Pop Culture Nerd

WGA voter Patrick Breen shares his picks for this year's film awards, and is joined by writer/director Vincent Simpson fresh off of his trip to the Sundance Film Festival to discuss the upcoming Academy Awards. The pair also share their five favorite movies of 2024, and reveal their Oscar predictions category by category.

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Vacation Manor's Cole Young and Nathan Towles to celebrate their tenth anniversary as a band, talk about their upcoming EP, and discuss their evolution as a songwriting team.

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Public Library Commute to talk a bit about his latest music, his evolution as a songwriter and sound engineer, and his upcoming, long awaited next album.

Host Patrick Breen sits down with fellow New Jersey native Joe P to talk a bit about his writing style, upcoming album, and his debut headlining tour. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with the guys from Dogpark to talk about their upcoming headline tour, their recent EP, and their evolution as songwriters and performers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen is joined by Sure Sure's frontman Chris Beachy to talk a bit about his latest single, upcoming music, and evolution as a songwriter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Sadie Jean to talk about her latest album, upcoming tour dates, and her passion for juggling. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with the talented singer, songwriter, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist Tiffany Day to talk a bit about her brand new single and her upcoming album. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen is joined by the very talented drummer and founding member of Chastity Belt, Gretchen Grimm to talk about the band's latest music, their current tour of the US, and the bands evolution from a joke song punk group, to a full fledged band with tens of millions of streams worldwide. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with lead guitarist and founding member of Citizen, Nick Hamm to talk about the band's latest music, their upcoming tour of the US, and the bands evolution after over a decade of original music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Chumbawamba lead guitarist and co-founder Boff Whalley to talk about the band's success, political activism, and to discuss his latest work in writing/recording. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen is joined by writer, actor, and director Michael Gilio to discuss his last two movies, Dark Harvest and Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

The Pop Culture Nerd returns to movie reviews as hosts Patrick Breen and Vincent Simpson celebrate the end of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, go over their favorite movies of 2023 so far, and review the new David Fincher film 'The Killer' in a spoiler discussion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Jessie "Leith" Munro to talk about her upcoming record, her musical influences, and her Golden Doodle Sam!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Ethan Healy, a hip hop artist hailing from Memphis to discuss his upcoming tour, latest EP, and his evolution as a songwriter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with the Australian singer-songwriter to discuss her latest album, her influences in music, and her upcoming tour of the Western United States. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Paul Cherry to talk about his upcoming album, his experiences in the music industry, his work as a songwriter, and to look back on his previous two feature albums 'Flavour' and 'Back on the Music.' --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Zella Day to talk extensively about her latest record, her musical influences, her evolution as a songwriter, and about her long awaited return to New York City. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with ella jane, a rising star in the indie pop world, to discuss her sophomore album 'Marginalia,' her latest musical influences, and her upcoming performance at this year's GovBall. The Pop Culture Nerd podcast is available on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts and is edited, produced, and hosted by @patrick_breen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen welcomes French pop sensation Jain to the podcast to discuss her latest album 'The Fool,' her first album in five years. The Pop Culture Nerd podcast can be found on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and for more details please check out @popculturenerd on Instagram or email us any questions at popculturenerd2@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Sarah Kinsley to talk a little bit about her upcoming EP 'Ascension', her latest musical influences, and about the evolution of her sound. Check out the Pop Culture Nerd on Instagram @popculturenerd and email popculturenerd2@gmail.com for more information.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-breen5/support

On this episode of the Pop Culture Nerd podcast, host Patrick Breen is joined by all four members of Late Night Drive Home to discuss their upcoming tour, latest single, and to deduce which of the four bandmates has a cat meowing in the background. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-breen5/support

