# 184. Rekindling Our Weird Obsession with Charlie Puth and Why "Dancing With The Stars" is Suddenly so Popular Again

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Published: 2025-12-03T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poppinoffaboutpopculture/episodes/184--Rekindling-Our-Weird-Obsession-with-Charlie-Puth-and-Why-Dancing-With-The-Stars-is-Suddenly-so-Popular-Again-e3bpm54
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Welcome back to another episode of Poppin' Off (About Pop Culture)! In this episode we reminisce about our short-lived obsession with Charlie Puth after finding out he's signing the National Anthem and the Super Bowl. Then we talk about finding out that Whitney from SLOMW will be Roxie Hart on Broadway. Life really comes at you fast... It's all going down, so get ready to pop off with us! Follow us on Instagram: Poppin’ Off About Pop Culture ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@poppinoffaboutpopculture⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Maggie's socials: Twitter: kale queen ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@literallymaggie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Instagram: ✨maggie✨ ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@literallymaggie_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Stephen's socials: Twitter: stephen gaedcke ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sgaedcke99⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Instagram: Stephen Gaedcke ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sgaedcke99⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Don't forget to rate us 5 stars and leave a comment. We want to hear from you!

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