Pop This!
Our podcast, Pop This!, is three women talking about feminism and 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. Every week they talk about things they love, stuff that pisses them off and pop culture: movies new and old, TV, books, music and more. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.
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We re-visit Cruel Intentions with Cynara Geissler (Encore presentation) | Pop This! Episode 413
03/13/2024
We re-visit Cruel Intentions with Cynara Geissler (Encore presentation) | Pop This! Episode 413
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 Podington Bear "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Pop This! is two 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. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab. This episode was sponsored by TELUS STORYHIVE! STORYHIVE’s Web Series edition is back and better than ever! They’re looking for Web Series pitches from folks based in BC and Alberta, with stories that centre connectivity, health, the environment, and the digital economy. The 40 successful pitches will receive $20K and customized mentorship to produce a pilot. Applications are open until September 19, 2019 at 12 PM PST. Check the eligibility requirements and apply now on STORYHIVE.com.
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Steven Schelling joins us to preview the 2024 Oscars | Pop This! Episode 412
03/06/2024
Steven Schelling joins us to preview the 2024 Oscars | Pop This! Episode 412
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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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There's a lot going on in Poor Things | Pop This! Episode 411
02/28/2024
There's a lot going on in Poor Things | Pop This! Episode 411
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" 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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Ahead of the Oscars, we discuss Anatomy of a Fall | Pop This! Episode 410
02/21/2024
Ahead of the Oscars, we discuss Anatomy of a Fall | Pop This! Episode 410
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 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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Truth, obsession, and the sports biopic Nyad | Pop This! Episode 409
02/14/2024
Truth, obsession, and the sports biopic Nyad | Pop This! Episode 409
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 in Pop (documentary) Andrea W.: Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé 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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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The perfect rom-com has been made and it's called Rye Lane | Pop This! Episode 408
02/07/2024
The perfect rom-com has been made and it's called Rye Lane | Pop This! Episode 408
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 "Good Times" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Michelle Yeoh, soft boys and The Brothers Sun | Pop This! Episode 407
01/31/2024
Michelle Yeoh, soft boys and The Brothers Sun | Pop This! Episode 407
Summary "Bruce, go to bed." This week we're talking about Michelle Yeoh and her new Netflix show The Brothers Sun. Also discussed: Nyad, Anne of Green Gables, and eating cheesecake for dinner. Show notes: (lipsandlattes on TikTok) Recommendations: Lisa & Andrea G.: Nyad (sports biopic on Netflix) Andrea W.: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery (audiobook version) 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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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We couldn't not watch Saltburn | Pop This! Episode 406
01/24/2024
We couldn't not watch Saltburn | Pop This! Episode 406
Summary "She'd do anything for attention." This week we're pretty divided over our feelings about the "vibes forward" movie Saltburn. Also discussed: Jane Austin, The Brothers Sun, and Marie Kondo'ing your underwear collection. Show notes: (The Guardian) Recommendations: Lisa: True Detective (TV) Andrea G.: The Brothers Sun (TV) Andrea W.: The Jane Austin Collection (Audible) 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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Martin Zaltz Austwick helps us try to figure out the message of Sliding Doors | Pop This! Episode 405
01/17/2024
Martin Zaltz Austwick helps us try to figure out the message of Sliding Doors | Pop This! Episode 405
Summary "Merry Skrillmas." This week we are joined by audiomaker, musician, writer, perfromer, quantum physicist, egg enthusiast, and aspiring boba influencer Martin Zaltz Austwick to talk about Gwyneth Paltrow's 1998 rom-com/sci-fi drama Sliding Doors. Also discussed: the idea of extending Christmas by creating another festive holiday in January.* *Please note that we did not realize Jan. 15 is also Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday before we named it Skrillmas. Show notes: More about Recommendations: Lisa: Poor Things (film) Andrea G.: The Gilded Age (TV) Martin: (podcast) 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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Let's revisit the father-daughter rom-com Duets with Helen Zaltzman | Pop This! Episode 404
01/10/2024
Let's revisit the father-daughter rom-com Duets with Helen Zaltzman | Pop This! Episode 404
Summary We are thrilled to welcome Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist as our guest this week to talk about the not-so-thrilling movie Duets. Also discussed: happy post-apocalypse stories, science fiction rom-coms, and Phantom of the Paradise. Show notes: (movie trailer) " (YouTube) Recommendations: Lisa: Saltburn (film) Andrea G.: by Dominique Fils-Aimé (music) Helen: Somebody Somewhere (Season 2) (TV) 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 and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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May December takes us on an uncomfortable journey | Pop This! Episode 403
