Pops On Pop Culture

Voila! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2011's The Artist. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, Army of the Dead, Spiral, Gilmore Girls, and Tree of Life! Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2010 Best Picture winner, The King's Speech. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send DMs to us on Instagram, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Argo #*&$ yourself! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2012's Argo. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, Godfather of Harlem, Shadow & Bone, The Mitchell's vs The Machines, and Trial of the Chicago 7! Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2011 Best Picture winner, The Artist. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send DMs to us on Instagram, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

This is the way! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2013's 12 Years a Slave. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, TENET, Mortal Kombat, Falcon and Winter Soldier, and Without Remorse! Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2012 Best Picture winner, Argo. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send DMs to us on Instragram, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

And the winner is! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2014's Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, The Academy Awards, Selma, Enemy at the Gates, Diners Drive-ins and Dives, and Invincible! Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2013 Best Picture winner, 12 Years a Slave. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Stupendous! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2015's Spotlight. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, Hellraiser, Godzilla v. Kong, and The Revenant! Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2014 Best Picture winner, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Wow! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2016's Moonlight. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, Barack Obama's new autobiography, Soul, Jiu Jitsu and Dr. Phil! Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2015 Best Picture winner, Spotlight. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

ERMAHGERD! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2017's The Shape of Water. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, a book book Shaquille O'Neal's autobiography, Phantom Thread, Get Out and Fables. Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2016 Best Picture winner, Moonlight. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Bonjour! Brian and John review the next film to win Best Picture, 2018's Green Book. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, a book book about the Vietnam war, The Favourite, and Fables. Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2018 Best Picture winner, Green Book. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Let's all go to the lobby! Brian and John review their first film in the adventure of watching every Best Picture Winner, 2019's Parasite. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last week, including some sports, a book book about the Vietnam war, and Fables. Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2018 Best Picture winner, Green Book. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

We're back! Again! Brian and John return to the mics to talk comics and movies and everything Pandemic. Brian and John touch briefly on what kinds of things they have watched and read in the last year. The format moving forward will change slightly with Brian and John watching every movie that ever won the Best Picture Oscar for every year! Join us next week as we do a deep dive into 2019 Best Picture winner, Parasite. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Fat and sassy! Brian and John are once again joined by John's son Alex (aka Chili) to talk comics and movies from a teens perspective. Black Widow trailer has dropped! John continued reading Shang Chi and gives his thoughts on how he might fit into the MCU in phase 4. Brian continued reading Star Wars: Vader and Alex read Mister Miracle! John and Brian both watched half of The Irishman! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Do, or do not, there is no try! The guys celebrated the launch of Disney Plus and John had his kids start wrestling, and Brian had a chill couple weeks. John started reading the Shang Chi omnibus and describes his thoughts for far. Brian read a Memoir graphic novel called Fun Home, which has become a Tony award winning Musical, as well starting the series Star Wars: Vader. John started watching the Amazon Prime series Jack Ryan, which is now on it's second season. Brian watched Gordon Ramsey: Uncharted, the new Netflix show Living with Yourself, Return of the Jedi, Revenge of the Sith, and Playing With Fire in the theater! Both guys watched the first episode of The Mandalorian, and have a quick (spoiler filled) chat at the end of the podcast. Brian also played the new Star Wars video game, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, and gives it a rave review. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

I'll be back! John was very important and spent most of the week preparing and traveling for a work seminar. Brian got a couple new upgrades for the podcast and got an upgrade for his work office. John and Brian both read The Immortal Hulk and go into detail about what they liked and what they didn't like. Brian finished reading all the stories of Blacksad in digital, and highly recommends the series to anyone who likes noir, mystery and crime stories!  John continued the HBO series Watchmen and started watching the newest season of Peaky Blinders. Brian went out twice to the cinema and saw Zombieland 2: Double Tap and Terminator: Dark Fate! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

