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Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Release Date: 08/26/2016

Voiceover 101 with Daree Allen, Voiceover Artist and Life Coach

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Daree Allen is a professional voice actor and a genuinely great conversationalist. I really enjoyed speaking to her about everything from being yourself to her detailed voiceover 101 tips. Get Daree's Voiceover 101 Dos and Don'ts on . Daree was really a delight to chat with and I hope to do it again. If you want more of the voiceover 101 or would like to hire Daree, check out . You know I like to go deep sometimes. We started this episode talking about line dancing suddenly started talking about how getting comfortable with who you are is the secret to success. If you're interested in more of...

Game of Thrones Recap with Pat Sponaugle!

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

We've made it easy for you, Pat Sponaugle and I (Hadas!) got together for a Game of Thrones recap chat to prepare for the final season. It's finally here! The last season of Game of Thrones is upon us. Literally, it starts tonight. Do you remember who's who? Who's alive and who's not so much? What open questions are left to answer? Pat and I get into it. If you feel lost, don't worry, I ask Pat so many questions you'll probably be a pro after listening. Check out comrom.co for a more textual cheat sheet. Pat writes about Game of Thrones for and on his own site! He's also pretty active on the...

The Best Harry Potter Meetup Group

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Jonathon Rosenthal is the lead organizer of the best Harry Potter Meetup group. This isn't an exaggeration. It's the best out there. The Group that Shall Not Be Named has been around for over a decade and has over 2000 members. I was lucky enough to enjoy an hour of chat with the man behind this community's magic. If you live in New York, or even if you're visiting, head here and join the Meetup group for good discussions and to find out about cool events coming up. Some are scheduled months in advance! The events range from discussions to trivia to cosplay photoshoots and even craft...

Alejandro Montoya Marin from Rebel Without a Crew

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Alejandro Montoya Marin is someone I've been hearing about for quite a while. I've been lucky enough to see many of his shorts (including the first version of Monday) and am so excited he was handpicked by Robert Rodriguez to take part in the show Rebel Without a Crew. Alejandro and I chatted about Monday, the RWaC show, movies in general, growing up with pop culture, and more. It was a blast. I can't wait to chat with again and am excited for all of his future projects. On January 6, there will be a mini-marathon of the current episodes. Head to find out where you can watch. Share a login...

Chamber of Secrets Movie Commentary

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

After having a blast recording the for , we did it again! On this Chamber of Secrets movie commentary episode, you'll learn all about our Weasley crushes, our favorite books, our first impressions, and more. This is a long one, so listen to it whichever way you'd like: use it as a commentary track while you watch the film, enjoy our banter as you commute to work, school, or home for Thanksgiving, or just take it a bit at a time. Let us know if you agree or disagree with our many passionate opinions in the comments or on social media: , ,

Wonder Woman Movie Review with Summer!

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Did Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman movie live up to our expectations? Join Summer and Hadas as they review the first Wonder Woman film starring Gal Gadot in this spoiler-full podcast episode.

Welcome to Common Room: A Reintroduction

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Welcome! If you've never listened to the Common Room podcast or visited our site, you're probably asking "What's Common Room?" I hear you, and I'm trying to figure that out myself. Common Room is a place for the renaissance woman who loves pop culture and lifestyle equally. Where To Begin I won't be deleting the backlog or moving to another feed. So please check out some of our most downloaded Common Room podcast episodes and most read posts: - if you're the geeky type or into film, listen to some of my favorite episodes to record. Our Revenge of the Sith episode remains our...

Potterweek: Race in Harry Potter

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

When Noma Dumezweni was cast as Hermione Granger in the stage play of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, many praised the casting choice. Fans around the world wondered if a black Hermione could possibly be canon. JK Rowling applauded the casting by saying "Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever." But is this world capable of producing a black Hermione without ever commenting on her blackness? Is it capable of producing a main character of color with a rich story? My friends (Hugo Award nominee!) and (the famous Geek Girl Strong) suggested discussing race in the Potterverse for this...

Terrace House: The Only Self Care You Need Right Now

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Listen to this quick 20-minute gab with me (Hadas) and Tony, aka and creator of the fabulous Hero Within fashion line. Fabulous isn't a word I use in my daily life. This line is designer level fandom gear. It simultaneously lets you flaunt your fandom while being subtle enough for your office. Check them out on ! Tony and I bonded over our love for the mesmerizing and randomly uplifting Japanese reality show, Terrace House. If you have no idea what Terrace House is, this will be a quick 101. If you are obsessed with Terrace House listen in and please let us know your thoughts. We need...

#Potterweek: What is Harry Potter canon? Fantastic Beasts? The Cursed Child?

Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!

Is canon anything that comes from JK Rowling? Hadas is joined by Elayna of SpeakBeasty and Paul of Blokebusters. We discuss our feelings about this and our thoughts on the new elements introduced by The Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts.

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As you know, on Common Room, we are religiously and politically neutral. We'll never post happy holidays for any holiday or support a political candidate as a site/podcast. So, when I asked friends and strangers to be on the show for #Potterweek and got a request to talk about religious allusions, I was a bit nervous.

Stefani, a friend who I met through work suggested this for a reason that was pretty interesting. Stefani and her siblings were not allowed to have Harry Potter in the home.

Stefani has a personal connection that she generously shared. We moved on to talk about bigger Harry Potter themes, favorites, and even took some time to do some sorting and discuss those large introspective questions.

Enjoy this last episode of Potterweek on what I'm calling Potterday. Happy First Day of Hogwarts!!

Check out Stefani- nowhere! She hates the internet! And check out James on social media as thejacksonjd!

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