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How Stalag 17 Cleverly Blunted the Sentiment of Its Sentimental Ending

How Stalag 17 Cleverly Blunted the Sentiment of Its Sentimental Ending

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at how Billy Wilder cleverly undercuts the sentimentality of the ending of Stalag 17 with the closing lines of the film.
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What Has Been the Best Live Action TV Series Based on a Marvel Comic? Wanda and the Vision in WandaVision

What Has Been the Best Live Action TV Series Based on a Marvel Comic?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know who you think has been the best live action TV series based on a Marvel comic book
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Kid Cudi Does His Best to Explain Depression to People, Even Thought He Knows He Can’t Kid Cudi's "Ghost!"

Kid Cudi Does His Best to Explain Depression to People, Even Thought He Knows He Can’t

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at Kid Cudi's "Ghost!," which has some of the rapper's sharpest lyrics about dealing with depression
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See Goldie Hawn Perform “Short People” With…the Harlem Globetrotters?! Goldie Hawn and the Harlem Globetrotters sing "Short People"

See Goldie Hawn Perform “Short People” With…the Harlem Globetrotters?!

In a feature on bizarre, but earnest, covers of famous songs, Brian examines the time Goldie Hawn covered Randy Newman with...the Harlem Globetrotters?!
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For a Man Who Wanted to Believe, Scully Was The One Thing Mulder Could Always Believe In Mulder hugs Scully

For a Man Who Wanted to Believe, Scully Was The One Thing Mulder Could Always Believe In

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at a monologue by Agent Fox Mulder that explains what Agent Dana Scully means to him
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What Was the First Movie Post-Credit Scene? The post-credits scene for The Silencers

What Was the First Movie Post-Credit Scene?

In a spotlight on notable pop culture firsts, discover which movie had the first post-credits scene
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Everything Everywhere All At Once Explains the Power of Laundry and Taxes Waylond in Everywhere Everything All At Once

Everything Everywhere All At Once Explains the Power of Laundry and Taxes

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at a powerful line in the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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George Lucas’ Position on Whether Han Shot First Is Just Way Too Unreasonable Han Solo shooting first

George Lucas’ Position on Whether Han Shot First Is Just Way Too Unreasonable

George Lucas' reasons for why he doesn't think it is right for Han Solo to shoot Greedo first in Star Wars are quite unreasonable
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Phoebe Bridgers Just Wants to Believe in Something Phoebe Bridgers wishing on a Chinese satellite

Phoebe Bridgers Just Wants to Believe in Something

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at Phoebe Bridgers' desire to believe in SOMEthing in her classic song, "Chinese Satellite."
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When Did Heroes Jump the Shark? The cast of Heroes

When Did Heroes Jump the Shark?

In a feature looking at if or when a TV series "jumped the shark," Brian asks you all to determine when (or if) Heroes jumped the shark.
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