Pop My Culture is a weekly-ish podcast hosted by comedic actors and improvisers Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland. Join these two entertainment nerds and their special guests as they discuss movies, music, television, celebrity gossip, etc. without all those pesky “serious” topics like politics, religion and the environment. I mean, you can tune into Fresh Air for that. We’ll just tackle the trivial watercooler stuff, ok?
PMC 213: The Final Episode with Paul F. Tompkins, Samm Levine and Rhett Miller (Live from SF Sketchfest)
Cole and Vanessa say goodbye after six wonderful years with this final Pop My Culture episode, live from the 16th Annual SF Sketchfest presented by Audible. Join them and special guests Paul F. Tompkins ("Spontaneanation"), Samm Levine ("Freaks and Geeks") and Rhett Miller (The Old 97's) as they discuss the best and worst moments of 2016 and answer one final pissed-off wizard question. Our thanks to Nerdist for giving us a home and all of you for listening over the years!
1/18/2017 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 1 second
PMC 212: Kirsten Vangsness
Kirsten Vangsness ("Criminal Minds") chats with Cole and Vanessa about awards screeners, La La Land, Hidden Figures, Scientology DVDs, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, musicals, Mr. Rogers, Penelope Garcia fanfic, bringing Batman to get out of a citation, Casey Stratton, Harriet the Spy, Diani and Devine Meet The Apocalypse and Kirsten's two line pilot opportunity. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first classic film noir film you were into) on our website for a chance to win a Diani and Devine postcard signed by Kirsten!
12/7/2016 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 16 seconds
PMC 211: Brian Huskey
Brian Huskey ("Childrens Hospital," "Another Period") chats with Cole and Vanessa about People of Earth, Lindsay Lohan's new accent, The Cubs historic win, a female James Bond, The Monkees, Sally Field, Monster in a Wheelchair, Mr. Neighbor's House, animal birthing, The New Zoo Review and Brian's new alter ego Brian Bichon. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first thing you binge watched) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
11/7/2016 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
PMC 210: Toby Huss
Toby Huss ("The Adventures of Pete and Pete," "Halt and Catch Fire") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Millie Bobbie Brown, Mike Judge, paper routes, punk rock, the origins of Artie the Strongest Man in the World, typing games, Bob Forehead, bartending at the Knitting Factory, Big Mike, cannibal hobos and big-crotch long johns. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first computer you ever had) on our website for a chance to win an "Adventures of Pete and Pete" 20 Year Reunion poster from SF Sketchfest signed by Toby, Danny Tamberelli, Michael C. Maronna, Rick Gomez, Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb!
10/13/2016 • 55 minutes, 35 seconds
PMC 209: Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas ("To Die For," "Cape Fear") chats with Cole and Vanessa about TCM's Trailblazing Women, Manhattan Punchline, Katherine Bigelow, Melvyn Douglas, Billy Wilder, Anne Baxter, background actors, top-loading VCRs, Richard Dreyfuss, Jam, Albert Brooks, The Late Bloomer, West Coast vs. East Coast indie films and Illeana's hippie childhood. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first comedy record you were into) on our website for a chance to win a Ghost World DVD signed by Illeana, and a copy of her book "I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies," which comes to paperback on October 8th!
9/30/2016 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 58 seconds
PMC 208: Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert
Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert (stars of "The Monster Squad") chat with Cole and Vanessa about Justin Bieber's deleted Instagram account, Kids Incorporated, Square One Television, Peter Scolari, With or Without You, The E.T. Atari cartridges, Summer Olympics, Curling, Circus of the Stars, and Andre's bad-ass celebrity BMX biker team. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first Atari game you were into) on our website for a chance to win a Monster Squad Blu-Ray signed by Andre and Ryan!
8/17/2016 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 26 seconds
PMC 207: Epic Lloyd and Mary Doodles
Epic Lloyd (aka Lloyd Ahlquist, "Epic Rap Battles of History") and Mary Doodles (aka Mary Gutfleisch) chat with Cole and Vanessa about Stranger Things, Pokemon Go madness, Falcor the Luck Dragon, Vidcon, Emmy Noms, Gelflings, the Netflix model, costume shopping and staring at your phones. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first YouTube or viral video you can remember being really into) on our website for a chance to win a signed copy of Lloyd's new EP "HERE." Also leave your answer on our website and tweet it to @marydoodles & @pmcpodcast with the hashtag #PopMyDoodles for a chance to win an original drawing by Mary based upon your answer!
8/4/2016 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 49 seconds
PMC 206: Lyric Lewis
Lyric Lewis ("MadTV," "Supermansion") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Hiddleswift, the Ladybusters, James Bond, Jurassicverse, Aeropostale jeans, a pubic dress, meeting Jeff Goldblum, Tarzan, Beyonce, Game of Thrones and going through the program at The Groundlings. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first article of clothing you loved and wore the crap out of) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
7/7/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 23 seconds
PMC 205: Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones (stand-up special "Burning the Light" premieres on HBO June 2nd) chats with Cole and Vanessa about Harambe the gorilla, Mr. Holland's Set List, Wes Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow's 15k solid-gold dildo, Ellen, writing material, Baz Luhrmann, The Bridgetown Comedy Fest and near fisticuffs over Fantastic Mr. Fox. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first album that you could listen to straight through without skipping a song) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
6/1/2016 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 33 seconds
PMC 204: Rick Overton
Rick Overton ("Groundhog Day," "Willow") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Trump, the YACHT fake sex tape, Prince and David Bowie, "Chard Underton," Money Run, Jules Verne, kilts, The Informant, improvising and Rick's early involvement with Andy Kaufman. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie that had special effects that blew you away) on our website for a chance to win a Willow Blu-Ray signed by Rick!
5/13/2016 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 13 seconds
PMC 203: Grey Griffin
Grey Griffin ("Scooby Doo," "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about AMC's potential texting during movies screens, the Rogue One trailer, tentacle boobs, Hook, Judge Judy, taking over Daphne, Drive-In movie theaters, Pug Champions, Star Wars knowledge and Grey's run-in with Joan Embery.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first non-domesticated animal you were really into) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
4/18/2016 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 33 seconds
PMC 202: Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen (LIVE from Wondercon)
Pinky and The Brain themselves, Maurice LaMarche ("Futurama," "Zootopia") and Rob Paulsen ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Animaniacs"), join Cole and Vanessa live at Wondercon 2016 from the LA Convention Center to chat about upcoming summer movies, Batman Vs. Superman, the Ghostbusters Reboot, coming up with voices, bed snacks, Stabby Potter, Mr. Big, Morbo, Who's On First, Daredevil's New York and Yakko's Countries of the World.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first convention you went to) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt and something signed by Rob and Maurice!
3/31/2016 • 56 minutes, 16 seconds
PMC 201: Craig Cackowski
Craig Cackowski ("Drunk History," "Community") chats with Cole and Vanessa about super hero overkill, meta-ness, Fuller House, 3-inch Donald Trump hot dogs, insult restaurants, top ten movie lists, hair belts, re-enacting, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Deadpool, the Spanish-American War, Britney Spears and The Notebook: Civil War.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first thing you remember doing a report on in school) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
3/21/2016 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 49 seconds
PMC 200: Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford ("Lady Dynamite," "Adventure Time") joins Cole and Vanessa for their special 200th episode! They chat about Waze, that one plant, Mitch Hurwitz, doing comedy for your parents, knock knock jokes, pugs, Kris Jenner's booing at the iHeart80s show, self-help books, puppets, Black Friday shopping and My Cat From Hell.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first pet you fell in love with) on our website and some of your favorite Pop My Culture memories for a chance to win a tour poster for Maria's SF Sketchfest show signed by Maria and some other great schwag!
2/29/2016 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 59 seconds
PMC 199: Matt Braunger
Matt Braunger ("MadTV," The Ding Donger Podcast) chats with Cole and Vanessa about the Super Bowl, Beyonce, Wall Drug, Top Chef, Terese Giudice, White Flight, American Crime Story, Fuller House, Disney Channel shows, iCarly, holograms, Thin Lizzy and Matt's summer coining the phrase "Are We Having Fun Yet?"
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you drove across the country) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
2/13/2016 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 9 seconds
PMC 198: Fred Willard (Live from SF Sketchfest)
Fred Willard ("Best In Show," "Waiting For Guffman") joins Cole and Vanessa live from SF Sketchfest to chat about the origins of Wha Happened, Star Wars, improvisation, Catherine O'Hara, DC Follies, Coney Island, Ace Trucking Company, mothers throwing away Baseball Cards, Tom Jones, calling dog shows, "Mollyball," Martin Mull and working with Christopher Guest.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first baseball game you can remember going to) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt and some other secret schwag!
1/25/2016 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 11 seconds
PMC 197: Pop My Cork (Part 2): The Worst of 2015 with Pamela Adlon, Guy Branum, Janet Varney and Wayne Federman
Returning guests Pamela Adlon ("Louie"), Guy Branum ("Chelsea Lately"), Janet Varney ("You're The Worst") and Wayne Federman ("The Larry Sanders Show") are still at the table with Cole and Vanessa- but this time, conversation centers on the terrible things 2015 threw at us – with each person sharing their personal Worst 5 lists, this time a little more scattershot, as well as offering up a New Year’s Resolution and their “theme song” for 2015.
Leave your personal Worst 5 of 2015 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2015 issue, signed by all of our guests!
1/11/2016 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 28 seconds
PMC 196: Pop My Cork (Part 1) - The Best of 2015 with Pamela Adlon, Guy Branum, Janet Varney and Wayne Federman
Returning guests Pamela Adlon ("Louie"), Guy Branum ("Chelsea Lately"), Janet Varney ("You're The Worst") and Wayne Federman ("The Larry Sanders Show") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2015. 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 2015 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2015 issue, signed by all of our guests! Stay tuned for Part 2 — The Worst of 2015, coming soon!
1/7/2016 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 56 seconds
PMC 195: Sarah Baker
Sarah Baker ("Louie," "Go On") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Saint North, movies that tanked, Mary Kate Olsen's wedding, Christopher Guest, Mascots, an Oscar bait sci-fi film, all-brown eyes, Muppets, The Kids in the Hall, puppet interns and memorizing that monologue for Louie.
Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first gift you ever received that the giver didn't QUITE get right) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
12/17/2015 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 2 seconds
PMC 194: Rob Huebel
Rob Huebel ("Childrens Hospital," "Transparent") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat all things Adele, the Vlassic Pickle Stork, Shark Tank, people not using microphones, safe sets, out-bonding Bond at a party, rebooting Blofeld, Respecto Montalban, Queen of Versailles, Roger Moore, wedding speeches, The Shit Show, Tom Lennon, sketch groups using video, Draft Kings Tattoos, and the professionalism of Tom Cruise.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first documentary that made you change or consider changing a part of your lifestyle, or that made you get involved in the cause or subject matter) on our website for a chance to win a "Childrens Hospital" Seasons 1&2 DVD signed by Rob and cast mates Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Ken Marino, Erinn Hayes and producer Jon Stern!
11/30/2015 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 35 seconds
PMC 193: Matt Mira
Matt Mira ("The Nerdist Podcast") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Spectre, Apple devices, the size of Daniel Craig, Chopped Tank, lens flares, Children of Men, 80's on 8, Starship Captains, the Genius Bar, The Olsen Twins' Christmas List, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and the multitude of James Bond wardrobe Matt owns and wears regularly.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first spy thing you were into) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
11/18/2015 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 11 seconds
PMC 192: Scott Aukerman
Scott Aukerman ("Comedy Bang! Bang!" and "Mr. Show") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about big backsides, Sacramento Theater Company, Scott's start in comedy, Nick Kroll and friends vs. zombies, Church haunted houses, Bassists that are also judges, New York Minute, timely Halloween costumes, and the difficulty of making sketches relate to one another.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first haunted house you went in, and if it scared you) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
10/28/2015 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 47 seconds
PMC 191: Lori Alan
Lori Alan ("Spongebob Squarepants," "Family Guy") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Justin Bieber living like Jesus, Grease Live!, video game voice over work, Tom Kenny, Schnoopy, The Pee Wee Herman Show, The Invisible Woman, Bumble the dog, Alanis Morissette and how Lori got her start doing voices.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first rescue animal you adopted) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
10/17/2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 13 seconds
PMC 190: Dee Wallace
Dee Wallace ("E.T.," "The Howling," "Cujo") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about The Frighteners, self love, spider eyes, "The Pengi Show," Drew Barrymore's reaction to a sick E.T., St. Bernard's and egg whites, Wes Craven and BuppaLaPaloo! Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first plush animal you had) on our website for a chance to win an E.T. Blu-Ray signed by Dee!
Quick! Support Dee's Kickstarter for BuppaLaPaloo, the bear that teaches children about self love and self worth. The Kickstarter ends in the wee hours of the morning TONIGHT! Check it out at buppalapaloo.com and please help fund it!
10/7/2015 • 57 minutes, 58 seconds
PMC 189: Matt Kirshen
Matt Kirshen ("Last Comic Standing," "Probably Science Podcast") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the Emmys, the Dinklage gum controversy, Tracy Morgan, Pop Pop Hubba Bubba, Heroes, The Muppets, Game of Thrones, selfies vs. sharks, Bonobos monkeys, Wesley Snipes, and a whole lot of Toms.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie based on a book that you can remember really loving) on our website for a chance to win a signed copy of Matt's debut CD "I Guess We'll Never Know."
