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What to Watch: May

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 7:01


Among the biggest TV premieres of May include the returns of Tina Fey and Jesse Armstrong, as well as a double dose of Conan O'Brien.

Best Americana & Country Songs from 2025's First Quarter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 7:43


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey shares his favorite Americana and country music tracks from the year so far...

What to Watch: April

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 6:50


The returns of "The Last of Us," "Hacks," "Doctor Who," "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Black Mirror" make April a must-watch TV month!

Major League Baseball Season Predictions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 19:49


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey shares his MLB predictions for each division, wild card and award winner for the 2025 season.

Saturday Night Live's 50 Most Memorable Moments (Part 5 of 5)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 30:49


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is counting down the 50 most memorable moments in the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live."Part 5 includes one of the show's most shocking moments from a musical guest, a couple of Chris Farley classics and the greatest sketch in SNL history.

What to Watch: March

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 7:59


The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for March includes film's biggest night, the end of "The Conners" and a handful of streaming premieres.

Saturday Night Live's 50 Most Memorable Moments (Part 4 of 5)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 29:52


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is counting down the 50 most memorable moments in the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live."Part 4 includes one of the show's most used recurring characters, perhaps its most somber moment & a musical guest hijacking the show.

Oscars Preview & Predictions: Who Will Win & Who Should Win

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 51:12


Film critic Philip Price joins The Word on Pop Culture to discuss the 97th annual Academy Awards, predict the biggest winners of the night, and share which film, director and actors he believes should win.

Saturday Night Live's 50 Most Memorable Moments (Part 3 of 5)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 26:51


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is counting down the 50 most memorable moments in the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live."Part 3 includes the return of an 'SNL' legend, the debut of New York's most exclusive club and Weekend Update's greatest anchor.

Saturday Night Live's 50 Most Memorable Moments (Part 2 of 5)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 24:19


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is counting down the 50 most memorable moments in the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live."Part 2 includes one of the show's wildest musical performances, multiple highlights from Will Ferrell and a fan campaign to get a TV icon to host the show.

Saturday Night Live's 50 Most Memorable Moments (Part 1 of 5)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 28:18


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is counting down the 50 most memorable moments in the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live." Part 1 includes one of the show's finest moments amid adversity, one of its worst, and highlights from Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey, Gilda Radner and more!

What to Watch: February

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 8:29


The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for February includes the biggest events in music, NFL and NASCAR.

Grammy Awards (2025): Predictions & Picks

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 32:13


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover review the biggest Grammy categories and predict who they believe will win on Sunday, February 2.

Grammy Awards (2025 Nominees) Draft

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 47:11


The Word on Pop Culture's latest pop culture draft sees Julian, Aprille, Tyler and Casey drafting among the crop of 2025 Grammy Award nominees. Take a listen and let us know who drafted the best Grammy squad!

Critics' Choice Awards (2025) Predictions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 39:37


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover discuss the major movie and television categories for the upcoming Critics' Choice Awards and predict the winners.

Pop Culture Wishes 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 33:45


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Aprille Hanson-Spivey are joined by frequent contributor Tyler Glover this year for the annual tradition of pop culture wishes.

What to Watch: January

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 7:25


The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for shows premiering or returning in January.

Pop Culture Favorites of 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 29:46


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey, Tyler Glover & Aprille Hanson-Spivey share their favorite songs, albums, movies & TV shows of 2024.

This Week in Pop Culture History: December 22 - December 31

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 7:18


This Week in Pop Culture History includes the most recent rock song to top the Billboard chart (and you won't believe how long it's been), the debut of a Christmas song staple and the premiere of a New Year's Eve staple. Also, we have some exciting news to share! Beginning in 2025, This Week in Pop Culture History will be its own podcast!! So make sure you follow us at https://open.spotify.com/episode/2v3ujXlPdJJSodD8eORjaG?si=5KLSB2qdQaKJski90oJWeQ

Coming Soon: This Week in Pop Culture History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 0:42


If you're interested in pop culture and history, this podcast will be for you! Every week, we will feature a new episode showcasing a major moment from movie, television, music and sports past for each day of the week. We hope you join us and we can learn about pop culture history together! Follow us at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2v3ujXlPdJJSodD8eORjaG?si=5KLSB2qdQaKJski90oJWeQ

This Week in Pop Culture History: December 15 - December 21

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 4:54


This week in pop culture history features a memorable 'SNL' musical performance that got the artist banned, the premiere of an '80s Best Picture Oscar winner and a first in both the NFL and NHL.

This Week in Pop Culture History: December 8 - December 14

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 4:32


This week in pop culture history includes the suspicious, tragic death of a music star, the debut of an American holiday classic and a TV home going for $150 million.

Best of Sports 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 19:10


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Eric Fulton select the greatest teams, athletes, coaches and games of 2024 in sports.

This Week in Pop Culture History: December 1 - December 7

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 4:44


This week in pop culture history includes one of popular music's biggest concert tragedies, NASCAR's first African-American winner and the debut of a holiday TV classic.

This Week in Pop Culture History: November 24 - November 30

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 4:07


This week in pop culture history features the first baseball rookie to win MVP, a legendary farewell concert & the beginning of a Thanksgiving tradition.

