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Pop Not Soda

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Your Weekly Six-Pack of Pop Culture! Brett, Brian and Dan record live out of San Diego and talk Movies, Headlines, Sports, Music, TV and everything Pop Culture. New Episodes released every Monday!
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Episodes

The Guys Watch Jingle All the Way

It's that time of year - the guys are back with their 4th holiday special! So go dust off that VHS copy, download it on a streaming service, or find some bootleg on YouTube and get ready to enjoy Jingle All the Way with the guys from Pop Not Soda!

Dec 18, 20181 hr 26 minEp. 83

SEASON FINALE: The One About...Kevin Hart, Avengers: Endgame, Wish Upon a Deadpool, The Videogame Awards & more!

Season 4 comes to an end as the guys talk the entire Kevin Hart Oscar controversy, Brett recaps a new sexting scam, the guys theorize how Wish Upon a Deadpool might be successful and if any other movie could rerelease as PG-13, the guys review all the news from The Videogame Awards and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate release, how Avengers: Endgame broke records and means for the upcoming sequel and more!

Dec 10, 20181 hrEp. 82

The One About...Mid 90s, WWE Crown Jewel, the Worst Concert Goers and more!

This week the guys sub Brian out for their UK correspondent John for the first international episode of Pop Not Soda - they talk the difference between the UK and USA, the 5 worst kinds of concert goers, WWE Crown Jewel failure, Dan reviews Jonah Hill’s Mid 90s, and they talk AMC’s upcoming “Kevin Can F*** Himself” sitcom!

Nov 06, 201857 minEp. 80

The One About...Halloween, Ariana Grande & Pete Davidson, Red Dead Redemption 2 and more!

The guys are back this week talking the split of Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson, what costumes will be popular for this year's Halloween, Dan tries to win the lottery on the show and talks about what he'd do with it if he won, Brett and Dan join forces for an unemployed movie review of the new Halloween, and Brian and Brett say their goodbyes before this week's release of Red Dead Redemption 2.

Oct 22, 20181 hrEp. 78

The One About...Red Dead Redemption 2, Smash Bros Ultimate, Kanye, Alex Jones, and more!

This week Brian and Dan are talking the real life GTA video of a man stealing a plane in Washington, Alex Jones' Infowars "empire" crumbling, Knaye West's newest interview with Jimmy Kimmel, the upcmoing NFL season, Dave Bautista's threatened hold out of Gaurdians 3, and all of the newest video game news concerning Red Dead Redemption 2 and Smash Bros Ultimate!

Aug 14, 201853 minEp. 75

The One About...Aquaman, Shazam, Comic Con, James Gunn, & more with Jon Allen

Brian and Dan are joined by another season regular this week as actor/voice actor/professional wrestler, and now frontman, Jon Allen joins them as they talk Dan's first visit to San Diego Comic Con, the Aquaman and Shazam trailers and all the other Comic Con releases, the unfortunate consequences of Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn's old tweets, and the guys talk to Jon about all his new projects on the screen, in the booth, on stage and in the ring!

Jul 23, 20181 hr 14 minEp. 74

The One About...San Diego Comic Con 2018, Grunt1bComics, and the Joker & Joaquin Phoenix all with Chad Cavanaugh live from Socal Comics

Brian and Dan hit the road so that they can be joined by Chad Cavanaugh from Grunt1bComics as they record from Socal Comics' Signing Saturday event. The guys get the latest on Chad's newest projects and comics, how it feels to have 5 different comic titles, and how the local San Diego comic creator scene has grown and come together, they talk everything 2018 Comic Con and what the event means to San Diego, Chad gives his insight from the creator side of the SDCC, and Dan goes OFF about what DC p...

Jul 16, 201837 minEp. 73

The One About...Westworld, World Cup, IGTV, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom & More!

