514: Our First Ever Summer Movie Draft! (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)

About this episode

The episode features a summer movie draft with hosts and guests selecting films for the summer season.

Welcome to the first-ever Pop Culture Confidential Summer 2026 Movie Draft! Christina is joined by Jay Ledbetter and Ryan McQuade (hosts of The Director Watch Podcast) to draft the films of the summer season. From Nolan and Spielberg to Toy Story 5, the chilling Backrooms, and so much more, who will draft the ultimate summer lineup? Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Christina

Guests: Jay Ledbetter, Ryan McQuade

Topics covered

• summer movie draft
• film
• pop culture
• Nolan
• Spielberg
• Toy Story 5
• Backrooms

Keywords

• summer movie draft
• film selection
• Nolan
• Spielberg
• Toy Story 5
• Backrooms
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Toy Story 5, Backrooms

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