• The Oscar Nomination Special
    Jan 28 2026

    This episode, Ani and Will, noted film buff and Traffic Director, talk about the Oscar nominations of the season. Hear the talks of predictions, picks and of course, our villains of the award season. This episode also includes conversations about previous Oscar snubs, music scores with a person whose show on Freeflow is all about rescoring movies and a gush session about Delroy Lindo

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    34 mins
  • The Podcast Episode of a Showgirl
    Oct 6 2025

    WSUM's Catalina Desua joins us as we talk about the most recent Taylor Swift album and all the related backlash it has had. Discussions include the lyrics, the Charli XCX beef and NOT THE AI STUFF (this happened before people figured out there was AI in the promo vids)

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    28 mins
  • The Top 10 of the 21st Century!!!
    Jul 3 2025

    To celebrate halfway towards 50, the New York Times dropped ballots for readers to vote for the best movies of the 21st Century so far. To celebrate this, we decided to set up the weirdest episode of the Pop Culture Coffee Break. In studio is Ani and Elliott but joining on phone in his Wisconsin basement is Vince. Listen to extensive conversations about the seven degrees of Paul Dano, the White Sox and discussions on the official NYT list

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    50 mins
  • No Feeling like Summer!
    Jun 9 2025

    This episode, Ani and Elliot discuss summer playlists and what they look for in their summer media. This includes conversations on My Chemical Romance, Quentin Tarantino and Letterboxd. Also includes some mentions of Stevie Wonder's 90-minute album about plants and everyone's favorite, Chat Pile.

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    32 mins
  • Meet Aniruddh, WSUM's new talk director
    May 6 2025

    This Pop Culture Coffee Break episode introduces WSUM's newest talk director, Aniruddh Nambudiri! Outgoing talk director Kayla Dembiec gets to know Aniruddh by asking a series of fun and goofy questions. Stay tuned to see episodes hosted by Aniruddh himself!

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    17 mins
  • 2025 is in...is cancel culture out?
    Mar 9 2025

    This week on Pop Culture Coffee Break, Kayla, Ray, Anna and Avery dive into cancel culture! The group shares the most unforgettable situations and their opinions on whether cancel culture demands accountability, or if it ever really works.

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    48 mins
  • Meet WSUM's new talk director, Kayla Dembiec
    Dec 20 2024

    This Pop Culture Coffee Break episode introduces WSUM's newest talk director, the one and only Kayla Dembiec! Outgoing Talk Director Ray Kirsch asks Kayla all of the need-to-knows about her, including which Dance Moms member she's met, how she thinks Challengers ended and more.

    Stay tuned to see episodes hosted by Kayla herself!

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    30 mins
  • Pop culture trivia with Vince and Kayla
    Dec 14 2024

    In this episode, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and future Talk Director Kayla Dembiec quiz Sports Director Vince Hesprich on all things pop culture. He guesses the singer behind lyrics, who is starring in the latest films and more.

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    30 mins