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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From TikTok teasers to taking over NYC, Taylor Swift’s re-release of “Red” has been hyped like crazy - so of course she had to dominate on SNL with a so-good-you-can’t-blink 10-minute performance of “All Too Well.” Travis Scott is facing some serious trouble over how he handled the AstroWorld catastrophe. Will Smith made a possible record-breaking $40M for his role in “King Richard.” Demi Lovato continues to keep it weird.

02:38 - Today in Pop Culture, Wendy’s is born in Columbus, OH, 1969

04:00 - Red: Taylor’s Version is released - with a special treat on SNL

06:14 - Chris Daughtry unexpectedly loses his step daughter, Hannah Price

07:23 - Britney Spears is (finally) legally free

08:09 - Rust tragedy update: Alec Baldwin sued

09:26 - AstroWorld disaster is killing Travis Scott’s career

11:33 - Kourtney Kardashian to wed Travis Barker

12:53 - Paul Rudd is People’s Sexiest Man 2021

13:55 - J. Lo and Ben wedding bells

13:57 - Billie Eilish found her sexy and sold a whole lot of perfume

14:15 - Snoop’s a man with a plan for his Superbowl outfit

14:39 - Demi Lovato creates toy for feminist adult site Bellesa

16:15 - Alanis Moriessette to produce show about her life for ABC

16:55  Tori Spelling’s marriage is in trouble

17:35 - Will Smith paid the big bucks for “King Richard”

17:56 - Preview of Nicole Kidman in “Being the Ricardos”