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9/25/2015 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 52 seconds
PMC 188: Paul Brittain
Paul Brittain ("Saturday Night Live") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Stephen Colbert, the melodica, Apple's new pencil, low stake pranks, breaking down and assembling sets quickly at SNL, IO Chicago, Sex Ed Vincent, squirts vs. splats, stand up on TV and Paul's uncle Bob Newhart.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first injury that either landed you in the hospital or left you with a scar) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
9/11/2015 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 11 seconds
PMC 187: Wayne Federman and Jaime Fox
Wayne Federman ("The Larry Sanders Show") and sub co-host Jaime Fox ("Kevin Pollak's Chat Show") join Cole to chat about The Fat Jew's aggregated content, Tracy Morgan's return to SNL, Norm McDonald becoming Col. Sanders, Star Wars Land, move title mashups, Stella Adler, Pistol Pete Maravich, The Human Conversation podcast, irrational fears, The Wayne Federman International Film Festival, Arby's and Harold Ramis.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first rollercoaster you can remember riding, and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
8/25/2015 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 49 seconds
PMC 186: Jess Harnell
Jess Harnell ("Animaniacs," "Doc McStuffins") chats with Cole and Vanessa about the sad demise of Hitchbot, Mick Fanning's shark encounter, Andrea Romano, meeting Steven Spielberg, Rock Sugar, Paul Stanley, Grim Gloom, finding the Sewer Urchin's voice, Oasis, "throat rippers," Kramer, Splash Mountain and Jess trying to convince a skeptical 11 year-old that he's the voice of Wakko.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first computer game you were into) on our website for a chance to win an "Animaniacs" box set autographed by both Jess and past guest Rob Paulsen (that's Wakko and Yakko, folks!)
8/10/2015 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 41 seconds
PMC 185: Ginger Gonzaga
Ginger Gonzaga ("Mixology," "Legit") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Key & Peele, Dr. Seuss, Cara DeLevigne's crappy interview, Cecil the Lion's terrible fate, Jim Jeffries, a necklace much discussed by the network, Poly Sci Chi, mumble core, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Duplass Brothers, Prince, The Groundlings and Ginger's dog voice.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first zoo you can remember going to) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
7/30/2015 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 43 seconds
PMC 184: Dan Van Kirk and "Mark Wahlberg"
Dan Van Kirk ("Doug Loves Movies" and "Sklabro County" podcasts) and, um, "Mark Wahlberg" stop by to chat about Comic Con, lines, Star Wars vs. Kevin Smith, leaked trailers, Suicide Squad, The Wahlberg Solution, The Vanderpump Rules, the guy that gotten eaten by an alligator and a truly breathtaking Olsen Twins reveal.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you can remember setting off fireworks, or seeing a big display) on our website for a chance to win a soft Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
7/17/2015 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 55 seconds
PMC 183: Diane Franklin & Amanda Wyss
Diane Franklin and Amanda Wyss (the leading ladies of the 80s classic "Better Off Dead") chat with Cole and Vanessa about the E.L. James Twitter Q&A, President Obama on WTF, the new Spiderman reboot, internet trolls, Savage Steve Holland, the Better Off Dead Live Read at SF Sketchfest, curly hair, Orphan Black, John Cusack, Orange is the New Black and the missing Beth hangers.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you went skiing, and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a Better Off Dead Blu-Ray and art print signed by Diane and Amanda!
7/7/2015 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 50 seconds
PMC 182: Josh McDermitt
Josh McDermitt ("The Walking Dead") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Jurassic World, Inside Out, Boyz II Men, "whiz," barbershop quartets, cruel mom pranks, overalls, Jaden Smith, Michael Cuddlitz, zombie extras, movie titles lost in translation, Elizabeth Olsen, and Josh's fear of E.T.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie monster that really scared you) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
6/25/2015 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 25 seconds
PMC 181: Ilene Graff
Ilene Graff ("Mr. Belvedere") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Zoe Saldana's husband's name change, Jerry Seinfeld, Frank Sinatra, Broadway, Oprah, singing the national anthem, big bands, Bob Uecker, Caitlyn Jenner, TV moms and debunking/rebunking the Christopher Hewitt Belvedere Urban Legend.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first standards singer or album you were into) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
6/14/2015 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 44 seconds
PMC 180: Harland Williams
Harland Williams ("Half Baked," "There's Something About Mary") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Mad Max: Fury Road, David Letterman's retirement, monkey ringbearers, charging silverback gorillas, the uber-scary Spooky Buddies, the Farrelly Brothers, Rocketman, Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face, The Harland Highway, hockey movies, a Dahmer sitcom and Vanessa's amazing celebrities drowning impressions.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first thing you ever bought our wanted to buy off of television) on our website for a chance to win a "Dumb and Dumber" and "Rocketman" DVD signed by Harland!
6/5/2015 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 42 seconds
PMC 179: Laura Dreyfuss
Laura Dreyfuss ("Glee," Broadway's "Once") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the end of American Idol, canceled TV shows, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, Hair, Sleep No More, understudies, Bombs Away!, Dear Evan Hanson, shooting musical sequences and stealing Dolly Parton's voice.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you can remember seeing yourself on TV) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
5/26/2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 51 seconds
PMC 178: Paul Adelstein
Paul Adelstein ("Private Practice," "Scandal") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Ant-Man's tiny billboards, Mae Whitman's Independence Day bullshit recast, the Houston Rockets Twitter emoji scandal, bedazzling, working at Bravo, summer tentpoles, endoscopies, the Grey's Anatomy pilot recasting, the Oakwood acting apartments, Marti Noxon, Prison Break and those Cleveland Browns.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first US Landmark you can remember taking a trip to see) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
5/14/2015 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 51 seconds
PMC 177: Agnes Bruckner
Agnes Bruckner ("The Returned," "Once Upon a Time") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the death of McDreamy, Avengers press junkets, Jared Leto's Joker pic, HBO's Real Sex, Mickey Rourke, the Independent Spirit Awards, coming to Storybrooke, Hungary, Formula 1 racing, Sportscenter, a last minute improv grouping and becoming Anna Nicole Smith.
Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first R-Rated or racy thing you can remember watching behind your parents' backs) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
5/4/2015 • 55 minutes, 5 seconds
PMC 176: Brian Palermo
Brian Palermo (The Groundlings, "Pee-Wee's Big Holiday") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the new Star Wars Teaser, Romancing the Stone, working with David Fincher, the Universal Studios tour, Batman vs. Superman, Fuller House going official, waaaaatersliiiide, the #KyleJennerChallenge, Game of Thrones, Wheel of Fortune and Brian's time host Family Feud at a casino in Atlantic City.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first club you were a part of) on our website for a chance to win a Social Network Blu-Ray signed by Brian!
4/24/2015 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 42 seconds
PMC 175: Jessica Chobot & Whitney Moore (Live from Wondercon)
Jessica Chobot (Nerdist News) and Whitney Moore (Birdemic) join Cole and Vanessa LIVE at Wondercon 2015 to chat about TV show reboots, Fast 7, Mad Max Fury Road, Paul Blart II, "Aw Nuts!," video game lands, winning things, anime alter egos, Fuller House, and a semi-realistic Iron Man balloon that scared Jessica.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first video game you bought with your own money) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
4/9/2015 • 46 minutes, 39 seconds
PMC 174: Phil Hendrie
Phil Hendrie (The World of Phil Hendrie) joins Cole and Vanessa to talk about the rebooted Archie Andrews series, Stairway to Heaven, cars running on wood, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, the Katzenjammer Kids, Woody Allen, Bill Watterson and taking over a college radio station.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first prank call you can remember making) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
3/30/2015 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
PMC 173: Daniel Franzese
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!
3/19/2015 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
PMC 172: Todd Glass
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!
3/13/2015 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 33 seconds
PMC 171: Scott Adsit
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!
3/3/2015 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
PMC 170: Leonard Maltin & Baron Vaughn
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!
2/20/2015 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 12 seconds
PMC 169: James Adomian, Ron Funches and Ryan Lambert (LIVE from SF Sketchfest)
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!
1/30/2015 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 13 seconds
PMC 168: Pop My Cork - Part 2: The Worst of 2014 with Sarah Burns, Michael Hitchcock, Missi Pyle and Stephen Tobolowsky
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!
1/16/2015 • 1 hour, 35 minutes, 29 seconds
PMC 167: Pop My Cork - Part 1: The Best of 2014 w/ Sarah Burns, Michael Hitchcock, Missi Pyle and Stephen Tobolowsky
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!
1/12/2015 • 1 hour, 35 minutes, 29 seconds
PMC 166: Ed Crasnick
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!
12/2/2014 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 36 seconds
PMC 165: Michael Ironside
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!
11/18/2014 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 36 seconds
PMC 164: Mindy Cohn
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!
11/6/2014 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 11 seconds
PMC 163: Pamela Adlon
Pamela Adlon ("King of the Hill," "Louie") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Jan Hooks, clowns terrorizing towns, spiders, Mike Judge, Uber, Frank Welker, Rita Moreno, listening to vinyl, coming up with Bobby Hill's voice and Pamela's emergency landing with one of the Olsen Twins.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first thing you ever gave to a crush to show them that you liked them, or the first thing that they gave you) on our website for a chance to win a "Louie" Season 2 DVD signed by Pamela!
10/27/2014 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 53 seconds
PMC 162: Patrick Fischler
Patrick Fischler ("Mad Men," "Lost") chats with Cole and Vanessa about True Detective Season 2, Twin Peaks, The Mannequin Man, onions, getting decked by Don Draper, donning a Dharma Initiative jump suit, movie theaters, Happy Valley, Parenthood, breaking up with Homeland and Patrick's Roadhouse!
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first thing you can remember binge-watching) on our website for a chance to win a Mad Men Season 2 Blu-Ray signed by Patrick!
10/17/2014 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 56 seconds
PMC 161: Legends of Voice Acting with Dee Bradley Baker, Richard Horvitz, Maurice LaMarche, Laraine Newman and Janet Varney
A special PMC live from the LAPodcast with a great panel of legendary voice actors! Dee Bradley Baker ("American Dad"), Richard Horvitz ("Invader Zim"), Maurice LaMarche ("Futurama"), Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live") and Janet Varney ("The Legend of Korra") join Cole and Vanessa to chat about the voice business, meeting idols, coming up with voices, unusual recording venues and even do some fun script readings as some of their iconic characters.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you ever performed, publicly or for family) on our website for a chance to win a poster from the event signed by the performers!
10/9/2014 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 34 seconds
PMC 160: Michael Showalter
Michael Showalter ("The State," "Wet Hot American Summer") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about third boobs, cannibal restaurants, Peter Pan live, They Came Together, Sally Field, Taco Party, Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too, Pringle, Mystery Diagnosis, and the greatest movie about cats ever.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first camp experience you ever had) on our website for a chance to win a Wet Hot American Summer DVD or a Stella Season 1 DVD set signed by Michael!
9/29/2014 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 21 seconds
PMC 159: Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes ("The Princess Bride," "Robin Hood: Men In Tights," "Saw," "Twister") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Andre the Giant, Rob Reiner's Hibachi grill, sword fighting with Bob Anderson, watching Billy Crystal work, live LACMA reads, William Goldman, Rodents of Unusual Size, Christopher Guest, Errol Flynn, Fat Albert impressions, Treasure Island and writing his new memoir!
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first pirate-related thing you were into) on our website for a chance to win a spectacular Princess Bride poster signed by Cary!
Pre-order Cary's book "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from The Making of The Princess Bride" (out October 14th from Simon & Schuster) on Amazon and follow Cary on Twitter @Cary_Elwes
9/19/2014 • 42 minutes, 39 seconds
PMC 158: Jay Chandrasekhar
Jay Chandrasekhar ("Super Troopers," "Beerfest") talks with Cole and Vanessa about the leaked celebrity nudes, Game of Thrones, Dancing with the Stars, Fisher Stevens, the ultimate stoner comedy, making video shorts, Chicago sports, The Andy Griffith Show, swearing, the Amazon pilot "Really," and Steve Lemme's breakdancing jeans commercial.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first cruise you ever went on, and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt! Be sure to check out Jay's new Amazon pilot, "Really," and vote for it! Check it out here: http://amzn.to/1qyrmeA
9/10/2014 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 58 seconds
PMC 157: Romy Rosemont and Mary Birdsong
Romy Rosemont ("Glee") and Mary Birdsong ("Reno 911!") chat with Cole and Vanessa about The Emmy's, silver jump suits, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Judy Garland, Downwardly Mobile, Bitter Party of Five, Chariots of the Gods, Party Wizards, Andy Serkis, Mickey Rourke and the Kardashians texting during a moment of silence at the VMAs.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first alien/extra terrestrial thing you were into or freaked out by) on our website for a chance to win a brand new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
9/2/2014 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 21 seconds
PMC 156: Sam Richardson
Sam Richardson ("VEEP", "The Office") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the loss of Robin Williams, the Kardashian burglaries, TV show theme songs, TSA agentry, The Snorks, weird audition rooms, the Seinfeld legacy, Kanye West, Weird Al's chart topper, Luther, Detroit vs. Tampa Bay, NerdHQ, Noah Ritter and Cole's so-so Al Jarreau.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first action figure you can remember buying) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
8/21/2014 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 30 seconds
PMC 155: Skeet Ulrich & Amelia Jackson-Gray
Skeet Ulrich ("Scream," "Jericho") and Amelia Jackson-Gray ("The Campaign," "Snakes on a Train") chat with Cole and Vanessa about The Girl on the Roof, Paul Feig's Ghostbusters 3, Boyhood, Guardians of the Galaxy, Richard Linklater, the meat needle guy, 911 Facebook calls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, David Mamet, slasher flicks, tomato baths and Skeet's refusal to read for Ang Lee!
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie you remember lining up for and waiting a long time to see) on our website for a chance to win a "Scream" movie collection Blu-Ray or a "Newton Boys" DVD signed by Skeet!
8/12/2014 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 12 seconds
PMC 154: Lauren Lapkus and Chris Alvarado
Lauren Lapkus ("Orange is the New Black”, “Jurassic World”) and Chris Alvarado (Second City's Undateable) join Cole and Vanessa to chat about Comic Con, Biz Markie, breakdance battles, Freddie Prinz Jr. vs. Keifer Sutherland, Topless maids, Kyra Sedgewick, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Keanu Reeves, The Newlywed Game, The Real Housewives, binge watching, and "the cat from Puss n' Boots."
