# Episode 133: 2025 July – December Year-End Pop Culture Wrap-Up

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Podcast: [Cool Kids Lunch Table with P.J. &  Mike](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cool-kids-lunch-table-with-p-j-mike-6307248)
Published: 2026-01-14T10:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://Coolkidslunchtable.podbean.com/e/episode-133-2025-july-%e2%80%93-december-year-end-pop-culture-wrap-up/
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Duration seconds: 3554

## Resource

Today at the lunch table, PJ and Mike wrap up the second half of 2025 (July–December) with hot takes and zero filters. From the Coldplay Meme Magazine, Jimmy Kimmel cancellation, and the Epstein Files, to Wicked: For Good, a new Pope from Chicago, Taylor Swift’s engagement, Netflix buying Warner Bros., the Dodgers’ World Series win, the NBA gambling scandal, Hollywood losses, Epic Universe, and AI becoming Skynet — nothing’s off limits!

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