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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November 04, 2025 Fantastic Four, Iron Man and His Awesome Friends, Batman: The Animated Series & James Eason-Garcia
Iron Man and His Awesome Friends writer/EP James Eason-Garcia takes Made Possible by Pop Culture on a walk through memory lane of his childhood love of DC Comics' Batman: The Animated Series (and more specifically, pivotal Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn episodes) through getting into Marvel via Fantastic Four and his thoughts on the latest film for those characters. And of course we talk about his animated show as well, including the origin story for Iron Pup!
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1h 5min
October 28, 2025 A Stephen King Roundtable Discussion for Halloween 2025
Stephen King's works are the discussion topic for Made Possible by Pop Culture's second annual Halloween roundtable episode. Featuring guests from across entertainment and culture journalism, the episode talks about the novels and adaptations of It, The Shining, The Stand, 11/22/63, and The Shawshank Redemption, and also touches on the start of Welcome to Derry, as well as the influence of King's On Writing advice memoir.
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1h 29min
October 21, 2025 The Brady Bunch, We Love TV & Megan Harding
We Love TV executive producer Megan Harding takes Made Possible by Pop Culture back in time to talk about the classic family sitcom The Brady Bunch, from relating to the "Hawaii Bound" episode as a kid who grew up in an Australian beach suburb, to compiling behind-the-scenes stories (including about Robert Reed's high standards) for an episode of her own show. Plus, what other shows does she want to explore in future episodes of We Love TV and what does she have to work around when it comes to whose voices to include and how "inside baseball" to get?
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1h 3min
October 14, 2025 SUPERNATURAL and YOU's Sera Gamble on The Cell and writing poetry and a new newsletter
You know her best from running shows including Supernatural, You, and The Magicians, but Sera Gamble is also a poet and now a newsletter scribe. She joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to share how the 2000 sci-fi serial killer film The Cell influenced her writing through the years, how she fits writing poetry in around her intense production deadlines, why she launched a Substack to help other writers, and yes, she answers a few questions about Supernatural too. It was just the 20th anniversary from the premiere, after all, and we'll never let it go!
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1h 19min
October 09, 2025 BOOTS, Code of Silence, Gladiator & Kieron Moore
Netflix's Boots and ITV's Code of Silence star Kieron Moore joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about his troubled characters from both shows, including how much of boot camp training he went through for the latter, how they evolved through the first seasons, and where we leave them in the finales. He also talks about the influence of Gladiator and its star Russell Crowe on his early life, including his time as a boxer, in addition to acting, and he previews a passion (writing) project that he has been working on.
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59min
October 07, 2025 AMERICAN CLOWN, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood & Guilford Adams
We hope you are not afraid of clowns (but if you are, you should still listen to this episode so you can face that fear and hopefully overcome it!); Guildford Adams is this episode's guest on Made Possible by Pop Culture The Podcast.

Guilford is an actor and a clown himself, and he has written and directed a new documentary about the art and history of clowning, titled American Clown, which is available now via VOD. He and host/producer Danielle Turchiano talk about the making of the doc, including featuring people from John C. Reilly and Bill Irwin to David Arquette and David Howard Thornton, as well as the recent influx of clowns as horror movie villains. And of course we go back in time to discuss a past pop culture influence, this time Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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1h 2min
September 30, 2025 Miss Congeniality, Game Night & Line Drunk's Lee Larimore
Line Drunk podcast's Lee Larimore invited Made Possible by Pop Culture's Danielle Turchiano onto his podcast to play Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Fast Friends trivia, so now she returns the favor! Here, they reflect on longtime love of Miss Congeniality, more recent love of Game Night, and even a little bit about Date Night too.
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1h 14min
September 23, 2025 Cristela Alonzo on The Muppets & Upper Classy
Author, actor, writer, and comedian Cristela Alonzo is the latest guest on Made Possible by Pop Culture, diving into her lifelong love of pop culture, most memorably The Muppets. Then she also talks about crafting her latest stand-up special Upper Classy on Netflix as the final chapter of a trilogy of specials, including juggling how personal and how political to get. Bonus chats about Fitbits and sleep schedules included — if you know (the special), you know (why)!
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1h 13min
September 16, 2025 Jason Takes Manhattan & Pop Culture Reflections' Justin Scoviak
Pop Culture Reflections' Justin Scoviak is the latest guest on Made Possible by Pop Culyure, deep-diving into Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (including how it and the overall franchise influenced his own podcast), as well as the podcasting process in general.
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1h 17min
September 09, 2025 LOVE ISLAND, Blockbuster & Leanne's Hannah Pilkes
Hannah Pilkes joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to keep summer going just a lil bit longer by diving into the show of the summer: Love Island. Then, she also talks about her first season on Leanne and her childhood spent browsing the aisles of Blockbuster.
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58min

FAQs about Made Possible by Pop Culture:

How many episodes does Made Possible by Pop Culture have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.