Open Polls
POLL: Best Glam Metal/Hair Metal Song
Glam metal — AKA hair metal — set the 1980s alive with scorching guitar riffs, screeching vocals, and enough hairpsray to create a hole in the ozone layer. Look back on these infectious rock anthems and choose YOUR favorites.
POLL: Best “Star Trek” Captain
This year marks the 60th anniversary of “Star Trek.” We want to celebrate the sprawling sci-fi franchise by debating the iconic characters that commanded the various starships. And we need your votes!
POLL: Best Spider-Man Villain
Spider-Man has been doing whatever a spider can for more than 60 years, and that includes catching bad guys in his web. We’re considering Spidey’s rogues gallery, and we need YOUR votes.
POLL: Best Summer Camp Movie
For one of our 2025 Summer Specials we want to discuss the BEST movie set at a summer camp.
POLL: Best Yacht Rock Song
It's cold outside, but you can warm up listening to the smooth, sunshine sounds of our 2026 Summer Special, Best Yacht Rock Song. But we need YOUR votes to determine the 16 yachty jams.
POLL: Best Zelda Game
2027 will mark the 40th anniversary of “The Legend of Zelda.” Celebrate Link and his adventures in Hyrule by picking your favorite games from the past four decades.
POLL: Best Netflix Original Series (2020-2025)
We covered the Best Netflix Original Series in one of our Season 1 episodes. But the streamer has put out a LOT of shows since 2020. We want to weigh in on the best, and need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best Glenn Close Film
Glenn Close has delivered countless iconic film performances since she first debuted in the 1980s. Yet she has never won an Oscar! We want to give Glenn her due but we need YOUR votes to do it!
POLL: Best Kelly Clarkson Song
Kelly Clarkson rocketed to pop stardom thanks to “American Idol,” and now she has been a musical mainstay for nearly 25 years. We want to look back on her catalogue and we need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best “Dungeons & Dragons” Character Class
For more than 50 years, Dungeons & Dragons has brought high fantasy gameplay to the masses. We look back at the role-playing game’s character classes and attempt to pick the very best.
POLL: Best Steven Spielberg Movie
Steven Spielberg has been one of Hollywood’s most successful — and celebrated — directors for more than 50 years. We look back at his remarkable cinematic career, but we need YOUR votes to do it.
POLL: Best Song from “Wicked”
“Wicked: For Good” is currently breaking records at the box office, and the show continues to thrive on Broadway. We want to celebrate “Wicked” and need YOUR votes to do it.
POLL: Best Primetime Soap (1975-1999)
In the late 20th Century, primetime soaps topped the TV ratings and entertained — and scandalized — America with their wild storylines and breakout stars. We want to discuss and debate the best, and need YOUR votes to do it.
POLL: Best “Very Special Christmas” Song
The “Very Special Christmas” compilation albums gave us iconic takes on holiday favorites by some of pop-music’s biggest stars, and raised funds for Special Olympics. We look back at the series and pick the very best song.
POLL: Best “Christmas Carol” Adaptation
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was first published in 1843. Since then, the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his Christmas Eve hauntings has been adapted on stage, and on film and TV, countless times. For our 2026 Holiday Special, the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast wants to look back at the very best — and we need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best Diana Ross Song
Diana Ross became an instant icon as the lead singer of The Supremes, and continued her legacy with a decades-long solo career as both a singer and actress. As the latest installment in our Divas Series, we want to look back at her solo songs through the years.
