Pop Vultures

Ali McBride

Join Ali and Josh as they pick apart the bones of the pop culture you've forgotten (or maybe didn't know in the first place.) Join us for the weird, the obscure, and the nostalgic.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 5: Night of the living dead (mall)

    Before malls were concrete husks, they had stores! And people! And were supposed to be like European plazas! Let's all go to the (dead) mall with Ali and Josh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 5: Night of the living dead (mall)

  2. Nov 2

    Episode 4: Five Nights at Chuck's

    Sure, Five Nights at Freddy's borrows inspiration from Chuck E. Cheese. But did you know that Pong, Roman circuses, and mis-ordered coyote costumes begat the mouse we know as Charles Entertainment Cheese? Or that Chuck started out as a cigar-chomping wise guy who riffed on kids before he became a tragic orphan singing for survival? Ali and Josh take an adventure down the mouse hole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 4: Five Nights at Chuck's

  3. Oct 26

    Episode 3: We're the Pastamaniacs

    You never knew that you needed a short-lived mall food court restaurant serving Hulk Hogan-shaped pasta, but surprise, you absolutely do. Ali and Josh dive into the weird world of Hulk Hogan and his string of terrible business decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 3: We're the Pastamaniacs

  4. Oct 26

    Episode 2: Soda video games? In this economy?

    Did you know that there is a weird world of 90's video games based on....soda? Join Ali and Josh in talking about Canadians, Japanese Pepsi, and Spot the 7UP mascot and how they made their way to the CRT screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 2: Soda video games? In this economy?

  5. Oct 26

    Buck-you, Buc-ee's

    What do you know about giant beavers and their gas stations? John Oliver and Mr. Nutterbutter can help you out-- and Ali and Josh are here for the SLAPP suits, Bob Murray, Beaver Nuggets, and questionably related animal mascots, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Buck-you, Buc-ee's

  6. Oct 19

    Welcome to Pop Vultures

    Did you know pop royalty secretly bankrolled the Hellmouth, or that Hulkamania once manifested as edible macaroni facial hair? On this scavenging run with Pop Vultures, hosts Ali and Josh pick apart the strangest, funniest bones of forgotten pop culture history. From Dolly Parton’s undercover role shaping Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the bizarre lore of Pepsiman’s Mike Butters, to John Oliver’s fixation on giant beavers and an eerie neon trek through an abandoned mall, we're unearthing the weirdest nostalgic trivia the internet almost forgot. What bizarre culinary chaos doomed Pastamania on opening night, and what secrets lie buried in the neon glow of America’s dead retail relics? Tune in to this week’s episode of Pop Vultures on your favorite podcast platform to devour all the obscure details—before they disappear forever. Caw-caw! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Join Ali and Josh as they pick apart the bones of the pop culture you've forgotten (or maybe didn't know in the first place.) Join us for the weird, the obscure, and the nostalgic.

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  • Creator
    Ali McBride
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All Rights Reserved 2026 Logo by @myceena
  • Show Website
    Pop Vultures