On this episode, Host Patrick Breen welcomes in Vincent Simpson fresh off the Sundance Film Festival to discuss their favorite movies of 2022 and predict the big winners at this year's Academy Awards. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen talks with Will Butera, drummer for the popular indie band Joy Again, about the band's influences, upcoming live performances, and their latest album. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Sloan Struble, aka Dayglow, to discuss his most recent tour, his newest album 'People in Motion,' and to go over his 2022 Spotify wrapped. If you like the podcast please leave a review, or check me out on Instagram @patrick_breen for more information! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen welcomes onto the show Zach Grace, lead singer and songwriter for the indie rock group flor, to talk a little bit about their current tour, latest album, and what its like working on new music from the road. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-breen5/support

Host Patrick Breen sits down with George Clanton to discuss his upcoming tour, album deadlines, and what its like navigating life as a musician in a post pandemic world. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-breen5/support

On this edition of the Pop Culture Nerd podcast, host Patrick Breen is joined by his resident movie director Vincent Simpson to discuss current movie news, their favorite films of 2022 so far, and the most recent Jordan Peele film, 'Nope'. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-breen5/support

On this episode, host Patrick Breen sits down with Micah Gordon of the indie pop duo courtship. to discuss the band's latest record "I hope you're well in these crazy times." The Pop Culture Nerd Podcast can be found on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and the best place to find more information on upcoming episodes is @patrick_breen on Instagram, or by emailing popculturenerd2@gmail.com.

On today's episode, host Patrick Breen sits down with Austin based indie pop artist Molly Burch to discuss her latest album, her musical inspirations, and her favorite rom-coms.

Sam Cohen joins me today to talk a little bit about his musical influences, his songwriting style, and his upcoming record.

On this episode, host Patrick Breen talks with Josh Netsky and Sam Snyder, two members of the indie psychedelic band Maybird. The three cover several topics, including the release of Maybird's next album, their upcoming tour dates, and their musical influences as a whole.

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Nick Sowersby, known as Sunbeam Sound Machine, to talk about his most recent album 'Goodness Gracious', his musical inspirations, as well as his roots in the Australian indie scene.

Host Patrick Breen catches up with John Pelant, the lead singer and co-founder of Night Moves. The two discuss topics ranging from the latest Night Moves album, 'Can You Really Find Me,' to post-pandemic concerts, and the band's major influences.

Host Patrick Breen sits down with Jonathan Rado, one half of the indie duo "Foxygen" to discuss the band's recent projects, as well as Rado's production work.

Host Patrick Breen talks with Bambi and Cole Browning, the Portland duo known as Reptaliens about their music, an upcoming album, and "cult musicality."

On today's episode, Patrick and Vincent review Zack Snyder's Justice League which premiered to mostly positive critical reviews on March 18, 2021. They discuss their thoughts, what they liked about the movie, and how they feel about the DC universe overall.

The story of Her's, a British band consisting of Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading, who were killed in a violent car crash while touring America in March of 2019. Joining the show is Rob Gibbs, who signed onto the band as an agent in 2016, and talks with me about the band's early days, their success, and their tragic passing.

Hosts Patrick Breen and Vincent Simpson review, compare, and contrast Ari Aster's 2018 and 2019 horror films, Hereditary and Midsommar. If you'd like to make a suggestion or comment on the podcast please email popculturenerd2@gmail.com, or dm @patrick_breen on Instagram and Twitter .

Patrick & Vincent discuss a wide range of topics including how movie theaters will survive the pandemic, Disney's mistreatment of employees, and the top 5 Quentin Tarantino movies. For more information about the podcast or to ask a question, email popculturenerd2@gmail.com, or dm patrick_breen on twitter or instagram.

Host Patrick Breen reveals his predictions and thoughts on the 2020 Oscars, including who he thinks will win, should win and which movies were left out.

Hosts Patrick Breen and Vincent Simpson discuss their favorite and least favorite films of 2019, and give their thoughts on possible Oscar predictions.

Patrick Breen and Chris Coniglio preview episode 8 of The Mandalorian, and give their thoughts on episode 7, as well as season 1 as a whole.

Chris Coniglio, the Star Wars guru, joins Host Patrick Breen to discuss his thoughts on episode 9 of the Star Wars saga.

Host Patrick Breen and Vincent Simpson, our resident movie critic, give their first reactions after seeing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in theaters for the first time.