{"podcast":{"title":"hEaD Pop","slug":"head-pop-6691248","podcast_index_feed_id":6691248,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/atthegatesofpopculturewithrareeddie1/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/atthegatesofpopculturewithrareeddie1","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/atthegatesofpopculturewithrareeddie1/20240302_010322_9b49666df240804d4c46e7dd90ee9799.png","author":"Rareeddie1","episode_count":87,"summary":"Formally of, At The Gates of Pop Culture, With Rareeddie1. Still the same great podcast with me, Rareeddie1. Same format, the same humour, and poking more fun at the woke entertainment industry. The ongoing battle between \"woke\" players, big studios, shady producers, and major corporations trying to buy pop culture influence, has turned into a culture war. On one side, there are people like us who just care about good stories, without the influence of tick-box agendas being forced upon us through films, pop culture, comics, video games, and more. On the other side, bad actors are trying to influence everything we enjoy and consume, while we just want to be entertained. As entertainers, we should be able to escape the daily grind of politics, but unfortunately, we are constantly being pushed with political agendas from the minute we wake up to the minute we go to bed. Some of us just want to enjoy a good story without any political influence, but when creators say things like \"If you don't like my politics, don't buy my book,\" it's frustrating, Enough Already let’s try and tear it down from the outside of the Gates. Let's go!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-pop-6691248"},"episode":{"title":"hEaD PoP #61, Nintendo Goes Gigachad, Spurs Sack Big Ange, and Ryan Gosling Becomes Black Panther?!","slug":"head-pop-61-nintendo-goes-gigachad-spurs-sack-big-ange-and-ryan-gosling-becomes-black-panther","published_at":"2025-06-07T18:10:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-pop-6691248/head-pop-61-nintendo-goes-gigachad-spurs-sack-big-ange-and-ryan-gosling-becomes-black-panther","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-pop-6691248","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/atthegatesofpopculturewithrareeddie1/2062736","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/238065/2062736/atthegatesofpopculturewithrareeddie1/2025_06_07_15_10_30_a95bd953-f6f1-4217-aa24-c80dd6eef61f.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to hEaD Pop — where common sense is dead, and we’re throwing the funeral party! Welcome back to hEaD PoP – Where Sanity Takes a Backseat and Pop Culture Gets Body-Slammed. We’re asking the big questions this week: Is Nintendo okay? Should Snow White start a GoFundMe? And did Tottenham Hotspur actually just win something… or is reality glitched beyond repair? History has been made. Universes are collapsing. Celebrities are flopping harder than Netflix pilots. And somehow, somehow, Spurs lifted a trophy after 17 long, dusty years. This week on hEaD PoP, we dive headfirst into the chaos of football, film, video games, sci-fi disasters, and yes… a breakfast tier list that may destroy friendships. Here’s What’s Going Down: This Week's Episode: Prepare for Mayhem First up: Nintendo has unleashed the beast. The Switch 2 has crash-landed into our reality, and it's so absurdly massive, we nearly needed a second episode just to discuss it. From jaw-dropping specs to the hottest launch titles, we break down what it is, where you can (maybe?) find one, and whether your wallet will survive the encounter. (Spoiler: it won’t.) Then—a gut punch from North London. Tottenham Hotspur do what only Spurs can: fire a manager after he wins something. Big Ange is gone, and we’re not taking it well. Silverware was in our hands… now so are the tissues. Next, the summer movie season looms like a CGI monster: Superman returns, but will audiences care? Star Wars is officially in the ICU, and Kathleen Kennedy has finally admitted what we all knew—something’s rotten in the galaxy far, far away. Oh, and speaking of cinematic crimes: the internet has cast Ryan Gosling as Black Panther. We don’t know why either—but we’re going there. Finally, for sanity's sake, we close out with Tier List…","meta_description":"Welcome back to hEaD Pop — where common sense is dead, and we’re throwing the funeral party! 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