This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of August 31st to September 6th, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week. 

Billboard | Box Office | Pop Icon turns 1 |

1995 – Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles played in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years.

OTH sequel series - HB SB back | Movie news - Hayden Panettiere x The Breed, Midnight Sun x Netlix, Charli XCX x I Want Your Sex, Hello Out There, The Perfect Couple, Josh Brolin x Hal Jordan Green Lantern, Nightbitch trailer | DWTS - Phaedra, Anna Delvey | Christian Girl Autumn | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice |  Ariana, Katie, Garcelle Creatve Arts Emmys | Modern Family joins Nick at Night | Quavo and Offset make up |

1972 – A German policeman and nine Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed at the Munich Olympic Games by the Palestinian “Black September” terrorist group.

| Kate Beckinsale not paying for massages? | Woman in Arizona dies in cubicle | Chase Glitch | RIP Fatman Scoop | Astronaut’s reporting heartbeats? | Jax Taylor PTSD Bipolar Disorder | Amy arrested | Ice Spice loses friend | Camila Mendes leaves IKWYDLS | Lenny and fiancé call it quits | Tamra vs Vicki | Baddies reunion - DTB beat down | GA school shooter |  

1997 – The funeral for Princess Diana was broadcast across several networks and worldwide. An estimated 2 billion people watched all or part of the funeral on television.

Selling Sunset drama | Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiere | Anya Taylor Joy x Frozen | NLE Choppa x Black Pride | QUEER press | Knives Out 210 million | Sabrina 1 Travis 2 | Katy Perry x Call Her Daddy | Joaquin comments | Megan the Stallion Billboard, Pepsi commercial | Naomi vs Anna Wintour | Andy Cohen lists house | Beau Demayo Onlyfans | Weeknd announces “Hurry Up Tomorrow” | The Dare releases album | Billboard Songs of Summer | 

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This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of August 24th to August 30th, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

Billboard | Box Office | Strange Darling |

1993 – David Letterman premiered his late-night talk show on CBS.



Sabrina 300k sales, Sabrina vs Camila | Company selling sunlight | Apple iOS18 removes people from photo | Bieber Hailey Baby | Sophia Grace Pregnant | HBD Blake Lively | Winonna x Jenna tour | Madison Beer Singapore | Joel McHale Yellowjackets | New Movies - Lonely Planet, Ballerina Overdrive, Kidnapping of Arabella, Mile End Kicks, Jurassic World, Milk and Serial, Netflix x Maria, Nicole Kidman wants to do horror | RHONY and RHOBH added back | Brittany serves Jax |



2003 – While being towed across the Barents Sea, the decommissioned Russian submarine K-159 sank, taking nine of her crew and 800 kg of spent nuclear fuel with her.


| Ben x Jen done, Leah Remini divorce, Ben x Kick Kennedy | Lily Allen Dog | Jools Lebron | Hulk biopic cancelled | Zach Rance stalker | No AHS this year | Nicki sued by fan | Phil Dunster leaves Ted Lasso | Vicki Gunvalson sepsis | Tom Girardi guilty | Alix Earle cancelled | Nikki Bella husband arrested | Mariah loses mother and sister |

1999- Countess Vaughn left the series Moesha for her own spinoff series The Parkers with Monique. She was the first African-American comedienne to receive a spin-off TV show.



Armie selling truck | Stunna vs BF | Gen Z want less sex | Jeremy Allen White Calvin Klein | Kelly Monaco leaves GH | Female Fight Club | Trump Cards | Pretty Privilege guy | Damien Leone F13, Terrifier 3 cups / buckets | Yolanda Hadid Modern Texas Ranch AD | Kathy Hilton estate sale | Produdopa | Lana Del Rey new man | Nikki Glaser Host of Golden Globes | The Dare | Spotify Songs of Summer |

This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of August 16th to August 23rd as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week. 

Sofi x Storytellers | Bring It On | Billboard | Box Office |

1991 – Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web opened the WWW to new users.

