The Popular Court

A show where we put pop culture on trial. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? What's the scariest movie of all time? Were Ross and Rachel really on a break? All these cases and more will be settled each week on, The Popular Court.

Jake & Lizzie v. The MCU- Episode Zero 02/01/2021

Jake & Lizzie v. The MCU- Episode Zero It’s the series debut of Jake and Lizzie v. The Marvel Cinematic Universe! On this edition, Jake and Lizzie discuss their history with the movies, rattle off some favorites and what they’re looking forward to, and already begin sniping at each other with the hot takes. /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/17762585

The Criminal Trial of Tom Nook 05/27/2020

The Criminal Trial of Tom Nook We're back! Back from the depths of a quarantine induced hiatus, TPC is back with a brand new case! Being stuck inside has given us plenty of time to ponder the mysteries of Animal Crossing. Like Tom Nook: filthy capitalist or misunderstood benevolent raccoon? Lizzie and Lauren from Setting the Tone join us to tackle this very question. And stay tuned to the end for a very special announcement regarding the future of the show! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/14580311

The Criminal Trial of the Antihero 02/27/2020

The Criminal Trial of the Antihero Tony Soprano, Walter White, The Punisher, The Joker, Venom, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Are you noticing a pattern here? No, it's not aggrieved white men, although fair point. People love to root for a villain. But why? When did this start? Where do we go from here? We ask all these questions and more, this week on The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/13279136

The Civil Trial of Artistic License 02/20/2020

The Civil Trial of Artistic License All media is derivative. The same basic stories get told and retold time and time again. So it stands to reason that some artistic license is warranted to freshen up old tales. But how far is too far? How much is too much when it comes to artistic license? We try to answer that very question this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/13174397

For the Record: Smash Mouth's Astro Lounge 02/13/2020

For the Record: Smash Mouth's Astro Lounge Another new episode type for us! This time instead of picking up individual songs from a variety of bands that fit a single theme, we're examining an album as a whole, track by track. First up, we're taking it back to 1999 with Smash Mouth's wildly successful album, Astro Lounge. Is this album just All Star and a bunch of filler or are there some genuine hidden gems here? Find out this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/13084028

The Judicial Review of Kevin Smith 02/06/2020

The Judicial Review of Kevin Smith His movies were the soundtrack to our teenage years. The flowery, often foul language, the absurd debates over pop culture minutiae, the harsh examinations of our own growth as people. Are these movies better left to time? Or are they milestones that mark how much ad how well we've grown? We set out to answer these questions and more this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12997961

The Criminal Trial of No Man's Sky 01/30/2020

The Criminal Trial of No Man's Sky An endless universe of possibilities! What do you mean there's not really multiplayer? There's no real story? That's kinda weird. It's the trial of the game that was supposed to revolutionize games as we know it, the trial of No Man's Sky, this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12883502

The Appeal of The Sixth Sense 01/23/2020

The Appeal of The Sixth Sense The twist that made twists cliche. The swerve to end all swerves. The film that made one man the hit king in Hollywood for about five seconds until they realized that was his only trick. The Sixth Sense, this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12803621

The Civil Trial of Netflix Revivals 01/16/2020

The Civil Trial of Netflix Revivals Remember that show from 20 years ago? You know the one. It was really good for a while and then it ended, but maybe not how you wanted, or maybe it did but regardless. It's back! And everybody's a little older, and the storylines make a little less sense because cell phones are a thing now and that solves 99% of sitcom plots. And the guy who died? He's back now. Why? I don't fuckin know just watch. Netflix revivals, this week on, The Popular Court. /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12722198

The Grand Jury Indictments of Athletes Who Sing 01/09/2020

The Grand Jury Indictments of Athletes Who Sing Shut up and dribble; it's the calling card of empty headed cable news pundits everywhere. But what about those athletes who choose to channel their talents into the world of music? Are they All Stars of the charts as well? We're looking at 10 of the best, worst and weirdest examples of athletes who sing. This week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12618464

Case Notes 2019 01/02/2020

Case Notes 2019 It's the dawn of a new decade, and we wanted to take one last look back at the stuff we liked in 2019. Join us, and special guests Lizzie and Lauren, for a look back at the best in TV, movies, music and games, this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12587366

The Appeal of Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat Annihilation 12/26/2019

The Appeal of Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat Annihilation It's our last episode of the year and we are going out with a SUPERSIZED double feature of 1995's Mortal Kombat and the ill advised 1997 sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation! Join us as we discover how recasting 70% of your characters, slapping shitty CGI monsters and wooden villains can make your mediocre original look like a masterpiece when compared to its abomination of a sequel. /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12512531

The Judicial Review of The Holidays 12/19/2019

The Judicial Review of The Holidays It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa; it's all here. A time for gifts and music and movies and cop out podcast episode topics. Also a time for retail fatigue and seeing that one relative nobody likes. It's the judicial review of the holidays, this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12430376

The Criminal Trial of the Blue Shell 12/12/2019

The Criminal Trial of the Blue Shell Don't you hate when you're cruising along in Mario Kart and some jerk in 8th place hits you with a blue shell? And they still finish last but you gotta live with second or third? Sucks right? Unfortunately it's not the only thing in games that's that frustrating and this week we talk about em all! It's the most BS game elements, this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12336719

