Pop Culture Punching Bags

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Chef and television personality Guy Fieri prepares food at the 12th annual Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Chef and television personality Guy Fieri prepares food at the 12th annual Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit in Las Vegas.

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Every once in a while, we decide to defend the seemingly indefensible pieces of pop culture that everyone loves to hate. Today, we put on our boxing gloves to defend the honor of some of pop culture's most notorious punching bags.

Show Notes:

• Audie's punching bag: Anne Hathaway
• Guy's punching bag: Jennifer Aniston will never be happy
• Glen's punching bag: pumpkin space lattes
• New York Times article 'Will Pumpkin Spice Destroy Us All?'
• Stephen's punching bag: Guy Fieri
• Comedian Shane Torres defends Guy Fieri
• Guy's American Kitchen & Bar Restaurant Review
• What's making Glen happy: Supergirl
• What's making Audie happy: Random Acts of Flyness
• What's making Guy happy: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
• What's making Stephen happy: Queer Eye

The audio was produced and edited by Vincent Acovino and Jessica Reedy.