Ep 215 - Backrooms

After 20 long years stranded at sea, Seamus and Garrett return home to talk Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey! Joining us this episode is esteemed guest, scholar of Greek and Roman literature, and real-life bard Joe O'Neill. Episode timecodes: The Odyssey spoilers - 16:53 Pop Culture Reference (The Odyssey)- 37:05 Save The Rec Center (Song of Achilles, Circe, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey) - 1:10:54 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In what just may be the stupidest idea Seamus and Garrett have ever cornered themselves into, 4 Despicable Me films, 3 Minions stand-alone films, and a seemingly endless lineup of in-universe short films have our brave hosts asking the real questions that might all be answered by one universal truth; BA-NA-NA! Bob help us all... Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

On this episode, Seamus and Garrett say the word "backrooms" about a hundred thousand times while discussing Kane Parsons' Backrooms! Episode timecodes: Backrooms - 1:08 Backrooms spoilers - 18:27 Pop Culture Reference (Kane Pixels vs Wikidot Backrooms) - 53:45 Save The Rec Center (Project Hail Mary & Until Dawn) - 59:42 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Mando Bros returns with a vengeance as Seamus and Garrett dissect Din Djarin and The Child's theatrical outing: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Episode timecodes: News - 1:04 Remembering Tom Kane - 1:04 Remembering Marcia Lucas - 5:23 Mando Bros: The Mandalorian and Grogu - 6:51 Mando Bros: The Mandalorian and Grogu spoilers - 24:13 Pop Culture Reference (How Marcia Lucas Saved Star Wars)- 46:57 Save The Rec Center (The Order and Backrooms) - 54:08 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

It wouldn't be Pop Culture Reference without Seamus and Garrett talking the latest Rian Johnson Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man! (just in time, too) Plus, we talk about the passing of media legend Ted Turner and the final terms of the Warner Bros. deal. Episode timecodes: News - 1:31 RIP Ted Turner - 1:31 Wake Up Dead Man - 3:48 Wake Up Dead Man spoilers - 13:06 Pop Culture Reference (Final Warner Bros. Deal Timeline) - 58:44 Save The Rec Center (The Drama & Dark Star) - 1:03:50 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Seamus and Garrett return to Pandora for the franchise's conclusive middle Avatar: Fire and Ash. Plus, a tribute to Jon Landau, Disney's Sora AI deal, and the best and worst of 2025. Episode timecodes: News - 0:41 Remembering Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer Reiner - 0:41 Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery merger - 5:58 Disney/Sora AI deal - 8:30 Avatar: Fire and Ash - 11:38 Avatar: Fire and Ash spoilers - 26:35 Pop Culture Reference (Jon Landau)- 50:33 Save The Rec Center (The Best and Worst of 2025) - 55:21 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Fresh from the PCR Vault, finally hear as Seamus and Garrett discuss one of their most anticipated films of 2025, and the equinox of Glen Powell Fall, Edgar Wright's The Running Man! Episode timecodes: The Running Man (2025) - 0:52 The Running Man (2025) spoilers - 15:48 Pop Culture Reference (Derry, Maine) - 47:16 Save The Rec Center (Bugonia & Dutch Blitz) - 52:52 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week Seamus and Garrett squeeze into their shiny, sponsored jumpsuits to talk about the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic The Running Man! *Brought to you by Cadre Cola* Plus, Gremlins 3 announced, a new Star Trek movie from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the cancelation of Rian Johnson's Poker Face, and the trailer for the Young Jedi Adventures' 3rd and final season. Episode timecodes: News - 1:52 Gremlins 3 announced - 1:52 New Star Trek Movie - 4:40 Rian Johnson's Poker Face cancelled - 7:18 Young Jedi Adventures season 3 trailer - 9:47 The Running Man (1987) - 19:10 The Running Man (1987) spoilers - 27:17 Pop Culture Reference (Richard Bachman) - 46:20 Save The Rec Center (30 Rock & Breaking News) - 51:16 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Glen Powell Fall officially arrives in full force as Seamus and Garrett cover the entire first season of Chad Powers! Plus, we discuss the passing of legend Diane Ladd and the latest on Doug Liman's new direct sequel to the original Roadhouse. Episode timecodes: News - 1:13 RIP Diane Ladd - 1:13 NEW new Roadhouse sequel - 3:11 Chad Powers - 8:10 Chad Powers spoilers - 15:20 Pop Culture Reference (The Origins of Chad Powers) - 37:30 Save The Rec Center (Dredd & Back to the Future) - 40:49 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Happy Halloween! You won't find Michael Myers, but Seamus and Garrett don their Silver Shamrock masks and sing catchy jingles to celebrate Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Plus, a look back at Drew Struzan's career. Episode timecodes: News - 0:51 Remembering Drew Struzan - 0:51 Muppet special with Sabrina Carpenter coming to Disney+ - 4:41 Halo: Campaign Evolved coming to PlayStation - 7:53 Halloween III: Season of the Witch - 10:26 Halloween III: Season of the Witch spoilers - 21:13 Pop Culture Reference (Drew Struzan)- 43:25 Save The Rec Center (Dracula Spanish language and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater) - 47:06 Reach the show: Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @pcr-podcast.bsky.social TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)