You got any sick beats dawg? John and Brian both attended their kid's conferences and are glad to report there was nothing but good news. Brian's kiddo had a fall festival at school and the family switched gyms. John read Gotham City Garage vol 1 and is sad to report that it didn't do much for him, but also started reading The Immortal Hulk. Brian continued reading DC's Flinstones and has dug into volume 2. Brian also started reading Blacksad in digital!  John talks about checking out the HBO series Watchmen and admits that he's kind of confused about what's going on. Both guys finished watching Rhythm and Flow on Netflix and Brian had some mindless fun with Hobbs and Shaw! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there? John got nostalgic watching basketball, and the boys recount a brief history of the Seattle SuperSonics. Brian's kids are back in school and had a shopping trip and a visit from a mysterious neighborhood puppy. John didn't end up read much again, but accidentally bought Gotham City Garage vol 1 and admitted his addiction to Fantasy Sports. Brian finished reading Mister Miracle and gives a spoiler free review of the book as a whole and read volume one of DC's Flinstones!  John talks about watching Rhythm and Flow on Netflix and lots of sports, while Brian watched The Martian, and Castlevania! Both guys watched Sturgill Simpson's Sound and Fury, and give a spoiler free AND spoiler filled talk about JOKER! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Namaste! John and Brian are back from a wild two weeks, John had a medical scare and Brian has been in quarantine with two kids with very contagious illnesses. John had a hard time concentrating to read much, but spent some quality time not consuming pop culture. Brian continued reading Mister Miracle and read a short series called ReMind in digital!  John talks about watching the new Whitney Cummings stand-up special, El Camino and a Netflix series called The Family, while Brian watched the new Nikki Glaser stand-up, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, In The Shadow Of The Moon, and Eat, Pray, Love! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Timber! John had a weekend full of chaperoning to Homecoming and intimidating his daughter's dates.  Brian supervised as the trees in his yard came down, all but one missing the house, yikes! John continued digging into the Carlos Santana biography and started on the series Grayson by Tim Seeley and Tom King. Brian finished reading Transmetropolitan and discusses the series as whole (no spoilers for the end)!  John talks about really enjoying another HBO show called The Deuce starring James Franco, while Brian watched a whole lotta nothing, unless of course The Office for the six hundredth time counts! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Back in the PodCave! John had a week filled with Sports, attending both the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks home games.  Brian had an uneventful week, but continues to prepare for trees being taken down on his property next week. John read what appears to be the third and final volume of the Image series The Activity, has been listening to a book-on-tape called The Great Alone, and is gearing up to check out a biography of Carlos Santana. Brian continued reading Transmetropolitan and talks about volume 8, and reading the entirety of I Hate Fairyland (really good)!  John talks about really enjoying another HBO show called The Righteous Gemstones, while Brian watched Black Panther with the kids, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Godzilla: King of Monsters! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

To the PodCave! John had another uneventful week, and Brian is having his TV repaired. John continued reading Gotham Central and has finished volume 1 with his sights on many more volumes to come! Brian continued reading Transmetropolitan and talks about the events of volumes 6 and 7! Brian also picked up the new Umbrella Academy volume 3 and can't wait to dig into that. John and Brian talk about The Good Place and more football shenanigans. Brian also watched the new Netflix mini-series The Mind, Explained and delved into some politics via the show Patriot Act! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Touchdown! John had a pretty uneventful week, but Brian had adventures in replacing hot water heaters. John read Nightwing and started on Gotham Central! Brian is revisiting Transmetropolitan and picked up DC's Mister Miracle, along with a couple other books from the store! John and Brian talk about the Netflix series GLOW and some good ole NFL football. Brian also watched First Man for the first time and shares his thoughts! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Did you miss us!? John spent a week in Spokane with his family celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the Boys talk about the Spider-Man drama with Sony and the MCU. John started reading Fatale by the dream team Brubaker and Philips and read a book-book called Hillbilly Elegy. Brian read  Stumptown in anticipation for the upcoming show on ABC and read the first two volumes of Oblivion Song! John and Brian talk some more about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and the Amazon Prime show The Boys. Brian also watched a classic movie called Play Time, from IMDB's 200 Most Essential Movies list! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

