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Who is the Voice of the 80s In Your Mind? What's the voice of the 1980s?

Who is the Voice of the 80s In Your Mind?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know who you think is the "Voice of the 80s" in your mind.
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Five Famous Songs That Led to Sequels From the Same Artist as the First Song Three songs that had sequels to them

Five Famous Songs That Led to Sequels From the Same Artist as the First Song

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five famous songs that later had sequel songs by the same artist who performed the original song
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The Ally McBeal Pringles Fight That Didn’t Need to Happen Ally fights with a woman over a can of Pringles

The Ally McBeal Pringles Fight That Didn’t Need to Happen

In a feature spotlighting interesting pop culture accidents, Brian examines how a fight over the last can of Pringles in an episode of Ally McBeal apparently should never have happened
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Five Major TV Characters Who Didn’t Debut Until Right AFTER the Pilot Actors who joined shows in their second episodes

Five Major TV Characters Who Didn’t Debut Until Right AFTER the Pilot

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five major TV characters who didn't debut on their respective TV series until the episode right AFTER the pilot
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What Ship That You Actually Wanted to See Happen Was Handled The Worst When it DID Happen? Carter and Abby kissing on ER

What Ship That You Actually Wanted to See Happen Was Handled The Worst When it DID Happen?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what ship that you actually wanted to see happen was handled the worst when it actually DID happen.
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Here’s Who I Think Killed Ben Glenroy on Only Murders in the Building Ben Glenroy's first "Death"

Here’s Who I Think Killed Ben Glenroy on Only Murders in the Building

In a feature spotlighting predictions about mysteries on current serialized TV series, Brian gives his best guess regarding Ben Glenroy's death on Only Murders in the Building.
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Five Movie Characters Who Went Undercover Using Their Actual Names Movie aliases that were real names

Five Movie Characters Who Went Undercover Using Their Actual Names

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five movie characters who went undercover using their real names
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What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Episode 8, “Sitzprobe”? Meryl Streep in Only Murders in the Building Season 3

What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Episode 8, “Sitzprobe”?

Brian shares the opening title Easter Eggs from the eighth episode of the third season of the hit Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, "Sitzprobe"
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What’s the Best Debut Film Performance in a Film You Watched When it First Came Out? Edward Norton in Primal Fear

What’s the Best Debut Film Performance in a Film You Watched When it First Came Out?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what you think was the best debut film performance by an actor in a film you saw when it first came out
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Jon Seda’s Casting as John Basilone in The Pacific Spotlights A Problem With the Depiction of the Military Jon Seda as John Basilone

Jon Seda’s Casting as John Basilone in The Pacific Spotlights A Problem With the Depiction of the Military

Brian takes a bit of an issue with how casting for people in the military seems to believe you need to be older to carry the gravitas that younger people clearly DID possess in...
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