The Pop Culture Show has had a fantastic run, and we have some special news. The show has been acquired by Cumulus Media and is now a part of The Cumulus Podcast Network. We are now The Morning X with Barnes & Leslie and can be heard on weekdays 6-10 am on 99X Atlanta on 100.5 and 98.9 on the FM dial. The show will be a mix of new shows along with "Best of The Morning X" which will be on-demand via the podcast immediately after it airs on 99X. Thank you to everyone who helped take our show to the next level. Here we go...

As of Feb 2023, The Pop Culture Show is now The Morning X with Barnes and Leslie. Listen live weekdays 6-10 am on 99X Atlanta (100.5 on the FM dial in Atlanta), at 99X.com, or in the 99X app. Please, review and subscribe to The Morning X, available on your favorite podcast network. Get Exclusive Morning X video interviews, video content, and bonus video exclusively from our Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or YouTube channel. Sign up for "The Morning X Insiders" and be the first to get show announcements, free stuff, and insider information only available to members.

Executive Producer: Steve Barnes

Hosts: Steve Barnes, Leslie Fram

Producer: Austin McFarlane

Website: https://TheMorningX.com

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Cubby welcomes a new little one and we have a special announcement. Lucille Ball’s biopic Being the Ricardos hits theaters this week along with a remake of Westside Story. Sex and the City gets a reboot - notably without the sex. Stay tuned to the very end to see just how far Leslie will go to get the story right.

01:14 - Today in Pop Culture, Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 1964

02:03 - What are we watching?

04:24 - National Champions

06:26 - Being the Ricardos

08:23 - Westside Story

11:31 - And Just Like That

13:04 - Twentysomethings: Austin

14:40 - We got Leslie GOOD