web02.fireside.fm Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:11:01 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Jonathan Wier Show - Episodes Tagged with “Pop Culture” https://wiershow.fireside.fm/tags/pop%20culture Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400 News, pop culture, sports, and whatever story I can't stop thinking about. Kansas City radio host Jonathan Wier breaks down the things worth talking about — and a few things that probably aren't, but we're doing it anyway. New episodes every Sunday. en episodic The Jonathan Wier Show: News, Culture, and Whatever Else I Feel Like Talking About Jonathan News, pop culture, sports, and whatever story I can't stop thinking about. Kansas City radio host Jonathan Wier breaks down the things worth talking about — and a few things that probably aren't, but we're doing it anyway. New episodes every Sunday. yes ews commentary, kansas city, chiefs, current events, daily news, pop culture, sports talk, jonathan wier, weird news, midday, talk radio, kansas city chiefs, AI news, culture Jonathan jonwierwlca@Gmail.com Episode 1068: The NFL Is a Mall and Star Fox Is a Scam? https://wiershow.fireside.fm/1068 1df68e6b-8d81-482a-b228-cc07051ea796 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400 Jonathan 1068 The NFL Is a Mall and Star Fox Is a Scam? full Jonathan Jonathan and Cody dive into a packed episode covering the NFL schedule release, the league's growing greed problem, Star Fox 64's controversial remake, Utah's misguided attempt to ban VPNs, and how kids are bypassing age verification with mustaches and hats. Jonathan makes the case that the NFL is becoming the world's biggest mall — spreading games across too many streaming services in a way that's going to bite them eventually. Plus: which team Jonathan actually wants the Chiefs to face in Week 1 (hint: it's a revenge banner-stealing fantasy), why remake culture exploits aging millennials, and a reminder that parents need to stop outsourcing their job to the government. 43:02 yes <p>In this episode of The Jonathan Wier Show, Jonathan and co-host Cody Akins tackle the upcoming NFL schedule release (Thursday, May 14th at 7 PM CT) and debate which team they want the Chiefs to open against. Cody wants the Jets for an easy motivational win, but Jonathan argues for the Seahawks — repossess their banner on banner night and give Kenneth Walker his revenge game.<br> The conversation pivots to a bigger problem: the NFL is becoming the world's biggest mall. With games now scattered across Netflix, Peacock, Prime, Paramount+, YouTube, and Netflix again, Jonathan argues the league is sacrificing its big-box-store accessibility for greed. He doesn't mind games on different days — but the fragmentation across paid services is going to cost them casual fans.<br> The guys then debate the Star Fox 64 remake for Switch 2. Cody is genuinely excited (and hopeful it signals an Ocarina of Time remake for Zelda's 40th anniversary). Jonathan sees it as another nostalgia trap — Nintendo knows aging millennials will buy it no matter how much they complain, the same playbook George Lucas ran with the Star Wars Special Editions in the '90s.<br> They close on tech policy: Utah trying to ban VPNs (unenforceable and ignores how cellular IPs work), and Meta rolling out AI age verification because kids are bypassing checks with mustaches, hats, haircuts, and makeup. Jonathan's takeaway — parents need to stop delegating parenting to the government. Talk to your kids. Block sites on your router. Do the work.</p> Jonathan Wier, Cody Akins, Akins PC Repair, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL schedule release, NFL 2025 schedule, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Fields, Kenneth Walker, Seattle Seahawks, NFL streaming, Netflix NFL, Peacock NFL, Prime Video NFL, Thursday Night Football, Christmas Day NFL, NFL greed, cord cutting, Star Fox 64, Star Fox remake, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo, Zelda Ocarina of Time, remake culture, nostalgia, Super Nintendo, SNES, retro gaming, George Lucas, Star Wars Special Edition, Utah VPN ban, VPN, NordVPN, age verification, Meta age verification, online privacy, parenting, internet safety, router parental controls, podcast, sports radio, pop culture, KMBZ, Midday with Jayme and Wier, comedy podcast, KC podcast In this episode of The Jonathan Wier Show, Jonathan and co-host Cody Akins tackle the upcoming NFL schedule release (Thursday, May 14th at 7 PM CT) and debate which team they want the Chiefs to open against. Cody wants the Jets for an easy motivational win, but Jonathan argues for the Seahawks — repossess their banner on banner night and give Kenneth Walker his revenge game.
The conversation pivots to a bigger problem: the NFL is becoming the world's biggest mall. With games now scattered across Netflix, Peacock, Prime, Paramount+, YouTube, and Netflix again, Jonathan argues the league is sacrificing its big-box-store accessibility for greed. He doesn't mind games on different days — but the fragmentation across paid services is going to cost them casual fans.
The guys then debate the Star Fox 64 remake for Switch 2. Cody is genuinely excited (and hopeful it signals an Ocarina of Time remake for Zelda's 40th anniversary). Jonathan sees it as another nostalgia trap — Nintendo knows aging millennials will buy it no matter how much they complain, the same playbook George Lucas ran with the Star Wars Special Editions in the '90s.
They close on tech policy: Utah trying to ban VPNs (unenforceable and ignores how cellular IPs work), and Meta rolling out AI age verification because kids are bypassing checks with mustaches, hats, haircuts, and makeup. Jonathan's takeaway — parents need to stop delegating parenting to the government. Talk to your kids. Block sites on your router. Do the work.

