How do we become sports fans? After we become sports fans, how do we watch our favorite teams? Gather with family and friends? Shun all others and obsess alone? And do we pass these traditions onto our children, as they may have been passed to us? Join Mike as he welcomes his bitter rival Scott, otherwise known as ChiefsMASHforever, down into the POP CULTURE BASEMENT to discuss the origins of sports fandom, growing up watching games on television or in person, and the traditions and memories associated with following the teams we love. All this, and some good natured, old fashioned ball busting! What more could you ask for sports fans?!?

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It's no exaggeration when I say that this TV special has lived inside my subconscious for over 40 years, trying to claw its way to the surface. When you're dealing with material like this, you bring in the big guns, which is why SPECIAL GUEST Henry Bernstein is here to help me sift through my childhood angst and break down 1978's PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON! We start with Puff and end up at Superman...in between we discuss 70's animation trauma, unmade Bob Dylan cartoons and opine on why Adam West is an underrated Batman. Things get CRAZY, and I don't just mean the psychedelic storyboards used for this special! Join us as I unpack my psyche, won't you?!? It's a good one!

Listen for Henry on his podcast:

SONGS OF EXPERIENCE: A BOB DYLAN PODCAST https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/songs-of-experience-a-bob-dylan-podcast/id1744985269

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HEY HEY HEY! Come back with us now to the days when you came home from school, grabbed a snack, turned on the TV and learned about the evils of concert bootlegging! Join Mike and his guest (and SLEAZE BAG CINEMA co-host) Andrew Gross as they delight in one of the more unique VERY SPECIAL EPISODES ever produced, while also reminiscing about the joy that was local syndication and reruns....and Rerun! 70's rock icons, psychedelic music montages and sarcastic little sisters...this two part WHAT'S HAPPENING epic had it all! Just lemme get this straight....which Doobie you be?

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It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to talk about the MUPPETS on the new episode of POP CULTURE BASEMENT! Mike is joined by the marvelous MELODI to revel in the laughs, the insanity and the brilliance that are The Muppets. The movies, the television show, the amusement rides...we cover it all, including the history and lasting legacy that Jim Henson and company created. So grab your boomerang fish, make a left at the fork in the road and crank up the Electric Mayhem, it's time to raise the curtain on the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational episode of POP CULTURE BASEMENT!

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An icon who played icons. Jim Morrison. Elvis. Batman. Iceman. Moses. Doc Holliday. All embodied by the recently departed Val Kilmer. Join Mike as he welcomes LEIGH ANNE (@thebellacissa) to the basement for this special retrospective episode on the career of a true Hollywood legend. You're a daisy if you do.

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This podcast could save your life!* GUY MILKS of GET TO DA PODCAST! joins Mike down in the POP CULTURE BASEMENT to talk about 90's GRUNGE! The bands, the albums, the angst! Relive the good times, when the economy was booming, war was an afterthought, and all of us were miserable and depressed! Mike even gets to vent about hating KISS! Come as you are, for a perfect 10 out of Ten episode! And smile, for god’s sake! It’s only gonna get worse!

*(not really)

Check out GUY on Get to da Podcast with Jeremy Lloyd at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-to-da-podcast/id1600898669

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From humble 8-bit beginnings to a worldwide sensation, Pokémon has made it's mark in a myriad of pop culture media around the globe for almost 30 years. But can the humble host of this podcast, oblivious to the Pokémon experience, learn why this property has survived, and thrived, for so long? Luckily, he's called in TOP MEN, as Mike is joined by Ross & Ryan from the HISTORY ON FILM podcast to school him in all things Pikachu. They've even brought games! Join us and by the time you're done listening, you'll wanna CATCH 'EM ALL!

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Check out Ryan & Ross on the HISTORY ON FILM PODCAST:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast/id1777697638

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Another podcast episode about Star Wars?!? HELL YES! For the first official episode of POP CULTURE BASEMENT, I welcome KRISTINA DOWLER, as we discuss the PREQUEL TRILOGY. We delve into the backstory of our fandom origins, the way different generations discover and react to STAR WARS, and share our memories on seeing each prequel and how they affected us. If you're gonna start a new podcast, why not go BOMBAD BIG for the first episode!

What are YOUR opinions of the PREQUEL TRILOGY, and STAR WARS in general? Agree or disagree with our opinions? Have a piece of pop culture YOU'D like to discuss on the show?!?

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Listen to Mike blather on for 20 minutes as he introduces listeners to the show and kinda/sorta lays out a mission statement for the POP CULTURE BASEMENT podcast. Oh, he also talks about his cat! How could you NOT listen?

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What are the movies, books, music, TV shows and other pop culture ephemera that helped to shape who you are? Where and how did you consume this content, and why does it still hold a special place in your heart and mind to this day? Join Mike Jamison and his guests as they relive and try to recapture the magic of their youth, down in the POP CULTURE BASEMENT. Coming soon to Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all other reputable podcatchers!