Pop Culture Cosmos (Radio Show Edit)

The Super Bowl just finished and we gathered around to share our thoughts in our annual look at the best (and worst) Super Bowl ads. Tune in as TJ Johnson, Josh Pederson, and Gerald Glassford share thoughts on how well as a whole they were, which ones stood out for their originality, and which ones faltered and didn't get their message across. They also look at the teasers debuting at The Big...

TJ Johnson is back as he and Gerald discuss the strange messaging XBOX has been giving with the rumors of their first-party games being opened up on a multi-platform basis. Plus with the blowback on a proposed Rock vs. Roman Reigns Wrestlemania event, have the plans changed back to Roman vs Cody Rhodes, or was that the plan all along? Plus the guys from the Dom-i Nation Sports Nation and Inside Sp...

Today the guys are talking about the failure of Argylle, Apple Visions Pro, the Grammys, Suicide Squad, and we're Facing The Franchise with Harry Potter! Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shirts and gifts in our TeePublic store at https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos Questions for us? Hit us up at isfantasyfootball@yahoo.com or @insidesportsff on Twitter! Don't for...

Melinda and Gerald have something to say about Playstation’s State of Play, the Netflix Showcase for 2024, and do we want from a new Universal Theme Park? Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shirts and gifts in our TeePublic store at  https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos Questions for us? Hit us up at isfantasyfootball@yahoo.com or @insidesportsff on Twitter! Don’t forget to...

John Orlando from the PVD Cast returns as he and tag team partner Gerald Glassford talk the lawsuit file against Vince McMahon and the WWE, the HUGE WWE/Netflix, the Royal Rumble and the Road to WrestleMania! Plus they have thoughts on the current state of AEW, and big-name free agents are still out there, where will they go? Find out their thoughts on the latest State of Pro Wrestling on the Pop...

Josh and Gerald gave you their best of pop culture for 2023 but in this episode, it's now time for their worst. Plus they talk about Marvel's Echo, the winners in a slow winter box office, and why Palworld is being called "Pokemon with Guns". They also take time to share some predictions on what to look for in the year ahead. What stunk up the world of pop culture? Find out our t...

Melinda and Gerald are back as they break down the latest XBOX Developer's Direct as they talk about Avowed, Hellblade 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Plus, Gerald (finally) gets to share his best of pop culture for 2023 and Melinda (finally) also shares what let her down for pop culture last year. Much to discuss both good and bad as we head back into the PCC Multiverse! Gear up wi...

Our countdown of the best in pop culture continues as TJ Johnson and Josh Pederson catch up with Gerald as they bring you their thoughts on what delighted them in pop culture for 2023. Plus Gerald breaks down the weekend box office with who came out on top this holiday period in the US, and a surprise December release is now over 500 million dollars worldwide. Our reveals for the best in pop cultu...

Melinda and Gerald are back as they talk Marvel's Echo, a new Star Wars and Star Trek movie, 28 days/weeks later evolving, plus Melinda's best of pop culture for 2023 and CES 2024! Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shirts and gifts in our TeePublic store at https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos Questions for us? Hit us up at isfantasyfootball@yahoo.com or @insidespo...

With the crew STILL deciding on their best of 2023 in pop culture, Gerald came up with just some of his favorite conversations that took place over the last year. Tune in as he and Josh Pederson go over some concerns they shared during the year about XBOX, and then Gerald shares some Star Wars notes with Jeff Sloboda from the MCU's Bleeding Edge. Plus Baldur's Gate 3 was the talk of the vi...

With Gerald and Melinda STILL trying to come up with their best of 2024, the focus shifts to the NFL and with the championships for fantasy football here, the guys at Inside Sports Fantasy Football give you the advice that can help you achieve fantasy paydirt. Plus Gerald talks with John Orlando from the PVDCast about predictions they have for the pro wrestling world in 2024. Will you make the rig...

Tune in as John Orlando from the PVD Cast and Pop Culture Cosmos’ own Gerald Glassford shares their thoughts on the state of pro wrestling for 2023. The guys pass out the best (and worst) performers inside the squared circle as they honor the Top Wrestlers, Tag Teams, Matches, New Stories, and more! Plus John has a review of The Iron Claw (now in theaters). Is it a better movie for long-time wrest...

