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Heated Rivalry Review: HBO MAX’s Rivals to Lovers Queer Hockey Drama is a Winner

If you’re a hockey fan or someone who knows nothing about it, if you’re chronically online or offline, by now, it’s a sure thing...

TV Break: January 2026 TV Preview, Netflix Acquires Warner Bros. & Heated Rivalry Catches Fire

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Qb0FqcKLWYgvKjVn6FBzQ?si=7a55df75241e46a3 Welcome to TV Break, where Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk...

The Stranger Things Finale Attempts to Flip the Monoculture Rightside-up

Nearly a decade ago, Netflix dropped the first season of Stranger Things and launched the opening salvo of the streaming wars. In the intervening...

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The Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: EGOT End of Year Catch-Up

https://open.spotify.com/episode/32YuBhUxNAvz4POL37mNk8?si=9c20fd05f5ef468f hr /> You can listen to The Way Too Early Oscar Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Google Podcasts. Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: And The Winner Still...

TV Break: January 2026 TV Preview, Netflix Acquires Warner Bros. & Heated Rivalry Catches Fire

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Qb0FqcKLWYgvKjVn6FBzQ?si=7a55df75241e46a3 Welcome to TV Break, where Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk...

The Stranger Things Finale Attempts to Flip the Monoculture Rightside-up

Nearly a decade ago, Netflix dropped the first season of Stranger Things and launched the opening salvo of the streaming wars. In the intervening...

AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash 2025 Review: AEW Closes The Year with One Final Surprise

The final AEW Dynamite of 2025 is a big one! Title bouts! Feuds continue! This past Saturday night saw some massive game-changing results heading...

Socially Distanced: Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 Deep Dive + Top Hate Watches of 2026

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IHzMK9gZ0pM9H9F8vkQRi?si=065fe0c69c324d7f The Socially Distanced Podcast was created by two pop culture-obsessed dads during COVID who decided to take their Facebook messenger conversations and turn them...

The Editor-in-Chief’s Pop 5 of 2025: The Best of the Best + A Record-Setting Year

2025 was one hell of a year for Pop Break, and I could not be more proud. This article is being published on New Year's...

Podelay: The Early Indie Albums of Beck (1993-1994)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0N1s2T4FjUBx87l5kiI6QX?si=d5dbdf4e9b1d4388 This is Podelay, a podcast dedicated to alternative rock pioneer Beck Hansen! After completing their Pod of Doom series, Randy Allain (Media/Lit) and Justin...

Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival is the Ultimate Indie Rock Destination

There is no better place to find new music than the Solid Sound Festival. Every other year, Wilco gathers its favorite artists at the...