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March Madness, malaise, and the mysteries of the universe kept Pop Culture is Dumb form releasing any episodes for almost the entire month of March. Zack and Jackson finally get back together for a free flowing converstation that follows the natural progression of Birdman, Xmen, Friday Night Lights, Lost, back to Friday Night Lights, with the usual appraisal of Breaking Bad thrown in.

Zack and Jackson are joined once again by mister Logan Eagles for a conversation on the prevalence of anti-heroes in modern television. Zack dicscusses the rise of anti-heroes such as Walter White, Don Draper, and Frank Underwood. Logan refuses to play along and claims it has always been this way. This evolves into a conversation about Better Call Saul and whether or not it is living up to the Breaking Bad Legacy.   Also, yes, these jerks took a week off last year, I thought it was an agreed upon break, but APPARENTLY Zack throws the kind, benevolent Jackson under the bus. Hmmm.

Zack and Jackson have finally forgiven Logan Eagles for his egregious crimes and are willing to allow him back on the podcast. This week, on Pop Culture is Dumb, they go over the Best Picture nominations for the 2014 Academy Awards. Did you know that Boyhood took 12 years to make? Zack is wrong and disrespects the immaculate Howard Shore. Logan trashes the entire concept of the Oscars. 12 years guys, that is dedication. Zack and Logan debate whether or not Stephen Hawking was pre-ALS (Jackson regrettably had to google "Stephen Hawking disease" in order to figure this out) Boyhood is a landmark.  The guys..fellas? discuss notable oscar snubs from the past which leads into a ridiculous argument. Things stall out when Zack and Logan get into an argument about whether or not Martin Scorcese gained any happiness from winning an Oscar, eventually nothing is settled.  Jackson had a Krystal #1 combo before the podcast. 7/10.

This week, Zack shares a theory near and dear to his heart. After tossing and turning all night battling complicated feeings, he must share his thoughts on the career arc of one Channing Tatum. How does an actor go from nothing more than a pretty face, to suddenly appearing at the helm of numerous blockbusters all at once? Zack wonders with childlike whimsy, Jackson has a much more cynical perspective. Jackson keeps bringing up Tom Cruise for some reason, and never mentions Taco Bell. All this! and slightly more filler, on this weeks episode of Pop Culture is Dumb!

Zack and Jackson go it duo again, as everyone agrees that the rest of the Eagle brothers are terrible. This time they discuss the legendary rock band Nirvana. They each share competitively embarrasing stories of how they first heard/were late to the party on Nirvana. Zack introduces a theory about how Nirvana should be able to appeal to the teenage angst for teenager generations to come, Jackson had somehow never thought of this. They of course talk about Taco Bell again.   Any air of credibility the two have basically goes away here.

Zack and Jackson kick both of the eagle brothers out to discuss the upcoming series Better Call Saul, the rash of sequels, reboots, and adaptations in Hollywood, and the overall legacy of Breaking Bad. Should the quality of a prequel have an impact on the legacy or enjoyment of the original entity? Jackson gives a waffling answer. Taco Bell is discussed. Zack does a gollum impression.   All this and more, on Episode 9 of Pop Culture is Dumb: Better Call Saul Better Be Good.

Zack Eagles and Jackson Miller are joined once again by Lil brother Logan, this time with special guest slightly less Lil brother Nick. Jackson is outnumbered 3 to 1 by the Eagles clan. This creates some tension.    The fabulous four march through Jim Carrey's filmography and try to pinpoint the moment when it all went wrong. Nick refuses to do any Jim Carrey impressions. Zack still doesn't know what hobbit means.

Little brother Logan Eagles joins Zack and Jackson to discuss all things Tolkien. Jackson lends his knowledge of the tolkienverse with the goal of tackling the long burning questions: Was Peter Jackson the right choice to bring Tolkien's world to the big screen? Is Glorfindel of Rivendell the reincarnation of Glorfindel of Gondolin? Are the Eagles intervention at key moments the influence of Eru Iluvatar?   Then Zack thinks Bilbo and Gollum are the same character and everything falls apart.   Really...REALLY apart.   Like a dumpster fire.   I am so sorry.

Zack Eagles and Jackson Miller discuss the intertwined careers of Seth Rogen and James Franco, from Freaks and Geeks through The Interview. Zack angers North Korea with insensitive comments, Jackson introduces a Taco Bell rating scale, there are still no sponsors.

It's been a long december, and there's reason to belive this list may be the perfect assessment of the past year. Topical musical references aside, Zack and Jackson present their lists of Top 14 things to happen in the past year. They could be movies, television shows, albums, political resolutions (none of those I promise) whatever. Did Zack have some really memorable toast back in March? Yeah maybe. It also may make the list. Are you still reading this? Really man? c'mon, just download the podcast at this point. This copy is basically just filler to add a false assumption of production values anyway.

Tis the season to determine the Best Christmas Movie of All Time Ever. After days of debate and bargaining, they narrow the vast and capable field into just sixteen contenders. Wildly different childhood experiences rear their ugly heads as Zack incorrectly thinks that Jim Carrey's Grinch isn't an abomination. Fists are thrown, jingle bells ring, and Jackson cries a few times.

Zack and Jackson are joined by old friend Steven Cook for a very topical Halloween episode. They discuss the successes and failures of the first four seasons of American Horror Story, Jackson brings up Modern Family...again, and they predict how a space based season of American Horror Story would go.

Zack and Jackson are joined by Jeff Cyrus (@JCyrusMusic - vine.co/JCyrus) and Charlie Classic (@scumbag66615 - vine.co/charlieclassic) as they educate the uninitiated on the unique social media app of Vine. Everyone fails at Zack's trivia game. Zack tries to end the podcast ten minutes early. All these good times and more on the second episode of Pop Culture is Dumb.

In the inaugural episode of Pop Culture is Dumb (and we are too) Zack Eagles and Jackson Miller discuss Netflix binging, the puzzling phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, their complicated feelings on the Foo Fighters, and Jackson spoils the plot of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.