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first comic strip you were into) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
7/31/2014 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
PMC 153: Katie Findlay
Katie Findlay ("The Killing," "The Carrie Diaries") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Premature, the death of Archie, Betheny Frankel, sloths on boats, band names, Boyhood, Island of the Blue Dolphins, long working hours, Catwoman, spoilers, "cat fantasy," ballet terms, spoiling takes, Etsy stores, super powers and guarding the secret of Rosie Larsen's killer.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first Young Adult novel you can remember being into) on our website for a chance to win some promotional Premature condoms (you heard us right…condoms) signed by Katie!
7/17/2014 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 5 seconds
PMC 152: Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi
Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi (co-hosts of the Throwing Shade podcast) chat with Cole and Vanessa about Robin Thicke, Gary Oldman's Playboy interview, space cream, "vegan-friendly" podcasts, Biz Marquee, Harrison Ford's injury, celebrity apologies, Battle of the Network Stars, eye hairs and living troll dolls.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you can remember winning a cash prize) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
6/27/2014 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 23 seconds
PMC 151: John DiMaggio
John DiMaggio ("Adventure Time," "Futurama") chats with Cole and Vanessa about the possible Indiana Jones reboot with Robert Pattinson, celebrities buying toilet paper, Rik Mayall, Gwyneth Paltrow's moody water, voicing Bender, Tracy Morgan, The Penguins of Madagascar, Aquaman, Bob Bergen, miming phones, I Know That Voice, and Rob Paulsen's little known role in DePalma's Body Double.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first sugary drink you were into) on our website for a chance to win a "Jake the Dog" hat and an Adventure Time DVD signed by John!
6/13/2014 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 52 seconds
PMC 150: Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt ("Ratatouille," "Young Adult") joins Cole and Vanessa for their 150th episode to chat about the upcoming summer movie season, Jaws, Godzilla, Wesley Snipes, Guardians of the Galaxy, a sunnier Spider-Man, X-Men Days of Future Past, Johnny Depp walking the floor of Comic-Con, Miracle Mile, The Green Lantern, Lupita Nyong'o, Eddie Deezen, mutants with terrible powers, Monsters, and the ever-changing arch of movie trailers.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first convention of any type that you attended) on our website popmyculturepodcast.com for a chance to win a "Ratatouille" Blu-Ray signed with Patton!
6/2/2014 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 10 seconds
PMC 149: Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch ("The Kids in the Hall") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about trophies, the Michael Jackson Hologram, The Black Keys, residuals, playing women, the origins of Gavin, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Macklemore's unfortunate costume, CatSplosion, the young Rolling Stones, and Cole's lame idea for a nautical themed "Dive Bar."
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first instrument you ever owned, and if you ever got good at it) on our website for a chance to win a Kids in the Hall Season 2 DVD box-set signed by Bruce!
5/26/2014 • 56 minutes, 16 seconds
PMC 148: Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Astin ("The Facts of Life," "Iron Will") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about massive TV show cancelations, performance art, dinosaurs throwing first pitches, The Garbage Pail Kids movie, Fuzzbucket, sunday Softball, the undefined Iron Will whistle, working with Brian Cox, the big three networks, dated videos, Kita the dog, Full Metal Jacket and George Clooney's farting contest.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first cereal you can remember buying because of a free toy inside) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
5/19/2014 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 37 seconds
PMC 147: John Michael Higgins
John Michael Higgins ("Pitch Perfect," "Best in Show") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Seth Rogen vs. Justin Bieber, weird Craigslist ads, Hitchcock's The Birds, Disneyworld's Test Track, the Cups song, Shape Magazine, airplane film cuts, Shi Tzus, the Dartmoor Zoological Park, The Kingston Trio, Canada, being Oprah and the beauty of improv.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first choir you were a part of) on our website for a chance to win a "Best in Show" DVD signed by Michael!
5/10/2014 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 3 seconds
PMC 146: Stephen Root
Stephen Root ("Office Space," "Newsradio") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Colbert and Letterman, 3-year-olds trapped in a claw machine, U.S. Airways twitter fiasco, Coachella celebs appropriating cultures, Cosmos, King of the Hill, Phil Hartman, Justified, red staplers, Chock Full of Notes, Spock, Gary Cole, Fargo and improvising about married squirrels.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first adventurous thing you can remember trying at a restaurant) on our website for a chance to win an "Office Space" Blu-Ray signed by Stephen!
4/24/2014 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 2 seconds
PMC 145: Haley Joel Osment
Haley Joel Osment ("The Sixth Sense," "The Spoils of Babylon") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the How I Met Your Mother Finale, the Muppets at the El Capitain, Willie Nelson's stolen armadillo, Disney Theme Park movies, Ministry, the Entourage Movie, Kevin Smith, the Academy Awards, old theaters, Snake Island, Game of Thrones, alternative catch phrases and being safe around lions.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first TV miniseries you were into) on our website for a chance to win a Sixth Sense DVD signed by Haley!
4/14/2014 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 24 seconds
PMC 144: Andy Daly
Andy Daly ("Review with Forrest MacNeil," "Semi-Pro") talks with Cole and Vanessa about the conscious uncoupling of Paltrow and Martin, Kanye & Kim's Vogue cover, Nick Cannon's whitefaced Connor Smallnut, brunch, Christian morning radio, riverboat gamblers, robots, unused camping equipment, coon dog cemeteries, Eastbound and Down, and Andy's bird keeping for an unusual magician.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the fist morning radio program or radio talk show you can remember being into) on our website for a chance to win a cozy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
4/4/2014 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 59 seconds
PMC 143: Sarah Burns
Sarah Burns ("Enlightened," "Drunk History") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Ke$ha vs. Kesha, True Detective, Obama and Between Two Ferns, Pinwheel, O'Douls, Simon: The Movie, Legal Beagles, chutney, dangerous Barney activities, the Gottis, being Jen Kirkman's voice, and Sarah's truly sad day.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first educational kids show you were into when you were little) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
3/24/2014 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 2 seconds
PMC 142: Julie Brown
Julie Brown ("Earth Girls Are Easy," "Shakes the Clown") chats with Cole and Vanessa about The Oscars, Kim Novak, Adele Dazeem, montages, Courtney Cox, Hot Pocket sex, Jim O'Heir, Jeff Goldblum's acting seminar, Madonna vs. aging, the Minerva Mink voice, Clueless, Florence Henderson, Curl Up and Dye, Camp Rock, and making The Homecoming Queen's Got a Musical.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first biography or autobiography you were really into) on our website for a chance to win a "Clueless" DVD signed by Julie!
3/11/2014 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 9 seconds
PMC 141: Dana Snyder
Dana Snyder ("Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "The Venture Bros.") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk the Olympics closing ceremonies, The Lego Movie, plastic surgery, Las Vegas, tentacles vs. burrowing, Bruce Dern's gambling papers, Squidbillies, Dana's love of Madea movies, voice overs at Target, Adult Swim billboards, Jim Backus, and people scattering ashes on Disneyland's The Haunted Mansion ride.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first celebrity death you can remember being affected by) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt.
2/28/2014 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 11 seconds
PMC 140: Omar J. Dorsey
Omar J. Dorsey ("Eastbound and Down," "Rake") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about The Superbowl, the new BK Ringo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ken Marino, Dumb Starbucks, Shirley Temple Black, Walton Goggins, Philip Seymour Hoffman, en epic New Orleans party, Jake The Snake Roberts, working with Quentin Tarantino, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Shia LaBeouf's weird performance art.
Leave your answers to the firsts questions (the first Pro-Wrestling thing you were into) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
2/18/2014 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 25 seconds
PMC 139: Christine Lakin
Christine Lakin ("Step By Step") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the Veronica Mars movie, Shia LaBeouf, growing up in the business, on-set tutoring, skywriting, Justin Bieber (*sigh*), road trippin' with Kristen Bell and Kristen Chenoweth, musical spoofs, and constructing the perfect Garry Marshall holiday film.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first dance class you ever took) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
2/7/2014 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 20 seconds
PMC 138: Josh Gondelman
Josh Gondelman (stand-up comic and co-author of Twitter's Modern Seinfeld) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about The Golden Globes, science and dragons, Diddy, Jaqueline Bisset, Seinfeld supporting players, Tough Mudder race, letter writing, American Hustle, and Jay-Z's REAL name.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first time you tried stand-up, or spoke in public) on our website for a chance to win a signed copy of Josh's CD, "Everything's The Best!"
1/28/2014 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 16 seconds
PMC 137: Pop My Cork (Part 2) - The Worst of 2013 with Dana Gould, Jim O'Heir, Kevin Pollak and Jodie Sweetin
Guests Dana Gould ("The Simpsons), Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation"), Kevin Pollak ("The Usual Suspects") and Jodie Sweetin ("Full House") still at the table with Cole and Vanessa- but this time, conversation centers on the terrible things 2013 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 2013.
Leave your personal Worst 5 of 2013 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2013 issue, signed by all of our guests!
1/16/2014 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 50 seconds
PMC 136: Pop My Cork (Part 1): The Best of 2013 with Dana Gould, Jim O'Heir, Kevin Pollak and Jodie Sweetin
Returning guests Dana Gould ("The Simpsons), Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation"), Kevin Pollak ("The Usual Suspects") and Jodie Sweetin ("Full House") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2013. 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 2013 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2013 issue, signed by all of our guests! Stay tuned for Part 2 — The Worst of 2013, coming soon!
1/13/2014 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 48 seconds
PMC 135: David Nadelberg
David Nadelberg (creator of Mortified) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about The Sound of Music Live, Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas, The Kids in the Hall, IFC vs. The Sundance Channel, The Golden Globe nominations, Oprah, being muppets, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Calvin & Hobbes, loneliness, and David's emotional session with Rick Schroder.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first Christmas movie or TV special you can remember being into) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt.
12/19/2013 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 31 seconds
PMC 134: Kevin Heffernan
Kevin Heffernan ("Broken Lizard's Super Troopers" and Chewin It' with Kevin and Steve) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Paul Walker, Elan vs. Diane in 7A, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's Bound 2, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Jimmy Buffet, Brian Cox, full body tattoos, Jay Chandrasekhar vs. Michael Winslow, Justified, a plethora of Olivias, law school, and the sound of 4,000 people walking out on Kevin and Steve after Kevin Hart's set.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first drinking game you can remember playing) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
12/6/2013 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 37 seconds
PMC 133: Danny Tamberelli
Danny Tamberelli ("The Adventures of Pete and Pete," "All That") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Justin Bieber's brothel experience, body swapping, Jimmy Buffett, Starbucks Butterbeer, Cinnamon Life, The Mighty Ducks, The Baby-Sitters Club, Iggy Pop, getting slimed, playing bass, indestructible cockroaches, Spiccoli, and Danny's night at the movies with Emilio Estevez.
Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first video game you can remember trying to buy the moment it was released) on our website for a chance to win an Pete and Pete Season 1 DVD signed by Danny and show creators Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi!
11/21/2013 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 37 seconds
PMC 132: Paul and Storm
Paul and Storm (Learning Town, w00tstock) dish with Cole and Vanessa on Lou Reed, the Snoopy Snowcone maker, Kool-Aid, Urkel O's, Marathon Bars, Pop vs. Soda, Weird Al, Randy Newman, George Jar Jar Martin, The Magic Castle and the greatest movie in nerd history.
Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first movie score you can remember being really into) on our website for a chance to win a "Do You Like Star Wars?" CD signed by Paul and Storm!
11/12/2013 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 52 seconds
PMC 131: Doug Benson
Doug Benson (Doug Loves Movies, The Benson Interruption) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Bad Grandpa, fart-filerting underwear, unusual candle scents, alive vs. dead actors, The Great Race, game shows, cruises, Japan's new cuddle cafes, Leonard Maltin, being an extra on Blade Runner, spicing up congress, Friends, and Doug's quest to land John Lithgow on his podcast.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you remember going to a drive-in movie theater, and what you saw there) on our website for a chance to win a comfy new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
11/4/2013 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 18 seconds
PMC 130: Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Gravity, surround-sound, grueling makeup processes, Regis and Kathy Lee, Quark's Bar, Kickstarting Diani & Devine, Harry Groener, Kitty Swink, time machines to Elizabethian times, Star Trek races, advice from Ron Perlman, judges, and Armin's touching experience on the last day of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Leave your answer to the firsts question (your first costume that required a lot of makeup) on our website for a chance to win a Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse promotional card signed by Armin!Please support the Kickstarter for the new film Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse -- a new indie comedy starring Armin Shimmerman, Harry Groener, Barry Bostwick, Dawn Diddawick, Janet Varney, Gabriel Diani, Etta Devine and PMC co-host Cole Stratton! http://www.ddmta.com
10/23/2013 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 51 seconds
PMC 129: Stars of TGIF with Reginald VelJohnson, Jodie Sweetin, Stuart Pankin and Brice Beckham (Live at LAPodfest)
The Stars of TGIF -- Reginald VelJohnson ("Family Matters"), Jodie Sweetin ("Full House"), Stuart Pankin ("Dinosaurs") and Brice Beckham ("Mr. Belvedere") join Cole and Vanessa at the Los Angeles Podcast Festival to chat appointment TV, debunking Belvedere, Circus Boy, smooching Hooch, Grandpa Cop and the Comfy Shoe, getting cast in Die Hard, Not Necessarily The News, The Olsen Twin Illuminati, Sword of Change and a very special episode quiz.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first on-screen or on-stage kiss you ever had, or just your first kiss) on our website for a chance to win a poster for the podcast signed by all of our guests!