We're back! John celebrated his kiddos' birthdays and stayed home sick from a family road trip, and Brian took his kids to the drive-in movies and continued working on house projects. John finished reading Incognito and started the series Red Team. Brian continued reading Eternals and checked out a series called Snot Girl (not recommended)! John went to go see the new Tarantino movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and watched all 8 episodes of the new Amazon Prime show The Boys. Brian watched the first 5 episodes of The Boys and both guys agree, it's a hit! Brian also watched Toy Story 4 and the new Lion King, and both guys touch briefly on cancel culture and how everyone seems to be offended by everything! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Marvel phase 4! John and Brian recap the announcements from San Diego Comic Con, focusing on Hall H and Marvel revealing phase 4! Black Widow movie, Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV show, Eternals movie, Shang-Chi movie, WandaVision TV shows, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness movie, Loki TV show, What If? TV show, Hawkeye TV shows, and Thor: Love and Thunder. Marvel also hints at Black Panther 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Captain Marvel 2, Mutants, Fantastic Four and BLADE! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Two and a half men! Brian and John are joined by John's son Alex (aka Chili) to talk comics and movies from a teens perspective. Paper Girls TV show announced. John started reading Incognito and finished reading Bad Weekend, both by the dream team Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Brian continued reading The Incal and is now onto volume 3 and Alex read GCPD! John watched Season 3 of Stranger Things on Netflix and Brian and John both watched Rocketman and Alex watched Spider-Man: Far From Home. Brian, John and Alex rap about Bob Lazar and Aliens and talk all things nerdy! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

On the road again! John got another year older with a low key Bday party, and Brian went on a 4 day family road trip to his old University and stomping grounds. John continued read Detective Comics #1,000 and start read DareDevil: The Man Without Fear. Brian continued reading The Incal and is now onto volume 2! John checked the Highwaymen on Netflix and a new HBO mini-series about Chernobyl. Brian watched the FIFA Women's World Cup finals (Go USA) but didn't have time to watch much else! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Take a journey down the rabbit hole as Brian and John discuss the world of Alien, Dune and everything Sci-Fi. John got his cowboy on, attending an Eric Church concert as a date night, and Brian dug deeper into the world of being a soccer Dad. John continued reading The Border and started the series The Dead Hand. Brian finished reading Space Mullet and read Murder Falcon, seriously if you haven't read anything by Daniel Warren Johnson, go check him out! John checked the new Netflix mini-series called When They See Us and Brian immersed himself in Sci-Fi, watching Alien and Jodorowsky's Dune! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Brian and John take a moment out of there busy schedules to rap about pop culture. John continued reading Occupy Avengers and Brian started reading Space Mullet and Boys Club by Matt Furie and discusses the storied journey of the pepe the frog meme! John checked out the new Jo Koy stand up special and it comes highly recommended! Brian continued watching Seattle Mariners games and watched the new Netflix movie Murder Mystery! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

The dudes are joined by very special guest Noelle Gedinez! Noelle and the guys chat about graduating from High School and entering the real world and prepping for college. The trio does a deep dive on new trends in popular music, focusing on artists Billie Eilish and Pink Sweat$. John talks about reading volume 1 of Occupy Avengers. Brian discusses having a light reading week, but finishing the post-apocalyptic series Just a Pilgrim. Brian talks about watching How to Train Your Dragon 3 after having not watched the first two. John discusses checking out the new live-action Aladdin. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Brian and John emerge with melted faces after 8 punk rock filled hours of debauchery. John read My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies and gives a recount of the Criminal series as a whole. Brian started reading Just A Pilgrim, and both guys read issue one of the brand new, Kickstarter backed, Beastlands! The boys talk in depth about this new fantasy series, that has Saga and Rat Queens vibes! John watched John Wick 3 and yo, it's more John Wick! Brian continued watching Seattle Mariners games and took the family to go see Detective Pikachu! Enter for a chance to win a free copy of the book Daytripper by commenting on Instagram or sending an e-mail over the next 2 weeks. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

