Episodios

  • 429: Beefing Over Turf With the King of Basketball

    429: Beefing Over Turf With the King of Basketball
    Jan 7 2026
    Welcome to pcmc! Your one-stop-shop for fandom talk and pop culture ephemera. On today's full episode, Mike is joined by dear friend of the show, Bill Gagliardi. Mike and Bill talk about the trailers for The Odyssey (2026), Avengers Doomsday (2026), Supergirl (2026), and Madden (2026). The guys also discuss what they're "chilling with" (reading, watching, playing) and confess their current pop culture obsessions. Topics in today's show include: Truffle chips, The Muppet Show, Mario Kart World, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, This is Spinal Tap, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, staying healthy in your 40s, AI generated art, and much, much more! If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe anywhere you get your pods so you'll get all the new drops when they come out!

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    1 h y 49 m
  • 428: Stuff We’re Looking Forward to in 2026

    428: Stuff We’re Looking Forward to in 2026
    Dec 31 2025
    Happy New Year! It's 2026 and this year has got to be better, right?....right? On today's show, Mike and Janine look forward to the pop culture coming our way in 2026 and list their most anticipated new releases. This is going to be a great year in media and a great year for your favorite podcast pcmc! If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe anywhere you get your pods so you'll get all the new drops when they come out!

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    1 h y 23 m
  • 427: Holiday Special 2025: "From All of Us to All of You" (1958)

    427: Holiday Special 2025: "From All of Us to All of You" (1958)
    Dec 24 2025
    Oh boy! Welcome to a spectacular holiday episode of pcmc! On today's show, Mike is joined by Janine, and together they are discussing "From All of Us to All of You", an episode of the classic TV show Walt Disney Presents, which first aired in 1958. In the show, Jiminy Cricket and Mickey Mouse host an arrangement of classic Disney shorts and clips from their feature films. But to understand the real cultural significance of FAOUTAOY, you have to talk about Sweden. In Sweden from 1960 onward, this TV special has aired every single Christmas Eve without fail. It's a major Swedish holiday tradition and the whole country tunes in to watch. On this episode, listen to Mike and Janine analyze the show segment by segment and figure out what makes it so important to the Swedish people. So settle in with a cup of your favorite hot beverage and listen to this very special holiday offering. If you're a long time listener, or a newcomer here, everyone at pcmc thanks you and wishes you a happy holiday!

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    1 h y 20 m
  • 426: Transformers One (2024)

    426: Transformers One (2024)
    Dec 17 2025
    Primeee! Welcome to an all new episode of pcmc. Your one-stop-shop for media musings, nostalgia, and pop culture ephemera! Transformers conversation continues on today's show, as Mike is joined once again by Peter Marsh. Today's episode is about the would-be reboot of the Transformers franchise, 2024's Transformers One. The prequel film was great, but no one cared about it. Peter is a huge Transformers fan and Mike is a casual fan, but Mike loves bright colors and shiny robots, so he's on board! If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with everyone you know!

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    1 h y 1 m
  • 425: The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

    425: The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
    Dec 10 2025
    Autobots roll out! Welcome to an all new episode of pcmc. Your one-stop-shop for media musings, nostalgia, and pop culture ephemera! On today's show, Mike is joined once again by Peter Marsh. Peter is a long time friend of the show and something of a podcaster himself (The Lasser Cast / Comic Books Transformed). This episode's topic is the fan favorite animated film The Transformers: The Movie from 1986. The movie that made a million children cry! It's an action-packed death-fest where all our favorite robot cars/people die violent deaths! It also happens to be the final film of cinema legend Orson Welles! Peter is a huge Transformers fan and Mike is a casual fan, thus Peter helped Mike see the light. Come back next week for a continued conversation about Transformers. If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with everyone you know!

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    1 h y 3 m
  • 424: Describing Movies We've Never Seen (part 2)

    424: Describing Movies We've Never Seen (part 2)
    Dec 3 2025
    Hello! Welcome to an all new episode of pcmc. Your one-stop-shop for media musings, nostalgia, and pop culture ephemera! On today's show, Mike is joined once again by Anthony. Together the guys are returning to a concept first visited in episode 280. Describing movies they haven't seen. Each person has given the other the titles for three movies they know the other has never seen. That person has only the title of the film and the movie poster to come up with what they believe the movie is about. After the real plot is discussed, then kudos are given for how close the guesser got to the real thing. This episode is silly good fun and fun for everyone who either has, or hasn't seen the films discussed. If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with everyone you know!

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    1 h y 7 m
  • 423: The Real Housewives of New York City: "Scary Island"

    423: The Real Housewives of New York City: "Scary Island"
    Nov 26 2025
    Jellybeans! Welcome to an all new episode of pcmc. Your one-stop-shop for pop culture musings, celebrations, and ephemera! On today's show, Mike is joined by Anthony to discuss the Bravo franchise The Real Housewives of New York City. Specifically, an infamous three-episode arc known to fans as "Scary Island." This was a foundational moment in Real Housewives history, as one of the housewives straight up loses her grip on reality in a major way (maybe). Anthony is a longtime RHONY fan and Mike is entirely new to the series, so Anthony explains why this storyline was so important. This episode is funny and enlightening whether you're a Real Housewives fan or not. If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with everyone you know!

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    1 h y 13 m
  • 422: The Chevy Chase Show (1993)

    422: The Chevy Chase Show (1993)
    Nov 19 2025
    I'm pcmc and you're not. Welcome to an all new episode of pcmc. Your one-stop-shop for pop culture musings, celebrations, and ephemera! On today's show, host Mike Bongiorno is joined, once again, by Vin Forte, and they continue last week's deep dive into the dark and desperate world of failed late-night talk shows. Today's subject: The Chevy Chase Show (1993). Like many a failed talk show before it, this show ran for only one season. Chevy Chase was once the biggest comedy star in the world, but bad decisions and increasingly bad behavior left him on the outs with the American public. When Fox wanted to get into the late-night game, they thought Chevy would be the perfect fit for their young, edgy network. It did not go well. Mike and Vin review the first episode of the show and actually disagree on its value. Listen in for who liked it and who didn't. If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with everyone you know!

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    48 m
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