Popping Culture

Episode 231

poppingculture — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 21:18:33 -0800

Episode 230

poppingculture — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:44:07 -0800

Episode 229

poppingculture — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 13:59:32 -0800

We try something different to drink this week, and decide that it is probably better to stick with what we know, so we rant about things.

Episode 228

poppingculture — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:20:05 -0800

We try something a little different this week, a mesquite smoked whiskey from Del Bac in Tucson.

Episode 227

poppingculture — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:54:23 -0800

*File Corrected* We’re are back this week with the rants and Goose Island Octoberfest Marzen

Episode 226

poppingculture — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 02:49:06 -0800

Sometimes, it’s best to just stick with the original. This is a lesson we learned this week when we tried an Upscale Manhattan.

Episode 225

poppingculture — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 08:12:11 -0800

We decide to forego the Japanese whisky we talked about last week, and instead have some Irish Coffee, which is coffee, Irish whisky, and Irish cream.

Topics of discussion include the lawsuit against Kona Brewing, the T-Mobile announcement of free Netflix for T-Mobile customers, the Moring Glories comc book, and a variety of TV shows.

Episode 224

poppingculture — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:50:03 -0800

We finish out our exploration of Jim Beam by trying their Bonded variety. We quickly learn why the label recommends using it as part of a cocktail.

We also discuss the results of the McGregor vs Mayweather “Money Fight”.

Episode 223

poppingculture — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:25:06 -0800

Adrian and Jeigh move on the Jim Beam Double Oak, which doesn’t rank very high on the Beam list for either of them.

Both hosts recently started watch new Netflix original series: Glow for Adrian, Ozark for Jeigh.

Lots of comic news and talk, as well as random rants.

Episode 222

poppingculture — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:41:03 -0800

We are back after a short hiatus caused be us traveling the country and sampling the alcohol to be had.

We continue our exploration of Jim Beam with their Devil’s Cut offering.

Also, we talk about Dark Nights: Metal and Gotham City Garage.

Episode 221

poppingculture — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:55:31 -0800

We record a day early this week due to SDCC. However, that doesn’t stop us from trying another Jim Beam variety. This week is Ghost, which is what is known as a white whiskey. We rank it in comparison to the others, with differing opinions.

Lots of TV talk this week, and lots of bad movies were watched.

Check it out!

Episode 220

poppingculture — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 21:47:45 -0800

We continue our exploration of Jim Beam this week with their Black Label. Both Adrian and Jeigh and surprised by how much of an improvement the black label is over the white label. Current rankings is 1. Black. 2. White.

They also discuss their opinions on Spider-Man: Homecoming, with both of them ranking it a 6.5/10. They are looking forward to Spider-Man: Sadie Hawkins in the next years.

Episode 219

poppingculture — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 17:20:40 -0800

In July, we will be having a different release from Jim Beam each week, leading up to the one we enjoyed on the missing episode 216. This week, we start with the traditional Jim Beam. We also talk about some great comics, including Clue #1; The non-traditional release of Jay-Z’s new album; the news the Costco will soon be serving burgers in their food court, and much more.

Episode 218

poppingculture — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:15:23 -0800

In this episode, we try out the new Blood Orange Barrel Finished Gin from Copperworks Distilling in Seattle, and it does not disappoint. According to Adrian, the same can’t be said of the new Katy Perry album.

Episode 217

poppingculture — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:08:12 -0800

We enjoy a delicious maple porter from Backwoods Brewing Company. We also find that we have differing views on Wonder Woman, but are both pissed about Batman #24.

Episode 216.5

poppingculture — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:42:15 -0800

Due to some technical issues, we lost the original episode 216. It’s too bad, because it was without a doubt the most amazing podcast episode in the last twenty years. We are back to regularly scheduled programming this week though, as we try our first mead: Viking Blod from Dansk Mjod.

Episode 215

poppingculture — Sun, 21 May 2017 07:22:21 -0800

Jeigh is convinced that they are living through Maximum Overdrive due to the number of technical mishaps that happen this week.

Episode 214

poppingculture — Sun, 14 May 2017 16:20:23 -0800

Neither of us care about horse racing, but decide to have mint juleps to celebrate the recent Kentucky Derby!

Episode 213

poppingculture — Sat, 06 May 2017 10:55:12 -0800

We recording this episode just a couple of days before Cinco de Mayo, so we celebrated the fake Mexican holiday by having a fake Mexican drink: Tequila Sunrises!

Jeigh talks about the Tekken comic mini-series, and Adrian talks about the cyclical nature of horror movies.

Episode 212

poppingculture — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 13:47:49 -0800

We try a Pineapple Rum from Plantation this week. I learned that this isn’t just rum flavored with Pineapple, but that pineapple is actually used in the distilling process instead of cane sugar. Super fascinating, you should look into it.

Also, Jeigh gives talks about Supergirl: Being Super #3, Adrian talks about Iron Fist and his history of the Marvel/Netflix shows, and they both talk about a podcast called S-Town.