Episode 364 - Mission Impossible star Greg Tarzan Davis plus a recap of Seth Rogen’s The Studio

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Greg Tarzan Davis says he held his breath while watching Tom Cruise shoot an underwater sequence and thought, "you might die."

Steve Mace opens the show with Sue Kalinske and a quick welcome. The conversation settles into the easy, casual pace the show does well. Sue says she is going camping for the weekend, and that opens the door to a string of jokes about travel trailers. They also talk about the social life that tends to appear at a campground. Greg Tarzan Davis joins as the featured guest. The hosts frame him as a rising star. They point to Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning. They also note that he has been in both Mission Impossible films. Top Gun: Maverick comes up as part of the same run. The episode then moves from guest talk into bigger pop-culture rankings. Donald Trump and The Apprentice are named as a major cultural turning point. The hosts argue that the show helped lead to the rest of his political rise. Michael Jackson's death is another giant moment in their ranking. They remember the public fascination with the death itself and the details around it. The LA Live funeral spectacle and the arena setup get a mention too. Barbenheimer is treated as another huge shared event. They expect studios to try to recreate that kind of pairing again. The iPhone launch gets the biggest kind of cultural credit. The episode closes on a quick reflection about being a red-light player, staying honest, and trusting the moment when it matters.

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A relaxed pop-culture conversation that finds its best momentum in memory, milestones, and easy back-and-forth.

Greg Tarzan Davis anchors a relaxed pop-culture conversation that moves from Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning into a wider look at the moments that tend to linger.

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Greg Tarzan Davis, pop-culture rankings, and a very relaxed trip through the moments that stuck.

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