Made Possible by Pop Culture

Stephen King's works are the discussion topic for Made Possible by Pop Culture's second annual Halloween roundtable episode. Featuring guests from across entertainment and culture journalism, the episode talks about the novels and adaptations of It, The Shining, The Stand, 11/22/63, and The Shawshank Redemption, and also touches on the start of Welcome to Derry, as well as the influence of King's On Writing advice memoir.

We Love TV executive producer Megan Harding takes Made Possible by Pop Culture back in time to talk about the classic family sitcom The Brady Bunch, from relating to the "Hawaii Bound" episode as a kid who grew up in an Australian beach suburb, to compiling behind-the-scenes stories (including about Robert Reed's high standards) for an episode of her own show. Plus, what other shows does she want to explore in future episodes of We Love TV and what does she have to work around when it comes to whose voices to include and how "inside baseball" to get?

You know her best from running shows including Supernatural, You, and The Magicians, but Sera Gamble is also a poet and now a newsletter scribe. She joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to share how the 2000 sci-fi serial killer film The Cell influenced her writing through the years, how she fits writing poetry in around her intense production deadlines, why she launched a Substack to help other writers, and yes, she answers a few questions about Supernatural too. It was just the 20th anniversary from the premiere, after all, and we'll never let it go!

Netflix's Boots and ITV's Code of Silence star Kieron Moore joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about his troubled characters from both shows, including how much of boot camp training he went through for the latter, how they evolved through the first seasons, and where we leave them in the finales. He also talks about the influence of Gladiator and its star Russell Crowe on his early life, including his time as a boxer, in addition to acting, and he previews a passion (writing) project that he has been working on.

We hope you are not afraid of clowns (but if you are, you should still listen to this episode so you can face that fear and hopefully overcome it!); Guildford Adams is this episode's guest on Made Possible by Pop Culture The Podcast.Guilford is an actor and a clown himself, and he has written and directed a new documentary about the art and history of clowning, titled American Clown, which is available now via VOD. He and host/producer Danielle Turchiano talk about the making of the doc, including featuring people from John C. Reilly and Bill Irwin to David Arquette and David Howard Thornton, as well as the recent influx of clowns as horror movie villains. And of course we go back in time to discuss a past pop culture influence, this time Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Line Drunk podcast's Lee Larimore invited Made Possible by Pop Culture's Danielle Turchiano onto his podcast to play Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Fast Friends trivia, so now she returns the favor! Here, they reflect on longtime love of Miss Congeniality, more recent love of Game Night, and even a little bit about Date Night too.

Author, actor, writer, and comedian Cristela Alonzo is the latest guest on Made Possible by Pop Culture, diving into her lifelong love of pop culture, most memorably The Muppets. Then she also talks about crafting her latest stand-up special Upper Classy on Netflix as the final chapter of a trilogy of specials, including juggling how personal and how political to get. Bonus chats about Fitbits and sleep schedules included — if you know (the special), you know (why)!

Pop Culture Reflections' Justin Scoviak is the latest guest on Made Possible by Pop Culyure, deep-diving into Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (including how it and the overall franchise influenced his own podcast), as well as the podcasting process in general.

Hannah Pilkes joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to keep summer going just a lil bit longer by diving into the show of the summer: Love Island. Then, she also talks about her first season on Leanne and her childhood spent browsing the aisles of Blockbuster.