They've got more bounce in California! Brian is back from a week off in San Diego and regales us with tales from the beach. John talks about not doing much of anything, but his daughter's continued success in rugby. John read The Amazing Spider-Man, the Straczynski and Romita Jr run and starting a book book, The Border, the third and final book in a series by Don Winslow. Brian finished reading Sweet Tooth in digital and really enjoyed the series, also read 21: Roberto Clemente and is excited to dig into Space Mullet! John watched the Deadwood movie and a Showtime series called Of Mics and Men about the Wu Tang Clan. Brian continued watching Seattle Mariners games and watched Fifth Element and All The Boys I've Loved Before on the plane to and from California. John listened to some Billie Eilish and gives his opinion on her unique style! Enter for a chance to win a free copy of the book Daytripper by commenting on Instagram or sending an e-mail over the next 2 weeks. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

18-4, ooff! John and Brian attended a Mariners home game and had their hearts broken. John talks about his trip to see his mom on Mother's day. John finished the Criminal series and is ready to start My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, started reading Hard Road and listening to a book on tape (Tape? what?) called Commander and Cheat. Brian came back to reading Gideon Falls and has finished 2 volumes, read everything available from Copperhead, and is well into reading Sweet Tooth in digital. John and Brian both finished watching Dead to Me and give it high praise. John also continued watching Barry and Game of Thrones. Brian continued watching Seattle Mariners games and watched Fury on 4k. Both guys played video games, with John playing MBA 2K19 and Brian started playing the new season of Diablo 3! Enter for a chance to win a free copy of the book Daytripper by commenting on Instagram or sending an e-mail over the next 2 weeks. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

We're doing a giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a free copy of the book Daytripper by commenting on Instagram or sending an e-mail over the next 2 weeks. John was dealing with sick kids all week and attended a very special Birthday party. Brian broke his tablet, attended Free Comic Book Day sales, and threw a double whammy Birthday Bash for the girls. John started reading Marvel 1602, and likes the unique take on the Marvel characters. Brian continued reading Batman: White Knight and A Contract with God! John and Brian both started watching the new Netflix series Dead to me and talk about the dark humor. John also continued watching Barry, Veep and Game of Thrones. Brian continued watching Seattle Mariners games and watched I Think You Should Leave, The Fix and Knock Down the House! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SPOILERS! John and Brian talk in detail about the brand new Avengers: Endgame movie, released 04/26/2019. The boys dive deep into what happened during the movie, what they enjoyed, what they didn't and what they think might happen next! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. Make sure to leave a comment on the Daytripper post on Instagram to enter the book giveaway!

We're doing a giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a free copy of the book Daytripper by commenting on Instagram or sending an e-mail over the next 3 weeks. John's son Alex had a birthday bash and John's dove deep in NFL draft goodness. Brian has a new nephew, and home improvement saga continues! John continued reading Criminal, but it's been a light reading week. Brian continued reading Batman: White Knight and started reading A Contract with God! John watched a ton of the NFL Draft and analyzed all the prospects as well as DVR'd the most recent Game of Thrones episode. Brian continued watching lots of Seattle Mariners games and started watching Gotham on Netflix! The guys went to go see Avengers: Endgame and share their (spoiler free) thoughts on the movie. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Happy Easter y'all! John had out of town visitors for the holiday and Brian spent a lot of time hunting for eggs and eating too much! John continued reading Criminal and is still working on the Jeff Gordon autobiography. Brian continued reading Lazarus, finished Barry Ween and started reading Batman: White Knight! John finished watching the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, and has been watching Barry on HBO as well as Game of Thrones. Brian continued watching lots of Seattle Mariners games and watched Apocalypto, Someone Great and Three Identical Strangers! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.    

