“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” created a whole new genre of teen supernatural dramas that would define nearly two decades of programming on the CW and other youth-skewing channels. Nearly 30 years after its premiere, we look back at the influential, star-launching series.

The popular music of 1990 was a fascinating mix of r’n’b, rock, rap, blues, power ballads, jazz, and more. We look back at this wonderfully eclectic year in music.

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.

“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.

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.

Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” changed Broadway musicals forever. The groundbreaking show celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and we aim to name its very best song.

Before the 2026 Golden Globes this weekend, in this Patreon-sponsored episode we look back at 16 of the most beloved winners in the Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Film category.

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.

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.

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.

Fantasy films exploded in the 1970s and 1980s, bringing swords and sorcery, wizards and dragons into movie theaters and home video. We look back at 16 of the most magical films of the late 20th Century.

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.

Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, producer, philanthropist, entrepreneur — and an American icon. We look back at her storied seven-decade career as we attempt to name her very best song.

“The X-Files” premiered on Fox in 1993 and became an instant pop-culture phenomenon. The sci-fi show developed an intense fandom fixated on agents Mulder and Scully investigating monsters of the week, alien abductions, and vast government conspiracies. We look back on its best episodes.

Mariah Carey took the music world by storm when she burst onto the scene in 1990, and has reinvented the game — and herself — multiple time since. With the imminent arrival of her newest album, we look back at 16 of her most iconic songs.

A slew of legendary actresses have won the Emmy Award for their work in comedy series. We take a look at 16 of the victors — in both lead and supporting categories — for this episode.