The 1970s were an incredible time for film, from auteur cinema to blacksploitation to gonzo sci-fi experiments. We look back at the best films from 1975 — and we need YOUR votes!

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!

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.

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!

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!

FX Network has been producing audacious and inventive prestige TV programming since the mid-2000s. We look back at the best shows in the networks’ history.

Gay characters began appearing on American TV screens as early as the 1970s, but their stories didn’t become common until the 2000s. For our 2026 Pride special we look back at the most iconic queer TV series of the past.

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

Decades after his death, Alfred Hitchcock remains one of the most revered directors in cinema history. We look back at his incredible mid-century catalogue and attempt to name his very best film.

Heist films feature intricate, daring robberies that keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Look back on some of the best heist films in history and pick your favorites!

Science-fiction has been a critical television genre since at least the 1950s. The genre exploded in the 21st century, as VFX became more affordable, TV budgets increased, and cable channels and streamers made room for riskier projects. We want to focus on the BEST contemporary sci-fi shows, and we need YOUR help.

Medical dramas have been on television almost since its inception. Some of them have gone on to iconic runs that launched superstars, and informed audiences about the realities of the medical profession. We need your votes to pick the very best to discuss.

From the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, Buffy the Vampire Slayer merged teen drama and campy horror into one of the most inventive and shocking shows on television. With a reboot in the works, we want to look back at the best Buffy episodes — and we need YOUR votes!

There are characters who were made to hate, and others we were meant to love, but who ended up driving us absolutely crazy. We aim to debate the best of the worst TV lead characters, and we need your votes.

Have your say on which television topics we cover in future seasons of the podcast.