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Best Heist Film

Robberies have been featured in movies for almost as long as the artform has existed. As one of our summer specials, we look back on 16 of the most iconic heist films of all time.

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Best Woman-Led Comedy Film

Women have been at the center of some of the funniest films of the past 50 years — in front of the camera, and in some cases behind the scenes. We look back at 16 of the most beloved female-fronted comedy films in recent history.

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Best Sci-Fi Television Series (2020-2025)

Sci-fi has been part of the television landscape since at least the 1950s. Now in the 21st Century, we have the technology to bring those creative visions to reality. We discuss 16 of the most influential sci-fi TV series of the past 25 years.

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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 Song of 2006

Next in our series of looking back at songs from 10, 15, 20 years ago is Best Song of 2006, a great year for breakthrough acts in a wide variety of genres — some of whom have become giants in the music industry.

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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 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 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 “Glee” Song

The music-comedy-drama series “Glee” ran on the Fox network from 2009 to 2015. Ten years after the show ended its wildly chaotic run, we look back on some of the best songs featured in the series.

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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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Best Dolly Parton Song

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.

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Best “The X-Files” Episode

“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.

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