# 187. 2026 Pop Culture Predictions

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Podcast: [Poppin' Off (About Pop Culture)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/poppin-off-about-pop-culture-3602944)
Published: 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00
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Welcome back to the first episode of Poppin' Off (About Pop Culture) in 2026! Keeping with tradition, we share our pop culture predictions for the year. It's all going down, so get ready to pop off with us (and take our predictions with a grain of salt)! 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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