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A Bi- Weekly Podcast hosted by Chris Libertini & “Sweet” Lou Pellegrino. On Pop Culture Meltdown we talk to experts in pop culture, news, sports and everything that's HOT now! Think if TMZ and E News had a baby, but it was a bastard love child.

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    • Mar 3, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 87 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Pop Culture Meltdown

    James Bond, Obi- Wan, Sci-Fi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 29:38


    HBO Max, Baby Yoda and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 41:12


    Rise of Skywalker: Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 47:14


    Chris Libertini and Dan Barsnica review The Rise of Skywalker like only Pop Culture Meltdown can! Christian Arnold from 77WABC joins us to review as well!  We are giving you pearls from Tatooine to Endor!  Plus Obi-Wan news and the Mandalorian recap!

    No Disintegrations Plus Rick & Morty!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 20:22


    Host Chris Libertini and Pop Culture expert Dan Barsnica talk the premiere of Mandalorian, Season 4 of Rick & Morty review, the spongebob movie and more!

    Disney+ for FREE 99

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 30:46


    It's S3 E17 and we're going to make you an offer you can't refuse! Host Chris Libertini and Pop Culture Expert, Dan Barsnica,  explain how to get Disney+ free for one year! Plus reviews of the new Third Eye Blind record, Athletes in cinema, and KEANU. HAZ. GIRLFRIEND!!!!

    Arsenio Hall Jenny Slate, Mandalorian

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 27:01


    Chris Libertini and guest host/pop culture expert Dan Barsnica talk about the brilliant Arseno Hall & Jenny Slate's NETFLIX specials. Plus Ewan Mcgregor's Obi-Wan series on Disney+ and how he's had to keep secrets! The Mandalorian's voice is heard and Alex Trebek's cancer battle. A Rick & Morty Update and more!

    Skywalker & Batman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 27:21


    The Rise of Skywalker dropped the trailer. Chris and Dan analyze the trailer and talk about all possibilities. Plus we talk the new Matt Reeve's THE BATMAN movie: cast, stories, etc. "Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side." 

    Simpsons Did It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 31:30


    Stupid Sexy Flanders! Chris Libertini and Guest Host Dan Barsnica explore how the Simpsons have predicted real life events, years in advance, more than 20 times!!!  PCM takes a deep dive dissecting every time they have been right! So jump into the Delorian and once this baby hits 88mph- you're going to hear some serious shit!

    Jurassic Park- Star Wars Rick & Morty & Joker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 23:43


    Chris Libertini and Special Guest Pop Culture Expert Dan Barsnica talks new Jurassic Park, the Latest on Rise of Skywalker, Rick and Morty & The Joker!

    Paul Rudd- Star Wars- HBO

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 33:43


    Chris Libertini and (fill-in host) Pop Culture expert, Dan Barsnica talk about Rise of Skywalker's opening scene and how to improve Luke Skywalker's story, Paul Rudd's new Netflix movie, & the 3 Greatest HBO Series characters.... Just like Johnny Drama, we were wondering- are those calves real, bro?

    Rise Of Skywalker (new trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 27:13


    Chris & Lou talk the Rise Of Skywalker new trailer- Rey's red lightsaber, What does it mean?  Dave Chappelle's hilarious new Netflix special and Neo and Trinity will be back in another Matrix!

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 29:11


    Chris & Lou talk Kenobi coming to Disney+, The new Rise of Skywalker trailer dropping this week, & Kevin Smith brings new He-Man to Netflix! So much Pop Culture in one Podcast!

    Sith Troopers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 40:06


    Chris and Lou talk Sith Troopers, Star Wars theories for Rise of Skywalker, Legos, Cosplay, Billions, the band Queen and Barenaked Ladies/ Hootie & The Blowfish twenty years later!

    Skywalker & Dolemite

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 10:05


    Chris talks about the run-time of the Rise Of Skywalker with inside info from John Williams' brother plus "My name is Dolemite" gets a trailer review! 

    S3-E7- The Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 36:46


    Chris talks the best of The Office (off of Netflix in 2020) with special guests Bryan Mangalooch from Curtis & Juliet on 77WABC and Intern Grant Jorrison from Tulane.  The greatest characters, scenes, plus much more!

    S3-E6- DISNEY +

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 22:08


    Chris talks the Disney+ and the streaming landscape. Oh boy. Pop Culture Meltdown welcomes Interns Grant Jorissen (Tulane), Matt Camera (William Patterson), and Michael Liebman (Hofstra) talking streaming, shows they watch and more!

    S3-E5-The New Death Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 33:32


    Lou & Chris lead off with Rise of the Skywalker rumors- The Death Star is back!  Kevin Smith bringing up questions about Endgame & has details about Star Wars' last shot of Rise of Skywalker. Plus hear what the boys are watching!

    S3-E4- Top Gun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 35:34


    Chris and Lou talk Top Gun's return of Maverick, Spiderman Far From Home ( post credit reveal- not spoiler free) Season 3 of Stranger Things, Tom Hanks as Mr Rogers and more! So much Pop Culture in one episode you'll have to go for a jog. 

