The Pop Culture Shuffle

Joel kicks it into Spring by discussing why he can't get into soccer. He also highlights the story Accidental heroes by Aragon II Elessar , a fan fiction crossover between Dragon Ball Z and The Flash. He also explains his abrupt absence of the past few weeks.

As Joel deals with a personal health issue (nothing urgent), check out an odd piece of fan fiction involving Titanic and Harry Potter.

In anticipation of the Series Premiere of Marvel's X-Men '97 , Joel discusses the original 90s X-Men animated series and his thoughts on the new show. He also briefly points out why he is not a fan of either X-Men Evolution or Wolverine and the X-Men .

Joel pays tribute to the creator of Dragon Ball , Akira Toriyama, while also explaining why there is no new episode this Monday.

This week, Joel highlights his disinterest in pirate adventures, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur , and looks back at Sunday's sports action involving Caitlin Clark's record-breaking game, NASCAR at Las Vegas, and the Gold Cup W.

After an unexpected break induced by the flu, Joel highlights the concept of boring films, takes a look at two NBC sitcoms that were frankly not interesting enough for their own segment (including Night Court ), and looks back at the weekend's sports action involving the Padres and NASCAR.

In this special mini podcast, Joel discusses Sony's latest Spider-Man film Madame Web , a production that is technically considered a Spider-Man film in the most tenuous manner possible.

Joel briefly explains what happened to him last week that prevented work on a regular episode.

This week, Joel recaps Super Bowl 58, looks back at some scrapped segments, and the end of Music + Talk.

In this special podcast coming out just before Sunday's game between San Francisco and Kansas City, Joel makes his winning pick. And Yes, it involves Taylor Swift.

This time around, Joel highlights DreamWorks' Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken , the obscure broadcaster MyNetworkTV, and takes a look back at NASCAR's Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. Also the Pro Bowl, I guess.

On this week's episode, Joel gives his belated thoughts on Disney's Wish , takes a look at The Mandible in the Sky , a crossover fanfic between Bones and How To Train Your Dragon , and looks back at the AFC and NFC Championship games.

Every week on The Pop Culture Shuffle , Joel Garcia talks about the latest in film, TV, sports, and anything relevant in the world of pop culture!

Somehow, Joel was able to get this episode out on time. Mostly due to having to record portions of this podcast during the Divisional football games. He also discusses The CW's recent changes due to their new owner Nexstar Media Group.

In what became a podcast all about Mean Girls , Joel discusses the original 2004 film as well as the recent 2024 film musical. He also explains why this particular episode is so disappointingly short.

Joel forgot today is a holiday and delayed the show by a single day. Just like that delayed Bills/Steelers game that had nothing to do with this delay... maybe.

Season 5 of The Pop Culture Shuffle opens with Joel discussing his favorite classic TV sitcom The Brady Bunch , highlighting the new River Park at SDSU Mission Valley, a fanfiction reading of a crossover between Soul Eater and Harry Potter , and reminiscing about the Chargers' failure of a season. He somehow does this while recording this particular podcast in the middle of said park.

On the Season Finale of The Pop Culture Shuffle (AKA the last episode of the year), Joel highlights his favorite film, TV shows, and song of the year. Spoiler Alert: They're Disney's The Little Mermaid remake, ABC's Home Economics , Hulu's Only Murders in the Building , HoriMiya: The Missing Pieces , and The Beatles' "Now and Then".

In what unintentionally became the Christmas episode, despite the lack of holiday content, Joel highlights The CW Television Network's existence in San Diego, Hulu's King of the Hill revival, and Top 10 lists.

After an unintentional hiatus from podcasting, Joel reminisces about the past year, a TikTok video where he disliked Studio Ghibli's The Boy and The Heron, and the isekai genre. He also highlights Harry James Cartwright, a fanfiction crossover between Harry Potter and Bonanza.

In this short podcast, Joel discusses the 2023 Clash at the Coliseum, a NASCAR exhibition race to be held at the LA Coliseum this Sunday, February 5th. Also, he is experimenting with some new audio editing software.

On this episode of The Pop Culture Shuffle, Joel discusses the closure of Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World (or in Disneyland's case, impending). He also looks at the fan fiction Be Careful What You Wish For by RebelComicNerd, a crossover between Harry Potter and the 1996 film Titanic. Finally, after some procrastinating, he reviews Dreamworks' Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.

On the belated Season Premiere of The Pop Culture Shuffle, Joel unearths a vintage interview from year 2013. Back then, he talked to San Diego TV journalist Artie Ojeda about working at KNSD NBC 7 and getting into journalism. In honor of his recent retirement from NBC 7, it is being made publicly available for the first time ever. Plus, Joel compares Sam's Club to Costco and briefly discusses the...

As he takes a bit more time to edit his Season Premiere, Joel celebrates his birthday by highlighting another one of his favorite British films. It has nothing to with wizards, magic, or even broomsticks.

After unintentionally taking two months off due to school commitments, Joel wraps up the year by highlighting the crossover fan fiction The Grinch and His Ghosts by RainbowSparkle.