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Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Magic School Bus.

The Magic School Bus is an animated children’s education show, based on the book series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. The show premiered on PBS on September 10, 1994. The show ran for four seasons and a total of 52 episodes. It concluded on December 6, 1997 but was in reruns for years.

In the show, elementary school teacher Ms. Frizzle (Lily Tomlin) takes her students on fantastic adventures on her magic school bus, such as outer space and inside the human body. Ms. Frizzle’s class includes Arnold (Amos Crawley, Danny Tamberelli), Carlos (Daniel DeSanto), Dorothy Ann (Tara Meyer), Keesha (Eric Luttrell), Phoebe (Maia Filar), Ralphie (Stuart Stone), Tim (Max Beckford, Andre Ottley-Lorant) and Wanda (Lisa Jai).

Other characters include Ms. Frizzle’s pet lizard Liz and the producers (Malcom-Jamal Warner and Susan Blu) from the “Producer Says” segment. The show is known for its guest voices, such as Alex Trebek and Rita Moreno. Little Richard performs the show’s theme song.

The Magic School Bus earned multiple Daytime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Children’s Animated Program. Lily Tomlin won Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 1995. A new Netflix series, The Magic School Bus Rides Again ran from 2017 to 2021.

Aaron and Josh talk about their history with The Magic School Bus before going into the show’s characters, how educational and entertaining the show is, and its legacy.

For another science show, you can listen to Aaron and Josh talk to Allison Lips about Bill Nye the Science Guy.

The Magic School Bus is streaming on Tubi.

Welcome to Blerd Watchers! ThePopBreak.com's monthly podcast about TV shows with a Blerdy twist! Come hang out with Courtney & Marshall, two married Blerds, as they navigate all the dopeness on TV and share insights and opinions on the monthly show topics!

This month, our dynamic duo provide their instant reaction to the latest trailers for Agatha All Along and Arcane S2, and wildly speculate about what they’d like to see from a fourth season of Ted Lasso, now that we’ve heard confirmation that it’s returning.

Then, Courtney provides some hot takes on Frierun: Beyond Journey's End (available now on Crunchyroll), and Marshall joins in for reviews of The Witch and The Beast S1 and the start of AppleTV+’s Bad Monkey, from the makers of Ted Lasso & Shrinking.

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Welcome to “Not Couple Goals” where co-hosts Allie Nelson and Tyler McCarthy do a deep dive into a different ridiculous romantic thriller from the vantage point of their long-term relationship.

Allie, a TV writer/producer and actress, has an affinity for romantic thrillers, the more salacious the better. Tyler, an entertainment reporter and critic, often finds himself drawn in despite his better judgment. Join them as they explore all the ways it’s possible to love too hard… like WAY too hard.

In this episode Allie and Tyler keep the spooky season going with “Dracula 2000,” a movie with few redeeming qualities beyond Gerard Butler’s abs. Join them as they discuss whether he’s more of a Legolas or Aragorn, explain why Allie has seen this movie an inexplicable 15 times and hear Tyler air his grievances about local news reports and The Last Voyage of the Demeter (it ties in, don’t worry). Will this movie suck your blood? Or will it just plain… you get it. 

Special thanks to Mallory Johns for the introduction music.

To see more of our hosts, check out Tyler’s writing at USA Insider, SYFY and NBC Insider. Find Allie’s work at Parade and Business Insider!

And don't forget to follow us on social media —

Allie: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok

Tyler: Twitter

Not Couple Goals: Instagram and Twitter

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and its many spin-offs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and co-host DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back talking about the latest season of The Bachelorette!

It's the finale of Jenn's season of the Bachelorette. DJ and Michelle discuss the heartbreaking finale, and what it means for the future of the franchise. They then cover some quick news, and a brief preview of the Golden Bachelorette.

If you have thoughts or suggestions for what you’d like Michelle and DJ to cover during the offseason or opinion about all things Bachelor & Bachelorette, be sure to reach out via twitter @Roses&Rejections!

Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasting Director Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠ are taking another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse as the MCU dives deeper into their Multiverse Saga.

Bill & Alex spent all of 2022 rewatching the first four phases of the MCU, and they just spent 2023 covering the first phase of Netflix’s The Defenders Saga and the first four seasons of ABC’s Agents of SHIELD. This year, they journeyed into Fox’s X-Verse with their X-Treme X-Watch.

Now they are back with their Defenders Disassembled miniseries, where they take a tour through all the final seasons of every Marvel Netflix series as they get ready for the triumphant return of Matt, Karen, Foggy, and Frank in Daredevil: Born Again this spring. 

Part 2 of their coverage has been a bit delayed, as they took some time to review Deadpool & Wolverine, react to the shocking news that RDJ will be playing Doctor Doom in 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday, and Bill took a much needed trip to Disneyland!

First, check out Bill’s walk through of everything he experienced at Avengers Campus during his Disneyland trip. Then, stick around for an in depth discussion of the criminally underrated second and, sadly, final season of Luke Cage, wherein Luke’s morality is tested as his personal relationships feel the strain of his vigilante life and Harlem is overrun by a bitter family feud between Alfre Woodard’s Mariah Stokes Dillion and Bushmaster, the leader of a Jamaican crime family. 