Melinda and Gerald stop by to share thoughts on the Christmas surprises of the holiday including The Color Purple, Percy Jackson, Wonka, and Marvel’s What If Season Two. All this and thoughts on Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Part One and what not to miss on Disney Plus and Netflix! Plus Dawn Fobbs from the Mother-Daughter-Ish podcast shares her best of for television in 2023! Gear up with your favorite...

We're talking about the success (or the lack thereof) of the movies that debuted on Christmas weekend. Plus Josh and Gerald discuss what went wrong for XBOX in 2023 and where the mistakes lie, can they right the wrongs in 2024? All this and Mickey Mouse (the oldest version) is set to go into the public domain and we rattle off our reminder list of our favorite Christmas movies as we step into...

Xmas movie week is here as Melinda and Gerald talk about the movies coming this weekend including Aquaman and the Last Kingdom, Poor Things, The Iron Claw, and more! Plus we review Maestro, Leave The World Behind, and preview Rebel Moon on Netflix. Plus they talk about Sony's big success with PlayStation over XBOX in 2023, and could a possibility of Warner Bros and Paramount be actually happen...

With Josh out for this week, we once again look back at the archives to bring you some more of the best interviews with the Pop Culture Cosmos and the Lakers Fast Break. Tune in as Gerald has a chance to sit down with Author Jeff Pearlman as his book "Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s" got turned into a series on Max in "Winning Time&quo...

As we get closer to the year's end, the pop culture news keeps rolling along as Melinda and Gerald go to work with updating you on the news making the pop culture headlines this week. Melinda expounds on the virtues of Blue Eye Samurai and explains why it's a can't-miss anime series after getting a season 2 renewal from Netflix. Plus, they discuss the recently announced death of the El...

Josh Pederson and Gerald Glassford return to discuss the pre-holiday box office with the surprise performance of what may be Hayao Miyazaki's last anime film, The Boy And The Heron. The guys also break down all of the Godzilla/Kong content released recently and what is yet to come for this monstrous collaboration. They also reflect on the recent Game Awards with the game announcements that hav...

It's a HUGE week for video games as Rockstar dropped the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 AND The 2023 Game Awards both take up the spotlight on this week's show. Tune in as Melinda and Gerald share some initial thoughts on the successor to one of the best-selling games of all time, plus break down the winners and world-exclusive reveals from gaming's yearly biggest event. It's...

A lot to talk about on this week's show where TJ Johnson returns with his favorite pop culture soundtracks, plus he and Gerald explain why the last concert for the legendary rock band KISS in New York has led to a reimagining of them touring moving forward as their digital avatars. Plus on the Lakers Fast Break's Playback channel during the Lakers-Pistons game, "MagicMan" Sean Gr...

John Orlando from the PVD Cast and Gerald Glassford from the Pop Culture Cosmos are back to talk CM Punk being back in the WWE, Adam Copeland vs Christian Cage, our Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame picks, and what's our XMAS holiday wish for pro wrestling? Stop by The Happy Hoarder now through January 1st at https://www.happyhoardercollectibles.com/ and use the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS23 to get an ex...

Josh and Gerald are back as they recap the Thanksgiving box office and start to speculate on what could (and should) be the future of the way movies are made and how we see them. Plus they share many of those same thoughts on the direction for video games, with some opinions on physical vs digital media, microtransactions and more! Stop by The Happy Hoarder now through January 1st at  https://www....

We couldn’t finish off our Thanksgiving without thanking the biggest part of our Lakers Fast Break community: you. Tune in as Gerald Glassford and Joe Soro convey our deepest thanks for everything you have done for our channel. Have the guys had too much turkey? Find out as we say thank you on the Lakers Fast Break edition of the PCC Multiverse! Stop by The Happy Hoarder now through January 1st at...

It's a weekend box office check with Josh and Gerald where we look at the results for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Trolls Band Together, and The Marvels. Plus, Nintendo strikes again this year with Super Mario RPG and it's Black Friday ad time as the guys go over the ads to bring you the best deals in consumer electronics and video games! It's our annual tribut...

So much to discuss for this weekend in pop culture as Melinda Barkhouse-Ross and Gerald Glassford discuss how Apple TV+ is bringing back Godzilla with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, plus try to figure out how Marvel has created such a mess of its cinematic universe. Plus TJ Johnson stops by to share a TON of thoughts on the video game scene including the recent release of Sony's Spider-Man2 and...