This Is It - A Pop Culture Podcast for the End of the World

This week we discuss the semi-mortal healing wizards most often called doctors. Are doctors magic? Are doctors better than you? These are the important questions we attempt to answer with the accuracy of WebMD.

Gabe takes us INSIDE the computer. Or at least the world of computer-aided music. This very special episode comes complete with a Spotify playlist! Listen along at https://open.spotify.com/user/1224303656/playlist/4IX9l3Coahw5KT4RkWRNb3?si=7X_Yc6_oSNSdJRQSKlmEhA

This week our American hosts encapsulate all there is to know about France. At least most of what would be helpful in understanding how Americans see France. There's also big reveals about library myths.

What are dragons? Fire monsters? Scaly cats? Both? Our hosts endeavor to answer these questions, fail, then make some jokes about it. So if you're listening to this trying to figure out if something is a dragon... probably yes. Good luck future!

Now that Dan's a father we've got to get our priorities in order. Specifically, what TV shows should he watch with his child?! We help him and the future prepare for making sure children like good stuff and hate whatever Disney is churning out.

This week our hosts tackle the literally vital topic of water... by mostly talking about video games and Waterworld. [Insert joke about no filter here] Thanks for listening!

We're back...on Thursday! Until then enjoy this quick [Spoiler Free] breakdown of the few things you might need to know before seeing Black Panther

Back again with a revisiting of a currently relevant episode, enjoy again or anew our discussion of sports movies!

We're still on hiatus this week but wanted to take this opportunity to replay our very first episode, all about Oscar movies! We'll be back with new episodes soon but hope you enjoy this walk down War Horse lane!

Because of a tremendous amount of great news, we weren't able to record a normal episode this week. This time capsule within a time capsule was recorded in 2011, back when our hosts were still college kids with a vague idea that they'd like to make a podcast together. A lot has happened since then, not the least of which has happened this past week, and so we thought it'd be fun to share just how far we've come since the very first time we all sat down to record ourselves discuss pop culture. Enjoy!

The most smartest, most stable, most well geniused podcast hosts put 100% of their giant brains together to make this episode all about the pop culture of extra smart people. Whether you're smart because of pills, apples, loneliness, or janitorial super powers please enjoy this hour of stupidity!

Happy New Year! Here's a patchwork episode recording around our busy schedules and full of bits of culture we wanted to add in things we forgot in previous episodes.

Happy Holidays from the pop culture bunker! Tis the season where we provide something actually potentially useful to all the good boys and girls in the future by telling them all about a form of apocalyptic media. This year we discuss big hunks of space rock set for destruction, otherwise known as asteroids, meteorites, or whatever space word the screenwritter has encountered. Enjoy!

Need a holiday break? Need a peaceful moment while going through the least peaceful time of this supposedly peaceful season? Just down to listen to some Brian Eno and goof with three white boys about the end of the world? Great news on all those fronts! P.S. Thanks for being patient on our less than regular release schedule these last few weeks. Schedules around holidays get crazy for podcasters too and turnaround time has been affected. We promise it's only temporary and super appreciate your understanding and patience.

Bust out your apathetic faces and your expensive textbooks future, because this week we're taking you to college! We take a brief (maybe not so brief) detour to discuss the anatomical nightmare that would be a human becoming Furby shaped, but then we get straight down to the business of those debt-accruing party years we all know and love from pop culture!

Happy Thanksgiving Future! This week we go into all the media you need to understand, make it through, take a nap, or in any way survive the day of thanks. Enjoy!

These funny best friends delve into the world of goofy sidekicks, wise but clumsy buds, and all the other flavors of the sitcom/romcom/adventure story staple, the funny best friend!

This week our hosts head into the seedy underbelly of pop culture and talk about organized crime! There's family drama, violence, and the development of something called the punch bank.

