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  • Ep 217 - The Odyssey (w/ Prof. Joe O'Neill)
    Sep 24 2026
    After 20 long years stranded at sea, Seamus and Garrett return home to talk Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey! Joining us this episode is esteemed guest, scholar of Greek and Roman literature, and real-life bard Joe O'Neill. Episode timecodes: The Odyssey spoilers - 16:53 Pop Culture Reference (The Odyssey)- 37:05 Save The Rec Center (Song of Achilles, Circe, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey) - 1:10:54 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    1 ora e 19 min
  • Ep 216 - The Minions BA-NA-NAnza Marathon Special
    Jul 25 2026
    In what just may be the stupidest idea Seamus and Garrett have ever cornered themselves into, 4 Despicable Me films, 3 Minions stand-alone films, and a seemingly endless lineup of in-universe short films have our brave hosts asking the real questions that might all be answered by one universal truth; BA-NA-NA! Bob help us all... Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    1 ora e 16 min
  • Ep 215 - Backrooms
    Jun 25 2026
    On this episode, Seamus and Garrett say the word "backrooms" about a hundred thousand times while discussing Kane Parsons' Backrooms! Episode timecodes: Backrooms - 1:08 Backrooms spoilers - 18:27 Pop Culture Reference (Kane Pixels vs Wikidot Backrooms) - 53:45 Save The Rec Center (Project Hail Mary & Until Dawn) - 59:42 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    1 ora e 8 min
  • Ep 214 - The Mandalorian and Grogu, and remembering Marcia Lucas and Tom Kane
    Jun 5 2026
    Mando Bros returns with a vengeance as Seamus and Garrett dissect Din Djarin and The Child's theatrical outing: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Episode timecodes: News - 1:04 Remembering Tom Kane - 1:04 Remembering Marcia Lucas - 5:23 Mando Bros: The Mandalorian and Grogu - 6:51 Mando Bros: The Mandalorian and Grogu spoilers - 24:13 Pop Culture Reference (How Marcia Lucas Saved Star Wars)- 46:57 Save The Rec Center (The Order and Backrooms) - 54:08 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    1 ora
  • Ep 213 - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and remembering Ted Turner
    May 26 2026
    It wouldn't be Pop Culture Reference without Seamus and Garrett talking the latest Rian Johnson Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man! (just in time, too) Plus, we talk about the passing of media legend Ted Turner and the final terms of the Warner Bros. deal. Episode timecodes: News - 1:31 RIP Ted Turner - 1:31 Wake Up Dead Man - 3:48 Wake Up Dead Man spoilers - 13:06 Pop Culture Reference (Final Warner Bros. Deal Timeline) - 58:44 Save The Rec Center (The Drama & Dark Star) - 1:03:50 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    1 ora e 12 min
  • Ep 212 - Avatar: The Way of Water and the Best of 2025
    Feb 3 2026
    Seamus and Garrett return to Pandora for the franchise's conclusive middle Avatar: Fire and Ash. Plus, a tribute to Jon Landau, Disney's Sora AI deal, and the best and worst of 2025. Episode timecodes: News - 0:41 Remembering Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer Reiner - 0:41 Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery merger - 5:58 Disney/Sora AI deal - 8:30 Avatar: Fire and Ash - 11:38 Avatar: Fire and Ash spoilers - 26:35 Pop Culture Reference (Jon Landau)- 50:33 Save The Rec Center (The Best and Worst of 2025) - 55:21 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    1 ora e 30 min
  • Ep 211 - The Running Man (2025)
    Jan 8 2026
    Fresh from the PCR Vault, finally hear as Seamus and Garrett discuss one of their most anticipated films of 2025, and the equinox of Glen Powell Fall, Edgar Wright's The Running Man! Episode timecodes: The Running Man (2025) - 0:52 The Running Man (2025) spoilers - 15:48 Pop Culture Reference (Derry, Maine) - 47:16 Save The Rec Center (Bugonia & Dutch Blitz) - 52:52 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    58 min
  • Ep 210 - The Running Man (1987), new Star Trek movie announced, and Young Jedi Adventures season 3 trailer
    Dec 18 2025
    This week Seamus and Garrett squeeze into their shiny, sponsored jumpsuits to talk about the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic The Running Man! *Brought to you by Cadre Cola* Plus, Gremlins 3 announced, a new Star Trek movie from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the cancelation of Rian Johnson's Poker Face, and the trailer for the Young Jedi Adventures' 3rd and final season. Episode timecodes: News - 1:52 Gremlins 3 announced - 1:52 New Star Trek Movie - 4:40 Rian Johnson's Poker Face cancelled - 7:18 Young Jedi Adventures season 3 trailer - 9:47 The Running Man (1987) - 19:10 The Running Man (1987) spoilers - 27:17 Pop Culture Reference (Richard Bachman) - 46:20 Save The Rec Center (30 Rock & Breaking News) - 51:16 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    59 min