Popcorn Culture

Ben and J discuss the weekly rundown on sports, their own home project abilities, the passage of time, woes of being in your 30s, and a continuation of the subwoofer saga.   Relevant Links:   Get your own GMA stickers: https://carlinbrothersmercantile.com/products/gma-stickers   Get Your Bingo Card: https://bingobaker.com#f805834af83dce50      Email the  show: popcornculturepod@gmail.com    Discus...

Ben and J discuss Pumpkin Spice Lattes and other indulgences, VT football sads, the latest step comp, rain games, trumpet challenges,     Relevant Links:   ATLA Live Action - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_(2024_TV_series)   Heavyweight Podcast - https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/heavyweight   The Bear - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bear_(TV_series)   Get your own GMA...

Ben and J discuss victorious sports, nervous tics, evolution of technology, and the NYT 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century.  Relevant Links:   NYT 100 Top Shows List - https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/8bceaafe9042c1bc/f50a4edd-full.pdf   Get your own GMA stickers: https://carlinbrothersmercantile.com/products/gma-stickers   Get Your Bingo Card: https://bingobaker.com#f805834a...

Ben and J discuss all things TOUR: getting locked out of the van, an amazing Boston show, Hartford being AN place, the magic of New York, the race to the finish line and many special moments in between.   Relevant Links:   Lolita - https://www.lolitamexican.com/   Get your own GMA stickers: https://carlinbrothersmercantile.com/products/gma-stickers   Get Your Bingo Card: https://bingobaker.com#f80...

Ben and J discuss tour prep, a Roanoke this or that, camaraderie of sports, buying a movie theater, classic Hollywood stories, and CGI Bluey.  Relevant Links:   CGI Bluey Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0YWGgZBiYc   Get your own GMA stickers: https://carlinbrothersmercantile.com/products/gma-stickers   Get Your Bingo Card: https://bingobaker.com#f805834af83dce50      Email the  show: po...

Ben and J discuss trolling on Facebook, a book idea, and sports strategy.       Relevant Links:   SecretLabs Link - http://bit.ly/SecretLabSCB   Pluribus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus_(TV_series)   Project Hail Mary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary   The Martian - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(Weir_novel)   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Ticket...

Ben and ALYCE discuss their dreams for New’d, their hopeful England itinerary, F1, Ben’s sleep talking red flags, degree of difficulty of their jobs, favorite movies, Tiana’s Bayou, Addy’s confidence, name spellings, cemeteries,    Relevant Links:  F1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One  Clarkson’s Farm - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkson%27s_Farm  Downton Abbey - https://en.wikipedia...

Ben and J discuss a strong opinion about a STRONG thing, coaching the first game, voice mails, a potential apocalypse situation, and finally give a D23 debrief.    Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/13/2026 Philadelphia, PA - 9/15/2026 Washington, DC -...

Ben and J discuss Ben’s truck robbery, Ding Dong Ditching, convenience store bathrooms, J going full Lasso, science fair projects, and MORE Ding Dong Ditching.  Relevant Links Scott Pilgrim - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim_vs._the_World   Snow Day - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Day_(2000_film)   Ted Lasso - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso   Without Limits - https://en.wi...

Ben and J discuss whether or not the beach wagon was worth it, a 100 year storm of a person, high school reunions, John Krasinski Prom, a famous night club in Berlin, and K-Pop.  Relevant Links The Berghain night club - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghain   D23 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D23_(Disney)   BlackPink - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpink   Get your Through the Griffin Tour...

Ben and J discuss childhood blueprints, particularly of their beach trips, popcorn buckets, and growing/foraging/etc your own food for a year,  Relevant Links Shibumi - https://shibumishade.com/   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/13/2026 Philadelphia...

Ben and J discuss J’s surprise peach harvest, partridges, the alphabet, the Byzantine Empire, beach wagons, and more 27 Butts ideas.   Relevant Links Avatar the Last Airbender - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 Ne...

