Episode 118: Game Shows

5th April 2017

In honor of the premier of Guy Branum’s new truTV show, the gang is talking about game shows this week! Karen reminisces about the implicit corniness of 70’s and 80’s game shows, Wynter talks about the accessibility differences between quiz shows like Jeopardy and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, and Margaret tells us about the time she was on The Price is Right. Plus, we learn about Wynter’s new obsession with ASMR-adjacent Youtube click-holes, and Guy tells us why the latest episodes of Feud and Girls stunned him, and the gang discusses the series finale of Big Little Lies. Finally, we learn which tracks the panel can’t stop listening to.
**There are many plot revealing spoilers in this episode, particularly about the series finale of Big Little Lies**
Rocketeers, don’t forget to tune into Guy Branum’s NEW tv program called Talk Show The Game Show every Wednesdy at 10/9c on truTV, with a premier date of April 5th!

Episode notes

In honor of the premier of Guy Branum’s new truTV show, the gang is talking about game shows this week! Karen reminisces about the implicit corniness of 70’s and 80’s game shows, Wynter talks about the accessibility differences between quiz shows like Jeopardy and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, and Margaret tells us about the time she was on The Price is Right. Plus, we learn about Wynter’s new obsession with ASMR-adjacent Youtube click-holes, and Guy tells us why he was stunned by the latest episodes of Feud, Girls, and the gang discuss the series finale of Big Little Lies. Finally, the gang tell us which tracks they can’t stop listening to.

**There are many plot revealing spoilers in this episode, particularly about the series finale of Big Little Lies**

Rocketeers, don’t forget to tune into Guy Branum’s NEW tv program called Talk Show The Game Show every Wednesdy at 10/9c on truTV, with a premier date of April 5th!

Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Wynter Mitchell, and Margaret Wappler

Jams:

Margaret Wappler – Sit Down – James
Wynter Mitchell – That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
Karen Tongson – Maggie Rogers – Alaska
Guy Branum – Conceptual Jam – Donate to Maximum Fun!

Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist.

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Other Links:
Michael Larson on Press Your Luck
James – Laid
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Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org

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  • Guy Branum
  • Margaret Wappler
  • Karen Tongson
  • Wynter Mitchell

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Pop Rocket is a high-octane weekly discussion of the culture we all love to love. Join host Guy Branum and panelists Wynter Mitchell, Karen Tongson, and Margaret Wappler for smart, funny, sometimes sweary chat about everything great in entertainment. Combining comic, journalistic, academic, and digital media expertise, the Pop Rocket team will keep you up-to-date on what’s most exciting in pop culture this week.

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