On this week's episode, Joel discusses the Deadpool films in preparation for the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, CBS' long-running reality show Big Brother, and his early thoughts on both this year's San Diego Comic-Con and the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

On this week's unexpected 4th of July special, Joel discusses FX's Clipped, FOX's Grimsburg, Hulu/Disney's Go! Go! Loser Ranger!, and Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2.

In this week's episode, Joel discusses the Disney Animated Canon, one of the worst oldest films in said canon (Melody Time), FOX's Krapopolis, NFTs, and why Jollibee is a bit disappointing. Somehow, this is technically a Father's Day episode.

In this week's episode, Joel highlights the Law & Order: SVU and Danny Phantom crossover fanfiction Human by Jaybie Jarrett, the SVU spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime, and has a brief update about the late Arizona Coyotes and the NHL's new team in Utah.

The finale of Born to Yap! We decided to end our podcast with the mother of all topics - trauma. This week, Ragini and Maddy tie together everything from past episodes to give stories from their past, reflect on their present, and prepare for the future. To our listeners - thank you for tuning in, we hope you've enjoyed this ride just as much as we…

Today, we gushed about our favorite actors, the industry and how we'd single-handedly take all of Hollywood down.

Today, we chatted 'bout concert etiquette, our favorite music genres and our totally intellectual Spotify opinions.

In this belated (and short) podcast, Joel discusses the sport of hockey and the loss of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes.

A much anticipated episode - our take on love! Ragini and Maddy discuss hookup culture at SDSU, their ideal partners, how they show love, and their thoughts on heartbreak. Tune in for lots of giggling and some deep thoughts, and of course, lots of yapping.

This week Ragini delves into Hinduism while Maddy reflects on being agnostic. Tune in for travel stories, our experiences growing up, and our thoughts on death and the after life. (Of course accompanied by many side bars...)

This week, Ragini and Maddy talk top fives (and bottom fives) - dairy products, skincare, desert island items, pizza toppings, Youtubers, and CoolMath Games. Tune in for another episode of chaos during midterm season!

Ragini and Maddy's take on friendship - what makes a good friend, our past experiences, and our reflections on growth as a young adult! Tune in for wholesome content and some hard hitters on the realities of making and losing friends in college.

Ragini and Maddy take on the biggest anxieties facing college students and young adults today - AI, the economy, and the daunting realization that we spend our lives working for at least the next 50 years. Also - our takes on some things we might face day to day as triple minorities - the patriarchy, racism, and homophobia (super light and breezy s…

[RECORDED MARCH 13, 2024] San Diego State's Annual Greenfest performance is back with a new headliner, Denzel Curry. This student-led initiative brings awareness and education on environmental sustainability. This year, the opening act for Denzel Curry is a native SDSU band titled Kocean. KCR and AMG are proud to have the opportunity to speak with …

Emotions! What is emotional intelligence, debating if we're sensitive people, diving into insecurities, the big sad (LOL) and how we view the world!

In this week's episode, Joel discusses Alex Garland's Civil War, the ongoing relocation situation involving the Oakland Athletics (or is it now the Sacramento A's of Las Vegas?), and the end of an era for the 99 Cents Store.

Today, we talk about our favorite TV shows, when one officially jumps the shark, and our scariest nightmares—TV related, of course.

Joel kicks it into Spring by discussing why he can't get into soccer. He also highlights the story Accidental heroes by Aragon II Elessar, a fan fiction crossover between Dragon Ball Z and The Flash. He also explains his abrupt absence of the past few weeks.

As Joel deals with a personal health issue (nothing urgent), check out an odd piece of fan fiction involving Titanic and Harry Potter.

Today, we discuss our Letterboxd top four, award season, and our favorite red carpet fits. Join us as we roast and boast!

Please join special guest, Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, as she talks with the (AAPI)phany team about the surge in anti-Asian harassment and violence during the pandemic, and the innovative work she has done to confront hate and discrimination against AAPI communities with data, partnerships and policy solutions.…

Welcome to Born to Yap! Featuring a (not quick) introduction about your hosts. Featuring life mottos, thoughts on SDSU, and Ragini's irrational fear of skydiving (Maddy thinks it's really cool).

In anticipation of the Series Premiere of Marvel's X-Men '97, Joel discusses the original 90s X-Men animated series and his thoughts on the new show. He also briefly points out why he is not a fan of either X-Men Evolution or Wolverine and the X-Men.

Joel pays tribute to the creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, while also explaining why there is no new episode this Monday.

This week, Joel highlights his disinterest in pirate adventures, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and looks back at Sunday's sports action involving Caitlin Clark's record-breaking game, NASCAR at Las Vegas, and the Gold Cup W.

