Pop Capsule Podcast

Join Evan and Mallory every Thursday as they recap the top pop culture moments from 10 and 20 years ago.

Episode 249 - An Inconvenient Bruise 06/09/2026

Episode 249 - An Inconvenient Bruise We're talking alternate timelines with this week's topics. What if Haramabe didn't die on that fateful day in 2016? What if Al Gore were president instead of teaching us about climate change in An Inconvenient Truth? What if Evan didn't stick a baby toy to his forehead to get a massive bruise? These are the questions that will keep us up at night and entertain you this week on the podcast! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/41581120

Episode 248 - God's Got a Grandbaby 05/27/2026

Episode 248 - God's Got a Grandbaby We're talking about puzzles, monoculture, flipping tables, and Bluey. What else could you ask for?! We're covering the finales of WIll & Grace, West Wing, and That 70's Show, diving into Paul Bettany's flogging in The Da Vinci Code movie, and re-evaluating Drake's One Dance. Join us for another great time! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/41434515

Episode 247 - Put Your Whole Front Tooth Into It 05/13/2026

Episode 247 - Put Your Whole Front Tooth Into It This week we head to the movies! We talk RV, Stick It, Captain America: Civil War, and Mission Impossible 3. Plus we delve into Cars lore (the Cars Pope assassination) and the legend that is Rusty Joncas. Join us for another wild episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/41272915

Episode 246 - Smooth Balls & Gas Station Wings 04/30/2026

Episode 246 - Smooth Balls & Gas Station Wings You never had wings from a gas station before? This week we're reminiscing on high school while also talking Scary Movie 4, Suri Cruise, the death of Prince, and Beyonce's Lemonade album. /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/41070570

Episode 245 - Jesus, I Have A Complaint 04/10/2026

Episode 245 - Jesus, I Have A Complaint This week we've got movies, music, and money laundering! We talk about Temperature by Sean Paul, Daniel Powter's Bad Day, how good Meryl Streep is in The Devil Wears Prada, and the Panama Papers. Join us for another wild episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/40797325

Episode 244 - Show Me Your Ga'Hooles 03/31/2026

Episode 244 - Show Me Your Ga'Hooles Evan is back so we are back to your regularly scheduled programming! This week we talk about so many movies (She's The Man, Inside Man, V for Vendetta, and Batman vs Superman), plus heavy hitting topics like weird Quebecois rock duos, Hannah Montana almost sharing a name with a pornstar, and owl movies. Join us for another great episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/40676400

Episode 243 - A Guest Host Emerges! - ft. Everything 90s Podcast 03/21/2026

Episode 243 - A Guest Host Emerges! - ft. Everything 90s Podcast This week, best friend of the pod and third co-host Shaleena steps in for Evan! She and Mallory talk about James Blunt getting hypothermia, fitting in in high school, where we stand on Drake, Aquamarine, and so much more. Get your mermaid tail on and join us for another fun deep dive! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/40564480

Episode 242 - The Last Dairy Queen of Scotland 03/04/2026

Episode 242 - The Last Dairy Queen of Scotland This episode has everything: a Beyonce single we forgot, a Forest Whitaker Idi Amin impression, Oscar buzz, a story about how anything can be salad, and award shows. What else would you want? Join us for another wild episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/40307375

Episode 241 - Not The Fun Kind of Biathlete 02/15/2026

Episode 241 - Not The Fun Kind of Biathlete Do YOU have the Olympic fever? We sure do. We talk about all the happenings of the 2026 Winter Olympics so far, then dive into our nostalgia topics: the 2006 Grammys, Arrested Development, and Deadpool 1. Do we all still like Ryan Reynolds? Should men stop talking at the Olympics? Was there really money in the banana stand? We answer some of these questions in a great episode, so join in! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/40112500

Episode 240 - We Can 02/02/2026

Episode 240 - We Can We're back again, and this time we've got lots of CanCon and basketball! We talk High School Musical, Kobe Bryant dropping 81 points on the Raptors, the 2006 Canadian Election, and Justin Bieber's Sorry. Plus, we hear about Evan paying for a drink in nickels. All the good stuff! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/39957815