Penn Badgley finishes You | Leah Kate x UTA | Ariana releases 10 year anniversary My Everything | Chicken Shop Date x Sabrina Carpenter |  Donald Duck x Hot Ones | J.Lo 4.5 million to Gaza | Rush Hour 4 | Brandy x IKWYDLS | Ethan Slater x The Designer | Alexander Ludwig x Night Comes | Stream | Jax leaves rehab | RHOC trailer | RHOSLC trailer | 

1973 – A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathize with their captors, leading to the term “Stockholm syndrome”.

2007 – The skeletal remains of Russia’s last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia were discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Barron Trump teacher | Trump on Theo Von | Beau DeMayo controversy | Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin Breakup  | Alicia Silverstone eats poisonous fruit | J.LO x Ben Affleck divorce | Super Yacht sinks | Andy vs Brandi | Alain Delon denied | Chappell Roan vs Fans | Joaquin drama revealed | Oldest Person dies | 

1965 – The Sound of Music was released, starring Julie Andrews

1998 – That 70’s Show premiered on FOX

New Oldest Living Person | Shiloh changes name | Megalopalis trailer, then taken offline | It Ends With Us drama Brenden defends Colleen and Blake | Teresa x AllAboutTRH | Short n Sweet, Camila x Shawn x Sabrina, Jenna Ortega | Maxine guy  and Mia Goth| Nicki vs Ice x JT | DNC - Gus Walz, Beyonce? |

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This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of August 1st to August 15th, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

Billboard | Box Office | Destin Film Commision & PSA meeting | Cuckoo |

Good Pop Culture

1992 – Nickelodeon began airing their Saturday night

programming known as SNICK.

X-Men Scoop, Fortnite | Kamala x Tim Walz (Ellen Greenberg) | Welcome to Derry |Krysten Ritter Retreat | Meta working with Judi Dench, Awkwafina | Gypsy Rose gender reveal | The Creep Tapes heads to Netflix | Diet Pepsi Addison Rae | GTA 6 Fall 2025 |

2 Halloween games | Dominic Sessa x Anthony Bourdain | Henrique Zaga Queer | RHONY trailer | The Substance

Bad Pop Culture

1935 – Entertainer Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post were killed

after their aircraft developed engine problems during takeoff in

Barrow, Alaska.

Uber Driver freakout | Marcus Jordan coke | Taylor Swift terrorist plot | Zac Efron hospitalized | Texas Newlywed beheads wife | JK Rowling Black Mold | Jon Majors heartbroken | James Blick tip | Jordan Chiles stripped | Susan Wojcicki dies | Joaquin

leaves movie | Brittany exposes Jax | Blueface sentenced to 4 years in Jail | Travis Scott arrested | Kanye x Uzi Nitrous | Trump on Epstein plane?! | Jonathan Majors Zeus Jason Lee | Skai Jackson arrested | Molly Mae Tommy break up | Secret Service breaks into shop? |

Iconic Pop Culture

1969 – The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opened in upstate New

York. Tickets for the three-day event were $18 in advance and

$24 at the gate, and there was sufficient sound for the 500,000

attendees.

Noah Lyles | Pole Vaulter drama | Gaga x Bruno Mars | Hulk Hogan Gawker | Imane Khelief | Jersey Guy takes 10 edibles | Fonz Shoulder Checks guy | Melissa returns to Scream? | Obama summer playlist | Beau Demayo hasn’t been invited to Emmy’s |

George Clooney vs David O Russel, Tarantino | Starbucks fires CEO | It Ends With Us drama |

This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of July 24th to July 30th, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

Introduction 
| Intro | Box Office | Billboard Hot 100 |

Good Pop Culture News

July 31st 1995 – The Walt Disney Company announced their plans to purchase both ABC and ESPN

| Angel Of My Dreams x Billboard | Will Poulter | Scare Tactics | Deadpool 3 | Love Hotel | Until Dawn | IKWYDLS begins filming | Scream 7 news| Kamala raises 200mill |

