Amazing Pop Culture Podcast

About Amazing Pop Culture Podcast

Amazing Pop Culture Podcast brings together today’s biggest entertainment stories, the pop culture we grew up with, and the interesting conversations happening around us. Hosted by Dags and Mike, the show dives into movies, TV, comics, gaming, music, collectibles, entertainment news, internet culture, and more — with honest opinions, humor, nostalgia, and plenty of unexpected detours along the way. From Marvel and DC, new movies and streaming shows to cult classics, retro favorites, music memories, entertainment news, cultural trends, mysteries, and fascinating stories that spark our curiosity, Dags and Mike explore what’s happening now while never forgetting what made us fans in the first place. Expect reviews, discussions, reactions, special guests, deep dives, and conversations that sometimes venture beyond traditional pop culture into the unusual, unexpected, and just plain interesting. Celebrating Pop Culture — From Classic Nostalgia to Today’s Biggest Stories. New episodes weekly.

Publisher

Amazing Pop Culture

Category

leisure · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

5 Mar 2017

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

48 of 258 episodes have a transcript.

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   18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Manga Took Over the World — And What AI Could Change | Gideon Lundin

   Host Dags interviews Gideon Lundin of Minnesota Manga about manga's global rise, its artistic evolution, and the potential impact of AI on creativity and community.

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   9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Are Scientists Keeping Deadly Bacteria Alive?

   Dags and Mike interview each other about why scientists preserve deadly bacteria and the potential risks involved in plague research.

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   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Are We Losing Control of AI, Phones & Algorithms? | Amazing Pop Culture

   Dags and Mike explore whether AI poses a genuine threat and how algorithms and technology increasingly dictate our choices in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

How Manga Took Over the World — And What AI Could Change | Gideon Lundin

Published 18 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So they would make the place more specifically. But I feel like with the age of the internet, that a lot of that has changed and they just say the word manga. So I feel like in the future, instead of just saying like, this is American art, I feel like they're just going to call it manga. That's the trajectory I see and have seen for a while. So what percentage of manga was influenced by Disney and Western values art originally anyway? The history of manga, manga as a comic book, Started when they got in Japan, they got comic books from America. They replicated those. And it wasn't until... They reverse engineered it. […]

Who has been a guest on Amazing Pop Culture Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gideon Lundin
• Mixie May
• Nikki Gnomer
• Laurence
• Clover’s Daughter

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

118,270

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

129 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

92

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Books guests

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