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The Pop Cult Experience

The Pop Cult Experience

By: Tyler Smith & Karen Giffin
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A tale as old as time itself. The classic story of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy and girl start a pop culture podcast together 20 some odd years later.

Welcome to the Pop Cult Ex-perience brought to you by Karen Giffin and Tyler Smith. Two former flames, once inseparable, now find themselves separated by 6000 miles and a couple of decades. Still friends, with a similar love for all things pop culture and a similar want to share our love of these things with y'all. We talk movies, TV, gaming, comics, books, music and any other manner of things that we fancy. Join us for our weekly podcasts to hear about news, musings, commentary, reviews and upcoming fun things in the world of entertainment. We will also be doing bonus episodes with themed content and the occasional live stream for extra fun. Follow us on Twitter (@PopCultExP) and Instagram (@popcultexp) We want to hear your thoughts and ideas too. Feel free to comment on posts or DM us any time.

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Episodes
  • Good Luck, Have Fun, Firefly

    Good Luck, Have Fun, Firefly
    Mar 16 2026

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    In this episode, we discuss the cancellation of the Buffy reboot, the potential of an animated Firefly series, and review recent music and movies, including new albums from New Found Glory, Mumford and Sons, Charlotte Sands the film 'Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die,' and the first few episodes of the Scrubs reboot. We also talk about some recently live shows from the always amazing Bif Naked, as well as Live, Big Wreck and Econoline Crush.

    Enjoy!!
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Top 50 Greatest Love Songs (According to Billboard)

    Top 50 Greatest Love Songs (According to Billboard)
    Feb 14 2026

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    In our annual Valentine's Day episode of The Pop Cult Experience Podcast, we go through Billboard's list of The Top 50 Greatest Love Songs Of All Time, and debate whether the song is actually a love based on the criteria of, would we put the song on a playlist we were making for someone for Valentine's Day.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 2026 Pop Cult Preview

    2026 Pop Cult Preview
    Feb 10 2026

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    In this episode of the Pop Cult Experience Podcast, we discuss the exciting changes in the podcast, including a soft reboot and new co-hosts. We dive into the anticipated TV shows, movies, albums, concerts, comics and gaming releases for 2026.


    We highlight the return of beloved series like Scrubs and Ted Lasso on the small screen. We discuss upcoming albums and concerts, from the likes of The Maine, New Found Glory and Broadside. We get between the covers in anticipation of some comic books and graphics novels coming out this year, with Saga being one high on the radar.


    Before dipping into the movies we are most looking forward to this year, we discuss irreplaceable experience of watching movies in the theater, and the multifaceted world of cinema, discussing the shared experience of watching certain movies with a crowd versus those films that require an individual focus. We then delve into the upcoming movie release calendar, highlighting those we deem to be of the must watch variety.


    We hope you enjoy.

    (As this is a longer episode we have added chapter markers for your convenience)
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    1 hr and 44 mins
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