All Episodes
Pop Culture Continuum — 300 episodes
Episode 335: Bad Sitcoms vs. Bad Dramas
Episode 334: Oakland and Philly vs. Broadway
Episode 332: Ione Sky vs. SNL
Episode 322: It’s the End of the World As We Know it And I Feel Tired
Episode 331: Anora vs. Flow
Episode 330: Movie Trailers
Episode 329: It’s a Wonderful Life vs. Love Actually
Episode 328: Auteurs and Art Museums
Episode 327: Dog Day Afternoon vs. Quick Change
Episode 326: Comedy and Trash TV
Episode 325: Who’s the Modern Jim Rockford
Episode 324: More Musings about TV and Confusion
Episode 323: Buncha Sh*t
Episode 322: The Bob Newhart Show vs. South Side
Episode 321: Fringe vs. Fallout
Episode 320: CBB vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway
Episode 319: Oh No You Diint!
Episode 318: And Here It Is… Again
Episode 317: Wot’s Tha? Never Mind!
Episode 316: Wots This Again!?
Episode 315: Wot’s This Then
Episode 314: 1994 Oscars vs. 2024 Osca
Episode 313: Emmys 2003 vs 2023
Episode 312: R.I.P. Andre Braugher & Lance Reddick
Episode 311: The Cow Says Moo
Episode 310: Concerts
Episode 309: Dumb and Dumber vs. Me Time
Episode 308: 1972 vs. 2022
Episode 307: Clifford (1994) vs. Movie 43 (2013)
Episode 306: The Emmy’s 1993 vs. 2023
Episode 305: Succession Ted Lasso Finales Kissing Scott Aukerman’s Ass.mp3
Welcome Back Kotter vs. Abbott Elementary
Episode 303: Kevin Costner vs. A Technical Glitch
Episode 302: Depressing Documentaries vs. Uplifting Documentaries
Episode 301: Our Top 200 Songs of 2022
Absolutely Normal On Schedule Episode
Bonus Episode: Night of the Living Dead vs. One Cut of the Dead w/ David Schneider
Episode 299: Grant Hart vs Bob Mould
Episode 298: Out of the Past vs. Against All Odds
Episode 297: The Best Songs of 2020 Part 1
Episode 296: The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. Everybody Loves Raymond
Episode 295: Maniac Mansion vs. Untitled Goose Game
Episode 294: Talkin’ Bout Nothin
Episode 293: The Rockford Files vs. Stumptown
Episode 292: Branded to Kill vs. Police Story
Episode 291: The Best Songs of 2019 Part 2
Episode 290: Life During Quarantine
Episode 289: COVID19 Watch List
Episode 288: Rush: Moving Pictures vs. Rush: Hold Your Fire with David Schneider
Episode 287: Best of 2019 vs Best of the 2010s
Episode 286: The Go-Gos: Beauty and the Beat vs. Taylor Swift: Lover
Episode 285: The Golden Girls vs. Grace and Frankie
Episode 284: Thanks, T. Hanks.
Episode 283: Sleater-Kinney: Dig Me Out vs. The Center Won’t Hold
Episode 282: The Wolf Man vs. An American Werewolf in London
Episode 281: Another One About Nothing
Episode 280: 1989 vs. 2019
The Best Songs Of 2019 Part 1
Episode 278: Who Were the Party of Five?
Episode 277: Griping About Netflix
Episode 276: Who Would Melissa Fumero Play on Barney Miller
Episode 275: Its All Balls
Episode 274: Cheers vs. Abbys
Episode 273: The Jeffersons vs. The Jeffersons Live
Episode 272: All in the Family vs. All in the Family Live
Episode 271:Dear Abby Part 2
Episode 270: Star Trek S1 Ep28 vs Star Trek Discovery S1 Ep1
One Day at a Time (1975) vs. One Day at a Time (2017)
Episode 268: Grant Hart – Intolerance vs. Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock
Episode 267: Pop Culture Ephemera
Episode 266: The Best Songs of 2018 – Part 2
Episode 265: The Best of 2018
Episode 264: Happy New Year 2019!
