The 2000's in Pop Culture with Karen Tongson

Pop Rocket

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2016

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Guy, Wynter, and Oliver are joined by Fifth Beatle and all around lovely person Karen Tongson to talk about the 2000’s in pop culture! What movies, trends and music will live on through the ages? How in the world did Crash win Best Picture over Brokeback Mountain? Plus, Wynter professes her love for Ludacris, Karen gives her thoughts on Hey Ya, Guy talks about his experience at an anime convention, and Oliver is touched by Allen Iverson’s Hall of Fame speech.

With Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Oliver Wang, and guest Karen Tongson

Produced by Christian Dueñas for MaximumFun.org

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0:00.0	Oh, hey there I'm Guy Brown and welcome to Pop Rocket, a weekly show picking over all the pop culture we love to love.
0:13.8	With me to talk TV, film music, and anything else entertaining.
0:16.9	Our digital strategist Winter Mitchell.
0:18.3	Hello, hello.
0:19.3	Hello, hello.
0:20.3	Academic and DJ Oliver Wang.
0:22.1	Hello, there, guy.
0:23.0	You're looking very nautical today.
0:25.0	Thank you. I have a blue and white strippy shirt like game men are supposed to this summer.
0:29.0	Okay.
0:30.0	And Margaret is still on the road, chilling that book.
0:34.0	So it is the old reliable Pop Rocket's Fifth Beetle,
0:38.1	Karen Toxon, in helping us out.
0:40.8	I'm just happy to be here.
0:43.0	Isn't that like the fifth beetle thing to say?
0:46.0	There is very good
0:48.0	Liverpool accent.
0:49.0	You guys, before we go any further, there is breaking pop culture news that I know everyone at home will already
0:54.4	know about but two members of the live studio audience at Dancing with the Stars
0:58.6	did attempt to attack Ryan Lockney.
1:01.0	No are you kidding?
1:03.0	Yes.
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