Super Bowl 50 with Asterios Kokkinos

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2016

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Margaret guest hosts, steering discussion around the commercials and half time show of last weekend's Super Bowl.

With Wynter Mitchell, Oliver Wang, Margaret Wappler and special guest, comedian and former copywriter Asterios Kokkinos.

That’s My Jam: Wynter Mitchell - The Gift of Life by Teddy Prendergrass Oliver Wang - Sun Godess by Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire Margaret Wappler - Reichpop by Wild Nothing Asterios Kokkinos - Goon Squad by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist.

Other useful links this week… Check out Beyonce's Formation video for yourself here. You can buy Asterios' books here.

Join in the conversation and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter.

Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm Margaret Waupler and welcome to Pop Rocket, a weekly show picking over the pop culture we all love to love.
0:14.4	I'm subbing in this week for Guy Branham and with me to talk TV, film, music, and anything
0:20.7	else entertaining are digital strategist Winter Mitchell.
0:24.6	Hello, hello Margaret!
0:26.6	Hi!
0:27.6	How you doing?
0:28.6	Good, good to see you.
0:29.6	All right, good.
0:30.6	Academic and DJ Oliver Wang. How are you, Margaret?
0:33.4	Very good. How are you?
0:34.5	Good, good.
0:35.5	And our special guest, comedian and former advertising writer, Asterios Cocinos.
0:41.1	Hey guys, how you doing?
0:42.1	Hey buddy, good. Asterios,onos. Hey guys, how you doing? Hey buddy, good.
0:43.4	Asterios, I have to ask you, sure.
0:45.9	Because your name is very Greek, so you are Greek.
0:48.6	Yeah.
0:49.2	So on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being like psycho proud, 10 being like not at all proud.
0:57.5	Where's your family on Greek pride?
0:59.5	Well first off, I would flip those numbers because it's like 10 should be the best.
1:05.0	You're right. Because Greece is awesome.
1:07.0	Greek people are awesome, our food is awesome.
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