Bad Pop Culture News

July 31st 1975 – 1961 – At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the first All-Star Game tie in Major League Baseball history happened after the game was stopped in the ninth inning because of rain.

| Grindr Olympics | Francis Ford Coppola groping | Sweetly Seasoned suicide attempt | No host for Oscars | Billy Ray and Trump attack Miley | Josh Harnett talks stalkers | Freddy Kruger Homeowner Real Nightmare | Jax checks into rehab | Baddies Midwest fights |

Iconic Pop Culture News

July 31st 1992 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer debuted in theaters.

| Bella Hadid statement | Ghostface added to MK1 | Drag Queens at Olympics | Teresa exposes Marge | Phaedra’s return to RHOA | Comic-Con news (RDJ x Dr. Doom, Doomsday, Secret Wars | Joseph Quinn A Quiet Place | Team USA wins women’s gymnastics | The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives |

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This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of July 11th to July 23rd, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

Introduction

| Intro | Box Office | Billboard Hot 100 | Longlegs review | Oddity review |

Good Pop Culture News

July 17th 1984 – The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21.

July 23rd 2012 – Earth had a near miss with a solar flare. Had it occurred a week earlier, it could’ve wiped out communication networks, GPS and electrical grids.

| “Anora” trailer | I Know What You Did cast | Alexandra Daddario pregnant | “After the Hunt” | DCs Absolute Universe | Night Bitch first images | Dexter reboot | Dance Moms reboot | Megan thee Stallion x Emergency Power Program | Scream 7 filming | Omar Apollo acting debut |

Bad Pop Culture News

July 17th, 1918 – Bolshevik Chekists murdered Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

July 23rd 1984 – Vanessa Williams became the first Miss America to resign when she surrendered her crown after (earlier) nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.

| Christy Lukasiak | Cody Ko Tana Mangaeu | Tan Dagod death | Tom sues Ariana | Ingrid Andress National Anthem, Rehab | Depp, Will Smith, other abuser hang out | Trump shot | Shelley Duvall, Richard Simmons, Shannen Doherty 1971 - 2024 | John Fuda break in | Armie Hammer | Road Rage guy killed, then video guy killed | Adidas drops Bella | Joe Drops Out |

Iconic Pop Culture News

July 17th, 1838 – Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan entered aviation infamy and gained his nickname when he “accidentally” flew from New York to California but ended up in Ireland after authorities denied permission to cross the Atlantic.

July 23rd 1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous premieres

| Rihanna x Heat Waves | Abigail Breslin defends Kesha | Halle Berry drops out of new show | unaired SLC | Cardi B 107 m highest certified female rapper| Celeb who shit pants revealed | Terrifier 3 trailer / new look | Paris x Nicki | Dubai Princess | Lala rude | Guy and Baby Momma on live| Emmy noms | Angel of My Dreams |

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This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of July 4th to July 10th, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

Introduction

| Intro | Box Office | Billboard Hot 100 | Maxine review | Joyride |

Good Pop Culture News

July 10th 1938 – Howard Hughes set a record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world.

| Benson Boone VMA’s? | Teresa goes viral, Mark/Kelly | Lindsay Hubbard pregnant | Billie Eilish Chicken Shop Date | Ellen announces retirement | final “Conjuring” film 9.5.25 | Bebe x Kylie x Tove Lo | Gladiator 2 trailer | Sabrina Carpenter Hot Ones / Tracklist |

Bad Pop Culture News

July 10th 1921 – (Sunday) Bloody Sunday: Sixteen people were killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.


| Loki / Marvel centering things for social media | Danny Trejo knocked out | Woman’s body found - Suspect attacked | Mississippi nursing student murder | more Shark attacks | Bhad Babie abused | Man blows head off | Ryan Garcia banned |

Iconic Pop Culture News

July 10th, 1962 – Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, was launched into orbit. An instrumental pop tune by The Tornadoes titled after the event reached #1 on the Billboard Pop Music Chart.


