What's new this week in pop culture, and the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast.

Featured Episode: Best

90s Dance Hit

In this Patreon-sponsored episode, we dive into the funky dance-club jams that transcended the dance floor and became smash hits across the United States. We can't promise that it'll make you sweat, but it is 100% pure fun.

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Featured Poll: Best Disney Channel Original Movie

Disney Channel unleashed a slew of original movies over the past few decades, many of which left deep impressions on young viewers. We're debating the best this summer, but need your votes to limit the options!

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Super Bowl Halftime Show Bingo

Did you enjoy our Best Super Bowl Halftime Show episode? If you're excited about this year's Super Bowl, make a game of Usher's Halftime Show with our Bingo Cards! Ten unique cards with entries that are likely to happen in Usher's set.

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Coming Up: This Week in Pop Culture

TV:

2/5: "Below Deck" Season Premiere (Bravo; Reality)

2/7: "Abbott Elementary" Season Premiere (ABC; Comedy)

2/8: "Halo" Season Premiere (Paramount+; Action, Sci-Fi)

2/11: Super Bowl LVIII (CBS; Sports Event)

MUSIC:

2/9: Helado Negro Phasor (Latin, experimental, electronic)

2/9: Shygirl Club Shy (dance, hip-hop)

2/9: Usher Coming Home (r'n'b, pop)

2/9: Zara Larsson Venus (pop, dance)

FILM:

2/9: Lisa Frankenstein (wide; comedy, horror)

2/9: Upgraded (Amazon Prime Video; romantic comedy)

2/9: Lover, Stalker, Killer (Netflix; documentary, true crime)

2/9: Out of Darkness (wide; horror, survival)

GAMES:

2/6: Foamstars (PS; shooter, PVP)

2/8: Helldivers II (PS, PC; shooter)

2/8: Mustache in Hell (PS, Xbox, PC, Nintendo; shooter, action)

Featured Playlist: Jock Jams Playlist

What better time to make a Jock Jams playlist than Super Bowl week? Our collection of arena-inspiring hits will get you out of your seats and cheering your favorite sportsball. Did we miss your favorites? Submit your picks by shooting an email here.

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Quiz: Iconic Super Bowl Commercials

In addition to the sportsing and the music and the drinking and snacking, the Super Bowl is ALSO about the commercials. There have been some iconic commercials that launched during the Big Game, so for this week's Visual Puzzle, we're seeing who many you can name.

Can You Identify These Ads?

Patreon Perks: Episode Warm-Ups!

Our Patreon supporters get great perks! For just about EVERY episode of the podcast we have exclusive warm-up sessions in which the panelists discuss what they were disappointed to not see make the bracket. See if they mention your favorites!

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Culture Club:

Our Panelists' Current Pop-Culture Obsessions

Eric Rezsnyak lived for the drama of "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans" on FX/Hulu.

Jonny Minogue appreciated the 40th anniversary of "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper.

Brendan Hay was very excited about the return of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on HBO.

Amy Pilott felt energized by Billy Joel's new song, "Turn the Lights Back On."

Joelle Boedecker turned the pages of the book Imogen, Obviously .

Amma Marfo was deeply moved by Ava DuVernay's Origin film.

Jennifer Chen and Karissa Kloss were fixated on "Death and Other Details" on Hulu.

Bonus from Eric: the Belgian flowers bloomed as "Drag Race Belgique 2" premiered.

Bob Erlenback rolled along with Anthony Nerada's YA book Skater Boy.

Kevin Dillion bellied up to the bar for a new season of "Vanderpump Rules" on Bravo.

Bonus from Brendan: he's feeling the baroque pop from The Last Dinner Party's new album.

Bonus from Eric: The Greatest Night in Pop on Netflix tells the story of "We Are the World."

TOP 10: Avengers We'd Like in MCU

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has hit a rough patch, but we're confident there still plenty of great movies and TV shows to come. For this week's Top 10, we dig into our back issues and suggest which Avengers team members should appear next.

Which Characters Should Assemble?

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

Did you miss our Best of 2023 specials? Catch up on the best movies, albums, books, and TV shows (pictured) of last year via our Best Of Collection. Previous years' Best Of specials also included!

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