But Why Tho?

Updated: 07 May 2025 • 407 episodes
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Pop culture matters...But why tho? Looking to catch up on pop culture? We're reviewing the latest movies and television, interviewing industry creatives, and of course - breaking down why all the things we love matter. But Why Tho? is a bi-weekly podcast where we'll dive into the past week in pop culture and get to discoursing on important conversations. Additionally, you'll be able to check out But Why Tho? Reviews, our review show where we give you a quick spoiler-free review of the latest in pop culture.

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This week, Alex and Adrian discuss why they avoid trailers and hate feeling marketed to, versus experiencing media for themselves.

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This week, Alex and Swara talk about what art could look like without the shackles of capitalism and how public arts funding would change what kind of art gets produced. 

62 min
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Alex, Kate, and guest Jess Howard discuss dark humor during dark times, getting deep into what is making current times so dismal and how they approach it to survive via pop culture.

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This week, Alex, Kate, and special guest Jess Howard discuss the consequences of the rising costs of hobbies, especially video games, including gatekeeping, a broken developer pipeline, and developers still not making a living despite those horrendous $80 price tags.

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This week, Alex and Matt are joined by Jesse Vitelli, who previewed the Switch 2 last week and is here to discuss everything from the hardware and what's different to the games and their absolutely unjustifiable price tags.

96 min
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This week, Alex, Kate, and Jason discuss fact, fiction, and memory in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland's 'Warfare,' what "based on a true story" really means, and whether any movie could ever truly be completely objective.

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