Best pop culture podcasts: start with these episodes
If you are hunting for the best pop culture podcasts to add to your rotation, the fastest way to judge one is to hear it argue. Entertain This! covers film, TV and video games in the same conversation, and every one of our 445 episodes ships with a full word-for-word transcript — so you can read a chunk before you commit an hour of listening.
Best film episodes
Start here if you came for movie reviews — releases, rewatches and the arguments that follow.
Spider-Man to X-Men: Is Doomsday Finally Breaking the MCU?
Aug 2026 · 3766Send us Fan MailSpider-Man is supposed to be the friendly neighborhood guy, so why does his newest movie feel like Marvel’s biggest piece on the chessboard? We come at this one as fans who still want the comic book itch …
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A Mortal Kombat Style Tournament For Movie Action Legends
Aug 2026 · 6482Send us Fan MailWe tried to make a normal pop culture debate episode and accidentally built a full-on Mortal Kombat tower for action heroes. The premise is brutal and simple: we each draft a roster of action icons, throw…
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How Glitches And Mishaps Built Entertainment Legends
Jul 2026 · 3690Send us Fan MailA tiny mistake can rewrite the whole entertainment timeline, and we’re obsessed with the receipts. We kick things off with trivia built around the best “happy accidents” in games, movies, and TV, where a …
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Gregory Pellerito: The Indie Filmmaker Playbook
Jul 2026 · 2665Send us Fan MailOne night. A scavenger hunt that’s supposed to feel like freedom, until the past forces its way into the open. Filmmaker Gregory Pellerito joins us to talk about ‘Moments Of Youth’ and what it really take…
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Best tv episodes
Prestige drama, streaming churn and the shows worth the binge.
Twins: Double the Trouble, Half the DNA
Jun 2026 · 3354Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Entertain This!, we’re diving back into the 1988 high-concept comedy that defined the "unlikely pair" trope for a generation: Twins.We break down the absolute genius of casting the worl…
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Send us Fan MailHow do you transition from dominating local recreation leagues to navigating a post-apocalyptic political thriller or avoiding the Ozark cartels? You ask Darin Toonder.This week on Entertain This!, we sit…
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Prestige TV, Gridiron Glory, and the Return of Doom!
Apr 2026 · 3194Send us Fan MailBuckle up, entertainment junkies! This week on the Entertain This! Podcast, we’re balancing the "Golden Era" of television with the future of the MCU and beyond. Grab your headphones—it’s a big one.📺 THE…
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Mr. Mom : Irv, We Don’t Need a Price Check
Apr 2026 · 3451Send us Fan MailCan a dad truly master the delicate art of motherhood without turning the kitchen into an inferno? In this episode of Entertain This! Podcast, we revisit the 1983 comedy classic Mr. Mom, starring Michael …
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Best games episodes
Launches, updates and the 90-hour RPGs that eat a month of Tom's life.
Send us Fan MailJoin us on the Entertain This! podcast for a chivalrous dissection of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, where we gallantly charge through each episode of this Game of Thrones prequel, set a century be…
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Glitches, Knights, Wrecking Duos & Galactic Dreams
Feb 2026 · 3754Send us Fan MailBuckle up for a stacked episode dripping with gaming chaos and blockbuster heat!We’re starting strong with a hilarious trivia showdown on the most unhinged bug fixes in video game history—think Skyrim dra…
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Goop Therapy Session: Why We Keep Running Back into the Arc Despite the Trauma (Arc Raiders)
Feb 2026 · 3306Send us Fan MailJoin us on Entertain This! — this episode dives deep into the post-apocalyptic world of ARC Raiders.The episode breaks down the game’s core elements with detailed, insightful discussion:• Maps and extract…
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Exposed: Netflix-Warner Bros Mega-Deal Drama, Streaming Delays, & Gaming Microtransactions
Jan 2026 · 3908Send us Fan MailDive into the hottest controversies shaking the entertainment industry in this unfiltered episode of Entertain This! Podcast. We break down the blockbuster Netflix-Warner Bros. merger — a staggering $82.7…
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