Pop This! Podcast Episode 282: Josie and the Pussycats with Erika Thorkelson
Release Date: 05/19/2021
Zombie month comes to a close with Blood Quantum and guest Joseph Clark | Pop This! Episode 437
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Summary "You don't name things that eat you." Zombie month ends on a gloriously bloody high note as we discuss Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum with film scholar Joseph Clark. Also discussed: dental hygiene, Women Talking, and the films of Alanis Obomsawin. Show notes: "" (Walrus) "’" (Canadian Dimension) "" (The Guardian) (NFB/Alanis Obomsawin film) on Instagram Recommendations: Lisa: Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (film) Andrea G.: Adrienne and the Castle (documentary) Andrea W.: Hair For...
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Uncovering the many layers of One Cut of the Dead | Pop This! Episode 436
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Summary "Let's make a zombie podcast horror film." Zombie Month continues with the meta indie zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead (warning: this episode contains spoilers). Also discussed: Vancouver Writers Fest, Troll 2, and rain-appropriate clothing. Show notes: review (RogerEbert.com) Recommendations: Lisa: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (book) Andrea G.: by Eric Kim (cookbook) Andrea W.: Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under ...
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Little Monsters tries to do the zom-com | Pop This! Episode 435
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Summary "Are we gonna die Miss Caroline?" We haltingly stagger into our third week of zombie movies with the little-known zombie flick Little Monsters starring Lupita Nyong'o. Also discussed: band t-shirts, Ali Wong's new Netflix special and jerk redemption stories. Show notes: (Lainey Gossip) Recommendations: Lisa: Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (book) Andrea G.: Ali Wong, Single Lady (Netflix) Andrea W.: Clever Girl by Hannah McGregor (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin...
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Zombie Originality and Train to Busan | Pop This! Episode 434
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Summary "Why is your ringtone so tacky?" We are our second week of Zombie Month and we've reached one of the all-time classics: Train to Busan. Also discussed: Andrea Warner's new old book, shows that hit a little too close to home, and the rules of zombie films. Show notes: (Vancouver Writer's Fest) (Andrea Warner's re-published book) Recommendations: Lisa: Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Andrea G.: Paid in Full: The Battle For Black Music (CBC Gem) Andrea W.: Only Murders in the Building...
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Sarah Polley, zombies and mall food in Dawn of the Dead | Pop This! Episode 433
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Summary "They’re coming to get you, Barbara!" It's Zombie month at Pop This! and we're kicking things off with the 2004 classic Dawn of the Dead starring Sarah Polley. Also discussed: fast vs. slow zombies, pajamas as clothes, and our long-running dream of living in a mall. Show notes: (Syfy) Recommendations: Lisa: Challengers (movie) Andrea G.: Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Andrea W.: The Third Gilmore Girl by Emily Bishop (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains with Rose Melberg | Pop This! Encore Presentation
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Summary: "Just rock 'n' roll and the truth." This week we invite Rose Melberg on the podcast to talk about her favourite film, the criminally underrated Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains. Also discussed: Jane the Virgin, Girls Rock Camp, and our love of Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul. Show notes: (Vulture) (Wikipedia) (Bandcamp) trailer (Hello Giggles) Recommendations: Andrea: Lisa: (Netflix) Rose: (TV) Music credits: "Get Happy Now" by Podington Bear...
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Drew Barrymore in the original 1984 Firestarter | Pop This! Episode 432
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Summary "For you, Daddy." This week, we are transported back to 1980s America while watching the original Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore. Also discussed: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, All Fours by Miranda July, and a lovely new song from Toronto singer and songwriter taeo. Show notes: (Slash Film) Recommendations: Lisa: Emily in Paris (Season 4) (TV); All Fours by Miranda July (book) Andrea G.: "" by taeo (music) Andrea W.: Doppleganger by Naomi Klein (book) Music credits ...
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Say Anything turns 35 | Pop This! Episode 431
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Summary "The rain on my car is a baptism." This week we revisit one of the greatest teenage rom-com dramas ever made on its 35th anniversary: Say Anything. Also discussed: Emily Gilmore, Creed, and other pop culture reckonings. Show notes: (The Ringer) Recommendations: Lisa: Deaner '89 (film) Andrea G.: If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura (book) Andrea W.: The Bed I Made by The Softies (music) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under...
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Pop This! Episode 430
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Summary "A sadness of men." We've reached the final movie of our Manix Pixie Dream Girl series and realize what connects these movies are sad men of the early 2000s, not quirky women. Also discussed: Behind Her Eyes, Jackpot! and the second ending of Bennifer. Show notes: (AV Club) (Salon) (Redux) (Stereogum) Recommendations: Lisa: Behind Her Eyes (Netflix) Andrea G.: Jackpot! (Prime) Andrea W.: "" by Nicky Lawrence (music) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: ...
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and Elizabethtown | Pop This! Episode 429
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Summary "I'm impossible to forget, but I'm hard to remember." We have come to the third movie in our Manic Pixie Girl series, and some say this is the movie where it all began: Elizabethtown. Also discussed: Andrea Warner's broken toe, swimming while injured, and the various films of Cameron Crowe. Show notes: (AV Club) (Salon) (Redux) (Stereogum) Recommendations: Lisa: One Day (Netflix) Andrea G.: (music) Andrea W.: Robot Dreams (movie) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin...
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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
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