Episode 263: White Christmas vs. Black Christmas w/ Michael Morris
Episode 262: Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady vs. Pete Shelley: Homosapien
Episode 261: Another One About Nothing
Episode 260: Nude for Satan vs. Troll 2 w/ Michael Morris
Episode 259: 2018 Fall TV Shows with Vivian
Episode 256: The Wire Season 1 Episode 4 vs. Ozark Season 1 Episode 2
Episode 255: Improv Games
Episode 254: 1988 vs 2018
Episode 253: The Shield S1 E1 vs. The Wire S1 E3
Episode 252: An Episode About Nothing Part Infinity
Episode 251: The Best Songs of 2018 Part 1
Episode 250: 2018 Fall TV Preview
Episode 249: 2018 Emmy Nominations
Episode 248: Over the Edge vs. The Return of the Living Dead w/ Michael Morris
Episode 247: Queen – The Works vs. Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
Episode 246: Dear Abby vs. Ask Amy
Episode 245: The Cars – The Cars vs. of Montreal – White is Relic/Irrealis Mood
Episode 244: Nonsense
Episode 243: Hollywood Scandals
Episode 242: Pitching New TV Shows
Episode 241: The Wire Season 1 Episode 2 vs The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 1
Episode 240: Remembering George (Pat’s brother) Through Music
Episode 239: Roseanne 1988 vs Roseanne 2018
Episode 238: The Wire S1 E1 vs Hill Street Blues S1 E1
Episode 237: IMDB Games
Episode 236: Head of the Class vs. A.P. Bio
Episode 235: Our Top 10 Comic Strips
Episode 234: Yet Another Episode About Nothing
Episode 233: TV 1987-1988 vs 1991-1992
Episode 232: Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden vs. Iron Maiden: The Book of Souls
Episode 231: The Oscars – 1988 vs 2018
Episode 230: The Best Songs of 2017 Part 2
Episode 229: Wikipedia Rabbit Hole
Episode 228: The 2018 Golden Globes
Episode 227: Our Top 10 of 2017
Episode 226: Santa’s Enchanted Village vs. A Smoky Mountain Christmas w/ Michael Morris
Episode 225: The Thing vs. Get Out w/ Yvonne Steveson
Episode 224: The TV of Our Childhoods vs. The TV of Today
Episode 223: Our Top Ten Pre-40s Movies
Episode 222: Fare Trade with Ana Golja and Jonathan Hirsh
Episode 221: Our Top 40’s Movies
Episode 220: Our Top 50’s Movies
Episode 219: Fall 2017 TV Shows with Vivian
Episode 218: Switchblade Sisters vs. The Warriors w/ Laura Bagnato
Episode 217: 1987 vs 2017
Episode 216: 2017 Emmy Predictions
Our Top Ten ’60s Movies
Episode 214: Rush – Power Windows vs. Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes w/ Ami
Episode 213: I Love Lucy vs. Motörhead – Ace of Spades w/ David Schneider
Episode 212: Mork and Mindy vs. People of Earth
Episode 211: Fall TV Preview
Episode 210: Flash Gordon vs. The Lost City of Z
Episode 209: The Best Songs of 2017 Part 1
Episode 208: Our Top 10 70’s Movies
Episode 207: Thirtysomething vs. The Big Bang Theory
Episode 206: The Replacements – Pleased To Meet Me vs. Sleater Kinney – Dig Me Out
Episode 205: U2: The Joshua Tree vs. Radio Head: OK Computer
Episode 204: My Three Sons vs. My Two Dads
Episode 203: Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland vs Oglaf
Episode 202: Absolutely Fabulous vs. Workaholics
Episode 201: The Best New TV Shows of 2016
Episode 200: Pop Culture Continuum vs. Pop Culture Continuum
Episode 199: Our Top 10 Simpsons Episodes
Episode 198: Michael Jackson – Thriller vs. Prince Sign O’ The Times
Episode 197: Our Top 10 Movies of the ’00s
Episode 196: Amos ‘n Andy vs. The Adam Carolla Show
Episode 195: Hüsker Dü – Metal Circus vs. Zen Arcade
Episode 194: Krazy Kat vs. Mutts
Episode 193: Albums That Got Us Through High School w/ Steve Mockus
Episode 192: All in the Family vs. The Carmichael Show
Episode 191: Our Top 10 90’s Movies
Episode 190: Tourist Trap vs. The VVitch w/ Michael Morris
Episode 189: Back to the Future vs. Looper w/ David Schneider
Episode 188: Pat’s Letters from New Orleans
Episode 187: The Best Songs of 2016 Part 2
Episode 186: Our Dumb New World
Episode 185: RIP 206
Episode 184: The Best of 2016
Episode 183: Definitely Not Happy Days vs. Life In Pieces
Episode 182: Under the Weather
Episode 181: Small Wonder vs. People of Earth
