Culture Pop Podcast

About Culture Pop Podcast

#CulturePop is a look at pop culture through the mind of Steve Mason, co-host of the #1-rated sports talk show in Los Angeles Joined by stand-up comic Sue Kolinsky, they hear from their friends, plus comics, actors, filmmakers and celebrities talking about movies, television, technology,, trends and completely random stuff.

Publisher

Steve Mason

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2022

Latest episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

55 of 225 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 373 - CNN’s Elex Michaelson, what the Golden Globes got right & the HEATED RIVALRY phenomenon.

   Mase & Sue talk Golden Globe results, Nikki Glaser’s return to the helm, and favorite jokes of the night. Plus, Elex Michaelson chats about his big move to CNN, the dirty business inside the Golden Globes, 2025’s best thing on the big or small screen and HBO’s HEATED RIVALRY phenomenon.00:00 Jacob Emrani Message 00:40 Welcome to the Culture Pop Podcast 01:36 Golden Globes: Predictable Wins, Growing Fatigue 20:34 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐍𝐍’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭 25:36 Journalism in a Polarized America 32:21 How Heated Rivalry Took Over the Culture 37:21 Inside the Golden Globes’ Power Problem 43:53 The Movies and Shows That Defined 2025

2. 

   16 Dec 2025

   Episode 372 - Hamnet, Death by Lightning & the funniest movies of all-time with stand-up Wendy Liebman.

   Mase & Sue review Oscar contender HAMNET plus the limited series DEATH BY LIGHTNING and the new doc BEING EDDIE MURPHY. Also, comedian Wendy Liebman shares stories from her stand-up career, talks about her father-in-law Robert Sherman who, with his brother, were composers of some of Disney’s iconic musicals, and describes her experience doing the TONIGHT SHOW with Johnny Carson. Then, everybody reacts to Variety’s list of the funniest movies of all time, and they offer up their picks. 00:00 Jacob Emrani Message 00:39 Movie Review: Hamnet 08:01 Discussing Death by Lightning 14:09 Eddie Murphy Documentary Review 22:46 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 29:59 Wendy's Comedy Journey 33:41 Comedy Albums and Vinyl Revival 40:34 Disney's Musical History 45:09 Favorite Funny Movies: Variety's Top 10 59:24 Performing on The Tonight Show

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   1 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 371 - Joey McIntyre from NKOTB talks TINSELCOLOR plus reactions to THE DIPLOMAT and PLURIBUS.

   Mase & Sue review Season 3 of THE DIPLOMAT and offer up early reactions to Vince Gilligan’s PLURIBUS. Plus actor, singer-songwriter Joey McIntyre chats about his Christmas Musical Event, TINSELCOLOR: Holiday Soundtracks Live at the amazing CineVita in Los Angeles. They also talk about his amazing run with NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, his Broadway career, and being a born-and-bred Boston sports fan. 00:00 Jacob Emrani Message 00:39 Welcome to the Culture Pop Podcast 06:05 TV Show Review: The Diplomat 10:24 TV Show Review: Pluribus 20:51 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐯 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐞 21:41 TINSELCOLOR: Holiday Soundtracks Live 27:43 Reflecting on New Kids on the Block Fame 32:33 Boston Sports Fandom 41:05 Joey's Broadway Debut 45:06 Podcast Wrap-Up

Inside a recent episode

Episode 373 - CNN’s Elex Michaelson, what the Golden Globes got right & the HEATED RIVALRY phenomenon.

Published 20 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think of cable news, especially during the day is all politics. And I'm as big a political junkie as anybody, but there's more to life than just arguing about politics. Sure. Sure. And so the space to do other kinds of things. One thing that you do, and I, and you can talk about this a little bit. […]

Who has been a guest on Culture Pop Podcast

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

• Greg Tarzan Davis
• Joe Mantegna
• Lang Fisher
• Tracey Wigfield
• Carol Leifer

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

644,149

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

340 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

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

Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

93

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