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Stephen King's works are the discussion topic for Made Possible by Pop Culture 's second annual Halloween roundtable episode. Featuring guests from across entertainment and culture journalism, the episode talks about the novels and adaptations of It , The Shining , The Stand , 11/22/63, and The Shawshank Redemption , and also touches on the start of Welcome to Derry , as well as the influence of K...

We Love TV executive producer Megan Harding takes Made Possible by Pop Culture back in time to talk about the classic family sitcom The Brady Bunch , from relating to the "Hawaii Bound" episode as a kid who grew up in an Australian beach suburb, to compiling behind-the-scenes stories (including about Robert Reed's high standards) for an episode of her own show. Plus, what other shows does she want...

You know her best from running shows including Supernatural , You , and The Magicians , but Sera Gamble is also a poet and now a newsletter scribe. She joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to share how the 2000 sci-fi serial killer film The Cell influenced her writing through the years, how she fits writing poetry in around her intense production deadlines, why she launched a Substack to help other...

Netflix's Boots and ITV's Code of Silence star Kieron Moore joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about his troubled characters from both shows, including how much of boot camp training he went through for the latter, how they evolved through the first seasons, and where we leave them in the finales. He also talks about the influence of Gladiator and its star Russell Crowe on his early life,...

We hope you are not afraid of clowns (but if you are, you should still listen to this episode so you can face that fear and hopefully overcome it!); Guildford Adams is this episode's guest on Made Possible by Pop Culture The Podcast. Guilford is an actor and a clown himself, and he has written and directed a new documentary about the art and history of clowning, titled American Clown , which is av...

Line Drunk podcast's Lee Larimore invited Made Possible by Pop Culture 's Danielle Turchiano onto his podcast to play Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Fast Friends trivia, so now she returns the favor! Here, they reflect on longtime love of Miss Congeniality , more recent love of Game Night , and even a little bit about Date Night too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Author, actor, writer, and comedian Cristela Alonzo is the latest guest on Made Possible by Pop Culture , diving into her lifelong love of pop culture, most memorably The Muppets . Then she also talks about crafting her latest stand-up special Upper Classy on Netflix as the final chapter of a trilogy of specials, including juggling how personal and how political to get. Bonus chats about Fitbits a...

Pop Culture Reflections ' Justin Scoviak is the latest guest on Made Possible by Pop Culyure , deep-diving into Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (including how it and the overall franchise influenced his own podcast), as well as the podcasting process in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Pilkes joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to keep summer going just a lil bit longer by diving into the show of the summer: Love Island . Then, she also talks about her first season on Leanne and her childhood spent browsing the aisles of Blockbuster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Late Night with Seth Meyers writer and performer Jenny Hagel joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to share her own personal queer awakening after seeing Kissing Jessica Stein for the first time in 2002, dive into the artistry of Paul Reubens through Pee-Wee as Himself , reveal her process for her her current touring show Jenny Hagel Gives Advice , and preview her upcoming book of essays. Hosted on A...

Dexter: Resurrection and Smoke star Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about these two, huge, new shows in his career, as well as his childhood love of the 1970s version of The Incredible Hulk (and revisiting it with his own kids now). Spoiler Alert: This episode was recorded in mid-August 2025, so we talk about the full story on Smoke and the first six episodes of D...

Hey kids, do you like tangents? This is a great episode for you! Danielle Turchiano is joined by Nick Wechsler, who stars in the new independent film Primitive War. Of course they talk about his experience filming that movie, and his earlier influence of musician Mike Patton, but they also end up adding Weapons , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , and Blue Valentine into the mix a bit, too. This...

If Scream isn't the answer to "What's your favorite scary movie?" I'm not sure what you're doing here... Journalist and author Ashley Cullins ( Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror ) joins Danielle Turchiano on Made Possible by Pop Culture to discuss the genre-changing 1996 film, the franchise that followed, and the process of putting together her definitive...

Somebody Somewhere star and Emmy nominee Jeff Hiller joins Danielle Turchiano's Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about the third season of the HBO comedy just in time for Emmy voting to open. But that's not all! They also dive into his writing process for his memoir, Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trial to Overnight Success and his childhood obsession with the 1986 film version of Li...

The Season 3 premiere of Made Possible by Pop Culture sees Variety's Michael Schneider joining former colleague Danielle Turchiano to talk about how his childhood love of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem inspired him to create his own music charts, as well as why the new Phineas & Ferb episodes still grab his attention. AT40 listen links, as mentioned in the episode are: https://www.iheart.com...

Sabrina Carpenter's Netflix Christmas special is becoming a new pop culture tradition, but there are plenty of older ones to reflect on. MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE welcomes Variety TV Editor Michael Schneider, freelance writer Chris Hayner, and Consequence Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller to a special Christmas roundtable episode to discuss. Classics from THE MUPPETS to A CHARLIE B...

TV writer/producer/director Nahnatchka Khan visits MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE to talk about crafting her new messy rom-com heroine and fictionally killing more than 20 guys in LAID, as well as her childhood love of KING KONG, Jessica Lange as manic pixie dream girl, and what part of that movie she never wants to rewatch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the penultimate episode of Season 2 of MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE - The Podcast, TV writer and producer Liz Feldman joins Danielle Turchiano to talk about Robert Altman's THE PLAYER, which subconsciously became a greater influence on her own writing than she realized, as well as to dive into her newest Netflix comedy, NO GOOD DEED. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV writer and producer Ed Herro joins MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE to talk about his new Prime Video comedy and favorite comfort TV show from childhood, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW. Since this episode drops before THE STICKY premieres, we keep it spoiler-free but hope you'll want to tune into his new show after you hear the behind-the-scenes stories nonetheless! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

For the second holiday roundtable episode of MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE, the influence is: FRIENDS Thanksgiving episodes! Journalists Emily Longeretta, Elaine Low, and Ben Travers join Danielle Turchiano in picking their favorite FRIENDS Thanksgiving episode and talk about how the viewings (and traditions) have evolved over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Jokinen is living MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE host Danielle Turchiano's dream: He just published a children's book about his dog! He joined the podcast to talk all about that (A STRAY DOG FOR CHRISTMAS), plus his childhood love of WWF and current interest in singer-songwriters like Sabrina Carpenter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE, Danielle catches up with Steven Canals (creator of POSE), who just directed two episodes of AMERICAN SPORTS STORY: AARON HERNANDEZ. They talk about that experience, look back over his childhood love of TRANSFORMERS, and get into a discussion about the difference between influence and inspiration when considering important pieces of modern pop cultur...

On this episode of MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider talks about how reading TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE set her on the path to do the work she does at END WELL and with her own podcast BEFORE WE GO. The End Well Foundation focuses on education about end-of-life care, including hospice and palliative options, while her podcast tells the personal story of losing her own father to panc...

To celebrate Halloween, MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE dives into the SCREAM franchise with returning Season 1 guests Chris Hayner, Marisa Roffman, and Megan Vick. Although the chat begins chronologically, with the 1996 original film, it very quickly begins to jump around between the six films currently released and even touches upon hopes, theories, and concerns about the upcoming seventh. Which ki...

This episode of MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE features two guests for the price of one: ATX TV Festival co-founders and co-presidents Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson join host/producer Danielle Turchiano to reflect on childhood loves of I LOVE LUCY and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, as well as talk about the programming coming to Season 14 of their festival. That includes reunions for THE LEFTOVERS a...