The Popular Court Turns One! 12/05/2019

The Popular Court Turns One! Happy birthday to us! With a new look and some slick new theme music, it's the one year anniversary of TPC and we took the opportunity to critique ourselves. Bad episode gimmicks, questionable opinions, bloated music lists; it's all in here! We also detail some of the future plans for TPC and how we'd like to do more, yes even more, for our friends in year two. /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12256883

The Criminal Trial of Professional Wrestling 11/28/2019

The Criminal Trial of Professional Wrestling OH YEAH BROTHER! THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKIN ABOUT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING, YEAH! DOES THE CREAM RISE TO THE TOP WITH TWENTY YEARS OF HINDSIGHT? OR ARE WE JUSTIFIABLY IN A POSITION WE'D RATHER NOT BE IN? THIS WEEK ON THE POPULAR COURT, YEAH! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12193163

The Grand Jury Indictment of Nu Metal 11/21/2019

The Grand Jury Indictment of Nu Metal Chyea! Grab your Mountain Dew Code Red and slip on that red Yankees hat because this week it's all about Nu Metal. We're looking at 10 of the best, worst and most regrettable entries from the genre that brought us JNCO jeans and hating your step dad. Join us and special guest, Lizzie, for a trip back into 1999! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/12067643

The Appeal of Godzilla (1998) 11/14/2019

The Appeal of Godzilla (1998) Hoo boy this one's a mess. Is it the dated CGI? The wooden performances? The bad french accents? Or is it POWER BREATH?! We try to unpack it all this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11988863

The Criminal Trial of Hey Arnold 11/07/2019

The Criminal Trial of Hey Arnold For a certain generation, Nick Toons were the backdrop to your childhood. Personally for us, one stood out above them all. Hey Arnold was a timeless look at what it meant to be a kid, but was it the greatest Nick Toon of them all? We ask that very question this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11814203

The Judicial Review of Halloween 10/31/2019

The Judicial Review of Halloween Happy Halloween! Join us for a discussion of all things spooky and scary as we talk about the pop culture things that scare us the most! Come for the people living in the walls, but stay for the eels. All that and more in this week's case on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11538395

The Civil Trial of Sonic The Hedgehog 10/24/2019

The Civil Trial of Sonic The Hedgehog Gotta go fast! Sonic is undoubtedly one of gaming's classic characters. But have more than a decade's worth of mostly mediocre games knocked him from the A tier of game characters? We try to answer that very question in this week's case on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11538365

The Criminal Trial of Fandoms 10/17/2019

The Criminal Trial of Fandoms Being a fan of something used to be something to enjoy, something to be proud of, to wear on your sleeve publicly. But a generation of Twitter chuds has made it so it's no longer fun to engage about the things that you love. Are fandoms doomed forever? Should we all just learn to shut the fuck up sometimes? We ask ourselves that very question this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11491127

The Appeal of Star Trek Generations 10/10/2019

The Appeal of Star Trek Generations Worlds collide! Captains Kirk and Picard team up! There's no way this could possibly fall short of expectations could it? Find out this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11490206

The Grand Jury Indictments of Soundtrack Songs 10/03/2019

The Grand Jury Indictments of Soundtrack Songs A uniquely 80's phenomenon is the pairing of a signature song with a movie. This week we decided to grab 10 of the best, worst and weirdest soundtrack songs from cinema history. Do they stand the test of time? Find out this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11414351

The Criminal Trial of Judd Apatow 09/26/2019

The Criminal Trial of Judd Apatow Judd Apatow was and is the voice of the mid-late 2000's twenty-something year old (let's be honest), white male. But does this give him entry in to the upper echelon of writer directors of all time? We ask ourselves that very question this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11363690

The Judicial Review of Character Movies: Austin Powers vs Borat 09/19/2019

The Judicial Review of Character Movies: Austin Powers vs Borat Yeah baby yeah! This podcast is very nice! Are movies better off now that characters like Austin Powers and Borat seem to be a thing of the past? Or is our event movie monoculture making us all bitter, angry and desperately in need of a dose of stupid, mindless fun? We set out to tackle that question this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11274029

The Criminal Trial of the Gamecube 09/12/2019

The Criminal Trial of the Gamecube It's the trial of the most underrated Nintendo console! Is it the Gamecube? Or is it something else? U decide! This week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11193914

The Appeal of TMNT (1990) 09/05/2019

The Appeal of TMNT (1990) Thursday? Thursday. Podcast? Podcast. It's the appeals court case of TMNT (1990) this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11079230

The Civil Trial of Batman 08/29/2019

The Civil Trial of Batman Holy podcast Batman! Where does The Dark Knight work best? Is it as a light hearted, campy quip fest or as a dark, gritty, rich white guy detective? We try to answer that very question this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/11016854

The Criminal Trial of Donkey Kong 08/22/2019

The Criminal Trial of Donkey Kong He's the leader of the bunch, you know him well. But is he an A-tier game character? We tackle that very question this week on, The Popular Court! /episode/index/show/thepopularcourt/id/10955495

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