@popdetectivePop Culture Detective

Shorts from cultural critic Jonathan McIntosh

card updated Oct 2, 2026 · 15 clips parsed · following 824 · 4,200,000 likes total

Engagement14.31%above average

Account summary

@popdetective has 122,800 followers and 169 videos. Across the 15 parsed clips the average is 272,173 views and 36,494 likes. Engagement to views is 14.31%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−0.49 pp). Posts roughly 1.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 222% of the follower count.

Followers

122.8K

+700 in period

Engagement

14.31%

−0.49 pp newer half

Average views

272.2K

median 160.4K

Likes per clip

36.5K

742 comments avg

Shares / saves

1.7K / 3K

1.09% of viewers save

Posting rate

1.1 / wk

reach 222% of followers

Latest clips

15 collected

This is how the NFL distracts viewers to conceal the severity of injur — @popdetective

231.7K2:59This is how the NFL distracts viewers to conceal the severity of injuries during game broadcasts. #football #sports #mas26.6K8349791.7K

Harry and the Hendersons is a cheesy 80s Bigfoot movie but it’s also a — @popdetective

59.2K2:53Harry and the Hendersons is a cheesy 80s Bigfoot movie but it’s also a deconstruction of aggressive masculinity. #bigfoo9.9K1563741.3K

Have you ever had a feeling of virtual déjà vu because you’d played a — @popdetective

13.1K2:15Have you ever had a feeling of virtual déjà vu because you’d played a video game that referenced a real-world location? 1.7K583099

The NFL’s use of “Guardian Caps” are woefully inadequate to protect fo — @popdetective

160.4K2:59The NFL’s use of “Guardian Caps” are woefully inadequate to protect football players health and well-being. #nfl #footba14.9K580331802

We are all living in The Truman Show. Social media and internet compan — @popdetective

42.5K2:50We are all living in The Truman Show. Social media and internet companies track and spy on us in ways that make the 19987.4K98223957

Men’s weaponized incompetence has provided the basis for countless com — @popdetective

388.8K2:59Men’s weaponized incompetence has provided the basis for countless comedy routines, including Nate Bargatze’s movie The 46.6K1.2K1.2K3.5K

Peter Parker uses so-called “AI-powered” technology to engage in mass — @popdetective

635.2K2:59Peter Parker uses so-called “AI-powered” technology to engage in mass surveillance and spy on everyone in NYC. #spiderma94.1K1.7K5.3K7.2K

681.7K2:50Advertising is a PSYOP. Spider-Man Brand New Day has more licensing and brand deals than any other Hollywood movie in hi76.9K2K5.9K5.5K

Mixing magic and love in a story nearly always leads to mixed messages — @popdetective

96K2:59Mixing magic and love in a story nearly always leads to mixed messages, the movie Obsession is just the latest example. 14.2K3465631.3K

Story time: Witnessing 9/11 changed the trajectory of my life in profo — @popdetective

90.9K2:59Story time: Witnessing 9/11 changed the trajectory of my life in profound ways. #storytime #activism #911anniversary #li14.7K2334211.5K

If science fiction stories don’t include people using advanced technol — @popdetective

231.3K2:43If science fiction stories don’t include people using advanced technology to play with gender expression or transform th49.8K1.3K2.3K5.1K

Spider-Man No Way Home leaves Peter Parker alone and disconnected from — @popdetective

97.9K2:59Spider-Man No Way Home leaves Peter Parker alone and disconnected from community like so many other male heroes before h16.8K3431K1.8K

The new series “Elle” justifies its existence by directly addressing s — @popdetective

55.7K2:59The new series “Elle” justifies its existence by directly addressing some of the shortcomings of the original Legally Bl8.6K148229569

Is Disney’s DuckTales pro-billionaire propaganda? Yep! #cartoon #duckt — @popdetective

198.2K2:59Is Disney’s DuckTales pro-billionaire propaganda? Yep! #cartoon #ducktales #disney #billionaire #capitalism 32.5K7661.5K3.3K

Players pretending to be hurt at the World Cup is an example of men we — @popdetective

1.1M2:55Players pretending to be hurt at the World Cup is an example of men weapon sympathy, and that issue goes well beyond spo132.7K1.4K5K9.9K

Engagement per clip

15 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 23.1% ER

Jul 4Aug 15Oct 6

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 6, 2026	231,700	26,600	834	979	1,695	12.26%
Oct 2, 2026	59,200	9,901	156	374	1,333	17.62%
Sep 28, 2026	13,100	1,688	58	30	99	13.56%
Sep 14, 2026	160,400	14,900	580	331	802	9.86%
Sep 9, 2026	42,500	7,426	98	223	957	18.23%
Aug 29, 2026	388,800	46,600	1,194	1,207	3,481	12.60%
Aug 22, 2026	635,200	94,100	1,704	5,345	7,188	15.92%
Aug 15, 2026	681,700	76,900	1,988	5,944	5,500	12.44%
Aug 10, 2026	96,000	14,200	346	563	1,318	15.74%
Aug 3, 2026	90,900	14,700	233	421	1,509	16.89%
Jul 31, 2026	231,300	49,800	1,281	2,305	5,146	23.08%
Jul 24, 2026	97,900	16,800	343	1,010	1,755	18.54%
Jul 21, 2026	55,700	8,592	148	229	569	16.10%
Jul 13, 2026	198,200	32,500	766	1,531	3,295	17.56%
Jul 4, 2026	1,100,000	132,700	1,402	4,992	9,894	12.64%