Open Polls
POLL: Best Glenn Close Film
Glenn Close has delivered countless iconic film performances since she first debuted in the 1980s. Yet she has never won an Oscar! We want to give Glenn her due but we need YOUR votes to do it!
POLL: Best Kelly Clarkson Song
Kelly Clarkson rocketed to pop stardom thanks to “American Idol,” and now she has been a musical mainstay for nearly 25 years. We want to look back on her catalogue and we need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best “Dungeons & Dragons” Character Class
For more than 50 years, Dungeons & Dragons has brought high fantasy gameplay to the masses. We look back at the role-playing game’s character classes and attempt to pick the very best.
POLL: Best Steven Spielberg Movie
Steven Spielberg has been one of Hollywood’s most successful — and celebrated — directors for more than 50 years. We look back at his remarkable cinematic career, but we need YOUR votes to do it.
POLL: Best Song from “Wicked”
“Wicked: For Good” is currently breaking records at the box office, and the show continues to thrive on Broadway. We want to celebrate “Wicked” and need YOUR votes to do it.
POLL: Best “Very Special Christmas” Song
The “Very Special Christmas” compilation albums gave us iconic takes on holiday favorites by some of pop-music’s biggest stars, and raised funds for Special Olympics. We look back at the series and pick the very best song.
POLL: Best “Christmas Carol” Adaptation
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was first published in 1843. Since then, the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his Christmas Eve hauntings has been adapted on stage, and on film and TV, countless times. For our 2026 Holiday Special, the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast wants to look back at the very best — and we need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best “Doctor Who” Doctor
“Doctor Who” has had more than a dozen actors playing its lead character over the show’s 50-year history. For an upcoming LIVE debate, we want to get YOUR votes on your favorite Doctor incarnation.
POLL: Best Disaster Movie
Hollywood loves a disaster! We want to look back at the best — or at least most outrageous — movies about disasters manmade, natural, and otherwise.
POLL: Best William Shakespeare Play
Playwright William Shakespeare may have died centuries ago, but he remains a major influential on stage, screen, and cinema today. We look back at the Bard’s greatest tales — and look to you select your favorites, as you like them!
POLL: Best Female-Led Comedy Film
We love funny women! Pick your favorite female-led films from the 1980s to present. We need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best Anime Film
Great Pop Culture Debate is coming to MCM Con Birmingham (UK) for our Best Anime Film panel. Before we debate this topic LIVE, we need YOUR VOTES to help us pick the 16 best anime films of all time.
POLL: Best Song of 2006
For our series looking back on the music of 10, 15, and 20 years ago, we next turn our attention to 2006. It's a great year with memorable tracks -- and we need YOUR votes to find the best 16!
POLL: Best Stephen King Film Adaptation
Prolific writer Stephen King has had numerous stories adapted for the screen. We want to determine the best of his movies.
POLL: Best Studio Ghibli Film
Japan’s Studio Ghibli introduced many American audiences to the unique, fantastical storytelling of anime. We want to look back at its catalogue and pick the best of the bunch.
POLL: Best Kylie Minogue Song
Kylie Minogue has been topping charts across the globe with her pop and dance hits for more than four decades. We want to celebrate this dance-floor diva who is still int he prime of her career — but we need your votes!