10/14/2013 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 47 seconds
PMC 128: Chris Gore
Chris Gore (G4's "Attack of the Show") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk lens flares, the Breaking Bad finale, Dexter's lumberjack send-off, Justin Bieber's "climb" of the Great Wall of China, Film Threat, the collecting culture, indie flicks, Batman, written interviews, Bejeweled, and the time Charlie Sheen turned Chris in to the FBI.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first smart phone game app you purchased and whether you still play it today) on our website for a chance to win a signed copy of Chris' book, "Celebrities Poop."
10/4/2013 • 1 hour, 17 minutes
PMC 127: Molly Quinn
Molly Quinn ("Castle," "We're The Millers") chats with Cole and Vanessa about ring wraiths, Escape From Tomorrow, the 50 Shades of Gray movie, books vs. movies, bathroom golems, eyelash wishes, 100 episode celebrations, Batman vs. Superman, costume fails, the Goonies, Willem DaFoe, DVD extras, The Hunger Games and Molly's odd attraction to Jafar.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you went camping and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a brand new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
9/26/2013 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 8 seconds
PMC 126: Robyn Lively
Robyn Lively ("Teen Witch" -- TOP THAT, other podcasts!) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Batman casting, twerking fails, Miley Cyrus, Longmire, Woody Harrelson, Twin Peaks, The Coreys, Not Quite Human, the Top That rap, little Kate Hudson, John Hughes films, John Travolta, LL Cool J, background acting, Ralph Macchio's accent and Robyn's emotional scene with Ben Affleck.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first rap song you tried to memorize) on our website for a chance to win a Teen Witch DVD signed by Robyn!
9/16/2013 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 18 seconds
PMC 125: Jason Antoon and Tricia O'Kelley
Jason Antoon and Tricia O'Kelley, stars of the web series "Bitter, Party of 5," join Cole and Vanessa to chat Twitter etiquette, Elmore Leonard, match box cars, Emmanuelle Beart, Riffifi, Martin Short, Downwardly Mobile, Stephanie Meyer, J.K. Rowling, Murder She Wrote, three name people, Captain EO, and Tricia's harrowing dognapping story.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first foreign film you were into) on our website for a chance to win a brand new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
9/3/2013 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 55 seconds
PMC 124: Luke Edwards
Luke Edwards ("The Wizard," "Little Big League") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Famke Janssen's weird break in, Kendrick Lamar, The Simpsons Tapped Out, playing young Johnny Depp, Dennis Farina, super soaker parties on Newsies, hockey, Buffalo Bill's Buffalo Bills, Joanne Whalley, cape man, Ken Griffey Jr.'s pranks, the Nintendo Power Glove, and Luke's drunken reunion with Jenny Lewis at her Silverlake abode.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first sports team you considered yourself a fan of, and why) on our website for a chance to win a "Little Big League" or "The Wizard" DVD signed by Luke!
8/23/2013 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 7 seconds
PMC 123: Melissa Claire Egan
Melissa Claire Egan ("The Young and the Restless," "All My Children") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk musicals, The Last Session, Simon Cowell's baby, Lady Gaga, horny dolphins, A League of Their Own, Bowowween, Bugsy Malone, stabbing Susan Lucci, lots of Carries, invisibility, hand-holding otters and seventh grade productions of The Music Man.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first non-domesticated animal you were fascinated by) on our website for a chance to win a brand new Pop My Culture T-Shirt! And be sure to check out riedelcody.org, Melissa's great animal charity!
8/16/2013 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 20 seconds
PMC 122: Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins ("Mr. Show," "Best Week Ever") returns for his third solo episode and chats with Cole and Vanessa about Comic Con, Kemosabe the Porcupine, classic cocktails, celebs using Kickstarter, Real Housewives star Teresa Giudice, arms vs. legs, Dick's Last Resort, Speakeasy, the voice of the busy dialtone, Dead Authors podcast, Cat Deeley, a field of Zac Efron, traveling magic acts, flying monkey attacks and Paul's encounter with King of Kong villain Billy Mitchell!
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you remember gambling) on our website for a chance to win a Mr. Show DVD signed by Paul!
8/6/2013 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 40 seconds
PMC 121: Mel Harris
Mel Harris ("Thirtysomething," "K-9") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the Royal Baby, Dennis Farina, Ludlum novels, Corey Monteith, Stargate SG-1, Paul Giamatti joining Downton Abbey, The $100,000 Pyramid, Placerville, Betty White, John Lithgow, The Pep Boys, Supermarket Sweep, Comic Con, being a twin, and Ed Begley Jr.'s awesome business card.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first game show you remember watching a bunch) on our website for a chance to win a DVD of "The Retrievers" signed by Mel and Cole (they did the movie together!).
7/26/2013 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 35 seconds
PMC 120: Timm Sharp
Timm Sharp ("Enlightened," "Undeclared") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Mos Def, Justin Bieber's mop bucked piss, robots vs. tax forms, Project Runway billboards, Andrew Garfield's gay Spiderman, bean punishments, psychic mediums, Darren Brown, Judd Apatow, Mike White, food houses, FOX, Jedi Nights and oh so many different shark combinations.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (whether you are spiritual or not, the first moment you can recall when you felt some sort of divine intervention or a higher power at work) on our website for a chance to win an Undeclared complete series DVD signed by Timm and former guest Carla Gallo!
7/16/2013 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 31 seconds
PMC 119: Mike Lawrence
Mike Lawrence (stand-up comic and Nerd of Mouth podcast host) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Man of Steel, After Earth, Roland Emmerich, bugles, The EW bullseye, collectibles, Monsters University, popcorn fires, comic book alter egos, Doink the Clown, Jelly Bellys, the "greatest" movies list and Cole's I.Q./Pret a Porter Christmas miracle.
Leave your answer to the firsts questions (the first toy that you bought as a collectible and didn't take out of the box) on our website for a chance to win the 100 Greatest issue of Entertainment Weekly signed by three of us as well as a BRAND NEW Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
7/5/2013 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 10 seconds
PMC 118: Missi Pyle
Missi Pyle ("Galaxy Quest," "Dodgeball") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about North West, Paul Deen, getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, backgammon, dolphins, Mickey Rourke, Mark Rylance, "titbags," Tim Burton, making a silent film, Uggie and the other dogs, geodomes, Rain Wilson and living at Alicia Silverstone's house.Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first band you were ever in and what your role was, or if you weren't in one, if you ever pretended to be when you were young) on our website for a chance to win a Galaxy Quest Blu-Ray signed by Missi!
6/26/2013 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 16 seconds
PMC 117: Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi
Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (co-creators of "The Adventures of Pete and Pete") join Cole and Vanessa to talk The Expendables 3, NKOTB vs. Canada, lyric interpretation, "malookas," Petunia tattoos, The Psychedelic Furs, eating chapstick, drinking creme de menthe in the woods, garnishing wages, science degrees, Sanjay and Craig, Nickelodeon, Steve Buscemi, Michael Douglas' oral sex debacle, the end of summer and what it would be like if the Pete and Pete characters were in the Mad Men universe.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first rule you can remember rebelling against in the childhood) on our website for a chance to win seasons 1 & 2 DVDs of The Adventures of Pete and Pete signed by Will and Chris!
6/12/2013 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 41 seconds
PMC 116: Dana Gould
Dana Gould ("The Simpsons") cracks wise with Cole and Vanessa about lens flares, Justin Bieber's Milestone award, Dr. Zaius, The Ben Stiller Show, Ray Harryhausen, Ralph Wiggum, wrangling Andy Dick, Albert Brooks, Dane Cook, Cobb's Comedy Club, Andrew Dice Clay, Grady's Oates and Dana's hilarious riff on Chris Matthews claiming the last jelly donut.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first novelty or comedic song you were into) on our website for a chance to win a Simpson Season 14 Blu-Ray signed by Dana!
6/4/2013 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 39 seconds
PMC 115: Arye Gross
Arye Gross ("Castle" and "Ellen") chats with Cole and Vanessa about canceled shows, CSI: NY, House II: The Second Story, The Grapes of Wrath, drunk radio hosts, 50 year old Tom Cruise, Beverly Hills Cop TV show, Mother Night, being replaced by Daniel Stern, A Midnight Clear, Coupe de Ville, John Travolta and Kelly Preston's dance scene in The Experts, Commencement, the return of 24 and the incredible life of photographer Horace Bristol.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first classic novel you can remember being assigned to read and loving) on our website for a chance to win a Soul Man DVD signed by Arye!
5/28/2013 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 41 seconds
PMC 114: Jodie Sweetin
Jodie Sweetin ("Full House") goofs off with Cole and Vanessa on Kim and Kanye's trademarked baby name, American Idol, Game of Thrones, Hollywood Squares, San Francisco, catch phrases, being Greek, The Goonies, double denim, Supermarket Sweep, Comet the Dog, Bob Saget, Urkel, Fozzie Bear, and the sad world of Kimmie Gibbler.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first embarrassing hairstyle or bad haircut you got) on our website for a chance to win a Full House season 1 DVD signed by Jodie and past guest Dave Coulier!
5/17/2013 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 31 seconds
PMC 113: Ian Brennan
Ian Brennan (co-creator of "Glee") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Iron Man 3, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles role-playing game, gullible babies, show choirs, Ryan Murphy, surf jazz, Barcelona, Gwyneth Paltrow, Stephen Baldwin, additional Olsens, Brittany vs. Jessica and what it would be like if Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs had a podcast.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you visited New York City, and what you remember from the trip) on our website for a chance to win some vintage season one Glee promotional buttons signed by Ian!
5/8/2013 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 38 seconds
PMC 112: Brent Weinbach
Brent Weinbach (The Legacy Music Hour) chats with Cole and Vanessa about Reese Witherspoon, blood-alcohol levels, Tara Reid, Justin Bieber vs. Anne Frank, Shrimpheads, bee genocide, Final Fantasy, the voice of an angel, Slippy Toad, Full House, Quoting Miss Daisy, Teen Mom's sex tape and Brent's terrible Garbage Pail Kid trade.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first Nintendo game you bought) on our website for a chance to win a "Brent Weinbach: Mostly Live" stand-up CD signed by Brent!
4/25/2013 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 45 seconds
PMC 111: Ari Shaffir
Ari Shaffir (Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank Podcast) chats with Cole and Vanessa about G.I. Joe Retaliation, Accidental Racist, LucasArts, Skittles Riddles, stealing material, Tommy Chong's police run in, poisonous cheese, tiny Nicole Richie, Batman's taxing prison escape, Mitch Hedberg, recasting Seinfeld, and Ari's twenty bucks from George Carlin.
Leave your answer to the first question (the first time you bombed in front of an audience) on our website for a chance to win a nice new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
4/12/2013 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 12 seconds
PMC 110: Lamorne Morris
Lamorne Morris ("New Girl") talks with Cole and Vanessa about Tilda Swinton's modern art box, Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, Jon Hamm's member, NBA nicknames, rollercoaster game shows, Schmidt's fatsuit, The Heat's historic win streak, a Nike and Adidas feud, Chicago, a fortuitous pilot season, Popeye's Chicken commercials, conjoined twin backpacks, valet Jay Leno and Vanessa's disturbing photo opportunity in Brentwood.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first time you ever hurt yourself doing something stupid) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt with a BRAND NEW DESIGN! (Details forthcoming!)
4/2/2013 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 42 seconds
PMC 109: Carla Gallo
Carla Gallo ("Bones," "Undeclared") goofs off with Cole and Vanessa about Pawn Stars, The View, dental work, Carnivale, Capuchian monkeys, fairy tale reboots, Brad Pitt's kiddos, Oz the Great and Powerful, discarded starfish, The Bachelor, Californiacation, Judd Apatow, waffle blasting, Scott Bakula, Period Blood Girl, Katherine Heigl, and the most talk about vaginal meshes on a podcast, ever! (It's not as bad it sounds!)
Leave your answers to the First question (the first time in your college years that you had a "Oh, so this is what college is all about" moment -- or high school if you didn't go or haven't yet gone to college) on our website for a chance to win an "Undeclared" complete series DVD signed by Carla!
3/22/2013 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 18 seconds
PMC 108: David Wain
David Wain ("The State," "Stella") chows down with Cole and Vanessa and talks about Dancing With the Stars, Justin Bieber's worst birthday ever, Audrey Hepburn's posthumous work, pseudo Wings songs, Wanderlust, Wainy Days, Smash, LARPing, SEX aka Wieners and Boobs, The Pink Panther, Newsreaders, My Strange Addiction, the four thumbs rating system, movie title changes, making love to a spider web and the lasting legacy of Wet Hot American Summer.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (What was the first podcast you ever listened to, and what did you initially think) on our website for a chance to win The State complete series DVD signed by David!
3/14/2013 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 17 seconds
PMC 107: Erinn Hayes
Erinn Hayes ("Childrens Hospital," "Worst Week") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the Oscars, Anne Hathaway hatred, Seth MacFarlane, musical numbers, The Killing, Downton Abbey's shrinking cast, O'Brien's poo face, Girls, Instagram, Bradley Cooper's eyes, boobs boobs boobs, otters, squirrel tails, Smash, Parenthood, "I'm 34," and Erin's fan moment with George R. R. Martin.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first autograph you ever asked for, and if you got it) on our website for a chance to win a Childrens Hospital Season 1 DVD signed by Erinn and additional cast members Ken Marino, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Lake Bell and Rob Corddry!
3/5/2013 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 42 seconds
PMC 106: Rachel Dratch (Live from SF Sketchfest)
Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live) joins Cole and Vanessa live from the 12th Annual SF Sketchfest to chat about NKOTB, Go Daddy, Beyonce's Super Bowl hijinks, Elijah Wood, Astral Massagers, horse meat, Del Close, Debbie Downer, Pokemon vs. Nickelodeon, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler's modern engagement, unwarranted elevator parenting advice, a Girls reality show and Rachel's new book Girl Walks Into A Bar...
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first person someone said you reminded them of) on our website for a chance to win a comfy cozy SF Sketchfest T-Shirt!
