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How Did Bob Dylan Show Up on Dharma & Greg?

How Did Bob Dylan Show Up on Dharma & Greg?

In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian explains why Bob Dylan showed up on Dharma & Greg.
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Groucho Marx Builds a Scene Around a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play

Groucho Marx Builds a Scene Around a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play

Today, we look at a fascinating scene in the Marx Brothers classic film, Animal Crackers. This is Foggy Ruins of Time, a feature where I give you the cultural context behind once-topical references that...
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Sammy Davis Jr. Doing a Disco Version of ‘Those Were The Days’ Needs to be Heard

Sammy Davis Jr. Doing a Disco Version of ‘Those Were The Days’ Needs to be Heard

In a feature on bizarre, but earnest, covers of famous songs, Brian examines Sammy Davis Jr,'s disco version of All in the Family's theme song, "Those Were the Days."
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How Does the Quantum Leap Project Know When Teenagers First Had Sex?

How Does the Quantum Leap Project Know When Teenagers First Had Sex?

In a look at inexplicable plot points in pop culture, Brian wonders how in the world Al on Quantum Leap knew when a teenager lost his virginity.
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Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – It Was a Very Good Year

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – It Was a Very Good Year

Today, the challenge is to name the singers/bands behind songs that all came out in a single year (and you then have to name the year). Pop Culture Wake-Up Call is a weekly quiz...
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The Dark Origins of R.E.M.’s ‘What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?’

The Dark Origins of R.E.M.’s ‘What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?’

In a feature explaining once-topical references in pop culture, we look at the surprisingly dark origins of the 1994 R.E.M. hit, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth
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Who Was the Best Late in the Series Addition to a Long-Running TV Series?

Who Was the Best Late in the Series Addition to a Long-Running TV Series?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know who was the best TV character added to a long-running series in either of the final two seasons of the show?
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A Chance Meeting With a College Student Changed 54-40’s Career Years Later

A Chance Meeting With a College Student Changed 54-40’s Career Years Later

In a feature looking at the journeys of songs that eventually became famous from a cover version, Brian looks at 54-40's interactions with Hootie and the Blowfish before "I Go Blind" hit big.
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How Adam Scott Found Out He Was On the Outs on Boy Meets World From…an Internet Message Board? Adam Scott as Griff Hawkins on Boy Meets World

How Adam Scott Found Out He Was On the Outs on Boy Meets World From…an Internet Message Board?

Today, we see Adam Scott explaining how his time on Boy Meets World was awkward, in part because of what he discovered on internet message boards. This is Quite a Story, a sort of...
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Five Surprising Rap Performances in Movies

Five Surprising Rap Performances in Movies

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five movies that included rap performances in them that came out of nowhere.
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