Culture Pop Podcast

How does a guy from Chicago become a diehard LA Clippers Fan? That’s one of the topics Mase & Sue talk about on the CULTURE POP PODCAST with Actor/Comedian Rondell Sheridan. He shares the story of how he landed a spot on the TONIGHT SHOW with Johnny Carson and what it was like before, during and after his first late night appearance. Plus, his current comedy tour, IF YOU’RE OVER 40 AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS!, his impressive art collection, and even more impressive decades long run as Raven Symone's dad, Victor Baxter, on Disney Channel’s THAT’S SO RAVEN and RAVEN’S HOME.

Pete Davidson’s pricy weed-induced purchase with Colin Jost is one of the topics Mase & Sue talk about on the CULTURE POP PODCAST. Plus, Sue’s stoned-out day on the golf course with the late, great Kevin Meaney, a dog who got into the Guinness Book of World Records and tips on dealing with compulsive talkers.

Actor Michael Urie joins Mase & Sue on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about his role on the AppleTV+ comedy SHRINKING. He talks about working with Harrison Ford and how the show got him back into therapy.  Plus, his Broadway debut in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS, life at Julliard, his surprise long stint on UGLY BETTY and the positive effect his gay character had on the LGBTQ+ community. 

Actor David Rasche joins Mase & Sue on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about playing Waystar Royco CFO Karl on the most buzzed-about show of the year, SUCCESSION. What was it like on the set of the show, the genius of Jesse Ferguson and why the show became a cultural phenomenon. Plus his days on shows like VEEP working with Julia Louie Dreyfuss and making the cult classic SLEDGE HAMMER!, which inspired movies like TOP SECRET and NAKED GUN.

The latest summer blockbuster TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEAST is in theatres, and star Anthony Ramos joins Mase & Sue on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about it. Anthony grew up loving TRANSFORMERS, and the movie is a dream come true for him. He shares secrets about how the effects in the movie have been created. He also talks about his Broadway debut in HAMILTON, working with Lin Manuel Miranda, his starring role in the film adaptation of Tony winner IN THE HEIGHTS and his own new single Villano.

Actor Luis Da Silva, Jr. joins Mase to talk about co-starring in FAST X. He talks about working with Vin Diesel, how some of the driving tricks are done and what it means to be part of the FAST & FURIOUS franchise. Plus his days as the greatest freestyle basketball player in America and being the first-ever freestyle hoops athlete to sign a Nike endorsement deal.

The legendary Tina Turner passed away last week. Mase & Sue reflect on the life and career of the “Queen of Rock ’n Roll” on the CULTURE POP PODCAST plus their picks for the greatest female rock singers of all time. Also stories about their first loves, how Mason started using cannabis, Paris Hilton’s late dog and Sue’s questionable choices of men before marriage. 

Actor David Gyasi joins Mase & Sue on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about his hit series THE DIPLOMAT starring Keri Russell on Netflix. They talk about his years as a footballer in the UK, his chemistry with Keri Russell, learning what a diplomat actually does and working with great directors like the Wachowskis' on CLOUD ATLAS and Christopher Nolan on INTERSTELLAR.

Actor Fred Melamed joins Steve Mason on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about his role on Bill Hader’s BARRY, and the style of the show, which is more like an independent film than it is like a TV comedy. They also talk about his time in the theatre where he experienced terrible stage fright, his voiceover work including for events like the Super Bowl & the Olympics, his legendary bad guy role Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers’ A SERIOUS MAN and working with Oscar winner Woody Allen in 7 of his films.

The #1 movie in the world is GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOLUME 3, and actor Chukwudi Iwuji, who plays the villainous High Evolutionary, joins Mase & Andy Kamenetzky on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus how he was cast by director James Gunn, whether it is more fun to be the bad guy than the good guy, his theatre training and how that supports his performance here, working with 2-time Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins in KING LEAR and whether we have seen the last of the High Evolutionary in the MCU.