Culture Crash: A Return to T-Swift
Taylor Swift’s new collection titled, Midnights, has created a global frenzy over the last couple of weeks. We dive into this new release and what we like about this cohesive album.
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Culture Crash: An Overflow of Legacy Sequels
Starting to feel like there’s an overflow of superhero releases? Or a constantly new extension to the Star Wars world? We touch on a few picks that, in our opinion, have been overdone.
Culture Crash: Three Halloween Horror Picks
We highlight three spooky (and very scary) Halloween films that will leave you needing to keep the bedroom light on at night.
Culture Crash: A New Look at Dahmer
The recent Netflix series, "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" has been met with mixed reviews. We discuss some of the differing opinions on this new true crime series.
The State of Journalism: A New, Expanding Format
Many media are outlets shifting their formats to better compete with social media and Americans’ reduced attention spans. Co-founder of Axios Roy Schwartz joins us this week to talk about how everyone, and not just journalists, can use this stylistic change to improve both their writing and presenting.
Culture Crash: The Decline of America’s Favorite Pastime
More Americans are watching less baseball these days. What changed? We discuss some theories as to why the sport is seeing a downturn.
Culture Crash: A Review of “The Patient”
The new Hulu drama series, “The Patient” stars Steve Carrell and Domhnall Gleeson. We review the first few episodes of Season 1.
The Rise of YouTube
YouTube was created by three friends in 2005 and, shortly after, was sold to Google in 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars. Since then, it’s become the largest video-sharing platform in the world.
Culture Crash: A Light Fright for Fall
We review the new Netflix series, “Devil in Ohio” which offers a less-scary take than your typical gore-filled, killer-at-every-corner horror show.
Culture Crash: A True Viewing Experience
We cover the dilemma of cropping full screen shows and films to fit our modern, widescreen TV’s. Many who are against this edit argue that changing this format ruins the media’s original form.
Culture Crash: Fall Movie Releases
We cover some of the blockbuster films making their debut this fall at a theatre near you.
Culture Crash: Nathan Fielder Is Back
We explore the new docu-comedy series, "The Rehearsal" produced and directed by Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder who’s best known for his parody reality show, "Nathan For You".
Have Americans Stopped Keeping Up With the News?
More Americans are turning to social media for their news instead of seeking out information from established news outlets. We discuss what’s driving this push and how it’s affecting information accuracy.
Culture Crash: A Review of “The Bear”
We discuss the new Hulu series "The Bear" about a young fine dining chef who returns to his Chicago roots to run the Italian beef joint his brother left to him.
The Rise of BookTok
More young people are reading these days thanks to one community on TikTok. We discuss the rise of BookTok and how publishers and authors are using this platform to better engage with consumers.
Culture Crash: The End of “Better Call Saul”
We discuss the series finale of the six-season show "Better Call Saul" featuring actor Bob Odenkirk as attorney, Saul Goodman.
Culture Crash: Saying Yes to Jordan Peele’s “Nope”
We cover the release of "Nope" – a new film written, directed and produced by sketch comic turned superstar director Jordan Peele.
The Early History of the NBA
We speak with basketball expert and former NBA player and coach Ray Scott about the NBA's early years and its efforts to evolve in a time when segregation and discrimination ran rampant.
Culture Crash: The Race to Stay Present for Social Media Sites
With TikTok continuously adding new users, many platforms like Instagram and Facebook are fighting to stay current with new updates mimicking TikTok. But, what if some of us like these OG platforms the way they are?
Culture Crash: This Year’s Summer Anthem
This 1980’s hit by artist Sophia Bush is making a resurgence thanks to a recent Stranger Things episode.
Culture Crash: Our Favorite Sci-Fi Film Picks
From “Interstellar” to “Solaris”, we love a good sci-fi movie that transports us to a new dimension and time. We highlight some of our favorites and why the genre continues to be popular.
Learning About Wine
It’s true that wine is complex – after all it dates back to 6000 B.C. Expert sommelier Elizabeth Schneider joins Viewpoints this week to give us an introduction to all things wine.
Culture Crash: The World of Harry Potter
Are you more of a Harry Potter book fan or film fan? We discuss this expansive wizarding world this week on Culture Crash.
Culture Crash: The Box Office Boom
We explore some of our favorite films at the box office that have struck gold so far this summer.
