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Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking ‘Barbie,’ Shark Week, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Rob Owen
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Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Barbie.”
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Margot Robbie as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Barbie.”

In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including what the future might hold for AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh.

Benz and Owen discuss the double hits of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” (and the failures of “The Flash” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”) and what that says about the kinds of movies Hollywood needs to be making.

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America Ferrera’s monologue in “Barbie.”

Owen previews Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week,” reviews “Special Ops: Lioness” on Paramount+ and discusses possible new call letters for WPCW-TV.

Listen to Pittsburgh Pop on the TribLive Podcast Network or on iTunes.

You can reach TV writer Rob Owen at rowen@triblive.com or 412-380-8559. Follow @RobOwenTV on Threads, X, Bluesky and Facebook. Ask TV questions by email or phone. Please include your first name and location.

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