Pop My Culture

Pop My Culture was a podcast hosted by comedic actors and improvisers Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland. Broadcast approximately weekly, it is an informal, conversational show about movies, television, music, gossip, etc. with the two hosts and their celebrity guests. The show was named the #2 Best Comedy Podcast of the Moment by Rolling Stone,[1] one of the Top 20 Comedy Podcasts of 2013 by Paste Magazine,[2] and one of 10 Favorite Comedy Podcasts by IFC.com.[3] and Mashable.com.[4] The show launched March 2, 2010 with inaugural guest Samm Levine, and joined the Nerdist Network [5] of shows in December 2011. They have done live recordings at SF Sketchfest, The Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, Co., the LA Podfest, the 2015 Wondercon in Anaheim, CA, and the 2016 Wondercon in Los Angeles, CA.

Pop My Culture

The Podcast concluded in January 2017, with their 213th and final episode, recorded live at SF Sketchfest with guests Paul F. Tompkins, Samm Levine and Rhett Miller.

Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland, Pop My Culture Podcast

Episode list

2010
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
1 Samm Levine March 2, 2010
2 Janet Varney March 16, 2010
3 Deanna Russo March 26, 2010
4 Bobby Campo April 7, 2010
5 Chris Hardwick April 21, 2010
6 Mather Zickel April 30, 2010
7 Keith Coogan May 13, 2010
8 Paul F. Tompkins May 20, 2010
9 Linda Cardellini May 31, 2010
10 Mo Collins June 10, 2010
11 Oscar Nunez and Danny Pudi (Live from the Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado) June 15, 2010
12 Cristine Rose June 22, 2010
13 Matthew Lillard July 1, 2010
14 Simon Helberg July 8, 2010
15 Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett July 16, 2010
16 Michael Hitchcock July 21, 2010
17 Rob Delaney July 30, 2010
18 Laraine Newman August 5, 2010
19 Frank Conniff August 21, 2010
20 Joe Lo Truglio August 27, 2010
21 Tony Hale September 9, 2010
22 Doug Jones September 16, 2010
23 Graham Elwood September 23, 2010
24 The Sklar Brothers October 5, 2010
25 Savage Steve Holland and Curtis Armstrong October 13, 2010
26 Andy Kindler October 26, 2010
27 Alan Ruck November 4, 2010
28 Joshua Malina November 14, 2010
29 Paul Scheer November 28, 2010
30 Jimmy Pardo December 15, 2010

2011
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
31 Pop My Cork: The Year in Review with Simon Helberg, Samm Levine, Danny Pudi, Deanna Russo, and Janet Varney January 9, 2011
32 Bob Odenkirk (Live at SF Sketchfest) January 22, 2011
33 Bobcat Goldthwait February 9, 2011
34 Steve Agee February 25, 2011
35 Eddie Deezen March 6, 2011
36 The Long Shot Podcast (Eddie Pepitone, Sean Conroy, Jamie Flam and Amber Kenny) March 14, 2011
37 The Thrilling Adventure Hour (Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Marc Evan Jackson, Colin Hanks and James Urbaniak) March 22, 2011
38 Freaks and Geeks (Samm Levine, Sarah Hagan, Natasha Melnick and Steve Bannos) (Live at the Improv Comedy Lab in Hollywood) April 1, 2011
39 Casey Wilson April 10, 2011
40 Brice Beckham April 22, 2011
41 Thomas Lennon April 29, 2011
42 Garfunkel and Oates May 10, 2011
43 Paul F. Tompkins May 23, 2011
44 J. Elvis Weinstein May 30, 2011
45 Mindy Sterling June 14, 2011
46 Kevin Pollak June 22, 2011
47 Rob Paulsen July 7, 2011
48 William Zabka July 14, 2011
49 Dave Coulier July 26, 2011
50 Emma Caulfield August 9, 2011
51 Rider Strong August 17, 2011
52 Superego (Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter and Mark McConville) September 1, 2011
53 Nigel Dick September 9, 2011
54 Julia Duffy September 20, 2011
55 Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher October 3, 2011
56 Jonathan Silverman October 11, 2011
57 Tom Lenk and Adam Busch October 20, 2011
58 Fred Dekker October 31, 2011
59 Meredith Salenger November 10, 2011
60 Dave Anthony and Greg Behrendt November 20, 2011
61 Ethan Suplee November 30, 2011
62 Phil LaMarr December 9, 2011