Let me, let me upgrade ya! The boys have upgraded the mics (can you tell the difference?) and are now toting brand new business cards (check the Instagram for pics.) One of John's kiddos got a broken toe and the other played more Rugby, while Brian has updates on the home improvements and discusses helping train a new person at work! John read Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum and started a book-book autobiography of NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon. Brian continued reading Lazarus, finished 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank and started reading Barry Ween! John continued watching the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, saw the movie Us, and peeped out the newest Game of Thrones episode. Brian continued watching lots of Seattle Mariners games checked in on The Masters (Go Tiger) and started watching Netflix's Black Summer! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

LA Confidential! John regales us with tales from the streets of LA, back from vacation, while Brian had a chill break full of home improvements! John continued reading Criminal, rocked out with some Aquaman: Rebirth and finished Alone on the Wall. Brian continued reading Lazarus, finished volume 3 of Seven to Eternity and started reading 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank! John started watching the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy and The Dawn Wall. Brian watched lots of Seattle Mariners games (playing so hot right now)! Both guys watched the new movie Shazam in theaters and share their spoiler free thoughts on DC's newest installation. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on Twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Back from Emerald City Comic-Con and John is feeling better! Brian and John hit up Emerald City Comic-Con on March 17th and recap about the sites and sounds, Brian took the family to the Pacific Science Center and John was steeped in March Madness! John finished reading the second volume of the original run of Criminal and talks about starting Alone on the Wall. Brian started reading Lazarus, but was overall a light two weeks! John watched March Madness college basketball and Best Picture winner Greenbook. Brian watched a handful of comedy specials, Triple Frontiers, Overlord and Captain Marvel again! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

You think I'm funny? Funny How?! Brian and John went on a double date with their better halves to a comedy show, Brian tried a sensory deprivation tank, and one of our brave heroes turned another year older. John continued reading the Amazing Spider-Man and looks at starting the book-book Alone on the Wall. Brian read 110percent, and Batman: Hush! The guys both watched Free Solo and talk at length about Alex Honnold and climbing. Brian watched A Star is Born. Both boys also watched Captain Marvel and have a spoiler free discussion about Captain Marvel and her involvement in the MCU! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.    

With our powers combine! The boys return to form as Brian talks about a bunch of plans falling through but hitting up the driving range, while John's laments over his busted car. John read the Blue Beetle rebirth and the guys discuss at length his involvement in the Justice League. Brian finished reading Pedro & Me, based on "The Real World's" Pedro Zamora and read another Nate Powell title called Any Empire! John talks about watching the NFL combine and three comedy specials. Brian watched Ralph Breaks the Internet and Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse again! Neither of the guys did their homework and A Star is Born remains un-watched. Both are still looking forward to Captain Marvel coming this weekend! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

Everyone chill! Brian talks about hitting up the arcade and starting new music projects, while John's discusses more Rugby, getting a root canal,  upcoming trips abroad. John finished the first volume of The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker and Brian discusses finishing Come Again and starting Pedro & Me, based on "The Real World's" Pedro Zamora! John talks about being touched by the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor and the guys discuss Fred Rogers and the culture surrounding children's programming.  Both boys watched the The Academy Awards and share their thoughts on the winners and losers, and both are looking forward to Captain Marvel coming soon! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

The snow-pocalypse is melting away and the guys are ready to melt your hearts! Brian talks about some new coworkers and hosting charity events, while John's discusses the snow and both kiddos starting rugby. John read the first volume of Sandman and elaborates on why it's one of the classics. Brian discusses continuing Berlin, and reading Plastic, Void Trip, Paradiso, Swallow Me Whole and starting Come Again! Phwew. John talks about the show Bodyguard and prepping for March Madness, while Brian watched Fyre, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Lion King, Runaways and started Netflix's The Umbrella Academy. Both boys watched the Superbowl and were not impressed, but are hopeful about AAF and the future of football. Finally Brian saw Alita: Battle Angel at the theater and talks about the movie from the perspective of someone familiar with the Manga. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.

