The Word on Pop Culture

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover predict the Emmy Award winners in the comedy and drama categories and share which shows and actors they'd like to see win.

The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for the month of September.

The Word on Pop Culture's TV and streaming recommendations for August 2026.

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Aprille Hanson-Spivey construct their fantasy concert setlists for red dirt country legends Turnpike Troubadours.

The Word on Pop Culture's streaming and television recommendations for July 2026.

The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for June include two of the year's biggest sporting events, and the end of one of the decade's best series.

The Word on Pop Culture celebrates 100 years of NBC by drafting its favorite NBC shows from over the decades,

The Word on Pop Culture shares its television and streaming recommendations for May, including the farewell of one of late night's television's best.

The Word on Pop Culture's television and streaming recommendations for April, including the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks."

The Word on Pop Culture Podcast is joined by film critic Philip Price for his predictions on the big honors at the 98th annual Academy Awards.

The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for March 2026, include the 98th annual Academy Awards and Baseball's version of the World Cup.

The Word on Pop Culture's latest pop culture draft features more than 90 years of Best Original Song Oscar winners, and things get unusually saucy when a certain winner comes up!

The Word on Pop Culture Podcast is joined by Ivy Sweeden, who reveals her fantasy concert setlist for Fleetwood Mac. You can check out her playlist on Spotify ⁠here

The Word on Pop Culture's TV recommendations for February include many live events and the return of some great television shows.

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover with their annual Grammy Awards predictions episode. Which artists will and should take home the biggest honors in music?

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian, Aprille & Tyler continue their New Year's tradition of making pop culture wishes and spending the entire year hoping they come true! Check out what we hope happens in pop culture in 2026!

Many of our favorite television series are returning in January to kick the year in pop culture off right! Here are the shows you should have on your watchlist for January 2026.

The Word on Pop Culture Podcast discusses the best movies, movie performances, TV shows and songs of 2025.

The Word on Pop Culture Podcast's Julian Spivey, Tyler Glover and Aprille Hanson-Spivey discuss the site's list of the 100 Best Songs Since 2000, talk about how they created the list and debate what they got right and wrong about the list. Please check out the complete list of songs at https://www.thewordonpopculture.com/music/the-word-on-pop-cultures-100-best-songs-since-2000

The Word on Pop Culture breaks down what to watch for the month of December, including the series finale of Stranger Things, the return of Benoit Blanc and a documentary on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

The Word on Pop Culture finishes up its series of the 100 best songs since 2000 with Part 10, featuring songs by Taylor Swift, The White Stripes, Outkast & more.

The Word on Pop Culture continues its series of the 100 best songs since 2000 with Part 9, featuring songs by Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Sturgill Simpson and more.

The Word on Pop Culture continues its series of the 100 best songs since 2000 with Part 8, featuring songs by Beyonce, Foo Fighters, Green Day and more.

The Word on Pop Culture continues its series of the 100 best songs since 2000 with Part 7, featuring songs by Jay-Z, Miranda Lambert, John Legend and more.

The Word on Pop Culture Podcast's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover share what their song of the year ballots would look like from the Grammy Awards submissions.

The Word on Pop Culture breaks down what to watch for the month of November, including the first part of the final "Stranger Things" season.

The Word on Pop Cultures continues its series of the 100 best songs since 2000 with Part 6, featuring songs by Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and more.

The Word on Pop Cultures continues its series of the 100 best songs since 2000 with Part 5, featuring songs by Rihanna, Eminem, Carrie Underwood, and more.

The Word on Pop Cultures continues its series of the 100 best songs since 2000 with Part 4, featuring songs by Chris Stapleton, Mumford & Sons, Usher, and more.

The Word on Pop Culture shares part 3 of its 100 Best Songs Since 2000 list featuring No. 80 - 71 and songs by Missy Elliott, Kelly Clarkson & Justin Bieber.

The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for October 2025.

Singer-songwriter Mark Currey joins The Word on Pop Culture Podcast to discuss his latest project, "Only Sky," released on September 12. You can find Currey's music and show dates at his website: https://www.markcurrey.com/And you can stream "Only Sky" here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6oCA4HqT06NPzhdnwXRagG?si=X0HN7J0uTve2woUoaT1usQ

The Word on Pop Culture shares part 2 of its 100 Best Songs Since 2000 list featuring No. 90 - 81 and songs by Olivia Rodrigo, Lizzo and Blake Shelton.

The Word on Pop Culture shares part 1 of its 100 Best Songs Since 2000 list featuring No. 100-91 and songs by Beyonce, Chappell Roan and Brad Paisley.

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover predict the biggest winners of the 2025 Emmy Awards, and share who they believe should win.

The Word on Pop Culture's TV recommendations for September 2025 include spinoffs of "NCIS" and "The Office," as well as limited series starring Jason Bateman and Jessica Chastain.

The Word on Pop Culture's latest pop culture draft sees Julian, Tyler and Aprille drafting from the nominees of the drama and comedy categories for the 2025 Emmy Awards.

The Word on Pop Culture Podcast is joined by Tim Harrington, who reveals his fantasy concert setlist for his all-time favorite band, The Grateful Dead. You can check out his playlist on Spotify here

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Tyler Glover share their dream nominees in the Drama and Comedy categories for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

The Word on Pop Culture's "What to Watch" recommendations for July include two of the summer's biggest sporting events and a highly anticipated sequel to a '90s comedy classic.

The Word on Pop Culture's Aprille Hanson-Spivey shares what her fantasy concert setlist would be for country music superstar Miranda Lambert.

Our June What to Watch recommendations include the 2025 NBA Finals, the 50th anniversary of a Hollywood blockbuster and the return of "The Bear."

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey and Aprille Hanson-Spivey select their ultimate fantasy 'SNL' cast from the show's 50 seasons.

Among the biggest TV premieres of May include the returns of Tina Fey and Jesse Armstrong, as well as a double dose of Conan O'Brien.

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey shares his favorite Americana and country music tracks from the year so far...

The returns of "The Last of Us," "Hacks," "Doctor Who," "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Black Mirror" make April a must-watch TV month!

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey shares his MLB predictions for each division, wild card and award winner for the 2025 season.

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is counting down the 50 most memorable moments in the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live."Part 5 includes one of the show's most shocking moments from a musical guest, a couple of Chris Farley classics and the greatest sketch in SNL history.

The Word on Pop Culture's television recommendations for March includes film's biggest night, the end of "The Conners" and a handful of streaming premieres.

The Word on Pop Culture's Julian Spivey is counting down the 50 most memorable moments in the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live."Part 4 includes one of the show's most used recurring characters, perhaps its most somber moment & a musical guest hijacking the show.