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Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe

Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe

Keep It Light Media

48 episodesEN

Show overview

Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe launched in 2025 and has put out 48 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence, with the show now in its 7th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 46 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Comedy show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 47 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 47 episodes published. Published by Keep It Light Media.

Episodes
48
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
41 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

Join Josh Widdicombe (Parenting Hell) as he tells the greatest stories in the history of popular culture. Partnered each time by one of his best friends in the world (comedians Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby or Suzi Ruffell) Josh takes us through the wildest and most entertaining stories of unhinged genius, world dominating success and shaming failure. Mr Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, the Sinclair C5, U2, Mary Whitehouse, Apocalypse Now, David Hasselhoff… all will be covered at some point plus many more from the world of film, TV, music, celebrity and pop culture! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026)

Latest Episodes

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Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 4)

Jun 6, 202629 min

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 3)

Jun 3, 202638 min

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2)

May 30, 202638 min

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 1)

May 27, 202639 min

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 3)

May 23, 202637 min

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 2)

May 20, 202640 min

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 1)

May 16, 202643 min

The strangest fan club memberships, feed the frog, and boring chair facts...

May 13, 202639 min

The Chippendales (Part 4)

May 9, 202632 min

The Chippendales (Part 3)

May 6, 202633 min

The Chippendales (Part 2)

May 1, 202636 min

The Chippendales (Part 1)

Apr 29, 202643 min

It's A Royal Knockout (Part 4)

Apr 25, 202647 min

It's A Royal Knockout (Part 3)

Apr 21, 202636 min

It's A Royal Knockout (Part 2)

Apr 18, 202641 min

It's A Royal Knockout (Part 1)

Apr 14, 202648 min

Old TV Shows you've appeared on & How Mr Blobby ended my relationship...

bonus

In this episode of Museum of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful MOPC community, have sent us. Thanks to everyone for joining the MOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show...If you want to become a part of the Museum of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the show at;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Apr 11, 202642 min

S7 Ep 4Stay Another Day: The Incredible Story of 'East 17' (Part 4)

Episode 4: In the final episode of the story of East 17 the dream refuses to die as various incarnations of the band rise from the ashes. Will there be a happy ending?And we also look at other classic pop band reformations from S-Club 7, to Bucks Fizz and the lesser known Boyz on the Block.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Apr 7, 202636 min

S7 Ep 3Stay Another Day: The Incredible Story of 'East 17' (Part 3)

Episode 3:In the third episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the incredible story of one of the biggest boy bands of the 90's - East 17.Coming up in this episode - a controversial tabloid news story leads to the sacking of Brian Harvey, and soon after the whole band implodes as Tony leaves and the record label drops them.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Apr 3, 202645 min

S7 Ep 2Stay Another Day: The Incredible Story of 'East 17' (Part 2)

Episode 2: In the second episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the incredible story of one of the biggest boy bands of the 90's - East 17.Coming up in this episode - it’s the battle of the British boy bands as the rivalry with Take That heats up, and they release their career defining chart topper ‘Stay Another Day’All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Mar 31, 202643 min
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