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Best LGBTQ TV Series

For our 2026 Pride Special, we look at 16 of the most groundbreaking TV shows of the past and present that showcased queer characters and stories.

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Best Kylie Minogue Song

Kylie Minogue has been scoring hits for five decades. The Aussie dance-pop goddess continues to create new music, and is arguably more popular than ever. We look back at 16 of our favorite Kylie tracks and celebrate her catalogue overall.

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Best Stephen Sondheim Musical

Stephen Sondheim was one of the most important voices in late 20th Century musical theater. While we lost Mr. Sondheim a few years ago, the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to look back at his work and attempt to name the best Sondheim musical of all time.

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Best Tori Amos Song

Tori Amos is a singular voice in American popular music. Emerging as an artistic, independent firebrand in the 1990s, she has produced decades of unique alternative pop and rock. We look back at the best of her catalogue before the release of her new album, In Times of Dragons.

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Best “Naked Gun” Movie Quote

“The Naked Gun” film series has given us nearly 40 years of brilliant and incredibly stupid comedy. For one of our Patreon-sponsored episodes, we look back at some of our favorite exchanges from the slapstick classic.

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Best Annie Lennox/Eurythmics Song

Annie Lennox burst onto the international music scene as the lead singer for 80s synth-pop duo Eurythmics, and went on to a wildly successful and awarded solo career. We discuss 16 of her very best songs in this Patreon-sponsored episode.

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Best Super Nintendo Game

Nintendo’s Super Nintendo — affectionately known as “the SNES” — brought 16-bit graphics to the masses, and kicked off the first wave of the console wars. We look back at 16 of the most iconic games with four 90s teens.

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Best John Williams Film Score

John Williams has been the go-to composer for Hollywood blockbusters for more than 50 years. From alien adventures to rampaging dinosaurs to hunky explorers to space battles to wizards in training, he gave sound to them all. We discuss 16 of his most notable works.

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Best Grunge Song

Grunge music emanated out of the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s and changed the sound of rock forever. We look back on 16 of the most influential grunge songs and attempt to name the very best from this era of alternative rock.

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Worst Lead Character in a TV Series

Viewers are generally supposed to like the lead characters on a TV series. But sometimes, the writers and producers get it wrong, and characters who even start out right go horribly wrong. We discuss 16 of the worst TV leads of all time.

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