Mase & Sue review Season 3 of THE DIPLOMAT and offer up early reactions to Vince Gilligan’s PLURIBUS. Plus actor, singer-songwriter Joey McIntyre chats about his Christmas Musical Event, TINSELCOLOR: Holiday Soundtracks Live at the amazing CineVita in Los Angeles. They also talk about his amazing run with NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, his Broadway career, and being a born-and-bred Boston sports fan.

00:00 Jacob Emrani Message

00:39 Welcome to the Culture Pop Podcast

06:05 TV Show Review: The Diplomat

10:24 TV Show Review: Pluribus

20:51 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐯 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐞

21:41 TINSELCOLOR: Holiday Soundtracks Live

27:43 Reflecting on New Kids on the Block Fame

32:33 Boston Sports Fandom

41:05 Joey's Broadway Debut

45:06 Podcast Wrap-Up

Mase & Sue chat about Sue’s Portugal vacation and the EAGLES at the Las Vegas SPHERE. Plus, reviews of Paul Thomas Anderson’s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Springsteen biopic DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, Colin Hanks documentary, JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME and Yorgos Lanthimos’ wild black comedy, BUGONIA.

00:00 Jacob Emrani Message

00:40 Welcome to the Culture Pop Podcast

04:30 The Amazing Sphere Experience

13:29 One Battle After Another Review

18:01 John Candy Documentary Review

23:02 Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Review

29:15 Review of the Movie Begonia

37:45 Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations

A trip to the Emmys for Steve Mason with an insider’s look at the ceremony, and Mase & Sue react to Nate Bargatze as host and all of the winners…including a couple of big upsets. Plus actor Martin Starr joins the show to talk about his legendary role on FREAKS AND GEEKS and playing opposite Sylvester Stallone on TULSA KING. Then the Potash Twins, Ezra and Adeev pop in to talk about co-creating, with Martin, a new candy called SWEET STASH JAMS.

00:00 Jacob Emrani Message

00:40 Steve's Emmy Awards Experience

12:37 Reunion Parties and Nostalgia

14:47 Chicago Concert and Creepy Encounter

18:17 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐬

22:30 Real Stories Behind Freaks and Geeks

27:53 Working with Sylvester Stallone on Tulsa King

34:42 Samuel L. Jackson Joins the Cast

37:35 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐬

39:44 Candy Preferences and Inspirations

42:46 Creating High-Quality Gummies

48:08 Collaborations in Music and Candy