This week we try to really mess with the future's perspective and introduce pop culture about the afterlife! Do we have to pass a test when we die? Become a dog? Make pottery or do Pottery things? All will be revealed on this week's epidose!!!

It's ALIVE!!! It's also finding a way! And it's generally out of our control! This week we talk about mad scientists so if you're listing to this in a world destroyed by one... we're sorry for laughing so much?

Our hosts zoom out wide and cover the topic of epics! Epic movies, epic books, epic stories and their largely male-focused plots are all dicussed this week! Let us know what you think and follow us on Twitter @ThisIsItPod and facebook.com/thisisitpod

Raise your fallout shelter's resale value. Make your burnt-out house into a burnt-out home. This week we talk about home improvement shows and get surprisingly heated at all your favorite real estate power couples!

A Happy Scary Month, one and all! In honor of this, the spookiest time of year, we talk about all things vampires. Everything from Nosferatu to The Lost Boys to The CW, we cover it all!

Do you love 30 Rock? Did you hear it's leaving Netflix? Well we do and we did so we decided to devote an episode to saying goodbye. Stop what you're doing, go watch all 7 seasons before October 1st, then come back and listen to this!

Ever heard of CBS? Ever watched 14 hours of murder-solving with the occasional "dum dum"? Ever zoomed in and enhanced your way out of getting hacked? Well, then this episode is for you! We talk about all the best teams out there fighting the worst criminals/diseases/hackers/actual evil there is! There's also some giggling at Dick Wolf's expense because we're not adults. Find our friends at Pop Culture Role Call on Twitter @PopCultureRoleCall , and find us @ThisIsItPod

Have you heard the good news? Us either, but we did talk about where one specific famous bearded guy shows up in pop culture! We talk about everything from full on bible stories, to moments of "twist, they're Jesus", to how Jesus invented chairs! Super offended? Let us know what we SHOULD be talking about @ThisIsItPod on Twitter!

This week our hosts explore the phenomenon of pop culture sacred cows. The things so beloved by some people it's nearly impossible to properly critique or express a negative opinion about them... So they basically spend an hour crapping on some of the most popular things in modern times! Like The Beatles, Seinfeld, Star Wars, or deified political figures? Well... I guess keep an open mind? And let us know how you feel or things you wish we'd mentioned on Twitter @ThisIsItPod or Facebook.com/thisisitpod

Our hosts venture into the dark and twisted world of telling jokes to strangers. They explore the light and heavy and occasionally blue collar portions of what defines stand up comedy. They definitely missed something, so feel free to tell them what @ThisIsItPod on Twitter!

Trim your bangs and tune your ukeleles, this week we talk about manic pixie dream people! Join us as we explore the (most often) female characters who are too quirky to function and why male MDMP's somehow manage to live more full lives!

This week our hosts combine to form a single giant podcast host, complete with all their strengths and a bizarre center of gravity! Gabe gets heated, Dan talks about a big fight he had about (but not with) giant robot pilots, and Sam talks about baby ducks all while discussion the pop culture of giant robots!

Look who's talking now! It's us, talking about animals that also talk! Talk to us about the talking animals you wish we'd talked about by tweeting @ThisIsItPod or finding us at facebook.com/thisisitpod

This week we took a topic recommendation drove it 55 mph all the way to the future! Enjoy a feature length explainer on the Fast & Furious movies, as well as Sam and Gabe really pouring love on Drive. Thanks to Matt and Phil over at @The_SIM_Pod for the topic suggestion. If anyone has a topic they'd like to hear us discuss, let us know on twitter @ThisIsItPod . Thanks!

Sam was out of town this week so we have the second installment of our buddy media discussion with Dan and Gabe! They drift into the darker side of buddidom, and also do a really spot on impression of their good friend!

This week our hosts explore the nostalgia factory that is pop culture about summer camps! Help us beat that mean podcast on the other side of the podcast lake and listen to us explain how that's a joke about summer camps! #thehairpening

After a holiday week off our hosts are back to talk about the fanciest love parties around! That's right, this week we talk about weddings! Why do they make people crazy? Isn't it kinda the worst to object? How many cousins do you have??? All these questions will be answered!