    S3-E3-Batman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 40:22


    "I'm Batman" Chris and Lou talk Robert Pattinson declining the cowl and Caped Crusader Connoisseur intern Grant joins us to dish on the world's greatest detective.

    S3-E2- Radiohead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 21:14


    It's Episode 2, Season 3 of Pop Culture Meltdown! "It Does Exactly What It Says on the Tin." Chris and Lou talk Radiohead and their release of the OK Computer mini-discs.

    S3-E1- Vader

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 16:33


    Pop Culture Meltdown is back for season 3! More taste, less filling! SPOILERS! Chris and Lou talk Darth Vader & ask; "Who is your daddy, and what does he do?" The force is strong with this podcast.

    SEASON 3 TRAILER

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 9:38


    Like sand thru the hourglass---so is Pop Culture Meltdown. See ya June 12th!

    S2-E33- Star Wars Reimagined

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 23:09


    It's S2-E33 and Chris and Lou are talking possible Endgame plot holes & Star Wars scenes you'd like to see re-imagined. "We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all." See you for season 3 in June! 

    S2-E32- Spider-Man Far From Home Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 24:21


    It's E2 S32 and Chris and Lou walk you thru the Spider-Man, Far From Home trailer, The Game Of Thrones coffee cup and new Star Wars franchise news!

    S2-E31- Chewbacca

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 27:50


    S2 E31 remembers Chewbacca/Peter Mayhew, an integral part of Pop Culture and the Star Wars Universe also Roger Moore as 007. Chris and Lou also ask "Can you tell me how to get, How to get Sesame Street?" and May the Fourth be with you!

    S2-E30- Skywalker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 29:41


    It's Pop Culture Meltdown S2, E30- Chris & Lou talk Marvel's Avengers: EndSgame, Game Of Thrones- Battle of Winterfell, Star Wars & Emperor Palpatine, and Sonic The Hedgehog!

    S2-E29- Avengers- ENDGAME (NO SPOILERS Review)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 14:02


    It's S2 E29 of Pop Culture Meltdown! Chris and Lou stay spoiler free! Quality reviews and the best time to go to the bathroom during the movie.

    S2-E28- Avengers- ENDGAME Red Carpet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 17:12


    It's S2-E28 of Pop Culture Meltdown is highlighting Avengers: ENDGAME Red Carpet was LIT and we are covering it like an infinity gauntlet. Plus Chris and Lou talk Rise of Skywalker rumors and #FreeBritneySpears

    S2-E27- Major League- pitch by pitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 37:18


    It's S2 E27 and Pop Culture Meltdown is going to the pen to serve up part 2 of their dissection of Major League the movie!  It's the regular season and the one game playoff vs the Yankees! Wild Thing, I think i love you!

    S2-E26- Rise Of Skywalker Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 30:08


    It's S2 E26 and like Obi-Wan, Pop Culture Meltdown is your only hope to dissect the Rise of Skywalker trailer!  Chris and Lou shoot better than Stormtroopers! Go TK421 yourself!

    S2-E25- Major League

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 25:01


    it's S2-E25 of Pop Culture Meltdown "don't leave home without it" Chris & Lou talk about the movie Major League- the cast, stories, spring training and more!

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    S2-E24- Game of Thrones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 30:36


    Bend the knee with S2 E24 of Pop Culture Meltdown with Chris Libertini & Lou Pellegrino! We talk the GOT premiere, more The Joker news, Endgame's colorful press tour, getting married at fast food joints & so much more pop culture for your ears!

    S2-E23- The Joker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 28:44


    It's S2-E23 of Pop Culture Meltdown- does exactly what it says on the tin. Chris and Lou dissect Joaquin Phoenix's new LIT Joker trailer, Paperboy the video game turns 34 years old!-- Plus Avenger's Endgame rumors from Chris Evans & a Star Wars episode 9 possible title! Do or do not, there is no try!

    S2-E22- Chucky & Darth Vader

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 43:44


    It's season 2- It's episode 22! We are that DRIP, you know? Chris & Lou talk Chucky's new voice, Darth Vader was misunderstood and surrounded by MORONS, the new Bill Murray/Adam Driver zombie movie, Mick Jagger's heath, and The Cure are back! Plus, This is Florida!

    S2-E21- OKURRRRRRRR

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 20:53


    It's S2 E21 of Pop Culture Meltdown! Chris & Lou get Robo-called and it sux! Cardi B resembles Bill Cosby & not cause she used to be a comedian! Plus Umbrella Academy & more! Pop culture running thru our veins! Enjoy our latest podcast!

    S2-E20- A Three Hour Tour, A Three Hour Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 30:19


    It's S2-E20 of the Pop Culture Meltdown- it's the REAL thing! Chris & Lou talk Marvel's ENDGAME being 3 hours long! How do you handle it? Plus Jordan Peele is dominating life and the horror genre right meow. Jordan Peele, so hot right now. Dr Dre is living in a glass house, throwing stones-- and Lou is home alone and Chris has NETFLIX recommendations for him!

