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#CulturePop is a look at pop culture through the mind of Steve Mason, co-host of the #1-rated sports talk show in Los Angeles Joined by stand-up comic Sue Kolinsky, they hear from their friends, plus comics, actors, filmmakers and celebrities talking about movies, television, technology,, trends and completely random stuff.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske pair candid entertainment opinions with actor interviews that reveal the craft beneath familiar performances.
Culture Pop Podcast turns entertainment talk into a conversation about how performances work and why certain films and television series stick.
TV rankings and an actor's poisoned death scene share the mic; your screen fixation is in good company.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Loose, lively pop-culture banter that keeps celebrity talk easy to follow.
The Culture Pop Podcast keeps a relaxed, chatty pace as Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske move from Eric Roberts and his memoir to Ozzy Osbourne, The Osbournes, and Eric Bana in Untamed.
A chatty pop-culture roundtable that ends on a sharper note.
Culture Pop Podcast brings Pam Brady on to talk about 100% American Family, the new animated series she co-created on Prime, while also moving through F1, The Pit, and Poop Cruise.
A friendly guest intro that turns into a conversational awards-season debate about The Brutalist and Challengers.
Culture Pop opens with Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske welcoming guest Wendy McClendon-Covey, then settles into awards-season talk about 2024 films. The back-and-forth lands on The Brutalist and Challengers, with clear disagreement on both.
A relaxed pop-culture segment that pairs a Grammys preview with an actor interview.
Culture Pop opens on a steady pop-culture mix, moving from Jamie Beth’s Grammys preview to actor O-T Fagbenle. The exchange stays loose and conversational, and that easy pace helps the guest’s answers land without much strain.
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.
A warm pop-culture hang built around Lisa Edelstein and a campy The Hunting Wives chat.
The episode centers on Lisa Edelstein, with the hosts touching on House, The Kaminsky Method, and her new Netflix animated series Long Story Short.
Showbiz memories, quick banter, and an easy closing run of New York, Christopher Walken, and Woody Allen jokes.
Steve Mace and Sue Kalinske make this Culture Pop conversation feel like a relaxed walk through showbiz memory, old TV names, and the kind of stories that only land when the people telling them were there.
A breezy pop-culture catch-up that pairs a vacation anecdote with a lively Paul Guilfoyle conversation.
Culture Pop settles into an easy, conversational rhythm, opening with vacations and a lost purse left in a Lyft before shifting to Paul Guilfoyle and Any Day Now. The hosts come across relaxed and genuinely in catch-up mode, which gives the discussion an immediate pull.
Indie film, minus the fantasy fog.
Creative origin stories with sharper edges.
Screenwriting craft, career reality, and working process.
Practical craft talks for working creators.
Emmy nominations dominate Culture Pop Podcast Episode 366, with Steve Mace, Sue Kalinske, and Mark Ellis debating The Pitt, Severance, The Studio, White Lotus, and Andor.
Culture Pop Podcast opens with a reaction to the 2024 Oscars, where Steve Mason and Sue Kalinsky praise Conan O'Brien's first hosting turn, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's opening medley, and jokes about The Brutalist, Conclave, and Joker 2.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske open with Sue's latest triathlon.
Culture Pop Podcast features Tramell Tillman and discusses Severance, Pamela Anderson's career renaissance in The Last Showgirl, Fire Aid benefit concert lineups, and personal stories about aging, travel, and pop culture moments.
Culture Pop Podcast hosts interview Martin Starr about his roles on Freaks and Geeks and Tulsa King, his work with Sylvester Stallone, and his candy startup Sweet Stash Jams created with musician twins Ezra and Adiv Potash.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske welcome Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block to discuss his new immersive Christmas musical Tinsel Color at the Cinevita Spiegel tent in Inglewood.
Culture Pop opens with a broad pop-culture catch-up.
Culture Pop Podcast Episode 372 ranges from Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet and Netflix’s Death by Lightning to a guest conversation with stand-up comic Wendy Liebman.
Mayan Lopez talks about Lopez vs.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske open with year-end box office numbers, including $8.75 billion for U.S.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske welcome Pam Brady and roll straight into a pop culture catch-up.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske bring in Rotten Tomatoes stand-up comic Mark Ellis to handicap the Academy Awards and map out how to win an Oscar pool.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske open with Wendi McLendon-Covey and a quick nod to St.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinske reopen after a couple of weeks away with vacation stories and a clear sense that there is plenty to catch up on.
Mace and Sue open with The Last of Us season two, where they react to Pedro Pascal being gone by episode two and praise Catherine O'Hara as the therapist.
Joe Mantegna joins Culture Pop Podcast to talk about Criminal Minds Evolution, the Pope named Leo XIV, and why he chose the name David Rossi from a real LAPD witness in the O.J.
Steve Mace and Sue Kalinske start with camping talk.
Richard Rushfield explains how he launched The Ankler in 2017 after working for Yahoo, BuzzFeed, Gawker, and other click-driven outlets, then built a newsletter for entertainment-industry readers instead of chasing mass traffic.
Steve Mace kicks things off with his birthday party and the makeover his house got for the occasion.
Steve Mason and Sue Kalinsky recap the Golden Globes awards, discuss film and TV winners, and interview CNN anchor Alex Michaelson about his career move from local Fox 11 to national news, media polarization, and the pop culture phenomenon 'Heated Rivalry.'
Culture Pop Podcast covers Billy Joel’s And So It Goes, Sunday Best about Ed Sullivan, The Naked Gun, and The Hunting Wives before Lisa Edelstein joins to discuss Long Story Short.
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Culture Pop Podcast Episode 351 opens with a Grammys preview before shifting to actor O-T Fagbenle, who is promoting Netflix’s “No Good Deed” with Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano.