The 2025 Pop Culture Recap: WE NEEDED THIS!
Binchtopia
Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb
4.8 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
In the final episode of the year, Julia and Nick deliver our annual pop culture recap, revisiting the most absurd moments of 2025, including Hawk Tuah insisting she did a Zoom in North Korea, JoJo Siwa's straight rebrand, and the birth of Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon. Digressions include: Nick's Looney Tunes–ass passport horrors, modern headphone dependency, and the importance of having mutuals with a baby.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, binchies, happy holidays. I'm so excited for you to listen to this episode. Nick and I truly had |
| 0:06.7 | a million in one laughs recording it. So I think it'll be really fun. But before we get into it, I just want to say that |
| 0:13.8 | you guys know our annual pop culture recaps focus on the silly and the absurd in part because the years are |
| 0:20.4 | filled with a lot of horrors. |
| 0:21.7 | But this past year, you know, in particular has left a lot of us feeling so frustrated, defeated, |
| 0:27.7 | and overwhelmed. There have just been so many unimaginable horrors and so much violence that we've all |
| 0:33.1 | been living through. And it's exhausting to live under a government that consistently fails to protect people, |
| 0:39.2 | whether that's around immigration, gun violence, or basic safety and dignity. So going into |
| 0:44.5 | 2026 and every year after that, it's more important than ever to get and stay involved by looking |
| 0:50.6 | out for our neighbors, taking care of our communities, and using our voices and our votes whenever we get the chance. |
| 0:56.0 | So we're going to link some resources in the description on how to get involved locally in your communities. |
| 1:01.5 | But take care of yourselves this holiday season and others, and we love you. |
| 1:07.3 | Welcome to Binchotopia. |
| 1:11.6 | Ho-ho, ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! Welcome to Binchotopia. We hope you enjoy your stay. |
| 1:20.5 | Hi everybody, welcome back to Vinchotopia. |
| 1:22.9 | I'm Julia Hava. |
| 1:24.1 | And I'm Nick. |
| 1:25.3 | Hey, Nick. |
| 1:27.3 | For those who would like to hear more from us, including all of our archival episodes. |
| 1:32.2 | Whoa. |
| 1:32.5 | They're archival. |
| 1:33.1 | They're pieces. |
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