2012
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
63 Jim Rash January 3, 2012
64 Pop My Cork Part 1: The Best of 2011 with Tony Hale, Rob Paulsen, Meredith Salenger, Paul F. Tompkins and James Urbaniak January 11, 2012
65 Pop My Cork Part 2: The Worst of 2011 with Tony Hale, Rob Paulsen, Meredith Salenger, Paul F. Tompkins and James Urbaniak January 18, 2012
66 John Lehr January 26, 2012
67 Drew Carey (Live at SF Sketchfest) February 3, 2012
68 Dave Holmes February 13, 2012
69 Pop My Oscars! with Myq Kaplan and Samm Levine February 22, 2012
70 Timothy Omundson February 29, 2012
71 Fred Stoller March 9, 2012
72 Judy Greer March 16, 2012
73 John Hodgman, Aimee Mann, and John Roderick March 26, 2012
74 Amber Tamblyn March 30, 2012
75 Felicia Day April 5, 2012
76 Jane Espenson April 13, 2012
77 Daniel O'Brien and Soren Bowie April 20, 2012
78 Damien Fahey May 1, 2012
79 Jenny Mollen May 11, 2012
80 Ken Marino May 20, 2012
81 Mary Lynn Rajskub June 1, 2012
82 Joe Dante June 11, 2012
83 Elizabeth Laime June 19, 2012
84 Jake Fogelnest July 1, 2012
85 Kathleen Rose Perkins July 10, 2012
86 Doug Jones July 25, 2012
87 Barry Bostwick and Diani & Devine August 3, 2012
88 Ian Edwards August 12, 2012
89 Lake Bell August 21, 2012
90 Jesse Thorn August 30, 2012
91 Iain Morris September 6, 2012
92 Arden Myrin, April Richardson and Guy Branum September 19, 2012
93 Legends of Voice Acting with Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche, Tara Strong, Cree Summer and Phil LaMarr (Live at RIOTLA Comedy Festival) September 28, 2012
94 Brooklyn Brothers (Ryan O'Nan and Michael Weston) October 7, 2012
95 Jim O'Heir October 15, 2012
96 Layla Kayleigh October 24, 2012
97 Matt Walsh November 1, 2012
98 Retta and Meredith Salenger November 9, 2012
99 Deborah Ann Woll and E.J. Scott November 19, 2012
100 "Weird Al" Yankovic November 26, 2012
101 Dan Harmon and Erin McGathy December 6, 2012
102 Jane Espenson and Brad Bell December 19, 2012

2013
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
103 Pop My Cork Part 1: The Best of 2012 with Dave Holmes, Laraine Newman, Timothy Omundson, Fred Stoller and Rider Strong January 7, 2013
104 Pop My Cork Part 2: The Worst of 2012 with Dave Holmes, Laraine Newman, Timothy Omundson, Fred Stoller and Rider Strong January 11, 2013
105 Stephen Tobolowsky January 21, 2013
106 Rachel Dratch (Live From SF Sketchfest) February 11, 2013
107 Erinn Hayes March 5, 2013
108 David Wain March 14, 2013
109 Carla Gallo March 21, 2013
110 Lamorne Morris April 1, 2013
111 Ari Shaffir April 12, 2013
112 Brent Weinbach April 25, 2013
113 Ian Brennan May 8, 2013
114 Jodie Sweetin May 16, 2013
115 Arye Gross May 28, 2013
116 Dana Gould June 3, 2013
117 Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi June 11, 2013
118 Missi Pyle June 26, 2013
119 Mike Lawrence July 4, 2013
120 Timm Sharp July 16, 2013
121 Mel Harris July 26, 2013
122 Paul F. Tompkins August 5, 2013
123 Melissa Claire Egan August 16, 2013
124 Luke Edwards August 23, 2013
125 Jason Antoon and Tricia O'Kelley September 3, 2013
126 Robyn Lively September 16, 2013
127 Molly Quinn September 25, 2013
128 Chris Gore October 3, 2013
129 Stars of TGIF with Reginald VelJohnson, Jodie Sweetin, Stuart Pankin and Brice Beckham (Live at LAPodfest) October 14, 2013
130 Armin Shimerman October 22, 2013
131 Doug Benson November 4, 2013
132 Paul and Storm November 12, 2013
133 Danny Tamberelli November 20, 2013
134 Kevin Heffernan December 6, 2013
135 David Nadelberg December 18, 2013

