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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 1d

It was a wild ride, but I am happy to report that Cobra Kai works even if your first three episodes are the LAST three episodes!

Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 2d

We were #CobraKai newbies until @usdn-chairman.bsky.social asked us to watch the three-episode finale. Join us for a deep dive into the series and find out what we thought of this multigenerational phenomenon. 📺

#johnnylawrence #miyagi #karatekid

Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6gOW...

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 22h

I had a blast contributing to this October playlist. Check out "Gunslinger" by Natalie Bergman and a variety of diverse picks from some Pop Break all-stars!

ThePopBreak.com @thepopbreak.bsky.social · 1d

Pop Break kicks off a new column -- The Playlist. @billbodkin.bsky.social, @kris-ingersoll.bsky.social, @bertrandallain.bsky.social, @reznorschic.bsky.social & a host of writers recommend their favorite songs of October just for you!

The Playlist: Our Favorite Songs for October 2025 - The Pop Break

Bruce Springsteen, Arya Starr, Cameron Winter, Marvin Gaye, Katseye, Djo and more headline our October 2025 playlist.

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ThePopBreak.com @thepopbreak.bsky.social · 5h

We sat down for Art Alexakis of Everclear for an in-depth interview for the 30th Anniversary of Sparkle & Fade, a brand new album, Los Angeles and more.

Art Alexakis of Everclear on 30 Years of Sparkle & Fade, New Music, Anniversary Tours & Los Angeles - The Pop Break

Art Alexakis of Everclear talks about the 30th Anniversary of Sparke & Fade, the Dodgers, a new album and more.

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Tv & Us Podcast @tvanduspod.bsky.social · 1d

We are finally watching The Sopranos! 🥳🥳

Without spoiling anything, what did you think of The Sopranos season one? Let's chat about it!

#tvandus #thesopranos

P.S. Subscribe to TV & Us wherever you get your podcasts so you can watch along with us!

tvanduspod.podbean.com?utm_source=b...

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 22h

I had a blast contributing to this October playlist. Check out "Gunslinger" by Natalie Bergman and a variety of diverse picks from some Pop Break all-stars!

ThePopBreak.com @thepopbreak.bsky.social · 1d

Pop Break kicks off a new column -- The Playlist. @billbodkin.bsky.social, @kris-ingersoll.bsky.social, @bertrandallain.bsky.social, @reznorschic.bsky.social & a host of writers recommend their favorite songs of October just for you!

The Playlist: Our Favorite Songs for October 2025 - The Pop Break

Bruce Springsteen, Arya Starr, Cameron Winter, Marvin Gaye, Katseye, Djo and more headline our October 2025 playlist.

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 22h

Bread? Good. Shalhoub? Good. Cozy Watch? Good!

ThePopBreak.com @thepopbreak.bsky.social · 1d

@billbodkin.bsky.social is officially our food TV guy. Check out his thoughts on Tony Shalhoub's new CNN series, Breaking Bread.

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Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread: How Can You Not Get Romantic About Bread?

The new CNN series Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread is a cultural exploration of bread throughout the world.

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the tip!

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 1d

It was a wild ride, but I am happy to report that Cobra Kai works even if your first three episodes are the LAST three episodes!

Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 2d

We were #CobraKai newbies until @usdn-chairman.bsky.social asked us to watch the three-episode finale. Join us for a deep dive into the series and find out what we thought of this multigenerational phenomenon. 📺

#johnnylawrence #miyagi #karatekid

Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6gOW...

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 2d

Please let the SIGSI boys know that I won this draft!

5 Horror Movie Poster:

Get Out: featuring main characters faces on shards of broken glass.
Saw: featuring a distressed person wearing a complicated metal apparatus on their head.
The Witches: A witch in a flowing purple cap over a grotesque green with. She points at a small mouse in the foreground.
Shaun of the Dead: Shaun is flanked by his friend and girlfriend...while the arms of zombies reach in from both sides of the poster. Shaun holds a cricket bat and a bouquet of flowers.
The Exorcist: The Silhouette of a man stands outside of a home as a beam of light shines down on him from above.

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 3d

We drafted our greatest fears with our friends from Should I Go See It? - Check out our Spooky Cinema Draft, now you YouTube! #horror #Halloween

Full Episode: youtu.be/NeogEsC2mEc?...

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 2d

It's been a minute since our last starter pack update, so please welcome some our favorite new collaborators and pods we admire. Consider adding them to your creative circle!