The boys are joined by very special guest Eric Manix! Brian talks about buying a new dryer and petting a kangaroo, while John's TV is fixed but it's all about more rugby and wrestling. Eric has been busy with epic cosplay photo shoots and tending to sick kids. John read more Walking Dead and a book book by Nate Jackson, but Eric has been reading My Hero Academia, Monstress, the new Conan series and the new Amazing Spider-Man. Brian discusses putting down Monstress in lieu of Berlin, a compendium 22 years in the making. Brian talks about watching Io, Bohemian Rhapsody and the Grinch (new version). The guys all watched Roma and ended with very different opinions of the movie and it's symbolism. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.    

Brian has finally finished Fear Agent and actually gives it a glowing recommendation and touches a bit on starting Monstress. John talks about reading more Zorro and hitting up the old school issues. Brian and John talk at length about Football as the season winds down and John discusses starting Murder Mountain! The boys are both super stoked to watch the Academy Award dark horse Roma. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. 

Sick, nerdy, but never dirty! Brian talks about streaming, playing Warframe and STILL continuing to stumble through Fear Agent and Revival. John didn't get much reading done, but even with a broken TV got the 2nd season of The Marvelous Ms. Mazel watched and lots of Assassin's Creed played. Brian and John talk about The Godfather and other old school movies. The boys touch briefly on free to play games and cheap reality TV shows, like 90 day fiance and Instant Hotel. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. 

Have no fear we are starting off 2019 right! Brian talks about continuing Fear Agent and delves into the story a bit more. John talks about finishing Justice League: Totality and being totally flabbergasted by it. Brian watched Mary Poppins Returns with the fam and it comes highly recommended! John watched Vice and thought it was really funny! The boys touch briefly on the Golden Globe results and how Twitch works. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. 

HO HO HO! Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year! Brian talks about continuing Fear Agent and Revival. John talks about continuing the Zorro miniseries and starting Justice League: Totality in digital. Brian and John discuss watching Venom, Birdbox, and Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, again! John and Brian discuss the highlights of the year, best books and movies for you! Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. 

Tis the Season for talking comics, movies and all things nerdy! Brian talks about starting Revival and Fear Agent and continuing with the newest volume of Paper Girls. John didn't read much but discusses finishing Under the Scarlet Sky and his love for all things Tom Clancy. Brian talks about seeing the new Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse and playing some Diablo. John talks about continuing with Red Dead Redemption. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. 

Jet-lag ain't holdin' these guys back! Brian talks about his adventures in Disney World in the past week and reading The Realm on the plane. John talks about starting the new Zorro miniseries and continuing with Gasolina. Brian and John discuss the new Infinity War: Endgame and Captain Marvel trailers and speculate about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. John laments his fantasy football woes and watching Creed 2. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. 

Still recovering from Tryptophan hangovers, the boys blast the mics once again with this week's devoured Pop Culture snacks. Brian talks about finishing Chew and gives his glowing recommendation, and dives deep into The Sculptor, carving out a poignant conversation regarding life and death. John talks about finishing Kill or Be Killed and what parts he enjoyed the best. Brian talks about watching the The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Hostiles, Ralph Breaks the Internet and the Netflix series Brainchild. John discusses football shenanigans and watching Crazy Rich Asians and Red Sparrow. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. 

Relocation complete! Brian and John have moved podcasting locations, got some new gear and are ready to rock. Brian talks about reading We Stand on Guard and discusses diving into Chew in depth, while John shares his opinions on continuing Kill or Be Killed and digging into some old school Spider Man. Brian talks about watching the Ant Man & The Wasp, Christopher Robin and Crazy Rich Asians and John talks about Bohemian Rhapsody and getting into the Season 3 of Netflix's Last Chance U. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture.