We are kicking off our 2021 March Madness tournament this week on the Pop Goes the Culture podcast and social media. The theme this year is “Favorite 90s Movies”, and we’ve invited a few friends to help us out. 32 participants — producers, writers, directors, actors, musicians, critics, podcasters, and more — will draft their favorite movie released between 1990 and 1999. It’s a draft, which means that once a movie is selected it’s taken off the board and no one else can pick it. Here are this year’s participants, in the order they are drafting:
- Dustin Murray (@dstnmrry); sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast. Manager at Vintage Stock.
- Daniel and Drew with Quality Check podcast (@QualityCheckPod).
- Gerald with Two Peas on a Podcast (@TwoPeasOnAPod).
- Jessica Stafford — aka Cinnamon — (@pgtcjess); sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast.
- Derick Zoo (@DerikZoo); Two-time Branson Comedian of the Year. DerikZoo.com.
- Kyle with My Drunk Movie Theater podcast (@drunk_theater).
- Matt Donnelly (@SweetMattyD); Head Writer/Producer of ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’. Award winning comedian. Magician. Co-Host Penn’s Sunday School, Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social, and Abracababble podcasts. MindNoodler.com.
- Jason with The Sample Chapter Podcast (@ChapterSample).
- Clay Street with Two Dads Review podcast (@TwoDadsReview). TwoDadsReview.com.
- Sara Clements (@mildredsfierce); member of the Women Film Critics Circle, Dorian Awards, and the Online Association of Female Film Critics. Editor at Next Best Picture. saraclementrs.contently.com.
- Preston Burt (@squaredstiff); Editor-in-Chief of Retrofied Magazine. Co-founder of the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo. Co-host of Wayback Attack podcast. RetrofiedMag.com.
- Dusty Trails (@pgtcdust); sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast.
- Curtis Stout; writer, actor, and sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast.
- Brandon Parnes (@BrandonParnes); writer and sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast.
- Rhys with Franchise Killer Podcast (@FK_Podcast).
- Mike with The Fellowship of the Geeks podcast (@FellowshipGeeks). TheFellowshipOfTheGeeks.net.
- Thomas with Multiverse Tonight podcast (@MultiverseTom). MultiverseTonight.com.
- Movies After Work Podcast (@MoviesWork).
- The Plunge Podcast (@PlungePodcast); PlungePodcast.com.
- Caleb Smothers; sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast.
- Brendan McEleny with Reel-Review.com (@ReelReview1).
- Chris Louzader (@ChrisTheCritic); Film critic for KOLR. Member of the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association.
- Brad; sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast.
- Kenny Wright (@pgtcKen); Artist and sometime co-host of the Pop Goes the Culture podcast.
- KJ (@KJonAir) with Kinda NErdy Girls Podcast. Pet Pals TV correspondent. Shine 99 radio. KJonAir.com.
- Zack Wilson (@zack_binx); MC for VisionCon. Host of VisionCon LIVE.
- Brad with The Cinema Guys podcast (@TheCinemaGuys. WeAreTheCinemaGuys.com.
- Tara Reyes; contributor at PopGoesTheCulture.com.
- Heather Wixson (@thehorrorchick); Managing Editor at Dead Daily News. Member of the Hollywood Critics Association. Special FX industry historian.
- Hawk with Fanatics and the Fan (@FanaticsAndFan); Actor.
- We Watched A Thing podcast (@WeWatchedAThing). WeWatchedAThing.com.
- Jamie Lee (@JackalopeJamie); Writer, actor, director, singer. DJ at Northwestern University’s WNUR. JamieLeeCortese.com.
Each of our participants will draft their favorite film from the 90s. Join us LIVE this Thursday evening at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central on the Pop Goes the Culture Podcast Facebook Page, YouTube Channel, or Twitch Channel for our 2021 March Madness draft results (or find the episode Friday in your favorite podcast player) and vote for your favorite movie in our March Madness polls on the Pop Goes the Culture Twitter account every week throughout the month of March. Your votes will decide the winner, beginning with our first round polls this Friday, March 5th.