| RHOP Panama City trip | “Ocean” scrapped | Halle Berry, Kim K, Glenn Close show | Sydney Sweeney AI | Youtube Dating Series - Laugh | Damien Leone’s X post | Doja hacked | Gypsy Rose pregnant | “Oh I’m Sure” twitter | Drunk Karen in FL |

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This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of June 27th to July 3rd, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

Introduction

| Intro | Box Office | Billboard Hot 100 | Maxine Early Access |

Good Pop Culture News

| M. Night Shymalan’s “Trap” | Oddity July 19th | Final Longlegs Trailer | Olivia Rodrigo x Stanley | Quavo x Lana July 4th | Weeknd teases new era |

Bad Pop Culture News

| Lincoln sculpture melts | Guy in Connecticut lures cops | US Military recruiting on Twitch | Ben moves out stuff | The Umbrella Academy Showrunner accusations |

Iconic Pop Culture News

| Morgan Wallen Phone | Jonathan Van Ness drama | Kesha vs. Gas Station | Prison Guard banged |

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40 - Charli x Lorde, Kenya Moore fired, Dominik Fife fight

This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of June 20th to June 26th, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

00:12 - 04:59
| Opening | Billboard Hot 100 | Box Office |

04:59 - 20:40: Good Pop Culture News
Pop Icon Pop Culture History : June 26th, 1927 – The Cyclone roller coaster opened on Coney Island.

| Nosferatu promo | MaXXXine premiere | Longlegs promo | Hugh Grant x Sophie Thatcher “Heretic” | Robin Wright x Tom Hanks “Here” | Cate Blanchett “Disclaimer” | Freaky Friday 2 filming | Britney x Kids |

20:41 - 30:36: Bad Pop Culture News
Pop Icon Pop Culture History : June 26, 19** (fictional) The Murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne, DC Comics

| Gina Rowland news | Kenya Moore fired | Erian Mortiary harassed | Dr. Disrespect kicked off Twitch | Bill Cobbs death | Taylor dating minors?! |

30:37 - 42:30: Iconic Pop Culture News
Pop Icon Pop Culture History : June 26th 1948 – Shirley Jackson’s short story, The Lottery, was published in The New Yorker magazine.

| Making It In Manhattan filming | WWHL 15 yr | The Wives x Jennifer Lawrence | Cheater Lynn Stacy x Katy | Charli x Lorde | Louisa Gummer comes out | Dominik Fike fight |

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This week on Pop Icon: The Podcast, host David Carson dives into the Good, the Bad, and the Iconic Pop Culture for the weeks of June 12th to June 19th, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 & Box Office Top 10 of the week.

00:12 to 04:47
| Opening | Billboard Hot 100 | Box Office | X Event |

04:48 - 15:05 : Good Pop Culture News
Pop Icon Pop Culture History :

June 19th, 1862 – The US Congress prohibited slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.

| Maxine news | Strange Darling trailer | Possession x Rob Pattinson | Lee Cronin new movie | Fourth Wall x Emma Roberts | Kiana Madeira x Baby Love |

15:06 - 25:01: Bad Pop Culture News
Pop Icon Pop Culture History : June 19th 1953 – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for spying for the Soviet Union at Sing Sing in New York.

| Justin Timberlake DUI | Kenya Moore suspended indefinetley | BB Rexha vs GEasy | Nick Rekieta Cocaine Drama | Mary Morrisey caught red handed | Chappell Roan not cut out for pop |

25:02 - 37:32: Iconic Pop Culture News
Pop Icon Pop Culture History : June 19th 1586 – Some English colonists left the Roanoke Island Colony that was established in 1585 and found empty in July of 1857. It was decided to re-establish the colony leaving 90 men, 17 women, and 11 children at the encampment instead of bringing them further north, in the Chesapeake Bay. Supplies and replenishment were delayed due to the Anglo-Spanish War. The only clue found in the empty colony was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a tree, when a supply ship returned in August 1590.\

| Noah Schnapp | Until Dawn cast | Maika talks It Follows / Longlegs | Seattle Barista | Sony acquires Alama Drafthouse |

Charli XCX x Dasha |

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