The week Brian and Dan are back with another episode of "Diet" Pop Not Soda as they talk World Cup and its madness, ABC's proposed spinoff of Roseanne (without Roseanne), why and how Jurassic World continues to make just so much money at teh box office even though the movie...isn't that good, if IGTV will find any success, and Brian recaps Westworld Season 2 and talks his predictions for the season finale.

Jun 26, 201843 minEp. 71

The One About...Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, E3, NBA & NHL Finals, Lord of the Rings & Game of Thrones Prequel!

This is the first of the "diet" episodes for Pop Not Soda and Brian and Dan take the helm without Brett! Brian and Dan reflect on the lives and impact of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, break down all the early news from E3, comment on the popularity of NBA vs NHL Finals and who is having the better celebration, how much Amazon is set to spend on a Lord of the Rings TV show, and what in the world will the Game of Thrones prequel have in store for us.

Jun 12, 201848 minEp. 70

The One About...Roseanne, Bryan Colangelo, Drake, JR Smith & More!

This week the guys have a specila 6 pack of pop culture as they discuss who had the worst week in the spotlight - talking Roseanne's tweets and cancellations, Bryan Colangelo's twitter fingers, JR Smith's last second bludner, Pusha T's shots at Drake and more! Plus some Pop Not Soda cast news that impacts how Season 4 will continue through the summer you'll want to hear!

Jun 04, 20181 hr 3 minEp. 69

The One About...Donald Glover & Childish Gambino, Lethal Weapon, The Predator, TV Renewals & Cancellations, and Infinity War!

The guys are back this week tackling what 2018 has held for Donald Glover/Childish Gambino, how his start keeps rising, and if anyone can dethrone him as the King of 2018, they cover all the drama behind the scenes of FOX's Lethal Weapon and the worst character/actor replacements in TV history, the upcoming The Predator sequel, all of the TV cancellations & renewals including Rick and Morty getting a 70 episode order, and Brian and Dan talk Infinity War [SPOILERS - OBVIOUSLY] while trying no...

May 14, 201858 minEp. 67

The One About...God of War, Kanye Tweets, CinemaCon, & more!

Dan has survived Coachella and he's back with some stories, the guys talk festival headliners they'd sell their tickets not to see, Kanye's tweets and their fallout, all the news from CinemaCon and the Venom trailer, the guys take a shot at guessing how much Avengers: Infinity War will make in a weekend, and Brian reviews God of War gameplay.

Apr 30, 20181 hr 3 minEp. 66

The One About... Conor McGregor, Jersey Shore Reunion, Stranger Things Lawsuit & more with Retra!

This week the guys are joined by the band retra as they talk Conor McGregor's UFC ambush and legal trouble, Facebook's continuing data breach saga, the Duffer brothers behind Stranger Things being sued, Brian goes all in on the Jersey Shore reunion, Retra talks their brand new single, their upcoming shows, how it feels to have a full band, and what 2018 has instore for them. Then Retra closes out the show with a live performance of their song "Pony!" A definite can't miss episode!

Apr 09, 20181 hr 6 minEp. 64

The One About...Music Festivals, Freaky Friday, The Rock, God of War & more!

This week the guys are discussing the upcoming musica festival season, Lil Dicky's newest song and video Freaky Friday and what other celebrities they'd like to see switch bodies, how the Rock can't stop making movies, they get into the Final Four of Infinity War Madness, the guys share their favorite pop culture crossovers of all time, and Dan goes off on God of War's calim to be the first "Single Shot Video Game."

Mar 26, 201850 minEp. 63

The One About...March Madness, Sopranos Movie Prequel, Obamas & Netflix, Nintendo News

This week the guys talk about March Madness and other events that kill productivity at work, they review all the announcments from the Fortnite and Nintendo this week, including the announcement of a brand new Smash Bros for Nintendo Switch and they share other games they'd like to see move to mobile or bring back to life, they talke the announcment of a Sopranos Prequel movie and what other TV shows they'd like to see get movies, Netflix working with the Obamas to produce shows and what other p...

