Let's talk about imprinting and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Episode 349
Release Date: 10/26/2022
It Happened One Night: the Original Rom-Com with Joseph Clark | Pop This! Episode 413
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Summary "I come from a long line of stubborn idiots!" This week guest host Joseph Clark joins us to watch the film that defined the romantic comedy: It Happened One Night, starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. Also discussed: Girls5Eva, Siren Queen, and camping. Show notes: by Joseph Clark by Andrea Warner t (Curzon) Recommendations: Lisa: 3 Body Problem (TV) Andrea G.: Girls5Eva (TV) Joe: by Nghi Vo (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed...
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Double Happiness turns 30 | Pop This! Encore presentation
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Summary: “Grab hold of the one life we are given.” This week Pop This! producer Andrea Gin gets in front of the mic with Andrea and Lisa to talk about the 1994 coming-of-age dramedy Double Happiness. Also discussed: Cheer, Chinese astrology, and Brad and Jen. Show notes: (Lainey Gossip) (Huffington Post) (Wikipedia) (Vogue) Double Happiness Chinese horoscope 2020 Recommendations: Andrea W.: (movie) Lisa: (podcast) Andrea G.: (Netflix) Music credits: "Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvey AKA D-Rex...
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Girl, Interrupted with author Andrea Loewen | Pop This! Encore Presentation
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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) ...
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Learning to appreciate the teen rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You | Pop This! Encore Presentation
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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...
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Cynara Giessler joins us to talk about the cult classic Cruel Intentions | Pop This! Encore Presentation
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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...
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Steven Schelling joins us to preview the 2024 Oscars | Pop This! Episode 412
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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...
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There's a lot going on in Poor Things | Pop This! Episode 411
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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"...
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Ahead of the Oscars, we discuss Anatomy of a Fall | Pop This! Episode 410
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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 ...
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Truth, obsession, and the sports biopic Nyad | Pop This! Episode 409
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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...
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The perfect rom-com has been made and it's called Rye Lane | Pop This! Episode 408
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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 ...
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Andrea W: Great Canadian Baking Show, Season 6 (CBC)
Andrea G: The Witches (1990) (Netflix)
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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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