The Pop Culture Brain Podcast

Welcome to the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In this episode, Zendaya is rumored for Bourne, Amy Adams saved a stabbing victim, and Jonah Hill's new movie might be "unreleaseable." https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links 00:00 Intro & The Bear season 5 05:07 Zendaya in Bourne? 11:51 Ryan Gosling honors soap opera star 16:51 Amy Adams saved a stabbing victim 20:19 Mel Brooks 100...

Welcome to the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In this episode, the most expensive movie of all time, Eminem is suing Meta for $100 million dollars, and there’s going to be a Survivor movie. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links 00:00 Intro 02:52 Jurassic World Dominion  7:43 Alec Baldwin speaks out 14:35 Eminem sues Meta 18:47 The Pitt actress 25:30 Survivor movie 30:11 Sadie Sink...

Episode 12 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show, Spielberg shades James Bond, the new Spider-Man movie will set a franchise record, and food allergy groups are calling out Mindy Kaling's new show. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links 00:00 Intro 02:04 Spielberg and Bond 07:27 Ben Stiller and the Knicks 12:54 Spider-Man record 18:43 Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer An...

We went to the ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas, and got to sit down with a ton of TV stars and creators. This podcast episode includes interviews with Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, Greg Daniels, Scott Porter, Jason Katims, Chyler Leigh and many more, representing shows like The Paper, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Friday Night Lights, and The Way Home among others. Thanks for listening!  https://...

Episode 10 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show, Netflix announces Thanksgiving treat in theaters, Quinta Brunson plans her Barbie moment with Betty Boop, and Harry Styles has tour issues.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Episode 9 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show, we talk about Mark Ruffalo's activism, SNL political biases, and The Pitt's impressive numbers. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Episode 8 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show, we talk about The Devil Wears Prada 2 cast salaries, Disney greenlighting a big threequel, and how big album releases can be lowkey dangerous. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Episode 6 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show, we talk about The Oscars fight back against AI, a beloved Netflix show might get a prequel, and Jonah Hill suffers two big embarrassments. 00:00 - Intro and Sphere talk 03:01 - The Oscars ban AI 13:18 - Sterling K Brown argues for longer seasons 19:27 - The Crown might be getting a prequel 25:51 - Margot Robbie’s podca...

Episode 6 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show: 3,000 celebs signed a letter against the Paramount Warner Bros. merger but James Cameron had other thoughts, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are getting biopics, and a classic ‘90s toon is going live action. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links00:00 Intro and The Pitt & Scrubs finale talk05:43 Celebs sign letter a...

Episode 5 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show: The Avatar franchise might be in crisis, Timothee Chalamet is making another sequel, and Sony is laying off hundreds. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links 00:00 Intro1:26 The future of Avatar 5:54 The anti-hero actors club9:08 Timothee Chalamet’s next sequel13:43 Sony layoffs and plans 21:00 Spielberg and Nolan25:29...

Episode 4 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show: The weird kids book coming to Disney+, Lin Manuel is back — sort of, and Netflix is adapting a Pulitzer finalist with a 3-time Oscar winner. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covere...

Episode 3 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! Join us as we discuss Netflix price hikes, Brad Pitt's big payday, and what's next for Ryan Gosling and Tom Hanks. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop cult...

Episode 2 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! Join us as we discuss Quentin Tarantino's next project, Bradley Cooper directing a franchise film, Disney's live action remake plans and a whole lot more. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you c...

Welcome to the very first episode of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! Join us as we discuss Pixar's upcoming sequels, Selena Gomez booking an Oscar-potential role, one of the best books becoming a movie, Christina Applegate's wild Anchorman story, and all of the unpredictable Oscar races of 2026. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing...

There’s a very sweet secret about Miss Congeniality’s famous April 25th joke. Miss Congeniality turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Sources: Parade; E! News; ABC News; iHeart Canada; Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast; Texas Film Comission; Press Connects; Selling Your Screenplay; Variety; NY Times; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Cinemascore; The Nu...

Critics hated it. The audience shrugged. But Dude Where’s My Car became a cult classic anyway. Dude Where’s My Car turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Sources: THR; Far Out; Mental Floss; Los Angeles magazine; Vulture; The Guardian; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Metacritic; Cinemascore; Chicago Tribune, NY Daily News; Pittsburgh Post Gazette; Co...

How the hell did a designer of Christian video games end up creating a blockbuster horror franchise about homicidal animatronics? Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 hits theaters this weekend. So here are some things I bet you never knew about the games and first movie. Sources: Catholic Game Reviews; Geeks Under Grace; Sandwichly/YT; Fandom; NY Times; Clickteam; Vandal; Kotaku; Polygon; NBC News; IGN; Rad...

Some critics hated Jumanji — but Robin Williams definitely got the last laugh. Jumanji turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Source: Syfy Wire; LA Times; Chris Van Allsburg official site; Illustrators; Polar Express official site; Minnesota Public Radio; Deadline; Time; NY TImes; Union Leader; My Keene Now; Sentinel Source; ILM; Jumanji DVD; Box Offi...

Not a single network wanted to make STRANGER THINGS and their reason why is so dumb. Stranger Things’ final season starts this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about its origins. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Yes, Disney did try to market Zootopia to furries. Zootopia 2 hits theaters this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about the 2016 original.

To get Wicked off the ground, its songwriter made one of the boldest moves in Hollywood history. Wicked For Good hits theaters this week, so here’s the 125-year story how it went from page to stage to screen. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The Princess and The Frog failing is why Disney’s next movie was called TANGLED instead of RAPUNZEL. Tangled turns 15 years old this month, so here are 9 facts I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The 2005 Pride & Prejudice originally had different endings in the US and the UK. How the hell did that happen? Pride & Prejudice turns 20 years old this month, so here are some things i bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Little Nicky was Adam Sandler’s first HUGE flop and critics hated it. But the Sandman definitely got the last laugh. Little Nicky turns 25 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Jim Carrey’s Grinch makeup was so excruciating. They literally hired a guy from the CIA to help him. How the Grinch Stole Christmas turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.  https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links