Pop This! Podcast Episode 282: Josie and the Pussycats with Erika Thorkelson
Release Date: 05/19/2021
Pop This!
Summary: "Dark souls." This week we invite writer, theatre-maker, and choreographer Andrea Loewen on the podcast to talk about her new book Feeling Better as well as the film Girl, Interrupted. Also discussed: Dirty John, Back with the Ex, and Lisa's theory that Angelina Jolie has never been in a good movie. Show notes: Dirty John Back with the Ex on Andrea Loewen's by Andrea Loewen Girl, Interrupted (Pitchfork) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Recommendations: Lisa: (TV) ...
info_outline We revisit the underdog teen rom-com classic 10 Things I Hate About You (Encore presentation)Pop This!
Summary: "I'm not hostile, I'm annoyed." This week, Lisa and Andrea vehemently disagree about peak '90s teen drama 10 Things I Hate About You. Also discussed: Sylvia Plath, platform thongs, and Suits. Show notes: (The Cut) (podcast) 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Things I Hate About You (Jezebel) Recommendations: Andrea: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (movie) Lisa: (TV) Music credits: "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin...
info_outline We revisit Cruel Intentions with Cynara Geissler (Encore presentation)Pop This!
Summary: "Not bad for 1999." The epic teen drama Cruel Intentions celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. To celebrate, we're re-airing our episode from 2019 where we talk about this cult classic with many-time guest star Cynara Geissler. Show notes: Cruel Intentions Cynara Geissler's Cynara Geissler on Fatties on Ice Mia Farrow on Recommendations: Lisa: (TV) Andrea: on How Did This Get Made (podcast) Cynara: (podcast) and by Mariko Tamaki Music credits: "" by...
info_outline Steven Schelling joins us to preview the 2024 Oscars | Pop This! Episode 412Pop This!
Summary "Defiantly a loser." Our favourite professional gadabout Steven Schelling drops by to discuss the favourites and the frontrunners for this year's Oscars. Show notes: ’? (Ellen E. Jones in The Guardian) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Good Times" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing...
info_outline There's a lot going on in Poor Things | Pop This! Episode 411Pop This!
Summary "I have adventured it and found nothing but sugar and violence." We continue working our way through the list of Oscar nominated films and watch Poor Things. Also discussed: For All Mankind, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and the music of Allison Russell. Show notes: (Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture) Recommendations: Lisa: Convienence Store Women by Sayaka Murata (book) Andrea G.: True Detective, Season 4 (TV) Andrea W.: (music) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow"...
info_outline Ahead of the Oscars, we discuss Anatomy of a Fall | Pop This! Episode 410Pop This!
Summary "I can’t trust someone if I can’t put an animal’s head on them." This week we are discussing the intriguing, haunting Anatomy of a Fall, and pondering its Oscar chances. Also discussed: low-brow chocolate, American Symphony, and Gracie's Gold's new memoir Outofshapeworthlessloser. Show notes: (Indiewire) Recommendations: Lisa: American Symphony (documentary) Andrea G.: Outofshapeoworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (book) Andrea W.: Wingspan (boardgame) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under ...
info_outline Truth, obsession, and the sports biopic Nyad | Pop This! Episode 409Pop This!
Summary "Everyone should feel like the star of their own life." This week we take a deep breath and dive into Nyad, a biographical sports drama film about swimmer Diana Nyad's multiple attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida. Also discussed: The Greatest Night in Pop, Tracy Chapman at the Grammys, and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. Show notes: (Official Music Video) (YouTube) (W. Kamau Bell's Who's With Me? newsletter) Recommendations: Lisa: "The Woman Who Spent Five Hundred Days in a Cave" (New Yorker) Andrea G.: The Greatest Night...
info_outline The perfect rom-com has been made and it's called Rye Lane | Pop This! Episode 408Pop This!
Summary "I'm interested in people's messes." After nine years of talking about movies, we've finally seen the perfect rom-com, and it's called Rye Lane. Watch it now! Also discussed: Taylor Swift and Super Bowl LVIII, Reservation Dogs, and Little Women. Show notes: (AP News) Recommendations: Lisa: New Yorker (magazine) Andrea G.: Reservation Dogs (TV) Andrea W.: Little Women (audiobook) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under ...
info_outline Michelle Yeoh, soft boys and The Brothers Sun | Pop This! Episode 407Pop This!
Summary "Bruce, go to bed." This week we're talking about Michelle Yeoh and her new Netflix show The Brothers Sun. Also discussed: Nyad, Anne of Green Gables, and eating cheesecake for dinner. Show notes: (lipsandlattes on TikTok) Recommendations: Lisa & Andrea G.: Nyad (sports biopic on Netflix) Andrea W.: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery (audiobook version) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under ...
info_outline We couldn't not watch Saltburn | Pop This! Episode 406Pop This!
Summary "She'd do anything for attention." This week we're pretty divided over our feelings about the "vibes forward" movie Saltburn. Also discussed: Jane Austin, The Brothers Sun, and Marie Kondo'ing your underwear collection. Show notes: (The Guardian) Recommendations: Lisa: True Detective (TV) Andrea G.: The Brothers Sun (TV) Andrea W.: The Jane Austin Collection (Audible) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under ...
info_outlineMidlife. Feel Good About Feeling Bad (a book containing the essay "Me and Bridget Jones" by Erika Thorkelson)
Pop This! EP 124: A Wrinkle in Time with Erika Thorkelson
Juliana Hatfield & Tanya Donelly - Josie & the Pussycats (YouTube)
Josie and the Pussycats Is One of the Greatest Y2K Fashion Movies (Vogue)
Recommendations:
Andrea W.: Fanny (documentary)
Andrea G.: Good Girls (Netflix)
Erika: Space Sweepers (Netflix)
Music credits:
Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst
Pop This! Links:
Pop This! on Tumblr
Pop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!)
Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!)
Pop This! on Google Play
Pop This! on TuneIn radio
Pop This! on Twitter
Pop This! on Instagram
Logo design by Samantha Smith
Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture.
Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist.
Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends.
Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.