    S2-E19- Up Schitt's Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 37:49


    Down our street and up yours, it's Pop Culture Meltdown S2-E19! Checking Our brackets, Chris & Lou drop 3's all episode with Bill & Ted 3, John Wick 3, & Stranger Things Season 3! Important Schitt's Creek news- Plus Airwolf, Jan Michael Vincent, the best TV theme song, and the importance of the mall!

    S2-E18- Mylo is better than Yourlo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 46:58


    The thrill of victory, the agony of Pop Culture Meltdown S2 E18! Chris and Lou speak with MYLO THE CAT aka Adam Schleichkorn, that dude that does those Muppet and Cartoon mashups. Talking old school rap, cartoons, social media, viral videos and so much more! Plus the premiere of the new PCM game Pro's or KAAAAAHN's!

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    S2-E17- My Cousin Vinny

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 19:25


    It's time to be dead-on-balls-accurate with S2-E17 of Pop Culture Meltdown! Chris & Lou celebrate the 27 year anniversary of My Cousin Vinny. Your favorite scenes, quotes, and case crackers! Plus we explore what a cock ring Go Pro is & someone actually forgot their baby at the airport!!!

    S2-E16- Captain Marvel & Creed 2 & more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 32:52


    Have a break, have a Pop Culture Meltdown with S2 E16! Chris and Lou talk Captain Marvel and how amazingly good it was!  Plus a Creed 2 breakdown and the Lori Laughlin college acceptance scandal! It's another awesome episode of PCM! ENJOY!

    S2-E15- R Kelly & Lightsabers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 20:48


    S2-E15- Pop Culture Meltdown sounds good like a podcast should. R Kelly melts-down talking to Gale King and Chris and Lou try to sort thru the madness.  Plus light saber duels are all the rage in France and so much more! TGIF!

    S2-E14- It's written all over your underwear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 29:24


    You give us 29 minutes, we’ll give you the world on S2-E13 of Pop Culture Meltdown with Chris Libertini & Lou Pellegrino! Remembering what Luke Perry meant to pop culture & more, and the passing of King Kong Bundy. Plus The Game of Thrones trailer is here, and holy Whitewalker this is gonna be good! 

    S2-E13- Wherever There's Trouble, We're there on the double

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 24:07


    S2-E13 of Pop Culture Meltdown, does exactly what it says on the tin! Chris and Lou talk news of the reunion of 90210 and the sad sudden stroke of Luke Perry. Plus Star Wars news! Topher Grace did a really awesome trailer of the Star Wars story and George Lucas is consulting on the new JJ Abrams movie and the official order of all the Marvel Movies.

    S2-E12- Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, A, B, Select, Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 21:30


    S2 E12 of Pop Culture Meltdown podcast, the un-podcast- Chris & Lou celebrate the 30th anniversary of CONTRA! More spoilers for Avengers: Endgame, a college basketball player busts out his shoes, Mark Hammil's secret Chewbacca mask & extolling the virtues of Schitts Creek!

    S2-E11-Passwords & Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 24:46


    S2-E11 of Pop Culture Meltdown is M’m! M’m! Good! Chris and Lou talk Amazon not coming to NYC, the Ryan Adams scandal, and relationships are ending... yet you still keep your ex's password and use it to access Netflix/Amazon/Hulu. Plus more Facetime drama!

    S2-E10- The Wyld Stallyns Return!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 22:00


    When you care enough to send the very best, give them Pop Culture Meltdown! Excellent!!! On S2 E10 Chris & Lou talk Bill & Ted 3 with no Rufus! (Bogus) Plus Jake Gyllenhaal possibly as Batman, The Jared Leto Joker experiment is over, 3d printing, Oceans 8, and another episode of "This is Florida!"

    S2-E9- A4 Trailer > Super Bowl 53

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 29:44


    Pardon me, do you have any Pop Culture Meltdown? We talk the Super Bowl of pop culture, the new Avengers Endgame trailer, and the movie Bohemian Rhapsody! Our Mom's said it's a great episode

    S2-E8- My way or the Hamway

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 26:34


    Let your ears do the hearing with S2-E8 of Pop Culture Meltdown!  Chris And Lou talk with Master Impressionist Adam Hamway @adamhamway we talk everything from social media to Leon Redbone! Plus Adam sits in on another edition of "This is Florida!"

    S2-E7- No Time for Facetime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 36:01


    Reach out and touch someone with S2 E7 of Pop Culture Meltdown. Chris & Lou talk the scary Facetime sitation, privacy, The Big Lebowski, Sella Artois, Star Trek: Discovery, Oceans 8 & more!

    S2-E6- Never Feed Us After Midnight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 46:49


    You're in good hands with Pop Culture Meltown! Steve Van Patten joins us to talk Gremlins 3, The Blade movies, and Black Panther. Plus a very special "This Is Florida" closes out the episode with a gunshot, a can of pringles, and 5 dollar bill.

    S2-E5- Are You A Cord Cutter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 16:35


    When you care enought to listen to the very best- It's Pop Culture Meltdown! Chris and Lou talk about cutting the cord and how to cancel that subscription service your ordered and can't figure out how to end! So binge listen and enjoy!

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