Pop This! Podcast Episode 282: Josie and the Pussycats with Erika Thorkelson
Release Date: 05/19/2021
Wedding movie alert: You're Cordially Invited | Pop This! Episode 448
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Summary "'He is using up all our sunset." We have a bit of an announcement this week but we're also very much Reese Witherspoon completists so we're combining both things and also talking about her latest film, You're Cordially Invited. Content warning: discussion of cancer. Show notes: (Apple TV+) Recommendations Andrea W.: Doctor Odyssey (Disney TV+) Lisa: Conclave (movie) Andrea G.: Miss Scarlett (Prime) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed...
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Why aren't more people talking about Lee? | Pop This! Episode 447
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Summary "Even when I wanted to look away I knew I couldn’t." This week we are talking about the story of photographer Lee Miller as portrayed in the movie Lee. Also discussed: our favourite new music, benefit concerts, and movies about Great Men. Show notes: Recommendations Andrea W.: Confessions of an Anti-Social Butterfly by (music) Lisa: by Haruki Murakami (book) Andrea G.: (music) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow"...
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Game, set match: Challengers | Pop This! Episode 446
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Summary "You Don't Know What Tennis Is." We finally dig into the sports drama Challengers with ace guest Brittany Tiplady and discover what the sport is all about. Also discussed: Zendaya, tennis, and the idea of marrying the 'ick.' Show notes: (Andrea Petkovic, The Guardian) Recommendations Andrea W.: Sports Car Era by (music) Lisa: Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik (book) Andrea G.: The Six Triple Eight (Netflix) Brittany: Slow Horses (Apple TV +) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin...
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Oscars Season 2025: Anora | Pop This! Episode 445
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Summary "I'm not being paid enough for this." This week we dive headfirst into Oscars season with a film that has elements of both romance and comedy but is definitely not a rom-com: Anora. Also discussed: the feasibility of watching movies and TV in this day and age without looking up anything on our phones. Show notes: (Risdon Roberts, Slate) Recommendations Andrea W.: Flow (movie) Lisa: A Real Pain (movie) Andrea G.: Unstoppable (movie) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under ...
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Our Favourite Pop Culture Moments of 2024 | Pop This! Episode 444
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Summary "I don’t want to be in a situation for even an hour where I’m not enjoying myself." We finally get around to talking about our favourite pop culture items from last year, and vow to live by the words of Kim Cattrall in 2025. Show notes: by Blood Incantation 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: ...
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Pop This! for the New Year: Little Women (encore presentation)
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Summary: We're still on holiday break this week so we're resurfacing this episode we did in 2018 on Little Women. "Not so little women." Over the years, there have been many film, stage and television versions of the classic book Little Women. Pop This! producer Andrea Gin loves the 1949 version, Lisa Christiansen prefers the 1994 iteration and Andrea Warner is watching both for the first time ever. Let the debate begin! Show notes: Gutenberg Project: Little Women 1949 Little Women 1994 Little Women 2018...
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Pop This! for the holidays: When Harry Met Sally (encore presentation)
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Summary: When Harry Met Sally just celebrated its 35th anniversary and we are re-releasing the episode we did on it way back in 2017 because there is no better way to greet the New Year than by re-watching one of the best rom-coms of them all! Also discussed: The African Queen, Atomic Blonde, and The Way We Were. Show notes: Recommendations: Andrea: by Dina Del Bucchia & Daniel Zomparelli Lisa: (but with a warning that it's extremely violent) Music credits: "Get Happy Now" by Podington Bear from ...
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Author Marissa Stapley joins us for Love Actually vs. The Holiday X | Pop This! Episode 443
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Summary "I used only the good notes.” We're celebrating Christmas the only way we know how at Pop This! — by arguing about Love Actually vs. The Holiday. This year we are thrilled to have New York Times bestselling author Marissa Stapley on the episode to give us a new perspective on this decade-old debate. Also discussed: maximalism, Bill Cunningham, and the excellent podcast Bookspo. Show notes: Marissa Stapley's by Marissa Stapley on Instagram Recommendations: Lisa: "Fashion Climbing: A Memoir"...
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Reconsidering The Family Stone | Pop This! Episode 442
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Summary "Isn't there anybody that loves me?" After a decade of talking about holiday rom-coms, we're finally watching The Family Stone. Also discussed: Black Doves, Doctor Odyssey, and holiday music from Breagh Isabel. Show notes: (Refinery29) Recommendations: Lisa: Black Doves (Netflix) Andrea G.: Doctor Odyssey (Disney +) Andrea W.: "" by Breagh Isabel (YouTube) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed...
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Wicked | Pop This! Episode 441
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Summary "I don't cause commotions. I am one." This week we're talking about the biggest musical of our times: Wicked. Also discussed: Interior Chinatown, A Man On The Inside, and brain rot. Show notes: on Wicked (Instagram) Recommendations: Lisa: Glee - Season 1 "" (YouTube) Andrea G.: Interior Chinatown (Disney +) Andrea W.: A Man On The Inside (Netflix) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: ...
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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
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