Pop Culture Continuum

They came to talk about Horror Movies and Chew bubble gum. They’re all out of bubble gum. They’re also all out of horror movies. I guess alien invasion movies will have to suffice. The Stuff They Live

The month long bonanza of Halloween episodes begins with the magic of Paul Lynde’s comedy, and the marvel that is Elvira’s bust – only one of those things is real (you’ll be shocked to find out which one!). The Paul Lynde Halloween Special Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

John & Pat deeply examine two underrated Power Pop albums and come to the obvious conclusion that Hulu Plus shouldn’t show commercials. Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque Sloan – Commonwealth

John & Pat compare two essential Richard Linklater films: Dazed and Confused and Boyhood. That’s about it. Look, not every episode summary can be witty. Welcome to the real world and its many disappointments. Dazed and Confused Boyhood

Show biz luminaries Adam Scott & Scott Aukerman were generous enough to give Pat & John their top 10 R.E.M. songs, so naturally they’re exploiting that kindness for their own gain. Despite the questionable ethics this episode brings up: Adam Scott and Scott Aukerman’s top 10 lists! Who cares about anything else? U Talkin’ U2 To Me?

Jessica once again joins John & Pat, this time to discuss the black arts in the form of Satan’s two key promotional vehicles: Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Once Upon a Time. The lord was not pleased, and plagued the episode with technical difficulties. Sabrina the Teenage Witch Once Upon a Time

John & Pat take a not-very-in-depth look at two banner years in pop culture: 1970 and 2000. “Banner” still means “terrible”, right? Plus, a brief Emmy wrap-up, which most likely contains as much erroneous information as their Emmy predictions.

John & Pat talk video games for the first time on the show, which opens up a whole new area of pop culture for them to be inarticulate about.

John & Pat discuss the passing of two screen icons with uncharacteristic insight, sensitivity and class. And, on the characteristic side, there are still boatloads of ill-informed extemporaneous pearls of stupidity.

Will Stegemann and Alison Abrams join John & Pat to discuss the changes in media over the past few decades, which inevitably ends with everybody getting off everybody else’s lawn. As an added bonus, there’s a live drag race. Tune in, turn on, pass out.

John & Pat once again delve into the world of comic books, which can mean only one thing: they’ll once again receive thousands of marriage proposals from supermodels. Sorry, ladies – entertaining the public is their only love. Hawkeye

John & Pat wrap up their extensive R.E.M. series the only way they know how: by insulting all of their R.E.M. expert friends.

John & Pat take a look at the cultural touchstones from 15, 20, 25 and 10,000 years ago, and somehow manage to get their facts wrong about all of them. Bonus: a reading from a John Lithgow literary masterpiece.

John & Pat cordially invite you to their second annual Emmy prediction party, which is the next best thing to the actual awards if you happen to be suffering from brain trauma.

Peter Perez joins John & Pat for their last R.E.M. album comparisons. Then they bid a tearful farewell to each other and vow to never speak again.

John and Pat take a critical look at the 2 most important years in world history: 1980 and 2014. As an added bonus, for the first time, they’ve included an Easter egg somewhere in the episode, just like professional entertainers! See if you’re smart enough to find it. (Hint: it’s at the very end)

Kristen Hewitt joins John & Pat for a dissection of R.E.M.’s “Green” vs. “Monster”. Listen in to find out who gets voted off the island! Green Monster

John & Pat take a break from habitually listing their own personal deficits to bring you another obsessive list: The Best Songs of 2014, so far.

Will Stegemann joins John & Pat for this week’s R.E.M. album comparison. With his guidance, they manage to stay on topic a record 47% of the time Document New Adventures in Hi-Fi

Mett und Pet telked ebuoot zee Mooppets. Bork Bork Bork! While John looked on not knowing what they were talking about. The Muppet Movie The Muppets

In the midst of R.E.M. discussion John improves his Bono impression, Pat confuses lyrics, and April irrevocably promises to be the official show Publicist. Lifes Rich Pageant Up

Pat indulges John yet again in his Bob Mould fandom, and in return learns a little something about this higgledy-piggledy mystery we call love. Flip Your Wig Beauty & Ruin

John and Pat are joined by pop culture editor Steve Mockus, who discusses the albums Fables of the Reconstruction and Reveal and, at long last, schools them on the delightful world of pregnant teen reality TV shows. Fables of the Reconstruction Reveal

Looking for interesting insights into poetry? Want to learn more about a couple of your favorite poets? Don’t listen to this podcast. Seriously. This is terrible. John & Pat know more about the language of the creatures who live on the dark side of the moon then they do about poetry. Do yourself a favor skip this episode and listen to a white noise podcast.

David Schneider returns for our ongoing series of R.E.M. album discussions. As usual, there are no digressions, which is too bad, because ‘Around The Sun’ needs all the help it can get. Reckoning Around the Sun