This week our hosts venture into the world of the paranormal! We talk about all the pop culture you need to understand Ggggg-GHOSTS! Let us know on Twitter how you feel about things that go bump in the night. Find us @ThisIsItPod and at Facebook.com/ThisIsItPod

Here ye! Here ye! This week our hosts take on the throne... or at least try to explain what thrones are for and who typically sits on them. We explain all things monarchy and if you don't like it, you can eat cake!

Our first audience submitted topic, this week we talk about fan fiction! Our hosts cover everything you need to know about the genre of fan made content, whether it's a full reimagining or just making two characters kiss. Enjoy!

Gabe wasn't able to join us this week but Dan and Sam discuss buddy movies and other buddy based content!

We let the future know what drugs are, who takes them, who makes them, and why prestige television is obsessed with them. Puff, puff, pa- I mean like, share, subscribe!! Twitter: @ThisIsItPod Facebook.com/thisisitpod

We know you're probably listening to this from a "post-seasons" landscape, but just in case here are all the best jams for your summertime fun. We talk about what makes a true song of the summer, while also apologizing for some truly terrible summer hits from the past. Here's a Spotify playlist of all the songs we mentioned this episode: http://spoti.fi/2qedXQS Follow Us! Twitter: @ThisIsItPod Facebook.com/thisisitpod

We know the future is full of dystopian overlords and rigid legal systems, which is why we wanted to make sure you know a thing or two about playing by your own rules. We cover every bit of culture you need to understand all manner of loose cannons, be they cops or scientists or just women with practical advice. Like the show? Leave us a review on iTunes, it helps new people find us. You can also find us on Twitter @ThisIsItPod or Facebook.com/thisisitpod

How will the future know how to solve any family problem in under 30 minutes? With these contributions to the time capsule our hosts are getting to the bottom of what countless studio audiences have already learned, what it truly means to be a family... sitcom. Find us on Twitter @ThisIsItPod or Facebook.com/ThisIsItPod We're on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Soundcloud, so if you're reading this and haven't subscribed yet you have all sorts of options!

Our hosts explain the beauty, majesty, monolith filled emptiness that is SPACE! Maybe the only podcast that extols the virtue of Kubrick's Space Odyssey and Galaxy Quest in the same 5 minutes. Plus, why do all the Star Wars planets only have one climate? How did Sandra Bullock get up there? Who's Kevin? We answer all your burning questions! If you like our show, leave us a review on iTunes. You can also follow us on Twitter @ThisIsItPod or at Facebook.com/thisisitpod.

Gadgets! Guns! Bad Russian Accents! Our hosts take on spies in pop culture. Rate us on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter @ThisIsItPod! Enjoy your life!

If you're looking out at an endless desert, you've probably got one thing on your mind... What's the deal with movies about kids with more money than god? Stress no further! This episode we discuss the pitfalls and magic of not just wealth, obscene wealth! If you like the show write a review on iTunes! It helps new people find the show! Find us on Twitter @ThisIsItPod or at Facebook.com/ThisIsItPod

Our hosts explain the power of musicals and their various youthful run-ins with the best and the worst of them. There’s Nazis, snaps, more Nazis, and maybe some mention on High School Musical!

Dan is on vacation this week so we have a very special bonus episode! Enjoy this small collection of deleted scenes!

Our hosts explain reality cooking shows and the joys of delicious food culture to an audience of barren wasteland dirt farmers... It Fun!

Our hosts of this podcast try to help the future understand the world of on-demand audio entertainment. Feel free to share this episode with #trypod! Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play!

Our hosts explain what pop culture thought old people were like to a world where the singularity probably took care of all that a long time ago. Listen, subscribe, and leave us a review!