Mar 12, 201856 minEp. 61

The One About...Avengers Infinity War, Spotify, The Oscars & more!

This week the guys open on Brett's pay day and the most irresponsible purchases with their tax refunds, Marvel's gigantic announcement concerning Avengers Infinity War, they guys give their own announcement concerning Infinity War, they do their "pre post" Oscar coverage, breakdown the ESPN mishandle of the FBI Wire Tap and if Sean Miller actually did anything wrong, Spotify goes public and the guys outshine Spotify with their own Spotify announcement!

Mar 05, 201842 minEp. 60

The One About...Winter Olympics, Fortnite, Black Panther & more!

This week the guys are back talking Olive Garden's new menu item and attempt to convince Brett to eat it, they discuss the Winter Olympics best moments and stories, Kylie Jenner's tweet power and what it did to Snap Inc., the colds night in San Diego and another round of "You Know You're a San Diegan When...", Dan seeks answers to "what the hell is Fortnite?" and Brian and Dan give their review of Marvel's Black Panther.

Feb 26, 201859 minEp. 59

The One About...Super Bowl LII, Boring.Co's Not a Flame Thrower, & a Taco Bell Taste Test

The guys kick off this show with a Taco Bell taste test, Brett's favorite, of its new product, "Nacho Fries." After they suffer through that, the talk Super Bowl LII (everything but the game), the discuss Elon Musk's Boring.Co selling 20,000 flame throwers, they break down the embarrassing Facebook group "Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys" and its plan to sabotage the Black Panther ratings, USA & SyFy moving towards using explicit language, inlcuding F**K, on program...

Feb 05, 201852 minEp. 58

The One About...the Grammys, XFL, Toys R Us & more with Alyssa Root

The guys are joined by The Rooted Warrior, health and lifestyle blogger Alyssa Root as they talk Ballast Point's future at Downtown Disney and what a Disney themed brewery would look like; how Chinese scientists clnoed a monkey and if humans are next, and really if Michael Bay predicted the future; Vince McMahon's announcement of the XFL's babyface return; Toys R Us's closure of over 180 stores and what other foundations of our childhoods no longer exist; Brian discusses the Grammys, how he feel...

Jan 29, 20181 hr 1 minEp. 57

The One About...Nintendo Labo, Tom Cruise's Stunts, Celebrity Conspiracy Theories & more with Aaron Philip Clark

This week the guys are joined by crime author and screenwriter Aaron Philip Clark as they talk the Nintendo Labo announcement and the future of cardboard, Tom Cruise's injuries and why he keeps doing his own stunts, the WWE Royal Rumble and favorite annual sporting events, if Kylie had Kim and Kanye's baby and other celebrity conspiracy theories, what's up with the Google Art & Culture App, and Aaron provides his insights into writing crime fiction, the best onscreen noir adaptations, his wr...

Jan 22, 20181 hr 8 minEp. 56

SEAON FOUR PREMIERE: The One About...Logan Paul, Mark Wahlberg, Black Mirror, & the Laundry Pod Challenge

Somehow the guys have made it to SEASON FOUR! In their season premiere the guys crack open a great six pack this week as they talk holiday breaks, Season Four plans, celebrity news including Logan Paul and Mark Wahlberg, they break down Black Mirror season four, discuss the incredibly stupid "laundry pod challenge," and they talk Costco's return policy and the worst things they've ever tried to return!

Jan 16, 201857 minEp. 55

The Guys Watch Jack Frost

NEW YEAR SPECIAL! If you were sad the holidays were over, that life is back to normal, well the guys have your escapism cure right here. As is tradition, the guys sat through another terrible holiday movie for your enjoyment. So dust off the VHS of Jack Frost (or stream it on HBO GO like they did), sit back, and let the guys destroy this movie so you don't have to. Here's to 2018 and never forgetting how far Michael Keaton had really fallen at one point.

Jan 02, 20181 hr 43 minEp. 54
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