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Welcome to the Good Pop Culture Club. Join our professional Asian American hosts Marvin, Jess, and Hanh as they discuss the good pop that gets us through our days, including TV, movies, books, and more!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Good Pop | Culture Club pairs informed screen criticism with candid group chemistry and a wide appetite for culture.
Good Pop | Culture Club turns screen criticism into an expansive group conversation. Marvin, Jess, and Hanh move among films, television, cooking competitions, books, games, and cultural news, with personal recommendations feeding naturally into the main discussion.
Top Chef trash talk meets the 'can they actually cook?' test, and your annoyance finally has company.
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A chatty detour through baseball, cooking competition, and a pleasantly nerdy streak.
This episode starts with baseball rooting trouble and then drifts into America's Culinary Cup and Top Chef, where the sharpest moments come when Padma stays close to the set, the show heads out to a farm, and the competition leans hard into a commandment of meat.
A grounded Top Chef chat that values cooking over empty trash talk.
Good Pop Culture Club stays with Top Chef's early pressure-test energy, where the main question is simple: can these chefs cook once the room starts to heat up?
A Scrubs-focused chat that leans on nostalgia, streaming context, and music talk.
Good Pop Culture Club spends this episode in Scrubs territory, starting with fandom memory and widening into why the sitcom still connects. The discussion moves through the Hulu and Disney Plus revival, the familiar joke that season nine can be treated as a gas leak, and the…
A brisk, funny book chat about recession pressure, Asian-American ambition, and the fallout after college.
Good Pop Culture Club spends this stretch on Bad Asians, and the discussion becomes a clear look at how ambition can bend when the global financial crisis derails four friends after college.
A loose, specific romance-adaptation discussion that values confidence, craft, and self-awareness.
Good Pop Culture Club keeps the conversation loose and candid, but it still lands on the details that matter. The hosts move from romance-reading habits into a clear appreciation of the adaptation, especially its confidence in treating gay love as central rather than secondary.
A lively baseball conversation that folds money, fandom, and city pride into the point.
This episode treats baseball as a way into money, fandom, and the odd feeling of a win landing harder after a rough year in a city. It moves best when it shifts between Dodgers joy, Yankees irritation, and the Blue Jays' unlikely run, then settles on the simple fact that…
A culture episode that moves from theater to games in an informal way.
Good Pop Culture Club starts with a sponsor read for Chinese Republicans, then moves into a satirical play set in 2019 New York about three high-powered businesswomen, a new arrival named Katie, and the strain of climbing a corporate finance ladder that was not built for them.
A loose, conversational episode that takes its time before settling into The Karate Kid Legends.
Good Pop Culture Club opens with sponsor material and a stretch of casual banter before it gets to The Karate Kid Legends. It moves the way this show usually does, from broad pop culture chatter to personal updates and then into the film itself.
Trailer verdicts with married-room energy.
Blunt reviews, nostalgia tested live.
Good Pop | Culture Club episode 260 talks about Netflix’s Boots, the 1990-set series based on Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine and starring Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope.
Hosts Marvin and Hanh discuss pop culture, including K-pop and Coachella, while waiting for their co-host Jess.
Hosts discuss their personal experiences with pop culture, travel, and current events from an Asian American perspective.
Hosts discuss their excitement for Coachella, particularly the reunion of Big Bang, and share personal anecdotes about preparing for the festival.
Hosts Marvin and Jess discuss BTS concert reactions and Big Bang's Coachella comeback, with light banter about pop culture.
The room starts loose.
Top Chef gets the group-chat treatment here.
Scrubs comes roaring back.
Go Asian wraps with a reality TV autopsy.
The episode starts with a sponsor read for Chinese Republicans, a new satirical drama at the Roundabout Theater Company in New York City.
The hosts discuss pop culture highlights including Winter Olympics figure skating scandals, a Thai ghost romance film, a fantasy romance novel, and reality show drama, before reviewing the buddy action film The Wrecking Crew, critiquing its execution and representation.
Bridgerton S4 Part 1's biggest moment: Penelope finally realizes Colin has been in love with her all along.
Good Pop Culture Club spends most of this episode on Netflix's The Rip, a Matt Damon and Ben Affleck cop-heist thriller that also features Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, and Kyle Chandler.
The hosts discuss recent Asian-American entertainment news, including award wins for K-pop Demon Hunters, a controversial Rush Hour 4 rumor, and upcoming adaptations like Labubu and Helldivers.
Good Pop Culture Club spends this episode on a gay romance adaptation and how it treats love on screen.
The hosts reflect on their favorite pop culture of 2025, including films like 'Sinners', K-dramas, anime, and K-pop comebacks, while sharing personal resolutions and hopes for more diverse, joyful content in 2026.
The hosts discuss Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein adaptation on Netflix, critiquing its focus on daddy issues over feminist themes and its portrayal of the monster.
Marvin and Jess discuss the 1991 film Mississippi Masala, exploring its themes of interracial romance, diaspora, and post-colonialism.
Hosts Marvin and Jess are joined by guest Ada Tseng to discuss Asian-American entertainment news, including Ada's New York Marathon fundraiser, the cultural impact of K-pop Demon Hunters, and updates on projects like 'Superfakes' and the 'Scrubs' reboot.
Good Pop Culture Club reviews Karate Kid Legends, the sixth Karate Kid film, starring Ben Wang, Jackie Chan, and Ralph Macchio.
Host Marvin introduces a new comedy fiction podcast 'Minor Legends' about five Asian American friends navigating life and identity.
Good Pop | Culture Club opens with a monthly Asian-American entertainment roundup that moves from Jimmy Kimmel and Disney adults to film festival news from Toronto.
The hosts discuss the new Hulu Korean drama Tempest, focusing on its blend of political thriller and melodrama, while also reviewing a Jordan Peele-produced film about toxic masculinity in sports and a historical novel about WWII resistance in Hong Kong.
The hosts discuss Peacock's new mockumentary series The Paper, a spiritual successor to The Office, debating its dated format, journalism themes, and ensemble cast.
California redistricting vote could determine democracy's future
The hosts discuss various pop culture topics, including infrared hot yoga, the decline of bars, and reviews of the musical & Juliet and the film K-Pop Demon Hunters.
Good Pop Culture Club takes on King of the Hill with its usual loose, conversational feel.
Good Pop Culture Club discusses Chief of War, the Apple TV Plus series created by Thomas Paʻa Sibbett and Jason Momoa and set in the late 18th-century Hawaiian islands.
Good Pop Culture Club's July 2025 Do We Want This segment covers a Bend It Like Beckham sequel, Emmy nominations for Ali Wong and Bowen Yang, and Greta Lee's directorial debut with The Eyes Are the Best Parts.
The hosts discuss Atsuko Okatsuka's Hulu comedy special 'Father,' analyzing her unique style, physical comedy, and themes like marriage and adult friendship.
The hosts of Good Pop Culture Club discuss Squid Game season three in a spoiler-filled episode, critiquing its narrative flaws and thematic muddiness compared to the first season.
The hosts discuss their recent experiences and the challenges of staying offline during a vacation amid political turmoil.
The hosts discuss the film 'How to Make a Million Before Grandma Dies' and share other pop culture they've been enjoying.
Hosts Marvin, Jess, and Hanh discuss pop culture and current events with a humorous, Asian American perspective.
The hosts discuss the Asian American-focused Hallmark Christmas movie 'Christmas with the Sings' as part of their annual tradition.
Hosts discuss episode three of The Bachelorette, focusing on contestant Thomas N.