'Works In Progress' is a series of short (2-minute) audio stories of our local San Diego community - our SDSU Aztec film students -made in class and on campus. Carefully crafted, intimate, surprising, and often moving, these stories give unique and evocative insight into our young San Diegans, what’s most on their mind, and the future of our city. …

After an unexpected break induced by the flu, Joel highlights the concept of boring films, takes a look at two NBC sitcoms that were frankly not interesting enough for their own segment (including Night Court), and looks back at the weekend's sports action involving the Padres and NASCAR.

In this special mini podcast, Joel discusses Sony's latest Spider-Man film Madame Web, a production that is technically considered a Spider-Man film in the most tenuous manner possible.

Joel briefly explains what happened to him last week that prevented work on a regular episode.

This week, Joel recaps Super Bowl 58, looks back at some scrapped segments, and the end of Music + Talk.

In this special podcast coming out just before Sunday's game between San Francisco and Kansas City, Joel makes his winning pick. And Yes, it involves Taylor Swift.

This time around, Joel highlights DreamWorks' Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, the obscure broadcaster MyNetworkTV, and takes a look back at NASCAR's Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. Also the Pro Bowl, I guess.

On this week's episode, Joel gives his belated thoughts on Disney's Wish, takes a look at The Mandible in the Sky, a crossover fanfic between Bones and How To Train Your Dragon, and looks back at the AFC and NFC Championship games.

Every week on The Pop Culture Shuffle, Joel Garcia talks about the latest in film, TV, sports, and anything relevant in the world of pop culture!

Somehow, Joel was able to get this episode out on time. Mostly due to having to record portions of this podcast during the Divisional football games. He also discusses The CW's recent changes due to their new owner Nexstar Media Group.

In what became a podcast all about Mean Girls, Joel discusses the original 2004 film as well as the recent 2024 film musical. He also explains why this particular episode is so disappointingly short.

Joel forgot today is a holiday and delayed the show by a single day. Just like that delayed Bills/Steelers game that had nothing to do with this delay... maybe.

Season 5 of The Pop Culture Shuffle opens with Joel discussing his favorite classic TV sitcom The Brady Bunch, highlighting the new River Park at SDSU Mission Valley, a fanfiction reading of a crossover between Soul Eater and Harry Potter, and reminiscing about the Chargers' failure of a season. He somehow does this while recording this particular …

On the Season Finale of The Pop Culture Shuffle (AKA the last episode of the year), Joel highlights his favorite film, TV shows, and song of the year. Spoiler Alert: They're Disney's The Little Mermaid remake, ABC's Home Economics, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, HoriMiya: The Missing Pieces, and The Beatles' "Now and Then".…

In what unintentionally became the Christmas episode, despite the lack of holiday content, Joel highlights The CW Television Network's existence in San Diego, Hulu's King of the Hill revival, and Top 10 lists.

After an unintentional hiatus from podcasting, Joel reminisces about the past year, a TikTok video where he disliked Studio Ghibli's The Boy and The Heron, and the isekai genre. He also highlights Harry James Cartwright, a fanfiction crossover between Harry Potter and Bonanza.

In this episode, Sydney and Elizabeth explore the world of music by discussing their personal playlists along with their opinions on specific music genres such as indie pop, punk, and hip hop.

We organized a heist, debated movies and shows, and even uncensored all the swears! (this is a joke, we are PG, right?)

Something that can set apart artists from one another is their lyrics. They make us cry, they make us happy, and they make us feel everything. For this episode, we’ll explore songwriting as an opportunity to tell stories, the trends around it, and of course, we’ll also have a little tips section for our artists at the end. So keep listening to get …

In this episode, Dr. Sara Vogel shares an intimate conversation with us about her experiences as a Title IX Coordinator and sex educator, and how we can talk about sex differently.

Whether the title was meant to symbolize the characters breaking free from their troubled pasts or a reference to how we felt after finally finishing this franchise, we are finally done! This film needs no further explanation, please enjoy our review of the final 50 Shades of Gray film. Why did we even do this?…

We take a deep dive into the truth about fraternities at SDSU including some personal anecdotes and common assumptions.

HOT SEAT TIME! We interview each-other and ask questions about aliens, capuchin monkeys, and your dad's homemade steaks.

Give a bear cocaine and you feed it for a day. Teach a bear to cocaine, you feed it for life.

“Say so”, “Running Up That Hill”, “As It Was”, “Blinding Lights”, and the list goes on and on. What list? Well, of songs that trended on TikTok. On this episode of Local Ambition, Melissa and Amara dive into TikTok within the music industry from a promotional tool to the new songwriting trends to their own experiences with the app.…