2/12/2013 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 25 seconds
PMC 105: Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky ("Groundhog Day," "Sneakers," "Memento" and a billion other things) joins Cole and Vanessa to spin yarns about home invasion urban myths, Bionic Dog movies, Margo Martindale, The Universal Studios tour, Phil Alden Robinson, The Terminator Principal, Island Hunters, "bullshit" on Deadwood, The Country Bears, Frank Langella's denial of Spaceballs, Around the Fire, Glee, power outages in San Francisco, body switching movies, Judge Judy and Stephen's hilarious encounter with Steven Seagal on The Glimmer Man.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first surprise party that was ever thrown for you or you threw for someone else) on our website for a chance to win a Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party DVD or Groundhog Day Blu-Ray signed by Stephen!
1/22/2013 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 13 seconds
PMC 104: Pop My Cork (Part 2) – The Worst of 2012
Part two finds returning guests Dave Holmes (longtime MTV VJ), Laraine Newman (“Saturday Night Live”), Timothy Omundson (“Psych”), Fred Stoller (“Seinfeld”) and Rider Strong (“Boy Meets World”) locked with Cole and Vanessa in conversation about all the horrible things 2011 threw at us - with each of them sharing their personal Worst 5 lists, as well as offering up a New Year's Resolution and their "theme song" for 2012.
Leave your personal Worst 5 of 2012 for a chance to win an official Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
1/11/2013 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 55 seconds
PMC 103: Pop My Cork (Part 1) - The Best of 2012
Returning guests Dave Holmes (longtime MTV VJ), Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live"), Timothy Omundson ("Psych"), Fred Stoller ("Seinfeld") and Rider Strong ("Boy Meets World") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2012. 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 2012 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2012 issue, signed by all of our guests! Stay tuned for Part 2 -- The Worst of 2012, coming soon!
1/7/2013 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 52 seconds
PMC 102: Jane Espenson and Brad Bell
Jane Espenson (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and Brad Bell (Husbands) goof off with Cole and Vanessa about Donnie and Marrie, The Hobbit, Twitter proposals, Up-Skirt Filmmaking, kitten slot machines, Streamie Nominations, Spock's stained uniform, YouTube, weird phobias, John Mayer covers, Burning Man, torso ticklers, and that OTHER Brad Bell from The Bold and the Beautiful.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first big road trip you can remember taking) on our website for a chance to win a Husbands hard-cover comic book from Dark Horse Comics (releasing in March, 2013) signed by Jane and Brad!
12/19/2012 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 54 seconds
PMC 101: Dan Harmon and Erin McGathy
Dan Harmon (creator of "Community") and Erin McGathy (host of the "This Feels Terrible" podcast) stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Pocket Planes, newscaster gaffs, Snagglepuss, kinds of rice, Chris Brown vs. Jenny Johnson Hi5, Halloween relevance call in shows, the most Yahoo searched people of 2012, Liz and Dick, Heat Vision and Jack, killing off Starburns, Kickstarter promises, making a guest cry, and Dan's attempt to hold his breath for 3 minutes on air.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first web video you were obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Community Season 1 DVD signed by Dan!
12/6/2012 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 56 seconds
PMC 100: "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic (king of pop culture parody and star of "UHF") joins Cole and Vanessa for their super-special shiny 100th Episode! They talk Dr. Demento, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, Bedazzlers, Guy Fieri's Ass Blast Nachos, the final Twilight, GAZOOOOOO!, People's Sexiest Man of the Year Channing Tatum, accordions, The Madonna Inn, utilizing Leslie Nielsen, mountains of fan letters, the White and Nerdy explosion, Kevin McCarthy, Sadgasm, holiday cards from Robert Goulet, the Wheel of Fish, a very bizarre Homeland episode, and Al's hiring of a young Tress MacNeille!
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first parody film you were really into) on our website for a chance to win an Alpocalypse CD/DVD and UHF DVD signed by Al!
11/26/2012 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 27 seconds
PMC 99: Deborah Ann Woll and EJ Scott
Deborah Ann Woll ("True Blood") and EJ Scott (12 Marathons in 12 Months) join Cole and Vanessa to chat about Gordon Ramsay, The Roctuplets, Ark Music, Roller Coasters vs. Condoms, Choroideremia, Frances McDormand's wooden statue, MST3K, Survivor, DIY shows, filming sex scenes, tiny homes, shark ratings, bowling with Buffy, and Cole's eventful quest for Hostess Twinkies.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first organized sport you can remember being a part of) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt! And please visit ejscott.com and help support Choroideremia research!
11/19/2012 • 1 hour, 31 minutes
PMC 98: Retta and Meredith Salenger
Retta ("Parks and Recreation") and Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann") talk with Cole and Vanessa about movie theater mix-ups, Anne Hathaway vs. Oprah, Beyonce's Superbowl Extravaganza, Burger King Japan's Pumpkin Burger, the indignant mute, Hollywood Heights, frumpy characters, Moesha, being taft-hartley'd, Duke and Harvard, TV show live tweeting, Girls, dirty sounding ballplayers, Magic Mike routines, rom-com cat fights, "vom bombers," and Meredith's uncanny knack for "star-making."
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you had an allergic reaction to something) on our website for a chance to win a Parks and Recreation Season 4 DVD signed by Retta and a Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon DVD signed by Meredith! Nice!
11/9/2012 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 54 seconds
PMC 97: Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh ("Veep," "Upright Citizens Brigade") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Old Baseball uniforms, Chicago, Argo, Frankenweenie, diet Robots, Golden Globes hosts, the Unabomber, The High Road, Wii Fit, Armando Ianucci, The Bear Down Podcast, Snoop Dogg vs. Snoop Lion, Sweding, mean monkeys, Gloc Poppers, college dreams, and Cole and Matt's Looper moment.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first Halloween costume you made that was an epic fail) on our website for a chance to win Upright Citizens Brigade Seasons 1 & 2 signed by Matt!
11/1/2012 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 47 seconds
PMC 96: Layla Kayleigh
Layla Kayleigh ("America's Best Dance Crew," "World Poker Tour") pops her podcast cherry with Cole and Vanessa and chats about The Walking Dead, Honey Boo Boo vs. Christopher Walken, surly goats, face plates, Breakin' or Fakin', haunted hotel rooms, professional gamblers, tutting, Mario Lopez, Disney hookups, Whoopi and the Astronauts, making eye contact with Jennifer Aniston, lots and lots of Wayans siblings, and Layla's "extra on the Olsen Twins show" story!Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you ever gambled, and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a super snuggly Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
10/24/2012 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 58 seconds
PMC 95: Jim O'Heir
Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Justin Bieber's on-stage barfstravaganza, TLC, the Danny DeVito/Rhea Perlman split, Cabbage Patch Kid hoarding, the bear community, giant cheeseburgers, "murinals," Honey Boo Boo, James Spader, The Hunting Trip episode, Amy Poehler, Stumpy's Gang, Wet People fetishes, Jonathan Banks, and Kathy Griffin without her face on.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first camping or outdoors-y trip you ever took, and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
10/16/2012 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 14 seconds
PMC 94: Brooklyn Brothers (Ryan O'Nan and Michael Weston)
Brooklyn Brothers (actor/musicians Ryan O'Nan and Michael Weston, stars of the indie rock n' roll road trip comedy "Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best") stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Choccywoccydoodah, Seth MacFarlane, saggy old vampires, John Hughes films, Green Day vs. the IHeartRadio festival, Portland's potent brews, RPatz and KStew's reconciliation, Steve Garvey, tandem flutists, poop rivers, playing music live, moonshiners, our terrible approximation of a "roaring crowd" noise, and Ryan's problem with ketchup and avocado.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie soundtrack you can remember being obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a comfy cozy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
10/8/2012 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 36 seconds
PMC 93: Legends of Voice Acting with Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche, Tara Strong, Cree Summer and Phil LaMarr (Live at the RIOT LA Comedy Fest)
Legendary Voice Actors Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs), Maurice LaMarche (Futurama), Tara Strong (Powerpuff Girls), Cree Summer (Tiny Toon Adventures) and Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack) join Cole and Vanessa for a LIVE show at the RIOT LA Comedy Festival! They chat about Oh Sit!, The Emmys, first voice acting gigs, finding character voices, and more, with vocal appearances by Pinky, The Brain, Foxxy Love, Bubbles Powerpuff, William Shatner, Kif Kroker, Carl Wheezer, Elmyra Duff, Columbo, Timmy Turner, Hermes Conrad, "Alan Rickman," and many many more!Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first impression you ever did, and if it was any good) on our website for a chance to win a PMC Live poster signed by Rob, Maurice, Tara, Cree and Phil!
9/28/2012 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 32 seconds
PMC 92: Arden Myrin, April Richardson and Guy Branum
Arden Myrin, April Richardson and Guy Branum of Chelsea Lately's roundtable join Cole and Vanessa for a spirited discussion about Amanda Bynes, Keith Urban, moose hands, seeing movies alone, Little Compton, Saved by the Bell Fan Fic, gypsies, pool parties, Steve Winwood, Nikki Minaj's bootie, Magic Mike, Morrissey vs. Eeyore, conjoined twins, and Guy's incredible Olsen Twin spotting.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first concert you can remember going to and being really disappointed by) on our website for a chance to win a super comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
9/19/2012 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 54 seconds
PMC 91: Iain Morris
Iain Morris (co-creator and writer of the UK smash "The InBetweeners") chats with Cole and Vanessa about The Oogieloves Movie, Clint Eastwood's chair rant, Tom Cruise's wife vetting, theater manners, The InBetweeners Movie, petard-hoisting, the magical lands of Oz, unlimited worms, mean magicians, translating MI3, Jerry Seinfeld's awkward adolescence, Twin Peaks, and Iain's surreal weekend of box-office checking. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first amusement park you can remember going to and what your favorite ride or attraction was) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
9/6/2012 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 18 seconds
PMC 90: Jesse Thorn
Jesse Thorn (host of Bullseye/The Sound of Young America and Jordan Jesse Go!) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Prince Harry's Vegas madness, The Expendables 2, LL Cool J's home invader, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, celebrity sightings, the Avril Lavigne/Chad Kroeger engagement, Kristen Stewart hate T-shirts, A Thousand Clowns, movie tag lines, Dick Dale, and what Downtown Abbey would be like with goofy sound effects added.Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first hip hop or R&B song you can remember being really into) on our website for a chance to win some cool podcast swag signed by Jesse!
8/30/2012 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 21 seconds
PMC 89: Lake Bell
Lake Bell ("Childrens Hospital," "It's Complicated") chats with Cole and Vanessa about the Spice Girls Reunion, the Elton John/Madonna feud, Ghost Pennies, stripper pole attacks, In a World, No Strings Attached, Meryl Streep, cars, Summer's Eve, directing TV and film, Nathan Fillion's hair, Civil War Hospitals, Elizabeth Meriwether, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, American Flag onesies, and Cole's weird weird random Alien fear.Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first paranormal experience you ever had) on our website for a chance to win a Childrens Hospital Seasons 1 & 2 DVD signed by Lake!
8/21/2012 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 59 seconds
PMC 88: Ian Edwards
Ian Edwards ("Punk'd," "Conan") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about The Olympics, The Amazing Spider-Man, Showtime at the Apollo, Ryan Lochte, Burger King, Olympic village hook-ups, conjoined twins, movie titles lost in translation, Danny Boyle, the West Indies, The Dark Knight Rises, invisible panthers, pranking T.O., booger eyes, and the Busta Rhymes Punk'd you'll never, ever see.Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first magazine you ever had a subscription to) on our website for a chance to win a nice, comfy Pop My Culture Podcast T-Shirt!
8/13/2012 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 40 seconds
PMC 87: Barry Bostwick and Diani & Devine
Barry Bostwick ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Spin City) and comedy duo Diani & Devine (Gabriel Diani and Etta Devine) join Cole and Vanessa to talk about Kristin Stewart's recent infidelity, The Selling, Megaforce, Nick and Nora, originating Danny Zuko on Broadway, hooves vs. one long finger, tough guy quotes, Danny Glover vs. Dragons, dangerous awards, Research: The web series, Charlie Sheen, aerobicizing, dance training, and Barry's obsession with hot tubs.Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first toy or collectible you repeatedly visited a restaurant or business to secure) on our website for a chance to win a Rocky Horror DVD set signed by Barry!Help "The Selling" (the film featuring Barry, Gabe, Etta and yes, PMC co-host Cole) get a theatrical release! Visit the kickstarter here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dianidevine/help-the-selling-get-a-theatrical-release?ref=live
8/3/2012 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 10 seconds
PMC 86: Doug Jones
Doug Jones ("Hellboy," "The Watch") returns to the show to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Comic Con, the Silver Surfer, contortionists, Spike Jonze, character olympics, The Expendables 2, Springsteen and McCartney's power-cutting, mailbox fighting, creating Abe Sapien's movements, Jackie Chan, Celine Dion, Mime Own Book, and Doug's embarrassing Fantastic Four moment.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first book or book series you can remember being obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Hellboy Blu-Ray, Mime Own Book pamphlet or postcard all signed by Doug!
