Pop Culture Reflections

I’m delighted to welcome back friend of the show, and incredible content creator and human being, Brandy The Terrorific Lady! Brandy is a huge John Carpenter fan and this time we’re going back to his films and covering one of his greatest, The Thing. Join us as we talk all about our reasons to watch, favorite shots and quotes, hypothetical scenarios, how it stacks up against Point Break and Kurt R...

Greg Hoey has a beautiful mind and he used it for this awesome concept. We’re talking the ABC’s of pop culture! Each letter represents a highlight in pop culture, ranging from movies, tv, commercials, video games, toys, bands, music and so much more! Kate from Down Under joins us for this entertaining look at the many areas of pop culture. Follow the You Gonna Eat That Crust Podcast @ https://www....

Pro-Wrestling fans know, it's WrestleMania season. Fellow wrestling fan and amazing dude, Jamie returns to the podcast to discuss the big wrestling event from 30 years ago, WrestleMania XII! Join us as we talk about the good, bad and everything else of this event from 1996. Jamie talks about his memories of being live at this show and we each vote on best and worst matches, performers and storylin...

In this special potpourri episode, I’m joined by first time guest and awesome content creator, LK The Horror Nerd. We’re nerdy out over such topics as movies, video games, pro-wrestling and much more. LK also gives us great insight to how these areas of Pop Culture can help us through the daily challenges of an often cruel world. Check out LK’s awesome content including LK The Horror Nerd and The...

Justin and Greg continue their journey through the Alien: Earth series. It's time for episode 3, Metamorphosis and the boys are joined by special guest Kate from Down Under. Follow the You Gonna Eat That Crust Podcast @ https://www.instagram.com/yougonnaeatthatcrust?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Listen to an episode and drop a five star rating @ https://open.spotify.com/show/5UQ3xHGscAeQv9ujs8oMKG?si=xSF9...

Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen. That's the tagline for one of my favorite movies of all time, Santa Sangre. I've been looking forward to covering this movie since the relaunch of the podcast and I found the perfect guest to join me in the amazing Anastasia from the Objects of Cinema Network. Join us as we talk about the reasons you should watch this movie and all the great moments, shots, ch...

Here it is, the first episode of the new sub-series, Why We Love…with Justin & Kate. What better way to start than with two of the most important film directors of their respective generations, Stanley Kubrick and David Fincher. We kick off this series telling you Why We Love The Films of Stanley Kubrick and David Fincher by way of One Film, One Scene and One Shot. We also discuss our first discov...

In this special, Patreon requested topic (Thanks Jamie!), special guest Meka G and I are discussing our respective Top 10 Songs from Our Senior Prom Years. Meka G is awesome and her podcast and content is a must listen and watch. ​Follow Meka’s Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/cinematicnightmarespodcast?igsh=MTBjd3Bwb3VrMTQ1MQ== ​Follow, listen to and/or watch and give a five star ratin...

It’s finally Friday the 13th here on Pop Culture Reflections, in spirit that is. After all this time, I’m finally covering one of the OG Paramount F13 films! It’s my favorite franchise and it’s time to stop being nervous to cover it and just do it! I’m joined by the incredible Shane @urfavfinalgrrl, an awesome horror reviewer and content creator, to talk all about the sixth installment in the fran...

Join the entire Pop Culture Reflections Family, Justin, Greg and Kate, as they breakdown their highlights of 2025 in podcasting, movies, music, tv and more. They also discuss 2026 preview and the future of the show and sub-series. Follow the You Gonna Eat That Crust Podcast @ https://www.instagram.com/yougonnaeatthatcrust?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Listen to an episode and drop a five star rating @ htt...

Justin and Greg are back on Slice of Pop Culture to discuss Episode 2 of Alien Earth, Mr. October. Join the guys as they breakdown incredible shots, fun visuals and more alien goodness! Follow Greg Hoey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/oldn3rdybastard?igsh=MWMxdXg5aTA0NDE3cg== Check out Greg’s band @ https://www.instagram.com/follicly_challengedband?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Follow the You Go...

In this episode, I’m joined once again by the film rat himself, the incredible Newman from Movies 4 Dayz. We talk all about the sci-fi thriller from 30 years ago, Species. Join us for this fun conversation all about an attractive alien-human hybrid, a rag tag group of characters and all the interesting moments from this film. Listen, follow and drop a five star rating on the rest of Movies 4 Dayz...