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]]> In this episode of The Jonathan Wier Show, Jonathan and co-host Cody Akins tackle the upcoming NFL schedule release (Thursday, May 14th at 7 PM CT) and debate which team they want the Chiefs to open against. Cody wants the Jets for an easy motivational win, but Jonathan argues for the Seahawks — repossess their banner on banner night and give Kenneth Walker his revenge game.
The conversation pivots to a bigger problem: the NFL is becoming the world's biggest mall. With games now scattered across Netflix, Peacock, Prime, Paramount+, YouTube, and Netflix again, Jonathan argues the league is sacrificing its big-box-store accessibility for greed. He doesn't mind games on different days — but the fragmentation across paid services is going to cost them casual fans.
The guys then debate the Star Fox 64 remake for Switch 2. Cody is genuinely excited (and hopeful it signals an Ocarina of Time remake for Zelda's 40th anniversary). Jonathan sees it as another nostalgia trap — Nintendo knows aging millennials will buy it no matter how much they complain, the same playbook George Lucas ran with the Star Wars Special Editions in the '90s.
They close on tech policy: Utah trying to ban VPNs (unenforceable and ignores how cellular IPs work), and Meta rolling out AI age verification because kids are bypassing checks with mustaches, hats, haircuts, and makeup. Jonathan's takeaway — parents need to stop delegating parenting to the government. Talk to your kids. Block sites on your router. Do the work.

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]]> How to revive a classic: King of the Hill https://wiershow.fireside.fm/1047 868296fd-b391-443b-b9f3-478b613a463a Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:00:00 -0400 Jonathan 1047 How to revive a classic: King of the Hill full Jonathan Cody and I do a overall breakdown of why KOTH is so important culturally and then talk about why this revival worked where so many other failed. 49:44 yes <p>Cody and I do a overall breakdown of why KOTH is so important culturally and then talk about why this revival worked where so many other failed. </p> Keywords King of the Hill, revival, animated sitcom, character development, nostalgia, TV shows, pop culture, episode breakdown, animated series, comedy Cody and I do a overall breakdown of why KOTH is so important culturally and then talk about why this revival worked where so many other failed.

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]]> We rewatched Jurassic Park to see if it holds up... https://wiershow.fireside.fm/990 69d53a47-7913-4dd6-a444-3246eace00bd Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0400 Jonathan 990 We rewatched Jurassic Park to see if it holds up... full Jonathan And In this exciting episode, join us as we take a journey back in time to the iconic world of Jurassic Park. We dusted off our DVD collection, popped some popcorn, and hit play on the classic Spielberg masterpiece to see if it still holds up today. Will the groundbreaking special effects and heart-pounding thrills stand the test of time, or will we find ourselves cringing at outdated CGI and questionable plot points? As we revisit this beloved film, we delve into the nostalgia, analyze the storytelling techniques, and discuss the impact it had on the industry. 1:18:06 yes <p>In this exciting episode, join us as we take a journey back in time to the iconic world of Jurassic Park. We dusted off our DVD collection, popped some popcorn, and hit play on the classic Spielberg masterpiece to see if it still holds up today.</p> <p>Will the groundbreaking special effects and heart-pounding thrills stand the test of time, or will we find ourselves cringing at outdated CGI and questionable plot points? As we revisit this beloved film, we delve into the nostalgia, analyze the storytelling techniques, and discuss the impact it had on the industry. </p> Jurassic Park, film analysis, movie review, Spielberg, special effects, nostalgia, CGI, storytelling, adventure, dinosaur, iconic, pop culture, timelessness, Jurassic World, rewatch, childhood memories, cinematic masterpiece. In this exciting episode, join us as we take a journey back in time to the iconic world of Jurassic Park. We dusted off our DVD collection, popped some popcorn, and hit play on the classic Spielberg masterpiece to see if it still holds up today.

Will the groundbreaking special effects and heart-pounding thrills stand the test of time, or will we find ourselves cringing at outdated CGI and questionable plot points? As we revisit this beloved film, we delve into the nostalgia, analyze the storytelling techniques, and discuss the impact it had on the industry.

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Will the groundbreaking special effects and heart-pounding thrills stand the test of time, or will we find ourselves cringing at outdated CGI and questionable plot points? As we revisit this beloved film, we delve into the nostalgia, analyze the storytelling techniques, and discuss the impact it had on the industry.

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]]> Nevermind the 90s! Spewing songs from his hitorous https://wiershow.fireside.fm/985 00130b27-8007-4f7c-ada7-9c28434509ff Wed, 03 May 2023 13:45:00 -0400 Jonathan 985 Nevermind the 90s! Spewing songs from his hitorous full Jonathan In this episode we discuss the lyrics to Informer by Snow and how they might contain the hidden secret to curing cancer. The Alladin video game. R Kelly was always creepy and SO MUCH MORE! 1:02:30 yes <p>We look at the top hits from May 1st 1993<br> R Kelly is Pennywise the Clown<br> Alladin the video game was awesome<br> And why have video games ALWAYS cost the same? </p> 90s, pop culture, controversy, creepiness, music, movies, video games, R. Kelly, Snow, Informer, Aladdin, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, Madonna We look at the top hits from May 1st 1993
R Kelly is Pennywise the Clown
Alladin the video game was awesome
And why have video games ALWAYS cost the same?

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]]> We look at the top hits from May 1st 1993
R Kelly is Pennywise the Clown
Alladin the video game was awesome
And why have video games ALWAYS cost the same?

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