Welcome:
@moviesanduspod.bsky.social
@tvanduspod.bsky.social
@theyouyouarepod.bsky.social
@revalmanac.bsky.social

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Nostalgium Arcanum @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social · 9d

NEW EPISODE: It’s time to play Guess Who? with John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. This #horror classic is as much about the terror of transformation as is it about paranoia. share.fireside.fm/episode/gEYr...

Nostalgium Arcanum: The Thing

Why don't we just wait here for a little while, see what happens? 1982's "The Thing" was a critical and commercial failure, until its insidious genius began an infection that has spread to its complet...

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 2d

We were #CobraKai newbies until @usdn-chairman.bsky.social asked us to watch the three-episode finale. Join us for a deep dive into the series and find out what we thought of this multigenerational phenomenon. 📺

#johnnylawrence #miyagi #karatekid

Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6gOW...

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 2d

Please let the SIGSI boys know that I won this draft!

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 2d

I can't wait for my guys to be ready for this!

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The Revisionist’s Almanac 🎥🎞️🍿 @revalmanac.bsky.social · 3d

Been introducing my boys to Stranger Things over the last week. They’re LOVING it.

Already into season two. Should be all ready for the final season when it drops.

#StrangerThings #tv #spookyseason

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ThePopBreak.com @thepopbreak.bsky.social · 5d

@themarshalllp.bsky.social & @neoqueenceline.bsky.social present a new episode of Blerd Watchers with a focus on Gen V, Mando & Grogu, Kill Bill, Gachiakuta and more!

Blerd Watchers: The Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer + Gen V Season 2 and Gachiakuta Season 1 - The Pop Break

Blerd Watchers reviews Gen V Season 2, The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer, anime and blerdy goodness.

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 7d

You've just stopped being a study group. You've now become something unstoppable. I hereby pronounce you a COMMUNITY! #community #tv #sitcom #danharmon 📺

Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 7d

That's right, we are teaming up with our buddy @tylermccarthy.bsky.social to bring you Remedial Rewatch 101: Community! Join us, revisit your favorite sitcom study group, and together, we will be...untutorable! #community #DanHarmon #sitcom

Introducing Remedial Rewatch 101: Community!

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 5d

We joined forces with the Should I Go See It? boys to bring you another holiday film draft spectacular! This time, we faced our greatest fears while trick-or-treating through the spooky season movie landscape! #halloween #spooky #film #horror 📽️

FULL EPISODE: open.spotify.com/episode/5vud...

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 6d

Welcome to Remedial Rewatch 101: Community

Check out this brief preview for our sitcom rewatch series ahead of the first full episode next week. Find us on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! #community 📺

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Introducing Remedial Rewatch 101: Community!

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 6d

I love that they committed to this bit and left the ending of the episode open to interpretation. That being said, the clunky institution story is ultimately less sophisticated than the campy-but-satirical reflection on the teen experience that defines the show. I say monsters are real!

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Jen Johans @filmintuition.bsky.social · 9d

Okay, I've reached Season 6's shockingly divisive, ambiguous episode "Normal Again" in my BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER rewatch & we need to talk. What did you think of this ep/storyline? Is Sunnydale real or a figment of Buffy's imagination? Is she in an institution? I'll share your thoughts on the pod.

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Jen Johans @filmintuition.bsky.social · 6d

Mark your calendars! On Nov 14 @ noon PST, I'm interviewing my friend, the brilliant @sheilakathleen.bsky.social virtually about her new book on @realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN on behalf of Scottsdale's @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. You can tune in via FB/YT: calendar.time.ly/9plshfqx/pos...

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 7d

That's right, we are teaming up with our buddy @tylermccarthy.bsky.social to bring you Remedial Rewatch 101: Community! Join us, revisit your favorite sitcom study group, and together, we will be...untutorable! #community #DanHarmon #sitcom

Introducing Remedial Rewatch 101: Community!

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USDN Chairman @usdn-chairman.bsky.social · 10d

🎙️ USDN Podcast: Oct 7 @ 7PM EST

We’re diving into In Our Dreams Awake #3 with John McGuire — a dreampunk journey where two worlds collide.

🎧 Watch the full conversation on YouTube @USDNPodcast
💫 Back the comic on Kickstarter:
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/iod...

#IndieComic #KickstarterComic

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