My co-host on Slice of Pop Culture, Greg Hoey, joins me, this time on the guest chair, to reflect on a mutual favorite from 20 years ago, Four Brothers! We can't contain our love for this flawed yet awesome flick starring the Wahlberger, Andre 3000 and Tyrese Gibson and Garrett Hedlund. Join us as we break down five reasons we love this film, our favorite shots and quotes, as well as recast scenar...

This is a very special episode of Pop Culture Reflections, as I have the absolute honor and privilege to interview the amazing band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Buzie. I discovered this band back at the beginning of the year and they've quickly become one of my favorite bands making music today. I was thrilled to have Greg Hoey join me for co-hosting duties as we both brought questions and fun sc...

Justin and Greg are thrilled to bring you their coverage of the latest installment in the Alien Franchise, the new FX Series Alien: Earth. The guys will breakdown their thought episode by episode, starting with episode 1, Neverland. In this episode, Justin and Greg discuss the standout moments, alien creatures and the incredible cast and much more. Follow Greg Hoey on Instagram at https://www.inst...

In this episode, I’m joined once again by my friend and frequent collaborator Kate from Down Under as we talk about our relationships with the 1985 classic, The Breakfast Club. Join us as we breakdown the poorly aged aspects, the awesome script and memorable lines, the unforgettable characters, a joke with no punchline, an imperfect door, make-over cliches and so much more! Follow the You Gonna Ea...

It's the Survivor Serieeeesssss! I say in my best McMahon. We're traveling back to 1995 once again to review the WWF/WWE pay per view event, The Survivor Series. This year in wrestling is infamously bad, but that doesn't mean it's not fun to talk about. I'm fortunate to have a special guest with me for this one, the founder and leader of the You Run Podcast Network, Scott Harding. Scott and I refl...

I’m joined by the awesome Becky from The Girl and The Gay Podcast and we’re traveling back to the iPod era to put each of our respective top 5 albums of the first decade of the 21st century into a Top 10 Tier List. This is an eclectic group of albums and Becky and I had fun talking about our thoughts and deciding the tiers for each. Follow Becky at https://www.instagram.com/this.girl.loves.horror?...

Just in time for the Halloween season, this episode is all about Halloween activities from the awesome decades of the 1980's, 90's and 2000's. I'm joined by the incredible Amy Lewis from Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast. Amy and I talk about about our experiences with Halloween growing up during the 80's, 90's and early 2000's. Join Amy and I for this entertaining retro conversation about trick o...

In this exciting fourth episode of Slice of Pop Culture with Justin & Greg, the guys are joined by Greg's co-hosts from You Gonna Eat That Crust sub-series Pizza Bones, to put together a wildcard, multi-year, multi-genre albums Top 10 Tier List! Join the guys and amazing guests Nate and Kate (and some active crickets) as they each justify and defend their picks, try not to upset one another during...

I'm thrilled to welcome back musician, friend and amazing human being Sean Faust back to the show. We're taking a journey back to the 90's to discuss another year in music, this time 1993. Sean and I delve into some of the Billboard Year End Hot 100 as well as albums released that year. I leave out a bunch of stuff, Sean corrects me, we talk about personal feelings on the music scene and highlight...

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a movie I’ve appreciated and been fascinated with for 20 years. Finding someone to talk about this movie was a tall task considering how few people have seen this, somewhat, hidden gem. I got lucky to find out that someone I respect and enjoy in the podcast world just so happens to love this movie as well. I’m joined by the incredible Anastasia from Attack...

In this episode of Pop Culture Reflections, I had the privilege of sitting down and interviewing the uber talented singer-songwriter Olivia Elizabeth Basar. We talk about her background as a musician, the lyrics and composition of her singles and what the future holds for this incredible artist. Olivia and I also discussion pop culture like favorite albums and movies as well as fun hypothetical qu...

Those of us pro-wrestling fans have rebooked the territories a time or two in our own heads. This guy or gal should've been champion, these two stars should've wrestled each other, this person should've main evented, this person should've been world champion. Surely, you know what I mean. Well in this episode, Jeremy from Fans of the Dead returns to the podcast and we talk about World Wrestling Fe...

In this episode of Slice of Pop Culture, Justin & Greg take a bite out of Billboard's Year End Hot 100 from 1996. The guys do their own remix of the Top 10 from that year, selecting 5 songs each from the Year End Hot 100 and drafting their reimagined Top 10 for 1996. Who gets the first pick? How will they decide the draft order? Do the boys show love for Toni Braxton? Does Macarena make the cu...