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(He/him) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Director of Podcasting at The Pop Break (@popbreak.bsky.social). Dare to be decent. Check out my podcasts on The Pop Break, wherever you get podcasts!

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The Last Beacon In the Fall of ’99, a teen’s fixation on her mysterious online friend is linked to a brutal murder atop the local lighthouse. Hunting the killer, a detective with a destructive secret uncovers a terri...

Hey #writingcommunity and #booksky, I really need your help to get my 90s thriller/horror novel out into the world. I’m almost at 2/3 of the pre-order goal needed for Inkshares to publish the book! Read a preview, pre-order if you can, and please repost! #art #writing #amwriting

lastbeaconbook.com

05.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone’s favorite under 30 actor is secretly in this movie that came out deep in the heart of COVID. It’s violent. It’s perverted. It’s overheated. And it’s maybe got something interesting to say about faith, family, and the dark underbelly of post war America. Check it out and then check us out!

03.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New Scrubs is good! Plus, we go deepl on that WBD deal with Paramount SkyDance.

02.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Viola Davis’ reaction to Michael B Jordan winning best actor at the actor awards

Viola Davis’ reaction to Michael B Jordan winning best actor at the actor awards

New Viola Davis meme just dropped

02.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and hat is holding a guitar with the words woohoo boy above him ALT: a man in a suit and hat is holding a guitar with the words woohoo boy above him

Michael B. Jordan deserved that πŸ† #ActorAwards

02.03.2026 04:45 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just torturing inmates of a minority population now. I know there’s a lot of bad right now, but this is horrific & inhumane. This is what happens when you define essential medical care to trans ppl as β€œwoke overreach”. Even in prison, gender affirming care is medical care and nonnegotiable.

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House of the Dragon is a series in which everyone believes they have the authority to rule due to a series of shaky coincidences but when it comes to making actual decisions every does the stupidest thing possible.

House of the Dragon remains the most relatable show on television.

01.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 1184 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Literal Terminator shit right here. Great work everyone!

25.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you didn’t know, Andrew Garfield has a very special place in my heart even if his Spider-Man movies are a total mess. So pleased to give him his flowers while talking about what works, what doesn’t work, and what almost happened in the Garfield Spider-Man films!

23.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the kind of thing a rich CEO says at the beginning of a science fiction movie to establish for the audience that he is a sociopath and the villain.

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Would love to know what % of listens it also represents. Sort of meaningful. If a tremendous amount is uploaded but ignored, it would suggest that listeners are discerning in practice, even if in controlled trials they cannot differentiate effectively.

20.02.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @almannarino.bsky.social, @reznorschic.bsky.social, @alexmarcus.bsky.social and the hundreds of guests who've made the idea of "hey let's do a weekly podcast" into 300 episodes of reality.

19.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a polymarket tweet reads: Polymarket 🀝 Substack

We are excited to announce our exclusive partnership with Substack. 

Starting today Substack authors can natively integrate data from the world's largest prediction market. 

Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets.

a polymarket tweet reads: Polymarket 🀝 Substack We are excited to announce our exclusive partnership with Substack. Starting today Substack authors can natively integrate data from the world's largest prediction market. Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets.

"Journalism is better when it's backed by live markets" is a sentence you expect to read in the opening montage of a dystopian film about the end of journalism

19.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

So pleased to be joined by the Underrated film expert @derickmcduff.bsky.social on this episode of It’s Tom-plicated where we dive into Tom’s foray into the wizarding world of Pixar with our episode on Onward! If you like movies for straight boys or you just Avengers trivia quizzes, listen up!

18.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In case you needed another reason to delete your meta accounts, how about doing it now before they use it to reanimate your digital corpse?

17.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The gift of my life, getting to monologue about the majesty of Mad Men for the better part of two hours. Thanks for giving me the opportunity @bertrandallain.bsky.social @kris-ingersoll.bsky.social

17.02.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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SCP #229 – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

While I’m living in my Spider-Man era, I had the chance to team up with @percivalconstantine.com on his excellent @superherocinephiles.com pod to break down the magic of Across the Spider-Verse! open.spotify.com/episode/3kdG...

16.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha. Fair enough I guess!

I’m just picturing a plated meatloaf getting a tight zoom on a stage at the 50 yard line and her at home doing the Leo pointing meme.

She has never not been the lady yelling on daytime tv that Santa is white. Crazy she briefly convinced anyone she wasn’t this.

10.02.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The showtime miniseries was better and more honest and, of course, far less seen.

10.02.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There should be a meatloaf? What?!?

10.02.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad

09.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 7337 πŸ” 2163 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 60

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

09.02.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 6012 πŸ” 1788 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 925

the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style

08.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 9513 πŸ” 2044 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 67

when I was in high school I had male teachers in their 30s who I totally thought I was adult peer friends with. when I was in my 30s and was a high school youth group leader I was like β€œthose are not my friends, those are children.” that’s when I realized those men just had bad boundaries

06.02.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 2365 πŸ” 334 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Good advice for anyone sending out unsolicited emails. If it seems like you didn’t even bother writing it yourself, why should I bother considering your request.

06.02.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Awards Girlies Podcast: The Sundance 2026 Recap Pop Break staff writer Sam Niles reports in to Marisa about the Sundance 2026 Festival.

PLUS we kicked off the relaunch of our awards pod, The EGOT Girlies, by deep diving on Sundance the final Sundance in Utah! thepopbreak.com/2026/02/05/t...

06.02.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Podcasts Archives - The Pop Break

Some great Pop Break podcast episodes on the site this week including Socially Distanced on the Super Bowl, Roses & Rejections on The Traitors and Drag Race, It’s Tom-plicated on Dolittle, and Not Couple Goals on Nocturnal Animals thepopbreak.com/category/pod...

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It's Tom-plicated - A Tom Holland Podcast: Dolittle (2020) The It's Tom-plicated boys discuss Tom Holland's role int the notorious RDJ flo, Dolittle.

@alexmarcus.bsky.social & @vertigay314.bsky.social brave the storm that is RDJ's 2020 flop, Dolittle.

05.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Don’t watch this terrible film you probably forgot existed, but DO check out our episode all about it. I promise you’ll have fun!

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1, Episode 3, "The Squire" This week, Da7e and Neil are hungry for bacon and egg sandwiches as Dunk and Egg get into more trouble than you'd expect from a 30-minute episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

For more brilliant insight into this week's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, here's the pod:

audioboom.com/posts/885604...

02.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0