Carrie is truly jazzed to welcome Brewers play by play announcer Jeff Levering to the show!

Jeff tells us what he was like as a child growing up in Sacramento, California, his career playing college baseball and deciding to pursue play by play. Carrie and Jeff discuss how journalism has changed with the rise of social media, and the importance of not only scoring great internships, but being willing to do the work to get the experience. Jeff tells us about getting his first paid gig in play by play, navigating having a family and kids in the chaotic baseball world, the many stops in the minor leagues on his way to the Big Leagues. Carrie reminisces on her first impression meeting Jeff in Pawtucket and his impressive Wisconsin knowledge, and the two talk about how much they both loved Pawtucket and New England, and compare and contrast the midwest to the north east.

Jeff tells us about finding out he got the job with the Brewers during a dinner with Bob Uecker when Bob accidentally let the good news slip, and what it's like now being able to call Bob not only a co-worker but a friend.

Carrie is curious how Jeff stays motivated when he's already achieved so much at such a young age, and Jeff gives his advice to others who want to do what he does.

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1) Inauguration Day Recap + Fashion Highlights

2) The Bachelorette's Clare Crawley & Dale Moss Split

3) Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas breakup

4) Netflix announces Bridgerton is officially getting a Season 2

Congrats & Condolences

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On this episode of Pop Cultured, host Carrie Lippert Gillaspie fills us in on the Sex and the City reboot and the drama surrounding it, Kamala Harris' Vogue cover drama, Armmie Hammer's disturbing DM's leaked, who will be performing at the Biden Inauguration, and Netflix's BIG plan for 2021 content.

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1) A Sex and the City revival is officially in the works

2) Vogue's cover featuring Kamala Harris is being widely criticized

3) Strange and disturbing DM's sent by Armmie Hammer have been leaked to the public and are causing an uproar

4) Justin Timberlake, J Lo, and Demi Lovato, among stars announced to perform at the Biden Inauguration

5) Netflix has announced it will release a new movie every week of 2021

Congrats & Condolences:

Congrats: Kate Middleton, Michael B. Jordan, and Jonah Hill

Condolences: none

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Carrie is excited to welcome actress & coach Areyla Faeron (@areyla_faeron) to the show!

Aryela tells us about growing up an extremely artistic child in California, leaving high school to tour with Patch Adams abroad, becoming a professional dancer, how her excessive feelings annoyed and confused her, and how she finally realized she could harness those feelings as part of artistic expression.

Carrie and Areyla dissect how most famous artists are seen as weirdos or crazy until they make it and are then beloved for their work, and the two ponder having the courage to create what's been put in your mind.

Areyla tells us about her coaching business Feelings Are Sexy and how she provides personal development and career coaching through an artistic lens.

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Carrie welcomes TV Host, Producer, and Animal Rescue Expert Larissa Wohl (@larissawohl) to the show!

Carrie asks Larissa about her childhood growing up in Los Angeles, CA and when her love for animals started. Larissa tells us about reluctantly leaving LA for college and then leaving California to start her on-air career. Larissa tells us about taking a position off air in order to get back to Los Angeles, and keeping her vision being on-air and helping recuse animals in the back of her mind, and how she eventually got the shot at her dream job.

Carrie and Larissa discuss how far rescue has come and the role education plays in re-shaping the way people view rescue animals. Larissa tells us her proudest moment working in rescue, and her advice to passionate people wanting to merge their passion with their career.

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1) E! People's Choice Awards Recap

2) Taylor Swift speaks out after Scoot Braun Sells the rights to her masters for $300 million. 

3) Michael B Jordan is named People's Sexiest Man Alive of 2020

4) Conan O'Brien announces he's ending his late-night talk show after 28 years and is taking his talents to streaming. 

5) The first trailer for MATT JAMES 919's season of the Bachelor has dropped

- Bachelorette recap

- Sports Minute 

- Congrats & Condolences

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1) Alex Trebek passes away at the age of  80

2) Celebrity Pastor Carl Lenz fired from Hillsong for "moral failures".

3) CMA Awards recap

4) Wentworth Miller officially announces he is retiring from playing Prison Break's Michael Scofield. 

5) Bachelorette recap

Sports Minute 

Congrats and Condolences  

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Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) welcomes MotorTrend post producer Shobana Rao to the show for this week's interview episode!

Shobes tells us about growing up in the Chicago suburbs, realizing she had the creative bug from a young age, how being a first generation American shaped how she choose her career. Carrie is curious if Shobes has any interest in being a momager for her ridiculously handsome cat Beaumont. Shobes tells us how she and roommate Kat (episode 083) decided to move to LA and how she landed her job in post production.

Carrie and Shobes talk about all the vast variety of jobs there are in TV and the creative space. Shobes walks us through how her job has changed in quarantine and what a day is typically like in her job, and Carrie is curious what Shobes' dream job is.

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1) Quibi announces it is shutting down after only 6 months

2) Shonda Rhimes leaves ABC for Netflix after a dispute about Disneyland passes. 

3) REBOOT WATCH: Bette Midler confirms a "Hocus Pocus" sequel with the original cast is in the works.  

4) Bachelorette Recap: Josef's is out, thee most awkward one-on-one, and Clare and Dale's "relationship" development

5)Sports Minute: Packers vs. Texans Recap and World Series Highlights

Congrats and Condolences

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1) Billboard Music Awards Recap

2) REBOOT WATCH: Dexter is coming back as a limited series.

3) Billie Eilish photographed in uncharacteristically tight clothes and promptly body shamed.

4) The Bachelor's Ashley Herbert and JP Rosenbaum announce split after 8 years of marriage

5) Bachelorette Episode One Recap

Sports Minute 

Congrats & Condolences

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