Catching the Culture

Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk Smackdown’s changes, the year 1997 with the blockbuster film Titanic, Starrcade, and sinking ships (116 min.)

November 19, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: Join Kurt Cadet, aka Conscious Kurt, and the Gentleman Chris Adams as they discuss the decision to return to three hours for Smackdown as well as the inconsistency of the show. They turn to […]

Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk Saturday Night’s Main Event + the year 1999 with Varsity Blues, The Royal Rumble, and fighting authority! (98 min.)

November 4, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: Join Kurt Cadet, aka Conscious Kurt, and the Gentleman Chris Adams as they discuss the title shakeups at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Jade Cargill’s presentation, and the creative struggles of Drew McIntyre. Fighting with […]

Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk current Raw, the year 1997 with Shawn Michaels and Jim Carrey, the virtue of honesty, more (72 min.)

October 8, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: Join Kurt Cadet, aka Conscious Kurt, and the Gentleman Chris Adams as they discuss the highs and lows of recent creative trajectories in Raw, along with discussing broader story beats since Summerslam. The […]

VIP PODCAST 7/21 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk post-Evolution world and looking forward to Summerslam, then turn to 1994 and take on Jim Carrey and Diesel (113 min.)

July 21, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch VIP series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams discuss: SNME and Evolution How Summerslam is shaping up The astronomical career of Jim Carrey on the heels of […]

VIP PODCAST 6/26 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk passion of Raw and Smackdown, then go dark with a discussion of Chris Benoit and the film “No Country for Old Men” (103 min.)

June 26, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch VIP series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams discuss: Cena’s takedown of CM Punk on a Slim Jim table The strange direction of many creative decisions The […]

VIP PODCAST 6/17 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk the ups and downs of recent creative decisions, then focus on heel turns and the impact of “Training Day” in 2001 (114 min.)

June 17, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch VIP series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams discuss: C.M. Punk’s hypocritical title shot in Saudi Arabia Naomi’s incredible character work 2001 as a high point of […]

VIP PODCAST 6/4 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk painful cuts in WWE, along with painful deaths in the 1996 classic “Scream” and the horror of Mankind (92 min.)

June 4, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch VIP series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams discuss: Shocking cuts, including R-Truth Growing commercialization in WWE The culture impact of the 1996 classic “Scream” The feud […]

VIP PODCAST 5/26 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk big changes for WrestleMania, Friday Night Smackdown’s trajectory, then turn to 1987 for the first Survivor Series and the film “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” (81 min.)

May 26, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch VIP series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams discuss: The big move from New Orleans to Las Vegas for WrestleMania 42 R-Truth’s hip-hop career as Ron […]

VIP PODCAST 5/17 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams catch up on Backlash and Raw, then turn to 2008, focusing on the feud between Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels and the classic film The Dark Knight (79 min.)

May 17, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of new PWTorch VIP-exclusive series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams explore: The back-and-forth dips in quality between Raw and Smackdown Backlash outcomes and the projections for future feuds […]

VIP PODCAST 5/12 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams talk Backlash, Raw, and more, then head back to 1995 to talk comedy classic “Friday” and the first WWE In Your House PPV (106 min.)

May 12, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of new PWTorch VIP-exclusive series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams explore: The wins and losses at Backlash What the future holds leading up to Summerslam The impact felt […]

VIP PODCAST 5/6 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams catch up on recent events in WWE, then turn to Summer of 1989, exploring the explosion of pop culture in film at the time the Mega Powers had exploded (115 min.)

May 6, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of new PWTorch VIP-exclusive series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams explore: The emergence of the Summer Blockbuster in film culture, and how that impacted the presentation of WWE […]

VIP PODCAST 4/24 – Catching the Culture: Cadet & Adams evaluate WrestleMania 41, then explore connections between WrestleMania IX and cult classic film “Falling Down” (91 min.)

April 24, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of brand new PWTorch VIP-exclusive series “Catching the Culture,” Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams explore: Why WrestleMania 41 didn’t land as a grand spectacle How wrestling is impacted by the broader […]

VIP PODCAST 4/13 – PWTorch Dailycast – Catching the Culture (AD-FREE): Cadet & Adams name their top ten WrestleMania main events of all time (136 min.)

April 13, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the second episode of new podcast series “Catching the Culture,” hosted by Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams. This weekend the show is debuting as a Dailycast to temporarily fill in for […]

VIP PODCAST 4/12 – PWTorch Dailycast – Catching the Culture (AD-FREE): Cadet & Adams name their top ten WrestleManias of all time (155 min.)

April 12, 2025

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the first episode of new podcast series “Catching the Culture,” hosted by Kurt Cadet and Chris Adams. This weekend the show is debuting as a Dailycast to temporarily fill in for […]