Welcome to a brand-spanking new full episode of pcmc! On today's show, host Mike Bongiorno sits down with the grande dame of the podcast, Janine Gagilardi, to review new trailers, confess current pop culture obsessions, and chat about what they are currently watching, reading, and consuming. Topics on today's show: Adventure Time: Side Quests (2026), Klara and the Sun (2026), The Social Reckoning (2026), How to Rob a Bank (2026), reading streaks, Moby Dick, androids, Christina's World, Amazon, Focus Friend, the New York Knicks, working out in jeans, Rotten Tomatoes, Polaroids, and Obsession (2025). If you like what you hear, please subscribe.

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Howdy! Welcome to pcmc, your one-stop shop for non-toxic fandom and pop culture ephemera! On today's episode, host Mike Bongiorno, is joined once again by Peter Marsh (Lassercast / Comic Books Transformed). Mike and Peter are discussing the best and worst Redemption Arcs in pop culture. A Redemption Arc is when a villainous character goes on a journey to become a good guy. When it's done right, it can be entertaining, interesting, and even moving. When it's done poorly, it feels cheap and unearned. The guys each have a list of three best and three worst. We'd love to hear your choices too, so hit us up on the socials! If you like what you hear, please subscribe to wherever you get your podcasts.

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SPOILER ALERT for Masters of the Universe (2026)

I HAVE THE POWER! Welcome to pcmc, your one-stop shop for non-toxic fandom and pop culture ephemera! On today's episode, your host, Mike Bongiorno, is joined by dear friend of the show Peter Marsh (Lassercast / Comic Books Transformed) to once again discuss the world of MOTU. Today is a big day, after almost 40 years, a new live action Masters of the Universe film has been released! The guys talk about what they loved, what they liked, and what they hated about the new film. They discuss the film in the context of the overall franchise, and consider where it goes from here. If you like this episode, look back on our feed for more episodes about He-Man and the world of MOTU (we've got plenty). If you like what you hear, please subscribe to wherever you get your podcasts.

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Happy Pride everyone! Welcome to pcmc, your one-stop shop for non-toxic fandom and pop culture ephemera. On today's all-new full episode, Mike is joined, once again, by Anthony, and together they review new trailers, talk about what they're currently reading/watching/consuming, and confess their current pop culture obsessions. Topics in today's show: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026), Tony (2026), Resident Evil (2026), Wildwood (2026), analogue horror, needle drops in trailers, Grady Hendrix, The Peanuts, audiobooks, How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Woman (book), David Allan Greer, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Tales from the Crypt, box office tracking, rewriting The Crucible, the continued downfall of Alamo Drafthouse, and much, much more! If you like what you hear, please subscribe to wherever you get your podcasts.

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Happy Pride everyone! Welcome to pcmc, your one-stop shop for non-toxic fandom and pop culture ephemera. On today's episode, host Mike Bongiorno sits down with frequent contributor, Anthony, to discuss their favorite Queer texts. The movies, shows, poems, and more, that are by, about, or speak to the sensibility of, an LGBTQIA+ audience. Here at pcmc all are welcome and we hope you stay a while! If you like what you hear, please subscribe to wherever you get your podcasts.

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Trigger Warning: Extreme Imagery dealing with themes of SA, dead fetuses, and other violence.

Welcome to pcmc, your one-stop shop for non-toxic fandom! On today's all-new episode, host Mike Bongiorno is joined, once again, by good friend of the show Nadia Kader. This episode is about the work of the great pop artist H.R. Giger. Giger is best known as the man who designed the Xenomorph for the Alien film series, but he spent a lifetime crafting bizarre, disturbing images that dealt with the merging of the biological and mechanical, and life with death. This episode is an audio commentary on works of art. The hosts will give the names of each piece they are discussing and the listener can either find them online, or go to @PCMCpod on Instagram and find all the works there in one place (also don't forget to like and subscribe)! If you enjoy this episode, be sure to browse our feed for episodes on artists like Van Gogh and Banksy, plus much, much more!

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Off with her head! Welcome to pcmc, your one-stop shop for non-toxic fandom. On today's all-new episode, host Mike Bongiorno got together with good friend of the show Nadia Kader to discuss the 1966 BBC version of Alice in Wonderland. This version features British acting legends like Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, and Sir John Gielgud in the classic roles we all know and love, but with a twist, none of the actors are costumed to appear like the animals they are portraying. And that is just one of the many fascinating novelties in this mad and melancholic version of the classic tale. If you enjoy hearing Mike and Nadia discuss Alice in Wonderland, go back to the podcast feed and check out episode 256: Alice (1988). Don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you get all our content when it drops.

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Welcome to pcmc! Your one-stop shop for non-toxic fandom! On today's all-new episode, host Mike Bongiorno is joined by long-time friend, but first-time guest Stephanie Ward. Mike and Steph met in college where they were both majoring in Film Studies. They got together today to discuss their film school memories; the movies, the lectures, the professors, the classmates, the projects, and a heaping helping of early 20s existential dread! If you're a fan of the podcast, this episode gives you a good look into the making of a pop-culture woman/man baby. If you like what you hear, please subscribe to Pop Culture Man Children anywhere you get your pods.

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