2014
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
136 Pop My Cork Part 1: The Best of 2013 with Dana Gould, Jim O'Heir, Kevin Pollak and Jodie Sweetin January 12, 2014
137 Pop My Cork Part 2: The Worst of 2013 with Dana Gould, Jim O'Heir, Kevin Pollak and Jodie Sweetin January 16, 2014
138 Josh Gondelman January 28, 2014
139 Christine Lakin February 7, 2014
140 Omar J. Dorsey February 18, 2014
141 Dana Snyder February 28, 2014
142 Julie Brown March 10, 2014
143 Sarah Burns March 24, 2014
144 Andy Daly April 3, 2014
145 Haley Joel Osment April 14, 2014
146 Stephen Root April 24, 2014
147 John Michael Higgins May 10, 2014
148 Mackenzie Astin May 19, 2014
149 Bruce McCulloch May 25, 2014
150 Patton Oswalt June 2, 2014
151 John DiMaggio June 13, 2014
152 Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi June 26, 2014
153 Katie Findlay July 16, 2014
154 Lauren Lapkus and Chris Alvarado July 30, 2014
155 Skeet Ulrich and Amelia Jackson-Gray August 12, 2014
156 Sam Richardson August 20, 2014
157 Romy Rosemont and Mary Birdsong September 1, 2014
158 Jay Chandrasekhar September 10, 2014
159 Cary Elwes September 18, 2014
160 Michael Showalter September 29, 2014
161 Legends of Voice Acting with Dee Bradley Baker, Richard Horvitz, Maurice LaMarche, Laraine Newman and Janet Varney (Live at LAPodfest) October 8, 2014
162 Patrick Fischler October 16, 2014
163 Pamela Adlon October 27, 2014
164 Mindy Cohn November 5, 2014
165 Michael Ironside November 18, 2014
166 Ed Crasnick December 2, 2014

2015
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
167 Pop My Cork Part 1: The Best of 2014 with Sarah Burns, Michael Hitchcock, Missi Pyle and Stephen Tobolowsky January 11, 2015
168 Pop My Cork Part 2: The Worst of 2014 with Sarah Burns, Michael Hitchcock, Missi Pyle and Stephen Tobolowsky January 16, 2015
169 James Adomian, Ron Funches and Ryan Lambert (Live from SF Sketchfest) January 29, 2015
170 Leonard Maltin and Baron Vaughn February 19, 2015
171 Scott Adsit March 3, 2015
172 Todd Glass March 12, 2015
173 Daniel Franzese March 19, 2015
174 Phil Hendrie March 29, 2015
175 Jessica Chobot and Whitney Moore (Live from Wondercon) April 8, 2015
176 Brian Palermo April 23, 2015
177 Agnes Bruckner May 3, 2015
178 Paul Adelstein May 14, 2015
179 Laura Dreyfuss May 25, 2015
180 Harland Williams June 4, 2015
181 Ilene Graff June 14, 2015
182 Josh McDermitt June 24, 2015
183 Diane Franklin and Amanda Wyss July 6, 2015
184 Dan Van Kirk and "Mark Wahlberg" July 16, 2015
185 Ginger Gonzaga July 29, 2015
186 Jess Harnell August 9, 2015
187 Wayne Federman and Jaime Fox August 24, 2015
188 Paul Brittain September 11, 2015
189 Matt Kirshen September 24, 2015
190 Dee Wallace October 7, 2015
191 Lori Alan October 15, 2015
192 Scott Aukerman October 28, 2015
193 Matt Mira November 17, 2015
194 Rob Huebel November 29, 2015
195 Sarah Baker December 16, 2015

2016
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
196 Pop My Cork Part 1: The Best of 2015 with Pamela Adlon, Guy Branum, Wayne Federman and Janet Varney January 7, 2016
197 Pop My Cork Part 2: The Worst of 2015 with Pamela Adlon, Guy Branum, Wayne Federman and Janet Varney January 10, 2016
198 Fred Willard (Live from SF Sketchfest) January 24, 2016
199 Matt Braunger February 13, 2016
200 Maria Bamford February 28, 2016
201 Craig Cackowski March 20, 2016
202 Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen (Live from Wondercon) March 30, 2016
203 Grey Griffin April 17, 2016
204 Rick Overton May 12, 2016
205 Quincy Jones May 31, 2016
206 Lyric Lewis July 6, 2016
207 Epic Lloyd (Lloyd Ahlquist) and Mary Doodles (Mary Gutfleisch) August 3, 2016
208 Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert August 17, 2016
209 Illeana Douglas September 29, 2016
210 Toby Huss October 12, 2016
211 Brian Huskey November 6, 2016
212 Kirsten Vangsness December 7, 2016

2017
Episode Guest/Episode Title Release date
213 The Final Episode with Paul F. Tompkins, Samm Levine and Rhett Miller (Live from SF Sketchfest) January 18, 2017

References
  1. Joe Berkowitz, "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", "Rolling Stone", April 6, 2011
  2. Mark Rozman, "The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2013", "Paste Magazine", December 27, 2013
  3. Andy Hunsaker, "Our 10 Favorite Comedy Podcasts That You Should Be Downloading", "IFC", December 16, 2011
  4. Christine Erickson, "These 10 Hilarious Podcasts Will Make You LOL", "Mashable.com", March 29, 2012
  5. "Nerdist Podcast Network Website". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
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