Spotify’s Most Popular Episode of 2025
Sea Monster Spring – Deep Rising, Happy Hours, and Hijinks (Johnny Spoiler)
If the Best of 2025 list shows the range of Binge-Watchers Podcast, this episode explains the obsession.
According to Spotify listener data, the most popular Binge-Watchers Podcast episode of 2025 wasn’t a slasher, a folk-horror mind melt, or a guerrilla grindhouse oddity—it was a full-on sea monster chaos party anchored by one deeply underrated cult classic:
Stephen Sommers’ Deep Rising.
Welcome to Sea Monster Spring, the episode that listeners replayed, shared, clipped, and talked about more than any other this year.
🐙 Why Deep Rising Took Over Spotify in 2025
On paper, Deep Rising shouldn’t work.
A luxury cruise ship.
Giant tentacle monsters.
Mercenaries with questionable leadership skills.
Treat Williams running on pure charisma and caffeine.
And yet, Johnny Spoiler’s deep dive turned this movie into the perfect Binge-Watchers experience: a cult classic that rewards trivia, thrives on behind-the-scenes insanity, and understands that tone is everything.
In this episode, Johnny Spoiler unpacks:
Treat Williams’ legendary behind-the-scenes antics
The lovable incompetence of the henchmen
Why Deep Rising feels like The Mummy’s chaotic prototype
And the wild trivia bombshell: Harrison Ford passed on fighting giant tentacle monsters
History’s loss. Our gain.
🍻 Happy Hours, Hijinks, and Pop-Culture Spiral Mode
What pushed this episode from “fan favorite” to Spotify #1 for the year was the everything else.
Because this isn’t just a monster episode—it’s a Johnny Spoiler variety hour in its most unfiltered form.
Listeners stuck around for:
A brutally funny take on cringe comedy
Amanda Bynes’ OnlyFans debut (context included, shock minimized)
Mickey Rourke’s reality TV era, examined with equal parts confusion and concern
A cheeky fan Q&A that somehow detoured into hotwifing discourse (don’t ask—just listen)
It’s the episode that best captures why fans don’t just come for the movies—they come for the hang.
🧠 Anxiety, Cooking, and Why This Episode Hits Different
Midway through the madness, Sea Monster Spring does something unexpected—it gets real.
Johnny Spoiler shares unfiltered thoughts on anxiety, grounding rituals, and why cooking and self-care matter more than hustle culture admits. It’s not preachy, not performative—just honest.
That balance of:
Chaos and calm
Jokes and vulnerability
Monster mayhem and actual life advice
…is a big reason this episode resonated so deeply with listeners in 2025.
📺 Staff Picks & Streaming Side Quests
As always, the episode delivers extra value for bingers:
Staff Pick: The Studio (Apple TV+) — a sharp, industry-savvy recommendation
Streaming tangents that actually help you decide what to watch next
Zero algorithm worship, all taste-driven curation
🏆 Johnny Spoiler’s Spotify Wrapped for Creators Wins (2025)
The success of Sea Monster Spring wasn’t just a one-off—it capped a banner year.
In Spotify’s Wrapped for Creators – 2025, Johnny Spoiler and Binge-Watchers Podcast took home two major honors:
🥇 2025 Rising Star Creator Award
🥇 2025 Most Talked About Show Award
These awards reflect:
Explosive listener growth
High engagement and shareability
A show that sparks conversation, not just downloads
In short: people aren’t just listening—they’re talking.
🎧 Why This Episode Defines Binge-Watchers Podcast
If you’ve never listened to Binge-Watchers Podcast, this is the episode to start with.
It has:
Cult movie love without snobbery
Trivia without homework
Humor without cruelty
Vulnerability without oversharing
And most importantly, it sounds like what the show actually is:
Johnny Spoiler watching movies with you, not at you.
🎧 Listen to Spotify’s most popular Binge-Watchers Podcast episode of 2025 now
👉 bwpodcast.com
Sea monsters optional.
Sarcasm guaranteed.
