Pop My Culture
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  • April10th

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    Casey Wilson guest on Pop My Culture Podcast

    Cole, Vanessa and the lovely and hilarious Casey Wilson (“Saturday Night Live,” “Happy Endings”) talk Real Housewives, Stella Adler, Jacob Lusk’s man-in-the-mirror statement, karaoke, meeting Lorne Michaels, The Governator cartoon, baby filmmakers, cowboys vs. ballplayers, the musical Cats, accents, stage moms, extreme Idol contestants, Russell Brand overload, and Vanessa and Casey’s bonding moment over one Mr. Zac Efron.

     

    Casey Rose Wilson and hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland

  • April1st

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    Freaks and Geeks cast Samm Levine, Sarah Hagan, Natasha Melnick and Steve Bannos

    Cole, Vanessa and four terrific cast members from the beloved series “Freaks & Geeks”—Samm Levine (Neil Schweiber), Sarah Hagan (Millie Kentner), Natasha Melnick (Cindy Sanders), and Steve Bannos (Mr. Kowchevski) talk American Idol, fireplace wasps, tailoring emergencies, Jennifer Hudson’s Oscar, the Black Swanstroversy, The Missing Bus episode, James Franco’s insane behavior, sideshow freaks vs. math geeks, Icebreakers Sours, the Fifth Element and Naima, inter-show softball, Dirk Nowitzki’s similarity to the Norseman’s Head, and Vanessa’s attraction to Perry Mason and Norm MacDonald.

    Leave your answer to the firsts question (your first celebrity crush) on the comments section of the episode for a chance to win a Freaks and Geeks Scripts Book Vol. 1 signed by all of our guests!

     

    Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland with Samm Levine, Steve Bannos, Sarah Hagan, and Natasha Melnick

  • March22nd

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    The Thrilling Adventure Hour on Pop My Culture Podcast

    Cole, Vanessa and some of the outstanding cast of The Thrilling Adventure Hour–writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, and actors Marc Evan Jackson (“Funny or Die Presents…”), Colin Hanks (“The Good Guys”) and James Urbaniak (“The Venture Bros.”)–talk insensitive Twittering, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Real Housewives, Drones, KWOD 106.5, The Bachelor, Racehorses vs Indie Bands, Tom Leykis, getting a case of the “Shreves,” outer space Rom-Coms, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars, a dramatic reading from the book of Rebecca Black, and Urbaniak’s decade-old Aflac audition.

    Tell us your answer to the “Firsts” question (the first radio program or show you were really into) in the comments section for a chance to win:

    THIS Thrilling Adventure Hour poster signed by all five of our guests plus the rest of the cast from the April 2nd, 2011 show–that’s right, you get John Hancocks from:

    Ben Acker / Ben Blacker / Colin Hanks / Marc Evan Jackson / James Urbaniak / Ed Helms / Joshua Malina / Linda Cardellini / Dana Gould / Andrew Daly / John DiMaggio / Busy Phillips / John Ennis / Mark Gagliardi / Hal Lublin / Aaron Ginsburg / Sara Watkins / Sean Watkins / Craig Cackowski / Annie Savage / Andy Paley!

     

    Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Marc Evan Jackson, Colin Hanks, and James Urbaniak on PMC Podcast

  • March14th

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    The Longshot on Pop my culture

    Cole, Vanessa and the hosts of The Longshot Podcast (Sean Conroy, Eddie Pepitone, Jamie Flam and Amber Kenny) talk the Robocop statue, Rebecca Gayheart “trivia,” Celebrity Apprentice, Death Metal, LA moments, Jon Cryer, Jose Canseco impressions, monkey sex, Celine Dion, putting Gary Busey in charge of anything, personal-space-invading Leonardo DiCaprio, new Broadway musicals and Eddie’s extreme disdain for Donald Trump.

    Coming soon–Cole and Vanessa cross-over and are the guests in an upcoming Longshot Podcast!

     

    Eddie Pepitone, Sean Conroy, Jamie Flam, Vanessa Ragland, Cole Stratton, Amber Kenny

  • March6th

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    Eddie Deezen guest on Pop my Culture

    Cole, Vanessa and cinema’s quintessential nerd Eddie Deezen (“Grease,” “Midnight Madness”) talk Robert Zemeckis, motion-capture technology, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Diablo Cody, Spielberg’s 1941, Wendy Jo Sperber, Critters 2, playing a bully in Laserblast, the Marx Brothers, Star Trek or cuisine, time-traveling with The Beatles, Warner Brothers vs. Disney cartoons, Stephen Furst, Cameron Diaz in The Mask, and Eddie’s ill-fated audition for Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

    Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first Beatles song or album you were obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Grease DVD signed by Eddie!

     

    Eddie Deezen with hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland

  • February25th

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    Steve Agee guest on Pop My Culture

    Cole, Vanessa and funny, friendly giant Steve Agee (“The Sarah Silverman Program”) talk the Oscars, Justin Beiber in 3D, retro iPhone apps, Manpile vs. Goober, progressive rock and fantasy novels, Lindsay Lohan’s impending jail sentence, Degrassi, bubble skin, a fantasy new Tony Danza sitcom, Rascal Flatts, Banksy’s takeover of Los Angeles, Arcade Fire, Lady GaGa’s three days in an egg, off-putting Colin Firth, undeletable Myspace, The Osmonds, and Vanessa’s self-imposed bleeping.

     

    Steve Agee interviewed by hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland