The 2010s were so fire, so lit, and so cringe, we just had to revisit our five-part series looking at the decade. In the 2010s, we had good times, probably, and bad times too, and pop culture was there to get us through it all. The Pop Culture Junkie Podcast is again bringing you the most memorable moments of the years 2010 through 2019 with our series We Love the 2010s. This week, Alex, Hayley, Nicole and Shauna give their hot takes on the years 2012 and 2013.

2012 was the year of natural disasters like Sharknado, the end of the world as we know it and Honey Boo Boo (is there a correlation there?), the 50 Shades of Grey book and “Gangnam Style,” Magic Mike and “Call Me Maybe” and so much more. And 2013 had us twerking and doing the Harlem Shake, listening to Lorde and “Blurred Lines,” and wondering what does that stupid fox really say? We will feature the Marvel Minute and the Year of Our Lady Gaga for each year of the decade, too. Join us for a look back at everything that made life worth living (or at least, worth talking about) in the 2010s.

Soundbite credits for 2012:

Pitch Perfect | Brownstone Films/Universal Pictures © 2012

Arrow | Warner Bros. Television 

Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm courtesy The Walt Disney Company

KGTV ABC 10 San Diego (“Mayan calendar”)

Magic Mike | The Estate of Redmond Berry LLC/Warner Bros. Pictures © 2012

Inside the ‘Honey Boo Boo’ House courtesy Associated Press

KNXV ABC 15 Phoenix (“Fifty Shades of Gray dubbed ‘Mommy Porn'”)

WBFF Fox 45 Baltimore {“Fox45 Morning News Shows Off Gangnam Style”)

The Hunger Games | Lions Gate Films © 2012

Soundbite credits for 2013:

Sharknado | The Asylum © 2013

Orange Is the New Black | Netflix/Lions Gate Television © 2013

Steve Harvey (“Ask Steve: Twerking”) courtesy East 112th Street Productions

KSLA News 12 (“Our Take on the Harlem Shake”)

Pacific Rim | Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Entertainment © 2013

ABC News (“‘Blurred Lines’ Case: Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams Ordered to Pay $7.3 Million to Gaye Family”)

KSLA News 12 (“Our Take on the Harlem Shake”)

Rick and Morty | Cartoon Network 

The Ellen Degeneres Show (“Ylvis The Fox”) courtesy Telepictures Productions

On Fire (This Is Fine) courtesy Cartoon Network

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