The return of the buddy comedy with Sandra Oh and Awkwafina in Quiz Lady | Pop This! Episode 398
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Summary: "I'm so full from dinner." This week we're talking about the buddy comedy we didn't know we needed: Quiz Lady, starring Sanda Oh and Awkwafina. Also discussed: secret emergency phrases, Jeoprady!, and Lisa's history of journaling. Show notes: Recommendations: Andrea G.: (TV) Andrea W.: (movie) Lisa: Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed...
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Morgan Brayton joins us to talk about the figure skating docu-comedy I Have Nothing | Pop This! Episode 397
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Summary: "I'm a cowboy, you're a dancer. I'm a Pisces, you're a Cancer." This week Morgan Brayton joins us to talk about Carolyn Taylor's figure skating docu-comedy I Have Nothing. Also discussed: Blue Eye Samurai, the Brother Twelve cult, and KISS's final tour. Show notes: (YouTube) (YouTube) Recommendations: Andrea G.: Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix) Andrea W.: The Marvels (movie) Lisa: The Killer (Netflix) Morgan: The of Vancouver Island Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: ...
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Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Deadloch, one of our favourite TV shows of 2023 | Pop This! Episode 396
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Summary: "Emotional truffle pig." This week we are talking about the show we think everyone needs to see, maybe even multiple times: Deadloch. Also discussed: Quiz Lady, the new memoir from Britney Spears, and Cynara's new zinc saucier invention. Show notes: Recommendations: Andrea G.: Quiz Lady (movie) Andrea W.: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (audiobook) Cynara: by Rebecca Sugar (music) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin...
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We re-visit The Way We Were on its 50th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 395
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Summary: "Kiss and cry." This week we talk about one of Lisa's all-time favourite movies: The Way We Were. Also discussed: Skate Canada International 2023, new music from Gary Beals, and lapel literacy. Show notes: (Letterboxed) (Vanity Fair) Recommendations: Andrea G.: Gary Beals, (music) Andrea W.: Mrs. Sidhu Investigates (TV) Lisa: Mating by Norman Rush (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: ...
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Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | Pop This! Episode 394
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Summary: "Tote bag era." This week everyone's favourite guest star Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert film. Also discussed: What We Do In The Shadows, Lupin and winterizing our wardrobes. Show notes: Recommendations: Andrea G.: "" by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (New York Times) Andrea W.: What We Do in The Shadows (Seasons 1-5) (TV) Lisa: Lupin, Season 3 (TV) Cynara: I Have Nothing (TV) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song...
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The smart, funny, and terrifying horror of Barbarian with Don English | Pop This! Episode 393
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Summary: “Do I look like some kind of monster?" This week we get in the spirit of the season by watching the hit horror film Barbarian and coming to terms with the fact that basements and Airbnb will never be the same. Also discussed: a secret X-Files episode, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the new Indigo Girls documentary. Show notes: on social media Recommendations: Andrea G.: Feel Good (Mae Martin's show on Netflix) Andrea W.: It's Only Life After All (Indigo Girls documentary) Lisa: Beckham (Netflix) Don:...
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Friendship, coming-of-age, and murder in Heavenly Creatures | Pop This! Episode 392
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Summary: “All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. It's all frightfully romantic.” This week we talk about an infamous murder and intense teenage friendship in the film Heavenly Creatures. Also discussed: malls as retirement villas, Alex Cuba, and the clothing label Esprit. Show notes: " (The Guardian) Recommendations: Andrea G.: The Boy and The Heron (film) Andrea W.: (music) Lisa: The Lost City (movie) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by...
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We revisit Ever After: A Cinderella Story on its 25th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 391
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Summary: "Who needs a prince charming when you can be your own hero?” This week Sidney from Warriors Bards 'N Brews joins us to talk about one of their favourite films, Ever After: A Cinderella Story. Also discussed: coupon TikTok, Heavenly Creatures, and the enduring power of the "Mummer's Dance." Show notes: (Sidney's food Instagram) by Loreena McKennitt Recommendations: Andrea G.: I Have Nothing (Crave) Andrea W.: by Alicia Elliott (book) Lisa: The Supermodels (Apple +) Sidney: The Great North (TV) Music...
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Why hasn't anyone heard of the movie What's Cooking? | Pop This! Episode 390
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Summary: "More like Thanks-taking." This week we watch a star-studded Thanksgiving movie that for some reason no one has ever heard of called What's Cooking? Also discussed: The Morning Show, #VIFF2023, and some exciting upcoming fall events. Show notes: ‘ (LA Times) Recommendations: Andrea G.: (film festival); specifically The Boy and The Heron and 32 Sounds Andrea W.: by Andrea Warner (book) Lisa: The Morning Show, Season 3 (Apple+) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under ...
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Chloe from Warriors Bards 'n Brews joins us to talk about Bottoms | Pop This! Episode 389
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Summary: "You don't care about feminism. Your favorite show is Entourage!" We invite Chloe from Warriors Bards 'n Brews to talk about the horror-action-teen-sex-comedy Bottoms. Also discussed: Theatre Camp, Debby Friday's Polaris-winning album Good Luck, and the possibility that Lisa might not like pizza. Show notes: (podcast) Recommendations: Andrea G.: Debby Friday, (music) Andrea W.: (TV) Lisa: (1995 documentary) Chloe: Talk To Me (movie) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin...
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Pop This! is a podcast featuring three 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. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.
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