Episode 239 - Suck On Those Toes, Quentin 01/17/2026

Episode 239 - Suck On Those Toes, Quentin We're kicking off our reviews of 2006 & 2016 in, honestly, some sad places. We're talking the deaths of Alan Rickman and David Bowie, the jump to Sirius XM of Howard Stern, and the 2016 Golden Globes. All this plus Parent Corner in our first episode of the year, so join in! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/39765745

Episode 238 - End of the Year Spectacular Volume 5 - We're So Back 12/23/2025

Episode 238 - End of the Year Spectacular Volume 5 - We're So Back OOOOOH BABY! We're back after a hiatus where Evan's wife had a baby and we have so much to cover. We spend some time catching up on the world (Zohran Mamdani, celebrity deaths, what are we watching) and then we dive into our Top 10 Moments list of 2005 & 2015. We laugh, we cry, we scream like Howard Dean. Join us for an almost two-hour special episode and have the best holidays! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/39513610

Episode 237 - Money Sex Money Sex Cat 10/10/2025

Episode 237 - Money Sex Money Sex Cat This week's episode is late because Evan's wife had their baby. What are you going to do, get mad at a guy who is 3 days old? On the episode, Evan & Mallory chat about the Twilight book dropping, Selena Gomez revealing her lupus diagnosis and her Revival album, and The Weeknd hitting the number one spot with The Hills. Join us for a big ep! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/38534470

Episode 236 - Canada's Worst Spaceman 10/02/2025

Episode 236 - Canada's Worst Spaceman It is a lot of Canadian content and some SPACE content this week! We've got Nickleback's All The Wrong Reasons album (and a conversation about if they're the defining rock band of the 2000s) and we talk about Canada's Worst Driver. Then we talk about The Martian and how Matt Damon keeps getting stranded places! Join us for a great episode. /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/38419025

Episode 235 - She Said "Enhance," I Said "I Can't!" 09/25/2025

Episode 235 - She Said "Enhance," I Said "I Can't!" This week we see many crimes in our topics. We've got the start of Criminal Minds, the finale of CSI, and we play a game of "Is This A Panic At The Disco Song or Some Stuff Evan Made Up?" All this to say - we're in top form. Buckle up for another wild episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/38348655

Episode 234 - How I Met Your Sister Mom 09/18/2025

Episode 234 - How I Met Your Sister Mom This week has everything! We talk awards (the 2005 Emmys to be exact), we talk How I Met Your Mother (best running gags and how pathetic Ted is), and we conclude with one of our favourite pieces of media - Life With Derek. What made that show so great? Why did those step siblings have so much sexual chemistry? Join us as we deep dive into all of these topics and more in a wild and wide-ranging week! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/38262415

Episode 233 - Not To Yuck Anyone's Spiritual Yum 09/11/2025

Episode 233 - Not To Yuck Anyone's Spiritual Yum We're back this week and we're all about TV! Three different shows debuted this week in 2005 or 2015 - Supernatural, Bones, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Do you fit in the venn diagram of liking all three? Maybe you just want to learn more and hear our ramblings? Join us for another awesome episode. /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/38176335

Episode 232 - All Women Are Hurricanes 08/28/2025

Episode 232 - All Women Are Hurricanes This week we're talking about the biggest news in the land this week - Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce getting engaged! Of course we have 2005 & 2015 topics as well, including Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans and the rest of the gulf, Prison Break starting it's run, and the 2015 MTV VMAs. Join us for another great episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37991630

Episode 231 - I Own The Moon 08/21/2025

Episode 231 - I Own The Moon This week 2005 carries the weight of the episode yet again! We talk about the end of The Proud Family's original run and Six Feet Under, as well as the release of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Plus we talk about Pickleball and Wild Crime! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37899375