Episode 180: Yet Another Show About Nothing
Episode 179: Joy Division – Substance vs. New Order – Substance
Episode 178: The Castle vs. Kenny w/ Michael Morris
Episode 177: Westworld (1973) vs Westworld (2016)
Episode 176: SNL Election Special
Episode 175: New Fall TV Shows w/ Vivian
Episode 174: Our Top 10 Seinfeld Episodes
Episode 173: Our Top ’80s Movies
Episode 172: 2016 Emmys
Episode 171:The Housemartins – London 0 Hull 4 vs. The Coup – Pick A Bigger Weapon
Episode 170: Our Top 10 Dramas
Episode 169: Best Songs of 2016 Part 1
Episode 168: Our Top 10 Sitcoms
Episode 167: 1986 vs. 2016
Episode 166:Police Squad vs. Angie Tribeca
Episode 165: Wikipedia Rabbit Hole
Episode 164: 1776 vs. Hamilton
Episode 163: The Twilight Zone vs. Black Mirror
Episode 162: Nothing: The Final Chapter
Episode 161: Nothing Part Deux
Episode 160: Untitled Episode 47
Episode 159: 2016 Fall TV Preview
Episode 158: Laverne & Shirley vs. Broad City
Episode 157: Mrs. Butterworth vs. Dear Abby
Episode 156: Death Wish vs. John Wick
Episode 155: Remembering Prince
Episode 154: Seinfeld vs. Difficult People
Episode 153: Hüsker Dü – Candy Apple Grey vs. Bob Mould – Patch the Sky
Episode 152: It’s Garry Shandlings Show vs. The Larry Sanders Show
Episode 151: The Carol Burnett Show vs. Inside Amy Schumer
Episode 150: The Inner Sanctum vs. CBS Mystery Radio Theater
Episode 149: An Episode About Nothing
Episode 148:Q&A John vs. Pat
Episode 147: Blazing Saddles vs. The Ridiculous Six
Episode 146: The Best Songs of 2015 Part 2
Episode 145: David Bowie: Station to Station vs. Blackstar w/ Paul Myers
Episode 144:Yahoo! Answers vs. Local News
Episode 143: 2015 Year in Review
Episode 142: Grandfathered vs. The Grinder
Episode 141: The Man Who Came To Dinner vs. Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Movie Ever
Episode 140: The Wedding Present – Valentina vs. Cinerama – Valentina
Episode 139: An Episode About Nothing
Episode 138: John’s Letters From Europe
Episode 137: Games!
Episode 136: Red Maze (1989) vs. The Ice Cream Man (1983)
Episode 135: The Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers Lane vs. Taylor Swift/Ryan Adams – 1989
Episode 134: Zardoz vs. Showgirls w/ Michael Morris
Episode 133: Fall 2015 New TV Shows with Vivian
Episode 132: Young Adult vs. While We’re Young with Adam Fangman
Episode 131: 2015 vs. 1985
Episode 130: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (John vs. Pat)
Episode 129: Sixteen Candles vs. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Episode 128: Red Dwarf vs. Other Space
Episode 127: Point Blank vs. Payback
Episode 126: The Best Songs of 2015 Part 1
Episode 125: The Silver Surfer (1990) vs. The Silver Surfer (2014)
Episode 124: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny vs. The Star Wars Holiday Special with Michael Morris
Episode 123:The Cold Equations vs. The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feelings
Episode 122: Emmy Nominations
Episode 121: The Bob Newhart Show vs. Frasier
Episode 120: Fall 2015 TV Preview
Episode 119: Mad Max vs. Mad Max: Fury Road with Davis Schneider
Episode 118: Dave Chappelle’s Block Party vs. Be Kind Rewind w Jessica Balenger
Episode 117: The Monkees – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. vs. One Direction – Four with Mariam
Episode 116: The Thick of It vs. Veep with Vivian
Episode 115: Late Night with David Letterman vs. The Late Show with David Letterman
Episode 114: Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising vs. Sugar – Copper Blue with Michael Morris
Episode 113: Sanford & Son vs. Black-ish
Episode 112: Daredevil #25 vs. Daredevil #181
Episode 111: Paris is Burning vs. Rupaul’s Drag Race with Michael Morris
Episode 110: The 100 Best TV Characters of All Time Part 2
Episode 109: The Best 100 TV Characters (Part 1)
Episode 108: The Odd Couple vs. The Odd Couple
Episode 107: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Vivian
Episode 106: Harvey vs. Drop Dead Fred
Episode 105: Class of 1984 vs. Society w/ Michael Morris