Watch along with us! Next episode’s title is Iron Fist S2 (available to stream on⁠ ⁠Disney+⁠⁠), which will be covered in our episode later this month.

Welcome to TV Break, where Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk about the happenings in television.

On today’s show, we be doing things a LITTLE differently. As Green Day once said, summer has come and passed, the innocent can never last, and, as it turns out, great new shows can never last either, so in lieu of a new series spotlight this month, we have dared each other to watch a recent favorite of our own, including Apple TV+’s Pachinko S2, HBO’s Hard Knocks, and Crunchyroll’s Kaiju no. 8.That’s right, all is good and right in the world and the Emmy’s have returned to their rightful place at the start of September where they will be largely ignored in favor of Sunday Night Football. After Hollywood’s strikes had pushed last year’s Emmy’s into January, making 2024 the rare year where two Emmy’s telecasts technically took place.To celebrate, we will be bringing back our annual tradition of skipping the Streaming Wars and instead crafting a Program of the Year category out of all the series nominated for best series in this years awards. We will also discuss some of the big storylines to look out for if you chose to check out this year’s telecast on Sunday September 15th on ABC.

Welcome to “Not Couple Goals” where co-hosts Allie Nelson and Tyler McCarthy do a deep dive into a different ridiculous romantic thriller from the vantage point of their long-term relationship.

Allie, a TV writer/producer and actress, has an affinity for romantic thrillers, the more salacious the better. Tyler, an entertainment reporter and critic, often finds himself drawn in despite his better judgment. Join them as they explore all the ways it’s possible to love too hard… like WAY too hard.

This episode marks a first for “Not Couple Goals” in that it’s the first time Allie and Tyler have covered a sequel (see their past episode on “X”). Join them as Allie gets on a weird tangent about crows and Tyler marvels at one of the most unhinged recaps they do to date! Do they get to the bottom of Pearl’s psychosis or simply mock her projectionist boyfriend? Listen and find out.

Special thanks to Mallory Johns for the introduction music.

To see more of our hosts, check out Tyler’s writing at USA Insider, SYFY and NBC Insider. Find Allie’s work at Parade and Business Insider!

And don't forget to follow us on social media —

Allie: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok

Tyler: Twitter

Not Couple Goals: Instagram and Twitter

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and its many spin-offs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and co-host DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back talking about the latest season of The Bachelorette!

This week, Michelle and DJ stay up late to record a hot off the presses pod following this week's 2-night Bachelorette event. They cut right to the chase discussing all of the highlights from the Men Tell All, and touch lightly on the uninteresting fantasy suites. They wrap up with some predictions, and who they think will win this season of the Bachelorette.

If you have thoughts or suggestions for what you’d like Michelle and DJ to cover during the offseason or opinion about all things Bachelor & Bachelorette, be sure to reach out via twitter @Roses&Rejections!

"Synergy!" Find your magical earrings everyone and let Synergy transform you into a Hologram as Saturday Morning Adventures continues to be totally outrageous as we revisit Jem and The Holograms 2015 movie.

The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia, The Padme Amidala of Anime, and co-host of The Socially Distanced and Anime x Pop podcasts Amanda Rivas is joined by her unofficial sister and long-time best friend Marissa Ruiz, as Amanda's blood rival, Vanessa Gonzales, is on assignment searching for Synergy's missing robotic pieces. The movie follows Jerrica Benton who becomes famous as mysterious alter-ego Jem when a video of her singing in Jem's hair and make-up is uploaded to YouTube. Jerrica, her sister Kimber, and foster sisters Shana and Aja put on three shows after being courted by Starlight Records executive Erica Raymond while searching for the missing pieces of SYNERGY, a robot Jerrica's dad left her before his passing.  

Marissa and Amanda briefly discuss their love of the 1985 Jem and the Holograms cartoon, their initial reactions to the 2015 film's release, cast performances, and why they love Erica Raymond and her bodyguard Zipper. They also discuss how they thought the film could have succeeded and major plot changes the film made. 

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sixth Sense. Joining them is their cousin, special guest Shawn Lebert.

The Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It opened in theaters on August 6, 1999.

In the film, child psychologist Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis) attempts to help his patient Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), who sees ghosts. Other characters include Cole’s mother Lynn (Toni Collette), Malcom’s wife Anna (Olivia Williams), Malcolm’s former patient Vincent Gray (Donnie Wahlberg), and the ghost of Kyra Collins (Mischa Barton).

The Sixth Sense was a colossal critical and commercial hit, finishing behind Star Wars: Episode I as the second highest grossing film of 1999. It earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Supporting Actor for Osment and Best Supporting Actress for Toni Collette.

In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked the film’s screenplay #50 on its list of the 101 greatest screenplays ever written.

Aaron, Josh, and Shawn talk about movie’s plot, performances, thrilling moments, and the movie’s famous twist ending. The three also discuss M. Night Shyamalan’s career.

You can listen to Aaron and Josh’s other podcast with Shawn on The Prestige.

The Sixth Sense is streaming on Max.