7/25/2012 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 9 seconds
PMC 85: Kathleen Rose Perkins
Kathleen Rose Perkins ("Episodes") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk about Adele's pregnancy, Katie Holmes' Scientology stalkers, Game of Thrones, John Pankow, musicals, Bristol Palin's Life is a Tripp, Matt LeBlanc, Alf, 33, dirty It's A Wonderful Life, One Man Two Guvnors, Diablo Cody's new movie, Ted Danson, and the longest conversation ever about The Secret of My Success.Leave your answer to the firsts question (What was the first time you got in trouble and were sent to the Principal's Office, and what did you do?) on our website for a chance to win a snuggly Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
7/10/2012 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 13 seconds
PMC 84: Jake Fogelnest
Jake Fogelnest (MTV's Squirt TV, VH1's I Love the 80s) chats will Cole and Vanessa about The Newsroom, Nora Ephron, The Choice, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Ann Curry's firing, the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes split, fictitious bands, Wilford Brimley, fake Studio 60 Twitter accounts, haunting Ryan Seacrest, alien encounters, True Blood and Jake's fantasy role on Breaking Bad.Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first Broadway show you ever saw, and what you thought about it) on our website for a chance to win an official super-soft Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
7/2/2012 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 51 seconds
PMC 83: Elizabeth Laime
Elizabeth Laime (host of the Totally Laime Podcast) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Oprah, Prometheus, 200-lb. tumors, The Guinness Books of World Records, Lindsay Lohan's fender bender, the Golden Girls, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, TLC, the Earwolf podcasting competition, the man with the longest nails, "what really frosts my cookie," Moonrise Kingdom, and inappropriate lady part nicknames.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first documentary you can remember being really into or effected by) on our website for a chance to win an official, super soft Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
6/19/2012 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 31 seconds
PMC 82: Joe Dante
Joe Dante (director of "Gremlins," "Innerspace," "The Burbs" and many more beloved films of the 80s and 90s) chats with Cole and Vanessa about Snow White and the Huntsman, Chuck Jones, editing trailers for Roger Corman, Mogwai merchandising, Piranha, Dick Miller, the movie-going experience, Trailers From Hell, Matinee, practical effects vs. CGI, monsters, Widescreen, and the thrill of seeing "ghosts of Hollywood" in places around town. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first 3D movie you ever saw and what you thought about it) on our website for a chance to win a Gremlins DVD signed by Joe!
6/11/2012 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 54 seconds
PMC 81: Mary Lynn Rajskub
Mary Lynn Rajskub ("24," "Mr. Show") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk Dirty Work, Battleship, Breaking Bad, The Miami Cannibal, Mark Zuckerberg's sudden marriage, computer jargon, Zac Efron, Michigan, Dicki, life as Chloe, hack attack, Selling LA, the GI Joe 2 delay, and harmonizing over Green Day.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first painting or art project you can remember receiving some sort of accommodation for) on our website for a chance to win a Mr. Show Seasons 1 and 2 DVD signed by Mary Lynn!
6/1/2012 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 50 seconds
PMC 80: Ken Marino
Ken Marino ("The State," "Childrens Hospital") chats with Cole and Vanessa about his upcoming web series Burning Love, The Adventurers 2, demon makeup, Party Down, working with David Caruso, Sweet Genius, Wet Hot American Summer, frankenladies, Veronica Mars, music licensing issues, LARPing, R2D2 Operation, The Rememberer, and Ken's magnificent time at the Renaissance Faire.Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first board game you can remember really being into) on our website for a chance to win a Childrens Hospital Seasons 1 & 2 DVD box set signed by Ken and cast members & guest stars Rob Corddry, Erinn Hayes, Lake Bell, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and executive producer Jonathan Stern! (Holy crap! Nice prize!)
5/21/2012 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 22 seconds
PMC 79: Jenny Mollen
Jenny Mollen ("Angel," "Crazy, Stupid Love"), beloved twitterer as @jennyandteets, joins Cole and Vanessa to goof off about The Avengers, The Playboy Mansion, poodles, sex shop exploits, Viva Laughlin, The Smoking Jacket, "boatox," movie tag lines, losing MCA, the Huffington Post, Fifty Shades of Grey, Girls, Game of Thrones, slutty Annie Hall and Jenny's Halloween experience at Shane Black's house. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first reality show you can remember being obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt! (They are nice! And snuggly!)
5/11/2012 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 40 seconds
PMC 78: Damien Fahey
Damien Fahey (MTV VJ & host of "Total Request Live") chats with Cole and Vanessa about the Octomom's upcoming porn, hero Patrick Dempsey, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, the Dr. Seuss ban, John Salley's feng-shui, drinking champagne with Madonna, crazy Heidi & Spencer, building a home radio station, some ecards, the Grind, Regis and Kelly, and Vanessa's battle with Nyquil.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first song you can remember calling a radio station and requesting) for a chance to win a MTV Party To Go CD signed by Damien! (You want this, people--it's chock will of 90s dance club madness!)
5/2/2012 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 51 seconds
PMC 77: Daniel O'Brien and Soren Bowie
Daniel O'Brien and Soren Bowie (stars of Cracked.com's "After Hours") join Cole and Vanessa to chat about Paisley the Prosti-Tot, six degrees of Kevin Bacon, Battleship and board game movies, the proper pronunciation of "Mario," Teddy Ruxpin, breast milk, the Mayan Calendar, Yo Momma, family lineage, hip-hoperas, Pop Culture Battle Royales, and Cole's dead-on impression of Jodie Foster.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first breakfast cereal you can remember calling your favorite) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
4/20/2012 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 26 seconds
PMC 76: Jane Espenson
Jane Espenson (writer/producer from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Battlestar Galactica" and "Torchwood") chats with Cole and Vanessa about her web series Husbands, Jerry Lee Lewis, the return of Game of Thrones, in-home dance clubs, Star Trek:TNG, Dinosaurs, dangerous Hugo Awards, Gilmore Girls fan fic, Twitter writing sprints, Very Mary Kate, Firefly, Captain Jack Harkness, Once Upon a Time, and Jane's involvement in the origins of Zima. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first stuffed toy you had an attachment to) on our website for a chance to win a Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Blu-Ray signed by Jane!
4/13/2012 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 19 seconds
PMC 75: Felicia Day
Felicia Day ("The Guild," "Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Geek & Sundry, Joss Whedon, Leisure Suit Larry, L.A. Noire, Tabletop, Snooki's fake baby doll, Yoda, The Sims, programming for the internet, "Goosters," disgusting cereal milk, bedazzled tentacles, a live game of MASH, and Felicia's audition for...yup...The Olsen Twins! Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first video game you can remember passing) on our website for a chance to win a Dr. Horrible DVD signed by Felicia!
4/6/2012 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 5 seconds
PMC 74: Amber Tamblyn
Amber Tamblyn ("Joan of Arcadia," "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Project X gone awry, Michael Bay vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marilyn Manson, poetry, her pop Russ Tamblyn, scary movies, Twin Peaks, found-footage films, Pippi Longstocking, "Paranormal Activia," soap operas, Knot's Berry Farm, lower-back breast implants, Human Centipede, dreamy Hugh Laurie, and Amber's sudden rap battle with Tyrese!Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first soap opera or daytime-specific program you were really into) on our website for a chance to win The Ring Blu-Ray signed by Amber!
3/30/2012 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 59 seconds
PMC 73: John Hodgman, Aimee Mann and John Roderick
John Hodgman (author of "That is All" and the resident expert on "The Daily Show") and surprise drop-in guests Aimee Mann (Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter and front woman of 'Til Tuesday) and John Roderick (singer/songwriter of Seattle indie rock outfit The Long Winters) join Cole and Vanessa at the Chateau Marmont to discuss The Hunger Games, young adult fiction, Zork, Justin Long, Battle Royale, Dick Gregory, early computers, the Tripod Trilogy, stickball fights, hobo bindles, and the anniversary of John Belushi's death in the very hotel they are recording in.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first computer you ever had, and what you primarily used it for) on our website for a chance to win a copy of "That is All" or "More Knowledge Than You Require" signed by our favorite deranged millionaire John Hodgman!
3/26/2012 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 16 seconds
PMC 72: Judy Greer
Judy Greer ("Arrested Development," "13 Going on 30") charms Cole and Vanessa and chats about Jeff Who Lives At Home, The Descendants, the extended Taco Bell menu, Bayou Billionaire, American Judy, New Orleans vs. Hawaii, the Duplass Brothers, pickled bologna, Madonna parties, re-enacting, Alexander Payne, double dutch, and the incredibly insane zombie Whitney Houston video.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first 80s-era band or singer you really got into) on our website for a chance to win an Arrested Development Season 1 DVD signed by Judy!
3/16/2012 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 27 seconds
PMC 71: Fred Stoller
Fred Stoller ("Everybody Loves Raymond," "Seinfeld") goofs around with Cole and Vanessa and chats about The Oscar telecast, thrill seekers, Cirque du Soleil, Billy Crystal, Dog Day Afternoon, Dr. Demento, arm belly buttons, Hunchbacks going to college, Murphy Brown, pitching to Larry David, The Shawshank Redemption, Norm McDonald, The Wizards of Waverly Place, desert-island comics, and a bloody-finger-texting Selena Gomez.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first comedy or novelty song you were really into) on our website for a chance to win a pic of Fred in Dumb and Dumber and a notepad from the writer's room of Seinfeld signed by Fred!
3/9/2012 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 31 seconds
PMC 70: Timothy Omundson
Timothy Omundson ("Psych," "Judging Amy") hangs with Cole and Vanessa to talk about Zac Efron's condom drop, swingin' Stephen Hawking, Xena: Warrior Princess, iPhone thief Chris Brown, JK Rowling, the beautiful expletives of Deadwood, Psychos, Kenny Powers vs. Lucy Lawless, dramatic overbites, The Luck of the Irish, three-hole punches and pineapples, the Berenstain Bears, clown college, and Tim and Vanessa's epic Alan Rickman-off.Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first big lie you can remember telling) on our website for a chance to win a Psych Season 4 DVD signed by Timothy!
2/29/2012 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 54 seconds
PMC 69: Pop My Oscars 2012
Myq Kaplan ("Last Comic Standing") and Samm Levine ("Freaks & Geeks") join Cole and Vanessa for an hour of straight-up Academy Awards talk! The four get Extremely Loud & Incredibly close as they make their predictions of who will and should win those gold statuettes, try to make sense of Tree of Life, argue about Hugo, mention Drive a lot, giggle at Albert Nobbs, break the silence of The Artist, and "Descendants" into madness as they give out some special awards of their own.
Let us know your special Oscar award (any sort of recognition you'd like to give to something from film this year that wasn't nominated) on our website for a chance to win the Entertainment Weekly Oscar issue signed by Myq, Samm, Cole and Vanessa!
2/29/2012 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 1 second
PMC 69: Pop My Oscars! Myq Kaplan and Samm Levine
Myq Kaplan ("Last Comic Standing") and Samm Levine ("Freaks & Geeks") join Cole and Vanessa for an hour of straight-up Academy Awards talk! The four get Extremely Loud & Incredibly close as they make their predictions of who will and should win those gold statuettes, try to make sense of Tree of Life, argue about Hugo, mention Drive a lot, giggle at Albert Nobbs, break the silence of The Artist, and "Descendants" into madness as they give out some special awards of their own.
Let us know your special Oscar award (any sort of recognition you'd like to give to something from film this year that wasn't nominated) on our website for a chance to win the Entertainment Weekly Oscar issue signed by Myq, Samm, Cole and Vanessa!
2/23/2012 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 1 second
PMC 68: Dave Holmes
Dave Holmes (MTV VJ, host of "Say What? Karaoke" and "A Drink With Dave" Video Podcast) joins Cole and Vanessa to talk The Super Bowl, Clint Eastwood, Madonna's half-time spectacular, the guy from Lone Star, David Lee Roth, MTV Survivor, cell phones with pens, Go Daddy, Rachel Crow, world peace, Downton Abbey, being LMFAO'd out, Karen Duffy, TRL and the spectacular crazy shitstorm that is Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first music video you can remember being in love with) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
2/13/2012 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 15 seconds
PMC 67: Drew Carey (Live at SF Sketchfest)
Drew Carey ("The Price Is Right" and "The Drew Carey Show") joins Cole and Vanessa for this special live episode at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival. They chat about Blue Ivy's godmother, crappy showcase prizes, funny contestants, turkey trots, Presidential Fitness competitions, getting booed by WWE fans, bringing in a ringer, Regis vs. Carson, Whose Line is It Anyway?, skintags, teeth-pulling, Brian Wilson, and Drew's low, low opinion of the Oscars. Leave the answer to the Firsts question (The first race or athletic competition you can remember doing) on our website for a chance to win a copy of Sam Shepherd's Buried Child (used during the podcast, listen to see how), signed by Drew!
2/3/2012 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 46 seconds
PMC 66 - John Lehr
John Lehr ("10 Items or Less" and an original Geico Caveman) chats with Cole and Vanessa about Blue Ivy Carter, Evel Knievel, fake choking, Beezow Doo-Doo Zoppitybop-Bop-Bop, baseball vs. football films, Heidi Klum, kid wars, bloody noses, falling in grocery stores viral videos, Noah Baumbach, Angelina Jolie's wondrous lips, The Andy Griffith Show, junkyard dramas, uncomfortable makeup applications, Portland's beards, and hanging with the guys from Friends at a secret Bevery Hills club. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first truly dangerous or ill-advised stunt or thing you tried to do as a kid) on our website for a chance to win a super comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
1/26/2012 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 41 seconds
PMC 65: Pop My Cork (Part 2) – The Worst of 2011
Part two finds returning guests Tony Hale ("Arrested Development"), Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs"), Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann"), Paul F. Tompkins (The Pod F. Tompkast) and James Urbaniak ("The Venture Brothers") locked with Cole and Vanessa in conversation about all the horrible things 2011 threw at us-with each of them sharing their personal Worst [...]
1/18/2012 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 52 seconds
PMC 64: Pop My Cork (Part 1) – The Best of 2011
Returning guests Tony Hale ("Arrested Development"), Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs"), Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann"), Paul F. Tompkins (The Pod F. Tompkast) and James Urbaniak ("The Venture Brothers") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2011. Wine and conversation flow freely as each guest [...]
1/11/2012 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 59 seconds
PMC 63: Jim Rash
Jim Rash (Dean Pelton from "Community" and co-writer of "The Descendants") joins Cole and Vanessa for their first podcast of 2012! They chat about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, shortstop playing chimpanzees, controlling the world's bees, Sky High, The Golden Globes, Nicholas Sparks flicks, The Enabler, practical jokester George Clooney, Cybill, terrible auditions, saving [...]