Episode 104: Newhart Season Finale vs. Parks and Recreation Season Finale
Episode 103: The Oscars: 1985 vs. 2015
Episode 102: Not Necessarily The News vs. The Daily Show
Episode 101: Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On vs. D’Angelo – Black Messiah
Episode 100: 100th Episode Clip Show! (With Neil Egan)
Episode 99: Calvin and Hobbes vs. Cul de Sac
Episode 98: The Best Songs of 2014, Part 2
Episode 97: The 100th Episode Spectacular
Episode 96: 2014 vs.2015
Episode 95: Scrooged vs. Home Alone
Episode 94: Christmas Songs
Episode 93: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles vs. Home for the Holidays
Episode 92: Pop Culture Anticipation
Episode 91: 1978 vs. 1998
Episode 90: Bosom Buddies vs. Broad City
Episode 89: Prince: Purple Rain vs. Art Official Age and PLECTRUMELCTRUM with Pat Hayes
Episode 88: Fall 2014 New TV Shows with Vivian Tang
Episode 87: Freaks vs. I Married A Witch with Michael and Laura
Episode 86: Sleepaway Camp vs. Silent Night, Deadly Night with Laura and Michael
Episode 85: The Stuff vs. They Live with Michael and Laura
Episode 84: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special vs. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark with Michael and Laura
Episode 83: Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque vs. Sloan – Commonwealth
Episode 82: Dazed and Confused vs. Boyhood
Bonus Episode 11: R.E.M. Top Ten – Adam Scott vs. Scott Aukerman
Episode 81: Sabrina the Teenage Witch vs. Once Upon a Time with Jessica
Episode 80: 1970 vs. 2000
Episode 79: Maniac Mansion vs. Portal 2
Episode 78: Lauren Bacall vs. Robin Williams
Episode 77: The Library vs. The Internet with Will Stegemann and Alison Abrams
Episode 76: Hawkeye (1960s) vs. Hawkeye (2013)
Episode 75: R.E.M. Series Recap
Episode 74: 2014 Pop Culture Anniversaries
Episode 73: 2014 Emmy Award Predictions
Episode 72: R.E.M.: Out of Time vs. Automatic for the People with Peter Perez
Episode 71: 1980 vs. 2014
Episode 70: R.E.M.: Green vs. Monster with Kristen Hewitt
Episode 69: The Best Songs of 2014 Part 1
Episode 68: R.E.M.: Document vs. New Adventures in Hi-Fi with Will Stegemann
Episode 67: The Muppet Movie vs. The Muppets with Matt Wilkie
Episode 66: R.E.M.: Life’s Rich Pageant vs. Up with April
Episode 65: Hüsker Dü – Flip Your Wig vs. Bob Mould – Beauty & Ruin
Episode 64: R.E.M.:Fables of the Reconstruction vs. Reveal with Steve Mockus
Episode 63: Robert Frost vs. Maya Angelou
Episode 62: R.E.M.: Reckoning vs. Around the Sun with special guest David Schneider
Episode 61: Elvis Costello vs. Stephen Colbert with special guest Jessica
Episode 60: R.E.M.: Murmur vs. Accelerate with special guest Ami
Episode 59: Spellbound vs. To Be And To Have with special guest Vivian
Episode 58: R.E.M.: Chronic Town vs. Collapse Into Now
Episode 57: M*A*S*H vs. Fargo
Episode 56: David Bowie – Low vs. Lady Gaga – ARTPOP w/ Michael Morris
Episode 55: The Fantastic Four #48-#50 vs. Brian K. Vaughan’s The Private Eye #4
Bonus Episode 10: Fall TV Review 2013 vs. Fall TV Preview 2014
Episode 54: Comedy Bang Bang vs. U Talkin’ U2 To Me?
Episode 53: Match Game vs. @midnight
Episode 52: One Year Anniversary Show
Episode 51: Fantastic Planet vs. Princess Mononoke with Neil and Laura
Episode 50: Pixies – Surfer Rosa vs. Pixies – Indie Cindy
Episode 49: Barney Miller vs. Brooklyn 99
Episode 48: Rififi vs. American Hustle
Episode 47: Bob Mould – Workbook vs. Bob Mould – Silver Age
Episode 46: Talking Heads – Fear Of Music vs. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Episode 45: The Twilight Zone vs. The X-Files with Jessica
Episode 44: Nick Drake – Bryter Layter vs. Belle and Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister
Episode 43: The ‘Burbs vs. The Stupids with Laura Bagnato and Neil Egan
Episode 42: Things vs. The Room with Michael Morris
Episode 41: Beverly Hills 90210 vs. Veronica Mars
Episode 40: Ocean’s 11 vs. Ocean’s Eleven with David Schneider
Episode 39: NewsRadio vs. The Office (US) with Ami S.
Episode 38: Batman #251 vs. The Private Eye Issue 3