The Pop Culture Council

All good things must come to an end - this week, we make a big announcement: we're wrapping up season 1 of the pod! We take a look at our journey so far, talking about our favourite episodes and our... not so favourite... We'll be back soon with bigger, better, more exciting episodes of The Pop Culture Council! Stay tuned for Season 2! Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platfo...

It's nearly Christmas! This week, we each talk about our favourite Christmas movie, alongside some honourable mentions. Do any of us share your favourite? Tune in to find out! Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠...

This week, we have a more chilled out chat about the things we have recently consumed in the Pop Culture Space! The episode mainly focusses on Spider-Man 2 (the newly released PS5 game), alongside The High Republic initiative set in the Star Wars Universe. Join us! Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A...

To wrap up Hunger Games November, We discuss the newly released prequel: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Join us as we talk on our thoughts surrounding the plot, characters, and the bestselling book that the movie is based on! Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

In the run up to the release of the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, we have taken to revisit the original series. This week, we looked at the final entries in the original series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015). Join us as we talk about the plot, characters, themes, and the bestselling book that the movie is based on! Che...

In the run up to the release of the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, we have taken to revisit the original series. This week, we looked at the second entry in the series, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). We discuss the movie in two parts: Before the games, and after the games. Join us as we talk about the plot, characters, themes, and the bestsell...

In the Run up to the release of the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, we have taken to revisit the original series, starting with the first movie in the franchise, The Hunger Games (2012). We discuss the movie in two parts: Before the games, and after the games. Join us as we talk about the plot, characters, themes, and the bestselling book that the movie...

This week, we discuss about one of James Cameron's seminal works - The Terminator (1984)! Revisiting the movie with a modern lens, we discuss the plot, characters, themes, and whether or not we think the movie holds up in the eyes of a modern viewer. Timestamps Below. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Audible⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠...

To celebrate the 15th Anniversary and anticipated release of the 4th instalment in the series, this week we rewatched and discussed a Dreamworks classic: Kung Fu Panda. From an all star cast and gripping plot to its beautiful animation and score, this is definitely a movie that has earned its place in the animation hall of fame. Join us as we talk plot, characters, fun facts and more!! Check out o...

This time around, we talk about the Spielberg Classic - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Revisiting the movie with a modern lens, we discuss the plot, characters, themes, and whether or not we think the movie holds up in the eyes of a modern viewer. Timestamps Below. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Am...

This week was the finale of the long awaited Star Wars show, Ahsoka! We talk about the series as a whole, focussing on the main characters, and what we hope for them in upcoming projects. Timestamps below. *SPOILERS FOR AHSOKA IN THIS EPISODE* Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Amazon Music⁠ (0:00) Intro (...

TPCC Storytime is a series where we talk through some of our favourite bits of entertainment, explaining them and discussing them. This week we talk about Season 1 of Bojack Horseman, one of Jordan and Tyler's favourite shows. We discuss the complexity of the characters, the deep psychological themes, and the darker side of human nature. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platform...

This week, we dive into the main Movies in the Star Wars Franchise (Episodes 1-9), and put them into a tier list! Find out which movies we think capture the galaxy Far, Far Away, and which ones we find a bit more coarse, rough and irritating... Timestamps Below. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Amazon Mu...

This week, we spoke about cross-media adaptations, from Book-to-Film-to-TV-to-Theatre! Join us as we give our personal favourites, speak about some classics, and learn that some of our favourite films weren't originally films! Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Amazon Music⁠ Timestamps Below of the Mai...

This week, it was National Cinema Day in the UK, and to celebrate, we went to see 3 new movies in one day: Blue Beetle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and The Equalizer 3! Join us as we recap and debrief, straight after our trip to the movies! ft. a special guest! Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spot...

This time around, the hosts revisit the 1985 classic, Back to the Future! We summarise the plot, whilst talking about the characters, and discussing our thoughts on the potentially problematic way the movie explains time travel. Does this one still hold up as a classic? This episode is for die hard fans of the franchise as well as people who know don't know the first thing about the adventures...

This week, we discuss the premiere of long awaited Star Wars series on Disney+, Ahsoka! We talk thoughts on Episodes 1 & 2, the introduction of new and return of legacy characters, and predictions for the rest of the limited series. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Amazon Music⁠ Timestamps below. (00...

This week, we chat about our hopes and expectations for the highly anticipated Ahsoka series coming out, on 23rd August (22nd in the USA). We then recap her timeline as seen in Clone Wars, Rebels, Mandalorian & Tales of The Jedi! Join us as we prepare for the release of the show! Timestamps Below. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audibl...

This week, we take a look at the classic movies from Pixar Animation Studios, from their first feature length movie in 1995 (Toy Story) through 2010 (Toy Story 3). Join us as we work together (or against one another) to put them together into another TPCC Tier List! Timestamps Below. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts...

This week we dive into one of our favourite franchises of all time, Harry Potter! Each of us ranked the 8 core movies in the Harry Potter franchise and combined our scores to form a tier list - check it out! (0:00) Intro (10:30) Movie #8 (17:55) Movie #7 (28:40) Movie #6 (52:54) Movie #5 (Joint 4th) (1:10:50) Movie #4 (Joint 4th) (1:22:17) Movie #3 (1:36:03) Movie #2 (1:51:35) Movie #1 (2:11:20) W...

This week, the hosts go head to head in an MCU Hero draft pick! Each of us take turns to pick a team of 5 MCU heroes which we then pin against one another to decide the ultimate TPCC Draft! Timestamps below. Check out our Social Media Channels & Other Platforms! ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Audible⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Amazon Music⁠ (0:00) Intro (5:08) Pick 1 (10:54) Pick 2 (20:08)...

Join us this week where we talk about the biggest movie opening weekend of the year - Barbenheimer! We discuss the cleverly crafted Barbie, a whimsical joy-ride with much deeper and more meaningful themes woven throughout, alongside Oppenheimer, which had us leaving the IMAX screening shell shocked! We also talk about the finale of Marvel's Secret Invasion, and new trailers including The Creat...

Join us for Episode 1 of the Pop Culture Council, a podcast where we talk about Movies, TV Shows, Books, Games, Theatre and everything in between! This week, we talk about new trailers (Barbie, Oppenheimer, Wonka, Blue Beetle, Napoleon, Ahsoka), Deadpool 3 Leaks, Episodes 1-4 of Marvel's Secret Invasion, The Microsoft-Activision Deal, and much, much more! Timestamps below. Check out our Social...