01/03/2024
May December takes us on an uncomfortable journey | Pop This! Episode 403
Summary "We're basically the same." This week we get the ball rolling on Oscar season with Todd Haynes's extraordinary new film May December. Also discussed: Mary Kay Letourneau, '90s tabloid culture, and the 1971 movie The Go-Between. Show notes: (YouTube) (Netflix) Recommendations: Lisa: Dash & Lily (Netflix) Andrea G.: by Shawnee Kish (music) Cynara: Black Friend by Ziwe (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Glockenspeil Beat" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Our favourite books, films and TV shows of 2023 | Pop This! Episode 402
12/27/2023
Our favourite books, films and TV shows of 2023 | Pop This! Episode 402
Summary We're talking about our favourite and not-so-favourite pop culture of 2023, including a lengthy discussion about overdogs, and Ryan Reynolds. Show notes: Pop This's favourite things from 2023: Past Lives (film) The Bear (Season 2) (TV) Bottoms (film) Fleishman Is In Trouble (TV) Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 11) (TV) Somebody Somewhere (TV) Deadloch (TV) I Have Nothing (TV) Swarm (TV) Blue Eye Samurai (TV) Real Housewives of New York (TV) M3gan (film) Dicks: The Musical (film) Only Murders in the Building (Season 3) (TV) The Last of Us Succession (Season 4) The Marvels (film) Pop This's least favourite things from 2023: Daisy Jones and the Six And Just Like That (Season 2) Best. Christmas. Ever! (film) Recommendations: Angela Davis: An Autobriography (book) Freedom Is A Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Glockenspeil Beat" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Sam Clements joins us for 9th annual Love Actually vs. The Holiday debate | Pop This! Episode 401
12/20/2023
Sam Clements joins us for 9th annual Love Actually vs. The Holiday debate | Pop This! Episode 401
Summary We embark upon year 9 of our annual holiday fight over Love Actually vs. The Holiday and are joined by an extra-special guest: Sam Clements of The Holiday Season podcast. He tells us about talking to Jude Law, corresponding with Nancy Meyers, why Myles shouldn't be written out of the story, and so much more! Show notes: (Sam's podcast) (Sam's other podcast) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Nouvelle Noel" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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This is not Steven Schelling's Best. Christmas. Ever! | Pop This! Episode 400
12/13/2023
This is not Steven Schelling's Best. Christmas. Ever! | Pop This! Episode 400
Summary: “Best Christmas ever.” Steven Schelling is our guest this week for Brandy Norwood and Heather Graham's new Christmas movie and he makes the case that this is indeed not the Best. Christmas. Ever! Also discussed: The Artful Dodger, The Bear Season 2, and the viability of work athleisure attire. Show notes: (YouTube) Recommendations: Andrea G.: The Bear, Season 2 (TV) Lisa: Love at First Sight (TV) Steven: The Artful Dodger (TV) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Nouvelle Noel" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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We kick off the holiday season with the movie Four Christmases | Pop This! Episode 399
12/06/2023
We kick off the holiday season with the movie Four Christmases | Pop This! Episode 399
Summary: "Give me your saddest most tragic Christmas." The holiday season is off to a shaky start as we finally get around to watching Reese Witherspoon's holiday rom-com Four Christmases. Also discussed: intuitive eating, The Sorrows of Others, and Lyndsay Sung's new baking book Plantcakes. Show notes: (Decider) Recommendations: Andrea G.: by Lyndsay Sung (cookbook) Andrea W.: by Ada Zhang (book) Lisa: A Nearly Normal Family (Netflix) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Nouvelle Noel" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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The return of the buddy comedy with Sandra Oh and Awkwafina in Quiz Lady | Pop This! Episode 398
11/29/2023
The return of the buddy comedy with Sandra Oh and Awkwafina in Quiz Lady | Pop This! Episode 398
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 under "A1 Rogue" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Morgan Brayton joins us to talk about the figure skating docu-comedy I Have Nothing | Pop This! Episode 397
11/22/2023
Morgan Brayton joins us to talk about the figure skating docu-comedy I Have Nothing | Pop This! Episode 397
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: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "A1 Rogue" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Deadloch, one of our favourite TV shows of 2023 | Pop This! Episode 396
11/15/2023
Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Deadloch, one of our favourite TV shows of 2023 | Pop This! Episode 396
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 Macleod From: Licensed under "A1 Rogue" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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We re-visit The Way We Were on its 50th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 395
11/08/2023
We re-visit The Way We Were on its 50th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 395
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: Licensed under "A1 Rogue" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | Pop This! Episode 394
11/01/2023
Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | Pop This! Episode 394
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 "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "A1 Rogue" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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The smart, funny, and terrifying horror of Barbarian with Don English | Pop This! Episode 393
10/25/2023
The smart, funny, and terrifying horror of Barbarian with Don English | Pop This! Episode 393