This Week in Pop Culture History: November 17 - November 23

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 5:19


This week in pop culture history includes a boxing tragedy, the debut of one of TV's longest-running shows and the funniest instance of TV signal hijacking.

This Week in Pop Culture History: November 10 - November 16

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 4:02


This week in pop culture history includes "the worst song ever" hitting No. 1, the premiere of a Disney classic and the crowning of a NASCAR great.

This Week in Pop Culture History: November 3 - November 9

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 4:16


This Week in Pop Culture History includes dispelling the Paul Is Dead hoax, the debut of HBO and NFL history.

2025 Grammy Song of the Year Dream Ballots

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 31:46


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover perused all of the songs submitted for the 2025 Grammy Song of the Year category and picked the 10 they would included on their ballot.

This Week in Pop Culture History: October 27 - November 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 4:22


This week in pop culture history includes Prince's breakthrough, the debut of a legendary commercial and NASCAR's first multiple-time champion.

NBA's 10 Best Players Right Now

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 25:49


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Eric Fulton do their yearly NBA top 10 players right now list.

This Week in Pop Culture History: October 20 - October 26

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 4:34


This week in pop culture history includes the unfortunate only No. 1 hit of a music legend's career, the costliest error in World Series history and an American legend's final performance.

This Week in Pop Culture History: October 13 - October 19

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 4:04


This week in pop culture history includes the birth of a horror movie icon, the premiere of one of Hollywood's greatest musicals and something an American Olympian has only done once in Olympic history.

This Week in Pop Culture History: October 6 - October 12

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 4:59


This week in pop culture history includes a couple of historic World Series moments, the debut of a major TV network and one of the biggest trades in sports history.

October Streaming Recommendations: Shrinking (Season 2) and 2024 Rock Hall Ceremony & More!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 4:37


The Word on Pop Culture recommends the best looking shows and events on streaming for October.

This Week in Pop Culture History: September 29 - October 5

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 5:32


This week in pop culture history features a couple of World Series broadcasting firsts, one of the most memorable home runs in baseball history & the finale of one of the greatest TV series of all time.

This Week in Pop Culture History: September 22 - September 28

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 4:33


This week in pop culture history includes one of baseball's greatest pitching records, the death of one of the greatest drummers & one of the most successful one-hit wonders of all time.

This Week in Pop Culture History: September 15 - September 21

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 4:43


This Week in Pop Culture History includes baseball and golf history, KISS unmasked and the pandemic Emmys.

This Week in Pop Culture History: September 8 - September 14

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 5:43


This week in pop culture history includes the debut of a Chicago Cubs trio immortalized in poem, a trio scoring the EGOT at the same time and the death of a Hollywood princess.

2024 Emmy Award Predictions & Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 40:54


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover discuss the major nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards and predict the night's biggest winners. The 76th annual Emmy Awards air on ABC on Sunday, September 15.

'Slow Horses,' 'Frasier' Highlight September Streams

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 3:13


The Word on Pop Culture shares its streaming recommendations for the month of September.

This Week in Pop Culture History: September 1 - September 7

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 5:26


This Week in Pop Culture History includes the shooting of a hip hop legend, the premiere of the longest-running game show in TV history and the debut of the first Japanese Major Leaguer.

NFL's 10 Best Players of 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 32:54


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Eric Fulton take their annual dive into the NFL Network's top 10 players right now as selected by the players themselves and make their own top 10 lists.

This Week in Pop Culture History: August 25 - August 31

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 5:02


This Week in Pop Culture History includes the first song ever performed live on television, the first father-son baseball teammates & the birth of a legendary novelist.

This Week in Pop Culture History: August 18 - August 24

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 6:08


This Week in Pop Culture features one of the worst brawls in sports history, one of the biggest publicity stunts in sports history and the birth of a great TV character.

This Week in Pop Culture History: August 11-17

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 5:15


This Week in Pop Culture features a fine day to premiere films starring The Beatles, Nelly's hot 2002 and one of the most tragic days in baseball history.

This Week in Olympic History: August 4 - August 10

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 5:50


This Week in Pop Culture History is taking on an Olympic theme, featuring some of the greatest moments in Olympic history as well as some of its darkest.

August Streaming Recommendations: Olympics, Only Murders in the Building & More!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 4:44


The Word on Pop Culture shares its August streaming recommendations, including the finish to the 2024 Paris Olympics and the fourth season of "Only Murders in the Building."

This Week in Olympic History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 5:58


This Week in Pop Culture History is taking on an Olympic theme this week featuring some of the greatest moments in Olympic history, as well as one of its darkest moments.

Olympic Sport Draft

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 49:22


The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is joined by contributors Aprille Hanson-Spivey and Eric Fulton (making his draft debut) for the latest pop culture draft ... picking the best Olympic Sports! If you're as excited about the 2024 Paris Olympics as we are you'll be sure to want to catch this episode!!

This Week in Pop Culture History: July 21 - July 27

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 4:52


This week in pop culture history includes the premiere of Billboard's record-tabulating chart, a singer replacing his ex-band at No. 1, and creating an American anthem.

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