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 Morgan Gruber, the 17-year-old Riverside High School senior from Franklin Township, Beaver County, who continues to advance on ABC’s “American Idol.”

Benz and Owen talk about the Grammys and the tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters. They revisit the latest about Will Smith’s slap from the Oscars and Benz reflects on Oscar-nominated “Belfast” while Owen offers his response to “West Side Story.”

And Owen reacts to “Moon Knight,” the latest Marvel series on Disney+.

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