went to the CCA LGBTQ+ Celebration * Brad has gotten into stickers * What we've been Reading: * Jacob read A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog by Marc Torices, and Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. * Brad listened to Dungeon Crawler Carl and is in the middle of Carl's Doomsday Scenario. * What we've been Watching: * Ben watched Spider-Noir and Affection. * Jacob watched Masters of the Universe, Backrooms, Widow's Bay, and The Righteous Gemstones. * BJ watched Carolina Caroline, I Am Frankelda, The Incredibly True Story of Two Girls in Love, and Strip Law * Brad watched Doc Meets World, The Sheep Detectives, and Masters of the Universe. * What we've been Eating: * BJ had the Supergirl x KFC collaboration meal * Brad tried the Blue Berry Typhoon Hawaiian Punch C4, Sour Strips Ghost Energy, Dot's Snack Mix, Hawaiian BBQ Pringles, Banana Mudslide Cutwater, wants to recommend Kinder's Founder's Reserve BBQ Sauce * What we've been Playing: * Brad started playing LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

An Update About The Future of Pop Cultured

Hey everyone. There are going to be some changes to the podcast(s) coming soon. The audio explains everything. Thanks for listening, and we'll talk to you soon!

The Punisher: One Last Kill, 2GE+HER, The Breadwinner, and More

Subscribe at patreon.com/popcultured [https://www.patreon.com/popcultured] to hear every episode of this show, plus two others — a weekly box office discussion, and a Simpsons rewatch podcast! * What we've been Doing: * BJ went Bowling and got to show Diane Franklin her TerrorVision cosplay! * What we've been Reading: * Brad listened to Project Hail Mary * BJ started Amy Spaulding's "Out in Hollywood" series of sapphic romance novels (finished - For Her Consideration) * What we've been Watching: * Ben watched The Punisher: One Last Kill and wants to follow up about Titanic. * Brad watched The Breadwinner * BJ's watching Half Man, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and revisited 2GE+HER and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider * What we've been Eating: * Brad went to the National Restaurant Association Show and tried a breakfast gyro, his own ketchup flavor, and Dr. Pepper Dippin Dots. He also tried Root Beer Float Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Blackberry Boom Uncrustables, and Strawberry Cheesecake Pop-Tarts * BJ tried Banana Mudslide Cutwater (oh my god good but please be careful)

Widow's Bay, Hacks, Master and Commander, The Sheep Detectives, and More

If you're only listening in this feed, you're missing out on more than half of what we're releasing. We recently came up with our own cast for the next X-Men movie, talked about some of our favorite cinematic outfits, and broke down several directors who made their feature directorial debuts at age 30 or younger. Plus, we have weekly episodes analyzing the latest box office numbers, and two episodes per month of our rewatch podcast dedicated to The Simpsons. Join us at patreon.com/popcultured [https://www.patreon.com/popcultured] to hear it all! * What we've been Reading: * Ben read part of The Odyssey, but gave up. * Jacob is still plugging away at the Red Rising series, but is also reading North American Lake Monsters and There is No Antimemetics Division. * What we've been Watching: * Ben is watching Widow's Bay, and saw Master and Commander: Far Side of the World and Only Angels Have Wings. * Jacob started watching Hacks and Long Story Short, and saw The Sheep Detectives.

Red Rising, Caught Stealing, The Warriors, and More

* What we've been Doing: * Jacob accidentally stumbled into a small Texas town festival. * BJ went to an Adult Swim FYC event * What we've been Reading: * Jacob read Red Rising and Golden Son by Pierce Brown, and Mister Magic by Kiersten White. * BJ read Rachel Reid's non-Game Changer hockey romance books – Time to Shine and The Shots You Take * What we've been Watching: * Ben watched Caught Stealing, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and The Firm. * Jacob is catching up on For All Mankind, is currently bingeing My Adventures With Superman, and saw Hokum. * BJ saw Devil Wears Prada 2, The Warriors (on the big screen!), The Saviors, and the L.A. premiere of Blue Film. * What we've been Playing: * BJ joined the Filmcast for the Summer Movie Wager