1/3/2012 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 45 seconds
PMC 62: Phil LaMarr
Phil LaMarr ("Pulp Fiction," "Madtv") goofs off with Cole and Vanessa and chats about working with Tarantino, People's Sexiest Man Alive, The Descendants, the sorting hat, going to Broadway, The Groundlings, the Mr. T. cartoon, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, Morgan Freeman, Detective Comics, a steady stream of turkey, the lost Matrix scenes, Marvin's [...]
12/9/2011 • 1 hour, 25 minutes
PMC 61: Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee ("My Name is Earl," "Mallrats") chats with Cole and Vanessa on their first podcast with the Nerdist network about Boy Meets World, neverending Risk games, Settlers of Catan, D&D, sad Bowie stories, Greg Garcia, looking for aliens, Remember the Titans, playing a skinhead, Without a Paddle fights, making videos with Jack White, the [...]
11/30/2011 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 32 seconds
PMC 60: Dave Anthony and Greg Behrendt
Dave Anthony and Greg Behrendt from the Walking The Room Podcast stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about the art of retweeting, Jack and Jill, The Hunger Games, ranking overrated bands, the Duggars, the coining of the term Zombie, celebrity peeing, snot skin, Cameron Diaz, Mr. Catpoop, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, [...]
11/21/2011 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 18 seconds
PMC 59: Meredith Salenger
Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann," "Dream a Little Dream") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk about twitter stalking, Brett Ratner, suing Kim Kardashian, The Muppets, kissing John Cusack, hanging with Harry Dean Stanton, virgin daiquiris, fan sites, Melancholia, Corey Feldman's MJ moves, working with a wolf, Seth Myers' unheralded extra work, River Phoenix, [...]
11/11/2011 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 47 seconds
PMC 58: Fred Dekker
Fred Dekker (writer/director of "The Monster Squad" and "Night of the Creeps") stops by for this Halloween episode with Cole and Vanessa to chat about Lindsay Lohan, Estate of Panic, the true nature of game shows, Shane Black, the "Pad o' Guys," George A. Romero, UFO spottin' Billy Ray Cyrus, James Bond, Monty Python, scary [...]
10/31/2011 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 29 seconds
PMC 57: Tom Lenk & Adam Busch
Tom Lenk and Adam Busch (Andrew and Warren from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Project Runway, Paula Deen's butter-flavored lip balm, the Sonic Youth split, sleeping Belafonte, Frydaddies, Drones, Milli Vanilli, cassingles, Tim Gunn's new catchphrases, faked radio kidnappings, The Dali Lama vs. Steven Seagal, Common Rotation, [...]
10/21/2011 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 17 seconds
PMC 56: Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman ("Weekend at Bernie's," "Brighton Beach Memoirs") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk Steve Jobs, Neil Simon, The Addams Family Musical, Mark Rylance, The X Factor, The Playboy Club, Long Island Medium, Top Shot, working with Jack Lemmon, Gene Saks, Beverly Hills High, favorite film nametags, Little Big League, NBC cross-over night, spooky Halloween [...]
10/12/2011 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 50 seconds
PMC 55: Matt Berry & Rich Fulcher
Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher ("The Mighty Boosh," "Snuff Box") join Cole and Vanessa to talk sketch shows, Drive, sex vs. violence, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Snow White & The Huntsman, the end of All My Children, unusual racehorses, skin suits, hard-to-obtain DVDs, cash-filled briefcases, booger collections, an unusual new Bill Cosby show, David Bowie, [...]
10/3/2011 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 47 seconds
PMC 54: Julia Duffy
Cole, Vanessa and comedic actress extraordinaire Julia Duffy ("Newhart," "Designing Women") talk Toddlers and Tiaras, comedy phone calls, the Mohos, working with George Clooney, Baby Talk, Wizards and Warriors, the final Entourage, Local Hero, The Love Boat, the Coen Brothers, movies vs. theater, applesauce, Love of Life, technology, embarrassing commercials, and where the Newhart gang [...]
9/20/2011 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 9 seconds
PMC 53: Nigel Dick
Cole and Vanessa are joined by iconic music video auteur Nigel Dick (director of over 300 music videos-by Britney Spears, Oasis, Guns N' Roses, Paul McCartney, Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion, Cher, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, The Pussycat Dolls, Nickelback, R.E.M., Leann Rimes, Barry Manilow, Jessica Simpson, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Mandy Moore, Kenny Loggins, David [...]
9/9/2011 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 4 seconds
PMC 52: Superego
Cole, Vanessa and the fellas from the hit comedy podcast Superego (Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter and Mark McConville) talk the VMAs, Dancing With the Stars, Dance Moms, Beyonce's crazy pregnancy reveal, the future, Channel 101, Chazz Bono, Nancy Grace, Bond Girls, Megaforce, single dads, GaGa's stupid new character, dog lovers, skin goatees, skinny Jonah Hill, [...]
9/1/2011 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 49 seconds
PMC 51: Rider Strong
Cole, Vanessa and the charming Rider Strong ("Boy Meets World," "Cabin Fever") talk Disneyland secrets, Breaking Bad, the Glee 3D fiasco, the late Kate Plus 8, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Les Miserables, role-playing, Pepper Dennis, Attack the Block, There Will Be Blood Reboots, Fraggle Bits, Steven Segal, The Dungeon Master, gore vs. [...]
8/18/2011 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 52 seconds
PMC 50: Emma Caulfield
Cole, Vanessa and the stunning Emma Caulfield ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Bandwagon") talk bunnies, the Teen Choice Awards, TiMER, a new Lifetime Movie, comic books, Sci-Fi, the JLo/Marc Anthony split, Cash Cab, True Blood, Ripped, The Land of the Lost, Truckbeef, mysterious lotteries, Tubie, hubs and clouds, and Emma's crazy cool Kickstarter reward. Leave your [...]
8/9/2011 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 44 seconds
PMC 49: Dave Coulier
Cole, Vanessa and our favorite wise-cracking uncle Dave Coulier ("Full House," "America's Funniest People") talk the origin of Cut It Out, Skating with Celebrities and Nancy Kerrigan, The Olsen Twins, rooming with Bob Saget, Jim Henson, a new booger sitcom, Brecht, Out of Control, Bernie Brillstein, the Bure Brothers, clean stand-up, The Jackalope, Santana Claus, [...]
7/26/2011 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 51 seconds
PMC 48: William Zabka
Cole, Vanessa and quintessential '80s teen bully William Zabka ("The Karate Kid," "Back to School") talk the Roast of Charlie Sheen, the Academy Award nominated short Most, Rodney Dangerfield's diving double, tongue razorblades, No More Kings' Sweep The Leg video, HFF (Hold For Francis), high school drama teachers, European Vacation, reading for Johnny, Tank Girl, [...]
7/15/2011 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds
PMC 47: Rob Paulsen
Cole, Vanessa and voice-acting king Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs," "Pinky and the Brain") talk the Efron/Tisdale kiss, Transformers 3, Shy Beef, Joey Chestnut and competitive eaters, Parisian things, playing at Joe Louis with Mr. Hockey, the Chuck Norris Trophy, Frank Welker, Man vs. Food, Dick Beals' book upsell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voicing Carl Wheezer, Michael [...]
7/7/2011 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 17 seconds
PMC 46: Kevin Pollak
Cole, Vanessa, and our favorite Usual Suspect Kevin Pollak ("Casino," "A Few Good Men," and "Kevin Pollak's Chat Show") talk Game of Thrones, Ryan Dunn vs. Roger Ebert, Doug Hutchison's craddle robbing, poker, meeting William Shatner, an Oscar party with Lemmon & Matthau, Hugh Hefner, keys to doing impressions, chunky Prefontaine, the Million Dollar Mystery [...]
6/22/2011 • 1 hour, 32 minutes, 32 seconds
PMC 45: Mindy Sterling
Cole, Vanessa and our favorite film frau Mindy Sterling ("Austin Powers," "Drop Dead Gorgeous") talk Toddlers and Tiaras, Super 8, Weinergate, The Groundlings, So You Think You Can Dance, iCarly, DeNiro vs. Streep, improv films, jungle cartoons, America's Next Top Model, our celebrity doppelgangers, Midnight in Paris, Tracy Morgan's rant, the real Ringo Starr, butchering [...]
6/15/2011 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 16 seconds
PMC 44: J. Elvis Weinstein
Cole, Vanessa and original Satellite of Love-er J. Elvis Weinstein ("Mystery Science Theater 3000," "Freaks and Geeks") talk summer movies, Thor, the Hangover II letdown, Home Ec., the final Oprah show, SNL vs. SCTV, a new Lifetime show, America's Funniest Home Videos, Cowboys and Aliens, Prince, the riffing writing process, horrendous shop class accidents, Beers [...]
5/31/2011 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 4 seconds
PMC 43: Paul F. Tompkins
Cole, Vanessa and our favorite returning gentleman humorist Paul F. Tompkins ("The Paul F. Tompkast," "Best Week Ever") talk lots of American Idol, some college, Lars Von Trier, the Arnold Schwarzenegger fiasco, The Rapture, Scotty's weird mic holding technique, The Brothers Grimm, Bridesmaids, So You Think You Can Dance, participation trophies, Fargo vs. The Big [...]
5/23/2011 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 21 seconds
PMC 42: Garfunkel & Oates
Cole, Vanessa and the dynamic musical comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates (Riki Lindhome & Kate Micucci) talk vanity plates, Odyssey of the Mind, blue snowsuits, the White House Correspondents Dinner, Famous Food, Bristol Palin's face work, The Olive Garden, the premiere of PMC Thunderdome, Glee duets, ABC's old school TGIF, the Just the Ten of [...]
5/10/2011 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 23 seconds
PMC 41: Thomas Lennon
Cole, Vanessa and the hilarious Thomas Lennon ("The State," "Reno 911!") talk The Royal Wedding, Beefaroni, The X-Files, the firefly from The Princess and the Frog, texts from Zac Efron, the Black Eyed Peas, Morrissey vs. Kerouac, Medium Head Group, Ren Faire, Rollerhounds, call-in guests, accidental fingerings, Prince Charles' infamous quote, Franzia, and memories of [...]
4/29/2011 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 57 seconds
PMC 40: Brice Beckham
Cole, Vanessa and the wryly funny Brice Beckham (Wesley from "Mr. Belvedere") talk the San Diego Chicken, Lady GaGa vs. Weird Al, Game of Thrones, Robert Goulet, debunking Belvedere myths, Brocktune, Drama 3/4 Productions, Dune characters, humorless Prince, being too dark for Spike & Mike, unusual musicals, pranking the Pres, Leon Redbone, molestisodes, and the [...]
4/22/2011 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 39 seconds
PMC 39: Casey Wilson
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 [...]
4/11/2011 • 1 hour, 36 seconds
PMC 38: Freaks and Geeks
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 [...]
4/2/2011 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
PMC 37: The Thrilling Adventure Hour
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 [...]
3/23/2011 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 59 seconds
PMC 36: The Long Shot Podcast
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 [...]
3/14/2011 • 56 minutes, 44 seconds
PMC 35: Eddie Deezen
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 [...]
3/7/2011 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 8 seconds
PMC 34: Steve Agee
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 [...]
2/25/2011 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 33 seconds
PMC 33: Bobcat Goldthwait
Cole, Vanessa and writer/director/stand-up extraordinaire Bobcat Goldthwait ("World's Greatest Dad," "Police Academy 2-4″) talk Snapped, phoning it in, Tarzan vs. Cheetah, Black Eyed Peas, The Kinks, montages, Bozo the clown, the difference between hobos and bums, Perez Hilton, Grover and Elmo, Clooney for a day, re-enacting, being tongue-tied around Elvis Costello, peaceful gun ranges, and [...]
2/9/2011 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 47 seconds
PMC 32: Bob Odenkirk (LIVE from SF Sketchfest)
Cole, Vanessa and the incredible Bob Odenkirk ("Mr. Show," "Breaking Bad") take the stage live at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival and talk TLC shows, Middle Earth, mudmen, the writing process, Judy Tenuta, Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark, Ashton Kutcher movies, hockey players, Bryan Cranston, The Critic's Choice Awards, Cupcake Wars, the [...]
1/22/2011 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 22 seconds
PMC 31 (Part 2): Pop My Cork – The Year in Review
Simon Helberg, Samm Levine, Danny Pudi, Deanna Russo and Janet Varney Cole, Vanessa, and five fantastic returning guests-Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Samm Levine (Freaks and Geeks), Danny Pudi (Community), Deanna Russo (Knight Rider), and Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie)-talk about their favorite and least-favorite things of 2010 in this high-spirited and, uh, [...]
1/9/2011 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 44 seconds
PMC 31 (Part 1): Pop My Cork – The Year in Review
Simon Helberg, Samm Levine, Danny Pudi, Deanna Russo and Janet Varney Cole, Vanessa, and five fantastic returning guests-Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Samm Levine (Freaks and Geeks), Danny Pudi (Community), Deanna Russo (Knight Rider), and Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie)-talk about their favorite and least-favorite things of 2010 in this high-spirited and, uh, [...]
1/9/2011 • 1 hour, 56 seconds
PMC 30: Jimmy Pardo
Cole, Vanessa and quick-witted podcasting king Jimmy Pardo ("Never Not Funny") talk the Game Show Congress, the Golden Globe nominations, Zac Effron's split, a passionate defense for Billy Ray Cyrus, the love of Campbell Scott, the latest Fockers installment, elevator movie reviews, early drafts of speeches, the Shakespearian Brad Pitt, the Pardcastathon, Helen Mirren's bod, [...]
