Sinopsis
John and Pat have no experience and are uniquely unqualified to discuss Pop Culture. Yet, week after week they get together to take one piece of Pop Culture from history, and compare it to something more modern. Never offering insight, but often finding new ways to insult.
Episodios
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Episode 335: Bad Sitcoms vs. Bad Dramas
31/03/2025 Duración: 01h15minJohn & Pat don’t claim the episode title’s 100% accurate, but it’s better than “Ramblings That Lead Nowhere”, don’t you think? You’re WELCOME.
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Episode 334: Oakland and Philly vs. Broadway
24/03/2025 Duración: 54minJohn & Pat realize they totally screwed up the numbering a couple episodes back and neither of them noticed. They are proud to present to you the corrected episode number here. Order in America has been restored!
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Episode 332: Ione Sky vs. SNL
10/03/2025 Duración: 01h09minWe thought it would be fun to keep the topics we discussed on this episode a mystery. If you’re some genius Sherlock Holmes type, you may discover clues in the title.
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Episode 322: It’s the End of the World As We Know it And I Feel Tired
03/03/2025 Duración: 50minJohn & Pat discuss – ah, who even cares at this point? Probably TV or some nonsense.
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Episode 331: Anora vs. Flow
21/01/2025 Duración: 01h11minJohn & Pat take a look at a couple Oscar-buzz movies in the vain hope that someone will make something as great as “Forrest Gump” again and heal our nation.
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Episode 330: Movie Trailers
06/01/2025 Duración: 01h12minJohn & Pat watch and discuss trailers both for classic and upcoming movies. Which you prefer will depend on your tolerance for constant narration extra-long scenes, but you can rest assured they use the same corny formula no matter the era!
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Episode 329: It’s a Wonderful Life vs. Love Actually
23/12/2024 Duración: 01h16minJohn & Pat discuss two beloved Christmas classics that aren’t really about Christmas – one with a great evil villain and one populated entirely by minor villains. You’ll never guess which is which!
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Episode 328: Auteurs and Art Museums
09/12/2024 Duración: 01h33sJohn & Pat break with the podcast’s strict routine and have a free-flowing conversation with digressions and abrupt changes in subject matter. And isn’t it about time?
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Episode 327: Dog Day Afternoon vs. Quick Change
14/10/2024 Duración: 01h14minJohn & Pat return to the heist film with 2 classic examples of the genre. Well, one classic example and Quick Change, but who bothers to count things anymore?
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Episode 326: Comedy and Trash TV
30/09/2024 Duración: 55minJohn & Pat are having a party. A pizza party! But it’s a private event, so you’ll have to make do with this.
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Episode 325: Who’s the Modern Jim Rockford
23/09/2024 Duración: 42minJohn & Pat answer this question and many more nobody asked, including: Giovanni Ribisi – What’s HER problem?
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Episode 324: More Musings about TV and Confusion
26/08/2024 Duración: 01h05minJohn & Pat discuss Philadelphia art museums and bookstores and – no, wait, that was during the break.
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Episode 323: Buncha Sh*t
19/08/2024 Duración: 51minJohn & Pat discuss the death of the daily comic strip and…the situation in Gaza? That can’t be right. Guess you’ll have to listen to find out. That’s called “marketing”!
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Episode 322: The Bob Newhart Show vs. South Side
15/07/2024 Duración: 44minJohn & Pat compare two sitcoms that are virtually indistinguishable from each other. Plus: nothing else!
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Episode 321: Fringe vs. Fallout
01/07/2024 Duración: 01h10minJohn & Pat ramble endlessly about 2 beloved 21st century sci-fi shows that begin with “F”. No, not “Firefly”. Or “Foundation”. Read the title! There can be more than 2, you know.
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Episode 320: CBB vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway
24/06/2024 Duración: 57minJohn & Pat waste everyone’s time trying to figure out the distinction between short and long-form improv. Plus: B-b-b-bonus! Old comedians vs. new comedians: who sucks more?
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Episode 319: Oh No You Diint!
17/06/2024 Duración: 01h11minWhy do you always require a description? It’s always the same thing. I think we discussed Time’s Person of the Year?
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Episode 318: And Here It Is… Again
10/06/2024 Duración: 01h55sJohn & Pat talk trash, trash TV, Trashcan Sinatras, municipal trash collection routes…oh, and Godzilla.
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Episode 317: Wot’s Tha? Never Mind!
03/06/2024 Duración: 56minJohn & Pat John & Pat it up to the point that they end up in a Freaky Friday situation that ends up bringing about the destruction of Earth. (Our bad!)
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Episode 316: Wots This Again!?
13/05/2024 Duración: 01h03minJohn & Pat discuss the soul-crushing emptiness of VIP meet-and-greetsand the weird genius of Stephin Merritt before arriving at the definitive top 10 (or so) stand-up comedians of all time. But not to worry: we consider Don Knotts a stand-up.