Pop Culture By Volume

Oct 09 2023 38 ep. 67 mins 1

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A general, culturally (ir)relevant podcast featuring two know-it-all know-nothings. We drink, we talk, and we're thirsty for more.

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Oppenheimer: A Movie for All Seasons

Oct 09 2023 72 mins

On this episode we discuss Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. But before that we discuss the passing of Michael Gambon and our trip to Hollywood to see Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm at the TCL Chinese Theater. And to get us started we enjoyed a bottle of De Fermo's "Concrete" Rosato. This was a surprising wine - a biodynamic Rosato of 100% Montepulciano. The wine if from the Abruzzo regio

End of Summer (Pop Culture) News 2023

Sep 28 2023 88 mins

Hello!First off, the wine. Today we drank UFO (Unfiltered Fucking Orange) from Good Boy Wines. This was a wild wine and a perfect pairing for a free wheelin' conversation. On this episode we recap all (most) of the important pop culture news of late Summer 2023. Farewell Summer, we hardly knew ye.

Top Chef with a side of Star Wars

Sep 02 2023 76 mins

Hello, beloved listeners!Pack your headphones and listen to this episode on Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi's departure, with an aperitif of Star Wars. To get this convo going we drank some Ogopogo Guivre, a farmhouse saison from pod favorite brewery, Ogopogo.

Barbie: You Can Be Anything

Aug 09 2023 51 mins

Hello Barbies and Kens, You guessed it, we watched "Barbie" and now we dish pink. To get us going we sipped on some "Keep It Chill," a French Beaujolais Gamay.

The Bear (roars back!)

Jul 18 2023 107 mins

Hello! We delve deep into "The Bear" season 2 on this episode. We discuss all things "The Bear," from the various plotlines to the characters, to the everything. All this was done over a nice bottle of "Superbloom" from Las Jaras Wines. This bottle was a treat, from the gradient of color to the various notes this wine hit. The wine was co-fermented with red and white grapes from Rh

Summer Sesh (July 2023)

Jul 12 2023 87 mins

Hello and welcome to Summer, presented to Pop Culture By Volume! We kick things of drinking Hugues de Beauvignac (HB) Picpoul de Pinet, a refreshing white wine from France. A great wine for a hot day with notes of apple, light citrus, and a hint of honey sweetness. This episode is a bit of catchup where we discuss the closing of a beloved local natural wine shop, Good Luck Wine. We

The National - Album rankings and general notes

Jun 04 2023 74 mins

Hello and welcome back!Since we are deep diving into the National what better drink to get us there than bourbon. We started with Guadlupe from Garrison Brothers Distillery. This bourbon was aged four years in toasted and charred white American oak barrels and an additional two years in port casks imported from Portugal. This was a sweeter bourbon that is 107 proof and 53.5% abv. T

Spring Pop Culture News

May 12 2023 91 mins

On this episode we enjoy a couple wines from Jumbo Time Wines. We started with Story Time and moved onto Problem Child. Both were quite enjoyable but we both preferred the more Problem Child's 50 / 50 co-ferment of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay from Hawkeye Ranch. Listen to us wax and wane about the current news of the day like important celebrity deaths, the end of Yellowstone, WGA

Party Down with Beef and Rosé

Apr 11 2023 66 mins

Hello and welcome back! On this episode we start off with Agua de Oro a Mexican style lager from Norwalk Brewhouse and then transition of an old favorite, Cote des Roses rosé from Gerard Bertrand. Some news topics covered include the new Star Wars shows that were recently announced, Motley Cure and Kiss news, and some random recent tidpits. We end things by talking about the new N

News Mashup and Catchup

Apr 04 2023 72 mins

Hello! On this episode we're sipping some beers from Paperback Brewing Co and Claremont Craft Ales. First up was "They Drink Among Us" from Paperback - an Imperial IPA (IIPA) coming in at 9%. Then we kept the conversation going with "Jacaranda" from Claremont - a Rye IPA coming in at 6.75%. Check out our conversation where we talk baseball's opening day 2023, John Wick, legal news,