12/15/2010 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 59 seconds
PMC 29: Paul Scheer
Cole, Vanessa and sublime sketcheteer Paul Scheer ("Human Giant," "The League") talk Conan's return, Yo Gabba Gabba, Sexy Beast scenery-chewing, working with Jack McBrayer, getting fired from Meet Dave, Hot Air Balloon Cops, Cameron Diaz spoiling The Box at Comic-Con, catch phrases, Children's Hospital, the new Tron, Respecto Montalbon, Weird Al's In 3D, Titus Welliver's [...]
11/28/2010 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 33 seconds
PMC 28: Joshua Malina
Cole, Vanessa and amazing actor and Aaron Sorkin-regular Joshua Malina ("Sports Night," "The West Wing") talk the new Crackle series Backwash, Bulworth, Sorkin walk n' talks, pranking Bradley Whitford, Knights of Badassdom, poker, Sarah Silverman, the Broadway Bowling League, Modern Family, Mondogate, remaking Three Amigos, pebble skin, "going a different way with it," Jon Hamm, [...]
11/15/2010 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 9 seconds
PMC 27: Alan Ruck
Cole, Vanessa, and charming character actor Alan Ruck ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Spin City") talk Twister, Trekkers, learning to ride a horse, Gene Saks, My Favorite Year, Willow Smith, Jan De Bont, Barry Bostwick's sandwich, tiny Katharine Hepburn, Alan's iconic Red Wings jersey, The Grey Fox, Justified, The Expendables vs. Sex and the City, and [...]
11/5/2010 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 38 seconds
PMC 26: Andy Kindler
Cole, Vanessa and the comic's comic Andy Kindler ("Last Comic Standing," "Everybody Loves Raymond") talk Modern Family, Top Hat Cleaners, Johnny Carson, drunken Charlie Sheen, Bob's Burgers, reinventing Last Comic Standing, chubby things, funny words, bedazzled sunglasses, radio DJs, Back to the Future, wise 32-year-olds, Doug Benson fan voices, vowels done the Entourage way, and [...]
10/27/2010 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 2 seconds
PMC 25: Savage Steve Holland and Curtis Armstrong
Cole, Vanessa and writer/director/animator Savage Steve Holland and brilliant actor Curtis Armstrong ("Better Off Dead," "One Crazy Summer") talk cult movies, Clan of the Cave Bear, Banksy, Bobcat Goldthwait, the brilliance of Joe Flaherty, improvisation, EEK! The Cat, Bruce and Demi's wedding, Revenge of the Nerds, the Porky's remake, Whammys, the Flintstones, the importance of [...]
10/13/2010 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 38 seconds
PMC 24: The Sklar Brothers
Cole, Vanessa and super-funny siblings Randy and Jason Sklar, aka The Sklar Brothers ("Cheap Seats Without Ron Parker," and The Sklarbro Country Podcast) talk the Crackle web series Held Up, schmancy milk cud, Tony! Toni! Toné, Halloween costumes, Running Wilde, Jon Dore, the other Mark Wahlberg, the British Office, busy Tivos, Bowling Camp, Stevie Ray [...]
10/5/2010 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 22 seconds
PMC 23: Graham Elwood
Cole, Vanessa and stand-up comedian extraordinaire Graham Elwood ("The High Road with Doug Benson," "The Comedian's Got a Boo Boo") talk Cram, The Town, making Podcasts, Justin Bieber's drum solo, Whammy, dumb executives, wearing four watches, comedyfilmnerds.com, game shows after dark, Frogguy36, landmarks in movies, Devil, seeing Star Wars twenty times in the theater, puppet [...]
9/23/2010 • 1 hour, 9 minutes
PMC 22: Doug Jones
Cole, Vanessa, and the masterful, oft-masked actor Doug Jones ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy") talk the Webbernet, working with Guillermo del Toro, Lady GaGa, fan art, the longevity of Hocus Pocus, Buffy's "Hush" episode, learning Spanish, Gay Robot, getting drunk as Abe Sapien, passing the time during prosthetics, Hoarders, wearing meat dresses, eating fairies, Boris Karloff, Silver [...]
9/16/2010 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 8 seconds
PMC 21: Tony Hale
Cole, Vanessa and lovable comedic actor Tony Hale ("Arrested Development," "Chuck") talk The Situation, Tim Conway, awkward scientist conversations, the Arrested Development movie, ranking the Real Housewives, the Lost finale, working with Mitchell Hurwitz, salmon allergies, Just Desserts, Andy Barker P.I., angering sorceresses, puppy-producing lawns, The Walking Dead, the new Dancing With the Stars cast, [...]
9/10/2010 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 6 seconds
PMC 20: Joe Lo Truglio
Cole, Vanessa, and hilarious scene-stealer Joe Lo Truglio ("The State," "Role Models") talk the upcoming Simon Pegg/Nick Frost flick Paul, landlord Tim Gunn, the new Piranha movie, My Dinner With Andre 3D, Spaghetti with Fried Bumblebees, Lifetime Television, Marley and Me, Queens of Country, Hankiefest, interest alleys, The State sketch CD, Sssssss, the 3-cent coin, [...]
8/27/2010 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 1 second
PMC 19: Frank Conniff
Cole, Vanessa and our favorite mad scientist Frank Conniff (TV's Frank from "Mystery Science Theater 3000″) talk Glamour's 50 Sexiest Men, cat people, The Expendables, the Minneapolis stand-up scene, Albert Brooks, The Rockford Files reboot, the early days of MST3K, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Kim Cattrall, spaceship rides, the writing process, Robert Pattinson's hairy wrists, [...]
8/21/2010 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 43 seconds
PMC 18: Laraine Newman
Cole, Vanessa and original "Not Ready For Primetime Player" Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live," "Metalocalypse") talk Lilo's jail sentence, the real Bob Vila, the world of voiceover, Katherine Hepburn impressions, french horn-playing handymen, rebellious teenagers, the early days of SNL, Fozzie Bear, sexual attraction to juniper trees, The Groundlings, eternal coolots, and Vanessa's perceived poor [...]
8/6/2010 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 2 seconds
PMC 17: Rob Delaney
Cole, Vanessa and stand-up comedian and Twitter king Rob Delaney talk Graham Linehan, alopecia, Elton John, Boston accents, Twitter mood maps, Favstar, Inception, singing the National Anthem, Rock Band, Katy Perry, the infamous Comic Con stabbing, Witstream, Devil in the White City, white guys with dreadlocks, remote-controlled Voltron, Joan Rivers, and Rob's obsession with Slayer. [...]
7/31/2010 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 37 seconds
PMC 16: Michael Hitchcock
Cole, Vanessa and master improviser Michael Hitchcock ("Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show") talk Celebrity Rehab, working with Christopher Guest, having a "jacuzze," The Room, McRibs, Troll 2, The Groundlings, watching extras, Glee, sailor uniforms, Party of Five, the Turtle Man, Judge Judy, childhood marionettes, Flash Mountain, House Arrest, and Michael's startling discovery on Google. [...]
7/21/2010 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 34 seconds
PMC 15: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett
Cole, Vanessa and movie riffing royalty Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett ("Mystery Science Theater 3000," RiffTrax.com) talk The Dark Knight, slave Leias, casting The Hulk, helicopter flicks, Tom Waits and Shania Twain mashups, the demise of Blockbuster, favorite Road House lines, unusual Halloween costumes, Fat Mama, spirit gum, Tron guy, sad vuvuzelas, [...]
7/16/2010 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
PMC 14: Simon Helberg
Cole, Vanessa and their favorite television physics nerd Simon Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory," "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog") talk Emmy snubs, a 3D Captain Ron remake, Tony Shalhoub, the Dr. Horrible sequel, wet underwear, Comic-Con, the Real Housewives, weird heart attack commercials, Hong Kong Phooey, owning physical CDs, the end of the internet, The TV [...]
7/8/2010 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 55 seconds
PMC 13: Matthew Lillard
Cole, Vanessa and the incredibly tall and equally hilarious Matthew Lillard ("Scream," "Scooby-Doo") talk the state of the film industry, merkins, Joan Rivers, Phantom vs. Les Mis, Hackers, Kenny Rogers, writing soup letters, Joan Embry internships, the upcoming Scream sequel, scary movies, the Human Centipede, Madisonsfoundation.org, writing a surf musical, and Cole and Matthew's Shaggy-off. [...]
7/2/2010 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 34 seconds
PMC 12: Cristine Rose
Cole, Vanessa and television staple Cristine Rose ("Heroes," "How I Met Your Mother") talk sweaty glows, Angela Petrelli, So You Think You Can Dance, the writers strike, Pushing Daisies, Maggie Smith, playing Jackie Kennedy, Picket Fences, Toy Story 3, the Ferris Bueller TV show, ghost cops, disco, Ishtar, Todd Oldham, The Biggest Loser, Hoot hooting, [...]
6/22/2010 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 48 seconds
PMC 11: Oscar Nunez and Danny Pudi (Live at the RoofTop Comedy Festival)
Cole, Vanessa and TWO amazing guests-Oscar Nunez ("The Office") and Danny Pudi ("Community") chat in front of a live audience in Aspen, Colorado about Stephen Seagal, Willow, paintball specialists, groping, Galarraga's perfect game, Donald Glover for Spiderman, velvet improvisers, Jaden Smith, proud prominent noses, missing q-tips, gypsy Burt Reynolds, and things that are shit hot. [...]
6/15/2010 • 57 minutes, 39 seconds
PMC 10: Mo Collins
Cole, Vanessa and sketch pro Mo Collins ("MadTv," "Arrested Development") talk podcasting crickets, Sandy Bullock, skit vs. sketch, Parenthood, unusual awards, Carol Burnett, the Strawberry Shortcake doll smell, teenage bands, sparkly vampires and zombies, odd fetishes, Lorrainisms, Betty White, popsicle stick jokes, Bazooka Joe comics, and boxes full of poop.
6/10/2010 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 12 seconds
PMC 09: Linda Cardellini
Cole, Vanessa and adorable Linda Cardellini ("Freaks and Geeks," "E.R.") talk jeggings, Bieber Fever, Ewe Tube, sex tapes, the American Idol finale, Nancy Grace, Brett Michaels, Top Chef Masters, satellite radio, Snapitude, unicorns, Precious, Scooby Doo, the Burger King from Back to the Future, and the importance of Dead Man On Campus' Guy #2.
5/31/2010 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 44 seconds
PMC 08: Paul F. Tompkins
Cole, Vanessa and hilarious gentleman comic Paul F. Tompkins ("Best Week Ever," "Mr. Show with Bob and David") talk tattoos, twitter wars, Kid Nation, Law & Order, riverboat gamblers, Lindsay Lohan, There Will Be Blood, flippers, The Pacific, invisible sound guys, Morgan Spurlock Food Detective, Treme, The Philly Fanatic, broadcasting in a leafblower, and what [...]
5/20/2010 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 21 seconds
PMC 07: Keith Coogan
Cole, Vanessa and 80s/90s teen flick icon Keith Coogan ("Adventures in Babysitting," "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead") talk weepy Disney films, Iron Man 2, meta filmmaking, Hiding Out's pedophilia, Canadian child doubles, The Waltons, Just the Ten of Us, the Monologue a Day Project, John Cusack's fascination with Cassiopeia, stripping babysitters, 6th grade rock [...]
5/13/2010 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 55 seconds
PMC 06: Mather Zickel
Cole, Vanessa and the handsome, hilarious Mather Zickel (“Rachel Getting Married,” “Reno 911!”) talk Dungeons & Dragons, Bubo, the Smurfs Movie, anal media, heavenly bunk-beds, Critters 2, 3D, Joe Estevez, Roger Corman, the Janekasaurus, and Mather’s set-lifted wardrobe.
4/30/2010 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 43 seconds
PMC 05: Chris Hardwick
Cole, Vanessa and our favorite Nerdist Chris Hardwick ("Web Soup," "Singled Out") talk Tron, the iPad, remaking Fletch, the Disney Vault, getting naked for Steven Seagal, Lode Runner, Hufflepuff, foul-mouthed kids, Dave Coulier, the Hollywood Squares, demeaning commercial auditions and a super-extreme version of Apple Care.
4/22/2010 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
PMC 04: Bobby Campo
Cole, Vanessa, and the dream captain of Vanessa’s heart Bobby Campo ("Final Destination," "Legally Blondes," Vanessa’s Fantasies…) talk comics, horror movies, Teen Witch, more Teen Witch, Sookie’s Sexuality, Snow Caps, cougars, Lollapalooza, humiliating blue cat mascot outfits, Risk, and much more...and they did it all while trying to talk through the incredibly thick sexual tension [...]
4/7/2010 • 59 minutes, 49 seconds
PMC 03: Deanna Russo
Cole, Vanessa and lovely, lovely, lovely guest Deanna Russo ("Knight Rider," "Gossip Girl") talk terrariums, Jesse James, Brotherhoodies, Cloris Leachman, fan K.I.T.T. creations, Carlton Cuse, the night of 140 Tweets, Breaking Bad, @ signs, making eye contact with Richard Simmons, horse appendages, verbal nodding, sounding smart, and Cole's ridiculously literal t-shirt.
3/27/2010 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 20 seconds
PMC 02: Janet Varney
Cole, Vanessa and special guest Janet Varney ("Dinner and a Movie," "Entourage") talk Corey Haim, celebrity crushes, the biosphere, shirtless saxophone solos, Dan Fielding's wardrobe, Little Man Tate, and Andie MacDowell's "acting."
3/16/2010 • 57 minutes, 58 seconds
PMC 01: Samm Levine
Cole, Vanessa and special guest Samm Levine ("Freaks and Geeks," "Inglourious Basterds") talk Oscars, unobtainium, dancing Buzz Aldrin, measurement beans, Paris rooftops and Vanessa's unhealthy obsession with Zac Efron. Let us know what you think in the comments (that's like a modern day "suggestion box" for you old timers. But hey, listening to a "podcast" [...]
3/3/2010 • 59 minutes, 14 seconds
Pop My Culture Theme Song
Introducing the Pop My Culture Theme Song! First Full Episode coming soon!!