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Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 27 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast and a special Spooktober CROSSOVER SPECIAL, BABY! These pals go way way back and this week they're joined by Carly's co-host over at Ghosts Are Everywhere Cecilia O'Grady. The trio are tackling a very exciting and wholly Hollywood haunting tale: The Life and Afterlife of Marilyn Monroe. The "holy grail of ghosts" and the busiest ghost gal in LA, Marilyn is an icon whose impact transcends life itself. So sit back and relax, but not too much cause this one's bound to be a scary spirit situation!

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 26 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're tackling a very wild theme for their favourite time of year: Spooktober. Join the pal's alter egos Evil Eric and Creepy Carly as they tackle a spooky theme from pop culture past each week for the entire month of October. This week they're sharing the origin story of the phrase "drink the Kool Aid". The pals are talking Jonestown. There's a cult, there's death, it's the 1970's and your hosts fully suggest NOT to drink the Kool Aid no matter the flavour. Buckle up!

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 25 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're tackling a very excited theme for their favourite time of year: Spooktober. Join the pal's alter egos Evil Eric and Creepy Carly as they tackle a spooky theme from pop culture past each week for the entire month of October. This week they're taking on one of the most unsettling and infamous internet sensations, the animated series known as Salad Fingers. Keep your lights on and don't listen at night for this one if you're a part-time fradey-cat like your pals Eric and Carly.

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 24 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're debuting a very excited theme for their favourite time of year: Spooktober. Join the pal's alter egos Evil Eric and Creepy Carly as they tackle a spooky theme from pop culture past each week for the entire month. This week they're tackling one of the most infamous cases they could think of, the mysterious death of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood. Grab a blanket and a cozy on up because Spooktober is sure to be spine CHILLiNG!

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 23 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're talking about one of marketing's biggest blunders and (sorta) successes from a brand they (and the rest of us) are very familiar with. They're jumping back to the 80's to talk The Coca Cola Company's wild idea: New Coke. In a capitalist world if new is always better then why the heck did this cola flop? Tune in this week and find out!

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 22 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're talking about why one of the most famous families in the world is famous. They're not politicians, they're not singers, they're not actors or artists or a part of any of the traditional avenues that make people famous. SO why is the Kardashian Klan so dang famous? Bible- you won't wanna miss this one.

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 21 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're talking about the 1980's (cult) movie that nearly wiped out all of Disney animation. We're talking no Little Mermaid, Lion King or Moana! Thankfully, that never happened but what went so wrong with the dark and disturbing Black Cauldron that this single movie brought the entire studio to its knees? Tune in this week and you just might find out!

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode 20 of this blast from the past pop culture podcast. These pals go way way back and this week they are joined by a special guest, the kind, the sweet, the wickedly talented Aisha Jarvis! The trio dive into one of music's most mysterious moments from the early 2000's, Britney Spear's rogue release of her track Mona Lisa and her rumoured fifth studio album Original Doll. Join the pals as they chat the Lucky queen of pop, reality tv and so much more!

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode nineteen of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're talking about who many would consider the first influencer Paris Hilton! Specifically, the duo are talking about one of the early and fleeting mainstays of reality tv competitions Paris Hilton: My New BFF. Join the pals as they jump back to the early 2000's, to a time before Paris was known as a business mogul and titan and instead was just an heiress looking for a partying pal to pay.

Join Eric Dahlinger and Carly Billings for episode eighteen of this blast from the past pop culture podcast! These pals go way way back and this week they're talking the origins of one of the tv shows they just can't shut up about, a titan of reality television, the iconic RuPaul's Drag Race. Join the pals as they dive into the humble origins and the first season of this Emmy winning world-wide multi-spin-off phenomenon. Start your engines and may the throwback podcasters make you giggle!