Made Possible by Pop Culture

By Danielle Turchiano

On MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE, former entertainment journalist, author, and producer Danielle Turchiano sits down with a variety of guests to share the stories that shaped who they were as kids (inc... more

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The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.

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August 26, 2025 DEXTER: RESURRECTION, SMOKE, The Incredible Hulk & Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Dexter: Resurrection and Smoke star Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about these two, huge, new shows in his career, as well as his childhood love of the 1970s version of The Incredible Hulk (and revisiting it with his own kids now). Spoiler Alert: This episode was recorded in mid-August 2025, so we talk about the full story on Smoke and the first six episodes of Dexter: Resurrection.
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1h 6min
August 21, 2025 PRIMITIVE WAR, Mike Patton & Nick Wechsler
Hey kids, do you like tangents? This is a great episode for you! Danielle Turchiano is joined by Nick Wechsler, who stars in the new independent film Primitive War. Of course they talk about his experience filming that movie, and his earlier influence of musician Mike Patton, but they also end up adding Weapons, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Blue Valentine into the mix a bit, too. This episode is a bit longer than usual, but Nick gives a lot of great, honest insight into his acting life.
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1h 23min
August 19, 2025 SCREAM, Your Favorite Scary Movie & Ashley Cullins
If Scream isn't the answer to "What's your favorite scary movie?" I'm not sure what you're doing here...

Journalist and author Ashley Cullins (Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror) joins Danielle Turchiano on Made Possible by Pop Culture to discuss the genre-changing 1996 film, the franchise that followed, and the process of putting together her definitive book on both.
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August 14, 2025 SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, Little Shop of Horrors & Jeff Hiller
Somebody Somewhere star and Emmy nominee Jeff Hiller joins Danielle Turchiano's Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about the third season of the HBO comedy just in time for Emmy voting to open. But that's not all! They also dive into his writing process for his memoir, Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trial to Overnight Success and his childhood obsession with the 1986 film version of Little Shop of Horrors.
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August 12, 2025 PHINEAS & FERB, American Top 40 with Casey Kasem & Michael Schneider
The Season 3 premiere of Made Possible by Pop Culture sees Variety's Michael Schneider joining former colleague Danielle Turchiano to talk about how his childhood love of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem inspired him to create his own music charts, as well as why the new Phineas & Ferb episodes still grab his attention.

AT40 listen links, as mentioned in the episode are:
https://www.iheart.com/live/classic-american-top-40-6545/
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https://www.iheart.com/live/at-40-with-casey-kasem-10423/
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1h 5min
December 26, 2024 Sabrina Carpenter, Muppets, Charlie Brown & More Pop Culture Christmas Traditions
Sabrina Carpenter's Netflix Christmas special is becoming a new pop culture tradition, but there are plenty of older ones to reflect on. MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE welcomes Variety TV Editor Michael Schneider, freelance writer Chris Hayner, and Consequence Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller to a special Christmas roundtable episode to discuss. Classics from THE MUPPETS to A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS are included, but there are some more offbeat ones in there, too, from SURVIVING CHRISTMAS to VIOLENT NIGHT, THE NIGHT THEY SAVED CHRISTMAS, and a special Bing Crosby/David Bowie duet.

Pro tip: Stick around after the usual end message for a holiday bonus!
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1h 31min
December 19, 2024 King Kong, Laid & Nahnatchka Khan
TV writer/producer/director Nahnatchka Khan visits MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE to talk about crafting her new messy rom-com heroine and fictionally killing more than 20 guys in LAID, as well as her childhood love of KING KONG, Jessica Lange as manic pixie dream girl, and what part of that movie she never wants to rewatch.
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57min
December 12, 2024 The Player, No Good Deed & Liz Feldman
On the penultimate episode of Season 2 of MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE - The Podcast, TV writer and producer Liz Feldman joins Danielle Turchiano to talk about Robert Altman's THE PLAYER, which subconsciously became a greater influence on her own writing than she realized, as well as to dive into her newest Netflix comedy, NO GOOD DEED.
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1h 7min
December 05, 2024 The Andy Griffith Show, The Sticky & Ed Herro
TV writer and producer Ed Herro joins MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE to talk about his new Prime Video comedy and favorite comfort TV show from childhood, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW. Since this episode drops before THE STICKY premieres, we keep it spoiler-free but hope you'll want to tune into his new show after you hear the behind-the-scenes stories nonetheless!
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54min
November 28, 2024 FRIENDS Thanksgiving Episodes' Roundtable
For the second holiday roundtable episode of MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE, the influence is: FRIENDS Thanksgiving episodes! Journalists Emily Longeretta, Elaine Low, and Ben Travers join Danielle Turchiano in picking their favorite FRIENDS Thanksgiving episode and talk about how the viewings (and traditions) have evolved over the years.
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1h 20min

FAQs about Made Possible by Pop Culture:

How many episodes does Made Possible by Pop Culture have?

The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.