Pop Zach’s Culture

American Idol is an institution at this point. 24 years in and Zach has never seen an episode. We talk brief about the premise and the dive into the judges. The three legendary performers that act as judges and mentors. Grammy award winning artists Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, and the legendary Lionel Richie. We exchanged 10 songs each and tried to really listen to the words and the song writing...

Two giant movie trailers Masters of the Universe and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie help us dive into talk about toys and video games. Zach can’t name a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!?!? Whether it’s HeMan, Ninja Turtles, or trains, or Classic NES, Sega, GameCube, PlayStation, toys and video games are a huge part of pop culture. Let’s see what Zach knows and of course doesn’t know! #MastersOfTheUniver...

Has Zach seen a movie this year? 2026 Oscar nominations came out and we see if Zach knows anything about them. Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalemet, Micheal B. Jordan and Jacod Elordi all nominated. Two monster movie Frankenstein and Sinners. Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler lead the directors, does Zach know any of them? Let’s find out! #Oscars, #AcademyAwards, #Sinners, #MichealBJordan, #Ry...

Old School the movie that made Will Ferrell, Todd Phillips and Vince Vaughn megastars! We talk about this hilarious movie from 2003. Directed by Todd Phillips and co written by Bradley University alum, Scot Armstrong. The movie that gave us Earmuffs, you’re my boy Blue, and once it hits your lips! This is one of the funniest movies in the last 25 years and still holds up. Jeremy Piven before he wa...

Infectious pop music from the biggest movie of 2025 K-Pop Demon Hunters or middle of the road country music from Cuba fan Brett Young, you decide. We discuss both albums, the good, the bad, and the ok. Golden the pop ballad of 2025 vs. Catch. K-Pop Demon Hunters is the most viewed thing in Netflix history and Zach has basically never heard of it. Let’s get into it! #KPopDemonHunters, #Golden, #Net...

Disney, Disney, Disney! People have asked so we decided to do it! All things Disney! Zootopia 2 out now and is already the 3rd highest grossing animated movie of all time. We talk Disney movies, Disney music, Disney Princesses, and Disney Villains! We pick our favorite Disney movie and our least favorite Disney movie and then try to talk music! Encanto, Moana, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Aladdin,...

“I don’t want your life!” The Kilmer Coyotes, Johnathon “Mox”Moxon and the oopty oop! The 1999 teen football classic Varsity Blues. The movie that took a close look at Texas High school Football before Friday Night Lights. Starring James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, and Scott Caan. We talk about the cast the moments and of course the New Tweeder Endzone dance. Vars...

New Year music playlists! Zach and I create and share lists to ring in the New Year. We try to motivate and look forward to a New Year. We provide very very different lists as is usual. #2026, #NewYear, #Playlist, #MusicMotivation, #NewYearsResolution

We look ahead to 2026 and what we think will shape pop culture. We talk birthdays and anniversaries of movies, music, games, and products. Who is releasing an album? Who is going on tour? What movies are coming? What TV is coming back? Let’s get into it! #WinterOlynpics, #WorldCup, #AvengersDoomsday, #SuperMarioBrosGalaxy, #Taylor/Kelce

2025 year in review. We start with Beyoncé winning multiple Grammys, we talk Kendrick Lamar, the Super Bowl, Celebrities in space, Da Pope, Taylor Swift, The Louvre, The Dodgers, Stranger Things, K Pop Demonhunters and of course Labubu’s! #YearInReview, #2025, #StrangerThings

Zach tests my knowledge with all things pop culture! #Jeopardy

Just Friends(2005) 20th anniversary! Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Amy Smart, and Chris Klein star in the Christmas time cult classic. We discuss all things Just Friends. The songs like Forgiveness, Jamie Smiles, and of course I Swear by R and B legends All 4 One. Is this a Christmas movie? Did Chris redeem himself? Simply Dusty? Is there any other kind? Class of 95’ and Jamie Palamino! Fat Ryan Reyn...

So many Christmas songs so little time. We talk all things Christmas music. What are the best? Traditional or new? Zach and I actually on a lot of things. Jingle Bells, White Christmas, and All I want for Christmas is You! #JingleBells, #AllIWantForChristmasIsYou, #WhiteChristmas

How much does Zach know about Christmas Pop Culture? We explore movies, traditions, cartoons, and all things Christmas Pop culture. Frosty, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph, Rockafellar Center, The Griswolds, Elf, The Christmas Story, and of course Home Alone! Let’s talk Christmas! #HomeAlone, #Christmas, #ChristmasQuiz, #Elf, #FrostyTheSnowman, #Rudolph, #SantaClaus, #ACharlieBrownChristmas60Ye...

