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!

“Doctor Who” has had more than a dozen actors playing its lead character over the show’s 50-year history. For an upcoming LIVE debate, we want to get YOUR votes on your favorite Doctor incarnation.

Hollywood loves a disaster! We want to look back at the best — or at least most outrageous — movies about disasters manmade, natural, and otherwise.

Playwright William Shakespeare may have died centuries ago, but he remains a major influential on stage, screen, and cinema today. We look back at the Bard’s greatest tales — and look to you select your favorites, as you like them!

Prolific writer Stephen King has had numerous stories adapted for the screen. We want to determine the best of his movies.

Fleetwood Mac transformed from a jazz/blues outsider band to a arena-rock icons of the 70s and 80s. We look back at the incredible catalogue and need YOUR votes.

The Bond films have often had theme songs as bombastic as the superspy himself. We want YOUR picks on your favorites, to whittle the field down to the very best 16.

We lost Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim in 2021, but he left behind an incredible musical legacy. We’re looking back at his catalogue but we need YOUR votes!

Jazz, r’n’b, and funk icon Stevie Wonder topped the chart as a child. He went on to have a tremendously successful career for five decades. We want to look back at his best singles.

The fantasy film genre — movies dealing with swords, sorcery, and the supernatural — had a massive upswing in the late 20th Century. We want to look back at these bewitching films and discuss the very best of them.

Have your say on what topics covering the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s we should cover in future seasons of the podcast.