Episode 230 - Straight Outta Philadelphia 08/14/2025

Episode 230 - Straight Outta Philadelphia We're back! And we've got a double episode with topics from the last two weeks of 2005 & 2015. That means we're covering It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Video on Trial, Straight Outta Compton, and Photograph by Nickelback. Plus, Evan rants about prestige TV, and Mal breaks down the Culchs from Las Culturistas. Join us for a big episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37809900

Episode 229 - Sky High on Can Con 07/31/2025

Episode 229 - Sky High on Can Con Get your toques on and your poutines hot, this week is almost all Canadian Content. After talking about 2005's cult classic Sky High, we go heavy on the Canadiana as we talk about the end of Degrassi: The Next Generation and the untimely passing of Chris Hyndman. Join us as we wax poetic and patriotic! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37616605

Episode 228 - Its Hard Out Here, Brother 07/24/2025

Episode 228 - Its Hard Out Here, Brother This week we had one topic for Mallory, one for Evan, and one for someone else (we think). We talked about the debut of So You Think You Can Dance, the firing of Hulk Hogan from the WWE, and 2005's Hustle and Flow. Join us for another great episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37529130

Episode 227 - A Little Peekaroo 07/17/2025

Episode 227 - A Little Peekaroo This episode contains some very exciting life news from Mallory & Evan! Then they dive into the topics of the week, including Wedding Crashers, Trainwreck, and the book release of the 6th Harry Potter book. All that and more on a jam-packed reunion week! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37436540

Episode 226 - Five Dollar Foot Wrongs 07/10/2025

Episode 226 - Five Dollar Foot Wrongs We're back to our regularly scheduled programming this week! We've got two movies to break down - 2005's Fantastic Four and 2015's Minions. Then we talk about the arrest of Jared Fogle this week in 2015. Join us for a wide-ranging episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37308615

Episode 225 - I Just Thought You Were Being Weird: Games Night 4 07/03/2025

Episode 225 - I Just Thought You Were Being Weird: Games Night 4 It is another games night episode! Join us for Common Denomin-actor, blind ranking made-up holidays, guessing celebrity birthdays, and deciding on the official #1 all-time Song of the Summer. All this and more on a wide-ranging episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37268190

Episode 224 - Naturally, Skatey 06/26/2025

Episode 224 - Naturally, Skatey This week we take a crack at guessing how many people signed up for some very strange subreddits for Reddit's 20-year anniversary! Plus we talk Mr. Robot, Naturally Sadie, and the talented Mr. Connor McDavid. Join us for another great episode. /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37157250

Episode 223 - Bat Side Out 06/19/2025

Episode 223 - Bat Side Out This week we're at the movies with Batman Begins and Inside Out (plus Evan went to a movie theatre and was entirely alone!) We also talk about David Tennant as Doctor Who, Donald Trump's announcement of his first campaign, and we review some Pride Month merch. All this and more on a jam-packed episode! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/37065590

Episode 222 - Rex Appeal 06/12/2025

Episode 222 - Rex Appeal This week we've got lots to chat about: Mr. & Mrs. Smith debuts (giving us a new supercouple), Michael Jackson is found not guilty, and Jurassic World brings us back to a world with dinosaurs. What could go wrong? So much! Join us for another wide-ranging episode. /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/36947265

Episode 221 - Strictly! Come, Dancing? 06/05/2025

Episode 221 - Strictly! Come, Dancing? Magic pants and celebs who dance, we've got a big range this week! We start with Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (and some very icky storylines) and Dancing With The Stars debuting (with some loose definitions of stars). Then we dive briefly into the finale of Community. All this and more, so join us! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/36857290

Episode 220 - Oops, All 2005! 05/29/2025

Episode 220 - Oops, All 2005! This week is full of 2005 goodness. We've got a pair of movies in Madagascar and The Longest Yard, Carrie Underwood winning Season 4 of American Idol, and the debut of Gordon Ramsay yelling at Americans in Hell's Kitchen. 2015 really not pulling it's weight this week, but 2005 has us covered for a great week! /episode/index/show/popcapsulepod/id/36741635

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