Pop My Culture
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  • January21st

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    Stephen Tobolowsky guest on Pop My Culture Podcast

    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!

    Stephen Tobolowsky interviewed by hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland

    Groundhog Day and Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party signed DVDs

  • January11th

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    Worst of 2012 with guests Dave Holmes, Laraine Newman, Timothy Omundson, Fred Stoller and Rider Strong with hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland

    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”) still at the table with Cole and Vanessa- but this time, conversation centers on the horrible things 2012 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 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!

    Signed Entertainment Magazine

  • January7th

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    Pop My Cork - Best of 2012 Laraine Newman, Dave Holmes, Rider Strong, Fred Stoller, Timothy Omundson

    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!

    Entertainment Magazine  Best / Worst of 2012 signed by everyone

  • December19th

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    Jane Espenson and Brad Bell interviewed on Pop My Culture podcast

    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!

    Jane Espenson and Brad Bell with hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland

  • December6th

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    Dan Harmon and Erin McGathy interviewed on Pop My Culture podcast

    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!

    Dan Harmon and Erin McGathy with hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland

    Dan Harmon signed Community DVD

  • November26th

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    "Weird Al" Yankovic interviewed on Pop My Culture Podcast (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!

    Weird Al Yankovic with hosts Vanessa Ragland and Cole Stratton for Pop My Culture Podcast episode 100

    "Weird Al" Yankovic giveaways UHF and AlPocalypse signed