Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking Super Bowl commercials, local ‘Next Level Chef’ contestant, Warren Beatty’s ‘Dick Tracy’ redux

Rob Owen
Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 1:29 p.m. | Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 1:29 p.m.

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Ezra Miller stars in “The Flash.”

Courtesy Warner Bros.

Ezra Miller and Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton, reprising his role as “Batman,” star in “The Flash.”

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 the return of Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton in “The Flash” trailer and how a Munhall woman competing on Fox’s “Next Level Chef” got sent home on the season premiere Sunday night after “Super Bowl LVII” (Gordon Ramsay called her meatballs “a bit of a disaster”).

Owen offers his Top 3 Super Bowl ads:

1. Google Pixel 7 (tells what the product is, shows a cool new thing it can do, simple but effective)

2. Tubi Super Bowl interruption (makes you think you sat on the remote; clever, unexpected)

3. Ben Affleck and J Lo ad for Dunkin (Jennifer Lopez appearance was a fun surprise)

Benz offers his Top 3:

1. Sarah MacLachlan spot for Busch

2. Alicia Silverstone brings back her “Clueless” character for Rakuten

3. Ben Affleck and J Lo ad for Dunkin

In addition, Owen wonders about the fates of Hulu and FX in the fast-changing media environment and he reports on the bizarre “Dick Tracy Zooms In” special starring Warren Beatty that premiered last week on TCM.

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