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Great Pop Culture Debate

Great Pop Culture Debate

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 Finding the best in movies, music, TV and more--and YOU get a say!2025 Great Pop Culture Debate Art Music
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  • Best Drinking Song

    Best Drinking Song
    Jul 29 2025
    Musicians have been inspired by alcohol since the days of traveling troubadours. Booze is a loosener of lips, a loosener of hips, and a shared experience for many adults – although respect to our sober brothers and sisters, especially in these challenging times. The summer months in particular have long been associated with adult beverages. Margaritas on the deck. Wine on the beach. A nice cold beer at a barbecue. So for the second of our 2025 Summer Specials, we want to look back at popular songs dedicated to alcohol, or about consuming it, as we debate the Best Drinking Song of all time. Songs discussed: “Red Red Wine” by UB40, “Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba, “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks, “Shots” by LMFAO feat. Lil Jon, “Tequila” by The Champs, “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett, “Raise Your Glass” by Pink, “Gin & Juice” by Snoop Dogg, “Brass Monkey” by Beastie Boys, “Fireball” by Pitbull, “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow, “Closing Time” by Semisonic, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes, “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse, “TiK ToK” by Kesha, “There’s a Tear in My Beer” by Hank Williams Jr. Join host Eric Rezsnyak and GPCD panelists Andrea Guerrero, Jonny Minogue, and Zack Derby as they discuss 16 of the most popular songs about booze. Play along at home by finding the listener bracket here. Make a copy for yourself, fill it out, and see if your picks match up with ours! For the warm-up to this episode, in which we discuss even more songs about alcohol and drinking that didn’t make the bracket, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. Looking for more reasons to become a Patreon supporter? Check out our Top 10 Patreon Perks. Sign up for our weekly newsletter! Subscribe to find out what’s new in pop culture each week right in your inbox! Vote in more pop culture polls! Check out our Open Polls. Your votes determine our future debates! Then, vote in our Future Topic Polls to have a say in what episodes we tackle next. Episode Credits Host: Eric Rezsnyak Panelists: Andrea Guerrero, Jonny Minogue, Zack Derby Producer: Derek Mekita Editor: Eric Rezsnyak Theme Music: “Dance to My Tune” by Marc Torch #summer #drinkingsong #music #popmusic #country #countrymusic #hiphop #garthbrooks #kesha #pitbull #LMFAO #liljon #beastieboys #tequila #wine #pinacolada #fireball #tubthumping #90smusic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • PREVIEW: Best Drinking Song

    PREVIEW: Best Drinking Song
    Jul 28 2025
    Great Pop Culture Debate host Eric Rezsnyak explains how we created the bracket for our 2025 Summer Special devoted to the best drinking song -- songs about drinking, or about specific alcohols -- and walks you through the Round 1 match-ups. The main episode will release on Tuesday, July 29, wherever you listen to podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any upcoming episodes. And if you love pop culture, sign up for our weekly newsletter to keep up on all the new movies, music, and TV shows dropping every week! Click here to learn about all the great perks our Patreon subscribers receive! CREDITS: Intro/outro music: "Dance to My Tune" by Marc Torch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Best Summer Blockbuster Movie

    Best Summer Blockbuster Movie
    Jul 15 2025
    Somewhere around the mid-1970s, Hollywood studios realized that the summer months were the perfect launching point for their most-expensive, highest-profile projects. With kids out of school, families needed something to do. The prestigious Oscar-bait timeframe was half a year away. And people welcomed an opportunity to get out of the sun and into a dark, air-conditioned room to watch grown men get eaten by dinosaurs whilst using the toilet, and countless cars exploding for no discernible reason. Billions of dollars have been made by summer blockbusters, and even a few awards have ben won by them. So for the first of our 2025 Summer Specials, we want to look back at those mega-grossing pictures and try to determine the best Summer Blockbuster Film of all time. Movies discussed: Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Ghostbusters, Grease, Shrek, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Twister, Barbie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Independence Day, Iron Man, Back to the Future. Join host Eric Rezsnyak and GPCD panelists Karissa Kloss, Kate Racculia, and Michael Schwarz as they discuss 16 of the most-loved, most-successful movies of all time. Play along at home by finding the listener bracket here. Make a copy for yourself, fill it out, and see if your picks match up with ours! For an extended version of this episode, featuring 20 more minutes of movie discussion, as well as the warm-up in which we discuss even more summer blockbusters that didn’t make the bracket, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. Looking for more reasons to become a Patreon supporter? Check out our Top 10 Patreon Perks. Sign up for our weekly newsletter! Subscribe to find out what’s new in pop culture each week right in your inbox! Vote in more pop culture polls! Check out our Open Polls. Your votes determine our future debates! Then, vote in our Future Topic Polls to have a say in what episodes we tackle next. Episode Credits Host: Eric Rezsnyak Panelists: Karissa Kloss, Kate Racculia, Michael Schwarz Producer: Derek Mekita Editor: Eric Rezsnyak Theme Music: “Dance to My Tune” by Marc Torch #blockbuster #movies #summermovies #jurassicpark #jaws #starwars #barbie #thedarkknight #ironman #ghostbusters #twister #thelionking #backtothefuture #independenceday #piratesofthecaribbean #grease #et #ettheextraterrestrial #indianajones #raidersofthelostark #shrek #popcornmovies #boxoffice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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