Pop Culture Underground

- Season 1

(2015)

Pop Culture Underground dives into the world of magic! This episode attempts to peel back the secrets of the magical world and reveal some of the tricks of the magician's trade. Topics include misdirection, secrecy and creating illusions!

Pop Culture Underground asks the question, "Why do people love video games so much?" We try to answer it by exploring all facets of the video gaming world, including a behind the scenes tour of Respawn Entertainment with the lead artist and animators of 'Titanfall', a tour of the gaming expo of the year, E3, in Los Angeles, by Patrick Scott Patterson and chatting with celebrity game enthusiasts like Dominic Monaghan, Tracy Spiridakos, and Ellen Page!

Pop Culture Underground explores what it takes to discover one's own personal style and express oneself through fashion! To that end, we chat with Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, designers John Varvatos and Thakoon Penichgul, hair & makeup artists Scott Barnes and Frank Galasso, shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, and we go vintage clothing shopping with musician Ariana DiLorenzo! Find out how to be the best version of yourself from head to toe!

Pop Culture Underground goes on a tasty adventure to uncover what it takes to be a 21st century foodie! Our quest includes a trip to the Mercado Olympic Mexican market with food writer Krista Simmons, a visit to the Ice-Cream Lab in Beverly Hills for a live L.A. Foodie podcast with Drew Hubbard and Ben Waters, and a journey all the way to Brooklyn where food blogger Serina Wolf hits up the Smorgasburg food festival!

Pop Culture Underground logs on to the world of internet celebrity to find out what it takes to go viral! YouTube stars vlogger iJustine, make-up artists Michelle Phan, singer Tay Zonday, violinist Lindsey Stirling, and actress Grace Helbig share their secrets for unlocking digital media stardom! Stick around for our own attempt at going viral!

Pop Culture Underground attempts to tickle your funny bone with this look into the lives of professional comedians. We speak with some of the biggest names in the comedy game, including Jeff Foxworthy, T.J. Miller, Howie Mandel, Dane Cook, Adam Scott, Rob Delaney, Arsenio Hall, and Russell Peters to find out what motivates someone to choose comedy as a living, what it takes to be funny (or funnier), and how to deal with nerves and hecklers.