Ben and J discuss go-to selfie faces, sports announcers, and prepping for coaching soccer.  Relevant Links Anaconda – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_(2025_film)   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/13/2026 Philadelphia, PA - 9/15/2026 Washingto...

Ben and J discuss juicy fingers, extension chords, facebook marketplace, Pluto pins, Achievement vs Fulfillment, and Coffee Mate creamer.  Relavant Links Enjoy Alyssa’s Substack - https://substack.com/@enjoyalyssa/note/p-204962355?utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web    Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Bost...

Ben and J discuss renovations, Magic the Gathering, FIFA World Cup, coaching kids soccer, snow machines and diving boards. Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/13/2026 Philadelphia, PA - 9/15/2026 Washington, DC - 9/16/2026 Richmond, VA - 9/17/2026 Get y...

Ben and J discuss Chinese New Year animals and horoscopes, the OTHER Jonathan Carlin, the concept of boredom, Universe 25 and utopias.   Relevant Links: Universe 25 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink   The Matrix - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(franchise)   Ready Player One - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One   The Giver - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giv...

Ben and J discuss gripes about Spotify, “Shake It Off,” rivals, being a dead ant, gas station popcorn, small town-ed-ness, and a quaint 5K. Relevant Links: Leiningen Versus the Ants - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiningen_Versus_the_Ants   Farmer John’s Popcorn - https://www.farmerjonspopcorn.com/poppedpopcorn   Leave a review for the Marabito Convenience Store! - https://maps.app.goo.gl/ipFpNBY...

Ben and J discuss THE TOY STORY 5 PREMIERE!!! The stressful travel to get there, the best but weirdest hotel breakfast, the modern art museum, getting to the actual premiere, seeing Taylor Swift IRL, and meeting lots of cool people at the afterparty.  Relevant Links: The Pixar Theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfRNiNYdJBA&t=1s   The LACMA - https://www.lacma.org/   The French Dispatch -...

Ben and J discuss J’s weird hospital experience, Walmart parking lot adventures, teaching kids how to teach, their (then) upcoming Toy Story 5 premiere trip, red carpet outfits, and maybe meeting Taylor Swift???  Relevant Links: Karate Kid - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Karate_Kid_(franchise)   Toy Story Zero: The True Story Of Andy’s Dad & Woody’s Origin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Ben and J discuss text based conversations, Ben’s (cringey) rules to life, refereeing soccer, avoiding dreams, practicing confidence, different kinds of lists, and a looooooot of introspection. Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/13/2026 Philadelphia, P...

Ben and J discuss getting ready in the morning, growin’ corn, roasting soap, asking vs. assuming and developmental age achievements.  Relevant Links:  Hundreds of Beavers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundreds_of_Beavers   Chelsea Explains - https://www.instagram.com/chelsea_explains/?hl=en   Chef - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_(2014_film)   Get your Trash Pandas Tickets Here: https://supe...

Ben and J discuss a new psychology book, Mother’s Day, Famous Anthoy’s, routines, dirt logistics, and dead grass patches by the basketball hoop (but in a wholesome way).   Get your Trash Pandas Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/trash-pandas-griffin-tour-collab/   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA...

Ben and J discuss being ahead, J’s triathlon, an interesting thought experiment, The Onion, Hügelkultur and an F1 update.  Relevant Links The Onion - https://theonion.com/   Get your Trash Pandas Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/trash-pandas-griffin-tour-collab/   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, M...

Ben and J discuss J’s new glow, independence vs dependence and collectivism vs individualism. Get your Trash Pandas Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/trash-pandas-griffin-tour-collab/   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/13/2026 Philadelphi...

Ben and J discuss showing Luke the childhood home, the first KPOP Vegas residency, teeth brushing technique, basketball hoops, flexseal and icebreakers. Relevant Links: J’s KPOP Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6XpeYfmBG4qUP1csbsr5wj?si=eeb6f103d9474ad5   Get your Trash Pandas Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/trash-pandas-griffin-tour-collab/   Get your Through the Griffin...