The greatest Christmas movies of all time! Zach has seen about 4 of them. We talk through IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes lists of top 100 Christmas movies and ones we’ve seen. Zach has seen the Zach amount and I have seen all the others. The Christmas Story, Home Alone, Die Hard, The Santa Clause, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, and of c...

25 years of great music! Is the last 25 years been the best? Will the next 25 years be better? Are the previous 25 years better? No Taylor Swift, no Drake, No Country, No boy bands, and no Justin Timberlake! Those are the rules we come up with the list! #Rihanna, #EdSheeran, #MileyCyrus, #LadyGaga, #2000, #2025,

Is Kicking and Screaming a movie about kids or is it a movie about a kid who needs to act like a grownup? We discuss Will Ferrell’s favorite movie Kicking and Screaming. This is also one of Zach’s favorite movies ever. Ben watched it objectively and tried to find the funny. Was he successful? #WillFerrell, #RobertDuvall, #soccer, #Futbol, #KateWalsh, #KickingandScreaming, #RottenTomatoes

Wicked and Wicked: For Good have taken the world by storm and are two of the most popular movies in the world right now, but Zach had never seen the movie that started it all. The Wizard of Oz(1939) is a cinematic classic. Zach watches completely for the first time. Based on the L. Frank Baum novel of the same name, 125 years old this year and still making people smile. Dorothy, Glinda, The Wicked...

The football is over, the leftovers are packed, now it’s time for a board game! We talk about Zach’s love and actual immense knowledge of board games. All the classics, Monopoly, Sorry, Chess, Checkers, Life, and Scattegories! Are you a word game person or strategy? Real Monopoly rules? Or Street rules Monopoly? Scrabble or Pictionary? Catan or D&D? #Monopoly, #Sorry, #TheGameOfLife, #UNO, #D&D

The Thanksgiving song! Gobble Gobble and just about anything that has to do with family and home. We discuss songs that are about Thanksgiving or could be the soundtrack to your families Thanksgiving! Let’s see how many country songs Zach chooses. #AdamSandler, #MatthewWest, #TheThanksgivingSong, #GobbleGobble, #LouisArmstrong, #WhatAWonderfulWorld

Thanksgiving Pop Culture history! Macy Thanksgiving day parade, NFL Football, Friends episodes, Black Friday shopping, and of course Food! We talk about the history of the Macys parade and the balloons. We touch on NBC’s history with hosting the parade. We about the long long history of NFL football and Thanksgiving and American Football and Thanksgiving day. We also discuss the Westminster Dog Sh...

The Thanksgiving Classic Planes, Trains, and Automobiles! Zach watches for the first time and I watch for the first time in 20 years! John Hughes, John Candy, and Steve Martin at their best! We follow Neal and Del as they traverse the Midwest trying to get from New York to Chicago to make it home for Thanksgiving . This is not only the best Thanksgiving movie ever, but maybe the best road trip mov...

Line dancing, the peer pressure of dancing. We examine the history and the best line dancing songs of all time. We also touch on square dancing and its history and connection to Henry Ford. Billy Ray Cyrus, Alan Jackson, The Hustle, or the Electric Slide? #BillyRayCyrus, #AlanJackson, #Shania Twain, #Trace Atkins, #BugsBunny, #CodyJohnson, #DariusRucker

Reading Rainbow helped me to love reading book. Audiobooks helped me to love listening to books. I try to help Zach achieve the same thing! We try to get to the root of why Zach doesn’t like books. I try every way possible to put a crack in his shield, will I be successful? #BookClub, #StarWars, #HarryPotter, #JackLondon, #CallOfTheWild, #Books, #Library, #Audible

Basketball season is here! We discuss the best non documentary basketball movies! All the great ones Hoosiers, Space Jam, Above the Rim, Love and Basketball, and High School Musical! #ZacEfron, #MichaelJordan, #Shaq, #StephCurry,#NbaOnNBC, #HighSchoolMusical, #LarryBird, #Hickory,#2Pac, #DuaneMartin, #WoodyHarrrelson, #WesleySnipes, #WhiteManCantJump, #HoopDreams, #TheRedeemTeam, #TheCourtOfGold h...