This episode, Ani and Will, noted film buff and Traffic Director, talk about the Oscar nominations of the season. Hear the talks of predictions, picks and of course, our villains of the award season. This episode also includes conversations about previous Oscar snubs, music scores with a person whose show on Freeflow is all about rescoring movies and a gush session about Delroy Lindo 

WSUM's Catalina Desua joins us as we talk about the most recent Taylor Swift album and all the related backlash it has had. Discussions include the lyrics, the Charli XCX beef and NOT THE AI STUFF (this happened before people figured out there was AI in the promo vids) 

To celebrate halfway towards 50, the New York Times dropped ballots for readers to vote for the best movies of the 21st Century so far. To celebrate this, we decided to set up the weirdest episode of the Pop Culture Coffee Break. In studio is Ani and Elliott but joining on phone in his Wisconsin basement is Vince. Listen to extensive conversations about the seven degrees of Paul Dano, the White Sox and discussions on the official NYT list

This episode, Ani and Elliot discuss summer playlists and what they look for in their summer media. This includes conversations on My Chemical Romance, Quentin Tarantino and Letterboxd. Also includes some mentions of Stevie Wonder's 90-minute album about plants and everyone's favorite, Chat Pile. 

This Pop Culture Coffee Break episode introduces WSUM's newest talk director, Aniruddh Nambudiri! Outgoing talk director Kayla Dembiec gets to know Aniruddh by asking a series of fun and goofy questions. Stay tuned to see episodes hosted by Aniruddh himself! 

This week on Pop Culture Coffee Break, Kayla, Ray, Anna and Avery dive into cancel culture! The group shares the most unforgettable situations and their opinions on whether cancel culture demands accountability, or if it ever really works.

This Pop Culture Coffee Break episode introduces WSUM's newest talk director, the one and only Kayla Dembiec! Outgoing Talk Director Ray Kirsch asks Kayla all of the need-to-knows about her, including which Dance Moms member she's met, how she thinks Challengers ended and more. 

Stay tuned to see episodes hosted by Kayla herself!

In this episode, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and future Talk Director Kayla Dembiec quiz Sports Director Vince Hesprich on all things pop culture. He guesses the singer behind lyrics, who is starring in the latest films and more.

In this episode, Kayla, Anna, Oliver and Annika discuss their favorite pop culture moments related to the 2024 Presidential Election, which will occur on Tuesday, November 5. In addition to talking about TV makeup and vice president picks, the group weighs in on the role of social media in such a close race. 

Ray Kirsch and Kayla Dembiec discuss the show of their childhoods: Glee. They talk about their favorite duos, the problematic sides of glee and what modern songs the Glee club should sing.