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: The Changeling (TV) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "A1 Rogue" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Friendship, coming-of-age, and murder in Heavenly Creatures | Pop This! Episode 392
10/18/2023
Friendship, coming-of-age, and murder in Heavenly Creatures | Pop This! Episode 392
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 Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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We revisit Ever After: A Cinderella Story on its 25th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 391
10/11/2023
We revisit Ever After: A Cinderella Story on its 25th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 391
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 credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Why hasn't anyone heard of the movie What's Cooking? | Pop This! Episode 390
10/04/2023
Why hasn't anyone heard of the movie What's Cooking? | Pop This! Episode 390
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 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Chloe from Warriors Bards 'n Brews joins us to talk about Bottoms | Pop This! Episode 389
09/27/2023
Chloe from Warriors Bards 'n Brews joins us to talk about Bottoms | Pop This! Episode 389
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 MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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We re-watch Mona Lisa Smile on its 20th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 388
09/20/2023
We re-watch Mona Lisa Smile on its 20th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 388
Summary: "It isn't art until someone says it is." We re-visit the Julia Roberts 2003 period drama Mona Lisa Smile but still can't quite figure out what it's supposed to be about. Also discussed: Rumor Has It, The Legend of Billie Jean, and How Did This Get Made: The Secret. Show notes: (podcast) (movie) (E!) Recommendations: Andrea G.: I Like Movies (Netflix) Andrea W.: (podcast) Lisa: Selling the O.C. (Netflix) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Michelle Cyca joins us for Barbie Part 2 | Pop This! Episode 387
09/13/2023
Michelle Cyca joins us for Barbie Part 2 | Pop This! Episode 387
Summary: "Thanks to Barbie, all problems of feminism have been solved." Summer has passed and we're still talking about that Barbie movie, but this time, journalist Michelle Cyca joins us to give us her thoughts. Also discussed: Red Shoe Diaries, Tom Cruise, and new music from Hannah Georgas. Show notes: (Den of Geek) Recommendations: Andrea G.: by Hannah Georgas (music) Andrea W.: Bottoms (movie) Lisa: Verity by Colleen Hoover (book) Michelle: "" by Caity Weaver (NYTimes article) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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Author Kerry Clare joins us to talk about a friendship classic: Fried Green Tomatoes | Pop This! Episode 386
09/06/2023
Author Kerry Clare joins us to talk about a friendship classic: Fried Green Tomatoes | Pop This! Episode 386
Summary: "I'm too old to be young and too young to be old." This week author Kerry Clare joins us to talk about one of her favourite movies about friendship, Fried Green Tomatoes. Also discussed: dads, the song "Cat's in the Cradle," and Kerry's new novel, Waiting for a Star to Fall. Show notes: (Songfacts) Recommendations: Andrea G.: The Americans (TV) Andrea W.: by Kerry Clare (book) Lisa: RHONY (new season) Kerry: by Keziah Weir (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Licensed under Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Intro voiced by 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. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.
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It's summer and time to revisit The Lake House with Joanne Tsung | Pop This! summer re-release
08/30/2023
It's summer and time to revisit The Lake House with Joanne Tsung | Pop This! summer re-release
Summary: "Gentle unguarded eyes." Comic Joanne Tsung sits in for Lisa Christiansen on this episode and she helps us tackle The Lake House, ushering in a rude ending to the what was an otherwise beautiful summer of Keanu Reeves that we enjoyed in 2019. Also discussed: magical dogs, turtlenecks, and 2006 movie tropes. Show notes: Joanne Tsung on The Lake House Il Mare (podcast) Keanu Reeves' (Instagram) Recommendations: Andrea W.: Lightning Dust, (music) Joanne: (TV) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Pop This! is two 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. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.
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We're talking about rom-coms and You've Got Mail with Dina Del Bucchia | Pop This! Summer Re-release
08/23/2023
We're talking about rom-coms and You've Got Mail with Dina Del Bucchia | Pop This! Summer Re-release
Summary: "Be funny at least." We are on a summer break and have pulled an oldie-but-goodie out of the archives for you to enjoy. Author and podcaster Dina Del Bucchia joins us on this episode to share her considerable expertise in the genre of rom-coms and discuss the classic Meg Ryan movie You've Got Mail. Also discussed: '90s hair, Pretty Little Liars, and the Godfather. Show notes: Dina Del Bucchia's personal Can't Lit Dina Del Bucchia on , similar to Dina's It's A Big Deal, by Dina Del Bucchia You've Got Mail Joe Versus the Volcano This American Life: "" (Refinery29) Recommendations: Andrea: (podcast) Lisa: (podcast) Dina: (Netflix), by Alicia Elliott (book) Music credits: "Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvey aka D-REX From Free Music Archive Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive Pop This! Links: (please consider reviewing and rating us!) (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Logo design by Pop This! is two 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. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.
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