For The Watercooler is a podcast about all things pop culture, past, present and future! Caroline Darney and Matt Scalici of For The Win discuss the latest pop culture news and give their thoughts on the hottest movies, TV shows and more and bring in fun guests to discuss the pop culture that they’re obsessing over lately. New episodes each Wednesday.
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This week's show is all about American heroes! Matt and Caroline weigh in on the latest iteration of Superman! Later, Elizabeth Lowder joins the show to talk about the American Girl extended universe, from dolls to movies to retail stores, and the impact they had on Millenial women.
Summer 2025 rolls on with another huge blockbuster in Jurassic World: Rebirth! Matt and Caroline give us their takes on the latest dino flick. Later Kyle Bandujo joins the show to talk about the 1994 Jim Carrey comic book movie The Mask!
Matt and Caroline review F1 and talk about some of the new trailers they're excited about! Later, Ben Flanagan joins us to talk about the 1997 over-the-top action thriller Con Air!
We review two new movies - 28 Years Later and The Ballad of Wallis Island! Later, Nicole Auerbach joins us to talk Love Island USA!
We've got two super interesting movies to talk about by two of the best directors working in Hollywood today! We discuss Celine Song's The Materialists and Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme.
It's another HUGE special guest for FTWC! This week we're joined by legendary director Alan Taylor, who has directed episodes of just about every prestige TV show you've ever heard of! Alan joins us to talk about how to make TV cinematic, working with stars before they become stars, and reflections on his long and storied career!
We recap Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning and talk about the new Tim Robinson/Paul Rudd comedy FRIENDSHIP with filmmaker Ben Stark!
Collyn aka Mako and Kona's Mom joins us to talk about serial killers, cereal, and the Netflix series You!
Caroline got a shopvac! Plus, we finally tackle the epic finale of Andor with our friend Lauren Brownlow!
Matt and Caroline rave about Thunder- I mean, The New Avengers! Later in the show, we're joined by Ryan Nanni to talk Mission: Impossible!
Matt and Caroline are headin' out west! We're joined by Marc Torrence to talk about HBO prestige masterpiece Deadwood and why it's the ultimate "That Guy" show.
Matt finally finished The Pitt and Caroline waxes poetic about Pride & Prejudice after its 20th anniversary re-release. Later, we're joined by Blake Schuster to talk about Ryan Coogler's folk-horror-musical masterpiece Sinners!
Culture is happening and the Millenials don't understand it! Fear not! We're joined by Gen Z comedienne Lauren Cantrell to help us understand why A Minecraft Movie is actually pretty good!
Matt and Caroline are not ready for a world in which Minecraft is the biggest movie franchise. What they are ready to do is talk The Simpsons with ESPN's David Hale!
It's just the dynamic duo this week! Matt and Caroline talk about Avengers: Doomsday, TV shows they're ashamed to have never seen, and more random BS!
Matt and Caroline talk the Severance finale plus Kyle Bandujo joins us to talk about the rare GOOD Chris Evans movie, Gifted! Plus, special guest and legal analyst Ryan Nanni!
Matt and Caroline are watching so much TV right now! Add another one to the list as Atlanta Falcons reporter Tori McElhaney joins us to talk about over-the-top reality gameshow Traitors!
International Women's Day was over the weekend and we're celebrating the ladies this week on For The Watercooler! We chat about the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest with creator/showrunner Danielle Sanchez-Witzel ahead of the premiere of its second season later this month! Later, Matt and Caroline give their picks for the greatest female action stars of all time!
The Oscars happened! Matt and Caroline break down this year's winners and take a shot at predicting next year's nominees. Later, we're joined by Jennifer Cacicio, the writer and showrunner of Happy Face, a new crime thriller series coming to Paramount+ this month! Jennifer gives us the scoop on selling a TV series, navigating the true crime landscape, and landing Dennis Quaid as her villain!
Caroline is now fully obsessed with Breaking Bad and Matt is all-in on Season 2 of Severance! Lucky for us, guest Adam Amin chose Severance for his Pop Culture Potluck selection!
Matt and Caroline recap SNL 50 and Captain America: Brave New World! Plus we're joined by University of Virginia kicker Will Bettridge to talk Breaking Bad!
It's Captain America Week! Matt and Caroline get ready for another Marvel movie and recap all the big summer movie trailers from the Super Bowl! Later, we're joined by ESPN's Lauren Sisler to talk about the granddaddy of all kids' adventure movies, The Goonies!
Caroline is out this week but wife of the pod Francesca steps in to discuss Tim Robinson's forgotten comedy series Detroiters plus some recent movies like The Wild Robot and My Old Ass!
The Oscar nominations came out just a few hours too late for us last week so we give our thoughts this week on what will win and what we still need to see! Later, the Right Reverend Spencer Hall joins us discuss The Righteous Gemstones!
Matt and Caroline continue their journeys into random movies in 2025! Later, we're joined by our good friend Blake Schuster to discuss the under-seen and underrated Christopher Nolan thriller Tenet!
Matt and Caroline are back for another year of For The Watercooler! The Pals catch up on their big movie-watching projects for the year plus some big movies they watched over the break! Later, Matt and Caroline predict which 2025 movies will hit the magic $1B mark!
It's our last show of 2024 and we're going out with a bang! Matt and Caroline hand out their first ever Cuppy Awards for the best Pop Culture Things of the Year. Later, we're joined by Caroline's Best Friend Helen to discuss an all-timer Christmas classic, Home Alone!
Caroline has a bunch of hidden gems from the streaming wilderness to recommend this week and Ryan Nanni joins us to discuss the Bill Murray cult classic Scrooged!
For The Watercooler returns from Thanksgiving break with a recap of the biggest Thanksgiving in box office history! We give our thoughts on Wicked, GladIIator, and Moana 2, all of which had HUGE holiday weekends! Later, Matt's wife Francesca returns to the show to talk about her favorite Christmas movie, Meet Me In St. Louis.
We're finally staring down the holiday movie season and we are PUMPED! Later in the show, Blake Schuster joins us to talk Peaky Blinders!
